Atlantic Union Education Code

Administration

100

A local school board is required to meet this many times per year

What is at least 6?

Code 1330:99

200

This is the denominational accrediting authority for all educational institutions and programs operated in the name of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

What is Adventist Accreditation Association (AAA)?

Code: 2025:23

300

Financial reports should be sent to the conference office of education (elementary schools) or union office of education (jr. and sr. academies) this often throughout the school year.

What is monthly?

Code: 1508:04

400

The amount of time a teacher shall be present in his/her classroom before the opening and after the closing of the school day.

What is 30 minutes?

Code: 1630:93

500

This is the maximum number of students per teacher in a grade 1-4 multigrade classroom.

What is 20 students per teacher with an aide recommended above 14 students?

Code: 1428:25

Curriculum

100

In addition to language arts, mathematics, physical education, practical arts, science and health, social studies, and technology, these areas of study are to be part of the elementary adopted course of study according to NAD standards

What are Bible/Religion and Witnessing/Service?

Code: 2210:20

200

This subject is generally recommended to receive the greatest amount of instructional time because of its foundational importance across the curriculum.

What is language arts?

Code: 2424:24

300

This standardized assessment is administered in all Atlantic Union schools three times per year.

What is MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Growth? 

Code: 2610:20

400

This type of co-curricular activity requires school board approval.

What is an off-campus activity?

Code: 2325:19

500

This framework provides practical strategies to continually improve Adventist Education with the development and adoption of standards for learning and leading. 

What is Journey to Excellence 2.0?

Code: 2010:23

Students

100

The legal record for student attendance and scholarship are to be kept accurately and up-to-date here.

What is the SIS (Student Information System)?

Code: 1618:23

200

In SDA schools, discipline is designed to be this rather than punitive.

What is redemptive, remedial, and corrective?

Code: 1636:93

300

This percentage of absences may result in a student receiving an incomplete grade.

What is 15%?

Code: 1618:23

400

In addition to a medical examination report, this must be part of the student health record.

What is proof of immunization?

Code: 1669:23

500

This policy ensures that every student is admitted to all the rights, privileges, programs, and co-curricular activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools.

What is the nondiscrimination policy?

Code: 1705:19

Personnel

100

All school employees must meet general conditions for employment including maintaining this membership.

What is membership in a constituent Seventh-day Adventist Church?

Code: 3015:24

200

These two entities must give approval for all volunteers.

What are the school board and the conference?

Code: 1440:06

300

An employee on provisional status may be placed on regular status based on professional evaluation and recommendation after this many years?

What is 3?

Code: 3323:23

400

The service record for EC-12 education employees is maintained and kept here.

What is the conference office for human resources (usually the executive secretary's office)?

Code: 3365:14

500

The wage scale for certificated personnel is based on certification, degree earned, and this.

What is years of service?

Code: 3508:04