All of our definitions of the discriminatory terms listed above, plus details on reporting procedures, follow-up, and disciplinary actions can be found in our K-8 “Community Standards and Policies” section later in this handbook.
WHAT PARENTS CAN EXPECT FROM LEVINE ACADEMY o Parents can expect that Levine Academy, in accordance with its mission, philosophy, and All School Handbook rules and procedures, will strive to maintain a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for its children. o Parents can expect regular communications about their children from the school: newsletters from teachers and from the school, periodic progress reports, and any additional communication necessary to keep parents informed about major school events or updates to policies and procedures. o Parents can expect to be informed immediately if there is a serious disciplinary matter involving their children. o Parents can expect timely notification if a child is encountering academic difficulties and parents will be kept informed of follow-up plans, actions, and strategies. o Parents can expect that Levine Academy’s administration will make a reasonable and sustained effort to accommodate their child’s needs and differences, within bounds of its professional capacity to do so, and that Levine Academy’s administration will communicate to parents the s chool’s limits and constraints, as soon as they become known, in its ability to be effective in helping their child to be successful academically or socially. o Parents can expect that Levine Academy will respect confidentiality and privacy regarding the s chool’s interactions with other families and their children, including any academic assessments or disciplinary processes and consequences. o Parents can expect that Levine Aca demy’s a dministration will, if it deems it necessary, make recommendations for external professional intervention, and may also make such professional intervention a requirement for the child to remain enrolled in the school. o Parents can expect that Levine Academy’s staff will model respectfulness and civility in all its student/parent contacts. WHAT LEVINE CAN EXPECT FROM PARENTS o Levine Academy can expect that parents will support, encourage and help order the lives of their children. o Levine Academy can expect that parents will model civility and integrity for their children; parents will listen to, supervise, and hold their children accountable with consequences for inappropriate behavior. o Levine Academy can expect that parents will support and endorse the philosophy, mission, and policies of the school. o Levine Academy can expect parents to make timely payments of tuition and other expenses. o Levine Academy can expect parents to register dissatisfactions and complaints in a responsible and fair way. o Levine Academy can expect parents to understand and follow the communication protocols and guidelines outlined in the Parent Handbook.
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