January 3, 2025

Greetings Franklin Academy families,

Welcome to 2025, looking forward to a SUPERB year together!

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and had quality time with family and friends.

Please review the quick reminders below and check out 'What's Coming Up - January' for the month's events/activities.

If you are viewing this newsletter via your email and DID NOT receive a text, that means you haven't OPTED IN to receiving our text notifications. You must TEXT the word YES to 79041 to opt in and start receiving our messages.

Year 3 families, check your emails to register your child for the Academic Tour on 1/8 at our K-12 campus. Expectation is for all students to attend. (Must attend this Academic Tour in order to participate in the Franklin Games field trip back at the K-12 campus on 1/31.)

Please ensure you review our updates below...we are behind in FAMILY SURVEY entries and 24-25 LUNCH APPLICATIONS. Need all families to complete the lunch application to ensure we continue to receive the additional funds from the Title 1 grants that are awarded each year based on our free/reduced lunch applications. Link is provided below, immediately after this intro section.

MYP families, check your emails for the MYP Winter Formal Dance sign up link! Flyer is below with details.

Service Hour Updates: check your PowerSchool portal for updated data. Reminder that the yearly requirement is ONLY EIGHT (8) HOURS. Between the Foundation and our efforts, there have been numerous emails, texts, and phone calls to all families that didn't complete their 23-24 hours; you MUST complete FOUR (4) HOURS before end of quarter or your child's(ren's) 25-26 seat(s) will be released. If you believe there's an error, please email our DSO, Mr. Williams. You have until 1/12/25 to complete the hours. Williams.Demon@franklin-academy.org

Extra SPIRIT SHIRTS are now available for purchase (first come, first serve). Payment can be made by check or money order ONLY in the amount of $15.00. NO CASH OR NO CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. Checks are to state the child’s full name, teacher name and size.

**No torn or flimsy checks/money orders allowed. (Damaged checks can’t be fed thru the check reader.) **Please verify check/money order is signed. Please send payment attention to Business Manager, Ms. Yepez.

Don't forget to check your PowerSchool portal for OUTSTANDING BALANCES. This will delay your child's registration for field trips, clubs, sports and school events.

Title I Family Engagement Survey

Please see link below to provide feedback!

1/8/25 Year 3 Academic Preview Field Trip to Franklin K-12

1/8/25 Volleyball @ New Renaissance

1/10/25 Planning Day - No School

1/10/25 Volleyball @ Avant Garde

1/17/25 SAC & PTO General Meeting 8:30AM

1/20/25 MLK Jr. Day - No School

1/21/25 Field Day MYP

1/22/25 Field Day 1st and 4th

1/23/25 Field Day 2nd and 5th

1/24/25 Field Day Kinder and 3rd

1/27-1/31 Literacy Week and National School Choice Week

2/4/25 Franklin High School Family Night @ Franklin K-12 Campus (flyer below)

Family engagement is strong at Franklin Academy, yet we’d like to make it even better and make sure our programs meet the needs of families, students, teachers, and administration. You can help us form a better partnership between school and home by answering questions on the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Survey. (CLICK LINK ABOVE)

You can also text the word “survey 5037” to 954.388.8846.

If you have any questions about current family-engagement opportunities, please contact your child’s teacher. You may also contact us via email: Mrs. Cassandra C. Carrizo , Title 1 Liaison carrizo.cassandra@franklin-academy.org Mrs. Alexandra Fox, Principal fox.alexandra@franklin-academy.org.

Check out the latest updates and events!

Stay connected with our PTO!

Join our PTO to support yearly initiatives for our students, staff, and campus needs.

When you log into your PowerSchool Portal, you will see the menu on the left-hand side, click on BrightArrow Messages.

After you click on the link, you will see a log of our sent messages; click on them and message will display underneath.

Morning Conferences - Arrival Times

Please be prompt for morning conferences. For K-5 conferences, you must be in the building to sign in by 7:05AM at the latest. Teachers must open their doors at 7:20AM to retrieve students; if you arrive after 7:05AM, you will be directed to reschedule your conference.

Reminder, you must visit your PowerSchool Portal to submit your child's(ren's) absence each time they are absent from school.

MYP IDs and Agenda/Folders

As a reminder, the school-issued IDs are to be worn every day while students are on campus. If they lost there ID, please send check/money order or pay online ($10) for a new one.

Also, the school-issued agenda/folders are to be in the student's folder EVERY DAY. It's not only their agenda, it's also their hallway log that they need to travel around campus.

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENT-

Our Foundation Team that iUniforms has communicated that 99% of orders have been filled and uniform infractions will begin on Monday 9/9. Please keep all NON-Franklin outerwear at home as it will be confiscated daily. If students don't have a Franklin sweater/jacket, they may wear a long sleeve shirt underneath, see uniform policy below.

Please review the visual below with our uniform policy which is mandatory; you acknowledged our policies upon registration, (uniform policy/chart below is in our handbook). All students in 2nd grade and higher MUST be tucked in and have a belt as this is an important piece of our safety plan. Please ensure your child has a belt when wearing shorts/pants.

Raptor Service Hour Portal with available opportunities now live. Visit our Service Hour page for details and to sign up to Raptor if you are a new family and don't have your account yet. https://cc.franklin-academy.org/service-hours

WAY HOME FORM-

Please visit your PowerSchool Family Portal to click on the WAY HOME FORM and complete it for your child's MAIN way home each day. If you are changing the way home method for the day, you must email the teacher and call the front office before 2PM; the earlier, the better!

MORNING DROP OFF-

Reminder, when arriving on campus for morning arrival (or dismissal), you CANNOT make a left turn to enter through the back, that is reserved for staff only as they need to report on time. You must follow staff directions enter the park or head straight through the archway (depending on if you arrive later in the window and we have finished with the park). In the morning, to expedite arrival, we also use the bus loop for drop off, ONLY IF THE STAFF MEMBER DIRECTS in that direction. Students will follow the carline curb and still enter through the SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY at the front door.

MORNING DROP OFF MYP FAMILIES-

Please ensure that if you have an MYP child without an elementary sibling, your child CANNOT arrive before 8AM. Students will be held outside and they will be directed to call you to pick them up. Staggered arrival for our MYP students is part of our written charter agreement to ensure we have proper staffing and follow traffic patterns on Flamingo Road.

MYP CARLINE 3:00PM ARRIVAL REMINDER-

Arrival on campus starts at 3PM, not a minute earlier. As part of the new contract with the city to use the park for carline, we CANNOT stack in the park before 3PM and will have ALL CARS exit and return at 3PM. Please share this information with any friend(s) or family member(s) you may send to pick up your child(ren).

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

The Consequences of School Threats Social media threats are not a joke.

One post can change your life. Make the right choice – ThinkB4U Post. Submitting false or intentionally misleading tips in FortifyFL or other reporting platforms is not only reckless, but it also impedes resources that are needed for actual emergencies and carries serious legal consequences. Students arrested for recent school threats have been charged with second-degree felonies in violation of section (s.) 836.10, Florida Statutes (F.S.) There are consequences for making a threat or false report via FortifyFL involving school or school personnel's property, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity. Understand that all threats will be taken seriously and will result in severe consequences up to and including arrest, restitution, and expulsion. Parents, please discuss this issue with your children. False threats, even if intended as a joke, can result in life-altering consequences. Watch this important message from the Broward Sheriff's Office to understand the serious consequences of posting threats. https://www.eduvision.tv/l?RyROteO #ItsNoJoke #ThinkB4UPost #BrowardSheriffOffice

Due to hurricane days, the district has updated the 24-25 academic calendar.

Our calendar has the following five (5) changes:

1. January 6th is no longer Teacher Planning Day and instead students will now return on the 6th instead of the 7th.

2. January 10th has been changed from a traditional school day to a Teacher Planning Day.

3. The start of the 3rd quarter has moved from January 7th to January 13th

4. The start of the 4th quarter has moved from April 1st to March 17th

5. The Q3 interim report distribution date has moved from May 6th to April 29th.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health/Clinic: Nurse Schwam - cc-nurse@franklin-academy.org

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

Attendance Inquiries: Ms. D. Gonzalez - attendance-cc@franklin-academy.org; gonzalez.diana@franklin-academy.org; segura.emeli@franklin-academy.org

Placards: Ms. E. Segura - segura.emeli@franklin-academy.org

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

Special Programs Coordinator (ESE, IEPs, Gifted 504 Plans): Ms. Carrizo - carrizo.cassandra@franklin-academy.org

ESOL Coordinator: Ms. Leonard - leonard.ivette@franklin-academy.org

Athletic Director: Mr. Dennis - cc-athletics@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/