Family Handbook
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FVCA Family Handbook FOX VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Family Handbook Revised – August 2017 1 FVCA Family Handbook Contents A Message from the Administrator .................................................................................. 3 Mission Statement ............................................................................................................ 4 Statement of Faith ............................................................................................................. 4 School History ................................................................................................................... 5 School Governing Body ................................................................................................... 5 Admission/Registration Procedures ................................................................................ 6 Sponsorship……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Tuition Policy .................................................................................................................... 7 Family Fundraising Fee .................................................................................................... 7 School Hours ..................................................................................................................... 8 Arrival and Dismissal ........................................................................................................ 8 Kids’ Station ...................................................................................................................... 9 Attendance and Absences ............................................................................................... 9 Health Issues ................................................................................................................... 10 Wellness Policy ............................................................................................................... 10 Standards of Conduct ..................................................................................................... 12 Standards of Appearance ............................................................................................... 16 Communication ............................................................................................................... 18 Conflict Resolution ......................................................................................................... 19 Recess ............................................................................................................................. 20 Lunch ............................................................................................................................... 20 Connections – A Parent Service Organization .............................................................. 20 Student Birthdays ........................................................................................................... 21 Holiday Observances ...................................................................................................... 21 Classroom Visits ............................................................................................................. 21 Emergency/Weather-Related Information ..................................................................... 22 Student Growth Opportunities ....................................................................................... 23 Middle School .................................................................................................................. 28 Expectations and Guidelines ........................................................................................ 28 Goals ............................................................................................................................ 28 Organizational Procedures ........................................................................................... 28 Homework .................................................................................................................... 28 Study Halls ................................................................................................................... 29 Hallways ....................................................................................................................... 29 Discipline Policy ........................................................................................................... 29 Homeroom ................................................................................................................... 31 Special Activities .......................................................................................................... 31 Parent-Teacher Conferences ....................................................................................... 31 Middle School Communication ..................................................................................... 32 2 FVCA Family Handbook A Message from the Administrator Welcome to Fox Valley Christian Academy (FVCA)! We are glad to have your family as part of our school family. We ask that you carefully review the policies and procedures that are contained within this handbook. It is intended to make clear the school’s expectations with regard to important issues in the life of the school. Should you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to contact me. FVCA is unique in that its staff views their responsibility first and foremost as a calling from God to have a positive impact on the lives of the students. That impact is not only through what is taught but also through modeling what it looks like to be a Christian adult living a life of service to our great God! At FVCA we invite and encourage parent participation in the education process. Feel free to come and visit. Discuss with us your concerns, your insights, or your questions. We will strive to communicate with you in a meaningful way regarding the progress of your son/daughter. We trust that you will find us a school in which Christian love and concern are woven into the task of learning. FVCA seeks to be a community which compliments the Christian home and church, seeking to daily unfold God’s will and God’s way for the lives of each of its students. The power of sin resides within each of our hearts. You will find the effects of sin at our school as well. Having God’s Word as our guide providing direction will enable us to teach our students all about confession, forgiveness, and restoration. In Ephesians 4, Paul encourages the Church members to speak the truth in love so that in all things they would grow up in Christ. May that encouragement be our guide in our relationships as well. Praise God for the awesome responsibility of nurturing young minds and hearts for Him! May God daily equip all of us for this important task. In Him, Ron Halma 3 FVCA Family Handbook Mission Statement Fox Valley Christian Academy (FVCA) is a Christ-centered school devoted to training children for life and eternity. Goals: Fox Valley Christian Academy Partners with families who will further the school’s religious purpose purposes to lead children to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. strives to develop in children a Christ-like character and a biblical worldview. emphasizes academic excellence and life skills to develop life-long learners. exists as a ministry of Calvary Bible Church to support the Christian home. desires to develop spiritually, academically, emotionally, and physically strong students. Statement of Faith We believe in the inspiration of the Bible, equally in all parts and without error in its origin. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male and female. These two distinct complimentary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen. 1:26-27) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union as delineated in scripture (Gen.2:18-25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (I Cor. 6:18, 7:2-5; Heb.13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between one man and one woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Matt.15:18-20; I Cor.6:9-10). We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of FVCA as the local Body of Christ and to provide a biblical role model to the school’s members and the community it is imperative that all persons employed by FVCA in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this position on marriage, gender, and sexuality (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:14-16; I Thess. 5:22). We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ (Acts 3:19-21; Rom. 10:9-10; I Cor. 6:9- 11). We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Matt. 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of FVCA. This Statement of Faith does not exhaust