Dress Code
All students are required to be in the school dress code. We are here to support you as a family, but it is the parent's responsibility to make sure that student's have the school uniform.
● Shirts - White, light blue, or navy blue polo style or button down shirt
● Pants - Cotton work style khaki, navy or black slacks (leggings or sweats as pants are not acceptable)
● Shoes ‐ should be comfortable dress or tennis shoes. Platform, high‐heeled, sandals or open toed shoes are not permitted.
● Hats, hoods, and headbands covering the ears must be removed inside the school building.
Friday Dress:
● Students may wear jeans and an MMA t-shirt or their uniform shirt (no cost for students)
● Students may wear their regular school uniform
● Students may earn “ dress down” based on behavior/academic progress for the week. Students will have to earn a dress down ticket on Friday’s by the teacher.
Need Uniforms?
● Let your child’s teacher or the front office know if you need assistance with uniforms. We have a uniform closet and we can help you out.
1st Offense - Verbal and written warning
2nd Offense - Phone call to parent/guardian (at home or work)
3rd Offense - Parent Conference
4th Offense - Possible suspension
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Shanina Draughn
Head of School
Attendance Policies
Regular school attendance is of the utmost importance to your child’s adjustment to school and contributes to the realization of the importance of education. When they are not in school, students also miss valuable instruction and fall behind academically and socially. If you arrive late or must pick up your child early, please call the office where you will need to sign your child in and out. For specific attendance and excused absence requirements refer to The Student Code of Conduct.
CODE OF CONDUCT:
Attendance Michigan law places responsibility on each student to attend school on time, every day regularly and on each parent/guardian to send their child to school every day. The Board of Directors requires that all students attend school during the days and hours that the Academy is in session. Students are expected to be at school every possible day because they miss valuable instructional time and fall behind in their studies. Attendance is also an important habit to learn in preparation for work. Each student is expected to receive a minimum of 1,098 hours of instruction to be promoted to the next grade or receive credit in coursework.
Did you know attendance is critical to your child’s success?
•It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to get their child to school.
•Missing just five days of school means 30 hours of missed instructional time.
•Starting in kindergarten, there is a direct link between absences and reading level.
•One in ten kindergarten and first-grade students is chronically absent.
•Students who are chronically absent are 7.5 times more likely to drop out of high school.
CHRONIC ABSENCE: 10 or more days
WARNING SIGNS: 7-9 days
SATISFACTORY: 6 or fewer days
Drop Off Procedures
- Students will arrive at 8:00 AM for breakfast.
- Class starts promptly at 8:30 AM.
- No students will be allowed inside the building before 8:00 AM.
Morning Car Line Instructions for Parents:
- Parents should join the car line upon arrival.
- Students will exit the vehicle and enter the building through their assigned doors based on grade level.
- As students enter their grade-level wing, they will receive breakfast and go to the classroom.
- During the first week of school, signs and staff members will be stationed outside to guide students to the correct entrance.
Pick Up Procedures
- No parent may pick up students before 3:30 PM. The doors will be closed until then.
- Pick up begins at 3:30 PM.
Pick Up Directions (Siblings will be together):
- PK-GSRP siblings / K-6 Siblings will move to younger sibling’s classrooms. Parents will pick their students at the YOUNGEST siblings classroom.
- Parent for Kindergartens- Must Pick Up in the classrooms: Located on the GSRP Side with siblings.- Parent will pick up from class. Must sign the students out on the form each day.
- Grades 1 ONLY: Pick up in the back parking lot off Wellington (look for YELLOW TAGS with siblings). Parent will get a tag the first week of school.
- Grades 2–6: Pick up outside on the parking lot on the church side. Parking Lot sign with grade level will be provided- class will stand behind the classroom big sign.
Parents are expected to get out of their cars and pick up students at their assigned areas outside the school.
Students involved in after-school activities must stay in their classrooms until an adult calls them for their activity.
All parents and staff must have Pick Up Patrol.
School Hours
Monday - Friday- 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(Doors Open at 8:00 a.m.)
Student Handbook
Contact us to receive a copy of our student handbook.
Social Media Privacy Guide
Social networking means opening up and sharing information online with others, but it’s important that children and parents alike use high security settings to ensure that only approved friends are seeing their information. Our Social Media Privacy Guide helps you and your children select the highest security settings so that only approved friends can access your information.
We take cyberbullying very seriously. It is our goal to educate all of our school families about internet and social media safety. If you suspect that your child may be experiencing cyberbullying, please contact your school administration immediately.
Contact us to receive a copy of the guide.