1.    We follow Lancaster County Schools on cancellations, delays, and early dismissals due to bad weather.

August

10-14     In-service Training.  Bring Lunch (8:00-3:00)

15       Sat. Open House 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

17         SCHOOL BEGINS - 7:45-3:10, Tardy Bell 7:55(G7-12); 8:00 (K-6)

September

7         NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

11         Grandparent's Day Breakfast

11         Patriot Day

12         ACT Testing

17         Mid-term ends

23         Mid-term grades go home

24-25    NO SCHOOL - SCACS Teacher's Convention, Greenville

28         Classes resume

October 

9          Picture Day - Student Portraits

14         PSAT, Grades 9 - 11

21         End of 1st Nine Weeks

24         ACT Testing

26         Grades go home, 1st PTF - Grades 1 - 3

30-31     SCACS Volleyball Tournament

November

1          Day Light Savings Time ends (fall back)

10         CNET Fall Director's Training

11         PLAN Testing, Grades 10 & 11

12         SCACS College Fair, Grades 11 & 12

12         Make-up / Retake Picture Day - Boy Scout Pictures

13         Senior Portraits, Capt and Gown Pictures

8 - 11     Fall Children and Youth Revival (Fellowship Bible Church)

9           Elementary Night - Fall Children and Youth Revival (FBC)

10         Jr / Sr High Night - Fall Children and Youth Revival (FBC)

11         Final Service - Fall Children and Youth Revival (FBC)

20         Mid-term ends

23         Mid-term grades go home

24         Annual Thanksgiving Meal - Parents, Grandparents, etc. invited

25       NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS

30         Classes Resume

December

4         School Board Banquet for CCA Staff / Faculty, 6:30 p.m.

10        Christmas Concert

12        ACT Testing

16        Jr/Sr Banquet Dress Guidelines to go home

18      Dismiss @12:30, Last day before break!

21-1/1  NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS BREAK!

January

4          Classes Resume

11         End of 2nd Nine Weeks

18       NO SCHOOL - M.L. KING FEDERAL HOLIDAY

19        Grades go home, 2nd PARENTS' NIGHT (PTF) Grades 4 - 6

20        Picture Day!  Class pictures/Fine Arts, Band, and Piano Group Pictures

28        Columbia Conference & Legislative Breakfast

February

6         ACT Testing

12        Mid-term ends

15        Mid-term grades go home

15        Sign up for AP Tests - 888-225-5427

15&16   SCACS Basketball Quarterfinals

18-20    SCACS State Basketball Tournament

March

3         PEERS Testing, Grades 7 - 12

5        NO SCHOOL - ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS TEST. (Elem. Staff Mandatory)

11-14   7th Annual Missions Conference (FBC)

14       Daylight Savings Time begins (spring forward)

16       End of 3rd Nine Weeks

18-19   Jr. / Sr. High Fine Arts Festival

22       Grades go home, 3rd Parents Night (PTF) K3 & 4

24-27  High School Trip, St. Augustine and NASA

29         Jr/Sr. Banquet First Dress Check

April

2-9      NO SCHOOL - EASTER BREAK

10         ACT Testing

12        Classes Resume

13-15    AACS Fine Arts Competition - BJU

14        Spring Portraits

16        Stanford Achievement and Otis Lennon Practice Test (K5 - G12)

19        Pastor's Luncheon

19        Jr/Sr Second Dress Check

23        Administrative Professionals Day

19-23    Stanford Achievement and Otis Lennon Testing (K5-G12)

23        Mid-term ends

25        Christian Education Sunday

26-27    SCACS Golf Tournament

28        Mid-terms go home

28        Administrative Professional's Day

29        Sports Banquet

30        Prospective Parent's Open House - 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

May

3-7        Teacher Appreciation Week

5          National Teacher's Day

3-7        AP Exams

7          Jr/Sr Banquet

10-14     Sr Trip to the Wilds

10-14     AP Exams

11        Band Concert, 7:00 p.m.

13        Piano Recital, 6:30 p.m.

20        Kindergarten ends 12:00 noon, K5 GRADUATION 7:00 p.m.

21        High School Graduation 7:00 p.m. (Staff/Faculty mandatory)

25        Annual Field Day

26        Last Day of School - Dismiss @ 12:00

26        Staff/Faculty Banquet (6:30 p.m.)

27         Mandatory Teacher Workday

As an accredited school, Carolina Christian Academy is expected to meet or exceed state education laws with regard to attendance as well as other areas.  CCA’s attendance requirements are formulated to comply with sate law. 

Regular attendance is essential to successful class work.  Absences should be kept to a minimum.  Research shows that as few as two absences can lower a grade one letter in a grading period.

            1.         South Carolina law (69-65-50) requires that students be in attendance 170 out of 180 days of school.  All absences, excused and unexcused, over 10 are unlawful.

2.         In order to receive grades or credit for a subject in grades 9 – 12, a student must attend 84 out of the 90 semester classes.  The national standard for a Carnegie Unit is 120 clock hours of instruction time. All classes missed over six per semester will have to be made up after school or on Saturdays.  There will be a charge of $10 per class period for makeup work.  Make up classes will last 30 minutes.

3.         Excusable reasons for school absences are:  (a) written doctor’s excuse (medical, dental, or optical); (b) hospitalization or bereavement of a student’s relative; (c) note from parent saying student was too sick to attend school; (d) sponsored events by student’s home church such as missions trip, youth group trip, etc.; (e) court required appearances; (f) school sponsored events; (g) emergency situations beyond the parent’s or student’s control which the administrator excuses; (h) planned family activities up to 5 days per year.

4.         Written excuses for absences must be turned in the day the student returns to school in order for absences to be excused.

5.         The maximum number of days that can be excused based upon a parent’s note is five.

6.         All missed work must be made up before an absence will be marked excused.

7.         The student has the number of days or periods absent plus one to make up missed work, tests and     quizzes. The day student returns is counted as day or period one.

8.         Students will be expected to be on time to class, chapel, and all school functions.  Students not seated at 8:00 (K-G6), 7:55 (G7-12) or who miss up to 1½ hours of the school day will be marked tardy.  Those who do not return to homeroom before school dismissal and stay until called for will be marked tardy.

9.         Those that miss between 1½ hours and 3 hours of the day will be marked absent ½ day. 

10.       Those absent more than three hours will be marked absent for the entire day. 

11.       In grades 7 – 12, a student will be marked absent for that period when ten or more minutes of any class is missed.  This is true also for chapel.  Chapel attendance is kept by Bible teachers.

12.       When a student has three tardies in any grading period, it will be marked as an absence.  The basis for excusing tardies is the same as that for absences.

13.       In grades 7 – 12, attendance will be taken each period.  Students not seated when the tardy bell first sounds will be marked tardy.  This is true for all periods, one through seven.  After three unexcused tardies per semester, (using restroom, getting water, stopped by someone is not excused) each tardy will result in five demerits.  This is also true for study hall.

14.       Students who present a valid drivers license and proof of insurance may be permitted to drive to school.  Drivers are required to be parked by 7:45 and seated by 7:55.  Drivers will lose driving privilege for three weeks for each three driving tardies.  

15.       Tardies create more work for teachers, interrupt the instructional time of other students, and harm the education of the student who is tardy.  It is not fair to the other students and parents for a class to be continually interrupted by tardy students.  To remedy the chronic problem of tardies that CCA has experienced in the past, parents will be charged $5.00 for each tardy in excess of fifteen.  This is in addition to the demerits that will be issued in grades 7 – 12.

16.       Absences create more work for teachers who have to schedule make-up quizzes and tests, etc. There will be a charge of $20 for each unexcused absence in grades 1-8, or a charge of $4.00 for each unexcused period in grades 9-12, whichever is lesser.

17.       Parents should keep school calendar in mind when planning vacation and remember that a few days may need to be added at the end of the year to make up days missed due to weather.  Students may not take tests or exams early.

18.       Students who are absent may not participate in after school activities that day: ball games, concerts, plays, banquets, etc.

19.       Students violate the law when they are absent without the parent’s or guardian’s knowledge and when they leave without the school’s knowledge and/or without following the prescribed school procedures.  This law violation will result in suspensions first two offenses and expulsion upon third violation.  If a driver, student will lose driving privilege for the rest of the year.