Parent and Student Responsibilities
As Indiana public school students, all students enrolled in the Academy must comply with the state-required minimum number of 180 instructional days. Courses and course assignments are set up based on a student’s individual academic needs with the ultimate goal of remaining on track for graduation.
For our Remote students, attendance is based on engagement with course material and adequate progress toward completion. Adequate progress is defined by the completion of weekly assignments. Facilitating teachers will monitor Apex to ensure that all assigned classes fall within a “level green” status. Students are also expected to monitor their own progress. Students must contact their facilitating teacher if they feel they are struggling to make adequate progress or have an issue that may keep them from progressing for a period of time. Facilitating teachers will offer help to resolve any issues that may be hindering progress.
If a student completely disengages and fails to communicate with his/her facilitating teacher for 10 days, the student is considered truant and disciplinary action, including removal from the program, will be taken by the school.
If a student has disengaged and is inactive for a period of 30 school days without communicating and collaborating with the facilitating teacher, the Principal will make attempts to contact the parent and student in an effort to resolve the issue. Should the problem be resolved and the student re-engage, the student will be allowed to continue in the program. In the unlikely event that a student’s issues cannot be reasonably resolved, the parent will be asked to withdraw the student from the program.
Parents and guardians must be aware of and agree to the following rights and responsibilities:
Parents and Guardians have the right-
● To ensure that their child(ren) enrolled The Academy attend school regularly in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana.
● To enroll their child in another school if he/she withdraws from The Academy.
● To respectfully present to the school administration any concern or complaint .
● To monitor their child daily to ensure that the student is completing assignments.
● To ensure that their child complies with all required testing and assessments, including but not limited to required state tests, scheduled by the school.
● To ensure that their child has transportation to and from state mandated test sessions.
● To receive regular reports of their child’s academic progress.
● To inspect, copy, and challenge, according to the appropriate guidelines and applicable law, any and all information contained in their child’s records.
● To receive translations and/or interpretations of any written or verbal communications regarding their child and their child’s education.
● To receive reasonable accommodation so that a disabled parent or guardian may have access to participate in his or her child’s education, to the extent all parents are permitted to participate, upon request for such accommodation and proof of medical necessity.
● To understand the rules set forth in this document and to review the contents with their child.
Parent Signature: ________________________________ Date: _____________________________