Policies
Our school year starts on the 4th of July and ends on the 3rd of July. Families may start actual or recorded school year later than 4 July (though you need to start within 3 days of your local public schools). We believe home education is a 365 days a year venture between parent/guardian and student. School days are considered to consist of at least 3 to 4 core learning subjects or at least 3 to 4 full hours of education at a minimum. The core learning of different subjects can alternate each day and the hours can be at home or on field trips where learning is accomplished as determined by the parent.
CEAcademy requires 180 school days a year. We allow 20 days for parent/teacher discretion such as teacher or student sick days, or teacher prep days (please note these on your attendance forms). Families are required to submit the cumulative number of days each student has attended upon first enrolling or when reenrolling each year as the 1st report. The 2nd report is due by the 3rd of Jan each year. The 3rd report will be due by the end of school year or 3 July (whichever occurs first). If withdrawing from another school, please provide the number of days attended on your 1st report to CEA.
The Attendance Form is available at http://ceacademy.homestead.com/Attendance.html. You will have to mail or fax the form to CEA.
Reports submitted after these dates and/or any returned fee payments will each have a $30 penalty fee.
Families will develop a curriculum (see our curriculum page for possible curriculum). Families will develop student study plans.
Families will maintain Student Records & Grades at your home. You will complete your own report cards and any transcripts in grades K-8. For grades 9-12 there will be an additional fee ($20) for CEA to complete a High School transcript based on information provided to CEA. This is required to graduate in the senior year.
If you do not have a computer, please consider using a library or friend's and obtain a free email address from hotmail.com or yahoo.com as examples.
We do not require standard testing such as SAT. You are welcome to use other testing if you want to assess your students. Other assessments links.
We also highly recommend membership in the HomeSchool Legal Defense Association at HSLDA. Enrollment though it is not required.
Our Policies are:
High School Graduation:
It is your choice of career & your choice of how to prepare. Depending on what you plan to do after High School should be the basis for your High School Curriculum.
CEA requires 24 credit hours for graduation. Most academic organizations require the four core subjects of math, science, english and history for the four years of high school. The remaining hours are completed with electives such as PE, Health, Work Coop, Bible etc. The Alabama requirement is shown here. This is an example only. Again this is the reason we homeschool - you build your study plan based on your family’s future plans.
The courses listed above represent the general requirements for the fulfillment of a secondary education. A Carnegie "unit" of credit generally represents 50-60 minutes of instruction five times per week over the course of an academic year which consists of 180 days. A subject conducted as such is 1 credit hour.
We will need all of the student grades for 9-12 to complete a final Transcript. There will be a $20 Transcript Fee. Parents will need to order a blank Diploma from HSLDA and send it to CEA for us to complete. Please order Cap & Gown from HSLDA for student to walk at Graduation Ceremony. There is a $30 Graduation Fee (whether one participates in the ceremony or not). A Graduation ceremony is conducted at Covenant of Peace Church in the early June timeframe in Huntsville, Al.
Finally, we believe that parents and or guardians are totally responsible for their family's education. The Contemporary Education Academy serves as a Church School to facilitate the family in its' educational endeavors through homeschooling. Therefore, the CE Academy makes no promise as to the acceptance of your student's grades or transcripts by other educational activities or organizations.
Attendance:
The Contemporary Education Academy serves as a Church School to facilitate the family in its' educational endeavor. Therefore, CEAcademy makes no promise as to the acceptance of your family grades by other educational activities or organizations. The final acceptance is judged by our Lord and your convictions.
Failure to comply with these processes are grounds for dismissal. We are required to notify public officials when you leave CEA.
Academics:
Recommendations:
Attendance: Academics: Recommendations: High School Graduation
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