K-12 Policy Spot Check

Attendance Requirements

• Maximum allowable number of unexcused absences for each school year is 10 days.
• Students receiving a STOF private school scholarship must adhere to attendance guidelines and truancy policies.
• Students must adhere to attendance requirements as outlined in the Truancy Policy of the STOF Center for Student Success and Services and the school's attendance policy.
• Truancy will affect future eligibility for the private school scholarship.

Student Behavior

• Students are required to adhere to their school's Code of Conduct.
• Parent/legal guardian must notify the Center for Student Success and Services if the student is suspended, expelled, or dismissed from school while on scholarship.
• The K-12 Advisor will offer assistance and make referrals to appropriate Tribal departments for additional assistance.

Transportation/Bus Behavior

• Students must comply with all transportation rules provided to the student and parent/legal guardian.
• Violations will result in disciplinary action according to the Center for Student Success and Services' and/or agency's transportation policy.
• If a student is suspended or expelled from the bus/transportation, the parent/legal guardian will be responsible for providing transportation to and from the school for the duration of the suspension.
• Students must adhere to Center for Student Success and Services K-12 Bus Policies.
• Transportation/bus violations include: • Eating or drinking on the bus • Failing to sit in the seat assigned • Disrupting, distracting, or disobeying bus staff • Failure to utilize required safety equipment on the bus • Getting out of the seat while the bus is in motion • Loud talking, inappropriate remarks, or spitting out of the bus window • Placing head, arms, or legs outside the window of the bus • Opening a school bus emergency door and/or exiting the bus when the bus is stopped • Threats against the bus operator, bus monitor, or passengers • Hitting or inappropriately touching the bus operator, bus monitor, or passengers • Profanity directed at the bus operator or bus monitor • Fighting on the bus • Smoking on the bus • Throwing objects in or out of the window of the bus • Vandalism of seats or other bus equipment • Any other egregious act

Expulsion

• The Seminole Tribe of Florida Center for Student Success and Services will deny, withdraw, or rescind the scholarship from any student who is or has been dismissed or expelled from private school.
• Parent/legal guardian will be responsible for any outstanding fees or payments due to the institution.

Computer Policy and Procedures

• Students in grades 5-12 are eligible to receive a computer but must have a letter from their school stating that a computer is required.
• Computers required by schools for students in grades 5-12 will be purchased by the Center for Student Success and Services.
• The parent/legal guardian will be responsible for an i-Tunes account, damage/repair, upgrades, and replacement costs for lost units.
• Students receiving a computer will not be eligible to receive another unit for five years from the date the first one is received.
• The computers purchased by the Center for Student Success and Services will not exceed a purchased price of $1,200.
• The parent/guardian must receive written pre-approval if requesting to purchase a computer in lieu of receiving the unit(s) purchased by the Center for Student Success and Services.
• If the student's tuition is inclusive of a computer, the student is not eligible for a unit through the Center for Student Success and Services.
• The parent/legal guardian/student must sign the Computer Agreement upon receipt of the unit.
• If the student drops out of school or program within 1 semester (or 2 terms) of receiving the computer, the parent/guardian will be required to repay 100% of the purchase price.

Home Education Policy and Procedures

• A "home education program" is the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent.
• Parents/legal guardians who choose the home education option must submit a copy of the Letter of Intent form to the Education Director or designee and complete a Pre-Qualifying Application for Home Education.
• The Center for Student Success and Services staff member will contact the parent/legal guardian to discuss the situation and arrangements that are being made for the return travel.

School Bus Policy and Procedures

• Students are responsible for their behavior and self-control on the bus and at bus stops at all times.
• Disorderly students can threaten the safety of all riders by distracting the bus operator.
• The driver and monitor's instructions must be followed at all times.