Parent/Student Handbook

SCHOOL POLICIES

1. Attendance Policy

Student Arrival and Departure

Our school day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parents are expected to drop off their children no earlier than 8:10 a.m. and pick them up no later than 3:45 p.m. Every parent in the elementary school must send a note to the teacher at the beginning of the school year indicating the name of the person picking up the student. Students who are not picked up by 3:45 p.m. will be kept in the office under staff supervision. Parents will have to sign their child out and will be charged at $15.00 per each 15 minutes. The charge will be added to the Smart Tuition.

Early Pick-Up

Students from pre-kindergarten to 10th grade must be signed out by a parent if they are to leave the school premises before the official end of the school day. Junior and senior students must have written permission in advance to leave the school. Under no circumstances will a student be allowed to call home to seek permission from parents, nor will the school release a student based on a phone call by someone claiming to be the parents.

Tardiness

All students are expected to be in assembly in the morning and to report to class on time every class period. Elementary teachers will keep track of tardies and request a conference with the parents in case of excessive tardiness. Teachers are not expected to hold up instruction or repeat themselves due to tardiness. Each time that a middle or high school student has an unexcused tardy, he/she will receive a same day lunch detention. In severe cases the parent will be requested to meet with the administration and may be asked to withdraw their child from the school. Parents will be required to meet with the administration should their child receive three or more unexcused tardies or absences per semester. High school students who accumulate 5 unexcused absences in a semester, in any course, will be dropped from the course and will not receive credit for the class. The parent will be informed that their child will be dropped from class after the 5^th unexcused absence. Students and parents will be responsible for any delay in graduation and/or any fees for credit recovery.

Make-Up Work

Quizzes and tests must be made up within the week from the date you return. Daily homework is due upon your return to school. Long-term assignments are to be handed in on the due date. A parent’s note will be accepted as an excuse only three times per year. A doctor’s note or other documented reasons will be the only accepted excuses after that. Long absences due to long hospitalization or other emergencies are exempted from this policy.

Electronic Devices Policies

Students may not bring any electronic device to MIA, during the school day or school events such as field trips, Annual Gathering, Parent Teacher Conferences and so on. Electronic devices include but are not limited to: laptops, cell phones, IPods, hand-held games, and mp3 players. Any device which is seen or heard from will be subject to the guidelines established below. After the first infraction, the electronic device will be confiscated and sent to the office, and the parent will be asked to pick it up after school. After the second offense, the electronic device will be confiscated until the end of the year. School personnel will confiscate any electronic device that they see or is brought to their attention regardless of parental authorization. If a parent wishes to contact his/her child during school hours it must be done through the office. NOTE: Michigan Islamic Academy is not responsible for any lost or stolen electronic devices. Students are not allowed to bring them to school.

First Offense – Parent(s) will be called to pick up device at the end of the day.

Second Offense – Device will be confiscated until the end of the school year.

Students are not permitted to use the telephone unless it is an emergency. Students must have a pass from their teacher and have permission from the office in order to place the call

Student Driving Policies

High school students wishing to drive to school will need to fill out a registration form at the office. This form is valid only with the signature of a parent or guardian. Permission will be granted after a review of the application by the administration. The following guidelines need to be followed by student drivers:

1. Student drivers must be registered with the school office.

2. At all times, students must obey the speed limits around the school and mosque area. Safe driving practices are expected at all times, but especially when younger students are present.

3. No unauthorized riders will be allowed to ride in a student’s car. Any student riding with a student driver will need written permission from a parent or guardian.

4. Student drivers are not allowed to leave the school premises during school hours, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

5. Students must drive safely, keeping an eye out for pedestrians and parked and moving cars.

6. Only students with a valid state driver's license will be granted permission to drive to school.

7. Any changes in driving status must be reported to the office.

8. Cars are not to be used for loitering or recreation before, during, or after school. This includes sitting or driving the car with a loud radio or cassette tape/cd.

9. Students are expected to leave the school area promptly after school.

10. Students are not to frequent the car during school hours for any reason.

If any of the above conditions are not met, the administration has the right to revoke driving privileges. Any student who fails to follow the above condition will meet with the administration for review. Parents will be notified of the outcome of the review.

Student Lockers Policies

All middle and high school students will be issued a locker to use during the school year. A deposit of $ 10.00 for the locker is required. Students are required to keep their lockers in clean and tidy condition. Lockers are the property of the school. The school reserves the right to inspect the lockers at any time.

Extra Classroom Disturbance Policies

The reason our students are at MIA is to receive a quality education. Therefore, we cannot allow any behavior that detracts from this goal. Consequently, the school will adopt the following policy for any class that has excessive interruption of instructional time.

A student who is disrupting the class will have his/her name written on the board without any discussion. The next time the student disrupts the class he/she will have a check written next to his/her name. At the third disruption, the student will be sent to the school’s office with another student from the class. The student must see either the assistant principal or the principal. If the situation is not resolved or persists, the student will call home and explain to his/her parent that he/she will not be allowed to return to class for the rest of the day and will be suspended for the next day.

The imposition of the above policy is left to the discretion of the teacher.

Administration and parents will be informed in writing of the imposition of the policy. The policy will remain in place until further notice.

Student Use of Internet & media services Policy

MIA Information Technology Policy

Policy statement

The objective of this policy is to bring a systematic approach to the acquisition, security, maintenance, and disposition of desktop and/or laptop computer equipment and software used by the administration, faculty, and students at MIA.

Acceptable use policy

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  Using computer or network equipment for classroom activities or projects, this includes connecting to other systems and computers through the internet
  
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  Sending and receiving e-mail related to school activities.
  
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  All staff must report check out and check in assets to the office.
  

Unacceptable use includes:

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  Don’t save your work on the MIA computers because DEEPFREEZE will remove it automatically. Please use USB drive.
  
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  Loading or modifying software without consent of a network admin or school administrator is not allowed.
  
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  Don’t install any programs without network admin or school administrator permission.
  
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  Don’t use School computers for games.
  
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  Don’t move or change MIA assets location without office administration permission.
  

Please report any technical problems or assets damage to the office.