Our Community/School Communications
Cultivate Engagement; Build Community; Inspire Goodness
What is our vision?
Act with honesty and integrity
What is the first major school rule? (p. 13)
The only way smartwatches are allowed to be worn in the classrooms.
What is with Notifications Off (p. 33)
These families must park and walk to the gym in order to pick up their children
What are 2nd and 3rd grade parents (p. 37)
24 hours symptom free before returning to school; no isolation required
What is the School's updated COVID 19 policy? (page 44)
Emails will be read and responded to during weekday business hours, within 48 hours, and not in the evening, on weekends, or holidays
What is the school's policy around communication in order to ensure balance and reasonable workday expectations (p. 12)
Harassment, Bullying and Violence are part of this category
Treat Others with Dignity and Respect
Faculty and staff members are only to interact online with current students in these school-sponsored "spaces"
What are the School LMS or Google accounts (p. 31)
The two people who share the smallest office on campus
Who are Josh and Pat?
The name of the section of the handbook that speaks to student's responsibility both on and off campus.
What is the jurisdiction outside of school policy? (p. 18)
The number of volunteer hours required of a Cascades Academy family
What is 30 hours? (p. 7)
The difference between expulsion and dismissal
What is the ability to reapply to Cascades Academy?
The school's new communication tool
What is Parent Square? (p. 10)
The person a student sees when arriving after 8:30am.
Who is Marti?
Those strategically planning to ensure the school is around for our grandchildren.
What is the board of trustees (page 8)
Humble progress (not perfection) and listening and learning with curiosity
What is our committed approach to DEIB work? (p. 5)
When a student is openly and publicly expressing a changed gender identity within the broader School community, the School feels a responsibility to communicate with the student’s family unless there is reason to believe that doing so would compromise the student’s safety or well-being.
What is the school's policy around informing parents of a student's public gender identity?
Three out of six guidelines for appropriate phone use in the Upper School.
What are the phone guidelines outlined on p. 34
This is what the acronym M.A.P. stands for
What is Measurement of Academic Performance (p. 39)
The circumstances under which a violation of a minor school rule can become equivalent to the violation of a major school rule
What is pattern of repeated behaviors? (Page 18)
The six core values of the school.
What is foster belonging, embrace challenge, empower individuality, share joyfulness, learn by doing, and ignite curiosity. (p. 4-5)
Students have the right to be addressed by this regardless of whether or not they have legally changed their name.
What is the name and pronoun that corresponds to their gender identity
This process is regarded as a request for an investigation into a suspected incident of abuse or neglect.
What is Mandatory Reporting? (p. 35)
This must exist for US students to self-administer medication.
What is a signed contract by student, parents and health coordinator/division head?(p. 41)
What are the four types of the standard response protocol?
What is Evacuate, Hold, Lockdown, Shelter and Secure. (Page 46)