Newsletter August 02, 2023

August 02, 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians:

We trust that the school vacation has gone well, and we look forward to the new school year.  Our new school year starts on Monday, August 14, 2023!  We look forward to serving you and your child(ren).

Notes for the new school year

  • The school calendar for the 2023-24 school year has been sent home. If you need a copy of the new school calendar, they  are available at the office, or you can view the calendar on our website – https://cla.reformation.edu/school-calendar/
  • First day of school for the new school year is Monday, August 14, which is the first day of classes, lectures, and classwork. Attendance is required for all students.
  • Construction will be in progress over on the high school side of the property. This construction is away from the school building/classes and will NOT affect any classes.
  • We will continue to use Microsoft Teams as a tool for learning. Students from Grade Three and up will be using Teams especially for submitting homework and for taking notes. We have also found Teams to be an excellent way for teachers to communicate with students and parents.  Parents, please feel free to contact your child’s teacher(s) via your child’s Team account.

(If you need any help with Microsoft Teams, please come into the office.)

  • As of June 2023, CLA is accredited by NAPS (National Association of Private Schools, Oklahoma, USA). We are thankful that we are able to do this without compromising our Christian standards and our commitment to providing our students with an excellent education.  Special thanks to those business associations and parents who willingly wrote references, testifying to the quality of education that we offer.

New Fees & Book Fees

If you have been associated with CLA for any length of time, you know that we are committed to providing a quality, Christian, yet affordable education.  However, to help with our increasing cost of operation, our fees for the 2023-24 school year will be as follows:

Elementary (K4 – Grade 6)             $75.00

Elementary (ESL)                               $85.00

High School (7-12)                              $90.00

High School (ESL)                              $105.00

 

The book rental fees will be $90.00 per semester

 

New Book Policy

One of our major expenses that continue to increase almost yearly is the cost of textbooks.  The book rental fee we receive for one student in a year does not cover the cost of the textbooks used that year.  In an attempt to keep the book rental fee down, we require that our students take good care of their textbooks.  However, this is not always the case.  For some students, we keep warning them, but they keep ignoring those warnings.  In such cases, that student will have to pay the full price for any damaged textbook.

Parents, please understand our desire in this is to always have our books in good repair while trying to keep the cost of textbook rental down.  We would appreciate your help with this.

 

Parental Involvement

We have seen over the years that the students that do well and show the most improvement are the students whose parents are very involved in their education.  These parents make sure that their child is punctual and prepared for school.  They see to it that homework assignments are done and their child is ready for tests and quizzes.

In our desire to keep you involved, we have implemented several policies over the years.  You can readily communicate with the teachers through the office or through Microsoft Teams.  You can easily monitor your child’s grades via our SIS (Student Information System) at https://sis.cla-sur.com/.  We are happy to set up appointments so that you can meet with our administrator or with your child’s teacher(s).

 

All in all, we encourage you to keep being involved in your child’s education.

May God continue to bless CLA and all those that He brings there.

 

The Administration of CLA

 

 

 

Announcement – August 2022

Dear Parents/Guardians & Students of CLA,

Our 2022-23 school year starts on Monday, August 15, 2022.  We are thankful that we can attend classes as “normal.”  Hope you have a great year.  We look forward to serving you and your child(ren).

The Administration of CLA

Office Open

Dear Parent/Guardian,

the office will be open this Friday, April 17 from 10am -12pm.

Easter Break

Dear Parents/Students, We will have no Online classes on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Online classes will resume on Tuesday, April 14. Please be safe. CLA Administration

CLA Website Rebuild

We are happy to announce our new website build. Please feel free to provide feedback.

Our school calendar, rules, and news are now available online, with more information being added regularly. The application process is also being converted to an online version and will be available soon.

This new website will be a significant source of updates from the school to keep you informed on all aspects of development and improvements that are being made.

Our calendar lists all important events including exams, holidays, vacation, extracurricular activities, etc.

Visit regularly to stay in the loop 🙂

Student Information System (SIS) Online

After some time in planning and development, we are happy to announce the launch of our brand new Student Information System (SIS). In this digital age, where paper is becoming obsolete, we have taken our first step toward reducing paper documents at Christian Liberty Academy. All student performance reports are now available online through our portal.

Each parent/guardian is encouraged to activate their own personal account on the portal in order to have access to their child’s/children’s reports.

We will not be sending home paper reports with the students any longer, however print-outs of the digital report cards can be made via the portal.

All official records may be requested at the office.

The purpose of this new system is to grant each parent/guardian direct, accurate, up-to-date insights to their child’s/children’s performance and results.

While the system is fully functional, we are constantly working on improvements and appreciate any feedback you can provide.