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OURCULTURE

CULTURALISSUES

KingdomChristianAcademybelievesthatallhumanlifeissacredandthatweare createdintheimageofGodandcalledtodefendandprotectthatlife.Webelievethere aretwodistinctgenders,maleandfemaleandtogethertheyreecttheimageandnature ofGodandtheBiblicalmeaningof“marriage”describedinScripture.(Gen.2:1825). KingdomChristianAcademyiscommittedtoahealthydiscussionofthisissueinaway thatvaluesallthoseofotheropinions,yetdoesnotcompromiseourvalues. Our ultimategoalisChristianunitywithintheparametersoftheApostles’Creedandthe truthofScripture.

WhenGodmadehumans,Hemadeusinhisownimage,acommunityreectiveofHis triunenaturewiththecapacitytolove,asHehasloved. Inthelastcentury,schoolshave assumedafragmentedviewthatreducesapersontoanindividualinneedof knowledge. AtKingdomChristianAcademy,webelieveindisciplingthewholeperson toloveGodandloveandhonorallpeople. Augustinedealswiththisin“OnChristianTeaching.”.... Itisinterestingtoconsider thattopracticelovingGodandlovingourneighbormightbeagreatereducationthan anything. ToloveourneighboristolovetheimageofGod. Toloveourneighborwe

STATEMENTOFFAITH THEAPOSTLES’CREED

CULTURE

OVERARCHING

"WebelieveinGod,theFatherAlmighty,theMakerofheavenandearth,andinJesus ChristHisonlySon,ourLord:WhowasconceivedbytheHolyGhost,bornofthe virginMary,sueredunderPontiusPilate,wascrucied,dead,andburied.He descendedintohell.ThethirddayHearoseagainfromthedead;Heascendedinto heaven,andsitsattherighthandofGodtheFatherAlmighty;fromthenceheshall cometojudgethelivingandthedead IbelieveintheHolyGhost;theholycatholic church;thecommunionofsaints;theforgivenessofsins;theresurrectionofthebody; andthelifeeverlasting.Amen."

AtKingdomChristianAcademy,theTrivium,whichpedagogicallymovesfromthe concretetothephilosophical,isappliedateverylevelandineveryeldofstudy, buildingskillsindiscernment.Academicallystrongandstrugglinglearnersare

needtostudyandunderstandthem. Toknowandloveourneighboristoknowmore aboutGodandtolearnmoreaboutGodproduceswisdom,andwisdomlivesout sacricesforourneighbor. Inotherwords,thecycleofeducationhasgoneawry. The subjectofspellingisuselessunlessmyspellingservesagreaterpurpose. Thesubjectof scienceisuselessunlessIunderstanditinthecontextofGod’sincredibleworld. Mission TheMissionofKingdomChristianAcademySchool KingdomChristianAcademyservesfamiliesintheadmonitionoftheLord. Our integratedinstructionaccommodatesvariousabilities,equippingstudentstodiscern andapplytruth. ● Weprovideindividualizedlearningwithinaschoolstructure ● Wegivefamilieshopeandsupportintheeducationoftheiruniquelearners, whetherneurotypical,developmentallydelayed,orontheautismspectrum. ● WeproviderigorwithmercyintheclassroomthroughChristianandclassical pedagogy. EDUCATIONPHILOSOPHY Christian • Compassionate • Classical Romans15:1states“Wewhoarestronghaveanobligationtobearwiththefailingsof theweak,andnottopleaseourselves” Itistempting,intheeducationworld,tofocusonacademicstotheextentthatchildren havealimitedexperienceoutsideofclassroomwalls. ButiftheapexofaChristianisto LoveGodandLoveourneighbor,thenweneedtomakesurethatoureducationisnot self-focused,butisinsteadapracticeinhumanity. Itisnotthatacademicsareunimportant,itissimplythatwehavecreatedasub-culture ofsmallhumanswhosegradeandgradesbecome“whotheyare.” Aristotlespoke extensivelyofvirtue. Andalthoughapagan,heunderstoodthatastudentwhosimply gainedknowledgehadnotreceivedaneducation.

integratedintolearninggroupsbasedonmasteryofmaterialratherthanage.Curricula isatoolratherthanamaster.Wesynthesizeeldsofstudyinstorycentricorthematic lessonsbasedonerasoftimeandbuildtheimportantliterary,mathematical,andscience skillsnecessaryforinterpretingGod’screationandtheorderoftheworld. Output expectationsarevariedbecausestudentgiftingisvaried.Smallclassesfosterdiscussion, speaking,andservicewhilebeinggivenspacetotakeanacademicriskequippingthem forresponsibilityandleadershipinGod’sKingdom. 5Distinctiveterms Gifting Relational Integrated Thematic Trivium Whileourgoalisstraightforward,thewayweaccomplishthisforeachchildiscomplex. BecauseeachchildisanimagebearerofGodandiscreatedwithuniquegiftsand struggles,webelieveitisimportanttoindividualizetheirinstructionwithout compromisingthecommunity.Weemployavarietyofmethodstohelpourstudents learntofocustheirmindsandcalmtheirbodies,sotheycangrowintheirloveforGod andneighbor. Thereforewewill: 1. Provideourstudentswithawell-ordered,consistent,environment. 2. HelpourstudentsseewhotheyareinthecontextofGod’sworld. 3. Teachourstudentsclearcommunicationanduseclearcommunicationin training. 4. Coachourstudentsinlovingtheirneighborsthroughstructuredactions. 5 Guideourstudentsthroughasmuchacademicmaterialastheyarecapable Wearenotabletoaccommodatechildrenwithknownovertbehaviorsthatwould morallyorphysically,intentionallyharmotherstudents.

CONDUCTGUIDELINES TomaintainthetestimonyofKCA,allteachers,stamembers,andrepresentativesof KCAareexpectedtoconformtobiblicalstandardsofbehavioratalltimes. ...Letnoonedespiseyouforyouryouth,butsetthebelieverstanexampleinspeech,in conduct,inlove,infaith,inpurity1Timothy4.12(ESV) Weexpectallstudentstoconductthemselvesinamannerthatwillproducethebest educationalenvironmentforallstudentsandteachers.Allstudentsenrolledin KingdomChristianAcademyshoulddisplaygoodChristianconductatalltimes. OURDISTINCTIVE 1. Verylowstudent/teacherratio,allowingtrulyindividualizedlearningplans. 2. Integratedages,wherestudentsmovethroughmilestonesratherthanage-related grades. 3. Fewersubjects 4. Minimalhomeworkintheyoungeryearswiththisexpandingovertime. 5. Theteacherasthecurriculumindividualizingeducation DISCIPLINEPOLICY Werecognizethatmaintainingawelldisciplinedclassroomiskeytolearning.Webelieve that“Knowledgewithoutvirtueisdangerous”Therefore,encouragingvirtuous behaviorthatstemsfromtheheartisasimportantasencouragingexcellenceinmath andgrammar.Ayoungstudent’sbehavior,attitude,andphysicaldispositionshould contributepositivelytotheclassroomenvironmentandKingdomChristianAcademy’s valueofshapinggodlycharacter.Ourruleissimpleformaintainingthisdisciplined atmosphere: “loveyourneighborasyourself.” KingdomChristianAcademyusesastructureddisciplineplanfortheclassroomwhile varyingtheconsequencesbasedontheframeofthechildandtheparent’sinput. Althoughourmethodofhelpingthemreachthestandardof “lovingGodandloving ourneighbor”maybedierent,thestandardremains.

ELECTRONICDEVICEPOLICY Useofpersonalelectronicdevices(i.e.phones,smartphones,portablegamingdevices, smartwatchesetc.)bystudentsisprohibitedduringschoolhours.Suchdevicesmaybe putonsilentorturnedoandleftinbagsorbackpackswhileastudentisatschoolor oncampus. Teachersmayaskthatphonesbeputinaclassroombasket.Anyuseof phonesmustbeapprovedbytheDeanofStudentsorthesecretary. ● Useoflaptopsispermissibleforsecondaryacademicpurposesonlyunderthe pre-approveddirectionandsupervisionofateacher. ● Arstviolationofthispolicywillresultinimmediateconscationofthedevice, tobereleasedtoaparentorguardian. ● AsecondviolationofthispolicywillresultinaparentconferencewiththeDean ofStudents. ● Athirdviolationofthispolicywillresultinadisciplinaryhearing. ● KingdomChristianAcademyacceptsnoresponsibilityforuse,breakage,theft,or lossofphoneorotherpersonalitems. CHEATINGANDPLAGIARISM Cheatingisdenedaslookingatanother’sworkwithouttheteacher’spermission,or communicatingwithanotherduringanexamwithouttheteacher’spermission. Plagiarismisdenedasusinganother’sworkwithoutthankingthemfortheuse. Ifeithercheatingorplagiarismisnoticed,theassignmentorexamwillimmediately receivea0. Parentswillbenotied. Asecondcheatingorplagiarisminfractionwill resultinaneducationcouncilreview. DressCode& Violation Modestapparel ● ShortsandSkirtsfour(3)inchesabovetheknee ● Nocleavageofbelliesshowing ● Pantsarewornaroundthewaist

● 3ngerswideontanktops ● Noundergarmentsvisible ● Notightsorskintightleggingsunlesscoveredbylongshirts ● Noprofanity,obscenepictures,norebelags,oranythingoensive. ● Nosheerclothingwhereundergarmentscanbeseen. ● Holesinclothingabove4”mustbepatchedorundergarmentcoveringskin. Ifanyoftheabovearequestionable,discretionwillbedeterminedbythe administration.Iftheaboveguidelinesarebroken,alternativeclothingwillbeprovided. IfthesecretarynoticesadresscodeviolationhewillinformtheDeanofStudents,and theDeanofStudentswillnotifyparentsthroughaClassReachdresscodeviolation form. After4dresscodeviolations,anocevisitwillfollowandanemailwillfollow. Afterthe5thwithinasemester,thestudentwillbesenthome.Subsequentdresscode violationswillrequiretheDeanofStudentstotreattheviolationsasocevisitsin accordancewiththedisciplinepolicy. Drugs,TobaccoandAlcohol Policy& Violation IfthesecretarynoticesDrugs,TobaccoandAlcoholviolationhewillinformtheDeanof Students,andtheDeanofStudentswillnotifyparentsbyphoneformregardingany incidentwhereinastudentisfoundusing,possessingorsellingANYcontrolled substance,counterfeitcontrolledsubstance,oralcoholicbeverage.

disciplinepolicy.

violations,thestudentwillbesenthome.Subsequentsubstanceabuseviolationswill

Aftertherst requiretheDeanofStudentstotreattheviolationsasocevisitsinaccordancewiththe

PRIMARYSTUDENTDISCIPLINEPLAN TheruleistoloveGodandloveyourneighbor. 1. Ifastudentisovertlydisrespectfultoauthorityanimmediateocevisitwill follow 2. Ifthereisunlovingbehaviorintheclassroom,duringbreaksorlunchtimethe teacherwhoobservedthesituationwillgiveawarningandcorrectthebehavior. 3. Ifasecondinfractionoccurstheinfractionwillbedocumented. 4. Ifaninfractionoccursduringabreakthestudent’sleadteacherwillbenotied anddocumentedaccordingly. 5. IfathirdinfractionoccurstheteacherwillsendthechildtotheDeanofStudents foranocevisitwithinformationspecifyingtheissue. a. TheDeanofStudentswillnotifytheparentsthroughemailofwhat occurredandthedisciplinegiven. 6 HOMEWORK a. Anymissinghomeworkwillbeenteredasa“0”inClassReach.Afterthe third “0” orthirdpoorgrade,theparentswillbenotied.Thelate assignmentpolicyis10%gradereductiontherstday,20%reductionthe secondday,and1percentagepointforanydaythereafter.A standing“0” willmeantheassignmentwasneversubmitted. SECONDARYSTUDENTDISCIPLINEPLAN TheruleistoloveGodandloveyourneighbor. 1. Ifastudentisovertlydisrespectfultherewillbeanimmediateocevisit. 2. Ifastudentisspeakinginappropriatelytherewillbeanimmediateocevisit. 3. Ifastudenthasnotcompletedhomeworktheteacherwillnotifytheparentsand theDeanof Students. 4. HOMEWORK a. Amissedassignmentwillbeenteredasa“0”untilsubmitted,andthelate percentageswillapply: 10%fornotbeingsubmitted,20%forthe2ndday,

and“1”thereafter. Astanding“0”willmeanthestudentneversubmitted thework. ● OceVisitProtocol ● TheDeanofStudentsmaydisciplineinoneofseveralwayspendingthestudent: ● Cleaning ● Pickinguptrash ● Cleaningbathrooms ● Vacuumingandorsweeping ● Cleaningdesks,walls,whiteboards,etc. ● Cleaningoutside ● Physicalendurance ● Wallsit ● Runninglaps ● Push-ups ● Writing ● Anoteonwhatthestudentdidwrong ● Anoteaskingforgiveness ● Other ● Lossofprivilege(s) ● Repetitionandpracticeofproperorexpectedbehaviors ● Beingsenthome ● Aconsequenceordisciplineplanparticularlysuitedtothestudentandsituation asagreeduponwiththeparent(s) ● IfanocevisitoccursadisciplinenotewillgohomefromtheDeanofStudents totheparents. ExcessiveOfficeVisits Asnotedabove,thepurposeofthedisciplinepolicyistoshapegodlycharacterinthe student.IfitbecomesapparenttotheDeanofStudentsthatthestudent’scharacteris notimprovingovertimeand/orisbecomingworsetothedetrimentoftheschool

culture,theDeanofStudentswillmeetwiththeparentsandtheywillcomeupwitha plantoresolvetheissue.TheDeanofStudentswillalsomeetwiththeparentsincases wherethestudentexhibitsalackofrepentanceorlacksinterestinattendingKingdom ChristianAcademy.TheDeanofStudentsmay,athisdiscretion,allowforadditional meetingswiththeparentsifthepreviousdisciplineplantohelpthestudentwas unsuccessful.Tohelptheparentsunderstandtheirchild’sbehavior,theymaybe requiredtositwiththestudentduringapartoralloftheschoolday.IftheDeanof Studentsdeterminesthatthestudent’sbehavioralissuestillcannotbecorrectedthrough thedisciplineplan(s)generatedbythemeeting(s)withtheparents,thenitwillbe considereda“SeriousDisciplineCase”. SeriousDisciplineCases ASeriousDisciplineCaseoccurswhenastudentexhibitsextremeungodlybehavior thatimpedesthecultureoftheschool.Examplesinclude(butarenotlimitedto): ● ExcessiveOceVisits(seesectionofthesamenameabove) ● Unrepentant,consistent,orseriousdisrespectofauthority ● Unsafebehavior endangermenttothemselvesorothers ● Overtmoralissuesincluding(butnotlimitedto): ○ Inappropriatetouching ○ Substanceabuse ○ Illegalactivity IftheDeanofStudentshasdeterminedthatthestudent’swordsorbehaviorconstitute aSeriousDisciplineCase,thestudentwillbesubjecttoadisciplinehearingbeforethe schoolboard.Thedisciplinehearingwillincludethestudent,theparent(s),theteacher (ifapplicable),theDeanofStudents,andschoolboardmembers.Atthispoint,the schoolboardwilldeterminethenecessarycourseofactionwhichmayinclude suspensionorexpulsionofthestudent.Tuitionwillnotbereimbursedforsuspensions orexpulsions.

DisciplineProcedures Wedesirethat,aschildrenaredisciplinedinourschool,ourcriteriawillbemetand communicatedinalovingwaytothechild.Wealsostrivetomaintainclearlinesof communicationwiththeparentstopreventseriousproblemsfromdeveloping. Ifparentshavequestionsaboutapolicyordisciplinaryaction,theyshouldfollowthis procedure. 1. Givethestathebenetofthedoubt realizingthatyourchild'sreportingmay beemotionallybiasedandmaynotincludealltheinformation. 2 Realizethattheschoolstahasreasonsforrulesandthatweattempttoenforce themwithoutpartiality. 3. Calltheschooltogetthefactsstraightandtooeryoursupport. 4. Ifyouhaveaquestionconcerningasituationintheclassroom,pleasecontactthe teacherrst.Then,ifthereisnoresolution,pleasecontacttheadministration.All contactsshouldbecourteousandrespectful,andafterschoolhours. Whenastudentinterfereswiththelearningprocessofotherstudents,itbecomes necessaryfortheteachertondeectivewaystocorrectthatstudent.Thesemaybe inclassdiscipline,student teacherconferencesorparentteacherconferences.Ifthe studentcontinuestodisturbothers,theteacherwillreferthatstudenttothe administrationfordisciplinaryaction 9 Thestudentwillreceiveadisciplinereferraltotakehomeforparentstosignandreturn. Thisisthestudent'sresponsibility,andhe/shehasonedaytoreturnthereferral.Ifitis notreturned,parentswillbecalledtoconrmthereferralwasseenanddiscussed. Everydisciplinarysituationisuniqueinnature.Consequencesformisbehaviorprovide thebestlearningvaluewhenmatchedtotheuniquestudentandtheuniquesituation. Misbehaviorwillbehandledwithnaturalorlogicalconsequencesinsteadof punishment,wheneverpossible. Alldisciplinewillbebasedonbiblicalprinciples,e.g.restitution,apologies,(publicand private),restorationoffellowship,nolingeringattitudes,etc. 1. Warningorutilizationofteacher’sassertivedisciplineplan 2. LossofPrivileges

3. Detentiontableandworkdutyatrecess 4. ParentconferencewithTeacherand/orAdministration 5. Inschoolsuspension(ISS):Thestudentwillbeassignedtoanisolatedstudyarea fortheafternoon(s) 6. Outofschoolsuspension:AnyMAJORviolationoftheschoolrulesmayresult inastudentbeingsuspendedfromschoolforaperiodoftimeuptotendays. Parentsmaybecalledtopickuptheirchild.Studentsonsuspensionmaynotbe oncampusoratschool-sponsoredactivitiesoreldtrips. 7. Expulsion:AstudentmayberecommendedforexpulsionfromKCA.Thisisthe removaloftherightofastudenttoattendourschoolfortheremainderofthe academicyear.Anyunusedtuitionisnon-refundable. Schoolproblemswillbehandledbyschoolpersonnel Criminalactivitywillbereferred totheproperauthorities.

OURPROGRAM EDUCATIONSCHEDULE KingdomChristianAcademy5dayoption Studentsareplacedinlearninggroups basedontheirreadingandmath ability. Studentsprogressthroughtheselearning groupsastheygrowintheirskills. Becauseeachchildisuniquelydesigned,some studentsmayprogressmorequicklythanothers. Ourlearninggroupmodelaords bothdelaysandaccelerationsthroughthelearninglevels. Fieldsofstudyareoered acrosstheschoolatthesametimesothatstudentscangototheclassthattstheir learningneeds. OURSTRUCTURE Fellowshipbetweentheages Overlappinggradestoaccommodateuniquelearners Coreclassesthatpromotemastery Applicationofwhatislearned LovingGod&lovingneighborasprimarytenants Prayer&Scriptureinterwoventhrougheachday Outpouringofloveonstudents,families&community Integratedlearning Nurturingeducationwithteachersasmentors Thematicandortopicalintegrationbetween learninggroups ● Teachersneedlargeblocksofﬂexibletimeratherthanrigidclassperiods ● Subjectintegrationneedstobeintentionalbutorganic. ● Teachersneedtobecomemasterteachersthroughtraining. ● Foundationalprinciplesneedtobeinstilledandwherenecessary,memorizedfor futurerecall. ● Teachersneedtobementoredsothattheycanmentortheirstudentswell. ● Dailyscheduleswilltakeintoaccountcommunityneeds.

OurHumanitiesblockisatthecoreofourcurriculum,anditisorganizedaroundtwo principles:worldviewandintegration History,Literature,Bible,Geography,Grammar, Writing,andSpellingarewovenintoanintegratedwholeandtaughtfromadistinctively Christianperspective. Thisblockoftimereectsourcommitmenttorestoringnotonlythecontentbutthe structureofeducation.Ratherthanarigidclassschedulethathurriedlymovesstudents fromonesubject-specicclasstothenext,interruptinggreatdiscussionsormeaningful projects,welingerlongerandgodeeperthroughintegrationofmaterial,allowingthe studenttimetomasterlearning. Wereadstories,thestoriesofourworld.Itisstoriesthatempowerideas,anditisideas thatsparkinnovation. WelterallofthisinlightofBiblicaltruthtocreatemissional students.

“…thegreatestservicewecandotoeducationtodayistoteachfewersubjects.Noone hastimetodomorethanaveryfewthingswellbeforeheistwenty,andwhenweforcea boytobeamediocrityinadozensubjects,wedestroyhisstandards,perhapsforlife.”CSLewis ONCURRICULUM

Theﬁnalaimofeverysubjecttaught: TofallinlovewithGodisthegreatestromance;to seekhimthegreatestadventure;toﬁndhim,thegreatesthumanachievement.

LIMITINGSUBJECTS

Augustine

HUMANITIES

“ThescienceoftheimageofGod”

AtKingdomChristianAcademy,webelievethatcurriculumisatool,whichisessential, buttheteacherbringseducationtolifethroughuseofthattool.Assuch,inadditionto usingvariouscurriculaandadevelopedlistofskillsandobjectiveswewillobtainthe mostqualiedanddedicatedteachersaspossible:teacherswhoexemplifyaloveof learningandpointyoungstudentstoJesusChristthroughimmersingtheirteachingin goodness,beautyandtruth.

MathematicsisthelanguagewithwhichGodwrotetheuniverse. Galileo Mathematicstakesmasterytounderstand. Thismeansthatbothcorporateinstruction andindividualizedlearningareimportantinmasteringtheseskills. Weusea combinationofintegratedmethods,manipulatives,andthetriviumtobuildimportant skillsinthestudyofmathematics. Wordproblems,workedthroughasagroup,help

SCIENCE "Somepeople,inordertodiscoverGod,readbooks.Butthereisagreatbook:thevery

ART

MATHEMATICS

ThereforeKingdomChristianAcademywillincorporatetheseintotheberofteaching

TheerasweengagewithareAncientTimes,MiddleAges,Moderntimes,andthe UnitedStatesModerntimes. year,learningthebigideasthathaveshapedtheworldwithineachera. ObjectivesfortheHumanitieswillbemetrelatingtoHistory,Literature,Bible,Art, Geography,Grammar,Writing,andSpelling. &MUSIC

Werotatethroughtheseerasasawholecommunityeach

Artandmusicshouldbeinterwovenintoarobuststudyofthe“imageofGod.” humanitieswhilealsoholdingskillbasedclassesfortechnique. appearanceofcreatedthings.Lookaboveyou!Lookbelowyou!Readit.God,whom youwanttodiscover,neverwrotethatbookwithink.Instead,Hesetbeforeyoureyes thethingsthatHehadmade.Canyouaskforaloudervoicethanthat?"-Augustine WeaimtoteachthattheCreatorliterallyspoketheworldintoexistenceandtherefore beliefinGodasCreatorisfoundationaltoallscienticstudies. Westudyvarioussciencetopicswithineachblendedgradelevelduringtheprimaryyears andbuildtheimportantscienticskillsnecessaryforfurtherdiscoveringGod’sbeautiful earth Asstudentsmoveintosecondary,weprovidethefoundationaleldsofstudy necessaryforpostsecondaryeducation.

withpuzzlingskillsandweaimtogoamiledeepratherthanamilewidewith mathematicsunderstanding. Mathisoered,schoolwideatthesametimeeachday. Thisallowsstudentstobe groupedintheirappropriateskilllevelnomattertheirreadinglevel. Bothprimaryand secondarystudentsadvanceastheymastermaterialratherthanastheyage. PHILOSOPHYOFGRADING GRADINGPOLICY GradesatKingdomChristianAcademydonotinanywayreecttheimmeasurable worthandvalueofeachchildmadeinGod’simage,butratheranaccuratereectionof thequalityofworkinagiveneldofstudyatagiventime.AtKingdomChristian Academy,gradesservethreebasicpurposes: 1. Tohelpstudentstoimprove 2. Todeterminethebestplacementlevelforayoungstudent'sacademicability 3. Toprovideajustandlegitimatemeansofholdingstudentsaccountableforthe qualityoftheirwork. Gradesprovideawidelyunderstoodmeansof communicatingprogressandachievementtoparentsandotherpartiessuchas collegeentranceboardsorotherschoolstowhichtheyoungstudentmaytransfer Wehaveestablishedabalancedandobjectivegradingsystembasedonthesevalues. INDIVIDUALGRADES KingdomChristianAcademywilluseauniquemethodofgradingthatensuresstudents havetimeto“practice”beforetheyreceiveagrade Thereforeregular“feedback”grades, or “softgrades”onnewconceptswillbeinternallykeptwhilegradesthataectoverall standingswillberecordedinoursoftwarefortranscripts.Consistentwitheducatingthe wholechild, bothattitudeandeortwillbeconsideredwithinourgradingsystems.

Vocabularyterms,spelling,grammar,anddirectcharacternamesordateswillbe objectivelygradedandwillbeonapoints-basedsystem.WithMasteryasourgoal, studentswillbeaskedtocorrectthewronganswers. Assignmentsthataremorephilosophicalinnaturewillbegradedonascale. Within eachassignment,grammaticalandspellingmistakeswillbeclearlymarkedandstudents

Becausemathproblemsareobjectivelyrightorwrong,gradingwillfollowasimple numbercorrectoutofthenumberofproblems. Exercisesthatarephilosophicallybased willfollowthehumanitiesscale(seebelow). Mathexaminationsare50%ofthenalgrade Mathhomeworkcompletionis 25%ofthenalgrade Mathpracticums/projectsare25%ofthenalgrade(grouporindividual) SCIENCEGRADING

Sincescienceistaughtthroughexperiments,anddiscovery,thiswillbeaparticipation andgroupprojectgradeintheprimaryyearsandwillmovetowardsmasterygrading throughthevariousscienticeldsofstudyinthesecondaryyears. HUMANITIES

MATHEMATICALGRADINGPOLICY POLICY GRADINGPOLICY

GROUPPROJECTGRADES Groupprojectsareapartofcourseworkanditshouldbeexpectedthatgradingofthese willnotbeindividualizedbecausewebelievethatcharacterincommunityrevealsthe heart: IThessalonians5:14“Andweurgeyou,brothersandsisters,warnthosewhoare idleanddisruptive,encouragethedisheartened,helptheweak,bepatientwith everyone.”BecauseKingdomChristianAcademycaresevenmoreabouttheheartthan theacademics,groupprojectsallowteacherstoseewherecharacterworkisneeded,and sincewearepreparingstudentsforlife,notjustcollege,characterinChristian communityisintegralto“LovingGodandLovingNeighbor.”

willbeaskedtoreviewthewordorgrammaticalruleand“edit”theirwriting. This promotesmasteryinwritingassignments. HUMANITIESGRADINGSCALE 10 ● Verybestworkindividually ● Zeromistakesgrammatically ● Meteverystandardgivenfortheworkandthendidmore ● Excellentcreativeuseofwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasion ● SolidChristianworldview(eitherexplicitorimplicitbiblicalbacking) ● Christiancharacterwaspresentwhileworking 9 ● Outstandingworkindividually ● Smallmistakesgrammatically ● Metthestandardfortheworkineveryway ● Soliduseofwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasion ● SolidChristianworldview(eitherexplicitorimplicitbiblicalbacking) ● Christiancharacterwaspresentwhileworking 8 ● Goodworkindividually ● Somegrammaticalmistakes ● Metthestandardfortheworkwelloverall ● Usedwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasionappropriately ● AChristianworldviewwasimplicitlyorexplicitlybehindthework ● Christiancharacterwaspresentwhileworking 7 ● Decentworkindividually ● Quiteafewgrammaticalmistakesbutcommunicationwasnotcompromised ● Metthemajorityofthestandardsforthework ● Usedwords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasioninasubparwaybutitwassensible ● AChristianworldviewwasnotaspresentasneeded,butitwasn’tunbiblical

6 ● Limitedeortindividually ● Grammaticalmistakescompromisedcommunication ● Standardsfortheworkwerenotmet ● Didnotusewords/delivery/writingstyle/persuasionwell ● AChristianworldviewwasnotpresent 5 ● Assignmentshouldbere-done 0 ● Theassignmentisnotturnedin ● Cheatedonassignment ● Plagiarized CHEATINGANDPLAGIARISM Cheatingisdenedaslookingatanother’sworkwithouttheteacher’spermission,or communicatingwithanotherduringanexamwithouttheteacher’spermission. Plagiarismisdenedasusinganother’sworkwithoutthankingthemfortheuse. Ifeithercheatingorplagiarismisnoticed,theassignmentorexamwillimmediately receivea0. Parentswillbenotied. Asecondcheatingorplagiarisminfractionwill resultinaneducationcouncilreview. FAILINGANDRETAKES Retakeswillbelefttotheteacher’sdiscretion. Astudentwhohassimplyfailedfora lackofunderstandingmaybegivenanotheropportunitytoprovetheirunderstanding afterfurtherpractice. Astudentwhoneglectedtheirstudiesandthereforefailed,may notbegivenaretakeopportunity.

Ifastudentfailsanentirecourse,thestudent,parents,andteacherwillmeetwiththe Educationcounciltodeterminethebestcourseofactionforthestudent. Circumstances,understandingofdirections,andeortwillallbetakeninto consideration. Parentswillbenotiedwithinthreeweeksoftheendofthegradingperiodiftheir studentisinjeopardyoffailing.

ARRIVALANDDISMISSAL Studentsareabletoarrivebetween7:30and7:55AM. Studentsneedtobepickedup nolaterthan2:30 PMintheafternoons Earlierarrivalorlaterpickupwillincuranadditionalfee. SelfDrivers Self-drivingonKCAcampusisaprivilegeandmustbeapprovedbyadministration. ● Studentsarenotallowedtoloiteraroundtheirvehiclesafterarrivingoncampus. ● Nootherstudentsareallowedtogotovehicles. ● Afterschoolhoursstudentsaretoleavecampusorderly.Nofastdrivingand followKCAentranceandexitoutlet ● Nootherstudentsaretorideinaselfdriversvehicleexceptwhenapprovedby parentandadministration. ● Adriverslicenseandinsurancemustbesubmitted. Theaboveprivilegewillberevokediftheabovepolicyisnotfollowedorifstudent tardinessisinexcess. EarlyDismissal Ifitisnecessaryforastudenttoleaveschoolduringthedayforanappointment,he/she mustpresentanote,signedbyaparent,atthestartoftheschoolday.Thenoteshould giveanexplanationofthecircumstancesandtimeofplanneddeparture. Anystudentleavingschoolgroundsmustsignoutatthefrontoce.Ifastudent returnsthatsameday,he/shemustsignbackinatthefrontoce.Allpersonswhocome topickupstudentsduringtheschooldaymustdosothroughthefrontoce. ReleaseofStudents Wehaveaclosedcampusforthesafetyofourstudentsandsta.Nostudentistoleave thecampusduringtheschooldayunlesshe/shehasreceivedspecialpermissionfromthe oce.

Parents,pleasedonotpickupyourchildearly,exceptinextremeemergencysituations, andatthattimethroughtheoceonly.Asignoutsheetmustbesignedbytheparent listingthetime,dateandreasonthechildisbeingcheckedout. Allstudentsmustbepickedupatthedismissaltimeof2:30,andnolaterthan2:45. Parentsshouldwaitintheirvehiclefordismissalofstudents Emergencyschoolcancellation Intheeventofacountyorstatewideemergency(etc.hurricaneorood)KCAwill followtheinstructionsofBradfordCountyManagementServices.Thisisonlyinthe eventofanemergencyNOTthecountyscheduleddaysoorcountyclosuresdueto incidentsatcountyschools.NoticationwillbesentthroughRemindandpostedon KCA’sFacebookPage. ATTENDANCE KingdomChristianAcademyhasintentionallysetitsvacations,schedule,andstructure toallowimportanttimeforfamilies. ByregisteringachildinKingdomChristian Academy,theparentorguardianisagreeingtothisscheduleanditislovingtothe communityofstudentstobeinattendance. Emergenciesorimportantfamilytimearise fromtimetotime;thereforestudentshave*10academicdays(theequivalentof2weeks) withineachsemesterforschoolabsenceswithoutconsequencetotheircreditsunless pre-approvalsarearranged. Weaskthatteachersbenotiedassoonaspossibleofany absences. Forsickness: pleasenotifytheteacherthroughtheClassReachformprovided. Forfamilytime(vacations,etc.):pleaseuseourpre-scheduledabsenceformtonotifythe appropriateteacher. Forprolongedperiodsofabsence(toextendbeyondthe10academicdays the equivalentof2weeks): pleasegetpreapprovalfromtheDeanofStudents

● *Thereisnodistinctionbetweenexcusedorunexcusedabsencesbecause attendanceforinstructionisvitaltothestudent’sprogression. ● 110Absences:Nopenalty.Allassignmentsmissedforexcusedabsenceswill receivefullcreditaslongastheyaremadeupwithintheappropriatetimelimits asdenedherein. ● 11-20Absences:Studentwillberequiredtodemonstratemasterybeearninga passinggradeonthecourseexaminordertoreceivecredit.Ifthisisnot completed,agradeof59%(F)willbegivenwiththecomment,“Coursecredit withheldduetoexcessiveabsences.” ● 21+Absences:Studentswillnotearncreditinthecourse.Agradeof59%(F)or thegradeearnedinthecourse(whicheverislower)willbegivenwiththe *Emergencysituationswillobviouslybetakenintoconsideration. TARDIES Astudentwhoarriveslaterthan8:00AMisconsideredtardy.4unexcusedTardies withina monthwillconstituteaparentemail.A5thtardywillresultinanocevisit. SubsequentunexcusedTardieswillbetreatedasocevisitsinaccordancewiththe disciplinepolicy. ● Ifastudentisnotinhis/herclassroomat8:00he/sheisconsideredtardy. ● Ifastudentistardy,he/sheshouldnotreporttohis/herclassroom;aparentor guardianmustescorthim/herintothefrontoceforadmittance.Ifneeded, ocesta(nottheparentorguardian)willescorthim/hertoclassafterissuinga tardyslip. ● Thetardyslipgivenbytheocewilldeterminewhetherornotatardyisexcused orunexcused,nottheteacher.Atardywillbeexcusedifitisasituationthatwas completelyoutoftheparent'scontrol.Oversleepingand‘runninglate’arenotan excusedtardy.Lossofprivilegeswillresultafter3unexcusedtardies. ● Anyschoolworkmissedasaresultofanunexcusedtardinessmaybeacceptedfor creditatthediscretionofthestaﬀ.

PARENTCOMMUNICATIONANDINVOLVEMENT AtKingdomChristianAcademy,werecognizethatparentsareultimatelyresponsible fortheeducationandourishingoftheirchildren.Webelievethateducatorsare facilitatorsandadvisorsasparentspursuethisimportantwork. ParentTeacherconferencesarescheduledasneeded. Weencourageteachersandparents tospeakweeklyabouthowthestudentisdoingandtoscheduleformalmeetingsas needed. TeachersmaybecontactedthroughClassReachoutsideofregularworkinghours. Whenaddressinganyconcerns,parentsshouldcopytheDeanofStudentstokeepthe schoolinformedofclassroomcircumstances.Teacherswilldothesamewhenaddressing concernsviaemailswithparents Ifyouhaveaconcernaboutcurriculumcontent,KingdomChristianAcademypolicy, orphilosophy,communicatewiththeDeanofStudents.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthe weeklyworkingsofaparticularclassroom(homeworkload,etc.),contacttheLead TeacherthroughClassReach.Atnotimeshouldanindividualstudent’sproblembe addressedtononinvolvedparties.Inthegreatmajorityofcases,ifyouhaveworked patientlyandingoodfaith,withtheteacheranddirectors,youwillndasatisfactory resolution. Pleasefollow Matthew18:15 todeterminetheproperorderofcommunication:“If yourbrothersinsagainstyou,goandtellhimhisfault,betweenyouandhimalone.Ifhe listenstoyou,youhavegainedyourbrother.” ThursdayFolders EveryThursday,eachstudent's"ThursdayFolder"willbesenthometohis/herparents Itwillcontaintestsfortheweek,noteworthyitems,andnewsletters.Parentsare encouragedtoreadandgooverwiththeirchildrentheworkcompletedduringtheweek andtakenoticeofallinformationincludedinthefolder.Foldersshouldbereturned emptythenextschoolday.Ifafolderislost,afeewillbechargedtoreplaceit.

NewsfromtheSchool Eachweekanewsletter,theRoundTable,willbesenthomeintheThursdayfolders. Thenewsletterwillfeaturealltheactivitiesandupcomingeventsofourschooland otherpertinentinformation.ItisveryimportantthatyoureadtheRoundtablesothat youareawareofallimportantactivitiesatschool. Remind101:Eachparentwillberequiredtosignuponthecellphoneore-mailsite.In theeventyoudon’treceivetheRoundTablecommunications,atextblastmaybesent dailyfromtheadministrationandteachersofimportantinformation.Informationmay alsobeviewedfromClassReach Visitors Visitorsarewelcomeonourcampus.However,toensurethesafetyofourstudentsand sta,visitorsarerequiredtosigninthroughthefrontoceandbeissuedavisitor's badge. Parentsmaynotgotoclassroomsunannounced.Byappointment,parentsare encouragedtovisittheschoolandanyclassroomsinwhichtheirchildisserved.Wealso cordiallyinviteparentstomeettheirchildrenforlunch.Whateverthereasonfor parents'visits,theymustrstsigninatthefrontoceandbeissuedavisitor'sbadge. Parentswhovisitduringlunchtimemayeatatthevisitors'tablewiththeirchild.Welove suchvisitsoccasionally,butwoulddiscouragedailylunchvisitations.Itisimportant thatyourchildgettoeatwithhis/herclassmatesoccasionally. Volunteers Youareinvitedtobecomeapartofourvolunteerprogram.Backgroundcheckis required.Parents,seniorcitizensandhighschoolstudentsvolunteertheirtimetohelp teachersandstudentsinavarietyofways.Someareasofserviceinclude:tutoring students,readingtostudents,typing,computerdataentry,lunchroom,artprograms, llingThursdayfolders,generalclassroomhelp,etc.Specialskillsarenotalways required.SeetheHeadofSchoolformoredetailedinformation.

HEALTH&WELLNESS LUNCH Studentswillbringpackedlunchestobeeateninourmultipurposeroom.Pleasepack lunchesthatdonothavetobeheatedorrefrigerated Pleasealsoalertusofanyallergies yourchildhassowecanaccommodateasneededandalertotherfamilies(iftheallergyis verysevere).AtKingdomChristianAcademy,wevaluehealthandwellness,soplease keepthisinmindwhenpackinglunches,asyouryoungstudentswillbelearningabout nutrition,abalanceddiet,etc. SNACKS Childrenareencouragedtobringahealthysnackformid-morning.KCAhasa“Snack Shack”providingsnacks,drinks,etc.forpurchaseifsnacksorlunchareforgotten.You maysetupamonthlyaccountorsendmoneydailyforthetimeofpurchase.Snack ShackaccountsaretobepaideveryFridayandnottoexceed$20. ADMINISTRATIONOFMEDICINES KingdomChristianAcademyadministrationiswillingtoadministerany overthecountermedicationtothechildrenintheircareonlywithauthorizationfrom thechild’sparentorguardian. Prescriptionmedicationcanbeadministeredonlywhenthefollowingconditionsare met: 1. ThemedicineisbroughttoKingdomChristianAcademyinitsoriginalcontainer bytheparentandisdelivereddirectlytothedesignatedadministrators Underno circumstancesshouldachildhandlehisorhermedication. 2. Anotefromtheprescribingdoctorisprovidedthatstatesdosage,frequency,and alistofpossiblesideeects.Pharmacyprintedinformationmaybeacceptedin lieuofadoctor’snote.

KingdomChristianAcademyreservestherighttorefusetheresponsibilityof prescriptionadministrationforanyreason.Ifthisoccurs,wewillbehappyto accommodateparentvisitsduringthedayforthepurposeofmedication administration. ILLNESSPOLICY Inconsiderationofyouryoungstudent’swellness,inaddition,preventingthespreadof illnesstoyourchild’sclassmatesandteachers,ayoungstudentshouldbesymptom-free afull24hoursfromthefollowingbeforereturningtoonsiteclasses: ● Fever-Temperatureof100degreesorabovewithouttheuseoffever-reducing medication ● Vomiting/diarrhea ● Rash ● PersistentCough ● Excessivenasaldrainage NOTE:Ifyourchildhasacontagiousillnesssuchasstreporpinkeye,youmustprovide theDeanofStudentswithaphysician’snoteuponreturningtoonsiteclasses. HeadLice: Studentswhoarefoundtohaveheadlice(nits,eggs,etc,)mustbringineitheradoctor’s notestatingthatthechildhasbeentreatedandisreleasedtocomebacktoschoolor proofoftreatmentdoneathome.Anemptyboxfromlicetreatmentissucientfor proof. Hygiene Parentsareurgedtoassistchildreninpracticinggoodhygiene,especiallyasitrelatesto bathing,brushingteeth,shampooingthehair,andthewearingofdeodorant. Duetotheclimatewelivein,children'sheadsshouldbeexaminedfrequentlyand thoroughlyinordertocontrolthespreadofheadlice Pleasenotifytheschooloce immediatelyifyoudiscoveryourchildhasheadlice.Schoolwideheadlicechecksare

conductedtwotothreetimesduringtheyear.Ifheadlicearediscoveredatanytime,the childissenthomefortreatment.Everyeortismadetopreventembarrassmentor ridiculetoanychildfoundhavingheadlice. Accident/Injury Wehavea"clinicpass"proceduretofacilitatecommunicationwithparentsorguardians regardingchildren'saccidents,injuriesorillness.Ifwehaveknowledgeofyourchildever beinghurtinsomewayorifheorshebecomesill,amulti-copy"clinicpass"willbelled outandacopywillbesenthometoyouinhis/herbackpack.Pleasekeepyourtelephone numberinformationupdatedatalltimesincaseweneedtoreachyou. StudentHealthandWelfare Werealizethatoureectivenessinteachingspiritual,academic,andemotionaltruthsis largelydependentonthephysicalwellbeingofthechild. Teachersarerequiredbylawtoreportanysuspicionofabuse,neglect,orabandonment. AnyinformationrequestedbyveriedDCFinvestigatorswillbegivenwithoutconsent fromparents. HurricanePolicy Intheeventofhurricane/weatherconditions,ourschoolwillconsiderthedirective giventoBradfordCountyEmergencyManagementServices.Noticationwillbesent through RemindandpostedonKCA’sFacebookPage.

ACADEMICSCHEDULE CALENDAR TheAcademicCalendarislocatedonourwebsiteat wwwkcaknightscomORthrough ClassReach. ENROLLMENTPOLICY RegardingCandidatesforAdmissions Allchildrenarewelcometoapplyforadmissions;wedonotdiscriminateonrace, national,ethincorigins,gender,orreligion. Butourstatementoffaith,mission,and visionareclear. Ouraimistodisciplestudents:teachingthemallthatJesus commanded. ChildrendiagnosedwithalearningdisabilityarewelcometobeapartofKingdom ChristianAcademysolongastheycanmeet,orbeassistedtomeet,thediscipline standardsoftheclassroom,discussions,anddailyroutine. Studentsapplyingforadmissionsshouldhaveadesiretoreceivethisformofeducation. Wedonotmindassistingparentsinfosteringthisdesire,butthestudentneedstoatthe veryleastbe“willingtobemadewilling”tobediscipled. KingdomChristianAcademyreservestherighttorefuseadmissionofastudentfor academicreasonsorbehavioraltendenciesthatwebelievewouldnotbeinthebest interestofourstudentbody ENROLLMENTPROCESS 1 GeneralInquiry 2. InterviewRequest 3. AdmissionsInterview 4. Assessmentofstudent 5. Application 6. Enrollment 7. TuitionAgreement

FloridaStatute741.24statesthatparentsofanyminor,undertheageof18andliving withparents,maybeliablefordamagecausedbysaidminorinanyamountnotinexcess of$2,500.00. PersonalItems Studentsmaybringcamerasifapprovedbytheirteacher.

KingdomChristianAcademyadmitsstudentsofanyrace,color,nationalorigin,and ethnicorigininallrights,privileges,programs,andactivitiesgenerallyaccordedormade availabletostudentsattheschool.Itdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color, nationalorigin,andethnicorigininadministrationofitseducationalpolicies,admission policies,scholarshipandloanprograms,andathleticandotherschool-administered Property intheirsurroundingsandpickuptrashanddeposititinthetrashcanlocatedinthe classroomoroutsidearea.Studentsshallnotattempttodamageorstealprivateor schoolproperty

Eachstudentisresponsibleforhis/herdeskarea,books,etc.Studentsshouldtakepride

FamiliesnotcompletingthefullschoolyearmustcompleteaConsenttoWithdrawal formobtainedfromtheschooloce.Theadministrativestawillinformyouofthe amountnecessaryforthenalsettlementofthetuitionaccount.Gradeswillnotbe releasedtotheparent(s)ortothereceivingschooluntilallnancialobligationshave beenmetandthesignedwithdrawalformhasbeenreturnedtotheKCAoce. Ifastudentwillnotbereturningthefollowingyearaparentneedstolloutthe WithdrawalForm.Thiswillassisttheocewithbookkeeping.

Consentto

Ifastudentisproventohavedefacedschoolproperty,Administration willcontactparentstodiscusspaymentfordamages.

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programs. SchoolandPersonal

8. WithdrawalProcedures

*Studentswhohavecellphonesmustleavethemturnedoeitherintheirbackpackor lunchbox.Notinpockets. Failuretofollowthisguidelinewouldresultinlosingtheprivilegetobringacellphone toschool.Teachersmaycollectcellphonesdailyattheirdiscretion. *Musicplayingdevicesmustbeleftinthebackpackandonlyusedatthediscretionof theteacher. Theschoolwillnotbeheldliableforanylostorstolenproperty. NOTE:Smallerchildrenmaybringtoysaspermittedbytheteacher.Ifteachersallow toysforspecialdays,toysshouldremaininthestudent'sbackpackuntilthestudentisin his/herclassroom. ElectronicEquipment:Studentsarenottobringtoschoolanyelectronicequipment suchaslaserpointers. TUITION Pleaseseeourwebsiteforcurrenttuitionrates: www.kcaknights.com Enrollmentisforthefullacademicyearandnoportionofthetuitionpaidor outstandingwillberefundedorcanceledduetoabsence,academicperformance, accident,transfer,sickness,withdrawal,ordismissalfromKingdomChristianAcademy, unlessbyexpresswrittenconsentbythedirectorandboard. TuitionpaymentsareduebyJuly1orpayablein12monthlyinstallmentsbeginning July1. A$25returned-checkfeewillbeaddedtoanyamountdueshouldacheckbereturned. Pleasealertusifthereareanychangestoyourbankoraccountnumberduringthe academicyear. ● TuitionamountswillbesetbytheboardbyFebruary1, ofthepreceding academicyear. Thisamountwillbeannouncedtothefamiliesandpostedonthe website.

● Tuitionwillbeanamountthatisreasonableandattainableforthelocal Bradford andUnion community. ● Tuitionpaymentoptions: ○ Tuitionwillbepayableinonelumpsumwithadiscountoered. ○ Tuitionwillbepayablemonthlywitha12monthequalpaymentoption beginning May1stoftheprecedingyearandcontinuingthroughtoApril oftheregisteredacademicyear. ● Electivesareoptionalatanadditionalcost. ChecksPaidtotheSchool AllcheckstotheschoolshouldbemadepayabletoKingdomChristianAcademy (KCA). Ifthenameonthecheckdoesnotmatchthenamethatyouprovidedat registrationtimeastheaccountholder'snamepleaseputthestudent'snameinthe memolineonthecheck,A$30feewillbeassessedforanycheckreturnedforanyreason. Ifmorethanthreereturnedchecksarereceivedinanacademicyear,checkswillno longerbeaccepted-paymentswillberequiredincashorbymoneyorder. FINANCIALAID FinancialAidmayberequestedbutfamiliesarestronglyurgedtoseekassistance fromtheirfamily,churchesandfriendspriortoseekingnancialaid. Wearepartnering ineducationwithfamiliesandwearerunsolelyonprivatefunds,thereforeeverydollar notcollectedintuitionisadollarthatmustberaisedthroughdonations. Thebest advocatefortheirchildistheparentandfamily. But,wealsodon’twantnancestobe thereasonafamilydoesnotattendKingdomChristianAcademy,thereforenancialaid maybeoeredundercertaincircumstancesofextremeneed. Multistudentaidmaybe availableunderspeciedcircumstances. 1. Applicantswillbecategorizedfromthegreatestnancialneedtotheleast nancialneed. 2. Financialneedwillbepre-designatedbasedonaratioofthenumberoffamily memberstogrossincome(thiswillbedonethroughtheFACTSmanagement software). 3. FinancialaidwillbediscussedthroughacommitteeappointedbytheBoard. 4

EXCELLENCE

MAINTAINING

Wewantourteacherstobecome“master”teachersandassuchwillbeinvestingintheir furthereducationthroughvariousclasses,training,andenrichment.

KingdomChristianAcademywillbeseekingexcellencebyseekingconsistentfeedback onourteachers,ourstudents,andouradministration.

Wewillalsobe holdingthemtoahighstandardtoensureexcellenceinacademics.

3. Attheweeklymeeting,teacherswillexplainhowtheymettheobjectivesand discussanystrugglingstudentsorextraneeds.

4. Everyweekthedetailsofteachingtheseobjectivesandhowtheyweremetwillbe discussed;studentprogressisintegraltothisdiscussion.. Thiswillbedoneforall coresubjectsandwithallteachers.

ThisoutlinedprocesskeepsKingdomChristianAcademyBoardinformedaboutall learningprocessesandtheacademicwelfareofeachstudentattheforefrontofour objectives. NewsfromtheSchool Eachweekabulletin,theRoundTable,willbeemailedthroughClassReachand sent homeintheThursdayfolders.Thebulletinwillfeaturealltheactivitiesandupcoming eventsofourschoolandotherpertinentinformation.Itisveryimportantthatyouread theRoundTablesothatyouareawareofallimportantactivitiesatschool.

2. TeacherswillsubmitalessonplanwithclearobjectivesbyFridayoftheweek preceding. Thiswillbereviewedbytheleadteacher.

5. Theteacherwillalsoneedtopresenttheirplanonhowtoassessthatstudents havelearnedandengagedwiththeobjectives. Thisdevelopsaverypersonalized educationandholdsteachersaccountablefortheirinstruction.

1. TeacherswillsubmitanacademicmappingschedulebySept.1ofeachyear.

EVALUATIONS 1. Teacherswillevaluatestudentsregularly. 2. Teachersareevaluatedunannouncedthroughouttheyear. 3. Theadministrationwillbeassessedperiodicallybythesta. 4. Parentswillevaluatetheschoolannually. SCHOOLGOVERNANCEANDACCREDITATION Accreditation: Whilethereisnotanaccreditingbodyforthismodelofschool,wewillseekexcellence throughconstantassessmentofourpracticesandpedagogy. Disclaimer Thereadershouldtakenoticethatwhileeveryeﬀortismadetoensuretheaccuracyofthe information provided herein, Kingdom Christian Academy reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. Parents will benotiﬁedofanychangestothe handbook that occur during the current academicyear. KingdomChristianAcademy providestheinformationhereinsolelyfortheconvenienceofthereaderand,totheextent permissiblebylaw,expresslydisclaimsanyliabilitywhichmayotherwisebeincurred.

Iunderstandthatmychild willbeeducatedunderaChristianworldviewandthatlovingGodandneighborare primarytenantsofKingdomChristianAcademy.

PartoflovingGodandneighbormeansbeingontime,presentandrespectful. KingdomChristianAcademyhasbeenverythoughtfulindevelopingaschoolschedule thatallowsforsolidfamilytimeduringsummers,holidays,andvariousbreaks. Forthis reason,Iunderstandthatschoolattendanceisawayoflovingteachersandclassmates andIwillensurethatmychildispresentandontimeunlessanemergencyarises.In casesofplannedabsencesorimportantfamilytime,Iunderstandthatitismy responsibilitytocommunicatewiththeteachersandmakeaplanfortheclasstimemy childwillmisswithoutputtinganexcessiveburdenontheteachers.Ialsounderstand thatpoorattendancemaycausemychildtofallbehind.

PARENTHONORCODE

Iwillmakesurethatmychildfollowstheuniform policysothatthiscultureismaintained. IunderstandthatmychildwillneedtosubmittotheauthorityofKingdomChristian Academyfacultyandstaduringschoolevents.

Iunderstandthatadresscodeisawayoflovingthosearoundusbyrespectingaunied andmeaningfulrepresentationofourschoolculture,includingprofessionalism, modesty,andourdistinctvalues.

IalsounderstandthatIwillbe ultimatelyresponsibleformychild’sbehaviorwhileatKingdomChristianAcademy andtherebywillfollowthedirectivesoftheschoolasoutlinedbelow. Ifadisciplinenotegoeshomefromateacherorheadofschool,IunderstandthatIneed toworkwithmychildonchangingtheirbehaviorthroughtheheart,byencouraging themtoseekforgiveness.

IamplacingmychildasastudentatKingdomChristianAcademybecauseIcareabout mychildbeingeducatedbothincharacterandinacademics

Ifmychildcontinuestoincurinfractions,itwillbecleartomethatIneedtodealmore seriouslyandconsistentlywithmychild Ialsounderstandthatmychildwillbedealt withinaccordancewiththedisciplinepolicyoutlinedinthishandbookandthatIwill

Iknowthatwiththismaycomeexposureformychild touniquebehaviorssuchasts,undressingininappropriateplaces(typicalofautism), andoroutburstsnotcommontomostclassrooms.

ByenrollingmychildinKingdomChristianAcademy,Iunderstandtheimportant missiontospecialneedschildren.

Ifmychildcontinuestoremainunresponsivetocorrection,

IunderstandthatKingdom ChristianAcademywillnotifymeifmychildisexposedtosuchabehavior,orifmy childexhibitssuchabehavior. Ialsounderstandthat,nomatterthespecialneed, behaviorthatfallsintothecategoryof“seriousdisciplinecase” including: unsafe behaviorthatendangersothers, orovertmoralissueswillbeaddressedthrougha disciplinehearingandnotexcusedduetothespecialneed.

Parent’ssignature(guardian) Date Printednameofparent(guardian) Date Parent’ssignature(guardian) Date Printednameofparent(guardian) Date

Iunderstandthatmychild maybesubjecttoadisciplinaryhearingasoutlinedbythedisciplinepolicyofthis handbook.Ialsoagreethatifmychildissubjecttoadisciplinaryhearingbeforethe schoolboardforexcessiveocevisitsorforanyextremeungodlybehaviorthatimpedes schoolculture,thatIwillabidebytheboard'sdecision.Iftheschoolboarddecidesto suspendorexpelmychild,IunderstandthatTuitionwillnotbereimbursed. IunderstandthattheteachersatKingdomChristianAcademyaimtoeducatethewhole personandwillkeepthewell-beingofthestudentinmind.Therefore,alleortswillbe madetonotimpedegradingasitmayaectmychild’snextsteps.

needtomeetwiththeDeanofStudentsincasesofexcessiveocevisitstoworkouta plandesignedtocorrectmychild’sdisruptivebehavior.

STUDENTHONORCODE AsastudentatKingdomChristianAcademyIcommittothefollowing: 1. Iwilldomybestinmyacademicsby a. Submittinghomeworkontime b. Preparingforexaminations c. Beingpreparedforclass d. Takingnotes e. Keepinganorganizedbinder 2. Iwillbeanexampletoyoungerstudentsby a. Beingrespectfultothoseinauthority b. LovingthosearoundmeinthewayIdress,act,andspeak. c. Followingthedresscodeanddressingmodestly. d. Aidingthosearoundmewhoarestruggling. e. Beingwiseinmyrelationshipswiththoseoftheoppositesex. 3. IwillhonorGodby a Notgossiping b. Notlying c. Beingagoodstewardofmytimeandtheschool’sresources. Signatureofstudent Date Signatureofstudent Date Signatureofstudent Date Signatureofstudent Date

Parent/StudentSignaturePage Pleasesignandreturnthispagetotheoce. Bysigningyouarestatingthatyouhave read,understand,andwilladheretothecontentoftheKingdomChristianAcademy Handbook.Pleaseexplaintoyourchildtheirexpectationscoveredinthishandbook.If yourspecicquestionorcircumstanceisnotcoveredinHandbook,pleasecontactthe oce. Date ParentName ParentSignature 1. StudentName StudentSignature 2. StudentName StudentSignature 3.StudentName StudentSignature 4.StudentName StudentSignature