Here students and parents will find a reference to the policies and procedures at the Academy, as well as other useful information.

Click the links below to review some of the policies at the Academy. You may also download a full copy of the Student Handbook here.

Academic Probation

Arrival and Dismissal

Attendance Policy

Behavior

Cancellations

Grading

Lunches

Heath Care

Homework

Honor Roll

Lockers

Progress Reports

Promotion and Retention

School Calendar

(See Right)

Tardiness

Uniform Policy

Academic Probation

Academic Probation is assigned to all students who have not maintained a "C" average. It is also assigned to any student who received a grade of "F" in any subject. During Academic Probation, students are not permitted to participate in any extra-curricular activities. Students who are placed on Academic probation will be expected to achieve passing scores within a six week period. Parents will be expected to conference with his/her teacher so that a plan can be put in place to further assist the student. This is done so that students will concentrate their efforts on improving their studies. Parents are encouraged to monitor the extent of involvement that students have in all out-of-school activities to maximize time spent on school work.

Arrival and Dismissal

Arrival: School starts at 8:00 a.m. You should drive your children to the back parking lot of Christ Temple Church, and they should enter the rear doors no earlier than 7:45 a.m. They are to have an Accelerated Reader book with them in their back pack.

Dismissal: School ends at 3:00 p.m. .You should pick up your children by driving to the back parking lot where cars have formed a line. As the line of cars moves toward the building, hold up a sign with your child’s name on it and your child will be dismissed to you. Children should be picked up by 3:15. If you would prefer to come in the building to pick up your child, please park and walk in, do not block the flow of traffic.

Early Arrival And/Or Late Pickup: This service is arranged with the school office to accommodate parents whose schedules do not coincide with the arrival and dismissal times of the school. There is a fee for this service. If your child is not picked up at the appropriate time or if your child arrives at the time arranged for early arrival even once during a school month, you will be expected to pay the fee for this monthly service.

Attendance Policy

1. Students are expected to attend each of the 180 days of school.

2. When a student does miss school for any reason that student is expected to bring a note signed by the parent indicating the reason for the absence.

3. Absences qualify as "excused absences" for the purposes of making up work if the absence was pre-excused by the school administration or if the absence was because of illness, bereavement, or medical/dental appointments.

4. Late arrival of more than one hour will result in the student being counted absent for half day.

5. Late arrival after 11:30 in the morning will result in the student being at risk to be excluded from extracurricular activities on that day. (Student arrivals after 12:30 p.m. will be counted as absent for the day.)

6. Students are expected to stay the entire day. Requests to leave early are granted for medical/dental appointments or for illness and for purposes approved by the administration. The student should bring a note signed by the parent. This is to be brought to the school office so that the office can then give the student a note to be excused from class. Parents are expected to come to the office to sign out the student. If the student returns the same day, the parents are expected to come to the office to sign the student in again.

7. When un-excused absences exceed 10 school days, the student is at risk of losing credit in all classes in which those absences occurred.

Behavior

1. Students are expected to be in their seats except if the teacher has given permission for the student to be out of seat.

2. Students are to be silent in class unless the teacher has given permission to do otherwise.

3. Students will always show respect for their teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. This includes behavior and speech.

4. Students will always show respect for other students. Behavior and speech are important. Bullying will not be tolerated.

5. Self-control is expected of all students.

6. Students are expected to respect their own property and the property of others. Parents will be billed for damage done to the property of others, including that of the school. If the damage was deliberate then the student will also be disciplined.

7. Criticism of teachers, administration, or policies will not be tolerated. Students should discuss problems with teachers. If the problem still remains unresolved then the parent should make an appointment with the teacher for a conference by phone or in person at school.

8. Conversation is expected to be appropriate. Thus, profanity will not be tolerated. Discussion which glorifies sin or behavior which is inappropriate will not be tolerated. This includes identification with the world in terms of inappropriate music, television programming, movies, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, or drug use will not be tolerated.

9. Students are expected to have appropriate behavior while at school and to maintain a Christian testimony when not in school. Thus, parents and students should guard the television programs viewed, the music listened to, and the movies attended. Students are expected to abstain from attending secular rock concerts, and dances including proms of other schools. Any student known to be using alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs will be subject to dismissal from enrollment in school.

10. Students and their parents are expected to be active in their individual churches. It is expected that this involvement includes membership and attendance in two services each week. If membership is in a church other than Christ Temple Church then the recommendation of the church pastor is required for enrollment.

Cancellations

The Academy follows the Cabell County Board of Education schedule for inclement weather.  If the local media, tv, radio, etc. are reporting that the Cabell County Schools are closed because of inclement weather or that there is a 1- or 2-hour delay because of inclement weather then you will know that The Academy has the same policy. A 1-hour delay means that school will begin at 9:00 a.m. A 2-hour delay means that school will begin at 10:00 a.m. On such days if the parents are unable to get the student to school, the absence will be treated as an excused absence. There may be days when inclement weather necessitates early dismissal. If the local media, tv, radio, etc are reporting that the Cabell County Schools are having early dismissal then you will know that The Academy will also have early dismissal. In addition to our website, we will have a message on our school phone as soon as we know that there is a delay or closing.

Lunches

Students are expected to bring their lunch from home when they come to school in the morning. Since it is the intention of The Academy to teach students about the value of nutrition for health, parents are encouraged to provide nutritious lunches and snacks. Some items should not be brought to school for lunch or snack. These items include soft drinks such as soda pop, candy, and chewing gum.

Grading

The Grading Scale is as follows:

Heath Care

Physical Education: If a student is to be excused from participation in physical education or other activities then the student will need to bring a note signed by the parents.

Medication: If medication must be administered to students during the school day then parents must bring the medication to the school office with written permission for the school to administer the medication. Such written permission should also include the name and grade of the student, the required dosage and the dates and times that the medication is to be administered by the school. If the medication is only to be administered on an "as needed" basis, the school will also need to have written information as to when the medication was last administered.

Temperature: Students found to have a temperature of 100 degrees or above will not be permitted to remain at school. Parents will be expected to come to the school to get the student.

Homework

1. Homework is expected. It is used for review and practice of concepts already taught in school.

2. Parents are most helpful when they help students review and when they clarify concepts not yet completely mastered by students. However, students should always do their own homework.

3. Homework is never assigned on Wednesdays so that homework will not keep students from attending church on Wednesday evenings. In keeping with this policy tests, will not be given on Thursdays nor will projects be due on Thursdays.

4. Students will be expected to complete as homework those assignments missed while absent from school. Since all work missed during a multiple day absence cannot be completed in one evening of homework, the following formula will apply. Students will be given one day for each day of absence to complete work. If the absence was for an extended period of time then parents and teachers will work together to develop a reasonable plan to get all work completed.

5. It is the responsibility of the student to find out what work was missed during that student’s absence from school. It is the student’s responsibility to make up all work missed.

Honor Roll

Students who earn an average of "A’s" in a grading period will be given the honor of being placed on the "A Honor Roll"

Students who earn only "A’s" and "B’s" in a grading period will be given the honor of being placed on the "B Honor Roll".

Lockers

Students are permitted to use a school locker. These lockers remain the property of The Academy and are subject to inspection from time to time. Students are not permitted to permanently affix anything to the inside or the outside of the locker. The combination to the locker must be recorded with the student’s home room teacher.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports are sent home every 6 weeks. Once the 6 weeks ends, the progress report goes 1 week later.

Report Cards are sent home at the end of the six-week grading period. Parents and teachers are encouraged to discuss progress so that they can work together to help students gain the maximum benefit from school.

Promotion and Retention

At the elementary school level through sixth grade the decision to retain a student is made jointly between parents and teachers. Such a decision is extremely rare . When it does occur it is because parents and teacher and administration believe that the child will benefit from the decision.

Tardiness

1. Students are expected to be in class at 8:00 a.m.

2. At 8:15 students are expected to be completely prepared with all books and other materials and ready for class to begin. After 8:15 students are considered tardy.

School Calendar

The Academy follows the same calendar as the Cabell County Schools except for Good Friday, we will not have school in session on this day. A Calendar will be given at a later date.

Uniform Policy

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