Back to School Guide 2024-25

Regents School of Austin Back to School Guide | 2024-2025

Homeroom Assignments

Available to families: Grammar — Friday, August 9 Logic — Friday, August 9 Rhetoric — Friday, August 9

SOL/SOR Class Schedules

Available to families Friday, August 16

SOR Locker Set-Up & Meet the Teacher

For all students grade 9-12 Wednesday, August 21 | 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SOL Locker Set-Up & Meet the Teacher

Wednesday, August 21 Set-up times by last name and grade: 7th Grade (A-K) | 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

7th Grade (L-Z) | 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

8th Grade (A-K) | 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

8th Grade (L-Z) | 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Grammar Meet the Teacher

For all students K-6 Wednesday, August 21 | 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

First Day of School

Thursday, August 22 Grammar: 8 a.m.

SOL: 8:15 a.m.

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

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

Contents All School All School Academic Calendar All School Checklist All School Events

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Grammar School Grammar Checklist Grammar Events

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School of Logic SOL Checklist SOL Events

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School of Rhetoric SOR Checklist SOR Events

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Athletics

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Fine Arts

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Communications & Technology

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Regents Parent Council (RPC)

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Campus Safety Resources

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Welcome New Faculty and Staff

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All School Academic Calendar

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All School First day of School is Thursday, August 22 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. ☐ Grammar PE Uniforms: Regents vendor for Grammar PE shorts and shirts is River City. You may also purchase sweatshirts through this vendor. ☐ FACTS: Verify/update contact information in FACTS. ☐ 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. ☐ Emergency Contacts: Please update your Emergency Contacts in FACTS. In case of emergency, children will only be released to emergency contacts. Parents, you must include yourselves in this list. ☐ Carpool: Please arrive at the proper time for your child. Early arrival can disrupt dismissal. ☐ Do you want to drive on any field trip or athletics games this year?: Complete your MVR information (FACTS > School > Web Forms > Update Your Information Here > MVR Shield Screening for Event Drivers) ☐ 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 information, medical information, and forms. 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: Download the Regents Community App for iPhone and Android! Search “Regents Community” on the App Store. ☐ 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.

Senior Administrative Staff

Dan Peterson Head of School

Kati Butler Director of Admissions

Jill Angelo Communications

Bryan Gustin Chief Technology Officer

An Update on Parking for 2024-25

Lee Jones Kirk Avery Director of Advancement Chief Financial Officer

Ryan Lister Director of Residency

Jeremy Nueman Director of Human Resources

This year, we enter an exciting multiyear construction project to enhance our campus. Unfortunately, this means parking will be more challenging due to the loss of some of our temporary parking areas.

To help ease the situation, we kindly ask for your partnership in walking, biking, or carpooling whenever possible. Please know that we are actively working on both short-term and long-term solutions to improve parking for everyone.

We look forward to sharing more updates with you soon.

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All School Upcoming All School Events Event

Date, Time, Location

Board Meeting Thursday, August 8 | 4 p.m.

Join us at the first Board Meeting for the 2024-2025 school year! This View Agenda is a virtual meeting on Zoom.

Link to Zoom Meeting Dads Boot Camp For over a decade, Regents Dads have been gathering at the Boot Camp to connect, learn, and be inspired to lead.

Saturday, August 24 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Main Gym

Convocation Join us for the first All School Chapel of the 2024-2025 school year!

Monday, August 26 | 8:30 a.m.

Main Gym

RPC Welcome Coffee Welcome new families and celebrate parents of the Class of 2025! All are welcome!

Wednesday, September 4 | 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

Off Campus

Huddle with the Leadership Join Dr. Peterson and other leaders at Regents for a time to hear their heart for the school, vision for the 2024-2025 school year, and ask questions.

Knights Under the Lights Community Social Fellowship and fun on the Regents plaza for families, students, friends, and fans!

Wednesday, September 10 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

Grammar Hall Oak Room Friday, October 4 | 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Plaza/Main Gym

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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

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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. Regents vendor for Grammar PE shorts and shirts is River City. You may also purchase sweatshirts through this vendor.

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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.

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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

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Carpool: Please arrive at the proper time for your child. Early arrival can disrupt dismissal. Your carpool number can be found in FACTS under Web Forms/Grammar Carpool Information. This is also where you can update your carpool plans throughout the year. We encourage parents to utilize the drop-off lines and pick-up lines rather than parking to reduce congestion in the parking lot and allow seniors to find parking spots in the morning. Please view arrival and dismissal procedures here.

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GS Communications Webpage: View Parent Resources via the link in the FACTS Parent Portal for information throughout the school year.

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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

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PE Uniform Sale PE uniforms will be available to purchase in person in the Grammar Foyer from River City while supplies last. Uniforms will still be available to purchase online here.

Wednesday, August 14 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Grammar Foyer

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.

Wednesday, August 21 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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.

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

Grammar School Leadership

Ronnie Long Becky Walter Jen Bryce Melissa Frye Head of Grammar Associate Head K-2 Associate Head 3-4 Administrative Assistant Interim Associate Head 5-6 Back to School Guide 2024-2025

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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, September 9. 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 and 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 16. ☐ Textbooks and Planners: Students pick up textbooks and planners provided by Regents from your homeroom classroom during Locker Set Up on Wednesday, August 21. ☐ 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 21. ☐ 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: View Parent Resources via the link in the FACTS Parent Portal for information throughout the school year. ☐ Arrival: The doors to Logic Hall will unlock at 8 a.m. Students that arrive early may wait outside or in the cafe.

School of Logic Leadership

Stephen Steiner Head of Logic

Allison Jackson School of Logic Dean

Amy Fast Administrative Assistant

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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.

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Tuesday, August 20 School of Logic Students: 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 Hearth Room p.m.

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

Wednesday, August 21 Logic Hall A-K | 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

L-Z | 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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.

Wednesday, August 21 A-K | 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

L-Z | 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Logic Hall

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.

Wednesday, August 28 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Logic Hall

SOL Matriculation Monday, September 9 Parents are invited to this special event 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 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. 7th grade girls and new 8th grade girls will be given a necklace.

Regents Main Gym

SOL Retreat Logic students experience a day of fun and fellowship on campus.

Regents Campus

Friday, September 27

SOL Looking Ahead

Mark your calendars for 7th and 8th grade class trips May 7-9, 2025. More information to come.

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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 30. ☐ 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 16, 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. Advisory assignments will be sent to students Friday, August 9. ☐ 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. Date and time is Wednesday, August 21, between noon and 3:00 p.m. ☐ Student Locker Setups: Students may come to SOR on Wednesday, August 21, between noon and 3:00 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 21, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the rotunda 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: Seniors can park in the main lot. Underclassmen may park across the street or along Travis Country Circle. All students who drive to school are required to affix a Regents parking permit to the left rear bumper or window of their vehicle. Senior and underclassmen parking permits using the vehicle information parents provided in FACTS this summer may be retrieved at Mrs. Austin’s desk beginning Wednesday, August 21.

• 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. ☐ SOR Communications Webpage: View Parent Resources via the link in the FACTS Parent Portal for information throughout the school year.

School of Rhetoric Leadership

Josh Simmons Head of Rhetoric

Rose Usry Associate Head

Sandra Larkam Assistant to Head of SOR

Jennifer Austin Administrative Assistant

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School of Rhetoric SOR Events Event

Date and Time

Location

Student Locker Setups

Wednesday, August 21 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

SOR Building

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

Wednesday, August 21 12 p.m - 3 p.m.

Individual Classrooms

New SOR Student & Parent Info Meeting Wednesday, August 21 For parents and students who are new to Regents. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This is optional.

SOR Rotunda

First Day of School

Thursday, August 22 9th & 10th arrive at 8:30 a.m.

11th & 12th arrive at 9:10 a.m.

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

9th Grade Retreat

Thursday, August 29 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Off Campus

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

Tuesday, September 3 6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m.

SOR Building

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

Wednesday, September 4 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

SOR Building

School of Rhetoric Grade Level Deans

Kimberly Brown 9th Grade

Mindy Dixon 10th Grade

Paul Austin 11th Grade

Tamra Franklin 12th Grade

SOR Looking Ahead

Mark your calendars for the class trips: • Seniors: August 14-18, 2024 • Juniors: March 9-21, 2025 • Sophomores: March 10-13, 2025 • Freshmen: March 9-12, 2025 More information to come.

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Athletics The mission of the Regents Athletic Department is to train, participate, and encourage in ways that honor Christ in the pursuit of that which is true, good, and beautiful.

Athletics Values: ARMOR

ARMOR represents the values, pursuit, and intended direction of the athletic department and discipleship culture. It is rooted in Biblical theology, informed by Scripture, encourages servant-leadership, and seeks to engage in thoughtful communication. Modeling ARMOR starts with coaches, and is displayed through servant-minded leadership and thoughtful communication.

Our ARMOR is prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), readiness (Ephesians 2:10), wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), others (Mark 12:30-31), and grit (I Cor. 15:58).

Visit the official Regents Athletics website at regentssports.rankone.com for important information throughout the season such as tickets, schedules, practices, and more.

Fall Sports Season Start Dates SOL Fall Sports Girls Volleyball —August 19 Boys Tackle Football —August 14 Girls Cheerleading —August 12 Co-Ed Cross Country —August 19

SOR Fall Sports Girls Volleyball —August 5 Boys Tackle Football — August 5 Girls Cheerleading — August 5 Co-ed Cross Country — August 5

7th - 12th Grade Athletic Participation Checklist

☐ 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 2024-2025 academic year. Athletic physicals are valid for one year from date of issue and must remain valid through May 22, 2025. ☐ 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 2024-2025 Athletics Participation Fees.

Athletics Staff

Sheila Henderson Director of Athletics

Kyle Shotwell Director of Athletics

Nate Turner Assistant Director of Athletics

Sam Thompson Assistant Director of Athletics & Director of Sports Performance

Chelsey LeBaron Assistant Director of Sports Performance

Laura Powell Associate Athletic Director of Spiritual Development

Sam Burmeister Operations Coordinator

Michaela Rosendale Senior Athletic Trainer

Serena Pent Athletic Trainer

Megan Lehmann Athletics Administrative Assistant

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Fine Arts To Love and Create that which 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.

2024-2025 Regents Fine Arts Theme: Lead Up and Serve Out This year, we’ll turn to the heart of biblical leadership as Jesus exemplified. We will consider how true leadership is about service to others and obedience to God. As we work through these ideas together, we will apply them to the Fine Arts program. How can we, as teachers and staff, grow in servant leadership? How can we provide opportunities for our students to lead and serve, whether in the classroom, on the stage, or off campus? In other words, we’re praying God would cultivate young leaders and send them out as servants.

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 and schedule.

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 13-16 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.

(November 15 begins 5:00 p.m.)

Logic Gallery

Co-Curricular Recitals December 10 | 3:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location Varies by Teacher

Fine Arts Christmas Celebration December 11 | 4-8 p.m.

December 12 | 4-7:45 p.m.

December 13 | 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Campus Wide

Fine Arts Leadership

Dane Bundy Director of Fine Arts

Lauren Hall Fine Arts Administrative Assistant

Denise James Fine Arts Assistant Director & Dance Teacher

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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!

FACTS

Check FACTS for forms, attendance tracking, health info and nurse’s office visits, tuition, athletics fees, and co-curricular fees. Parents and older students can access progress reports and report cards through the Family Portal. 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 update your email and phone allowed contacts: ☐ Add renweb.com to your address book, so you don’t miss emails sent through our provider. Emails sent through FACTS will have a renweb URL. ☐ Add 317-065 to your phone contacts; emergency text messages will come from this shortcode. Note: This short code is different from last year’s, so please make sure to update it. ☐ Add noreply@pikmykid.com to your address book; notifications for grade reports and some other routine notifications will come from this email. ☐ Add mail82.suw231.rsgsv.net to your address book; we use MailChimp for school-wide emails and they look like they come from communications@regentsaustin.org, but this is the real sender

School Directory Phone App Download the Regents Community App! Homerooms will be updated after Friday, August 9.

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.

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Communications & Technology 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 in the School of Logic and School of Rhetoric 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.This means that parents cannot send email to their students’ school accounts.

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), hotspots, or VPNs 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.

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Regents Parent Council I pray that all of our Regents families are having a joyful, safe, and refreshing summer! I am both humbled and enthusiastic to serve as RPC Chair for the upcoming school year. As my family prepares to start our 10th year at Regents, by far my favorite part is the amazing families that make up our community here and continue to give time and talent to support all the good things happening on campus.

Regents Parents Council (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.

All parents are automatically members of RPC! We welcome each of you to get involved this year and find opportunities to build relationships with other parents, enjoy the many events during the year, and seek ways to use your gifts to volunteer. There are so many options to participate in the work of RPC: volunteering at events, driving for a field trip, helping in the classroom/art/garden/library, bringing goodies to bless the faculty and staff, and so much more. It is magnificent to see God at work in bringing all the volunteers together each year to complete the tasks of RPC with excellence and grace.

Preparations are well underway for the 2024-2025 school year, and it is going to be an outstanding year!

I am thankful for the faithful administration, board members, teachers, and parents who continue to pour love and dedication into Regents. I know there may be little challenges along the way, but there is peace and joy to be found in trusting the Lord for guidance.

Therefore I have chosen Philippians 4:4-7 to be my guiding scripture throughout the next year.

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Andrea Adams and her family

Save the Date: RPC Welcome Coffee September 4 | 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

At the home of Luke and Colette Wood in Covenant Estates ALL Regents parents (moms AND dads) invited to attend!

Ways to Serve: Please fill out the RPC Interest Indicator before school starts if you haven’t yet done so!

Contact our 2024-2025 RPC Exec Committee and Event/Committee Chairs for volunteer opportunities.

Sign up to Donate to the Faculty/Staff Retreat: Bless our Faculty and Staff at their Back to School retreat on August 12-13 by donating here. You can donate raffle prizes or adopt a faculty/staff member to bless!

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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: •

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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.

Continued use of armed security with increased coverage and extended security hours Regular Austin Police Department patrol visits An online tip line to allow advanced warning for any potential threats on campus New extra-strength window glazing and film that was installed on campus windows over the summer Continued use 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, say something.

There are three ways to submit a tip: • Email security@regentsaustin.org • Call the Regents Security line at 737-351-7462 • Submit an anonymous tip on the online tip line

Scan to submit a tip online!

If you have any questions about the security at Regents, you can reach out to Collin Fallon, Chief of Security.

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Welcome New Faculty and Staff!

Grammar School • Allison Finch - 1st Grade • Micah Stennfeld - 2nd Grade • Gwynne Haskins - 4th Grade • Lilah Grove - 6th Grade Composition • Janet Anderson - Kindergarten Enrichment • Brenna Statham - PE • Ginger Steiner - PE School of Logic • Amy Fast - SOL Administrative Assistant

Staff • Heather Smith - Communications Manager • Heather Taylor - Facilities • Kathy Aylor - Admissions • Micah Eiland - Assistant Groundskeeper • Kari McAdams - Business Office Administrative Assistant Arts • Lauren Hall - Fine Arts Administrative Assistant

School of Rhetoric • Earl Snyder - SOR Science • Chris Dick - SOR Humanities • Jake Adams - SOR Humanities

Returning Faculty and Staff in New Positions Grammar School • Kyle Dillard - 5th Grade Science

School of Rhetoric • Christine Godwin - College Advising Arts • Denise James - Fine Arts Assistant Director & Dance Teacher Staff • Brandon Shufflebarger - IT

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