FAMILY HANDBOOK 2018-2019 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TRIVIUM PREPARATORY ACADEMY’S PHILOSOPHY ..................................................................................................... 8 KNOWLEDGE AND THE GREAT BOOKS .............................................................................................................................................................9 UPHOLDING STANDARDS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 MORAL VIRTUE ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 GREAT HEARTS CEO AND MANAGEMENT TEAM ....................................................................................................................................... 13 FACULTY AND STAFF PHONE/E-MAIL REFERENCE .................................................................................................................................. 14 OFFICIAL SCHOOL CALENDAR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 OFFICIAL GREAT HEARTS WEBSITE ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 PARENT INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 FINGERPRINTING............................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 THE ACADEMY VOLUNTEER AGREEMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 17 MATERIAL SUPPORT OF THE ACADEMY: TIME, TREASURE, AND TALENT ............................................................................................ 18 TOLERANCE AND PLURALISTIC SENSITIVITY............................................................................................................................................... 18 FOCUS ON THE WESTERN TRADITION .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 REGISTRATION, RECORDS, MEDICATION POLICIES, AND FORMS ......................................................................... 19 REGISTRATION................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION POLICY ........................................................................................................... 20 ASTHMA AND ANAPHYLAXIS (LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES) .............................................................................................................. 21 FERPA NOTIFICATION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Notification of Rights Under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) ................................................. 23 ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS, EVALUATION, AND STUDENT PROMOTION ........................................................... 25 ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 COURSE OF STUDY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 STUDY MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 LITERATURE CONSUMABLES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 ALTERNATE VENDORS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 HOMEWORK ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 EVALUATION ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 PROMOTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 OFFICIAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 FOREIGN LANGUAGE SELECTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 32 COMMUNITY SERVICE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 SENIOR THESIS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 VALEDICTORIAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 GRADES AND APPLYING FOR COLLEGE ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 FAMILY-TEACHER ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP ............................................................................................................................................. 34 COMMUNICATION ROLES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 DEFICIENCY NOTICES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS: ON CAMPUS AND OFF CAMPUS ................................................................................................. 36 2 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................................ 37 NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37 GENERAL ENROLLMENT OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................. 37 MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT AND STUDENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 ATTENDANCE, ILLNESS AND TARDINESS ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Absences..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Illness ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Tardiness and First Period Instruction ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Family Vacations .................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 SPECIAL EDUCATION .......................................................................................................................................................................................