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Dress Code Policy and Uniforms
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UNIFORM POLICY
Achieve Charter School policy requires all students to wear uniforms. Achieve Charter School is committed to creating a culture of academic rigor. A uniform dress code encourages this atmosphere. Implementing this policy will reduce distractions and disruptions caused by clothing, make economic disparities between students less obvious, minimize the use of clothing to signal gang affiliation and other risks to student safety, promote student achievement, and create an orderly learning environment.
Because Achieve Charter School is a school of choice, there will be no exemptions for students. Achieve Charter School offers uniform scholarships and has a uniform closet to support families who may need assistance in meeting uniform requirements. Students who do not dress in appropriate uniform attire will be sent to the office to call home. Parents will need to bring the appropriate uniform before the student is allowed to return to class. If the student does not have the appropriate uniform, one will be furnished from the uniform closet.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
SCHOOL UNIFORM - CHICO
Achieve’s uniform is a logoed T-shirt available for purchase online: diamondsandsilk.net. TK-5 T-shirts are navy blue, and middle school T-shirts are gray. School sweatshirts are also available for purchase online.
Students may wear any bottom pieces that follow the general school dress code.
SCHOOL UNIFORM - PARADISE
Achieve’s uniform is a logoed T-shirt available for purchase online:
www.thistleandstitch.com/collections/achieve-charter-school. TK-5 T-shirts are white, navy blue, and light blue, and middle school T-shirts are gray, black, and burgundy. School sweatshirts are also available for purchase online.
Students may wear any bottom pieces that are denim, navy blue, or khaki.
No pajamas shall be worn as bottoms. Sweatshirts, sweaters, socks, tights, and shoes do not have to be uniform color.
During PE, students may wear (1) an Achieve shirt and (2) bottoms and shoes that do not restrict their ability to participate in physical activities. Shoes must have closed toes and fit securely for safety during PE. Optional ACMS PE shirts are available to order online: https://diamondsandsilk.net.
WILDCAT WEDNESDAYS
Each Wednesday, students may wear an Achieve spirit shirt. Wildcat Wednesday shirts are available to order online: https://diamondsandsilk.net. Students may also wear other special Achieve event T-shirts on Wednesdays (sports jerseys, musical or play T-shirts, etc.).
FREE DRESS DAYS
Every Friday, the students will be allowed to wear free dress. The dress code applies to free dress as well as uniform days. Students may also earn special free dress passes throughout the school year.
STUDENT DRESS CODE FOR UNIFORMS AND FREE DRESS DAYS
- Students TK-5 must wear closed-toe and closed-heel shoes.
- Students TK-5 are not to bring or wear make-up.
- Make-up worn by 6-8th graders should not be distracting.
- Clothing may not be obscene, vulgar, or likely to have a disruptive effect on the educational process.
- Gang-related clothing is considered to be hazardous to the health and safety of the school environment and shall be prohibited at all times.
- Attire that condones, advertises, or encourages gang activity, violence, or the use of drugs, tobacco, or alcohol is not allowed.
- Tube tops and midriff-baring tops are not allowed.
- All clothing must cover all parts of the student’s buttocks, genitals, and nipples.
- All undergarments must be completely covered.
LOST AND FOUND
Parents can help us return missing items by:
- Marking articles of clothing clearly with the child’s name and grade.
- Labeling names and grades on lunch boxes.
- Writing names and grades daily on lunch bags.
The school is not responsible for lost items, nor can it be held responsible for personal belongings. Items that are not labeled will be stored for a period of time and then donated to the uniform closet or to a thrift store.
Please view our Parent/Student Handbook for more information about the Uniform and Dress Code Policy.