The Governing Board recognizes that, at times, the curriculum and materials as adopted by the Academy Charter School may conflict with the privately held beliefs of some families, or may cause concern as to the appropriateness of the instruction. Therefore, to enable parents to raise these concerns in a way that is respectful to all parties, and to ensure the integrity of the curriculum, the Governing Board had adopted the following procedure:
Parents should first make every attempt to familiarize themselves with the outline of the Core Knowledge curriculum and any other curriculum materials used by the school. The Academy Charter School curriculum information is available at the school.
If there are any areas of potential conflict, parents should approach the student’s teachers to privately discuss their concerns. Often, a comfortable accommodation can be reached at this step.
If parents believe that the issue cannot be adequately resolved at the teacher level, they can follow the grievance policy procedures as stated in the Parent Conflict Resolution Policy.