Parent/Student Handbook

5. Prayer Hall Etiquette

The prayer hall is used for many purposes. During Prayer (including Jumma’) times students must remain quiet and use good manners. There is no talking after the adhan. Please recite dua’a, read Quran, or perform Sunnah.

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  First Offense: Verbal warning
  
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  Second Offense: Parent notification/Lunch Detention
  
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  Third Offense: Afterschool Detention and Community Service (Clean masjid bookshelves, windows, shoe racks, etc.) Student must attend elementary Jumma’ prayer for 2 weeks.
  
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  Subsequent Offenses: Parental Conference
  

GUIDELINES FOR ATTENDANCE

MIA wants each student to experience a quality education. Regular attendance is essential. At the middle and high school level, students have the primary responsibility for regular class attendance. Parents, teachers, counselors, and school administration monitor student attendance to help students learn responsible behavior. While unusual circumstances will be taken into consideration, students missing school without significant reason will suffer academic and disciplinary action. Please schedule appointments after school or on non-school days. If a student misses any class for an unauthorized reason on the day of a test or competition, he/she will be ineligible to participate in that test/contest.

Students should arrive at school by 8:20 am to prepare for classes. School begins promptly at 8:30 am. Students who enter the classroom or assembly after 8:30 am will be marked tardy for the day. On the day of a tardy/absence, the parent should call the school by 9:00 AM to provide the reason for the student’s absence. Students who leave early for appointments must have a parent come to the office to sign them out. Any time a student arrives late, he/she MUST report to the main office.

Absence/Tardy

Students may complete missed work and avoid disciplinary action by having absences excused. Excused absences may be student illness, car problems, death in the student’s immediate family, medical/dental appointments that cannot be arranged before or after school, hospital confinement, planned absence with prior approval, field trips, school activities, or emergency circumstances as excused by the principal.

Examples of unexcused absences are: family vacation, oversleeping, or missing a school bus. If no acceptable excuse is presented within 48 hours of an absence, the absence is considered unexcused and the student may be subject to the following consequences: detention, conference with parents, and loss of course credit. Classwork, homework, tests & labs missed while unexcused may not be made up.

Students are responsible for ALL work missed while absent excused. Usually, one day of absence does not release a student from completing any assignment or test on the day of return. Students are encouraged to check RenWeb, call classmates or contact teachers to keep up with assignments and course expectations. Exceptions will be made for absences due to severe illness and/or death in the family.

Students with long-term illness resulting in absence of more than three school days may request assignments from their teachers. Such requests take 24 hours to process. Students with long absences due to hospitalization should make arrangements for keeping up with their assignments.

Parents are kindly reminded to avoid school days when planning a family vacation. In the event of an unavoidable absence, parents must notify the office in advance (minimum of three weeks) of travel plans for appropriate accommodations to be made.

An example of an event that would excuse a tardy is a funeral, doctor appointment, or Principal discretion. A tardy WILL NOT be excused for oversleeping, traffic, missing a school bus, etc. If a student is late to class and does not have a pass from a staff member, he/she will be considered tardy. Unexcused tardies result in:

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  First unexcused tardy: Immediate lunch detention.
  
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  Three or more tardies per term: 2-hour weekend detention, possible loss of high school course credit.
  

ELECTRONIC DEVICES Electronic devices include but are not limited to: cell phones, IPods, iPads, laptops, hand-held games, and mp3 players. Students are not allowed to bring or have with them any electronic device; this includes while traveling with MIA transportation services, field trips, or off-site school activities.

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  First Offense – Parent(s) will be called to pick up device at the end of the day.
  
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  Second Offense – Device will be confiscated until the end of the school year.
  
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  NOTE: MIA is not responsible for any lost or stolen electronic devices.
  

6. Progress Reports and Report Cards

Progress reports will be sent out mid-term by email. Parents are encouraged to respond to any concerns by email or by requesting a meeting with the teacher.
Report cards may be picked up at the scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences held shortly after the end of each term. Please use the link provided on the website and in Notes Home to set up conferences to meet with your child(ren)’s teachers.

Copies of current report cards may be requested from the office. Copies of transcripts will be provided free for seniors and students who are transferring to other schools. Students who have been out of MIA for over one year will pay $4.00 per copy.

7. Parent-Teacher Conferences

The school operates on a quarterly calendar. Parents are required to attend all parent-teacher conferences. Students will not be able to pick up their report cards. Parents who are unable to attend conferences may pick up the report card in the office. Conference scheduling will open one week before conferences, parents will be notified in Notes Home, on the Website and by email.