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A separate application must be received for each activity in which participation is desired. This form is used to verify eligibility and to approve/deny participation. STUDENT INFORMATION: Student's Name: Student's Date of Birth: Grade in Private School: ...

Any student who is not fully immunized must have this form on file **prior **to the first day of each school year. As a parent/guardian of ____________________________________, date of birth, __________, I am requesting a waiver for the following immunization...

Any employee of the Cape Elizabeth School Department who suspects that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected (the “notifying employee”) must immediately inform a school administrator, the Title IX Coordinator, or the Superintendent. The Super...

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA") provides certain rights to parents and age-eligible students (18 years of age or older) certain rights with respect to the student's education records. INSPECTION OF RECORDS Parents/eligible student...

PURPOSE The purposes of these guidelines are: 1) to foster a learning environment that is safe, and free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying; and 2) to assist in the educational and social integration of transgender students in our schools. Thes...

Compulsory education is essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people and the continued prosperity of our nation. Maintaining regular student attendance is necessary to achieve the goal of an educated citizenry. Compulsory Attendance...

The Cape Elizabeth School Board authorizes the Superintendent to enroll without tuition and on a full-time basis, in accordance with applicable statutory provisions, persons who are not otherwise eligible for a free public education in Cape Elizabeth. Enrollme...

The Cape Elizabeth School Department (CESD) recognizes its statutory obligation to provide a free public education to children and youth who are homeless. Students who are homeless will not be segregated or stigmatized on the basis of their homelessness. In co...

The Superintendent shall establish a Dropout Prevention Committee to study the problem of dropouts, truancy, and the need for alternative programs from kindergarten to grade 12, in accordance with the requirements of state law. The Committee shall submit a pla...

It is the goal of the Cape Elizabeth School Department (CESD) to place each student appropriately in a program of study which will best serve the student’s academic, social, and emotional development. In order to accomplish this goal, the school administrators...

Maine School Law permits children who are at least five years old on October 15 of the school year to enroll in school. The intent is that these students begin their school careers in kindergarten at this age. However, it is recognized that exceptions to this...

DEFINITION A student is truant if the student: Is subject to the compulsory attendance law; and Has completed grade six and has the equivalent of ten (10) full days of unexcused absences or seven (7) consecutive school days of unexcused absences durin...

The high school principal may allow members of the junior and senior classes off-campus privileges as specified below: Seniors Meet the academic eligibility standards outlined in Policy: JJJ High School Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities Eligi...

Ethical and responsible student behavior is an essential part of the educational mission of our schools. To that end, the Board has developed this System-Wide Student Code of Conduct (Code) with input from school staff, students, parents, and the community. Th...

The Board recognizes that responsibility for the dress and appearance of students rests with individual students and their parent(s)/guardian(s). The Board will not interfere with this right unless the personal choices of students create a disruptive influence...

The administration shall ensure that proper records are kept on all textbooks, materials, supplies and equipment owned by the school system. Records shall be maintained which indicate the issuance of such items to the various schools, and within the schools, i...

The law does not relieve parents of students from the responsibility of supervision before the child boards the bus in the morning and after the child leaves the bus at the end of the school day. Once a child boards the bus - and only at that time - does the ...

STUDENT USE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS, TOBACCO AND OTHER PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES In order to promote the highest possible standards of learning, as well as the physical, social and emotional well-being of students, this policy is designed to aid students in abstainin...

Because demands on the educational system may exceed available public funding, the Cape Elizabeth School Board acknowledges that members of the community are often willing to make voluntary contributions that will provide needed additional funds for the school...

The Board recognized the importance of a well-informed public to the operations of the school unit. The Board will comply with all applicable sections of Maine's Freedom of Access Act. The Board designates the Superintendent, and to act in the absence of the ...