Franklin Academy

Greetings Franklin Academy families,

Welcome to OCTOBER...where we hope to have a break from weather soon, we are ready for the extra hot days and rainy afternoons to take a break.

This coming week is Spirit Week, see flyer below to show your spirit daily! It's also our student body count for reporting to the state. Please make sure your child(ren) attend(s) school each day as ATTENDANCE COUNTS.

Hispanic Heritage Event is this Wednesday the 11th! Join us for an evening of art and dance...see flyer below for details!

See links below for our 23-24 Yearbook and to crete a tribute for your child(ren)!

Parent/Guardian Code of Conduct Trainings...please see below for details and links for the annual trainings.

Having issues logging into CLEVER? Typically this occurs if there's another Google account active on the device the child is using. Please refer to our Family Technology Program Guide below, which is also on our website under the FOR PARENTS-ONLINE RESOURCES tab, for assistance with this and other platforms.

Please see note below on PowerSchool Portal Forms...there is action required for every family. The Health Services Form needs to be completed for every child; please take a moment and log into your PowerSchool portal NOW to complete this very important form.

Carline is definitely smoother as most families are following procedures, have DashPass open, and their placards displayed. This coming week, I'll be back at the park to ensure both items are present as we do not want delays in carline; our goal is to safely and efficiently operate carline. Carline reminders will remain on the weekly newsletter for your reference.

Looking for opportunities for SERVICE HOURS?

See the link below for signing up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C45ACA92EA0F94-44914598-hispanic?useFullSite=true#/

Looking for opportunities for SERVICE HOURS?

See the link below for signing up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C45ACA92EA0F94-44636619-chess?useFullSite=true#/

See Chess Tournament Flyer below to register for our first tournament of the year!

On October 24th, our Teacher Planning Day, Ms. Stenson, After School Connections Manager is hosting a DAY CAMP on campus! You can contact her directly for more info and registration. asc-cc@afterschool-connections.org

Join us on 10/28 for our annual Trunk or Treat event hosted by our fabulous PTO!

See flyer below if you'd like to register as one of our TRUNKS, candy will be provided.

Hope to see you there!

For students that would like to have breakfast in the morning, for K-5, breakfast is served from 7:00-7:20 AM and 8:00-8:20 for our MYP students. Students arriving after the breakfast time, might not be able to have breakfast before the 7:30 start time for K-5 and the 8:30 start for MYP.

Pages 14-15 in Student/Parent/Guardian Handbook on SHOOL INFO tab on our website.

Please make sure to visit your PowerSchool Portal to update the WAY HOME FORM for your child(ren) as needed and notify your child's teacher of changes! You will also find additional forms in your FORMS tab pertaining to PREFERRED NAME, BUS STOP WAIVER for 3rd-5th grade bus riders, HEALTH SERVICES for the 23-24 school year. You will also see the new STUDENT ABSENCE FORM, this is how you will submit your entry for each time your child is absent from school. I've included a visual below of the form titles.

Basketball season starts on 10/16!

Join our Falcon Basketball Teams and Cheerleaders

as they dribble towards victory!

All families received the Acknowledgement Form that needs to be completed for each child. Due date was Friday, 9/8. Click on the link below to read through the Code of Conduct and review it with your child.

Please return ASAP!

There are Code of Conduct videos as well, one for K-5 and one for 6th and up.

https://www.browardschools.com/Page/38107

School Board of Broward County release Code of Conduct Training Videos for staff, students, and families. Please view the document below to access the links for the following.

~2023-24 Mandatory Annual Anti-Bullying Policy 5900 Trainings (Elementary & MYP)

~2023-24 Mandatory Annual Dating Violence Prevention Policy 5010 Trainings (MYP ONLY)

~20232-24 Code of Conduct (Elementary & MYP)

Please remember that each placard you were given is to be cut in half so you can place the other half in another vehicle. If you need more than the two we provided you, please email Ms. Gibson with the request. gibson.tamera@franklin-academy.org. If you are having issues with DashPass, you can contact our Director of School Operations, Mr. Williams as well. williams.demon@franklin-academy.org.

Our biggest hurdle has been vehicles arriving before their designated pickup time. Broward Sheriffs Office (BSO) WILL ticket you for arriving early. The arrival times are listed on the back of your original placard for easy reference, are in our Parent/Guardian/Student Handbook, and were part of your registration when you completed and initialed every item of the School Contract. ***Rock Creek is NOT a staging area to line up before 2PM. There is NO staging area at all.

K-5 Dismissal: Arrive at 2PM to begin entering campus, students will be released at 2:15.

MYP (6th-8th) Dismissal: Arrive at 3PM to begin entering campus, students will be released at 3:15.

Any authorized parent/guardian/family member/family friend that arrives for dismissal, MUST HAVE the current year's dashboard placard AND DashPass downloaded and set-up with the child's link. If you are sending an adult that is on your emergency list, please have them download the app as well and SHARE your child's link with that person. If you need help with sharing your child's DashPass link, visit our website to find videos and reference guides. https://cc.franklin-academy.org/school-info

We will continue to monitor dismissal compliance. If the authorized driver doesn't have the placard and DashPass, they will be removed from carline, sent outside by the curb to either receive a temporary placard, after ID has been verified, and will receive support to download DashPass. After that, the vehicle will be redirected to enter carline at the archway to enter carline again.

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows students to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

QUICK AND EASY SAFETY TIP SUBMISSION

By accessing FortifyFL, students can provide a description of the threat, share pics, and videos and optionally submit their contact information. Submissions can be anonymous or non-anonymous. Submitting a tip is quick and easy using our mobile app or website.

All Franklin Academy students have access to FortifyFL via their Clever portal dashboard.

https://www.franklin-academy.org/fortifyfl

Franklin Academy participates in the National School Lunch Program and free or reduced pricing will be available for those that meet the guidelines.

Apply Now for the 2023-2024 School Year!

If you already applied online for Free & Reduced Lunch Meal Benefits and have application status questions, please email lunch@franklin-academy.org

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Franklin Academy participa en el programa nacional de almuerzos escolares y los precios gratuitos o reducidos estarán disponibles para aquellos que cumplan con las pautas.

¡Aplica Ya Para el Año Escolar 2023-2024!

Si ya ha presentado su solicitud en línea para obtener beneficios de comidas gratis y reducidas y tiene preguntas sobre el estado de la solicitud, envíe un correoelectrónico a lunch@franklin-academy.org

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Aplike Kounye a pou Ane Lekòl 2023-2024!

Please visit our Service Hour page by clicking on the link below. There's a SERVICE HOUR BROCHURE as well as a FAQ section at the bottom of the page.

Helpful tip...your RAPTOR portal will always display your total service hours 24/7; PowerSchool Family Portal is updated quarterly with total hours.

ALL families must have a Raptor account in order to complete service hours. New families should register NOW!

If you missed your chance to purchase a Dress Down Pass for your child(ren), you can sign up at any time. Next Early Release Dress Down will be on 10/23!

Looking for clarification or having a specific question? See list below for school contacts.

School Fees/Balances: Ms. Yepez - businessmanager-cc@franklin-academy.org

Service Hours/Raptor/Carline/All NON-Instructional aspects: Mr. Williams - williams.demon@franklin-academy.org

Registration/School Records: Ms. Cabrera - cabrera.elizabeth@franklin-academy.org

Assistant Principal over PowerSchool: Ms. Vazquez - vazquez.emilia@franklin-academy.org

Assistant Principal over Curriculum: Ms. Sander - sander.nancy@franklin-academy.org

Health/Clinic: Nurse Schwam - schwam.lauren@franklin-academy.org

Service Hour Forms: Ms. N. Gonzalez - gonzalez.nancy@franklin-academy.org

Attendance Inquiries: Ms. D. Gonzalez - attendance-cc@franklin-academy.org

Placards: Ms. Gibson - gibson.tamera@franklin-academy.org

Title 1 Liaison: Ms. Carrizo - carrizo.cassandra@franklin-academy.org

Email: fox.alexandra@franklin-academy.org
Website: franklin-academy.org
Location: 6301 South Flamingo Road, Cooper City, FL, USA
Phone: 954 780 5533
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinAcademyCharter/