2023-2024 Back to School Guide

Regents School of Austin

Back to School Guide | 2023-2024

Homeroom Assignments & Class Schedules

Available to families:

Grammar Homeroom Lists: Friday, August 4

SOL and SOR Schedules: Friday, August 11

Grammar Meet the Teacher

For all students K-6

Wednesday, August 16 | 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

First Day of School

Thursday, August 17

Grammar: 8 a.m.

SOL: 8:15 a.m.

9th/10th: 8:30 a.m.

11th/12th: 9:10 a.m.

All School Academic Calendar

August 2023

September 2023

October 2023

November 2023

December 2023

January 2024

February 2024

March 2024

April 2024 May 2024

Early dismissals and additional events can be found on division calendars.

All School

First day of School is Thursday, August 17

See specific Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric pages in this document for start times, first day uniforms, and back to school information specific to each division.

All School Checklist

☐ School Uniforms: Regents uniform vendor is Dennis Uniforms. Please review the Uniform Guidelines and shop Dennis Uniforms on their website or in person. More uniform information can be found on page 6.

☐ FACTS: Verify/update contact information in FACTS. Instructions to do so can be found here. Click here for instructions on how to log in to FACTS SIS.

☐ Café Regents: Visit the Regents Lunch website to set up and/or provide funding for your account. Lunches will be available the first day of school. Click here for more information on our food service program and instructions on how to fund your account. You can also set up automatic payments for your Lunchtime account.

☐ Carpool: Please arrive at the proper time for your child. Early arrival can disrupt dismissal. Please note your carpool number can be found in FACTS SIS under Web Forms/Grammar Carpool Forms.

☐ Fees: Ensure all outstanding fees are paid through FACTS (tuition, athletics, co-curriculars).

☐ Nurse’s Office: Bring emergency medication(s) (Epi-pens, inhalers, etc.) and scheduled daily medications to the Nurse’s Office no later than the first day of school. Update shot records with the Nurse’s Office (nurse@regentsaustin. org). Students will not be allowed to start school on the first day if current records are not on file. All new students need to submit complete current shot records or hard copy notarized waivers.

☐ Returning to School after Illness: Students must be fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications before returning to school. Students must check in at the Nurse’s office upon returning.

☐ Hold List: Students will be unable to attend class if they have any outstanding items, including financial and medical information. Please contact the Business Office (finsupport@regentsaustin.org), the Nurse’s Office (nurse@ regentsaustin.org), or Melissa Kummerer, IT (mkummerer@regentsaustin.org) to resolve holds.

☐ Regents App: The Regents App will be updated to include new families by Monday, August 14.

☐ RPC Update: Read the Regents Parents Council (RPC) letter in this document for activities and volunteer information.

☐ The Standard: Read The Standard which contains the guidelines, principles, and regulations of Regents.

Dan Peterson Head of School

Senior Administrative Staff

Kati Butler Director of Admissions Kirk Avery Director of Advancement

Mike Stevens Director of Operations

Jeremy Nueman Director of Human Resources

Bryan Gustin Chief Technology Officer

Lee Jones Chief Financial Officer

Ryan Lister Director of Residency

Jill Angelo Communications

All School

Upcoming All School Events

Event

Convocation

Join us for the first All School Chapel of the 2023-2024 school year!

RPC Welcome Coffee

Welcome new families and celebrate parents of the Class of 2024! All are welcome!

Fall Family Social

Fellowship and fun on the Regents plaza to welcome new Regents families! More information and get tickets here.

Dads Boot Camp

Come spend the morning with other Regents dads. One of the most useful events for fathers each year!

Coffee with Chief of Security Collin Fallon Hear from Collin Fallon on Regents security practice and procedures.

Mens Lunch

Join us for fellowship among all Regents men at El Meson!

$15

Homecoming

Welcome back Regents alumni and celebrate our community. Cheer on the Knights football team vs. San Antonio TMI!

Families Helping Families

Join us on Saturday, November 4, at Star Hill Ranch for an evening of fundraising and fellowship.

Subscribe to Regents Google Calendars

Date, Time, Location

Monday, August 21 | 8:30 a.m.

Main Gym

Wednesday, August 30

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Grammar Hall Oak Room

Friday, August 25 | 5-7 p.m.

Plaza/Main Gym

Saturday, August 26 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Main Gym

RSVP Here!

Wednesday, September 6 | 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Oak Room

Thursday, October 19 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Thursday, November 30 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

El Meson

Friday, September 22

Game begins at 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 4 5 p.m.

Star Hill Ranch

Click the links below to add Regents Google calendars to your personal calendar for the most updated information on all Regents events.

Grammar Events

SOL Events

SOR Events

All School Events

Regents Board of Directors

Dear Regents Community,

I hope you had a wonderful summer filled with lots of good memories, laughter and time to recharge for the year ahead. This year, I am honored to serve our community as the Chair of the Regents Board of Directors. My husband Dan and I joined the Regents community in the Fall of 2010 when our daughter Katherine Grace entered kindergarten. Fast forward to last Spring when she presented her thesis and graduated with the Class of 2023. She will attend the University of Oklahoma in the fall on a D1 rowing scholarship. Our daughter Lauren will be a senior this year, and we are fortunate to get to experience all of the joys of senior year once again. I have had the privilege of serving in many roles at Regents including RPC Chair (2015-2016) and was appointed to the Board in 2018.

Below you will find the 2023-24 Regents Board of Directors, explain some of our processes, and invite you to attend our monthly board meetings.

Board Responsibilities and Structure

The board is charged with preserving, upholding, and promoting the philosophy, goals, and mission of Regents. The board hires the Head of School, sets policies, and ensures that the school is operated and maintained in a financially responsible and healthy manner through budgeting and the strategic planning process.

There are five board-elected members and three community-elected members. The community-elected members serve staggered, three-year terms. The board-elected members serve renewable five-year terms. One of the five board-elected directors is on sabbatical in any given year. In addition to the eight voting members, the board annually selects several non-voting board members as part of our board development, onboarding, and training program. Non-voting members participate in all board training and meetings and are privy to all board communications. They serve renewable one-year terms.

Conflict Resolution

The Board is always available to discuss matters with members of the community. However, we ask each member to abide by the following process prior to bringing matters of concern to the Board, which is based on Matthew 18:1516. If you have concerns about any aspect of the school, we encourage you to first reach out to the appropriate Faculty Member, Associate Head, or Division Head, and then to the Head of School prior to contacting the Board. This will en-

sure that your concerns are heard while giving them the opportunity to respond or resolve the matter, which promotes unity in the Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-6). For our comprehensive Grievance Policy, please see section 3.5 in The Standard. You can reach the board by email at board@regentsaustin. org or click the “Board of Directors” document in the Regents app to access board members’ contact information.

Board Meetings

Board meetings are open to the public and are generally held on the first Thursday of every month. Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 10, at 5:00 p.m. in the Grammar Hall Conference Room. Board meeting dates, agendas, and minutes are available on the K-12 Parent Connection Resource Board when you log in to the Regents website.

Huddle with the Head

Dr. Peterson and I will be hosting two Huddle with the Head meetings this year. We would love for you to attend to get to know us better and have a place to ask questions. These huddles will be on Tuesday, October 17, and Tuesday, February 6, in the Oak Room from 8-9:30 a.m.

You can always contact the board by emailing us at board@ regentsaustin.org or reaching out through our information in the Regents directory.

Grace and peace to you and your families as we commence another year in the life of Regents.

On behalf of the Regents Board of Directors,

Kelly Benzon Chair

Kelly Benzon and her family

Regents Board of Directors

Board Appointed Members

Community-Elected Members

Non-Voting Members

Kelly Benzon Chair

Mark Franz Vice Chair

Will Davis

Andy Kuo

Chris Jones Sabbatical

John Harper Emily Gaertner Carrah Roy Secretary

Brent Heath Jason Collins David Hacker

Uniforms and Fan Gear

Uniforms

Uniforms have been a part of Regents since our founding in 1992. Uniforms help create a true, good, and beautiful environment that reflects the beauty of God’s creation that is also taking place in our classrooms. Uniforms emphasize our commonality as image bearers of God and fight against the world’s desire to identify oneself by what we wear. Much thought and intention has been given over the years to the Regents Uniform Guidelines.

Please review the Regents Uniform Guidelines overview and the specific guidelines for each division, including clarifying language addressing questions we have received:

Grammar Uniforms

Logic Uniforms

Rhetoric Uniforms

Our official Uniform Provider is Dennis Uniforms. You can shop on their website or in person.

After reviewing the Uniform Guidelines, please reach out to your division if you have any questions.

Grammar: Jen Bryce (jbryce@regentsaustin.org)

Logic: Diane Corley (dcorley@regentsaustin.org)

Rhetoric: Christine Godwin (cgodwin@regentsaustin.org)

Fan Gear

Official Regents Fan Gear and Spirit Wear can be purchased here.

Items purchased from the fan gear site are separate from our daily school uniform. For Logic and Rhetoric spirit days and outerwear, please refer to the division guidelines.

Lil Cheer Uniform Pre Order - Closes Monday, August 21

We are excited to announce a preorder for lil cheer uniforms. Please preorder your uniform here. We will not be ordering extras to sell later at this time. Delivery should be mid September.

Grammar School

First day of School — Grammar Begins at 8 a.m. Teachers will be ready to greet students in their classrooms at 7:30 a.m. Parents are invited to walk their student to the classroom.

Attire: Chapel Uniform.

Kinder Enrichment begins on Monday, August 21

Grammar School Checklist

☐ Uniforms: Make sure you have school uniforms. More information here. PE uniforms should be worn to school on PE days, unless specified by the teacher.

☐ School Supplies: Each student will need a backpack appropriate for their age and grade. There are no specific brands identified. Wheeled backpacks are acceptable. The school provides all school supplies that are needed, including a notebook or folders as directed by the grade level. Each student receives one binder. If the binder breaks, the parents are responsible for replacing it with a similar color and style binder.

☐ Arrival: Grammar School students are not allowed on campus before 7:30. Students in grades K-3 arriving between 7:30 and 7:45 must enter Grammar Hall through the main entrance doors and proceed to Holding Rooms. For safety and to respect teachers’ preparation time, all other doors will be locked until 7:45 and students will be released to their classrooms. Exceptions exist for tutoring and music sectionals. All 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will wait on the Plaza or in the Events Center in case of inclement weather. Parents are welcome to wait outside with their children. Please view the arrival and dismissal procedures here.

Kindergarten – 3rd grade Holding Rooms are designated below:

Kindergarten & 1st grade – GS Motor Lab, Room 124

2nd & 3rd grade – Grammar Hall Library

☐ Carpool: Please arrive at the proper time for your child. Early arrival can disrupt dismissal. Your carpool number can be found in FACTS SIS under Web Forms/Grammar Carpool Information. This is also where you will fill out your mandatory carpool plans for your child before the first day of school.

☐ GS Communications Webpage: View the Grammar School Communications page located behind the login on the website for information throughout the school year.

☐ Volunteer Signups: Volunteer signup information will be emailed to families after the start of school. The email will include links to signup forms specific to each Grammar class.

Grammar Events

Event

All Grammar Meet the Teacher

K-6 students are invited to meet their teacher and classmates. Students do not need to wear their uniforms. Parents are invited to the Grammar Conference room for refreshments while their student is meeting their teacher.

Grammar Back to School Night

Parents are invited for fellowship and time in the Main Gym at 6:30 p.m. Session 1: 6:55-7:25 p.m. Session 2: 7:30-8 p.m.

Grammar School Leadership

Date and Time

Wednesday, August 16 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Thursday, August 24 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Ronnie Long Head of Grammar

Becky Walter Associate Head K-2

Jen Bryce Associate Head 3-4

Kyle Dillard Associate Head 5-6

Melissa Frye Administrative Assistant

School of Logic

First Day of School — School of Logic begins at 8:15 a.m.

Attire: Daily (non-chapel) Uniform

Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.

SOL Checklist

☐ School Uniforms: For Logic-specific Uniform Standards click here. All 7th grade boys and new 8th grade boys will be given a Chapel tie at Matriculation on Monday, August 28. In general, students will wear Chapel uniforms on Mondays, Daily uniforms on Tuesday through Thursdays, and Spirit Day uniforms on Fridays.

☐ School Supplies: Purchase supplies before the start of school. Academic supply lists may be found here. Regents provides a School of Logic planner for each 7th and 8th grader. Students are not required to have supplies for elective classes the first week of school.

☐ Summer Reading: Students purchase a physical copy of summer reading books and complete assigned summer reading and questions before school begins. Mrs. Gold’s 7th grade summer reading letter and questions may be found here. Mrs. Roberson’s 8th grade summer reading guide and questions may be found here. Students bring their summer reading books to school for the first few weeks.

☐ Class Schedules: Students print copies of your schedule to tape into your planner and inside your locker. Full SOL class schedules will be available in FACTS on Friday, August 11.

☐ Textbooks and Planners: Students pick up textbooks and planners provided by Regents from your homeroom classroom during Locker Set Up on Wednesday, August 16. Please refer to the SOL Events listed on the following page for specific times.

☐ Parent-Teacher Greetings: Parents are invited to stop by classrooms for a quick hello with teachers during your child’s locker set up time on Wednesday, August 16. Please refer to the SOL Events listed on the following page for specific times.

☐ SOL Attendance Communication: Parents, please add solattendance@regentsaustin.org to your email address book. Use this for Logic attendance communication for absences, tardies, leaving school for appointments, etc. Students who leave during the school day must sign out at the Logic admin desk and meet their parent or guardian in the circle drive. Students will not be released without prior communication from a parent or guardian. Students who arrive late to school or who return to school after an appointment are required to sign in at the Logic admin desk.

☐ SOL Communications Webpage: Log in and view the SOL Communications page on the Regents website for Logic-specific information.

☐ Arrival: The doors to Logic Hall will unlock at 8 a.m. Students that arrive early may wait outside or in the cafe.

☐ Dropping Off Items: Parents, if you must deliver items to your child during the school day, stop by the Grammar front desk to sign in and receive a nametag before bringing the items to the Logic admin desk.

School of Logic Leadership

Stephen Steiner Head of Logic

Allison Jackson School of Logic Dean Diane Corley Administrative Assistant

School of Logic

SOL Events

Event

New SOL Student & Parent Info Meeting

For students and parents who are new to Regents.

7th Grade Locker Set Up & Parent-Teacher

Greetings

Students bring school supplies, pick up textbooks and planners from homeroom classrooms, and set up lockers. Parents are invited to stop by classrooms for a quick hello with teachers during your child’s locker set up time. Time slots are divided alphabetically by last name.

8th Grade Locker Set Up & Parent-Teacher

Greetings

Students bring school supplies, pick up textbooks and planners from homeroom classrooms, and set up lockers. Parents are invited to stop by classrooms for a quick hello with teachers during your child’s locker set up time. Time slots are divided alphabetically by last name.

SOL Matriculation

Parents are invited to this special event welcoming 7th graders and new 8th graders to the School of Logic. 7th grade boys and new 8th grade boys will be given a Chapel tie.

SOL Back to School Night

Back to School Night will begin with a presentation in the gym and continue with classroom visits in Logic Hall.

SOL Retreat

Logic students will travel to Camp Champions for a day of fun and fellowship.

SOL Looking Ahead

Date and Time Location

Tuesday, August 15

Students: 12:45 - 2:00 p.m.

Parents: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

School of Logic

Hearth Room and Room 116

Wednesday, August 16

Monday, August 28

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Regents Main Gym

Wednesday, August 30 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Regents Main Gym and Logic Hall

Monday, September 11

Students arrive on campus at 6:45 a.m. to load buses and return to campus by 4:00 p.m.

Camp Champions

Marble Falls, TX

Mark your calendars for 7th and 8th grade class trips May 8-10, 2024. More information to come.

School of Rhetoric

First Day of School

8:30 a.m. — 9th Graders @ Knights Hall for Freshman Orientation

8:30 a.m. —10th Graders @ Main Gym for Sophomore Orientation

9:10 a.m. — 11th and 12th Graders @ Main Gym for Assembly

Attire: Daily (non-chapel) Uniform

Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.

SOR Checklist

☐ School Uniforms: Review Uniform Guidelines. Spirit Fridays begin Friday, August 25.

☐ School Supplies: Purchase supplies before the start of school. Click here for Supply List. Required textbooks will be placed in students’ lockers by Wednesday, August 16.

☐ Summer Reading: Complete assigned summer reading see Assignment details here.

☐ Full Class Schedules: On August 11, by 5:00 p.m., students and parents can look in FACTS for class schedules and locker information. Log in to your FACTS account; under Student, choose Schedules to see and print a copy of your schedule. You’ll see your locker number in the upper right corner. Print two copies of your schedule. Tape one schedule to the inside of your planner and the other copy to the inside of your locker.

☐ Parent-Teacher Greetings: We are offering parents an opportunity to meet with their student’s teachers before school starts. It isn’t a time for a parent-teacher conference, but rather a hello, and not mandatory. Dates and times are Wednesday, August 16, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Please note, our teachers will be in meetings from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and unable to meet with parents then.

☐ Student Locker Setups: Students may come to SOR on Wednesday, August 16, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. to set up their lockers and retrieve their textbooks.

☐ New Parent and Student Orientation: New parents and students to Regents are invited to attend an orientation on Wednesday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Room 333 of the Rhetoric Building.

☐ SOR Attendance Communication: Parents, add sorattendance@regentsaustin.org to your email address book. This is the email address to use for all Rhetoric attendance communication. (absences, tardies, leaving school for appointments, etc.)

☐ Student Parking: During the first days of school, seniors need to park on the berm and underclassmen need to park across the street from the school. All students who drive to school are required to affix a Regents parking permit to the left rear bumper or window of their vehicle and must park in student designated spaces only. Senior & underclassmen parking permits using the vehicle information parents provided in FACTS this summer may be retrieved at Mrs. Austin’s desk beginning Wednesday, August 16.

• If student vehicle information was not previously provided through FACTS, please update this information through the FACTS Family Portal: In the left-hand column, click “School” then “Web Forms” and select “SOR - Specific Forms.” Next to the student’s name, click on “SOR Transportation” and complete the form. Once updated, be sure to click on “SAVE” at the bottom of the form.

School of Rhetoric Leadership

Josh Simmons Head of Rhetoric

Rose Usry Associate Head

Christine Godwin Dean of Students

Sandra Larkam Assistant to Head of SOR

Jennifer Austin Administrative Assistant

School of Rhetoric

SOR Events

Parent-Teacher Greetings

Parents are invited to “drop in” during this time to greet their student’s teachers. This is optional.

New SOR Student & Parent Info Meeting

For parents and students who are new to Regents. This is optional.

Wednesday, August 16 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Individual Classrooms

Wednesday, August 16 10 - 11:30 a.m. SOR Building - Room 333

First Day of School Thursday, August 17

9th/10th Grade Back to School Night (Parents Only)

11th/12th Grade Back to School Night (Parents Only)

SOR Retreat

Students and teachers will have a day of fun, team building, and fellowship

Tuesday, August 29 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 31 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Monday, October 30 All Day

School of Rhetoric Grade Level Deans

9th: Knights Hall 10th: Main Gym 11th & 12th: SOR Building

SOR Building

Knights Hall

Twin Oaks Ranch Buda, TX

Kimberly Brown 9th Grade

Roberta Reents 10th Grade Paul Austin 11th Grade

Christine Godwin 12th Grade

Regents Athletics has a passion and vision to use sports to redeem the hearts of student athletes, parents, coaches, and others to Christ. Click here to read more about Regents Athletics.

Athletics Mission: Redeeming Sports for Christ

Athletics strategy from Matthew 5:13-16 is to be salt and light within our own community and to the world around us.

Fall Sport Start Dates

6th Grade Fall Sports

Girls Volleyball —August 14

Co-Ed Cross Country —August 14

SOL Fall Sports

Girls Volleyball —August 14

Boys Tackle Football —August 14

Girls Cheerleading —August 14

Co-Ed Cross Country —August 14

6th - 12th Grade Athletic Participation Checklist

SOR Grade Fall Sports

Girls Volleyball — July 31

Boys Tackle Football — July 31

Girls Cheerleading — July 31

Co-ed Cross Country — July 31

☐ Athletic Physicals and Athletic Paperwork: All athletic paperwork, including physicals, will be completed through Rank One website. (Follow this Link to Rank One Website). All athletic physicals must remain current through the entirety of the 2023-2024 academic year. Athletic physicals are valid for one year from date of issue and must remain valid through May 20, 2024.

☐ Baseline Concussion Testing: All athletes will be tested on the first day of practice. Athletic Trainers will be in contact with more information prior to testing dates.

Participation Fees

Since participating in sports is optional at Regents, athletic fees are assessed on a participation basis and not included in tuition. The Athletics Participation Fee covers items like issued uniforms, equipment, game supplies, coaching/staff salaries and stipends, transportation, referees, field costs, team issue gear that an athlete keeps, team meals, end-of-season events, etc. This fee varies based on the sport, since expenses vary by sport, and is invoiced via a family’s FACTS account during the sport season. If a family receives tuition assistance, the same percentage assistance is applied towards the participation fee, up to a maximum discount of 50%. Click here to view the 2023-2024 Athletics Participation Fees.

Athletics Staff

Sheila Henderson — Director of Athletics — Operations

Kyle Shotwell — Director of Athletics — Administration

Nate Turner —Assistant Director of Athletics

Sam Thompson — Assistant Director of Athletics

Laura Powell — Director of Spiritual Development Athletics

Katie Mott — Athletics Administrative Assistant

Sam Burmeister — Operations Coordinator

Serena Pent — Athletic Trainer

Michaela Rosendale — Athletic Trainer

Sheila Henderson Kyle Shotwell Katie Mott

Sam Thompson

Laura Powell

Nate Turner

To Love and Create What is Beautiful Regents

Fine Arts seeks to cultivate students who love and create that which is beautiful. The aim is for every student to delight in the arts as a gift from God, to discern what makes art beautiful and of quality, and to deliver their creativity into the world as an act of service and joy.

Read more about the vision and values of the Fine Arts as well as the faculty who make it so special here.

2023-2024 Regents Fine Arts Theme: Pursuing the Beautiful

This year, the Fine Arts faculty and staff will be considering the power of beauty, and how it shapes and inspires us. We know that beauty calls out to us, draws us to what is true and good, and ultimately points us to the Beautiful One. Together we’ll be considering how we can continue to bring beauty to our classrooms and events in a way that honors the image of God in our students and magnifies the person of Christ.

Fine Arts Volunteers

The Fine Arts department continues to work closely with RPC to provide fresh opportunities for parents to invest in the Fine Arts at Regents. Gretchen Andrew is serving as the RPC Fine Arts representative. Alongside the Fine Arts Director and Fine Arts Coordinator, she will be gathering parent support for help in the Fine Arts classrooms and at Fine Arts events. To find out more about the volunteer structure and how to lend your support, please email Beth Itskin at bitskin@ regentsaustin.org.

Co-Curricular Classes

The Regents Co-Curricular program takes place after school and is an enrichment program designed to provide educational and performance opportunities for Regents students of all ages. These high quality courses or private lessons meet on a 10-14 week basis and are led by Regents teachers and professionals.

The Co-Curricular program offers academic and creative arts classes, as well as private music lessons.

Click here to view the Co-Curricular class descriptions, schedules & register for classes. Click here to view more information about private music lessons. Click here to view more information about PSIA & registration.

You will pay for Co-Curricular classes and lessons through FACTS.

Fine Arts Events

Rhetoric Fall Play

November 7-9 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

November 10 | 5-7 p.m.

Logic Gallery

Fine Arts Leadership

Co-Curricular Recitals

Tuesday, December 5 |4-8 p.m. Varies by Teacher

Fine Arts Christmas Celebration

December 6-7 | 4-8 p.m.

December 8 | 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Campus Wide

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our Director of Fine Arts, Dane Bundy, or the Fine Arts Coordinator, Beth Itskin. They’d love to hear from you!

Dane Bundy Director of Fine Arts

Beth Itskin Fine Arts Coordinator

Communications & Technology

Regents Weekly Newsletter

The Regents Weekly Newsletter is your best source for upcoming dates, notifications, and events K-12. It’s sent via email every Thursday throughout the school year. Please read the newsletter regularly so you don’t miss vital information!

Regents Website

Our website is the most comprehensive source of school information. Find the Regents Current Parents page for frequently used resources. You can also log in to the parent portal using your BBID for extra information.

FACTS

Check FACTS for attendance tracking, scheduling teacher conferences, health info and nurse’s office visits, tuition, athletics fees, and co-curricular fees. Parents are responsible for updating contact and medical information throughout the year, as necessary, and can do so under Web Forms. Contact information in the FACTS database is used for all teacher communications, to populate the school directory phone app, and for emergency notifications. Please be sure it is accurate.

Students in grades 7-12 have their own FACTS accounts, where they can check their own attendance, progress reports/report cards, and messages.

For questions regarding FACTS or problems with passwords, please contact IT Support (parentsupport@regentsaustin.org)

Emergency Text Alerts

FACTS drives our emergency alert notification system. If an emergency occurs during school hours, text alerts are our first notification system. Email notifications will also be sent. Please add FACTS Parent Alert short code 31-706 to your saved contacts so you’ll recognize them as coming from Regents.

Communications & Technology

School Directory Phone App

The phone app is updated monthly. Changes made in FACTS will reflect in the app via updates available at the beginning of each month.

The Regents Podcast

The Regents Podcast is aimed to think about and equip how we practice that which is true, good, and beautiful in a 21st century context. This has literally given a microphone to our mission, allowing us to share with our community and beyond the amazing stories happening on our campus and help equip you as parents shepherding your children’s hearts. Listen to our recent interviews and subscribe here.

Social Media

We use social media to share the great things going on at Regents with our community and with prospective families who want to learn more about us. We invite you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Technology in School: Grades 5-12

All students at Regents have school Google accounts. Students in grades 5-6 have accounts with extremely limited access (Google Classroom, Drive, and Email); students in the School of Logic (7-8) have features slightly beyond those for Grammar school, and School of Rhetoric (9-12) have full school accounts. These are Google for Education accounts, and adhere to Google’s privacy policy. Only your students’ names and graduation years are provided to Google. Teachers use Google Classroom as a repository for assignments and resources, so students are never without the information they need to complete schoolwork, regardless of where they are.

Students in the Grammar School are prohibited from changing their passwords, so parents have full access at any time to their account information. Grammar and SOL email accounts are locked, and may only send or receive emails within the Regents domain.

Students in grades 7-12 use the Regents Student Wi-Fi network, which has limitations appropriate for students. Use of devices (phones, tablets, Chromebooks, laptops, and any other devices) during school hours is governed by policies set by the Head of Logic and Head of Rhetoric. Please read the technology policy in The Standard for more information. 5th, 6th, SOL and SOR have classroom sets of Chromebooks for student use as needed. For questions regarding Google, Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Calendar, or problems with passwords, please contact IT Support at parentsupport@regentsaustin.org. Students grades 5-8, and new students grades 9-12 will receive their login information from their teachers.

Regents Parent Council

I hope you and your family are enjoying the summer. I am always grateful for the “lazy” days of summer and the much needed interruption it brings to our normally scheduled days. However, it is about this time that I also begin looking forward to all of the possibilities that the start of a new school year can bring. It is with that excitement, that I am looking forward to serving as the RPC Chair this year. I am grateful for this opportunity and beyond blessed to be able to serve alongside so many faithful families!

RPC is the community of Regents parents working together to promote the mission of Regents School of Austin, while supporting the various needs of the staff, students and families. When you registered your child to attend Regents, you automatically became a member of the Regents Parent Council We welcome each of you to get involved this year and look for opportunities to join in all of the exciting events on campus. Whether you volunteer to help at a Regents event, drive for a field trip, volunteer with your child’s class in the library or in the garden, or bring goodies to bless the faculty and staff, you are participating in the work of the Regents Parent Council. It is beautiful to see God’s hand at work daily within our school.

Preparations are underway for the 2023-2024 school year, and it is going to be an amazing year! I am thankful for the dedicated administration, board members, teachers, and parents who continue to pour love and dedication into Regents School of Austin.

Finally, I’d like to take a moment to share the scripture that I have chosen to guide me throughout this year. It is Romans 12:3-6.

“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, … For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them:...”

I love this scripture because it reminds me that while we have each been gifted with different strengths and are capable of accomplishing tasks on our own, we are so much stronger when we pool our talents and work together! Having individuals use their diverse talents to support all of our activities unifies our community and I am already grateful for all that will be done in the coming months. I am looking forward to serving with each of you in the year ahead!

Kari McAdams 2023-2024 RPC Chair

Save the Date:

RPC Welcome Coffee, Wednesday, August 30 at 8:15 am Oak Room

Ways to Serve: Contact our 2023-24 RPC Exec Committee and Event/Committee Chairs for volunteer opportunities. Click here for the full list. To learn more about parent involvement at Regents, click here.

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Bless our Faculty and Staff at their Back to School luncheon by donating here.

Regents Campus Safety Resources

The safety and security of students, faculty, and staff have always been our top priority, and we continue to evaluate how we can improve. We are implementing increased security measures on the Regents campus this year, including:

• All doors to buildings on campus will be locked at all times and only accessible by security badge or being buzzed in by the receptionist desk.

☐ Any parent, volunteer, or visitor must check in at the Grammar building before proceeding to any other building on campus. You will receive a visitor’s badge that must be worn at all times while on campus.

☐ You will not be allowed to enter any academic building on campus without wearing a visitor’s badge and being buzzed in by the receptionist desk.

☐ Only those with security badges (faculty/staff and senior students) will be able to enter SOR through the front wooden doors. All parents, volunteers, and visitors must enter SOR through the glass doors on the right side for visibility purposes.

• Armed security

• Regular security audits by an independent firm to evaluate our security presence and procedures

• Regular Austin Police Department patrol visits

• A tip line to allow advanced warning for any potential threats on campus

• A new perimeter fence that was installed over the summer

• Implementation of The Standard Response Protocol for emergency management and crisis response

See Something, Say Something

Your eyes and ears are critical to the safety of our campus. It is imperative that if you see something suspicious, on campus or online, please call 911 and contact us at security@regentsaustin.org or 512-5923505.

Please join us for a coffee with Collin Fallon, Chief of Security, on Wednesday, September 6, in the Grammar Hall Oak Room. If you have any questions about the security at Regents, you can reach out to Collin Fallon, Chief of Security.

Collin Fallon Chief of Security security@regentsaustin.org

Welcome New Faculty and Staff!

Grammar School

• Lisa Fallon - M-F Kindergarten Enrichment

• Jane-Ann Myers - Learning Specialist

• Theresa Jones - 5th Science

• Alyce Lee - 4th Grade

• Cecelia Fisher - 2nd Grade

• Sarah Halbach - 3rd Grade

• Mary Kathryn Netherton - 1st Grade

• Celia Holmes - 1st Grade

• Tina Ybarra - Kindergarten Enrichment

School of Rhetoric

• Patrick Eggleton - SOR Math

• John Tucker - SOR Humanities

• Taylor Schumpert - SOR Humanities

• Jacob Mondragon - SOR Chemistry

Staff

• Garrett Bush - Assistant Athletic Fields Groundskeeper

• Collin Fallon - Chief of Security

• Kati Butler - Director of Admissions

• Casey Martin - Admissions Coordinator

Fine Arts

• Faith Westerman - K-3 Music

• Anita Horton - 1-2 Art

• Bryan Anders - 3-6 Music

Athletics

• Kyle Shotwell - Athletic Director

Returning Faculty and Staff in New Positions

Grammar School

• Hannah Gamble - 4th Grade

• Maggie Tucker - 4th Grade

School of Logic

• Diane Corley - SOL Admin

• Becky Roberson - 8th Grade English

Staff

• Sheila Henderson - Athletic Director