Parent Classroom Visits, Tours, or Observations
Parents of Enrolled Students
In accordance with Arizona law, parents of students enrolled at the school may request to visit, tour, or observe their child’s classroom (a “campus visit”), subject to the following parameters:
All campus visit requests must be received by the school at least twenty‑four (24) hours in advance of the proposed visit, provided that the school, at its discretion, may waive the advance notice requirement on a case‑by‑case basis.
Campus visit requests will be promptly reviewed by the School Leader, with input from the classroom teacher.
Campus visit requests will be approved unless they would materially disrupt instruction or school operations, or threaten the physical, intellectual, social, or emotional health and/or safety of students or staff.
During any approved campus visit, parents will be subject to all policies applicable to campus visitors generally, including safety requirements for providing identification, signing in and out of the campus, and, if applicable, being accompanied by school staff.
Parents of Potential Students
In accordance with Arizona law, parents who wish to enroll their child in the school may request a campus visit, subject to the same parameters set forth above for parents of enrolled students. In addition, parents of prospective students must be accompanied at all times during campus visits by a current staff member.
Scheduling
Approved campus visits will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time for the school and the parents and may be limited to a specific time frame, consistent with instructional and operational needs.
Health and Safety Parameters
For purposes of this policy, the following requests are deemed to materially disrupt instruction or threaten the physical, intellectual, social, or emotional health and/or safety of students and staff and therefore may be denied:
- Requests for campus visits during state testing, other testing periods, or at times that would clearly interfere with educational instruction or disrupt the educational environment
- Requests for campus visits by parents who have demonstrated failure to abide by Parent Behavioral Expectations (set forth below) or other campus visitation requirements
- Requests that, for other documented reasons, would materially disrupt school operations or compromise safety
Parent Behavioral Expectations
During any campus visit, parents are expected to comply with all campus visitor procedures and to conduct themselves with appropriate decorum at all times, in a manner that is respectful and conducive to an environment in which the school's educational objectives can be effectively administered.
Any parental behavior that constitutes harassment, bullying, verbal abuse, physical abuse, or other conduct that disrupts the educational environment is expressly prohibited.
Parents may not interfere with instruction, distract from the instructional environment, or assist their child with schoolwork during a campus visit unless specifically permitted by the classroom teacher.
Parents who fail to comply with these expectations may be asked to leave campus, restricted from future campus visits, or subject to other consequences under applicable law or school policy.
