C-3.1.2

Guidance for Staff with Children at APA

It is viewed as a positive aspect of American Prep that many staff members have their own children enrolled in the school.  We appreciate the family culture this creates at our schools.  There are a few guidelines we would like to bring to the attention of staff members whose children are enrolled at American Prep:

• Staff children MUST be supervised at all times when they are on school property. Please do not leave your students unsupervised in your classroom.  
• If available at the campus, we encourage staff to enroll their child in after-school care. Staff who are unable to effectively supervise their children after school may be required to make arrangements for their children after school.
• Staff must never give their school keys to their children.
• Staff children should not be in the teacher break room or work room.
• Staff children should not use school computers without administrative approval, and should not use staff computers.
• If one of your children is receiving a special award at the school, and you would like his/her school-age sibling(s) to observe that recognition, you must use the same procedures for checking your child out of school. No one is ever allowed to go directly to a classroom to pull a child out of class.  
• Additionally, parents are often understandably sensitive and sometimes emotional when it comes to situations involving their children.  Therefore, we wish to implement a communication flow that will assist parents in their dual roles as parents and professionals.  In order to ensure that staff members are properly respected, the following communication policy is in effect for parents of staff children:

• If there are conflicts between staff children, the issue should be brought to the Elementary Director, Jr. High/Secondary Director, or Administrative Director for resolution. 
• If teachers of staff children encounter issues that are not easily resolved through American Prep's communication policy, the teacher should bring the issue to the attention of the Elementary Director, Jr. High/Secondary Director, or Academic Director. 
• If parents of staff children are dissatisfied with a teacher or staff member they should bring their concern to the Elementary Director, Jr. High/Secondary Director, or Administrative Director for resolution BEFORE speaking with the teacher.  Administration will determine if it is best to have a presence at the meeting where the concern is discussed.  This applies to concerns regarding grades, classroom practices, et cetera.