Vallivue High School

Student Handbook

GRADUATION & COURSE REQUIREMENTs

Guidance Services and Special Programs

Vallivue High School provides counseling for students encompassing academics, scheduling, post high school education and training, career plans, and social development/adjustment. If counseling will be for a prolonged period or exceed the typical time frame, a letter of parental consent will be requested. If a student is referred for group counseling from a contracted services agency, parental consent will also be requested. A sample consent form letter will be provided to parents on request.

Because counseling is based on a trusting relationship between counselor and client, the counselor will keep the information shared confidential except in certain situations, in which there is an ethical responsibility to limit confidentiality. In the following circumstances, you will be notified:

Any academic or social situation that will curtail normal student progress or success.
If the student reveals information about hurting themselves or another person.
If your child reveals information about physical/sexual abuse or information about serious criminal activities, the school will contact appropriate authorities.

When the counselor believes that disclosure to the parent would result in a clear and present danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the student, information shall not be disclosed to the parent.

If parents do not want their child to be provided counseling or require that counseling be restricted to specific areas, the school principal should be notified in writing.

The students are provided with other educational services which include speech and hearing therapist, psychologist, special education, special needs and a vocational assessment facilitator. An additional responsibility of the guidance counselor is to help maintain and update student records.

VALLIVUE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

Subject Area Required Semester Credit

English/Communications/Speech 9

Social Studies 7 *a

Math 6 *c

Science 6

Health 1 *d

Physical Education 2 *b

Senior Project 1

Humanities 2 *c

Total Requirements 34

Electives 17

Total Credits 51

*a. United States History must be taken for two semester credits during the 10th grade year in addition to the two semester credits of United States History required in the 11th grade. All Juniors must take and pass the U.S. Civics Exam.

*b. Students who complete two different sports or activities within the same school year, sponsored by Vallivue High School and signed off by the coach/advisor, will receive two (2) credits. This may be done only once during a student’s high school career, and must be requested during the year of participation.

*c. Course offerings in humanities include art, drama, music (band, choir, and general music offerings), creative writing, independent reading, and foreign language.

*d. Beginning with the class of 2018, all students will be required to complete a minimum of one class period of CPR training.

Students MUST be enrolled in a minimum of five classes on campus during each semester of attendance. In order to receive a Vallivue High School diploma, a student must meet this requirement during their final semester of attendance.

Vallivue students have the opportunity to take college courses at a significantly reduced rate. Upon approval by the counselor and registrar, these college credits will be added to a Vallivue transcript. College credits will NOT replace core course requirements unless approved by the administration. District policy requires that high school students take all core classes at Vallivue High School. Online core classes can be taken for credit recovery only (Policy #610).

DROP/ADD POLICY

Vallivue High School’s master schedule is based entirely upon student requests. It is therefore critical that students understand that schedule changes cannot be allowed once requests are submitted. Schedule changes will be allowed for scheduling errors only, but not for teacher, period, or lunch preferences. There will be no changes allowed for incoming freshman students, with full grade appropriate schedules.

Any student who elects to withdraw from a class after the first five days of the semester will receive a Withdrawal/Fail grade for the course.

Mobile computing devices are issued to each student in grades 6-12. Occasionally devices will be issued to elementary students depending on circumstances. Technology devices are considered an integral part of the curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The district’s educational system must lay the foundation for students to be able to participate comfortably in an increasingly technological society. Classroom and remote learning activities may include instruction using multimedia, distance learning, and other technologies.

GRADE CLASSIFICATION

Students are classified according to their year in high school. However, in order to be on track for graduation, students should have earned the indicated minimum number of credits in order to graduate with their class:

Freshman 12 credits

Sophomore 24 credits

Junior 38 credits

Senior 51 credits

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS

Senior Top Ten: At the end of the seventh semester, the top ten seniors academically will be named to the Senior Class Top Ten. This group of individuals will be honored as such and will assume the responsibility for planning the senior class graduation ceremony. Being named to the Top Ten is a prestigious honor. This group must meet the criteria for Academic Highest Honors and maintain good standing for the duration of the eighth semester. Note: Top 10 ranking in Infinite Campus, does not take into account the 3 AP course requirement. This is evaluated at the end of the 7th Semester for the seniors. Academic improprieties at any time during the Senior year including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, etc., may result in the student being removed from the graduation planning process and from any speaking parts in the graduation ceremony. Please note semester one AP courses that require an extension may not be included in the weighted GPA calculation for the determination of Top Ten students.

Academic Highest Honors: Senior students with a weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher are eligible for consideration as Academic Highest Honor students. To be eligible for this recognition, these students must have completed three (3) College Board approved Advanced Placement courses (6 High School credits) by the end of the 8th semester. This is evaluated at the end of the 7th Semester for the seniors. Academic improprieties at any time during the Senior year including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, etc., may result in the student being removed from the graduation planning process and from any speaking parts in the graduation ceremony; there students must meet the requirement of character, leadership and service to receive this recognition. Please note semester one AP courses that require an extension may not be included in the weighted GPA calculation for the determination of Top Ten students.

Academic All Stars: Senior students who have maintained a 3.8 to 4.0+ cumulative GPA are eligible for consideration as Academic High Honor students. These students must meet the base requirements of the National Honor Society.

Grade Percentage Grade Point

A 93-100 4.00

A- 90-92 3.75

B+ 87-89 3.50

B 83-86 3.00

B- 80-82 2.75

C+ 77-79 2.50

C 73-76 2.00

C- 70-72 1.75

D+ 67-69 1.50

D 63-66 1.00

D- 60-62 0.75

F Below 60 0.00

AP Course Policy: ALL students who take an AP course will have the option to take the AP Exam(s) in May. Due to the funding changes made by the State Board, students can no longer apply Advanced Opportunities funding to both Dual Credit and AP Exams per course. Students will have the option to decide which funding source will be covered per course. Students will also have the option to pay out of pocket for AP exams. Students completing AP courses will still be eligible for the 5 point GPA scale each semester, with or without the exam. Exam fees are applicable if Advanced Opportunities money is unavailable. The College Board is now assessing a “Change Fee,” not less than $40 for the following reasons:

Students who signed up for the AP exam, but did not take it.
Students who fail to complete the course or drop the course in the 2nd semester.
Students who sign up for the exam after the registration window has closed (mid-November).

Concurrent/Dual Credit: Students who pass the class earn the high school and college credit(s). The college or university transcript will indicate that it was a college level course. A fee is determined and charged by the college/university for those students receiving concurrent/dual credits. Vallivue students have the opportunity to take college courses at a significantly reduced rate. Upon approval by the school counselor and registrar, college credits will be added to a Vallivue transcript.

Graduation Ceremony Requirements

The graduation ceremony is a time to celebrate student academic achievement. Please be mindful of the list below as they are the only allowable items that can be worn during the graduation ceremony. Students may not participate in the ceremony if alterations or additions are made. Parent and student cooperation is appreciated.

Gown (Brown or Gold)
Cap (Brown or Gold)
Tassel
VHS Graduation Stole
VHS Honor Society Cords (if applicable)
VHS Highest Honors Medal (if applicable)
VHS Academic All Stars Medal (if applicable)

All items above are approved by VHS and VSD. These items are purchased by the graduate (family) from DirectGrad.com.

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty occurs when students obtain (Plagiarism) or assist others (Cheating/Exchanging work) with the intent to obtain credit for work which is not their own. Vallivue High School students are expected to display integrity and commitment to their school work, and academic dishonesty is not tolerated. Both acts are considered academic dishonesty. Incidents of academic dishonesty will be documented, reported to parents/guardians, and can result in removal from a course.

Incidents accumulate over the course of each academic school year, across all courses in which the student is enrolled. This policy applies to all students involved in the incident, including those who provided the original work.

Incidents of academic dishonesty will result in:

First Offense: A score of zero with the option to redo the assignment for reduced credit (at the discretion of the teacher). Documentation in Infinite Campus. Parents/guardians and the student must sign a notice of policy violation and complete any additional requirements at the administrator’s discretion.

Second Offense: A score of zero and referral to the administration with a mandatory parent meeting and the signing of a second notice of policy violation. Second documentation recorded in Infinite Campus. Potential failure of the course and/or removal from the course (at the discretion of the teacher and administration; when considering the nature of the course).

Third Offense: Failure and removal from the course. Documentation in Infinite Campus.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO IDAHO'S

PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The math and natural science requirements for students planning to attend a public Idaho college or university are:

Math: 6 credits minimum - beginning with Algebra 1

Natural Science: 6 credits minimum. Two of the credits must come from a lab science.

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