Our security procedures will be developed in coordination with Douglas County School District and local emergency response agencies. This plan will take into consideration a variety of situations that could potentially arise in our school or our neighborhood, and plans will be created should an emergency or crisis arise.
Please make sure your Emergency Contact information is always up-to-date.
In the event of an emergency situation, parents will be contacted via email and/or phone. Please avoid coming to the school until you’ve been instructed to do so. It is possible that, during a crisis in the neighborhood, you will not be able to enter the school building if it compromises the safety of the students during a lockdown or lockout.
Please DO NOT call the school directly during an emergency as this will tie up phone lines and prevents important inbound or outbound calls with emergency personnel. Communication will go out as soon as it is safe to do so.
If lightning is a threat in the immediate area of the school, students will be kept indoors until the threat has passed. Parents are asked to remain in their cars until students are released. If parents choose, they may enter the building and sign their student out.
All visitors must enter Academy Charter School through the Main Office. To receive a Visitor Pass, all individuals must provide photo identification to be processed through and will sign in by providing their name and purpose for visiting the school. While on campus, the Visitor Pass must be displayed. School Leaders have the right to deny access to any individual. Visitors must also sign out in the Main Office prior to leaving the building. Visits to classrooms must be pre-arranged with the teacher prior to entering the school. Access to particular areas and classrooms may be restricted at the discretion of School Leaders.
As a K–8 school, we prioritize student safety, minimizing disruptions, and promoting personal responsibility. Allowing outside delivery services introduces security concerns and disrupts school operations.
Academy Charter School does not accept food, supply, or item deliveries from third-party services during the school day. This applies whether the order is placed by the student or the parent. Deliveries made by outside vendors will be turned away at the front office.
If a parent needs to bring a critical item to school, it must be delivered in person and checked in through the front office.