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T5rAnne Frank Inspire AcademyParent/Student HandbookK-12MissionTo increase the capacityfor human greatness!Revised August 19, 2019
Table of ContentsAn Unwavering Commitment to Greatness!Welcome LetterCalendarAbout Inspire Academies .1Mission. 1Vision . 1School Colors. 1Mascot. 1The 7 Pillars of the Inspire Academies . 1Our Three Imperatives . 1Visitors to the school . 1Unauthorized Individuals . 1Child Find Notice .2School Pledges .2School Prayer .2School Communication- Automated-.2School Communication- Nonemergency .2Complaints and Concerns.2AFIA Pillar #1 Small School Size .3Discrimination . 3Admissions . 3Lottery and Placement on Wait List . 3Enrollment. 3School Admissions .4Acceptance Procedure .4Enrollment Documents.4Student Dress/Grooming. 4-5Student Dress Extra-Curricular Events .6AFIA Pillar #2 Creative Learning Environment . 7School Work . 7Late Work Policy . 7Closed Campus . 7Phone Messages . 7Student Cell Phones . 7Telecommunication Searches . 7Field Lessons . 7Transportation . 8Student Records . 8Photographs . 8Waiver of Student Fees . 8School Closing / Delay . 8Disaster and Fire Preparedness . 8Students Selling Items at School . 8
Table of ContentsDistributing Flyers . 8School Schedules . 8Student Arrival . 8Student Dismissal . 8Designation for Parent Pick-Up . 9Change of Address . 9Compulsory Attendance . 9Kindergarten Attendance . 9Age 6 and Up Attendance . 9Excused Absences . 10Tardiness. 10Make-Up Work . 10Truancy . 10Attendance Committee . 11Attendance for Credit . 11Unexcused Absences/Tardies . 11Student Withdrawal . 12Driver License Absence Verification . 12Bacterial Meningitis Information . 12-13AFIA #3 World-Class Curriculum . 14Class Schedules. 14Grade Level Classifications . 14Grading Guidelines . 15Homework . 15Physical Education Guidelines. 15-16AFIA #4 Personalized Learning Model . 17Recognition . 17Section 504. 17Special Education / Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) . 17English Language Learners . 17Dyslexia Services . 17Homebound. 17Homeless Students . 17Health . 17Dispensing of Prescription Medications at School . 17Dispensing of non-Prescription/Over-the-Counter Medications at School . 18Asthma Medications . 18Food Allergies . 18Severe Allergic Reactions . 18Fever . 18Immunizations . 18Lice. 19Mandated Screenings. 19Student Health Insurance. 19Tobacco . 19Student Safety . 19Disruption of School Operations . 19Law Enforcement Questioning of Students . 20Students Taken into Custody. 20Notification of Law Violations . 20School Events/school Rules Apply . 21Food & Nutrition Services . 21Free and Reduced Priced Meals . 21Food Deliveries/Vending Machines . 21
Table of ContentsAFIA #5 Authentic Awards & Assessments . 22Grading Policies . 22Grading Scale . 22Transfer Students . 22Grade Conversion for Transcripts. 22STAAR/EOC Assessments . 22Awards & Honors . 22Graduation Requirements- Secondary . 22Testing Requirements for Graduation- Secondary . 23Local Graduation Requirements- Secondary . 23Testing Requirements for Graduation for Students Receiving Special Education Services . 24Non-completion of Graduation Requirements . 24Foundation Graduation Program1. 24Foundation Graduation Program1 Required Credits. 24Valedictorian/Salutatorian Honors . 25Honor Graduates . 25Class Rank Calculation. 25Class Rank Ties . 26Designation of Level I and II Courses for Class Ranking . 26Graduation Speakers . 26Graduation Expenses . 26Standardized Testing- SAT/ACT/TSI/ASVAB . 26STAAR . 27Kindergarten Promotion/Retention . 27Elementary/Secondary Promotion/Retention . 28AFIA #6 Teachers as Facilitators . 29Student Support Team Students Experiencing Academic or Behavior Difficulties . 29Advisory . 29Houses . 29AFIA #7 Connection to the Community . 30School Volunteers . 30Service Learning. 30Parent & Community Involvement . 31Appendix A: Code of Conduct. 32-37Appendix B: Internet Policy . 38-43Appendix C: School Forms . 44Acknowledgement Form. 44
An Unwavering Commitment to Greatness!BAN THE AVERAGE! These words waken a passion in us to develop a new vision ofeducational excellence. A vision that is focused on developing independent learnersthrough guided inquiries facilitated by passionate educators.Our belief is that there is no such thing as an average student. In our system, studentsare empowered to utilize critical thinking skills, problem solving strategies, andcollaborate with peers to construct solutions for real-world applications. Designingsuch a system starts with being trusted, a commitment to excellence, and caring aboutstakeholders as individuals. It continues with the creation of boundaries that allowfor flexibility, innovation, and creativity, all the while ensuring the focus remains onthe objective of academic excellence.The priority must be to create a true environment of collaboration between allstakeholders, but most importantly between a facilitator and their students. It isimperative that students' own voices are integrated into everyday learningexperiences in order to find the joy in learning. Finally, the system must produceresults to build credibility and sustainability.I am excited to join AFIA for the challenge of being truly innovative and theopportunity to increase the capacity for human greatness. Together, we will BAN THEAVERAGE in education!Within this booklet you will find the Handbook and Code of Conduct. They are thepolicies, rules, consequences and procedures that you will be expected to follow.Please read them carefully and familiarize yourself with the information.Please feel free to call or email us at any time.Sincerely,Justin Johnston Head of School
About AnneFrank InspireAcademyFind Joy: This is the purpose of life-and a choiceyou can make every day.Motto- Life is good, make itgreat!Anne Frank Inspire Academy (AFIA), offers K-12thgrade students an extraordinary integratedacademic program featuring four interlocking areasof growth: problem solving, character development,leadership opportunities and service-learningprojects.Visitors to the School(All Grade Levels)General VisitorsParents and other visitors are always welcome atAFIA. For the safety of those within the school and toavoid disruption of instructional time, all visitorsmust first report to the main office and must complywith all applicable district policies and procedures.When arriving on campus, all parents and othervisitors should be prepared to show identification.Graduates of AFIA will be equipped with acornucopia of tools that will serve to empower themwith an unwavering commitment to greatness!MissionTo increase your child’s capacity for humangreatnessVisits to individual classrooms during instructionaltime are permitted only with approval of theElementary Principal and facilitator and only so longas their duration or frequency does not interferewith the delivery of instruction or disrupt the normalschool environment. Even if the visit is approvedprior to the visitor’s arrival, the individual mustcheck in at the main office first.VisionTo reimagine and transform global learningSchool Colors: Silver, Blue, BurgundyMascot: Sea GullAll visitors are expected to demonstrate the higheststandards of courtesy and conduct; disruptivebehavior will not be permitted.The 7 Pillars of the InspireAcademies Unauthorized PersonsSmall School SizeCreative Learning EnvironmentWorld-Class CurriculumGuided Inquiry Learning ModelAuthentic AssessmentsTeachers as FacilitatorsConnection to the CommunityIn accordance with Education Code 37.105, a schooladministrator has the authority to refuse entry oreject a person from district property if the personrefuses to leave peaceably on request and:Our Three ImperativesBelong: Be an active member of your family, yourschool, your community, and the world.Be Great: Become an expert learner, a leader, aperson of character and principles, and create a lifeof service to others.1 The person poses a substantial risk of harm toany person; or The person behaves in a manner that isinappropriate for a school setting and theperson persists in the behavior after being givena verbal warning that the behavior isinappropriate and may result in refusal of entryor ejection.
phone number previously provided to the districthas changed.Child Find NoticeAFIA shall identify, refer, evaluate and, if eligible,provide a free, appropriate public education todisable students.Non-emergency CommunicationsYour child’s school will request that you providecontact information, such as your phone numberand email address, for the school to communicateitems specific to your child, your child’s school, orthe district. If you consent to receive suchinformation through a landline or wireless phone,please ensure that you notify the school’sadministration office immediately upon a change inyour phone number. The district or school maygenerate automated or pre-recorded messages, textmessages, or real-time phone or emailcommunications that are closely related the school’smission, so prompt notification of any change incontact information will be crucial to maintain timelycommunication with you. Standard messaging ratesof your phone carrier may apply. If you have specificrequests or needs related to how the districtcontacts you, please contact your child’s ElementaryPrincipal.Pledges of Allegiance and a Minuteof Silence(All Grade Levels)Each school day, students will recite the Pledge ofAllegiance to the U.S. flag and the Pledge ofAllegiance to the Texas flag. Parents may submit awritten request to the Elementary Principal toexcuse their child from reciting a pledgeState law requires that one minute of silence followrecitation of the pledges. Each student may chooseto reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any othersilent activity during that minute so long as the silentactivity does not interfere with or distract others. Inaddition, state law requires that each campusprovide for the observance of one minute of silenceat the beginning of the first-class period whenSeptember 11 falls on a regular school day inremembrance of those who lost their lives onSeptember 11, 2001.Complaints and Concerns(All Grade Levels)Usually student or parent complaints or concernscan be addressed informally by a phone call or aconference with the Facilitator, Elementary Principal,or Head of School. Should a parent or student feel aneed to file a formal complaint, the parent orstudent should submit in writing the formal concernor complaint to the Elementary Principal or Head ofSchool. If the concern is not resolved, a request for aconference should be sent to the superintendent. Ifstill unresolved, the district provides for the parentcomplaint to be presented and heard by the districtboard of trustees.Prayer(All Grade Levels)Each student has a right to pray individually,voluntarily, and silently or to meditate in school in amanner that does not disrupt instructional or otheractivities of the school. The school will notencourage, require, or coerce a student to engage inor to refrain from such prayer or meditation duringany school activity.Communications—AutomatedEmergencyThe district will rely on contact information on filewith the district to communicate with parents in anemergency situation, which may include real-time orautomated messages. An emergency purpose mayinclude early dismissal or delayed opening becauseof severe weather or another emergency, or if thecampus must restrict access due to a security threat.It is crucial to notify your child’s school when a2
within the school’s geographic boundary (includinghomeless students); and (D) students who liveoutside the school’s geographic boundary.AFIAPillar #1Small School SizeApplications received after the application closingdate will be placed on the waitlist according to theirapplication classification: child of facilitator, siblingof current student, student who lives within theschool’s geographic boundary (including homelessstudents), or student who lives outside the school’sgeographic boundary. Thus, for instance, any siblingwho submits an application for admission after theApplication Closing Date will be placed at the bottomof the section of the waitlist for siblings (andimmediately ahead of the students residing withinthe school’s geographic boundary). Similarly, newapplicants residing within the school’s geographicboundary will always be placed on the waitlist aheadof students residing outside of the school’sgeographic boundary.DiscriminationAFIA complies with all non-discrimination rules andregulations and does not permit any form ofdiscrimination on the basis of age, race, religion,color, national origin, sex or handicap in itsprograms, services or activities as required by Title VIof the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IXof the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.AdmissionsOpen Enrollment Charter SchoolAnne Frank Inspire Academy is an open-enrollmentcharter school which is a public school of choice.Parents must follow the guidelines for the admissionprocess for a student to be admitted into an openenrollment charter school.EnrollmentAfter the lottery, the school will determine howmany seats are available in each grade and begincalling parents of prospective students in the orderthey appear on the lottery results/waitlist to fill theavailable seats. The school will call each of thenumbers provided by the parent on the applicationand if a parent is not reached in person will leave adetailed message when possible. The parent willhave 48 hours (excluding weekends and federalholidays) from the time of the first phone call toaccept enrollment at the school and schedule a timefor the parent and student to complete the newstudent enrollment packet and reading and mathentry assessment. If the parent does not call theschool registrar during office hours and verballyacce
Anne Frank Inspire Academy is an openenrollment - charter school which is a public school of choice. Parents must follow the guidelines for the admission process for a student to be admitted into an open-enrollment charter school. A completed application must be submitted to the
