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The Liberal Arts Academy at Henry Clay

Parent-Student Contract

 THE LIBERAL ARTS ACADEMY AT HENRY CLAY is a magnet program serving intellectually and academically talented students operating at an abstract and conceptual level.  These students require differentiated curricula and accelerated services beyond those usually provided in the regular classroom.

Students receive a Gifted and Talented Service Plan once a year and a monitoring report once each semester.  Progress reports are sent home at the end of each six-week grading period.

The Academy curriculum includes requirements beyond those necessary for high school graduation. The chart below outlines these requirements:

Freshman-Sophomores-Juniors

 

A full sixth hour schedule which includes:

Þ      Four Core Academy/AP classes each year

Þ      Students must enroll and complete any dedicated AP Academy classes

Þ      Four years of math and four years of science

Þ      Sophomores and Juniors may drop one Academy core class for an Advanced level class in the same core area.

Þ      Zero hour Academy seminar (freshmen and juniors only)

Þ      20 hours of community service

Þ      Weekly Academy math challenge problems

Þ      SAT, ACT, or PSAT test taken each year

Þ      A foreign language course as part of the sequence for completing a foreign language through the AP level

Þ      Earn a “C” or better in each course.

Þ      Maintain an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or better.

Seniors

 

A full sixth hour schedule which includes:

Þ      At least three of the four Core Academy/AP classes each year

Þ      Students must enroll and complete any dedicated AP Academy classes

Þ      Four years of math and four years of science

Þ      20 hours of community service

Þ      Weekly Academy math challenge problems

Þ      SAT, ACT, or PSAT test taken each year

Þ      A foreign language course as part of the sequence for completing a foreign language through the AP level.

Þ      Academic Mentoring

Þ      Earn a “C” of better in each course

Þ      Maintain an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or better

Students are expected to meet all of the expectations identified in the course syllabus and/or course requirements from all enrolled classes. These may include, but are not limited to, due dates, homework assignments, late work, and projects.

All completed and submitted work must be original student work, cheating will not be tolerated.

Students shall maintain satisfactory progress as defined by the continuing eligibility section of the Academy charter.  A student not meeting the continuing eligibility standards will be placed on probation until the end of the next grading period.  School representatives will review evaluative data and services.  The principal of a magnet special program may recommend a student be returned to the non-magnet program in his/her assigned school the next school year if he/she fails to maintain satisfactory progress.

Magnet special program require a one-year commitment form each student.  If any student wishes to leave the magnet special program mid-year, principals, school director(s), and the associate director of gifted and talented confer regarding the best interest of the student.  The school director(s) shall make the final decisionPlease complete the form below to indicate agreement.

 

Return the form to:

Peggy Workman

Liberal Arts Academy

Henry Clay High School

2100 Fontaine Road

Lexington , KY 40502

Fax-859-381-3430

 

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I agree to support the conditions for placement/services in the LIBERAL ARTS ACADEMY .

 

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