ASU Preparatory Academy - Family Handbook
Parent Info
Welcome Letter
Dear Families,
We would like to extend a warm welcome and thank you for making ASU Prep Digital your school of choice.
Please take time to read through our entire handbook as a family. Reading each section will help you understand the ASU Prep Digital practices that ensure all students are able to learn in a supportive digital learning environment. We will be sending you updates to the handbook every year; please be sure to review these when you receive them.
Stay up to date with ASU Prep Digital through our monthly newsletters and by visiting our “Resources” page on our website at https://www.asuprepdigital.org/resources. Our learning community is most successful when all the partners are involved. Thank you for your involvement and for helping make ASU Prep Digital a great place to learn for your K-12 student experience.
Sincerely,
Jill Rogier
Head of Schools
ASU Prep Digital
2024-2025 ASU Prep Digital Calendar
Family Committment
ASU Prep Digital follows a “high tech, high touch” model. While our curriculum may be
asynchronous, the relationships between teachers/LSCs and the students/families are not!
Success in our program is dependent on the partnership among students, teachers, parents/guardians, and LSCs. To that end, frequent two-way phone communication with teachers and LSCs is an expected element of academics at ASU Prep Digital.
Engaging in your child’s education will make him/her a more successful student. Examples of parental involvement include:
- Encourage live lesson attendance and participation
- Participate in parent orientation sessions
- Build rapport with teachers and LSC
- Attend Individual Learning Conferences
- Log in to the student portal (Infinite Campus) and Learning Management System (Canvas) weekly to monitor grades and coursework
- Role play Discussion Based Assessments to help prepare your student for exams and tests
- Encourage involvement in student clubs and other socialization opportunities
- Attend virtual and face-to-face events when possible
- Set up a designated work space in the home for your child
- Get involved in their activities (coach a sport or volunteer to sponsor a club)
- Arrange family activities to honor students for their effort and hard work
- Encourage communication with their teacher to support their needs
- Complete school surveys
- As soon as it is known, communicate information about IEPs and 504s to your child’s Learning Success Coach
- Actively review teacher feedback and convey any concerns to instructor or LSC
- K-5 students may require additional parental assistance as needed
Online Extracurricular Offerings
We offer a variety of clubs to our students for a robust and well-rounded learning experience. Students may sign up for one club and experience opportunities to have fun with and learn from their peers in structured online activities. For the most up to date list of clubs, please visit https://www.asuprepdigital.org/active-clubs/.
Students are encouraged to participate in clubs that are the best fit for their interests. Due to the limited number of club offerings, students are allotted membership in one club per year. Should a club have openings after the first month of a term, applications will be accepted to join a second club. To maintain membership in a club, students are to be in good academic standing at ASU Prep Digital.
To join a second club, students should:
- Ensure they are in good academic standing, including regular participation in courses, and logging and accruing required attendance minutes.
- Complete the additional club permission form.
- Request a letter of recommendation from the Learning Success Coach to be sent to the club sponsor for review.
- Follow up with the club sponsor to ensure the recommendation letter and parent-permission form has been received.
- Students will not be eligible for a second club without the completion of the above requirements.
Proposals for new clubs may be submitted between May 1 and May 31 each year. For more information, including proposal and club requirements, please visit this link.