Commitment to ASHAR
Commitment to ASHAR
Student Commitment and Responsibility
It is our desire to educate students who come to school ready and eager to learn. Therefore, it is our expectation that students enrolled at ASHAR will commit to daily, punctual attendance, active class participation, respectful behavior towards educators and peers, and prompt completion of all assignments and projects.
Parent Commitment and Responsibility
For a child to succeed at ASHAR, parents must recognize that school is only one facet of a child’s education. In order to ensure a child’s success, it is crucial that every parent embrace an active and ongoing commitment at home to establish effective study skills, and to encourage their child to complete all assignments in a thorough and timely manner. We try to create an atmosphere of success at school, but the lack of parent support and follow-through will undermine this philosophy. Parents must be willing to enforce a consistent study schedule, and if additional help is needed, they should be willing to seek outside tutoring.
Absence and Lateness
- Students are expected to arrive on time. In the unusual event of lateness, please bring your child to the office to obtain a late pass.
- In case of absence, you may call the office to ask that your child’s (grades 1-4) assignment and books be given to a sibling or neighbor.
- Students in Grades 5-8 who are absent are responsible to be in touch with their classmates to collect all necessary information and homework assignments.
- Following a period of absence, a reasonable amount of time will be given for class work and assignments to be brought up-to-date.
- Students are responsible to get work and notes missed while absent from school. Failure to make up assignments will result in a “0” grade.
Taking Students Out of School – Grades 1-8
Any absence, even for part of the day, is disruptive to the learning environment. We ask that every effort be made to schedule appointments outside of school hours. Should circumstances require a child to be taken out of school during the school day, please send a note that morning with your child indicating when he/she needs to leave. A parent who comes to pick up a child must come to the office to sign the sign-out sheet. PARENTS MAY NOT GO TO THE CLASSROOM. It is unacceptable to remove a child for a lunch date.
Family Vacations
At ASHAR we discourage the disruption of a child’s academic progress by removing him/her during the academic year for any non-emergency reason. Please be aware that no accommodations are made for non-emergency absences. Students will be held responsible for work missed, and teachers are not required to provide the work in advance.
Student Withdrawal
It is our expectation that any student accepted to ASHAR will make a commitment to remain through eighth-grade graduation. When a student is struggling academically, our staff will make every effort to work with both the student and his/her parents/guardians to enable the student to do his/her best. At times, the services of an outside tutor may be required to help the student keep up with the classroom pace. If parents withdraw a child prior to the end of the current school year, the parents will be expected to meet their full tuition obligation to ASHAR. In addition, if a child is asked to leave during the school year due to serious behavioral issues the parents will likewise be required to fulfill their full tuition obligation.
Outside Influences
General society, which affords us many opportunities for which we are grateful, also presents challenges. ASHAR cautions our families to exercise parental control over the influences that affect our children, such as television, internet use, movies, secular music, violent computer games etc. Please see separate page entitled “Guidelines for Internet-Based Homework.”
Fri, March 29 2024
19 Adar II 5784
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Tzav
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