2020-2021 STUDENT HANDBOOK - Wasatch Academy
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2020-2021
S T U D E N T H A N D B 2020-21
O O Student
K Handbook 1
COVID-19 Policies for 2020 Wasatch Academy has implemented new safety rules and precautions, which may be updated at any time, to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Throughout this handbook you will see policies related to keeping our campus safe during this global health crisis. These policies are intended to be temporary, because we are hopeful that once the pandemic runs its course, we will be able to return to a campus environment that will not necessitate these policies. That said, Wasatch Academy is unable to predict how long these policies will be in effect. As with other policies in the Stu- dent Handbook, the school reserves the right to amend or remove these policies as circumstances warrant. Policies related to COVID-19 will be eval- uated throughout the course of the 2020-2021 school year. It is important that families understand that even with all of these precau- tions in place, as a result of being on campus, your student may be ex- posed to COVID-19 and contract the disease; your student may transmit the disease to others, including members of your household; and, as a result, your student and household members may experience COVID-19 symptoms and may require isolation, quarantine, and hospitalization. 2 2020-21 Student Handbook
WASATCH ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT
Wasatch Academy provides a nurturing community that empowers young men and
women to develop academically, socially, emotionally, physically, and morally, prepar-
ing them for college and for the challenges of living in the global society.
WASATCH ACADEMY VALUES
Embedded in the heart of Wasatch Academy are the values that guide our decisions and our
actions.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Global Vision - Wasatch Academy’s focus is to have an impact on the world, to expand our
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reach well outside the confines of central Utah, and to learn and teach on the global stage.
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Individually Focused - The student body size, campus spaces, buildings, and facilities are at
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scales that are intended to facilitate socialization and strengthen the attention to the individual.
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Diversity - The diverse student body reflects the global world that students will live in for •the
rest of their lives. N T, U T A H
Sustainable - There is an underlying ethic to be better at utilizing human, economic, and earth
resources.
Values Driven - Wasatch Academy has defined five core values that are embedded in the heart
of the organization.
• Respect for the individual - We strive to make sure each student is challenged
appropriately while preserving personal dignity and a culture of kindness.
• Ownership - Ownership means accountability. We strive for faculty, staff, and
students to feel responsible for developing a climate of joyful learning, inspiring
instruction, ethical commitment, and individual creativity.
• Community - The Wasatch Academy community prizes its status as a diverse,
dynamic, gloal community.
• Innovation - Wasatch Academy strives to lead the way in innovations that strengthen
the educational/residential approach to preparing students for higher education and
good citizenship.
• Health & Safety - We provide a safe and healthy environment and embed a lifelong
safety and health ethic in faculty and students.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contact Information................................................6 11. Isolation....................................................19
COVID-19 Policies for 2020....................................2 12. COVID-19 Management Flowchart..........20
Wasatch Academy Mission.....................................3
Table of Contents....................................................4 Academics.............................................................21
1. Cell Phone Policy........................................21
General Information................................................7 2. Graduation Requirements..........................21
1. The Residential Daily Schedule....................7 3. Adding/Dropping Classes..........................21
2. Internet Usage Times...................................8 4. ELL Diploma...............................................21
3. Loftin-Lewis Student Center.........................8 5. Advanced Placement Class Policy..............22
4. Meals............................................................8 6. Honors Credit.............................................22
5. Dining Hall Rules..........................................8 7. Registrar......................................................22
6. School Calendar...........................................8
7. Closed Campus............................................9 Learning Support Services and Academic Support
8. Day Students................................................9 Classes..................................................................23
9. Student Dress Code...................................10 1. Peer Tutoring..............................................23
10. Campus Student Store.............................11 2. Content Tutoring........................................23
11. Student Banking.......................................11 3. Academic Coaching...................................23
12. Weekly Assembly......................................11 4. Afternoon Tutorials.....................................23
13. Physical Activity Requirement..................11 5. Classroom Structured Study Hall................24
14. Formal School Dinners.............................11 6. Library.........................................................24
15. Advisory Program.....................................11
16. Privately Owned Vehicles.........................12 College Counseling .............................................24
17. Visitors on Campus...................................12 1. College Counseling Timeline.....................25
2. Student Responsibilities.............................25
Policy & Procedures .............................................12 3. Parent/Guardian Responsibilities...............26
1. Attendance.................................................12 4. College Counseling Office
a. Class Attendance.................................12 Responsibilities...........................................26
b. Tardy to Class.......................................13 5. Letters of Recommendation.......................26
c. Absent Excused....................................13 6. Tests and Scores.........................................26
d. Absent Unexcused...............................13 7. Reporting Test Scores.................................26
e. Excessive Absences.............................13 8. Application Deadlines................................27
2. Travel and Transportation Policy.................13 9. College Related Fees.................................27
3. Mt. Pleasant Boundaries.............................14 10. College Visit Days....................................27
4. Information Technology..............................14 11. Student Transcripts...................................27
a. Student Computers and
Personal Devices.................................14 Residential Life ....................................................28
b. Internet................................................14 1. Dorm Life...................................................28
c. Unacceptable Computer Equipment, 2. Dorm Rooms and Student
Network and Internet Usage..............15 Responsibilities...........................................29
d. Monitoring...........................................16 3. Money and other Valuables........................30
e. No Warranties......................................16 4. Room Inspections.......................................30
5. Residential Life Curriculum.........................31
Health and Wellness.............................................17 6. Midweek.....................................................31
2. Hours of Operation....................................17 7. Dorm Evening Study Hall...........................31
3. Emergency Care.........................................17 8. Laptop Turn In............................................31
4. Sick Call Guidelines....................................17 9. Dorm Security.............................................31
5. Appointments.............................................17 10. Room Searches.........................................31
6. Medications................................................18 11. Residential Life Grade..............................32
7. Drug Screening...........................................18
8. Counseling Services...................................18
9. COVID-19 Screening..................................18
10.Self Dorm Quarantine...............................19
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Student Honor Code ...........................................32
1. Minor Infraction..........................................33
2. Major Infractions.........................................33
3. Harassment Policy.......................................34
4. Tobacco Use Policy.....................................34
5. E-Cigarette/Vape Use Policy.......................34
6. Substance Abuse Policy..............................34
7. Abstinence Policy.......................................35
8. Discipline....................................................35
9. Social Contract...........................................36
10. Disciplinary Homestays............................36
11. Suspended Student Responsibility...........36
12. Dismissal...................................................36
Student Life .........................................................37
1. Recreation Trips..........................................37
2. Student Leadership....................................37
3. Student Government Team (STUCO).........37
4. Student Honor Council...............................38
5. Student Ambassador..................................38
6. Dorm Prefects.............................................38
7. National Honor Society..............................38
8. Student Status............................................38
9. Community Service....................................39
Athletics ...............................................................40
1. Wasatch Academy Sports Teams...............40
2. Competitive Eligibility................................40
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CONTACT INFORMATION
After school hours, messages may be left on the DORMITORIES
school voicemail or you can reach the on-call
administrator by calling the main number. In the Sage Dorm
event of an emergency after school hours, please Steve Mondragon 435-462-1445
contact the administrator on-call at 435-462-1400. steve.mondragon@wasatchacademy.org
Assistant Head of School for Student Life Centennial Dorm
Ty Kennedy 435-462-1427 Jeff McQuivey 435-462-1444
tyler.kennedy@wasatchacademy.org jeff.mcquivey@wasatchacademy.org
Assistant Head of School for Academics Finks Dorm
Dr. J Dianne Brederson 435-462-1480 Todd Blackwell 435-462-1441
jdianne.brederson@wasatchacademy.org todd.blackwell@wasatchacademy.org
Assistant Head of School for Finances & Facilities Darlington Dorm
Paul Applegarth 435-462-1422 Todd Parkinson 435-462-1437
paul.applegarth@wasatchacademy.org todd.parkinson@wasatchacademy.org
Director of the Learning Center Alice Dorm
Joe Dixon 435-462-1461 Jennifer McIff 435-462-1435
joe.dixon@wasatchacademy.org jennifer.mciff@wasatchacademy.org
Dean of Girls / Residential Life The Zoe Dorm
Amie Mondragon 435-462-1418 Charlotte Stewart 435-462-1455
amie.mondragon@wasatchacademy.org charlotte.stewart@wasatchacademy.org
Attendance Coordinator
Nikki Purser 435-462-1411 School Hours: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
attendance@wasatchacademy.org Main Office: 435-462-1400
School Fax: 435-462-1450
Wellness Center Administrator On-Call: 435- 462-1400
Ashley Austin 435-462-1419
ashley.austin@wasatchacademy.org
College Counseling
Jonelle Larsen 435-462-1423
jonelle.larsen@wasatchacademy.org
Registrar
AnneMarie Lund 435-462-1425
annemarie.lund@wasatchacademy.org
Dining Hall Manager
Joe Impala, Chef 435-462-1413
joe.impala@wasatchacademy.org
Facilities Manager
Jim Berlin 435-462-1466
jim.berlin@wasatchacademy.org
Student Store Manager
Joanie Dean 435-462-1428
joanie.dean@wasatchacademy.org
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GENERAL INFORMATION
1. THE RESIDENTIAL DAILY SCHEDULE FRIDAY
7:00pm - 7:15pm Friday night check in with Dorm
MONDAY-THURSDAY Parent.
7:45am - 8:15am Dorm Parents will perform daily
COVID-19 symptom/temperature screening and 10:30pm All students are in the dorm for the night.
be available for laptop pick up.
The wellness center will dispense medications 1:00am Internet shuts off.
during this time.
SATURDAY
8:15am - 8:45am Dorm parents will be checking 10:00am - 10:30am Dorm parents will perform
dorm rooms and dress code. daily COVID-19 symptom/temperature checks.
Students must check out with Dorm Parent.
3:00pm - 3:15pm Saturday check in with Dorm
7:45am - 8:45am Breakfast is served in Student Parent.
Center.
7:00pm - 7:15pm Saturday check in with Dorm
8:20am - 8:50am Wellness Center Sick Call hours: Parent.
Sick students report to the Wellness Center in
dress code attire and with school supplies. 10:30pm ALL students must be in Dorm for the
night.
8:45am All students are out of the dorm. 1:00am Internet shuts off.
9:00am - 3:50pm Students will not have access to SUNDAY
dorms. 10:00am - 10:30am Dorm parents will perform
daily COVID-19 symptom/temperature checks.
7:00pm - 7:15pm DAILY Evening Dorm Check-in.
3:00pm - 3:15pm Sunday check in with Dorm
7:15pm - 7:30pm Students sanitize dorm rooms. Parent.
7:15pm - 8:00pm Wednesdays only - Residential 7:00pm - 7:15pm Sunday check in with Dorm
Life Curriculum. *Study hall begins at 8:00pm Parent.
Wednesdays only.
7:30pm - 9:25pm Study Hall/ Quiet Time/Peer
7:30pm - 9:25pm Study Hall/Class Time/Quiet Tutoring Study Hall
Time (Sunday - Thursday).
9:25pm ALL students must be in Dorm for the
9:25pm - 9:50pm Dorm cleaning co-ops. night.
10:15pm In Room time for Freshmen and Sopho- 9:25pm - 9:50pm Dorm cleaning co-ops.
mores (Laptops turned in by this time).
12:00am Internet shuts off.
10:30pm - 10:45pm In Room time for Juniors and
Seniors NOTE:
10:30pm Lights out for Freshmen and Sopho- • If a student is on a school recreation trip, they
mores. may miss these check-in times.
• Students must always remember to sign out
11:00pm Lights out for Juniors and Seniors. with the Dorm Parent when leaving campus for
any reason.
12:00pm Internet shuts off. • Missing check-ins will affect student’s Res-life
grade and consequences will be given.
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2. INTERNET USAGE TIMES 6. SCHOOL CALENDAR
Sunday-Thursday: Internet shuts off at 12:00am Students are required to comply with designated
and turns back on at 5:00am. school travel days listed.
Note: Students will leave campus four (4) hours
Friday-Saturday: Internet shuts off at 1:00am and prior to flight time.
turns back on at 5:00am.
Sunday/Monday August 30 & 31, 2020
3. LOFTIN-LEWIS STUDENT CENTER (LLSC) International students, credit recovery students,
The student center seating has been reduced per fall sport athletes, and leadership training students
social distancing guidelines. The student center may come to campus at this time.
still functions as the heart and hearth of the cam-
pus where students, faculty, and staff are provided Thursday/Friday September 3 & 4, 2020
a comfortable facility for dining, recreation, re- New international student orientation, sports prac-
laxation, and meeting space. Auxiliary seating is tices, training courses, credit recovery.
available in the Tiger’s Den and various outdoor
spaces. Sunday September 6, 2020
Arrival for domestic students who fly to campus.
4. MEALS
Thursday September 10, 2020
Monday through Friday: Arrival day for domestic students who drive to
Breakfast: 7:30am - 8:45am campus.
Lunch: 11:50am - 12:50pm
Dinner: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Monday September 14, 2020
Classes begin.
Saturday & Sunday:
Brunch: 11:00am - 1:00pm Friday/Saturday October 23 & 24, 2020
Dinner: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Parent-Teacher Conferences ONLINE ONLY
Lunch Tuesdays & Thursdays: Friday December 4, 2020
Lunches will be served in advisory spaces and not First Term Ends
in the student center.
Saturday December 5, 2020 through
Dinner: Sunday January 24, 2021
Students will eat in family units and cohorts: Extended Winter Break. Dormitories are closed.
Darlington & Alice Dorms 5:30pm - 6:30pm Sunday January 24, 2021
Centennial & Finks Dorms 6:00pm - 6:30pm Second Term travel dates to be determined.
Sage & The Zoe Dorms 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Monday January 25, 2021
5. DINING HALL RULES Second Term Begins
• Students are required to use the available PLEASE NOTE: All students will be tested for
hand sanitizing stations. COVID-19 when they arrive on campus and they
• All students are expected to clean up after will have a self-isolation period as we await test
themselves. results (36-48 hours).
• Shoes and proper attire according to school
dress code must be worn in the dining hall at
all times, including no tank tops, muscle shirts,
spaghetti straps, or short shorts. Masks must
be worn when not actively eating.
• No athletic cleats or boot spurs worn in the
dining hall.
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7. CLOSED CAMPUS
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the campus is
considered closed and all boarding students are
required to remain on campus. No off-campus
transportation will be arranged or allowed. We will
conduct a 5-week closed campus at the beginning
of the term, weighing the student experience/
quality of life balance.
The initial closed campus dates will be August
30 through October 2. Closed campus refers to
students remaining on campus. Students may not
leave the campus boundaries, with the exception
of school-sponsored events, such as recreational
trips and athletic competitions.
This 5-week time frame provides Wasatch Acade-
my an opportunity to evaluate risk and compliance
of our COVID-19 safety guidelines. No out-of-state
or in-state travel permitted. Five-day boarding
students will be asked to remain on campus until
October 2*; after that time, student travel within
the state will be allowed in Yellow or Green areas,
as per the Utah color-coded risk phases.
Wasatch Academy students will not be permitted
to travel to areas that are in an Orange or Red
phase. Guidelines for leaving campus will be up-
dated prior to October 2, 2020.
*Five-day boarding students will not be charged
extra fees for the weekends they remain on cam-
pus.
8. DAY STUDENTS
Day students are an integral part of the Wasatch
Community. To improve the quality of their experi-
ence, the following policies have been established.
• Families are encouraged to perform COVID-19
screening at home on weekdays and keep
students home if they are ill.
• On weekend days, families are required to per-
form a COVID-19 screening at home and keep
students home if they are ill.
• COVID-19 symptom/temperature screening
will be conducted by a faculty member in the
student center each weekday morning from
8:15am - 8:45am. All day students are required
to be screened during this timeframe.
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• Day students are welcome on campus from Please note that Dorm Parents, Faculty, and Staff
7:30am - 9:20pm from Sunday through Thurs- are empowered to make final decisions regarding
day and until 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday appropriateness of dress. If students are asked to
with the understanding that when on campus change, they are expected to comply immediately.
the same expectations and regulations apply
to them as apply to boarding students. Yes:
• Day students are responsible for all material in • Must appropriately wear a CDC approved
the Wasatch Academy Student Handbook and mask.
must abide by all school rules. • Clothing and shoes in good repair (no holes,
• Day students may eat in the dining hall. frayed edges).
• The Wellness Center does not provide medical • Sweaters, khakis, slacks, chinos, jeans, hood-
appointments for day students. Parents should ies, collared shirts, blouses.
make arrangements for routine medical, • Logos with no offensive material, including but
dental, or other health appointments during not limited to, tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs,
the weekends or on school vacations to limit or phrases of a sexual or offensive nature.
academic interruptions. • Hair must be neat, clean, out of the face. Also
• Parents of day students and faculty students no extreme styles or unnatural colors.
are expected to notify the Attendance Office • Mid-thigh length shorts, skirts, and dresses
attendance@wasatchacademy.org before may be worn.
8:30am if an illness or other circumstances • Facial hair must be clean shaven daily. Facial
will prevent a student from attending regular hair exemption may be made for documented
classes. A justification or short response should medical conditions.
accompany this notification. If the student is • Small nose piercing.
out for more than two days, a doctor’s excuse • Official Wasatch Academy t-shirts.
must be submitted to the Attendance Coordi-
nator for the absence to be excused. No:
• Day students who drive to school must park • Sleepwear, clothes resembling sleepwear,
their vehicle at the Tiger’s Den before the sweatpants, or athletic clothing will be worn
school day begins and leave it there until the during the academic day (except in Physical
close of the school day. Art classes). This includes yoga pants, yoga
• Vehicles are not to be used during the school type pants, or other “stretchy” athletic pants.
day -- the Dean of Students must clear any • Bare stomach or waist showing, spaghetti
exceptions to this rule. straps, strapless shirts, or visible underclothing.
• Transporting boarding students in day student • Revealing necklines or bare shoulders.
vehicles is a major infraction and could lead to • Bathing suits outside of appropriate settings.
dismissal. • Non-Wasatch Academy t-shirts.
• Day students are expected to attend all-school
events including class meetings, advisory Piercings and Other Body Modifications
nights, advisory homeroom, awards nights,
formal dinners, school pictures, commence- • Students with excessive ear piercings may be
ment, etc. addressed.
• Day students are encouraged to attend struc- • Gauges are not permitted.
tured study hall. • Other body piercings (e.g., tongue, eyebrow,
• Day students are encouraged to take advan- navel) are NOT allowed even within the dorms.
tage of the weekend recreation program and • Students may be asked to cover visible ink art
may do so with the same privileges as board- or tattoos.
ing students. • For medical reasons, self-piercings and tat-
tooing are NOT allowed. Piercing or tattooing
9. STUDENT DRESS CODE other students is also prohibited, and may
result in disciplinary action.
Our students must always be properly covered, • Tattoo equipment is prohibited.
neat, and clean consistent with Wasatch Academy
values.
10 2020-21 Student HandbookFormal Wear MAY be required for the 2nd term 11. STUDENT BANKING
• Appropriate dress code choices: a suit or • Students are allowed to withdraw $30.00
sports jacket, nice dress slacks, a shirt and tie, weekly from their account at the student store.
nice blouse, a skirt or a dress (length must be Additional funds will not be granted.
mid-thigh, covered shoulders and no revealing • Students are only allowed up to $30.00 in
necklines), and dress shoes. cash in their dorm rooms or on their person.
• No denim allowed. Cash exceeding $30.00 must be kept in the
student’s account or an off-campus personal
10. CAMPUS STUDENT STORE bank account.
• Financial services hours are Monday through
Students will be allowed to use the banking and Saturday only.
mailing services provided in the student store lo-
cated in the student center. Banking and shipping 12. WEEKLY ASSEMBLY
are also available in the local community.
The weekly assembly communicates information
• Students will be provided a keycard/ID card about community activities and events.
at the student store. Students may request a • Assembly will be held in a virtual format and
replacement card if lost for a $25.00 fee. viewed in advisory groups each Tuesday
• Students will incur a 20% shipping and han- during lunch.
dling fee on all boxes shipped (except pre-
paid). 13. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENT
• Deposits to student accounts may be made
any time the store is open. All students are encouraged to participate in some
• The student store is not responsible for any type of physical activity throughout the school
lost shipments or incorrect addresses. year. This can be fulfilled by being a member of an
• Packages may be withheld if the student’s organized team, utilizing the courts in the MPB and
account is overdrawn or as requested by the Activity Center, or enrolling in any other physically
Dean of Students Office. oriented class.
• Students are only allowed to turn in books
(that belong to them) at the end of the year in 14. FORMAL SCHOOL DINNERS
order to receive credit.
• All senior boarding students must have a • There may be a formal dinner second term.
mailbox. There is a rental key fee of $25 that • All Wasatch Academy students, boarding and
will be refunded at the end of the school year day students, are expected to attend formal
when students turn in their keys. If students do dinners.
not turn in their keys, they will not receive a • Dress is formal for all students. Males are
refund. encouraged to wear a suit or a dress coat, nice
dress slacks, a shirt, and a tie. Girls are encour-
Student Store & Mailroom Hours aged to wear either a nice blouse with dress
Monday - Thursday slacks or a skirt or a dress (fingertip length,
Lunch 11:50am - 12:50pm covered shoulders, and no revealing neckline).
After School 3:50pm - 6:00pm • No denim allowed.
6:30pm - 9:15pm
Friday
After School 6:30pm - 10:20pm 15. ADVISORY PROGRAM
Saturday
While all students will come to know many mem-
Open: 10:00am - 11:00pm
11:45am - 6:30pm bers of the faculty and staff on an informal basis,
7:00pm - 10:20pm each student has a faculty advisor with whom he/
Sunday she can discuss matters of concern -- academic or
Open: 10:00am - 11:00am otherwise. Each advisory group meets twice week-
11:45am - 6:30pm ly (Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunch). They also
7:00pm - 9:15pm meet for regularly scheduled advisory night activ-
2020-21 Student Handbook 11ities. Our expectation is that constructive, trusting
relations will develop between the student and
their advisors, and that the groups will become
centers of mutual support, interest, and activity.
The advisor is the faculty member most familiar
with a student’s/advisee’s progress, concerns,
and needs and is the primary contact between a
parent and the school. The responsibilities of an
advisor include supervising the student’s academic
progress while representing the student in faculty
staffings.
16. PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES (POV)
Privately owned vehicles are not authorized on
campus for boarding students. Students may not
operate motorized vehicles at any time in the Mt.
Pleasant area.
• A student may ride in cars with his/her parents,
close relatives, or faculty and staff members
with the permission of the Dean of Students.
• A boarding student may only ride with other
adults (over 25 years of age) with the permis-
sion of the Dean of Students.
17. VISITORS ON CAMPUS
• Due to COVID-19, visitors on campus are dis-
couraged during the first term. This policy will
be evaluated mid-year.
• Visitors wishing to attend indoor athletic
events are also discouraged. All athletic
games will be live-streamed for free.
POLICY & PROCEDURES
1. ATTENDANCE
Class Attendance
• Students are expected to attend all scheduled
classes, tutoring sessions, and structured study
halls unless they are excused by/for the Well-
ness Center, college visits, a school sponsored
activity, or a family emergency.
• Students are considered present if they are in
class at the start of the period, tardy up to the
first five minutes of class, and absent unex-
cused after five minutes.
• All excused absences must be documented
through email or phone call to the attendance
coordinator.
12 2020-21 Student Handbook• Missing class without significant cause or ex- 2. TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION POLICY
cuse is a serious offense at Wasatch Academy
and will result in a disciplinary consequence. See Closed Campus guidelines on pages 11-12.
• Utah State Law: In the state of Utah, taking
attendance is mandatory and is a state law. Wasatch Academy’s travel policy is required for the
Each student must have an accurate record of safety and care of our students. Students traveling
attendance. When a student needs to miss a off campus apart from school-sponsored trips will
class to meet an obligation outside of school, be required to submit the following, via email, for
his or her absence from school should be pre-approval by the Dean’s office:
pre-arranged. Knowing ahead of time that 1. The name, telephone number, and email of
a student will not be in class will allow both the adult the student will stay with.
the student and the teacher to minimize the 2. The address where the student will reside
impact of missing class. during the time away from campus.
Tardy to Class The following rules apply to travel:
All student tardies will be recorded in the at- • Adults 25 or older are required for supervision
tendance portion of the Powerschool Learning of a Wasatch Academy student.
Management System as part of the teachers’ • Any changes to a student’s flight to and from
attendance records. school are the responsibility of the student’s
• Students who are up to 5 minutes late for class parents/guardians. Students who choose
will receive a tardy. not to fly on the school-approved dates will
• The Dean of Students will evaluate excessive be asked to change their flight plans accord-
tardies and decide on disciplinary/academic ingly. Parents and students are expected and
action as needed. required to pay all flight change fees.
• Send all travel plans to travel@wasatchacad-
Absent Excused (AE) emy.org for transportation arrangements at
When a student misses class for a reason such as least 1 week prior to travel.
illness, religious commitment, or other unavoidable • Wasatch Academy will not permit trips of
and legitimate reason, day student parents must mixed gender.
notify the attendance coordinator on that day. • Wasatch Academy will not permit students
• The student is permitted to make up missed known to be in a relationship to travel togeth-
work but must do so in a timely manner ac- er.
cording to teacher discretion. • All trips and student travel must be approved
• The Dean of Students and the attendance co- by the Dean’s Office.
ordinator can grant an excuse for absences. • The Wasatch Academy Transportation Coordi-
nator will arrange transportation for all stu-
Absent Unexcused (AU) dents returning to and from campus, including
• All absences for which a formal excuse has not travel for breaks.
been noted are considered unexcused. • All student travel to and from campus MUST
• Students who are more than 5 minutes late be coordinated by the Travel Department.
will receive an Absent Unexcused (AU) for that • During school-sponsored events, students may
class. not use transportation services such as UBER,
Lyft, etc.
Excessive Absences • Student accounts will be charged a $50.00 fee
The Dean of Students will evaluate excessive for the transportation each trip.
absences and decide on disciplinary action as
needed.
2020-21 Student Handbook 133. MT. PLEASANT BOUNDARIES emy student store, and students can pay their PC
Rehab bill from their student account through the
When school starts for fall term, the campus is student store.
closed and students are not allowed to leave
campus. Students are responsible for maintaining a work-
Note: Campus is closed each school day until 4:00 ing, virus-free computer. Any device detected
pm. as being infected with a virus or malware will be
denied access to the school’s network/internet
Where Students can travel outside of campus: connection until it is cleaned.
• Terrels and Subway (Students wishing to walk
to Terrels or Subway should walk on the des- Wasatch Academy provides a campus-wide wire-
ignated route. Students should walk on 300 less network for student use. Wired ethernet con-
West heading south.) nections are not available for personal student use.
• Maverik Students who wish to connect gaming consoles to
• Main Street shops, restaurants, and Wells Far- the Wasatch Academy network must obtain special
go Bank ATM permission from their dorm parent as well as the IT
Department. Where granted, these connections
Where students CAN NOT travel: will only be available in dormitory designated
• Behind businesses areas during specified time periods.
• Alleys
• Abandoned buildings Internet
• The park and/or bridge north of Main Street Wasatch Academy encourages staff and students
(behind Rodger’s Dairy Freeze) to utilize computers and the internet as education-
• Any area west of 100 West Main Street. This al tools.
includes Fizz Soda Shack and all businesses
surrounding this area. • Use of the electronic information resources
in the school shall be used to improve and
4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY support the educational process by providing
access to global information and improving
Student Computers and Personal Devices communication between students, employees,
Every Wasatch Academy student is required parents, and community members.
to have an Apple computer for academic use. • Other use of computers and/or the internet
Wasatch Academy network resources are opti- shall be limited to times and circumstances
mized for Apple operating systems and there is that will not interfere with the education of stu-
no guarantee that other operating systems (i.e. dents and shall be consistent with the guide-
Microsoft, Linux, Android, etc.) will function prop- lines set forth in this handbook.
erly on the network. Wasatch Academy IT staff will • Users accept the responsibility of adhering to
not provide technical support for the connection high standards of conduct and the terms and
of non-Apple devices to the network. Discounts conditions set forth in all parts of this hand-
are available to students and faculty via the Apple book and other applicable Wasatch Academy
Education Pricing. Wasatch Academy’s Apple web- policies.
site can be found at http://www.apple.com/edu/ • All participants must abide by all local, state
wasatchacademy. and federal laws.
• Wasatch Academy reserves the right to moni-
Apart from providing network access, IT staff will tor the information contained on computers or
not provide technical support for student comput- accounts.
ers, phones, or other personal devices. Students • To remain eligible as a user, the user’s account
may consult with the Wasatch Academy student must support and be consistent with the edu-
store for information about laptop repair, support, cational objectives of Wasatch Academy.
and virus removal options offered by a local com- • Each student agrees to abide by the rules
puter company called PC Rehab. in this handbook when initially enrolling at
Wasatch Academy and every year thereafter. In
For students’ convenience, PC Rehab offers pickup addition to this initial enrollment, all students
and delivery services to/from the Wasatch Acad- shall receive further training on internet safety
14 2020-21 Student Handbookthrough Wasatch Academy’s Residential Life Unacceptable Computer Equipment, Network
curriculum each school year. and Internet Usage
The internet is provided as a tool to aid students • Any violation of applicable school policy, state
and employees in performing school-related func- or federal law. Any activity that is disruptive or
tions. It is important to remember that individuals contrary to the high moral standards that must
accessing the internet on a Wasatch Academy con- be maintained in an educational setting.
nection are representatives of Wasatch Academy • Any attempt to bypass state or school security
and their behavior should reflect as much. Illegal, (i.e., use of filter avoidance proxies, installa-
unethical, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropri- tion/use of remote access software on school
ate practices will not be tolerated. computers, hacking servers or workstations,
etc.).
Each user is responsible for the content of all text, • Any use of hacking or network surveillance
audio, or images accessed or sent over the inter- tools on the Wasatch Academy network.
net. The Academy reserves the right to access and • Accessing another student’s computer, remote-
monitor all information being sent or accessed ly or otherwise, without that student’s knowl-
over the internet and may do so on a random ba- edge and consent.
sis. Individual surfing habits will be monitored and/ • Any activity that attempts to possess, access,
or documented where there is reasonable suspi- or transmit immoral, obscene, pornographic,
cion of inappropriate activity. All communications profane, lewd, vulgar, rude, defaming, harass-
including text and images can be disclosed to law ing, threatening, disrespectful, or otherwise
enforcement or other third parties without prior inappropriate images or information, or receiv-
consent of the sender or the receiver. ing such information from others.
• Any commercial use, product advertisement,
Software and other files should only be down- display of private information, or promotion of
loaded according to the standards set forth in this political candidates.
document, and only from reputable sources and in • Any violation of copyright, trade secret, or
a legal manner. All downloads must be checked for trademark laws.
viruses before use. • Any attempt to damage, disrupt, or interfere
with the use of any computer electronic infor-
Internet bandwidth is used by Wasatch Acade- mation resource.
my to provide mission-critical services, such as • Any attempt to access information beyond
telephone, email, credit card authorization, VPN, the user’s authorized access to any electronic
learning management systems, and administrative information resource.
systems. The IT Department will be responsible for • Any destruction, defacement, theft, or altering
providing and maintaining firewalls for the protec- of Wasatch Academy equipment.
tion of school data assets, bandwidth, and network • Any storing or accessing of illegal, inappropri-
performance. As such, users should be aware that ate, or obscene material on Wasatch Acade-
internet services providing potential security or my-owned electronic equipment.
network performance risks will be blocked at the • Vandalism. Any malicious attempt to harm,
firewall. Such services (which may include file shar- modify or destroy, data, hardware, software, or
ing networks, instant messaging, internet radio, networks. This includes, but is not limited to,
etc.) will be identified on an ongoing basis and the uploading or creating of computer viruses.
may be denied at any time as deemed necessary • Harassment. Persistent annoyance of another
by the IT Department. user or the interference of another user’s work.
This includes, but is not limited to the sending
All internet or computer equipment use shall be of unwanted e-mail, cyber-bullying, posting of
consistent with the purposes, goals, and policies of harmful information or pictures on websites,
Wasatch Academy. It is imperative that users of the etc.
internet or computer equipment conduct them-
selves in a responsible, ethical, moral, and polite
manner.
2020-21 Student Handbook 15Monitoring
Wasatch Academy reserves the right to daily
monitor and review any material on any machine at
any time in order for Wasatch Academy to deter-
mine any inappropriate use of network services. In
reviewing and monitoring user accounts and file
server space, Wasatch Academy shall respect the
privacy of user accounts.
In the event that there is reasonable suspicion
of policy violation, Wasatch Academy may retain
student computers or devices for inspection. By
accessing the Wasatch Academy network, students
and their parents acknowledge that they agree to
this condition and likewise agree to cooperate as
needed in further investigation.
No Warranties
Wasatch Academy makes no warranties of any
kind, whether expressed or implied, for the ser-
vices provided in connection with the use of the
internet or computer equipment and will not be
responsible for any damages a user suffers.
• Wasatch Academy expressly disclaims any
liability in connection with the loss of data
resulting from delays, failure to deliver data,
mistaken deliveries, viruses, backup device
failure, or service interruptions caused by the
school, the internet provider, or by the user’s
errors or omissions.
• Wasatch Academy specifically denies any
responsibility for the accuracy or quality of
information obtained through these services.
All users need to consider the source of any
information they obtain and evaluate how valid
that information may be.
• Students need to backup their files in case of
damage or disappearance of files of school
related assignments.
• Any decision by the Wasatch Academy Admin-
istration to restrict access to internet material
shall not be deemed to impose any duty on
Wasatch Academy to regulate the content of
material on the Internet.
• Wasatch Academy expressly disclaims any obli-
gation to discover all violation of inappropriate
internet access.
16 2020-21 Student HandbookHEALTH & WELLNESS
1. STUDENT WELLNESS CENTER 3. EMERGENCY CARE
120 South 100 West In the case of an emergency, an on-call nurse is
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647 available by phone after hours and on weekends.
Email: wellnesscenter@wasatchacademy.org Should an emergency arise, the student must con-
Office: (435) 462-1419 tact the nearest adult (dorm parent or faculty/staff
Emergency: (435) 851-9952 or 911 member). This adult will be responsible for con-
Fax: (801) 931-2134 tacting the on-call nurse. If unable to locate and/or
contact a dorm parent, faculty member, or nurse,
Sometimes illness is unavoidable, but for the most please call 911.
part there are steps that can be taken to ensure
overall health and wellbeing; below is a list of 4. SICK CALL GUIDELINES
things students can do to stay mentally and physi-
cally healthy: • Sick call is from 8:20am to 8:50am.
• If a student is not feeling well, the student
1. Maintaining proper hygiene must notify their dorm parent and report
2. Washing hands regularly directly to the Wellness Center during this time
3. Maintaining a healthy sleep schedule frame.
4. Eating balanced meals • Students who arrive at the Wellness Center
5. Drinking plenty of water after 8:50am will be assessed and treated but
not excused if late to class.
The goal of the Wellness Center is to help students • Students must come to the Wellness Center in
maintain good health and develop good health dress code compliant clothing and with school
practices. The Wellness Center offers support- materials.
ive care in a professional and safe environment. • It is at the discretion of the Wellness Center
Students may come to the Wellness Center for any staff to permit students to use electronic devic-
health-related issues including medical assistance es while staying in the Wellness Center.
and emotional support. The following information • If it is determined that the student needs to
is provided to enable students to better under- stay in the Wellness Center, they will remain
stand and benefit from the Wellness Center. there until dinnertime or until released by the
Wellness Center.
2. HOURS OF OPERATION • A student cannot stay in or leave the Wellness
Center without permission. Once released
The Wellness Center is open from Monday through from the Wellness Center, the student must
Friday, 8:30am – 6:00pm. Morning medication report directly to their dorm parent and stay in
pass on weekdays is from 7:45am to 8:30am. the dorm for the remainder of the night.
Evening medication pass on weekdays is from • If a student becomes ill during class time, the
9:00pm to 10:30pm. Morning medication pass on teacher will send the student to the Wellness
weekends is from 9:45am to 11:00am. Evening Center and report through attendance that the
medication pass on weekends is from 10:15pm to student has left class and is in the Wellness
11:30pm. Center.
An on-call nurse is available during the evening 5. APPOINTMENTS
hours and weekends for emergency care only.
Non-emergency medical attention may be given • Medical and counseling appointments for
by the Wellness Center during the hours of opera- boarding students are scheduled through the
tion, during the AM and PM medication passes in Wellness Center.
the dorms, or by dorm parents and faculty mem- • If a student has an appointment with or
bers after hours. through the Wellness Center, they are to re-
port to the center at the designated time.
• If the student is unable to keep an appoint-
ment, they must notify the Wellness Center as
2020-21 Student Handbook 17soon as possible. Students may be charged for a student is caught palming, cheeking, saving,
an appointment if they do not give a 24-hour or sharing medications, this will result in disci-
notice to cancel an appointment. plinary action.
• Medical transportation services are provided at • We use the following local pharmacy for
no cost for boarding students. This is appli- medication refills: Terrel’s Pharmacy -- phone:
cable to local services only (within a 10-mile 435-462-6300, fax: 435-462-6301
radius of Wasatch Academy). • Over the counter medications are available in
• If a student requires an appointment or eval- the following locations:
uation not provided by the local clinics, the 1) Wellness Center
student will be transported to a facility outside 2) Learning Center
the area at their own expense. 3) Student Store
• Boarding students will receive an appointment 4) Registrars’ Office
reminder from their dorm parent the morning 5) Dorm Parent’s Office
of their scheduled appointment. This appoint-
ment reminder will also serve as a pass to get 7. DRUG SCREENING
out of class to attend the appointment and
should be given to their teacher. Wasatch Academy is committed to a vigorous and
active anti-substance abuse policy and does not
6. MEDICATIONS condone or tolerate any type of illegal substance
on or off campus.
• Students are not allowed to have any form of • Drug and alcohol screenings are administered
medications on their persons or in their dorm to students by the Deans of Students.
rooms. This applies to both prescription and • The school reserves the right to administer a
nonprescription medication including but not saliva or breathalyzer test to any student sus-
limited to Tylenol, Advil, vitamins, dietary sup- pected of alcohol use at any time.
plements, and cold remedies. • The school reserves the right to administer a
• Any questionable protein powder or workout saliva or urine drug test in case of suspected
supplement must be approved by the Well- drug use. A student under suspicion of using a
ness Center. substance will receive a drug screen adminis-
• The Wellness Center will refer any student in tered through the Wellness Center and will be
need of a local physician to a doctor for med- charged on his or her student account.
ications or medical management of a health • All students are subject to random drug
condition while at Wasatch Academy. screening.
• All medications, prescriptions, vitamins,
supplements, herbs, or any other substances 8. COUNSELING SERVICES
should be given to the Wellness Center staff or
dorm parent. Licensed therapists can be contractually available
• The Wellness Center will distribute medica- to provide therapeutic support to students while
tions at the appropriate times. attending Wasatch Academy. Please note that
• The Wellness Center monitors all medications therapists are not employees of Wasatch Acade-
and takes care of compliance issues. Parents my; however, the school will help with the facili-
are responsible for prescription refills. tation of those appointments. Students meeting
• If a student has a prescription medication, they with a therapist will meet in the Wellness Center.
must be compliant in taking the medication as Appointment cards are given to students by the
directed. If for any reason a student does not dorm parent to notify the student the day of an
want to take the medication, students must appointment.
speak to the nurse.
• Controlled substances are dispensed by 9. COVID-19 SCREENING
nursing staff only and stored at the Wellness
Center. Secure prescriptions for controlled sub- Wasatch Academy has provided for COVID-19
stances should be sent directly to the Wellness screening/testing and up to two weeks for isolation
Center. if needed. Working with our local health depart-
• It is an honor code violation to give misinfor- ment, we have the capability to test all students/
mation to a member of the Wellness Center. If faculty/staff and have results within 36-48 hours.
18 2020-21 Student HandbookAll students will have a self-isolation period as we 11. ISOLATION
await test results (36-48 hours). Testing will take
place Mondays thru Fridays. In the event isolation is necessary, the student
• Pretesting-- Students are required to be tested will be moved to a designated facility on campus.
5 days prior to arrival to campus and bring Students will be tested and monitored under the
documentation of that testing to campus. direction of the Wellness Center until they are
• A COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring Sheet with symptom free and cleared to return to student life.
information from 14 days prior to arrival is The following protocols will:
required. Bring documentation to campus. • Isolate with separate bathrooms when possi-
• Re-Entry COVID-19 testing will be conducted ble. Meals will be brought to the student.
by The Health Department, during the week- • Housekeeping will clean and sanitize the dorm
days. Students arriving on a weekend day will room of a student who is in isolation.
be tested Monday morning. • The faculty member monitoring students in
isolation will communicate with parents and
10. SELF DORM QUARANTINE encourage the isolated student to communi-
cate electronically, as much as possible.
• If a student needs to be quarantined, they
will be placed in a single person dorm room.
However, they will share bathrooms and must
wear masks outside of the dorm room. There
will be a limited number of students per floor
or living area.
• Students will be quarantined in single rooms
until testing results are provided, as long as
single rooms are available. Dorm parents will
clean the room after a quarantined student
receives a negative test result. At that point, a
roommate will be assigned.
• The Wellness Center will track when students
are tested and clear students when they have a
negative test result.
• Students will communicate with dorm parents
through technology, as much as possible.
Dorm parents will provide a list of contact
information for all students in isolation. Dorm
parents will be the primary contact and re-
sponsible for monitoring.
2020-21 Student Handbook 1912. COVID-19 MANAGEMENT FLOWCHART
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20 2020-21 Student HandbookACADEMICS
1. CELL PHONE POLICY 2. ADDING AND DROPPING CLASSES
Student possession and use of cellular phones and How to ADD/DROP Courses for 2020-2021:
other electronic signaling devices on the school
campus and school buses, at school-sponsored Chance 1
activities, and while under the supervision and We will accept course request changes via an
control of school employees is permitted under online form between August 1st and August 15th
the circumstances described below. based ONLY on academic requests. Senior re-
quests will be confirmed by College Counseling.
All students may use these devices on campus You will receive a Google form via email notifi-
before school begins at 9:00 am and after school cation of how to submit your change requests.
ends at 3:50 pm. Students are also permitted to Change requests must be submitted via this online
use such devices during the lunch period and form. New schedules by August 31st of 2020.
in between class periods. These devices must
be kept out of sight and turned off during the Chance 2
instructional program. Unauthorized use of such We will accept a second round of course request
devices disrupts the instructional program and changes for ONE week starting the first day of
distracts from the learning environment. There- class (September 14, Monday) for regular classes
fore unauthorized use is grounds for confiscation and TWO weeks for AP classes. Change requests
of device by school officials, including classroom must be submitted via online form provided at that
teachers. Repeated unauthorized use of such de- time.
vices may lead to disciplinary action. • Student makes request via the form, to be
verified by College Counseling for seniors or
In the classroom, cell phones are not permitted as the Registrar for all others.
a student’s educational technology tool. • Students must have an academic justification
for their decision, and include that reasoning
2. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS on the form.
• The last day for regular course change re-
To earn a diploma from Wasatch Academy, the quests is Friday, September 18, 2020.
following requirements must be met by the end of • The last day for AP course change requests is
a student’s senior year: Friday, September 25, 2020.
• English: four years (international students will
take three years) including English I, II, III and 4. ELL DIPLOMA
IV or equivalent.
• Social Studies: three years, including one year International students who complete two years of
of global studies (or equivalent) and one year English study by the end of senior year will earn
of U.S. history. the Wasatch Academy ELL diploma provided all
• Math: Required each year, with a minimum other requirements have been met.
of one year each of algebra 1, geometry, and
algebra 2.
• Science: three years, including one year of
biology.
• Language: two years of the same language.
• Fine Arts: four semesters.
• Technology: four semesters.
Total credits necessary for graduation: 24 in aca-
demic areas.
2020-21 Student Handbook 215. ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CLASS POLICY
AP classes are some of the most demanding class-
es offered at Wasatch and are designed to be the
equivalent of a first year college class.
• Taking AP classes is a privilege and requires
extra commitment and dedication to be suc-
cessful. For this reason, sophomores are limit-
ed to one AP class during the year, juniors are
limited to two, and seniors are limited to three.
Exceptions to this policy must be cleared
through the Academic Office.
• Generally, students enrolled in AP classes are
expected to follow through and take the Col-
lege Board’s AP exam in that subject in May.
• Due to the additional commitment of an AP
class, in the fall students are given an extra
week past the regular add and drop deadline
to decide if they will remain in the class for the
semester.
• Though AP classes are designed to be year
long, students may drop them after one
semester if they do not wish to complete the
curriculum and take the AP exam in May.
6. HONORS CREDIT
Students may elect to take a designated class
for Honors credit at the discretion of the teacher.
Earning Honors credit involves the design, im-
plementation, execution, and presentation of a
project subject to the approval of the teacher.
All Honors Projects are presented before a faculty
Honors Committee at the end of the semester in
a forum known as a “Presentation of Learning”
(POL).
Students who consider the additional load of Hon-
ors credit in a particular class will need to decide
and make the commitment by the normal add and
drop deadlines in place for each semester and
then abide by their decision.
7. REGISTRAR
The registrar role is to monitor student academic
records and student scheduling under the supervi-
sion of the Assistant Head of School for Academ-
ics. Students are encouraged to direct questions
about academic courses and coursework first to
their advisor and teachers before visiting the regis-
trar. The registrar implements course registration,
scheduling, and academic reporting functions.
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