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Sick Child Policy
At The Academy we believe that it is our duty to ensure the safety and well being of each
and every one of our students, therefore we do not care for sick children. Children that
are ill will have to be picked up immediately.
-Children must be temperature free for 24 hours before they can return to childcare.
-Children that have communicable diseases must have a doctor's statement before returning
to childcare.
-Children that have diarrhea CANNOT ATTEND CHILDCARE and may be asked to submit a doctor's
statement before they are allowed to return.
Parental Involvement
Parents are expected to participate in their child's learning and childcare experience.
The Academy has an open door policy, which welcomes and encourages parents to visit their
child in the learning environment.
Birthday Parties
Students are allowed to have Birthday Parties at The Academy. Parents must give advance
notice and have clearance through the school office at least one week before the proposed
party date.
Phone Calls
The Academy's staff of trained providers is excited about caring for your child. Please
feel free to call us before 9:00 AM or from 12:00 - 2:00 PM in order to speak with us
about your child's progress.
Check Writing Policy
Parents are welcome to write checks for their childcare fees. Checks will not be accepted
after two (2) checks have been returned. A $20.00 returned check fee and $10.00 late
childcare fee would be applied to all returned checks. CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR
FIELD TRIPS!!
Discipline
An assertive discipline policy is used with our students. Parents will be notified if
extreme discipline problems occur. Parents are expected to promote positive behavior.
Fighting, hitting, and profanity are NOT ALLOWED at The Academy!! Continuous discipline
problems will result in expulsion.
Breakfast Policy
We are happy to provide a nutritional breakfast to our students between the hours of 6:30
and 8:00 AM. BREAKFAST ENDS PROMPTLY AT 8:00 AM!! All Students that wish to eat breakfast
at The Academy must arrive by 7:45AM. If your child arrives after 8:00 AM, please do not
send him/her in with food. Allow your child to eat before he/she enters the building.
We are approved to serve supper to our school age children only effective December
11, 2000.
9:00 Arrival Policy
At The Academy we are striving to provide the best educational environment possible. In
order to achieve our goal, all students must arrive at The Academy by 8:30 AM each
morning. Our academic instruction begins promptly at 9:00 AM.
Suspension Policy
The Academy offers an advanced Preschool Curriculum. Our students are thinkers and
learners every day. Our curriculum is very challenging and requires our students to be
attentive, cooperative, and obedient. Students that are continuously disruptive or
disobedient will be given three (3) written notices/warnings after which, they will be
suspended from school for one (1) week. During the student's one-week suspension, FULL
TUITION IS DUE!! After the suspension, if the student's behavior does not improve, he or
she will be expelled.
Inclement Weather Policy
The Academy will provide three (3) inclement weather days each school year. After they
have been used, credits will be issued if children attend childcare for less than three
(3) days. Credits will be issued to those customers with accounts in good standing.
Credits will not be issued to the accounts that were paid late that week.
The Academy will follow the same inclement weather (snow closings) schedule as the Memphis
City School System. Although we are not required to call when inclement weather days are
used, we attempt to contact all parents. However, we may not be able to contact everyone.
Closing Explanation
The Department of Human Services requires that all teachers and directors receive a
certain amount of training per year. We are required to have three (3) days per year for
teacher in-service days. We are able on these days to do paperwork, make lesson plans, and
create ways to better educate your child. Therefore, we have to make time during our
school year for training in order to be compliant with regulations.
Power To Please
We work hard to please our customers. However, sometimes your child may have an accident
or experience at school that our staff may not be aware of right away or that may be
unpleasant to your child. Please understand and work with us on these rare occasions. We
are always striving for excellence but unfortunately we are not perfect. If your child
does have an unpleasant experience, please bring it to the attention of a member of
management.
Disenrollment Procedure
We understand that some customers may need to withdraw their children from our program for
many reasons. We require one (1) week's written notice upon disenrollment. If The Academy
wishes to expel a child, one (1) week's written notice will be given to the parents before
the child is expelled.
School Property
The Academy's faculty and staff work hard to maintain a clean, safe, and beautiful
environment for our students. The Academy is a small business. We cannot afford to
constantly replace items in our school. Therefore, if a student destroys school property,
his/her parents will be required to pay for the property that was destroyed.
THE ACADEMY'S BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Parents are required to call The Academy by 12:00 PM each day that we are not to provide
after school care. The Academy is not responsible for picking up a child that we did not
take to school on any given morning unless the parent calls by 12:00 PM to inform us that
the child went to school that day.
Parents are required to speak with their children and explain to them that they must come
directly out of school. We are responsible for picking up children from several schools
and we can only get to each school on time when the children get out on time.
Parents must notify The Academy by 12:00 PM if they do not need their child picked up
after school. (Ex. A child is picked up early for a doctor's appointment.)
Parents should explain to their child that our staff will help them with their homework
each afternoon but they must tell us that they have homework.
After school students must be reminded by their parents of the importance of obeying and
being well mannered.
Parents, your cooperation is mandatory and appreciated! We are striving to make The
Academy a wonderful place for your children.
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