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The 5 Point Learning Academy - Satellite Program,
recognized, beginning 2014/15 school year,
by the Tennessee Department of Education as a Category IV Exempted
School (a.k.a. Church-related school), operating under
TACRS
and Temple of the Ancient
Ones, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Church.
The
Temple of the Ancient Ones
founded The 5 Point
Learning Academy - Satellite Program Satellite Program
as an umbrella for home and community based students (a.k.a.
HomeSchoolers).
"This school is
classified by the Tennessee Department of Education as a "Category IV
Church-Related School" and is exempt from accreditation requirements per
TCA 49-50-801. As such, students transferring to public or accredited
private schools may be subject to testing for grade level placement [or
to determine what credits will be accepted in the case of high school
student]. Students graduating from Category IV schools, although often
accepted at colleges and universities may also be subject to additional
testing requirements in order to be accepted."
Please note: As
a Tennessee non-public school, enrollment in our program meets the
compulsory attendance laws for the state of Tennessee. We do not assert
that enrollment in our program meets the compulsory attendance and/or
HomeSchool requirements in other states. It is the parent / guardian’s
responsibility to meet the requirements of the state in which the
student resides, if they do not reside in Tennessee.
We are very excited to be able to offer an
alternative for
HomeSchool families
that, for whatever reason, are not comfortable registering with their
Local Educational Agency (LEA) or with a denominational Church Related
School (CRS). We require no statement of faith and are not interested in
mandating curriculum or any other decisions. We believe in responsive
education matched to the needs, interests, and experiences of individual
children. And we believe that the adults best able to negotiate
curriculum with children are the adults spending time with those
children on a daily basis.
Registration and enrollment fees cover basic administrative
processing and services including
HomeSchool Reporting
and record keeping, access to
all
available services, 5
Point Learning Academy diploma
or certificate of attendance, ID cards, transcripts, Tennessee driver's
license proof of attendance, and progress letter.
Additional fees may apply for services such
as curriculum consultation, assessment review, portfolio planning and
review, testing, tutoring, and printed materials that could otherwise be
obtained online. Any other services that may become available in the
future.
Enrollment is
open all year. Our school year runs from July 1 - June 30 allowing 365
days to schedule and log the Tennessee mandated minimum requirement of
180 days of attendance with at least four hours of learning per
day. Attendance under our program begins no earlier than your enrollment
date with us and ends on June 30. You may schedule and log weekends and
holidays. We enroll out-of-state families; however, enrollment may not
satisfy the compulsory attendance and/or HomeSchool laws in other states
or nations. That is up to the parent/guardian to determine. All grades
and attendance records must be submitted at least twice per year by
December 31st and June 30th of each year, earlier if available.
Preferred is by the 5th of the month following each quarter so that we
can prepare our reports to turn in.
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