HCA Elementary School Handbook_2025_07062025

‭●‬ ‭Officials‬ ‭of‬ ‭other‬ ‭schools‬ ‭in‬ ‭which‬ ‭the‬ ‭student‬ ‭intends‬ ‭to‬ ‭enroll.‬ ‭No‬ ‭records‬ ‭shall‬ ‭be‬ ‭transferred‬ ‭to‬ ‭another‬ ‭school‬ ‭without‬ ‭the‬ ‭initiation‬ ‭of‬ ‭such‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭parents‬‭or‬‭guardians‬‭through‬‭a‬‭signed‬‭parent‬‭records‬‭release‬‭form‬‭supplied‬‭by‬ ‭either the sending or receiving school.‬ ‭Non-custodial‬ ‭parents‬ ‭have‬ ‭equal‬ ‭access‬ ‭to‬ ‭report‬ ‭cards,‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭conferences,‬ ‭etc‬ ‭.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭final‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭and/or‬ ‭settlement‬ ‭agreement‬ ‭stipulates‬ ‭otherwise,‬ ‭the‬ ‭custodial‬‭parent‬‭must‬‭submit‬‭a‬‭copy‬‭of‬‭that‬‭judgment‬‭or‬‭agreement‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Principal‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭school‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭comply.‬ ‭Such‬ ‭documents‬ ‭shall‬ ‭be‬ ‭placed‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭student’s‬ ‭file.‬ ‭Whenever‬ ‭a‬ ‭request‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭non-custodial‬ ‭parent‬ ‭is‬ ‭made‬ ‭for‬ ‭information,‬ ‭appearance‬‭at‬‭a‬‭teacher’s‬‭conference,‬‭etc.,‬‭the‬‭custodial‬‭parent‬‭shall‬‭be‬‭promptly‬ ‭notified by the school of the non-custodial parent’s request.‬ ‭Textbooks‬ ‭Textbooks‬‭are‬‭selected‬‭by‬‭the‬‭faculty‬‭and‬‭Principal‬‭on‬‭the‬‭basis‬‭of‬‭their‬‭objectives,‬ ‭suitability‬‭to‬‭our‬‭established‬‭curricula,‬‭and‬‭appropriateness‬‭to‬‭a‬‭Christian‬‭school’s‬ ‭mission‬ ‭for‬ ‭promoting‬ ‭and‬‭teaching‬‭truth.‬ ‭We‬‭believe‬‭God‬‭requires‬‭excellence‬‭in‬ ‭all‬‭things,‬‭and‬‭we‬‭strive‬‭to‬‭give‬‭each‬‭student‬‭the‬‭best‬‭possible‬‭Christian‬‭education‬ ‭by‬ ‭utilizing‬ ‭an‬ ‭outstanding‬ ‭curriculum‬ ‭in‬ ‭each‬ ‭subject,‬ ‭coupled‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭Christian‬ ‭worldview‬‭actively‬‭taught‬‭and‬‭applied‬‭by‬‭our‬‭teachers‬‭in‬‭the‬‭classroom.‬ ‭Textbook‬ ‭costs‬ ‭are‬ ‭included‬ ‭in‬ ‭tuition.‬ ‭If‬ ‭a‬ ‭student‬ ‭damages‬ ‭a‬ ‭textbook,‬ ‭the‬ ‭parents‬ ‭are‬ ‭required to purchase a replacement copy.‬ ‭If‬‭a‬‭student‬‭is‬‭absent,‬‭his/her‬‭parents‬‭should‬ ‭notify‬‭the‬‭school‬‭by‬‭8:00‬‭AM‬ ‭of‬‭the‬ ‭reason‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭absence.‬ ‭Parents‬ ‭are‬ ‭requested‬ ‭to‬ ‭leave‬ ‭this‬ ‭information‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭Attendance‬‭line‬‭(913-681-7622‬‭option‬‭2)‬‭or‬‭email‬‭the‬‭teacher‬‭directly.‬ ‭If‬‭a‬‭student‬ ‭is‬ ‭gone‬ ‭part‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭day,‬ ‭he‬ ‭or‬ ‭she‬ ‭must‬ ‭be‬ ‭signed‬ ‭in‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭parent‬ ‭or‬ ‭appropriate‬ ‭adult‬ ‭upon‬ ‭his/her‬ ‭return‬ ‭and‬ ‭walked‬ ‭to‬ ‭his/her‬ ‭classroom.‬ ‭For‬ ‭absence‬ ‭due‬ ‭to‬ ‭reasons‬ ‭other‬ ‭than‬ ‭illness‬ ‭or‬ ‭bereavement,‬ ‭the‬ ‭parents‬ ‭must‬ ‭bear‬ ‭the‬ ‭responsibility for class work missed.‬ ‭Absences Excused‬ ‭III.‬ ‭ATTENDANCE‬ ‭General Policy on Absence‬ ‭Excused‬ ‭absences‬ ‭include‬ ‭school‬ ‭days‬ ‭missed‬ ‭due‬ ‭to‬ ‭illness‬ ‭or‬ ‭death‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭family.‬ ‭Certain‬ ‭family‬ ‭trips,‬ ‭medical‬ ‭appointments‬ ‭and‬ ‭other‬ ‭reasons‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭excused‬ ‭if‬ ‭approved‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭school‬ ‭prior‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭absence.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭absent‬ ‭more‬ ‭than‬ ‭ten‬ ‭(10)‬ ‭days‬ ‭each‬‭semester‬‭will‬‭incur‬‭academic‬‭penalties.‬ ‭This‬‭policy‬‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭waived‬ ‭for‬ ‭an‬ ‭extended‬ ‭illness‬ ‭validated‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭physician’s‬ ‭signature‬ ‭and‬ ‭approved‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Principal.‬ ‭Extraordinary‬ ‭circumstances,‬ ‭if‬ ‭approved‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Principal,‬ ‭may‬ ‭also‬ ‭result‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭policy‬ ‭being‬ ‭waived.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭who‬ ‭exceed‬ ‭the‬

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‭Elem Student Handbook 2025‬

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