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LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
Library Media Center (LMC) –The LMC contains over 26,000 volumes and subscribes to over 40
periodicals and approximately 2,200 a/v materials (CDs, DVDs, and VHS) 47 computer stations 24 of
them housed in our Teaching Theater, are available to students and teachers; these PC’s run XP and
offer the entire to Microsoft Office Suite. As well, students and teachers access several very in-depth
databases through the library website of off-campus via either the library services website
(www.hisdlibraryservices.org) or the Bellaire website at www.bellaire.org). There are 80 laptops with
access to the Microsoft Office, online periodical databases and access to the internet. For only offcampus, a username and password are required please ask the librarian for the username and password.
Students must present a Bellaire High School I.D. card upon entering the library before and after school
or during lunch. During class periods, students must present a valid library pass; the processing of these
passes is explained below.
Monday through Thursday:
Friday:
Frequently asked Questions
What are the LMC’s hours of operation?
7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Is the library ever closed?
Yes. Sometimes due to circumstances beyond the librarian’s control, the library will be closed to
students. This is especially true during the administration of standardized tests such as Encore TAKS
and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate testing.
PLEASE CHECK WITH THE LIBRARIAN PRIOR TO PLANNING A LIBRARY BASED
ACTIVITY AS A CLOSURE MAY AFFECT YOUR ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY.
What is a “librarian?”
The librarian promotes literacy at all grade and ability levels. He/she is not a clerk, but does have
administrative duties managing/cataloging a collection of books and material worth many thousands of
dollars.
A librarian relies on collaboration with teachers as they seek to use the library’s vast resources to
enhance literacy and learning throughout Bellaire High School. Librarians know a lot of good library
stuff that may help you and your students. A librarian is a teacher but not a substitute teacher.
Who is Marta Moreira, and what does she do?
Ms. Moreira is the library aide. She assists in circulating books and audiovisual materials/equipment.
She supervises students. Ms. Moreira is bi-lingual, and she is in charge of the library in the librarian’s
absence. She DOES NOT book the library’s Teaching Theater or the library in general. The librarian
will make those bookings.
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How do teachers and staff members check out books/audio visual equipment and for how long?
Make your selections and bring them to the circulation desk. You may check out books for three (3)
weeks, and we will renew them indefinitely unless another teacher needs the materials.
How do teachers/staff member, check out audiovisual equipment?
Contact the librarian in person or by e-mail (see the Bellaire.org library website for the on-line form)
using in advance or your need. All requests are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. An on-line
calendar system is used to avoid duplicate bookings.
May I send a class to the LMC with a substitute teacher?
No, no, a thousand times: NO.
May I send (not a substitute teacher) groups of students to the LMC?
Yes, under these conditions:
• No more than 5 at a time.
• Each student has a pass indicating: name, purpose, and showing your signature (not initials).
Students will be sent back to class:
• If his/her pass is NOT completely filled out.
• After he/she has completed his/her assignment.
• If the library is extremely busy.
Passes of students who stay the entire period will be stamped and returned to your box.
My overhead projector bulb burned out. What do I do?
Send a student with the projector to the library, and we will replace the bulb.
If I check items out and lose them or break them, am I responsible for the loss?
Usually: Yes
Does the librarian take special request for the purchase of educational materials:
Any time that will be cataloged and housed in the library will be ordered subject to these criteria:
• Age appropriate.
• Will be housed in the library for the use of all.
• Are educationally sound. The librarian will not purchase any DVD/VHS items that is merely for
the purpose of entertainment.
• We do not tape items off the TV nor do we burn shows.
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Who else has offices in the library?
Mrs. Shoulders, Assistant Principal
Alan Thompson,
David Thornhill, Title One Coordinator
Amanda O’Leary Magnet Coordinator
SPECIAL EDUCATION/504
OPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS HAVING
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR WHO MAY NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION
Special Education Services are provided to eligible students in accordance with applicable federal law
and regulations, state statutes, and the rules of Board Policy, Chapter 89.
If you have a Special Education student in your class, be sure you have a modification sheet from his
ARD papers in your grade book. Modification must be followed pertaining to instruction, testing, and
grading of any special education student. Ask the Special Education Teachers, the Educational
Diagnostician, and the Counselor for ideas and strategies to carry out these modifications.
Documentation of modifications must be kept in your grade books and lesson plans. You MUST have
documentation on any Special Education student who receives a failing grade in your class.
You must notify the Special Education Chairperson and Assistant Principal in advance if one of your
Special Education students will be failing the six week period.
Campus Referral Committee
The referral process for assessment is part of the state-mandated general education referral or screening
system and Child find system. In HISD, the Campus Referral Committee (CRC) handles this process.
Every school has an intervention Assistance Team that meets regularly to consider the needs of student
who experience any type of school-related difficulties.
The Campus Referral Committee must meet as soon as possible after the initiation of a referral, whether
by a teacher, a parent, or an outside agency. A referral for a full and individual initial evaluation is
appropriate when the committee suspects that the student has a disability requiring Special Education
Services.
If the committee decides not to refer the student for evaluation, the committee must give the parent or
other referral source written notice of the reason for not testing. The written notice of refusal must
contain the following:
• A full explanation of all procedural safeguards available to the parent;
• A description of the action refused by the agency, an explanation of why the agency refuses to
take the action, and a description of any options considered and the reason why those options
were rejected;
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A description of each evaluation procedure, assessment record, or report that the agency uses as
a basis for the refusal;
A description of any other factors relevant to the agency’s refusal.
INTERVENTION ASSISTANCE TEAM
The Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) is established to identify instructional recommendations for
students having learning difficulties. The committee will look at documentation from the teachers,
collect data, and determine if any intervention can be put in place before referring a student for
testing. IAT should consider all support services available, such as tutorial, remedial, compensatory
and other services. The IAT may help the teacher with instructional strategies, or may make
program and/or placement recommendations.
The intervention process includes three levels:
Level 1 –Teacher to Teacher:
• Teachers collaborate to intervene and problem solve together
Level 2 – Teacher to Support Personnel:
• Teachers gather data and engage in collaborative problem solving with other school personnel,
including psychologists, social workers, school nurses, reading specialists, counselors.
Level 3 – Teacher to Team:
• Teacher provided support and follow-up from other team members depending on the needs of the
student.
To be effective, an IAT requires:
• General and special education restructuring
• Stakeholder involvement
• Effective team functioning
• Effective school communication
• Collaboration and problem solving
• New assumptions
ARD/IEP
The ARD Committee makes decisions concerning the educational program for students who are eligible
to receive special education services. Among other responsibilities, the ARD Committee performs the
following functions:
• Reviews data from the assessment of the student
• Establishes eligibility for special education services
• Develops and reviews the IEP, reviews input forms and incorporates information
in the ARD Transition Supplement, and the Behavior Support Plan. (BSP)
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Makes decisions regarding student classes and accommodations in those classes.
Provides for educational placement in the least restrictive environment
appropriate to meet the needs of the student.
• Makes decisions regarding graduation options for students with disabilities
receiving special education services.
• Does not award grades or credits.
• Makes decision about student participation in local and state assessments.
The ARD/IEP Committee shall include the following participants (general composition):
• A representative from administration shall always be included.
• A representative from instruction shall always be included.
• The instructional representatives are:
1. The student’s receiving or current special education teacher; and
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2. The appropriate general education teacher for those students who are receiving, or who
are expected to receive, instruction in general education.
3. The student, as appropriate, the student’s parent (s) and or a designated representative
under the following conditions:
• When appropriate, a student 18 years of age or older who has not been judged by
a court of law to be incompetent to manage personal affairs or who has not
relinquished rights to parents in writing will participate in the student’s own
ARD/IEP meeting
• If the student is under 18 years of age or
• If the student is 18 years of age or older and have been judged by an appropriate
court of law to be incompetent to manage personal affairs or has relinquished
rights to parent(s) in writing.
SECTION 504 COMMITTEE
The 504 Coordinator, Ms. Hill meets with the 504 committee to make placement decisions. The
committee must knowledgeable about the child, the meaning of the evaluation data, the placement
options, the least restrictive environment requirements, and issues related to comparable facilities.
Decisions about Section 504 eligibility and services should be documented in the student’s file and
reviewed periodically.
Students who are labeled under section 504 are served with accommodations in the general education
program. Students who qualify for SSD (Services for Students with Disabilities) may have
accommodations when taking college-board tests. Each case must be reviewed and needs determined on
an individual basis. Section 504 disabled students must always be served in the least restrictive
environment. (LRE).
DYSLEXIA SERVICES
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The State of Texas requires school districts and charter schools to provide assessment and instructional
services for students in grades K-12 identified as at-risk for low reading achievement and as having
dyslexia or a related disorder.
• Dyslexia means a disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read,
write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and socio-cultural
opportunity.
• Related disorders includes, disorders similar to or related to dyslexia such as developmental
auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific development dyslexia, developmental dysgraphia, and
developmental spelling disability. Students identified as having dyslexia or a related disorder
may also be protected under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a federal civil rights law.
The major instructional strategies should utilize individualized, intensive, and multi-sensory methods as
appropriate.
COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES
The Bellaire High School Counseling Department provides comprehensive counseling and guidance
services to support the achievement of all students and prepare students for post-secondary college and
career opportunities. The mission of the counseling and guidance program is to assess and address the
needs of the student body and to heighten communication between counselors and the Bellaire High
School Community. Counseling is a joint effort of counselors, teachers, parents, administrators, and
students.
The counseling and guidance program at Bellaire High School is designed to help ALL students in the
following:
 making decisions about course selections.
 choosing a vocation.
 selecting a college, technical school or other career pathway.
 coping with personal/social/academic issues.
Student counseling and guidance is held in confidence in a friendly, permissive and frank manner which
permits each individual to express herself/himself fully with a view of making her/his own decisions
about any course of action. The program helps students adjust to their present situations and assists them
in planning for a future which will be in line with their interests, abilities, and social needs. Parents,
teachers, and students are encouraged to confer with the counseling personnel when assistance is
needed.
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Counseling Office Guidelines
Students in need of specialized or intensive services should be referred to their counselor.
Initial referrals to our school social worker should be made through the student’s counselor.
Disciplinary interventions for Level 1 offenses should include a referral to the counselor after
sufficient parent contact and prior to referral to the student’s assistant principal.
Students should be given a permit to visit the counselor during a class period only in emergency
or crisis situations. If the student is visibly distraught or has indicated thoughts of self-harm, the
student should be escorted to the counseling office.
Students are encouraged to limit walk-in visits to the counseling office to either before school
(8:00 – 8:30a.m.), after school (2:30 – 4:00 p.m.), or during the lunch period.
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To request to meet with their counselor, students should complete and submit to the Counseling
Office a Counseling Department Student Referral Form (copy attached).
If the student is not involved in a collaborative activity or test administration, students should be
released to visit the counselor when a counselor request form is delivered to the student. If the
student is unable to visit when requested, please return the permit to the student’s counselor and
indicate the reason for the student’s unavailability (i.e. - absent, testing, group assignment).
Reports of Child Abuse and Negligence
When a student informs a teacher of a situation involving child abuse or neglect, teachers must report
this to the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services – Children’s Protective Services
(CPS). To report child abuse or neglect, call 1-800-252-5400. For situations that do not require a
response within 24 hours you may report through the CPS secure web site:
https://www.txabusehotline.org .
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Child abuse and neglect are against the law in Texas, and so is failure to report it.
If you suspect a child has been abused or mistreated, you are required to report it to the Texas
Department of Family and Protective Services or to a law enforcement agency.
You are required to make a report within 48 hours of the time you suspected the child has been
or may be abused or neglected.
Abuse is mental, emotional, physical, or sexual injury to a child or failure to prevent such injury to a
child. Neglect includes (1) failure to provide a child with food, clothing, shelter and/or medical care;
and/or (2) leaving a child in a situation where the child is at risk of harm.
Your report is confidential and is not subject to public release under the Open Records Act. The law
provides for immunity from civil or criminal liability for innocent persons who report even
unfounded suspicions, as long as your report is made in good faith. Your identity is kept
confidential. If you have reason to suspect child abuse, but are not positive, make the report. If you
have any doubts about whether or not it is abuse, call the hotline. They can advise you on whether
the signs you have observed are abuse.
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Bellaire High School
Counseling and Guidance Department
Student Referral Form
Student Name: ______________________________Grade: _________________________
Counselor: _________________________________ Date of referral: __________________
Reason for referral: (Please check all that apply)
Schedule Request
Attendance
Credit Restoration
Grades/Progress
Credits
Extra Help/Tutoring
College/Career
Personal
Other
Description of concern/problem: (Please be as specific as possible)
Referring staff member: Page 86
CLINIC
Student health and safety: Bellaire has two full-time registered nurses who are available for health
counseling, health screening, evaluating vision and hearing problems, as health resource speakers for
health classes and for emergencies and illnesses as they arise. Students with serious or long-term health
problems should see the nurse during the first week of school so adjustments in schedules may be made
if needed.
The following rules that teachers, parents and students must follow when a student is ill:
1. Do not administer any medications to students including over-the-counter medications,
example: Tylenol, Advil, Cough Drops, etc.
2. Do not call student’s parents and do not allow students to call parents from your room or cell
phone, this will be done if necessary by the Nurse after the Nurse’s; assessment of the student
and/or the situation.
3. Do not allow them to come to the clinic without an escort, if a student is Diabetic or Asthmatic
and not feeling well.
4. The student must have the appropriate Permit to be seen in the Clinic, not the Hall Pass but
Teacher’s Referral to Principal or Nurse Form.
5. No student will be seen without a permit except in extreme emergencies, such as asthma attack,
insulin reaction, fainting, bleeding, seizure or serious injury.
6. Students are not to come to the Clinic the last 15 minutes of class or between classes. Students
are to report to their next period teacher for a permit.
7. Students may come to the Clinic during the lunch period, at this time the student may come
without a note.
8. At all times, the student must sign in and out on the Nurse’s Daily Registry, showing time
he/she arrived in the clinic and time they left the clinic. If the student doesn’t sign in, then
he/she has not been there.
9. The student must be evaluated by the Nurse to be excused from school via the Clinic.
10. If the student calls their parent to pick them up before coming to the Clinic, then they will be
sent to their Assistant Principal for approval to go home.
11. Report injuries to the nurse. Sport injuries should also be reported to the Coach, if they occur
during PE/athletics.
12. If the student has a chronic health problem, see the Nurse if they have not done so already.
13. If a student has any of the following symptoms before coming to school, then the parent should
allow the student to stay home. Students are not allowed to remain in school with the
following conditions:
• Fever of 100.4 or more
• Suspected contagious condition
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Cannot remain comfortable in class
• Undetermined rash
14. Medication: The student must strictly adhere to these policies adopted by the HISD school
board. These Guidelines apply to ALL medications-both prescription and over-the-counter.
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School board policy prevents nurses and teachers from administering aspirin or medications
of any kind at school WITHOUT proper consent. This includes cough drops, Tylenol, etc.
• A student may not carry medication with him/her except for Asthma. House Bill 1688
passed by the 77the Legislature and signed into law, allows a student with Asthma to
possess and self-administer prescription Asthma medicine-inhalers. (See that a back-up
prescription is kept in the Clinic for emergencies).
• Medications need to be kept locked in the clinic.
• A written medication permission form with the original signature of both a
parent/guardian and the prescribing physician must accompany all medication including
self-administration prescriptions for Asthma.
• Each medication must be in its original container with an affixed prescription label listing
the patient’s name for whom the drug was prescribed, the drug name, and the proper
dosage and administration information
15. Personal products are available in the Clinic for $.25.
16. If students or teachers have any problems or concerns, feel free to come and
talk with the Nurse. Referrals will be made as indicated.
Special Considerations:
Please be mindful of pregnant students. They do have special needs. If you have any concerns
regarding attendance, please contact the Nurse’s office. When these students are receiving CEHI
(Home Instruction) it takes your cooperation to make this work. Our goal is to help them graduate.
MAINTENANCE REQUESTS
Make all maintenance requests on the electronic form listed below. All requests are to be emailed to
Mr. A. Monzon at Amonzon@houstonisd.org
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BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL
MAINTENANCE & CUSTODIAL SERVICES WILL RESPOND TO WRITTEN REQUESTS
ROUTED TO THEM THROUGH ANDREW MONZON. USE THIS FORM TO REPORT
PROBLEMS & REQUEST SERVICES. YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED.
YOUR PRINTED NAME
_______________________________________________________________
ROOM NUMBER ________________________
DATE __________________________
MAINTENANCE REQUEST
DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM (FOR EXAMPLE: AC NOT WORKING PROPERLY, NO HEAT,
WATER LEAKING, PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL OUTLETS, DOOR LOCK NOT
WORKING, ETC.):
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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2. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
REQUEST FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES
DESCRIBE WHAT YOU NEED FROM THE CUSTODIANS (FOR EXAMPLE: GARBAGE
NOT EMPTIED, FLOOR NOT SWEPT, GRAFFITI NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, ETC.):
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
YOUR SIGNATURE: ________________________________________________________________
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