Outdoor
recess is a part of each child’s day at TJES. When
temperatures become such that scheduled outdoor play
is not safe, recess will be shortened or held
indoors.
The
following guidelines have been established for safe
and healthy outdoor play.
Wind chill temperatures at or Above
0 degrees Fahrenheit will be normal recess outside
If wind chill temperatures are
below 0 degrees Fahrenheit recess will be held
indoors.
Parents
not wanting their child to have outdoor play based
on these guidelines must submit a signed and dated
request each day that no outdoor time is being
requested. Notes will be filed and collected by the
office staff.
If a
student does not have proper cold weather clothing,
this matter will be brought to the attention of the
TJES social worker and be resolved on an individual
basis.
A student's parent may direct the school district in
which the student is enrolled not to administer to
the student any state test or state assessment
reqired in accordance with section 1.1-21-08.
1. Each school district shall post the Department of
Public Instruction's Parental Directive form on its
website
and make the form available to a
parent, upon request.
2. The form may be used for the ND State Assessments
(Language Arts, Math, and
Science), as well as ND Alternate Assessments and
local interim assessments.
and interim
assessments. It is the school's
responsibiility to inform parent o fthe interrim
assessments used.
They will need to type this
assessment under "other."
3. The Parent directive does not
apply to:
• Any test or assessment
requited by the school district or the state for the
completion of any grade
from
kindergarten through twelve;
• Any test or
assessment required by the student's school district
or the state for high school graduation;
• The ACT or
• WorkKeys assessments.
4. A parental directive is valid only if it is
presented to the school district using the
standardized form,
prepared b he Department of Public
Instruction, and signed by te student's custodial
parent.
5. One form must be completed for each student for
each individual assessment. A parental
directive is valid
only until the conclusion of the school
year in which it is received by the school
district.
6. A parental directive submitted to a school
district in accordance in this section must be
retained as part of
the student's educational
record.
7. A tthe time and in the manner directed by the
superintendent of publick insructin, each school
district
shall provide a report regarding:
• The number of parental directives received;
• The number of parental directives applicable to
students who are economically disadvantaged,
students from major racial and ethnic
groups, students with disabilities, and students
with limited English proficiency; and
• Any loss of funding stemming from the parental
directives.
8. A school district is not liable for any
consequences incurred b a student as a result
of a parental directive submitted in
accordance with this section.
9. A school district is not required to
provide instruction or activities for a student
during the administration of any
tests or assessment referenced in the
parental directive submitted by the student's
parent.
