Parents and Guardians
Infinite Campus
The Grande Innovation Academy uses Infinite Campus to keep current scholar information up to date. This web-based system offers a parent portal and is used to track all scholar information including attendance, test scores, grades, lunch payments, and communication in a real-time format.
The Campus Parent and Campus Student mobile apps are available for Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) iOS 9.0+ and Android devices (Phones & Tablets) Android 4.1+. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Resources
Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures
The Grande Innovation Academy has over 45 staff members conducting pickup every day come rain or shine! Our #1 priority is getting every scholar into their car safely and efficiently. It’s impossible to know every car and every family member, so please follow these directions precisely. The process goes smoothly when everyone follows the rules, the procedures and is patient.
- Your parking placard MUST be displayed on your dash:
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- Orange is for kindergarten
- Yellow is for siblings
- Blue is for singles
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- Scholars are released at 4 p.m.
- We will not release scholars during Protected Time (3:00-3:30 for kindergarteners and 3:30-4:00 for 1st-8th)
- We will not allow scholars to walk across the parking lot unassisted. If you park you must walk to the location your scholar is waiting and pick them up.
- The information below contains important parking lot pickup information and procedures for pick-up.
ABC’s of Pick-Up
A:
ALERT at all times
B:
BE Patient
C:
CELL Phone Zone FREE!
The Pick-Up System:
Kinder: pick-up is at 3:30 along the south (Home Depot) curb. Your scholar will be standing there with their teacher. Stay in your car and a staff member will bring him/her to you. If you have a kinder with older sibs follow the directions for Siblings.
1-8 Singles: No change from last year. You’ll line up along the south (Home Depot) curb. Stay in your car and a staff member will bring him/her to you.
Lunch Orders
Lunches at the Grande Innovation Academy may be ordered through EZSchoolapps.com.
Through EZ, parents can easily preorder and pay for their scholar’s lunches online using the EZ calendar-based system. With EZ, parents can review their transaction history, set up automatic email alerts, and pay with credit cards, ACH transfers, cash, or checks. In order to take advantage of this service, you will need to create a parent account.
School Supplies
Welcome back to school!
We look forward to seeing our returning scholars and to welcoming our new scholars to The Grande Innovation Academy. Supply lists are created at the beginning of each year for each grade level.
School Supplies Made Easy!
We’re excited to introduce EduKits as a convenient option for busy families to order school supply kits for the school year. EduKits are custom made kits with the supplies needed for your scholar’s grade level. Click here for the list. EduKits may be ordered online at www.edukitinc.com and the supplies will be delivered and in your scholar’s classroom by the first day of school. Order by June 30th for the best pricing and FREE shipping.
Handbook
The Grande Innovation Academy provides the Parent and Scholar Handbook so that all scholars and their parents are familiar with the guidelines, operations, scholar responsibilities, and policies regarding the school and enrollment. Please download and keep a copy for reference.
Friday Care
A Friday program is available to all Grande Innovation Academy scholars. This is a fee-based program provided by the Grande Innovation Academy and will run throughout the school year from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please call the front desk for information regarding the current rates and the registration process.
The Grande Innovation Academy Book Share Program
All Kindergarten-2nd Graders at the Grande Innovation Academy will participate in our Book Share Program. The program is simple!
- Each week your scholar will receive a book to take home.
- The book will be chosen based on your scholar’s reading level.
- As he/she grows throughout the year the book level will change.
- Scholars are very excited to receive a new title each week and share it with parents and other family members.
- The book must be returned each week in order for a new title to be handed out.
Read On Arizona
Reading is vital to a child’s ability to learn and be successful in school. Click on the icon for information regarding the early literacy guidelines for families.
National Center on Improving Literacy
Your scholar benefits when you and the school work together to support his or her literacy development. Working together promotes faster development and catches trouble spots early. The National Center on Improving Literacy is your source for improving outcomes for students with literacy-related disabilities, including dyslexia.
AZ Child Find
AZ FIND provides information and resources to parents, public education agencies (PEAs), state agencies, and professional organizations regarding child find statutes, policies, and procedures.
Please do not arrive before 4pm to pick-up your 1 – 8 grade scholar. They will not be out before that time. Planning to arrive between 4:05-4:15pm will help traffic flow smoothly.
If you do not have a copy of our Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures map, please download a copy of it. Print the Pick-Up placard and write your scholar’s name in LARGE BLACK letters. Display the card in you window when picking up your scholar.
The ABC’s of pick-up:
Act kind
Be patient
Cell phone free
The Owl’s Bookstore
The Grande Innovation Academy is a uniform school. Wearing uniforms enhances school pride, unity, and community spirit and may improve attendance and discipline. School uniforms make getting ready for school easier, which can improve punctuality, attendance, and discipline. School uniforms can save parents money.
Scholars may wear school t-shirts with their uniform pants and tie shoes on the last Thursday of every month. There are a variety of Grande Innovation Academy approved t-shirts. Check out our top-notch merchandise available at the Owl’s Bookstore. Uniforms and t-shirts are available for purchase through the front office.
Uniforms
Uniform Policy
The Governing Board of The Grande Innovation Academy supports the establishment and enforcement of a school uniform. It is their belief that the wearing of a school uniform by scholars of The Grande Innovation Academy assists in creating an environment conducive to a quality learning opportunity for the children that attend GIA. Parents enrolling their scholars in The Grande Innovation Academy agree to comply with the Uniform Policy at all times. Uniforms are available for purchase through the front office.
- The ONLY APPROVED shirts for boys and girls are the short-sleeved royal blue uniform shirt with The Grande Innovation Academy logo.
- The ONLY APPROVED pants/shorts for boys and girls are black uniform line pants/shorts.
- Shorts must be a minimum 4-inch inseam
- Sits at the waist
- No cargo shorts/pants
- No “skinny” pants
- No saggy pants/shorts, belts are allowed.
- No black denim
- No Skirts
- No skorts
Acceptable:
Unacceptable:
Cargo and Skinny Pants:
- Any appropriate jacket may be worn to school but only the approved GIA sweatshirts may be worn in the classroom. GIA sweatshirts and hoodies may be purchased at the school.
DRESS CODE
All clothing will:
Be clean and neat
Be the appropriate size (not skin tight or too large)
Not be torn, tattered or written on
Not interfere with the educational process or present a safety hazard as determined by The Grande Innovation Academy administration
Uniform shirts will:
Tucked in at the waist at all times
Pants will:
Be pulled up and snug above the hips
Be no longer than just above the sole of the shoe
Shorts will:
Be no shorter than knee length; no less than 4 inches
Be no longer than the top of the knee
Jewelry/Piercings will:
Be kept to a minimum
Not include any piercing of visible body parts other than the ear/ears
Not include large hoop or large dangle style earrings
Include only appropriate neckwear, bracelets and belts
Not interfere with the educational process or present a safety hazard
Footwear will:
Be required at all times
Be lace up athletic shoes tied snugly at all times
Hair will:
Not be an extreme style (ex: no Mohawks)
Be only natural hair colors
Not interfere with the educational process or present a safety hazard as determined by the GIA administration
Headwear will:
Only be worn outside the building and can be worn during recess and P.E.
Be restricted to school appropriate designs that are not vulgar, violent, obscene, or gang related
Not include “do-rags”, bandanas or sweatbands
Tattoos and body art will:
Not be allowed (including permanent, temporary, henna or any other types of tattoos or body art)
Temporary tattoos or body art will be washed off immediately
Permanent and henna tattoos or body art will be covered at all times
Backpacks/Binders will:
Be free of patches and any student writing
Be free of logos, symbols or pictures that represent something illegal, violent, illicit or suggestive
Subject to search by a GIA employee at any time, without warning
After School Clubs
At Grande Innovation Academy, we encourage scholars to participate in after-school enrichment programs. We have a variety of clubs that meet on different dates. Each scholar must be prepaid in full before joining the club and scholars participating in clubs must be picked up promptly.
Please check with the front office for a list of after-school clubs available to scholars.
