SCHEDULE CHANGES After registration, students may request a schedule change only if credit has already been received for the class scheduled or if a mistake occurred during registration. Students are given several opportunities to edit their course requests prior to the beginning of the semester; therefore, schedule change requests will not be available after the semester starts( exception: teacher recommendation). Students who withdraw from class after ten days will receive a failing grade of no less than a 10 unless there are unusual circumstances.
STUDENT CLASSIFICATION
Students are promoted according to the following units of credit earned: 10 th grade 5 units( including 1 unit each in English, math, science) 11 th grade 10 units( including 2 full units each in English, math, science) 12 th grade 16 units( must have taken and passed the appropriate state assessments) It is critical that parents monitor their students’ grades to be sure they are making satisfactory progress toward graduation. Students must meet eligibility requirements. See the section on eligibility for details.
TEXTBOOKS Textbooks will be made available to students in each class for which a textbook has been adopted by the Cobb County Board of Education. Calculators can be rented through the media center.
Textbooks will be checked out to students on the textbook circulation system from the book room. Textbooks will be issued under the student’ s name, and the bar code assigned to the textbook and / or calculator. Materials are routinely checked for damages on check-in and check-out; however, if you receive a textbook or calculator that is damaged, return the item to the Media Center within five( 5) days of issuance for repair, replacement, or notation of damages. At the end of the semester or school year, students will return textbooks and calculators to the book room. Students are responsible for returning textbooks / calculators issued to them. Each item returned will be credited to the person to whom it was originally checked out. Students who wish to verify that they are returning the correct materials should return materials before school and ask that the items be verified.
Students are financially responsible for textbooks and school calculators that have been lost, stolen, or damaged. Those damages that render a textbook or calculator unfit for use will be assessed at the full price of the item. No textbooks or calculators will be issued to students until payment has been made. Fees for lost and damaged textbooks and calculators are as follows:
1. Full replacement cost will be charged for lost materials, damages which render the material unfit for use, torn out pages, broken spine, obscene writing or drawing.
2. Fifty percent( 50 %) of the replacement cost will be charged for MAJOR damages, which include the following: broken cover, water damage, excessive marking.
3. Twenty-five percent( 25 %) of the replacement cost will be charged for MINOR damages, which include: pen and pencil markings, folded pages, torn pages.
4. $ 3.00 will be charged for missing or damaged bar code labels. If the bar code label does not match the number assigned to the book or calculator, the full replacement cost of the item may be charged.
Students who owe fines for lost or damaged textbooks or calculators will not be issued textbooks for the next school year or semester, will not be allowed to park a vehicle on campus, and will not participate in commencement exercises until all fees are paid.
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