At all times throughout the year, Academy Charter School must have current emergency contact information for students. Please log in to the Parent Portal and update information as needed. This can include phone numbers, email, place of employment, and emergency contact information.
In the case of an emergency or unforeseeable circumstance, a message can be delivered to a student through the front office. Please make all after-school arrangements and communicate them to students before the start of the school day. Parents are not allowed to call a student directly during the school day. This includes calling a student’s cell phone or teacher.
All absences must be called in to the front office at 303-660-4881 or emailing attendance@academycharter.org. Please report each day your student is to be absent from school. Office staff will call parents/guardians daily if students are unaccounted for. Students returning to school after extended absences due to illness must be accompanied by a doctor’s note.
Academy Charter will generally follow the closing and delay schedules announced for the Douglas County School District (DCSD) but due to our school being an all commuter school, we may be on a closed or delayed schedule that is different from DCSD. In the event of a closure or delay, the information will be posted on the Academy Charter School website. DCSD will also notify local media outlets of any closures or delays. Broadcasts are usually made by 6:00 a.m. and periodically thereafter until approximately 9:00 a.m. In the event that DCSD schools are closed, all other activities scheduled at ACS’s facilities will also be canceled.
Additionally, you may call the DCSD Weather Hotline Number for the Castle Rock Feeder School Closures/Delayed Starts. (303) 387-7669/ (303) 387-SNOW This number is available beginning at 5:00 am.
3.1.4.1 Delayed Start
If there is a 90-minute delay, all before-school activities will be canceled.
3.1.4.2 Delayed Start Schedule
Carpool starts at 9:00 a.m. Middle School starts at 9:15 a.m. Elementary starts at 9:30 a.m.
3.1.4.3 Email Alert Service Notifications
All parents are encouraged to sign up for Email Alert Notification. Whenever any specific change in the school calendar or schedule is known, an email alert will be sent out as soon as practical to all parents signed up for this system. You are also encouraged to put your work email as well as your personal email in the rare event an emergency requires us to release students early during the regular school day.