Table Of ContentTABLE OF CONTENTS
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Phones and Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 15% Rule – High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SAA Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Attendance Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Truancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Acceptance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lifestyle Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Standards And Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Report Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
School Starting Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Detention - Grades 5-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Grading Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Late Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Citizenship Grades - High School . . . . . . . . . . 19 Classes Offered - k-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
International Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Students will receive 20 points at the beginning Eighth Grade Graduation Requirements . . . . . . 24
Home School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 of each quarter . A point will be deducted for each Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Nondiscrimination Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 discipline demerit received by the student . . . . . 19 Enrichment Or Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dress Code Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Accommodations Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
School Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Social Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Student Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Regular School Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Computer Usage Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Release of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Friday/Minimum School Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Substance Abuse Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Transcripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Minimum Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Weapons And Incendiary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Withdrawal from School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Early Arrival at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bullying/Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 High School Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Leaving School Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Student Sexual Harassment Policy . . . . . . . . . . 21 Recommended Course of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dismissal Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Major Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Graduation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
After-School Care – K-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Grievance/Problem Solving Procedure . . . . . . . . . . 22 General Diploma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Child Abuse Reporting Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Advanced Diploma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Photo Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Right to Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 High School Graduation Recognition . . . . . . . . 27
Home And School Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Overdue Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Change of Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Asbestos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Music - High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Grade Point Averages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
National Honor Society - High School . . . . . . . 15 Attendance Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tardies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Incompletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Prearranged Absences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 D, F & I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Student Association - High School . . . . . . . . . . 15 Academic Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Student Senate - High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Academic Integrity Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Religious Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Week of Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Class Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Church Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Senior Trip Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Early Exam Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Short-Term Mission Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Class Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
School Sponsored Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 College Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Contacting Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 College Entrance Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Correspondence Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Course Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bicycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automobiles Or Motorcycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Skateboarding, Skates, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bus Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sacramento
Adventist Academy
Sacramento Adventist Academy (SAA) is a private Seventh-day Adventist pre-kindergarten
through 12th grade school providing a high-quality education in the Sacramento area
since 1948. Fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, we offer
students outstanding opportunities that develop their knowledge, skills and spiritual life
through a rigorous core curriculum and a wide array of extracurricular activities. In our safe,
healthy and nurturing environment our faculty and staff demonstrate a commitment to
developing the entire student within a Christian community with special attention given to
academic achievement. Our students graduate well prepared for academic success in high
school and college, with a high percentage going on to graduate from some of the nation’s
top-rated colleges and universities.
HISTORY
Sacramento Junior Academy was organized in the Sacramento area in 1948 when the
schools operated by Sacramento Central, Fair Oaks (now Carmichael), Roseville, North
Sacramento (now Woodside), and Oak Park Seventh-day Adventist Churches combined.
Fifty-three acres were purchased on Winding Way in Carmichael, CA. A year later, a
gymnasium was acquired from Beale Air Force Base and re-constructed on the new campus,
where it still sits today. At this site stood four, two-classroom buildings where eleven grades
were offered during the 1957-1958 school year. In the fall of 1958, a complete elementary
and secondary program was offered and the school became Sacramento Union Academy.
Since that time, Sacramento Union Academy added four classrooms, a science laboratory,
library, administrative offices and four teacher offices. In 1985, the constituency voted to
change the name of the school to Sacramento Adventist Academy.
SAA TODAY
Today, SAA has an average enrollment of over 240 students in preschool through twelfth
grades who are served by 32 faculty and staff. Each staff member is committed to providing
an environment that allows students to explore and grow spiritually, intellectually,
physically and socially. SAA strives to offer a high-quality education that will give students
opportunities to become life-long learners who are confident and reflective individuals with
a desire to serve their local and global communities.
SAA is characterized by meaningful engagement between students and faculty. Skilled
teachers bring the joy of learning to their classrooms every day through challenging,
coherent and relevant curriculum. Alumni and students agree that the positive relationships
fostered between faculty and students are a hallmark of the educational experience at
SAA. While students are held accountable to their performance, they are given tools
and resources needed to reach their academic goals. Because of the small class sizes,
teachers can adapt to all learning styles with projects, hands-on learning, group learning,
field trips and personalized attention. We consistently graduate students exceeding their
expected learning levels and our students regularly rank above their grade level on national
assessment exams.
Through a wide array of extracurricular activities students can expand their interests and
enhance their skills. Our students benefit from leadership opportunities inside and outside
the classroom, access to strong music and sports programs, and the support of multiple
constituent churches dedicated to the growth of our students as individuals.
WELCOME Complete and up-to-date immunization records.
An emergency treatment consent form signed by a parent or guardian — a student cannot
We are so glad that you are interested in Sacramento Adventist Academy. It is our deepest desire stay on campus without this signed consent form.
to provide a positive Christian environment where students receive an outstanding academic Permission Slip for planned activities.
experience. If you have any questions during your application process, please contact the school
SCHOOL STARTING AGE
office. We look forward to hearing from you!
The following forms and documents are required before any application can be reviewed by our Children attending kindergarten must be at least five (5) years old by September 2nd of the school
Admissions Committee: year they wish to attend and first graders must be at least six (6) by the same date.
• Application for Admission LATE ENROLLMENT
• Three Recommendation Forms (grades 3-12 only). One from your Pastor, one from a
teacher and one from a friend. A student who enrolls after Registration Day will be charged a $50 late enrollment fee.
• Copy of birth certificate (grades K-2 only)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
• Last year’s report card (grades 1-9). High School transcripts (grades 10-12)
• $100 non-refundable application fee payable to Sacramento Adventist Academy
International students are expected to be proficient in English, follow the Application Procedure
Sacramento Adventist Academy requires that students entering Kindergarten be five years of age
and Enrollment process listed above, and submit these additional items:
by September 2 of the current calendar year. First grade students must be six on or by September 2
of the current calendar year. An official transcript, translated into English, from previous schools. All courses will be
accepted on a Pass/Fail basis, and only those courses deemed necessary for graduation will be
We want to ensure your student succeeds in the appropriate learning environment for their skills,
accepted,
so all new K-8th grade students will be scheduled for an academic assessment test. First grade
A completed I-20 application form,
students will be re-evaluated during the first two weeks of school.
Contact information for a parent or guardian residing in the United States, and
We look forward to getting to know you and having you as a part of our SAA family. Please feel A valid student visa to enter the United States.
welcome to contact the school office or one of us directly if you have any questions. International students should apply early for admission in order to meet visa, passport, and
customs processing deadlines.
ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE
Official acceptance, grade placement, and continuation of international students will be at the
When these completed items are on file, the student’s name will be submitted to the Admissions discretion of the instructor and administration.
Committee. In some cases an
Once an international student has been accepted, the academy will issue an acceptance letter and
interview may be requested
an I-20 form.
before a decision is made. All
new students are accepted Upon arrival, international students must have an acceptance letter, I-20 form, and sufficient funds
on probationary status for for round trip travel to their homeland. The United States Government requires international
the first quarter. Notification students to pay total school fees before an acceptance visa letter will be issued.
will be made to the student Prior credits cannot be transferred in for students enrolling in the 9th grade.
and parent indicating the
HOME SCHOOL
committee’s decision.
ENROLLMENT High school students transferring from home school or non-accredited programs need to have
coursework approved by the Academic Standards before credit can be given. No more than 55
After a student has been high school credits may be accepted for one school year. The school reserves the right to test K-8
accepted, additional steps students and place them at the appropriate grade level as indicated by their test scores.
must be completed for
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
a student to complete
enrollment. The needed
Sacramento Adventist Academy admits single students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin
forms can be found on our
to all activities generally accorded or made available to students. Young people of a religious
website or by request from the school office.
persuasion other than Seventh-day Adventist are welcome to apply, as long as they agree to
Physical - California state law (AB4848) requires a physical examination for all new students uphold the ideals, standards, and principles as set forth in this handbook. In respect to policies,
entering school for the first time. A physical examination—which must include a scoliosis scholarships, or other school-administered programs, Sacramento Adventist Academy does not
exam—is also mandatory for students entering seventh and tenth grade. discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender or social standing.
Sports Physical – Those wishing to participate in the varsity or junior varsity sports program
(grades 7-12) must obtain a sports physical each year. This can be done at the same time as
their state mandated physical.
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Staff
Pre-session Staff Development
Begins Day
Tuition Payment Due Forever Faithful Pathfinder Camporee
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Registration & Parent First Day of School SA Icebreaker and
SA Vespers
Orientation Fall Sports Tryouts Lock-in
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SA Early Morning
PreK-8 Back to School Breakfast
Night Fall Sports Parent
Orientation
Senior Survival
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Senior Survival
September 2014
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Class Officer
No School Alumni Football Game
Petitions Begin
Publications Workshop
Labor Day
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SAA Varsity Football Class Officer
Fall Sports Pictures Tuition Payment Due SA Vespers
Tournament Petitions Due
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Volleyball
Class Elections Jr High Gym Night
Tournament
IOWA Assessment Testing
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Picture Day Mid-term
Student Leadership Conference
First Day of Autumn
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Jr High Football
Tournament
Fall Week of Prayer
October 2014
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Service Day Music Groups
SA Vespers at Churches
Fall Week of Prayer
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TWIRP
Tuition Payment Due
Banquet
Rio Lindo Football Tournament
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SAT Testing PSAT Test K-8 Music Vespers
Rio Football 8th Grade San Francisco Trip Jr/Sr Retreat at Leoni Meadows
Columbus Day
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Picture Retake Day End of 1st Quarter
Girls Varsity Volleyball PUC Invitation Tournament
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Parent Teacher
Fall Festival Conferences
(School Day) No School K-6
Half Day 7-12
November 2014
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SA Vespers
PUC College Days - Seniors Jr High Canned Food Drive
Daylight Savings Time Ends
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Winter Sports Tryouts Winter Sports Music Groups
SAT Testing College Fair Service Day
Tuition Payment Due Parent Orientation at Churches
Veteran’s Day
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SA Officer-at-large Thanksgiving Feast Yearbook Alumni Basketball
8th Grade and Senior
Petitions Begin Winter Sports Pictures Parent Tributes Due Game
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Thanksgiving Vacation
Thanksgiving Day
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December 2014
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Mid-term
PUC Basketball Tournament
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California
International
Chamber of 6pm
Marathon
SA Petitions Due Commerce Music Tuition Payment Due SA Elections 7-12 Christmas
SAT Testing Performance Program
SA Christmas Banquet
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4pm
Grades 1-3 Music at
K-6 Christmas
Mission Oaks
Program
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Christmas Vacation
First Day of Winter Christmas
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Christmas Vacation
January 2015
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New Year’s Day
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No School
Staff Development School Resumes
Day
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Tuition Payment Due Junior Fundraiser
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No School Jr High Snow Trip End of 1st Semester
Finals - High School
Martin Luther King Jr.’s
Birthday
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SAT Testing 6:30pm
Jr High Gym Night
Robotics Tournament Piano Recital
SWOP Retreat
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SAA has many volunteer opportunities and we value each and every volunteer.
