• Review and bookmark our board-approved upcoming school year calendar so you can start planning for no school days, parent conferences, and school breaks. Our 22-23 Calendar has been updated with a few changes as of May 17, 2022. Be sure to download the latest school calendar.
  
  
• Please note that information and dates are subject to change. We will communicate clearly any changes to the below dates and other important info.
  
  
• Take note of all the important upcoming summer/fall dates on our school event calendar! We've listed the big ones below; please check the website Events calendar for details about times and locations (and any updates).  We will also send out detailed info on dates below where needed.
  
  - Mid - late July: K-8 DCSD Online Express Check-In & Fee Payment; more info to come
  - June 30: Dennis Uniform In-Store Event, 3:00-7:00pm, 15% off for AA families
  - June 30 - July 2: Dennis Uniform AA Sale, in-store and online, 15% off
  - July 27: Deadline to order school supplies online
  - August 11: NEW FAMILY Parent Information Meetings and PTO Receptions
  - August 16: K-8 and KP front offices open for school year
  - August 18: First day of school for grades 6-8 (Middle School only)
  - August 18: Open House & PTO Social (KindiePrep and K-5)
  - August 18 & 19: KP - 5 Student Photos Individual
  - August 18 - September 5: American Academy Spirit Gear ordering window (fall)
  - August 19: KindiePrep Registration
  - August 19: Middle School Student Photos Individual
  - August 22: First day of school for KindiePrep and K-5
  - Back to School Nights:
          Aug. 25: Middle School at CP -  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  

          Sept. 1: Middle School at LM and MB -  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
          Sept. 7: K&1 - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, 4th - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
          Sept. 8: 2&3-  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, 5th - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

We hope your kids can join us for one or more of the fun camps offered and run by American Academy teachers and staff! For more details and information about current summer camp offerings, visit the American Academy Summer Camp page on the website.

Participation in summer camps is open to ALL enrolled K-8 American Academy students who will be at least five years old by June 1 of this year. Parents of students new to American Academy in upcoming year must complete all registration paperwork before signing up for a summer camp. Students may attend a camp at ANY campus and are not limited to the campus where they attend school.

Want a little extra help with academics this summer? American Academy teachers* sometimes like to offer private tutoring sessions during the summer months. We have listed those teachers here for your convenience and to give our wonderful, hard-working teachers a helping hand.

*American Academy is not responsible for or involved in these private tutoring arrangements in any way. To make arrangements for summer private tutoring, parents must contact teachers directly using the contact info provided.

Douglas County School District Registration: Online (K-8) - Mid to late July, watch for details
DCSD Online Express Check-In and payment of yearly student fees.

• Complete yearly DCSD registration forms
• Update and confirm all student record information (name, address, contact info, etc.)
• Update and confirm student media limitations (we encourage no media limitations as we only publish great school news and rarely attach names to photos).

Medications for 2022-2023

If your child will need medication administered at school during the 2022-2023 school year, please have your primary care provider complete a medication authorization form. Middle School students wanting to self-carry their medications, please have your provider fill out this form. Medication authorization forms are updated every school year.

This includes over-the-counter medications, which are all supplied by parents. We DO NOT keep a stock of any medication (ex: Tylenol, Advil, Benadryl) for students at school and can only administer their own medication with proper forms. Please plan to bring these completed forms and medications in their original pharmacy labeled/new unopened over the counter containers, in a plastic bag labeled with your child’s name to drop off in August at Open House. We cannot accept or administer expired medications (please check expiration dates) or medications with incomplete paperwork.

Immunizations- Incoming Kindie and 6^th Graders

Many immunization updates are necessary by the time school starts in August. Summer is a great time to plan to see your primary care provider to update immunizations.

Incoming sixth graders are required to have an immunization booster for Tdap prior to starting 6^th grade. Please bring updated records to school in August.  

Incoming Kindergarteners also have necessary immunizations that should be updated prior to starting school in August. Please bring updated immunization records to school in August at Open House.

• Tri County Health Department immunization phone number: 303-451-0123

Immunization Exemptions-

Immunization exemptions are required to be renewed annually. For the 2022-2023 school year, there will be two ways to submit a nonmedical exemption. Please visit the CDPHE vaccine exemptions webpage for more exemption information and requirements.

• Submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption WITH a signature from your healthcare provider who is a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice nurse or delegated physician’s assistant. 
• OR submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption received upon the completion of Online Immunization Education Module

• Review the American Academy Uniform Policy!
  
  **Please note we are making a slight change to the student uniform policy regarding sweatshirts. Read more about that change here.
  
  
• Dennis Uniform In Store and Online Event: June 30 from 3-7pm, shop in store where your student can try on uniforms and you can ask the experts questions. Read more about this event here.
   
• Join American Academy Marketplace - Parents can post approved American Academy uniform items in our new American Academy Marketplace Facebook group. Select Join and then once approved, you can buy, sell, or search for what you need (current members of the American Academy Community Facebook group are automatically approved to join Marketplace.) It's a great place to ask questions about uniforms, too.
  
  
• Learn about Dress of Choice Days and Spirit Days - Students are required to wear our American Academy uniform every day! However, we like to make fun exceptions with regular Spirit Days and Dress of Choice Days. Learn when they are and what to wear on each of these uniform exception days!
  
  
• Extra Help - For those families that qualify, there may be assistance for purchasing uniforms and other services. Apply for assistance through DCSD Nutrition Services (the application typically opens mid-summer) and contact our business services team with your DCSD approval letter. If you qualify, you can receive some additional help paying for services/uniforms at American Academy. Please contact Business Services to submit forms and ask any questions.