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Handbooks
- Parent Handbook
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The Parent Handbook provides parents, guardians, and family members of ACS students with useful information about the school. The handbook offers advice on staying connected with your student, and the essential role a parent plays in supporting both the student and the community.
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It also outlines available resources as well as important policies and procedures. Please use the Parent Handbook as a preliminary guide to understanding your student’s academic and co-curricular experiences ACS.
INTRODUCTION
This handbook was written and adopted by the administration and Board of Trustees of Arlington Christian School. The entire document is considered official Board Policy.
ACS is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of responsible Christian men and women whose function is to set policy for the operation of the school.
Similarly, because a positive and constructive working relationship between the School and the student's family is essential to the fulfillment of the School's educational mission, the School reserves the right not to extend the privilege of re-enrollment to a student if the School reasonably concludes that the actions of the student's parent or close family member make such a positive and constructive relationship impossible or otherwise seriously interferes with the School's accomplishment of its educational mission or objectives.
MISSION
The mission of Arlington Christian School is to:
Help children grow as Jesus did “in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.”
ACCREDITATION
Since 1974, Arlington Christian School has held regional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), now known as AdvanceEd. Accreditation is maintained through meeting rigorous standards, progress on a school improvement plan, submitting annual reports, a self-study, and an on-site peer review committee visit every five years. The Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC) also accredits Arlington Christian School. This accreditation is held "with quality.
FOR PARENT INFORMATION
Arlington is committed to:
- The development of each child's unique abilities.
- Honoring God the Father, His Son, and the Holy Spirit by striving to have the message and principles of the Bible permeate our daily routine.
- Guiding each student toward physical, academic, social, emotional and spiritual maturity.
- A broad curriculum with a college preparatory emphasis.
- An appreciation for our spiritual, cultural and democratic heritage.
- Quality Education in a Christian Environment.
The philosophy of Arlington Christian School demands that the faculty members approach their students with wisdom, patience, and consideration, viewing themselves as involved in a spiritual ministry, as well as in educational instruction. These responsibilities are facilitated as administrators seek to promote conditions in which the faculty can function with freedom in a responsible pursuit of truth and professional competence.
Paperless Billing & Payment Systems
Save time and collect payments faster by issuing paperless billings and accepting paperless (electronic) check payments.
- Send paperless billings which can easily be paid by submitting a paperless (electronic) check payment.
- Paperless check payments are automatically credited to each payer's personal account.
- Copies of paperless billings can easily be sent to postal mailing addresses for those paying with paper checks.
- Online administrative tools make it easy to record paper check payments to each payer's individual account.
Use paperless billing & payment systems to issue billings and collect payments for:
Regularly scheduled fees such as:
- Tuition Payments
- Donor Pledges
- After School Care
- And More!
Periodic charges such as:
- Miscellaneous school fees
- event Participation fees
- Others as warranted!
Paperless check payments use the the payer's regular checking account. Instead of writing and mailing a paper check, payers enter the numbers on the bottom of the their paper check into a secured online payment website. Payments issued with paperless checks should appear on the checking account statement isssued by the payer's bank.
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Parent Information
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME
Arlington Christian School and a student's parents are partners in the education of their student at ACS. This partnership is based on a common understanding and acceptance of the Mission Statement, Philosophy, and the school policies set forth in this Parent/Student Handbook ("Handbook"). This Handbook may be amended from time to time, at the sole discretion of the ACS administration and Board of Trustees, and becomes effective upon publication. ACS reserves the right in its sole discretion, to enforce the Handbook policies and the "spirit thereof" regarding student accountability; and if parent(s)/guardian(s) fail to support an ACS administrator's enforcement of Handbook policies as applicable to their student, ACS may, in its sole discretion, determine that there is no effective partnership between the school and the home and accordingly, the student not be permitted to continue in the school.
Remember to Update InstantAlert
Parents and Staff, be sure to check your account and set it up to receive important messages from school. If your account is already active, please update your account immediately if you change your home and/or cell phone number(s) to ensure you don't miss a message.
The InstantAlert System is a convenient way to receive school closing messages, upcoming event reminders, etc. The Athletic Department may also use this service to notify you of practice time changes and event cancellations that happen during the course of the school day, as well as other information pertinent to your athlete. You can customize your account to receive alerts by home phone, cell phone, text message, email,-- whatever works best for you and your busy family. Visit the InstantAlert site today!
Instant Alert brings the news directly to parents and they can decide how and where they receive messages.
