Takoma Academy!

Takoma Academy is accredited by The Board of Regents, Office of Education General Conference of Seventh‐day Adventists Maryland State Board of Education Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Takoma Academy is a Member of The Council for American Private Education. Office Hours: 7:30am‐4:00pm Mon‐Thurs 7:30am‐2:00pm Friday Welcome to Takoma Academy! This handbook has been created as a guide to school life at Takoma Academy (TA) – the programs, services, activities, policies, procedures, and student and parental responsibilities and expectations. This handbook will assist both students and their parents or guardians in participating fully in the TA experience. Statements of policy announced or posted are as valid and may supersede those printed in this book. 1 Table of Contents Faculty and Staff ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 About Takoma Academy ................................................................................................................................... 5‐6 Admissions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7‐8 Finances................................................................................................................................................................. 9‐11 School Policies Standards of Conduct.............................................................................................................................12‐16 Dress Code ..................................................................................................................................................17‐18 General Policies ........................................................................................................................................19‐20 Academics Policies Access to Records ...........................................................................................................................................23 Attendance.........................................................................................................................................................23 Course Information and Requirements..........................................................................................23‐25 Graduation Requirements....................................................................................................................25‐26 Guidance & Counseling.................................................................................................................................26 Diploma Information and Requirements .............................................................................................27 Course Descriptions Applied Arts ...............................................................................................................................................28 Fine Arts ...............................................................................................................................................28‐29 English..........................................................................................................................................................30 Foreign Languages..................................................................................................................................31 Mathematics........................................................................................................................................31‐32 Performing Arts........................................................................................................................................33 Physical Education..................................................................................................................................34 Religion ........................................................................................................................................................34 Science...................................................................................................................................................35‐36 Social Studies.............................................................................................................................................36 School Calendar at a Glance......................................................................................................................................... 37‐38 Class Schedules ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Faculty and Staff Directory Takoma Academy 8120 Carroll Avenue ● Takoma Park, MD 20912 Phone: 301.434.4700 ● Fax: 301.434.4814 ● www.ta.edu Administration Principal ....................................................................David Daniels, MBA ......................ddaniels@ta.edu...............................712 Vice Principal for Finance..................................Rosenia Bailey, BA .......................rbailey@ta.edu..................................713 Vice Principal for Academics............................Amy Soper, MEd.............................asoper@ta.edu..................................744 Registrar/Guidance Counselor........................Kristina Flo, [email protected] ........................................743 Administrative Services Alumni Affairs.........................................................Kathy Hecht......................................khecht@ta.edu..................................711 Athletic Director ....................................................Carl Parker .......................................cparker@ta.edu................................758 Auto Donation.........................................................Tammie Conway [email protected] ..............................701 Business Office Assistant ...................................Sylvia [email protected] ......................714 Asst. Registrar & Development Director.....Leah Daniels, MA ...........................ldaniels@ta.edu................................743 Librarian ...................................................................Lou Anne Wood, [email protected] ...................................734 Service Coordinator .............................................Tim Soper, BA..................................tsoper@ta.edu...................................722 Plant Services..........................................................Ed Strunk, MA .................................estrunk@ta.edu................................755 Instructional Applied Arts.............................................................Ed Strunk, MA .................................estrunk@ta.edu................................755 Applied Arts.............................................................Amy Soper, MEd.............................asoper@ta.edu..................................744 Art ................................................................................Marquita Halstead, [email protected] Business Education ..............................................Virginia Mathis, MA [email protected] ...............................740 English........................................................................Jennifer Howe, [email protected] ...................................724 English & Drama....................................................Myrna Candelaria, [email protected] ......................721 Mathematics ............................................................R. Todd Nelson, BA........................tnelson@ta.edu.................................727 Mathematics ............................................................Daniel Yirenkyi, [email protected] ............................728 Music...........................................................................Lulu Mupfumbu, MM....................lmupfumbu@ta.edu........................759 Physical Education & Health ............................Laura Benn, [email protected] ....................................757 Physical Education................................................Anthony Medley, [email protected] ..............................763 Religion......................................................................C. Dunbar Henri, [email protected] ..................................745 Religion......................................................................Tim Soper, BS ..................................tsopers@ta.edu.................................722 Science .......................................................................Hilary Daly, MA...............................hdaly@ta.edu.....................................742 Science .......................................................................David Hooker, MAT ......................dhooker@ta.edu...............................741 Social Studies ..........................................................Thomas Ballard, MEd...................tballard@ta.edu................................731 Spanish.......................................................................Nora

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