CPA - Florida High School Diploma

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2013-2014

Enrollment Information Packet

Homeschool Academy

Visit: www.championprep.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS– 2013-2014 CPA HOMESCHOOL ACADEMY

2 DEAR FAMILIES LETTER

3 OVERVIEW ALL CHAMPION PROGRAMS

5 CPA OVERVIEW

6 CPA GENERAL INFORMATION

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CPA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

11 TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL COURSE WORK (grades 9-12)

12 CPA TUITION AND FEES

13 HOW TO ENROLL (CPA HOMESCHOOL ACADEMY & ONLINE ACADEMY)

14 PAYMENT INFORMATION

15 REQUIRED STUDENT RECORDS

16 ABOUT CPA

4 FORM 603 TRANSFER OF RECORDS (Parents send to previous school)

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Champion Preparatory Academy

1935 South Orange Blossom Trail Apopka, FL 32703 (mail and office location) We are located on the campus of Journey Christian Church (to map quest the address use 1965 S. Orange Blossom Trail Apopka, FL 32703) Phone: 407-788-0018 Fax: 407-788-7625

Email: info@championprep.org

Rev 2/21 /2013

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Dear Families:

Welcome to Champion Preparatory Academy, a nationally accredited private school, that values every

child and helps students achieve their goals and dreams. Our sixteen years of experience has given us the

expertise and reputation to ensure your child receives an excellent education. CPA provides recordkeeping

and accountability for families who desire to home educate their children.

CPA provides just the right amount of freedom to educate your

stu-dent at home with the parent in charge of the education. CPA gives

the support you need to help you provide your children with an

excel-lent education. CPA enables parents to be the primary educators of

their children while fulfilling legal educational requirements. CPA is

one of the very few private schools serving home-educated students

nationwide that is fully accredited and allows parents their choice of

curriculum!

Home education provides parents with the opportunity to instruct their

children academically and spiritually, equipping them to have a positive

impact on our world. But home schooling carries with it a responsibility to record grades accurately, track

aca-demic progress, and ultimately be prepared to provide a diploma and high school transcript.

CPA offers a parent the ability to choose your own curriculum, but CPA is there for you with advice and

counseling to make sure you are meeting all requirements for your students. We also keep records of your

stu-dent’s course work. When a student successfully completes his high school academics, CPA awards a high

school diploma from our fully accredited private school. CPA provides a high school transcript, guidance

rec-ommendations, help with dual enrollment, processing of the Bright Futures Scholarship information (FL) to

assist with the college application process, and a diploma for those that complete graduation requirements.

CPA students have been accepted in colleges across the nation.

It is our prayer that you will choose Champion to provide the support you need to ensure a successful

home-education program. We are here to serve you and your family. Please contact our staff if you have questions

or need further information.

To learn more please sign-up for an information meeting (online or on-campus). Sign-up on our website at

www.championprep.org-Click on Information .

Respectfully,

Mrs. Vicki Falco, MA

Administrator/Founder

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ABOUT CHAMPION PREPARATORY ACADEMY (CPA)

Our Mission

It is the mission of CPA is to provide support, resources, programs, and tools to encourage parents to a

high standard of excellence in their home-education program and to prepare our students for real life as

well as college.

Statement of Policy

It is the opinion of the Board of Directors that our policies are fair and just. Each family enrolled in

Champion Preparatory Academy programs has acknowledged their responsibility to the organization

and obligated themselves to the fulfillment of its policies. The expectations are of responsible

compli-ance to reasonable standards, which allows for grace but also enforces just consequences when

viola-tions occur.

Our History

CPA is a not-for-profit organization which operates under the name of Champion Schools, Inc. CPA

was incorporated in 1997. CPA became a non-public private school in 1997 and was fully accredited in

1999. CPA operates for the sole purpose of fulfilling the legal requirements and to provide support and

resources to parents who desire to home-educate their children.

Our Founder

The President and founder of CPA is Mrs. Vicki Falco. Mrs. Falco has a MA. in Speech Pathology and

minor in Educational Psychology from Wichita State University and over twenty years experience in

developing and administrating educational programs. Mrs. Falco homeschooled her two children for

seventeen years. Her daughter graduated in 2008 after attending CPA K-12 and graduated from

col-lege in 2012. Her son was home schooled from third –twelfth grade. Through many prayers and God’s

direction, CPA programs have served well over a thousand home-schooled children since inception of

our program. Mrs. Falco is the Administrator of CPA and provides over-site to all Champion programs

and has a great heart for homeschool and alterative educational programs. Mrs. Falco was named

Who’s Who in School Administration, an honored member of Stanford Who’s Who, and is a certified

private school administrator.

Our Awards:

Champion Preparatory Academy has been selected as the 2009 and 2010 Best Elementary & Secondary

School in Altamonte Springs, FL. The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes

outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that

they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business

cate-gory. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to

their customers and community.

Administrative staff: Our office staff is professional, experienced, and excited to help you with your

home schooling needs.

CPA membership affiliation

CPA is a member of Florida Parent Educator’s Association (FPEA) and the National Association of

Private School Alliance. All of our programs are fully accredited by the National Association of

Pri-vate School Alliance.

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OVERVIEW OF CHAMPION PROGRAMS (CAMPUS, ONLINE AND HOMESCHOOL)

We offer the following distinctive Fully Accredited programs to serve the needs of Age 4-12th grade students.

Please request the Day School Packet to learn more about on-campus programs.

CPA HOMESCHOOL ACADEMY (NON-TRADITIONAL PRIVATE SCHOOL) allows parents to legally

school at home. CPA offers academic testing, recordkeeping, professional school transcripts, many activities

and field trips, four diploma options, a graduation ceremony and much more. Enrollment accepted year round!

ONLINE LEARNING: Champion Online Academy is on the web and available 24/7. Sign up for one

course or take your whole curriculum online (K-12). Champion offers over 150 online courses (remedial,

regular and honors), 17 AP courses and college math courses! Select from Christ-centered or secular online

curriculum. Start at any time!

PRESCHOOL: Champion offers an on-campus program for age 4 (by Sept. 1) and a VPK program at our

Apopka location.

Champion preschool is an academic, developmental program. Students may attend our preschool and enjoy a full day of cooperative group learning, thematic units and centers all while learning developmental skills. Students may attend one, three or four days per week.

CHAMPION PREPARATORY ACADEMY DAY SCHOOL (K-12

th

grade): Our Day School is a

Christ-centered school where students may attend one, three or four days a week. Students school at home with

teacher-written lesson plans on the days they aren’t in class. Champion provides a small teacher/student ratio,

interactive white boards, multi-sensory learning , classical literature, all core subjects and many enrichment

classes. Champion instills a high standard of excellence in both character development and academics--all

within a nurturing family-oriented school built on Christian values.

REMEDIAL AND CUSTOMIZED ACADEMICS: Champion’s S.T.A.R (Students and Teachers

Achiev-ing Results) program is a five-day-a-week program that offers an alternative learnAchiev-ing environment for students

in grades 5-12 who have mild to moderate learning challenges. The McKay Scholarship is accepted for the

S.T.A.R. program. Sorry, but we can’t accept students who have behavioral issues or severe learning

chal-lenges.

DAY SCHOOL CONNECTIONS:VPK-12 This one day a week homeschool enrichment program (Monday

–Apopka, FL) offers traditional homeschool families the opportunity for their children to attend a day of

coop-erative learning, hands on activities , and fellowship. There is no homework or lesson plans. (See Day School

Information Packet)

BEHAVIOR CONTROL : We are sorry, but we are unable to accept students in any of our on-campus

pro-grams that struggle with behavior control. Students that are enrolled in online propro-grams, homeschooling, or

our campus programs may enroll to receive help from professional teachers in Math, English, Science, and

History.

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Overview of Services provided by CPA:

MEMBER SERVICES

 Help families understand homeschooling with a private school and the legal requirements  Answer questions and provide support throughout your enrollment

 Educational Advisor to help you choose curriculum that works best for your family  Help with homeschool questions

 Online Curriculum available for an extra fee

SUPPORT AND SERVICE

 Maintain student’s academic records in a cumulative file  Member website with Homeschool resources

 Facebook Support Group

 Professional progress reports K-8 and transcripts for high school students  Help with high school student’s life experience into elective credits  Private School Diploma upon completion of graduation requirements  Work study program

 Insurance verification for Driver’s License  Dual Enrollment assistance

 Semester progress reports completed online by parents  Professional transcripts provided to colleges

COLLEGE ADVISING

 Academic planning guide  NCAA eligibility plans  Bright Futures for FL students  Provide a college planning handbook  Professional Guidance Counselors  College recommendation letters

FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA FAMILIES

 Field Trips scheduled two times per month on Friday’s

 On-Campus Enrichment Classes  Two day a week Classical School  Scripps Spelling Bee

 Young Author’s Day

 President’s Fitness Challenge  History Fair

 Science Fair

 National Beta Club for grades 5-12  Promotion Ceremony and Certificates  K, 8 & Senior graduation ceremony

CHAMPION PREPARATORY ACADEMY

is a fully-accredited private school for home-educated students!

CHAMPION PREPARATORY ACADEMY

is a fully-accredited private school for home-educated students!

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PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT: Students who are enrolled in CPA are considered private school students and do

NOT fall under home school law. Families in FL do not need to register with the superintendent in your district. Out of state families may additionally be required to enroll with your superintendent. This is up to the parent to determine if this is required. Check our website under state laws.

COMMUNICATION between the school and the home are vital in any healthy academic setting. All members of the

school community are encouraged and expected to make proper and ongoing use of any communication methods the school may devise, in accordance with any relevant school guidelines. Parents must keep their online enrollment account contact information updated at all times. It is imperative that parents check email and visit our member website on a regular basis. Our PASS-A-NOTE system on our member website will enable you to easily send a note to the staff members.

COURSE OF STUDY: The course of study that parents design for their students must meet standards as set forth by

our skills checklist for each grade level for K-8 and the Florida Department of Education frameworks for high school students. However, since specific state requirements may vary from the prescribed course under our program, it is the responsibility of out of state parent/educators to see that their own state’s legal requirements are also satisfied. CPA guidance counselors are happy to help with curriculum selection. Parents enter their course of study information (subjects, publishers, where schooling is done, and for high school FL course numbers) on our online reporting by Sept 1 or within 30 days of enrollment, if enrolling after Sept 1.

PROGRESS REPORTS: Since home schooling is under the instructional supervision of the home, all grades issued

for work completed while enrolled in this program will be assigned by the parent/teacher. Self-reported grades and at-tendance are posted on our online reporting website at the end of each semester on Dec 31, May 31, and Sept. 1 if your child has participated in summer school. These grades become part of the student’s permanent cumulative file. Students who are enrolled in our on-campus or online programs do not have to report progress and attendance as this is reported by the classroom teacher.

ATTENDANCE RECORDS: Parents are required to keep track of daily attendance. Field Trips that are educational

may be counted as a day of school. You may school year round with CPA.

REPORTING LATE FEES: There is a $25.00 late fee for reports received after the 30th of the month in which reports

are due. Families ,who don’t submit reports within 45 days of the month which the report is due, are subject to dis-missal. The fee for re-instatement is $50.00 per family. Enrollment will not be reinstated more than one time.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE: Students who have attained the age of 6 years or who will have attained the age of 6 years

by February 1 of any school year or who are older than 6 years of age but who have not attained the age of 16 year are required by law to attend school regularly for 180 days (minimum 170) each year. CPA students must follow this state law and are required to school 180 days with a minimum of 170 each year.

MINIMUM SCHOOL HOURS: (Required by FL private school state law). These hours are based on a 180 day school

year-if you school more than 180 days divide the net hours by the number of days you school to get the hours per day. Remember recess, lunch, field trips, PE, computer time all count toward your school day!

(a) Kindergarten: Five hundred forty (540) net instructional hours. (3 hours per day) (b) Grades 1-3: Seven hundred twenty (720) net instructional hours. (4 hours per day) (c) Grades 4-12: Nine hundred (900) net instructional hours. (5 hours per day)

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PORTFOLIO:

Parents are required to keep lesson plans, dates taught, and the students work for a minimum of 4 years. We will be requesting portfolio reviews for a number of our students this year. Please make sure you keep these up as you go. Use a 3-5 inch, 3-ring binder and put a divider for each subject. When work is completed, just put it in the notebook, and you will have it done. If the school calls for your portfolio, we will give you a 30 day notice. The parent is re-sponsible for the cost of shipping and return shipping. Parents are required by law to provide an adequate instructional program in the core subjects of math, language arts, social studies, science, reading, literature, and physical education and to provide this to the school upon request.

ACADEMIC POLICIES

ACHIEVEMENT TESTING Students in grades 3,5, 7, 9-12 are required to participate in achievement testing. CPA

offers the online Stanford Achievement Testing 10th edition in February, May, and June. Students take the online test at home. The fee for the SAT10 online testing is $45.00. Parents have the option to participate in the online testing or administer the California Achievement Test at home (order through www.thurbers.net ) or use the IOWA, FCAT, or CTBS tests. High School students may submit an SAT, ACT or PSAT in place of achievement testing. Each student is expected to maintain a grade equivalency score that is at or above the current grade of instruction. For example, a student completing third grade should have a minimum grade equivalency of 3.0 in reading and math. A senior’s grade equivalency scores for the twelfth grade should therefore be no lower than a 12.0 in math and reading. The results of this testing will become part of the student’s permanent record and should support the semester grades reported by parents.

HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC TESTING

The CPA CEEB Code required for registration with ACT and SAT is 100014.

Students who plan to attend a four year college need to take the PSAT in 10th or 11th_{grade, (Register with your local}

district high school) and the College Board SAT and/or ACT in 11th -12th grade. All seniors graduating with a scholar, standard, or accelerated diploma are required to take the College Board SAT or ACT exam. Students register for the SAT online at www.collegeboard.org and ACT online at www.actstudent.org.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Students who have an IEP or special needs designation are not required to score at grade level.

CPA will look for one year progress each year based on their testing scores. We highly recommend our S.T.A.R pro-gram and/or our CPA Online Academy for students that fall below grade level. Please request information on these programs from our website or call our school office.

MEMBER WEBSITE: Once your registration is completed, you will receive a login to our member only website.

You will find many resources as well as all forms, communication, and news posted on this website. Members need to check-in weekly to keep updated. All information is posted on this website. All field trips and activities are posted on the member website calendar. Sign-up and payment for all activities is done by clicking on the calendar event.

Grading Scale 90-100% A Excellent 80-89% B Above Average 70-79% C Average 60-69% D Below Average 0-59% F Failing Grading Scale 90-100% A Excellent 80-89% B Above Average 70-79% C Average 60-69% D Below Average 0-59% F Failing

GENERAL INFORMATION

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FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL: This is a public high school offering free middle and high school

course-work to Florida Residents. CPA is an affiliate school of FVHS and provides this enrollment opportunity as a service to our students. To enroll in FVHS and CPA first complete the CPA enrollment and then go on FVHS and select Champion Preparatory Academy as your school and Seminole (they shold change this to Orange for the 2013-2014 school year) as your district. Please complete your enrollment with CPA before enrolling in FVHS, as we have to ap-prove your enrollment. Go to http://www.flvs.net for more information.

ACADEMIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS

All students must complete a core curriculum consisting of:

K-6: Bible (Optional), Reading and (Phonics K-3), English (Writing and Grammar), Math, Science, Social Studies,

Handwriting, Spelling, Art, Music, Computer Skills, Physical Education (3 times per week for 30 minutes)

7-8: Bible (Optional), Literature, English (Writing & Grammar), Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Computer

Skills, Physical Education (3 times per week for 30 minutes)

HIGH SCHOOL CPA HIGH SCHOOL GUIDE: This guide is posted on the member website. Please read this

carefully, as it will help you plan your High School Students course of study. All High School parents need to have at least one meeting each year (phone, email, or personal appointment), with our CPA Guidance Counselor to make sure you are clear about course codes, courses needed for graduation, scholarships, course requirements, dual en-rollment, etc...

All High School courses must meet the Educational Standards as set forth in the Florida Department of Education Frameworks for High School. The course descriptions and codes (Florida Frameworks) may be obtained by logging on the Internet to http://www.firn.edu/doe/curriculum/crscode/basic612/basic912.htm .

HONORS DESIGNATION: Courses that exceed the minimum standard may carry the designation of Honors.

Hon-ors classes receive are weighted higher than regular classes. (5.0 =A)

AP EXAMS: Students may take AP exams and receive AP college credit as long as they pass the AP exam. Most

col-leges accept a 3 as a passing score to receive college credit, but this can vary. AP study guides are available at many bookstores. To register to take an AP test, you must call your local high school and set this up with the guidance coun-selor or AP coordinator. Many four year colleges prefer AP courses over dual enrollment as the tests are standardized and require a high level of proficiency in the course to pass the exams.

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WORK STUDY: High School students may receive credit for working but must complete required documentation

for this program. The forms are available under High School forms on the member website. Each 75 hours of work is counted as ½ credit. The Course name is called Coop Divers Ed-OJT. The course code is 8300420.

COMMUNITY SERVICE High School students completing volunteer hours for the Florida Merit Scholarship

must have their volunteer program approved by CPA before starting the program. All hours must be documented and signed by an adult volunteer supervisor. 75 hours of volunteer work is counted as ½ credit.

BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP Florida Residents: The Florida Bright Scholarship program has complete

information at http://www.firn.edu/doe/cgi-bin/doehome/menu.pl. Students in their senior year will go online to apply, and then CPA will enter your transcript and final grades. You will be notified of eligibility. Please make sure you have read the guidelines for the scholarships, so you can meet the academic guidelines to qualify. The CPA Guidance Counselor is available to discuss this with parents.

TRANSCRIPT: Our CPA guidance counselor will help you manage your high school credits and will enter all

credits on our official CPA professional transcript. Parents have access to this transcript on their private member only website.

DUAL ENROLLMENT: The minimum age for most dual enrollment programs is 16. You may contact the

col-lege or community colcol-lege of your choice and find out if they allow dual enrollment and their eligible age. Once you have selected your college, they may have specific paperwork or contracts that CPA will need to complete. The parent may be requested to get the forms to CPA or the school may send them directly to us. Please allow at least 60 days advance notice to make sure everything is set up so you can enroll without any delays. Student should have at least a 3.0 GPA to consider trying dual enrollment. Dual enrollment courses will count for High School credit and college credit.

TRUANCY: Students who have withdrawn from a private or public school normally have 10 days to transfer their

records to another school. After 10 days in most districts and states students are considered truant and may be picked up by a truancy officer.

ATHLETICS: All Champion middle and high school student can register with their local district to play the sport

of their choice. Champion will provide the forms for enrolling in public school sports.