Financial
Set up FACTS Family Portal account (right away)
Pay commitment fee (new students: right away; current students: due in the fall for the next school year)
Review payment plan* (early July)
Pay first bill (produced mid-summer, due August 5) [ESTF Info]
Prepay for AVI Fresh hot lunches (by Wednesday 11 a.m. for the following week)
Supplies/Uniforms
Purchase school uniforms (recommendation: by early July)
Purchase school supplies K3–grade 5 supplies, grades 6–8 supplies (by the first day of school); grades 9–12 receive information in class on the first day of school
Purchase Lion’s Gear, including spirit tee shirts which can be worn instead of a uniform top each Friday (youth sizes at Primary Center and Elementary offices; larger youth and adult sizes at Spirit Store in Academy Gym lobby during ball games)
Forms
Review current year’s parent/student handbook and complete online check-in* (mid/late July)
Medication forms (as needed)
DSS forms (K3–K4 only): K3-K4 Discipline Policy, K3-K4 DSS Statement of Child’s Health
Permission to Walk Home or to Parent’s Office (Grades 1-5; Grades 6-8)
Athletic forms (as needed; before tryouts)
Back-to-School Weeks
Register vehicle/s that your student driver will park on campus (by the first day of school or as needed)
Receive your child’s teacher/class information [via email if online check-in is complete & school bill paid]* (on/after August 7)
Attend Vision Night, New Family, and Back-to-School events* (shortly before/after school begins)
K3–K5: attend classroom meeting* (second week of school)
Getting to School
Review carline map (PDF) (by the first day of school)
Review school day schedule in current handbook
Stay Connected
Watch & read The Lion’s Roar, our e-newsletter, sent weekly from mid-July through graduation (Lion’s Roar Archives)
Attend Donuts with Dr. A* (through the year: informal opportunity to meet with our Head of School)
Review school calendars: an at-a-glance calendar as well as detailed calendars; consider adding to your own Google calendar (anytime)
Review/update contact information (early August and anytime it changes)
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram (anytime)
Attend parent-teacher conferences* (K3–Grade 5: October conferences expected for all parents; for all grades, at anytime request to meet with your student’s teacher or principal)
*Watch for details in our school e-newsletter, The Lion’s Roar.