Community Update: Sunday, August 13, 2017

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Dear Advanced Learning Academy Families,

It was wonderful to see so many returning and new ALA families at the back to school events over the last few days at ALA at Euclid and Fox Tech. We will officially open the school year at both campuses tomorrow, Monday, August 14!

Families may drop off students at both campuses as early at 7:30 am.  As a reminder, please do not drop off students earlier than 7:30 am at ALA at Fox Tech or Euclid as there is no morning supervision of students prior to 7:30 am  and the school doors will remain locked until teacher and administrators report for supervision duty at 7:30 am.   

In preparation for the first day of school, we want to share a few reminders and updates.

Magnet and specialized school buses and regular school bus routes will be running tomorrow for the first day of school. Families may access the magnet 2017-2018 bus route information here.

The ALA faculty and staff have created a 17-18 Parent Communication Information document outlining the many ways families can access information and subscribe to village or grade-level specific information from school faculty and staff. The document is also posted to our webpage and will be continually updated as we develop and refine systems.

We also have some reminders for the specific campuses below:

ALA at Euclid

• The official school day at ALA at Euclid is 8:10 am-3:25 pm.
• At 8:10 am, the cafeteria doors will be locked.  If you’re running late, families should enter through the front door on Euclid, outside of the cafeteria (buzzed-in) because school will have begun.
• Please review this link for complete information: Arrival/Dismissal Information.

ALA at Fox Tech

• Please follow this 17-18 Traffic Plan during arrival and dismissal.
• If your child, in grades 4-11, is interested in auditioning for the fall musical, Peter and The Starcatcher, please see this link for audition details.  

4th & 5th Families

• The official school day at for 4th & 5th grade students is 8:10 am-3:50 pm.
• Students should arrive no later than 8:00 am to give ample time to eat breakfast and transition to class.
• There will be school faculty and staff ready to direct students to the amphitheater where they will gather for breakfast.
• At 8:oo am, drop-off supervision on Buffalo Lane ends. If you’re running late, families should walk students into the administrative building to check-in.
• Please review this link for complete information: Arrival/Dismissal Information.

6th-11th Families

• The official school day at for 6th-11th grade students is 8:30 am-4:00 pm.
• Students should arrive no later than 8:15 am to give ample time to eat breakfast and transition to class.
• 6th and 7th grade students participating in Passion Pursuits should arrive no later than 7:40 am.
• Please review this link for complete information: Arrival/Dismissal Information.
• On Monday morning, students will report to the following areas to receive a new and/or an updated copy of their schedule. Over the weekend, counselors and administrators adjusted some schedules based on student requests or to balance teachers’ class sizes.
• All this week, faculty and staff will be meeting with 8th-11th students who wish to change their schedule. On the first day of school, our priority is making sure we meet with any student who is missing a core class (math, science, English, social studies, and world language) before meeting with students who wish to change elective classes. Please know that we are working as quickly as possible to get students into the correct classes, so they do not miss valuable instruction. ALA teachers anticipate schedule changes during the first week of school and will assist students who may join the class on the second or third day of school. Please reassure your student that we are committed to crafting the very best schedule possible for each student, and all students wishing to change their schedule will have the opportunity to meet with us to discuss their course options.

We are looking forward to a great first day of school!

Sincerely,

Kathy Bieser

Principal

Advanced Learning Academy