Genesis High School

1602 HILL STREET

BASTROP, TX 78602

512-772-7230 / FAX 512-321-3212

MARTIN CONRARDY, PRINCIPAL

LAURIE HOFFMAN, PRINCIPAL’S SECRETARY & REGISTRAR

T WARNKE, ATTENDANCE SECRETARY

ANNETTE DELEON, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER1107

MONICA ROFFOL, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER1100

ECATERINA STIURCA, MATHEMATICS TEACHER1103

SHEILA WYMAN, MATHEMATICS TEACHER1102

TRACY BOHMONT, SCIENCE TEACHER1101

KEVIN WOEHL, SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER1105

RUSSELL TUCKER, ELECTIVES TEACHER1109

Genesis High School Attendance Contract

Genesis High School students follow state law regarding compulsory school attendance. As a GHS student I understand:

1. I must attend school 90% of the time to receive credit for my courses.(a)Except as provided by this section, a student may not be given credit for a class unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered.

2. I will have truancy charges filed on me if I miss three days of school within a four week period and these absences are unexcused. (a)An individual commits an offense if the individual:(3)fails to attend school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period.

3. I will be withdrawn from GHS on my 6th absence if I am 18 years old.(e)A person who voluntarily enrolls in school or voluntarily attends school after the person's 18th birthday shall attend school each school day for the entire period the program of instruction is offered. A school district may revoke for the remainder of the school year the enrollment of a person who has more than five absences in a semester that are not excused under Section 25.087.

4. There are very limited reasons for excused absences. (b)A school district shall excuse a student from attending school for:

(1)the following purposes, including travel for those purposes:

(A)observing religious holy days;

(B)attending a required court appearance;

(C)appearing at a governmental office to complete paperwork required in connection with the student's application for United States citizenship;

(D)taking part in a United States naturalization oath ceremony; or

(E)serving as an election clerk; or

(2)a temporary absence resulting from health care professionals if that student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment.

(3) a school district may excuse students for absences that result from illness.

Bell Schedule

0 Period / 8:40 – 9:30
1st Period – A Days
5th Period – B Days / 9:33 – 11:03
2ndPeriod – A Days
6th Period – B Days / 11:03 – 11:45 and 12:15 – 1:06
Lunch / 11:45 – 12:15
3rdPeriod – A Days
7th Period – B Days / 1:09 – 2:39
4thPeriod – A Days
8th period – B Days / 2:42 – 4:10

Breakfast and Lunch

  1. Breakfast is served from 8:45 to 9:00. Students arriving to school after 9:00 will not be served breakfast.
  2. GHS is a closed campus. Students are not permitted to leave the campus for lunch.
  3. All students will eat lunch in the cafeteria or the cafeteria courtyard.
  4. Students are not allowed to eat lunch or loiter in the student parking lot.
  5. Parents/guardians bringing lunch to students must drop the food off in the office before 11:45. No food will be delivered to students after 11:55.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Upon enrollment, each student will review their graduation requirements with the Principal and formalize their personal graduation plan.
  2. Students will follow the personal graduation plan agreed upon with the Principal.

Graduation

  1. GHS students graduate once their personal graduation plan is complete, credits and state tests.
  2. GHS holds formal commencement exercises, graduation, at the end of the fall and spring semesters. The graduation dates are set by the district and the ceremonies take place at the PAC.
  3. Students have the option of participating in the ceremonies only when they have completed their personal graduation plan.

Transportation and Parking

  1. Shuttle service will be provided for bus riders commuting from the Cedar Creek High School attendance zone.
  2. Students are allowed to park in the parking lot directly to the east of the campus, across Hill Street.
  3. Parents and visitors may park in the lot next to the campus courtyard if space is available. If there are not spaces, parents and visitors should park in the parking lot directly to the east of the campus, across Hill Street.

Visitors

  1. All visitors to campus will check in with Ms. Hoffman in the office.
  2. All visitors will be required to show identification, which will be scanned into the Raptor System. A paper ID will be issued once the visitor is cleared by Raptor.

GENESIS HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION

~Please Print Clearly~

Last Name ______First Name______MI______

Grade _____ Age_____ Date of Birth ______Student’s School ID ______

Address (where student currently resides):

Street address: ______City & Zip Code______

Home Phone #______Student Cell #______

Student E-Mail address ______

Do you currently have a job? YES / NO If yes, where? ______

Work address: ______

Supervisor’s Name(s) ______Work #______

What are your current work or shift hours? ______

Are you currently enrolled in school? YES / NO If yes, where? ______

If not enrolled, when were you last in school? ______

Have you spoken to your high school counselor / administrator about this application? YES / NO

Why did you leave school if no longer enrolled? ______

______

Do you understand that you will have the privilege of earning a Genesis High School Diploma and thereby realize that by signing this document you are agreeing to the fact that you will not be able to return to Bastrop HS or Cedar Creek HS unless recommended to do so by the Genesis and BHS/CCHS Principals?

  • Initial here if in agreement: _____

Parents / Guardian Name (s) ______Work #______

Address (where responsible parent / guardian currently resides):

Street address: ______City & Zip Code______

Home Phone #______Parent / Guardian Cell ______

Parent / Guardian E-Mail address: ______

Other Contact Phone #’s or emails ______

Genesis High School Optional Flex School Day Attendance Program

Application

OFSDP

I ______give my permission for mychild ______to be on the “Optional Flex School Day Attendance Program”. I understand my child must be at school 90% of all school days to receive credit for attendance and their courses.

Parent/Guardian Signature ______Date ______

Student Signature ______Date ______

Foreign Language Substitution

Students entering high school in 2014 – 15 school year are required under the Foundation HSP to have two consecutive years of a Foreign Language unless in completing the first credit of LOTE, they demonstrate that they are unlikely to be able to complete the second credit. The student may substitute another appropriate course (World Geography).

LOTE 1 Teacher Signature ______Date______

Sending Principal/Designee Signature ______Date______

Parent/Guardian Signature______Date______

This part of the application must be completed by the sending high school prior to enrollment at Genesis HS.

To enroll at GHS all students must have a completed Enrollment form, a Proof of Residency, a copy of Social Security card and a copy of Birth Certificate.

For official use only:

Enrollment Form _____ (POR) Proof of Residency _____ Birth Certificate _____

Social Security _____

Graduating Students on Time