We believe that communication is the key to providing a quality education for your student.  A student's education experience will be much more rewarding and beneficial when Parent/Guardians and educators work together on behalf of the student.  No one knows your student better than you.  We always want to hear from you.  We are open to suggestions and ideas. Parent/Guardians concerns are important to us and we want to work as a team to find a solution. Please let the front office schedule a time so that the student learning time is not interrupted during school hours.

Detailed information regarding attendance, discipline, dress code, admission and more, is available in the Student Handbook. The following information is in regards to federal and state programs that Arizona Charter Academy participates and adheres to.

For more information regarding High School graduation requirements, dual credit for college courses and academic overview, please visit our High School Academics page.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student's education records. The law applies to all schools which receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives Parent/Guardians certain rights with respect to their children's education records.

These rights transfer to the student, or former student, who has reached the age of 18 or is attending any school beyond the high school level. Students and former students to whom the rights have transferred are called eligible students.  

• Parent/Guardians or eligible students have the right to inspect and review all of the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of materials in education records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for Parent/Guardians or eligible students to inspect the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
• Parent/Guardians and eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records believed to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the Parent/Guardians or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the Parent/Guardians or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record commenting on the contested information in the record.
• Generally, schools must have written permission from the Parent/Guardians or eligible student before releasing ANY information from a student's record. However, the law allows schools to disclose records, without consent, to the following parties: 
• School employees who have a need to know
• Other schools to which a student is transferring
• Certain government officials in order to carry out lawful functions
• Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student
• Organizations conducting certain studies for the school
• Accrediting organizations
• Individuals who have obtained court orders or subpoenas
• Persons who need to know in cases of health and safety emergencies; and State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

Schools may also disclose, without consent, "directory" type information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell Parent/Guardians and eligible students about directory information and allow Parent/Guardians and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them.

Schools must notify Parent/Guardians and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

IDEA is a federal law that protects the rights of students with disabilities. In addition to standard school records, for children with disabilities education records could include evaluation and testing materials, medical and health information, Individualized Education Programs and related notices and consents, progress reports, materials related to disciplinary actions, and mediation agreements. Such information is gathered from a number of sources, including the student's Parent/Guardians and staff of the school of attendance. Also, with Parent/GuardiansGuardianal permission, information may be gathered from additional pertinent sources, such as doctors and other health care providers. This information is collected to assure the child is identified, evaluated, and provided a Free Appropriate Public Education in accordance with state and federal special education laws.

Each agency participating under Part B of IDEA must assure that at all stages of gathering, storing, retaining and disclosing education records to third parties that it complies with the federal confidentiality laws. In addition, the destruction of any education records of a child with a disability must be in accordance with IDEA regulatory requirements.

For additional information or to file a complaint, you may call the federal government at (202) 260-3887 (voice) or 1-800-877-8339 (TDD) OR the Arizona Department of Education (ADE/ESS) at (602) 542-4013. Or you may contact
Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-5901