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BEFORE-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE This program is housed in Cottage #37, at the east end of the CA Campus. Parents may drop their children off at 7:15 a.m. or as early as 7:00 a.m. if arrangements are made ahead of time. The After-School Care Program runs from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The program is age-appropriate and offers time for indoor and outdoor activities, snacks, and for older children, study time. This program is open to students in Pre- Kindergarten through fifth grade. State regulations limit the number of four-year-old children we can serve; therefore, consideration will be given to greatest need for this service. The direct phone line for this program is 303-914-2565; voice mail messages can be left 24 hours a day. CURRENT PHONE NUMBERS Parents must keep the school informed of telephone changes at work or at home in case of emergency. If a parent is going to be away from home for an extended length of time, please leave some forwarding address and telephone number where you can be reached, as well as information on who will be responsible for the child and how they may be reached in case of illness or other emergency. A note to the classroom teacher can be helpful to a child who may be anxious during a parent’s absence. DUAL HOUSEHOLDS In order for CA to most effectively communicate with parents and support each student, it is important for teachers and administrators to be aware of children who spend time in dual households. Please be sure to communicate to CA about primary caregivers in the event of an emergency, and whether special coparenting arrangements exist. If there are court-ordered guidelines regarding visitations, picking up a child from school, parent involvement in field trips or other issues, please include the school in your communications loop. These situations can be stressful for parents and confusing for children, and your help in minimizing the school’s phone calls to you for clarification is very important. Unless otherwise specified, each parent for whom the office has current contact information will receive a copy of your child’s report card as well as and other informational mailings and electronic communications during the year. ATTENDANCE POLICY Colorado Academy’s Attendance Policy: If there is an accumulation of absences or tardies which appear excessive in relation to the progression of the school year, a letter will be sent from the principal’s office calling the situation to the attention of the family and asking that attention be given to correcting this obstacle to learning. Keep in mind that this communication is a gentle reminder intended to assist families. A protracted serious illness is of concern more for the health of a child than the days missed from school. If the tardies and/or absences continue to increase in a way that seems excessive given the time of the year, a call from the principal may be in order. In some cases where the pattern of missed school continues after a call has been made, the contract for another school year may be held in a probationary status or not issued. School is the work of students, and it is parents who help set that as a priority. When a student misses school, there is a negative impact on both the class and the student. Though a child may complete missing assignments, he or she cannot make up what is missed over the course of a school day, including interactions with peers, discussions, and collaborative work. Vacations and extended trips that result in days of missed school result in missed opportunities for learning. 2
Reporting an Absence It is the parents’ responsibility to call or email the Lower School office if a child is going to be kept home because of illness. The direct phone number to the Lower School Office is 303-914-2555; email lyric.mcknight@coloradoacademy.org If communicating by email, please feel tree to copy the message to your child’s homeroom teacher. The beginning of the day is a busy time in the Lower School, so we may not be able to take your call in person; voice mail, however, is available 24 hours a day. If you reach the Lower School voice mail, please leave the child’s name, name of the caller, and the reason for the absence. If you require a return call, please leave the number where you may be reached. If a child is marked absent and we do not hear from parents by 8:45 a.m., the Lower School Office will initiate a call home. If a delay causes your child to be later than this to school, please contact us. During inclement weather, we are aware that students may arrive a few minutes late. On these days, students are not counted tardy, and there is no need on those days to notify the office as you are driving in. The school should be notified ahead of time of any anticipated tardiness such as a doctor or dental appointment, though please make every effort to schedule these outside of class time. As we try to foster habits of punctuality in our students, we remind parents that the first bell of the classroom day sounds at 8:05 a.m., and students are expected to be at their desks when the second bell rings at 8:10. ILLNESS If a child arrives at school with a fever, it will be assumed that the child is contagious. The child will be isolated in the office and parents will be called to pick up the child. We also ask that children who experience diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting the night before remain home from school until that event is at least 24 hours in the past. It is in the best interest of your child not to send him or her to school if they are ill or if they have a fever. Students must be free of a fever for at least 24 hours before returning to school, or if a doctor prescribes antibiotics for a child’s illness, he/she must be on that medication for 24 hours before returning. COLORADO ACADEMY MEDICATION POLICY Medication may be administered to students by the school nurse, health assistant, or other school designee only when the following requirements are met. For purposes of this policy, the term “medication” includes both prescription and non-prescription medication. The term “non-prescription medication” includes but is not limited to over-the-counter medications. • Medication shall be in the original properly labeled container. If it is a prescription medication, the student’s name, name of the medication, dosage, how often it is to be administered, and name of the prescribing health care practitioner shall be printed on the container. • The school shall have received written permission to administer the medication from the student’s health care practitioner with prescriptive authority under Colorado law. • The school shall have received written permission from the student’s parent/guardian to administer the medication to the student. Preventative measures such as use of sunscreen or bug spray require parent/guardian authorization only. • The parent/guardian shall be responsible for providing all medication to be administered to the student (including over-the-counter medication). Any medications you wish to have your child take at school must be brought to the nurse’s office in the Lower School and must be in the original container labeled with the child’s name and the name and dosage of the medication. Authorization forms can be downloaded from the CA website. 3
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