Newsletter/Reminders: 8.31.25

Infinite Campus Parent Portal and Annual Student Contact Verification: In an effort to have effective and efficient communication with our parents, we will be utilizing Infinite Campus, our NEW student information system platform!  Through the Parent Portal, ASPIRA parents and guardians can check grades, attendance, communicate with school staff, and much more. If you do not have access to a device, devices and assistance will be made available at school.

• View the Infinite Campus Parent Portal video, click HERE

• In order to have access to the parent portal information, you will first need to complete the annual contact verification section. Once this is completed, you will have access to all the features the parent portal has to offer.

Communication: School Emails/Text/Phone Calls: We use Infinite Campus and our ASPIRA App for all school wide communications. This platform allows us to send communications via email, phone text, and voicemail (when necessary). All communications use the student database mentioned above.  To receive all school-wide and classroom notifications, promptly inform the school's main office of any changes to your primary phone number and email address. Please “opt-in” to receive these important messages via text and voicemail. Click HERE for instructions.

School Class Start Time: 

• Middle School classes will start at 7:10am.

• Elementary School classes will start at 8:30am.

Middle School Student Locks – This is a reminder that all students in grades 6 through 8 are expected to use their assigned locker to secure personal belongings. All students in grades 6 through 8 must purchase a lock for their assigned locker. Please be aware that LAAA is not responsible for any items that are lost or stolen if a student chooses not to use a lock.

$1 Dress Down Days (DDD): To participate and dress in casual clothes (not uniforms) students must pay $1. Students must follow the DDD guidelines in the School Code of Conduct. Participation is optional. There are two options to pay for Dress Down Days. 

• Option 1: Use the electronic payment option on our school website. Selecting the electronic payment option will allow for annual payments only (a total of $18.00). Click HERE to make the annual Dress Down Days payment of $18.00 electronically.

• Option 2: Families can send cash payments ($1) with their student(s) on each Dress Down Day. Please send exact change only.

Breakfast procedure in place for school year 2025-2026:   Breakfast will be available to all 6th-8th grade students from 6:45am-7:05am, and from 8:10am - 8:25am for students in grades K5.  Breakfast will not be available after 7:05 am (grades 6-8) or 8:25 am (grades K-5). The only exception to this procedure would be to accommodate late bus arrivals.

Communication Device Policy:  Communication devices such as, but not limited to, cellular phone, wearable technology, and/or electronic signaling devices, may not be used at school, on field trips, and/or on the school bus without permission from an LAAA team member. 

• The device must be turned off and left in their locker/cubbie or secured in their homeroom teacher’s cell phone lockbox. The device will be returned each day to the student.

• Students are prohibited from recording anyone without their permission. Students violating this policy will have the item confiscated and turned over to an administrator. 

• A parent/guardian will have to make arrangements to pick up the device in the Main Office. LAAA is not responsible for lost, stolen and/or damaged personal property. ○ Wearable technology examples are, but not limited to, AirPods, smart watches, wireless headphones.

The following consequences will be applied if students do not follow the wearable technology expectation and are found with their device during the school day. This expectation will also be followed during our extended care hours.

1. First Offense - The device will be confiscated and locked in the main office safe. An authorized family member will be required to pick up the phone from the main office.

2. Subsequent Offenses - The device will be confiscated and locked in the main office safe. A $10 fee must be paid before the phone will be returned and an authorized family member will be required to pick up the phone from the main office.

School Calendar: Review the ASPIRA Main School Calendar. Notice that the main calendar includes the entire calendar while the grade level calendars may only include elementary, middle or high school focused events. Click HERE for a video with instructions on how to download the ASPIRA App for easy access to the school calendar of events. 

School Uniform Reminders:  Your child must be in compliance with the Uniform Policy at all times; therefore, be sure to secure the required items in time for the start of the school year (August 25). Click on the link to refer to the School Uniform Policy one-pager. For the complete list of school uniform requirements, please make sure to review the Code of Conduct before the first day of school. We encourage you to take a close look at the Uniform Policy since some of the requirements and expectations have been modified. The school logo items must be purchased through one of the approved vendors. Click to the ASPIRA Uniform Vendors.

Car Arrival and Dismissal: Arrival procedures will remain the same as in previous years. Returning families will display in their rearview mirror the same CarRider Pro Tag(s) used in previous years. New families will receive two CarRider Pro tags during Welcome Back to School events. There will be a charge of $25 per replacement tag (returning families). The CarRider Pro Tags are read as your vehicle enters the school, which allows us to expedite the student car dismissal process.  We will not be able to dismiss students in the order their vehicle came into the back parking lot if the parent/guardian does not have a CarRider Pro Tag. These students will be dismissed last. Middle school students must be picked up by 2:30pm and Elementary students by 3:45pm. Students not picked up at those times will be sent to aftercare, and a fee of $15 will be due at pick up.  

2025-2026 LAAA Sports Program (for grades 6-8 only): www.aspiraacademysports.com