Classroom teachers may provide after school tutoring. Contact your child’s teacher see if she/he tutor, if not we may be able to provide names of outside tutors for specific areas. A fee may be charged, specifics should be discussed with the individual teachers. VPK- Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Regency Christian Academy offers the Florida VPK program. Children who attend high-quality preschool do much better when they get to kindergarten, and this makes an enormous difference for their later success. The Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program prepares early learners for success in kindergarten and beyond. Children must live in Florida and be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year to be eligible. The program helps build a strong foundation for school using educational materials that are geared to various stages in a child’s development. RCA also offers the VPK wrap program, which extends the morning program for 3 ½ more hours. ATTENDANCE Preschool Attendance Policy Although Florida Compulsory Attendance Law does not apply to preschool, Regency Christian Academy expects parents to understand the importance of having their child in school daily. This is especially important in Preschool and VPK where students are daily preparing for Kindergarten. If a student is absent from school for illness, RCA requests that a courtesy call be made to the school office. Extended absences for vacation travel, serious illness or injury, surgery or death in the family should be coordinated with the preschool teacher directly in case class work or activities need to be made up. VPK Attendance Policy 1. SIGN IN & OUT/ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION: Your child must be signed in upon arrival and signed out at dismissal every day by the adult who drops off and/or picks up your child. This will include the time and the full signature, NO INITIALS ALLOWED, must be written on the attendance sheet. This is a requirement of the VPK program. Monthly: At the end of each month, you will be required to sign a “Student Attendance and Parental Choice Certificate” that confirms that your child has been in the program during the month and that you wish your child to continue in the program at this school (Appendix C)
A snack is provided mid-morning and after naptime for students. There are 10 to 15 different snacks served to preschoolers throughout the year. Examples include pudding, yogurt, fresh fruit, Sun Chips, Goldfish and occasionally cookies. Candy and other junk food items are not acceptable snacks and should not be sent with a preschooler to school. Chewing gum is also not allowed on campus. Snacks (Elementary\Middle) Snacks are not provided to elementary and middle school students, although time is allotted during the daily academic schedule for a snack break. Students are responsible to supply themselves with a healthy snack from home. Guidelines for acceptable snacks are determined by the class teacher with final approval reserved for administration. Chewing gum is also not allowed on campus. Lunch Policy The program at RCA is provided by SLA Management, a food management program here in Central Florida. SLA Management prides itself on the creation of nutritious, thoughtful and tasteful menus. Every menu selection provided meets or exceeds the criteria established by the National School Lunch Program and the USDA. Preschool Lunch Lunch is provided for Preschool. All Preschool students have the privilege of bringing a nutritious lunch from home if the lunch on our school menu is unappealing. There is no pro-rating of fees for Preschoolers who bring a lunch from home. A lunch calendar is provided to all Preschool students via our website in advance of the following month. Calendars are typically posted in each classroom, or in Fletchers Hallway. Elementary\Middle School Lunch Costs: The costs for lunches are set each year by SLA Management, the company providing our lunch program. For the 2016-2017 school year, the cost is $3.25/per day, or $16.25/per week. ** Please note, once a lunch balance becomes greater than $16.25 (one weeks cost) that balance will be put on your family school account. If a student is bringing lunch from home, but wishes to purchase a drink, the cost is $0.75 per drink and can be purchased daily in the lunch line. Calendars: Lunch calendars can be found on our website. Also, calendars are typically posted in each classroom and in Fletchers Hallway. *Starting in August of the 2015-2016 year, Kindergarten -8th Grade students will no longer be purchasing lunches through RCA. All purchases will be made directly through SLA management.