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Back to School Information

August 14, 2022

Enrollment  

The enrollment process here at Colorado SKIES Academy is to fill out an Intent to Enroll form. Once accepted, you will be asked to fill out our enrollment application. If you are living in the Cherry Creek School District you will not need to enroll into the District again. If you are coming from outside the District, please see the following document to complete the registration process: CSA District Enrollment. If you have any questions regarding enrollment please call the office (720) 400-7612. 

Daily Schedule 

Our daily schedule for learners: 

  • Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM  
  • Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:15 PM. 

Morning dropoff begins at 7:00 AM through the car line of the building. Breakfast is served to all learners from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM.  

Dismissal begins at 3:30 PM each Monday through Thursday, and 1:15 PM each Friday; please use the car lines with two lines for pickup.  

Please display your carpool sign in your front window on the driver side. 

From E. County Line Road, turn N. on S. Warren Court and then E. on Isbill Drive. Drive  past the entrance to the Wings Over the Rockies parking lot and turn right into the CSA  driveway. Drive around the circle to the front of the building to pick-up your learner(s).  Afternoon pick-off will be after 3:30 PM. Exit the parking lot and turn right on Isbill to  Warren Court. 

Carpool 

If you are needing to carpool with another family and need help locating someone near  you please use this link: CSA Carpool. Thank you so much Alon Bajayofor putting this  together!  

Learner Schedules & Courses 

Learner schedules will be distributed at the Block Party on Thursday evening.

Humanities: 90 minutes daily – Projects and instruction based on Language Arts  and Social Studies Colorado State Academic Standards. 

STEM: 90 minutes daily – Projects and Instruction based on Math and Science  Colorado State Academic Standards

Lunch/Recess: 45 minutes daily 

Learners will be able to select a grade-level specific course that extends learning  opportunities in Math, Science, Social Studies or Language Arts.  

Advisory: 45 minutes Daily. Each day learners will meet in their designated  homeroom for Social Emotional Development and Team Building. 

R3 Reading Research & Reach Out: 45 minutes daily. Learners will use this  time to learn strategies for self-selected reading, guided research, how to participate in aerospace research, and application through community outreach.  

Electives: 45 minutes each day – Exploratorium, Physical Education, Makery, and Ground School (Learners will have one special that will change weekly). Learners will participate in each of these electives throughout the grading period. 

Parent Portal 

We encourage all CSA families to stay connected through PowerSchool. Logging in to  this portal will allow you to receive emergency messages, view learner assignments and  progress as well as complete all registration forms. It is also important that new and returning families complete the check-in through PowerSchool and update their  information in the Parent Form Tile.  

Go to http://my.cherrycreekschools.org/ 

  1. Click “Need Account Assistance” (in red) 
  2. Fill out the required information (you will need your learner’s ID number). An email will be sent to the address you entered to confirm the account creation. It may take up to 15 minutes for you to receive the email confirmation.
  3. Click on the link in the email to verify your account. This link will  return you to the my.cherrycreekschools.org website to begin the check-in process for your learner.

In Applications:

  1. Select the PARENT FORMS tile 
  2. Check in each learner assigned to your household b. Be sure to click the “next” button at the bottom of each page until you have completed the process for each of your learners. You should have a green checkmark for each learner once check-in is completed. If you get a red X, something is incomplete for that learner.

PowerSchool – Learner Fees

As soon as our learner fee link through PowerSchool is ready to go, we will send out communication to that effect. If you prefer to pay by cash or check, stop in at the school office at any time; otherwise, please wait for our PowerSchool link to be active and pay by credit card that way.

Why Learner Fees?

The CSA Board will be implementing learner fees to offset costs associated with consumable supplies retained by the learner: textbooks, one-to-one computing devices, tests, and supplies for special projects; field trips; and materials/use fees for STEM. In addition, user fees for computer programs, athletic sports, outdoor labs,  and technology. 

These fees are waivable for learners who qualify for free or reduced lunch and are verified as homeless, unaccompanied, and/or foster children. In addition, waivers of certain fees are granted for learners with individual education plans (IEP) when the service or program is written in as a related service on their IEP. CSA may require learners not eligible for free or reduced lunch to make a reasonable loss or damage payment to cover equipment, textbooks and technology repairs, in accordance with law. 

CSA Families may select payment options by paying quarterly installments or pay in  full. Fee payments can be made electronically via CSA portal beginning August 1, 2022.  

Colorado SKIES Academy Learner Fees for 2022-2023 School Year: 

Single Learner: $200 – Individual Student Grades 6-8 

Two Learners: $200 for 1st learner; 2nd learner $100 = $300 per family

Multiple Learners: $200 for 1st learner; 2nd learner $100; 3rd learner $100 = $400 per Family 

School Lunches 

Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) will offer meals for ALL learners for the 2022-2023 school year! All meals will return to a paid status. See the prices below. Families who qualify for free and reduced meals should still fill out the free & reduced meal application for other benefits. Meal applications and menus can be viewed at  family.titank12.com. For assistance, please call Indira at (720) 886-7172. Learners will  need to have their scan card to purchase meals 

Before/After School  

We are excited to continue to offer our popular Before- and After-school clubs. Before  school care will be available Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM for free,  supervised by a CSA Staff member. After School Clubs Care will be available Monday  through Thursday from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. On Fridays from 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM we offer  a PG Movie Night. Click here to purchase an After School Punch Card. 

Colorado SKIES Academy

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Colorado SKIES Academy is a free public charter school authorized by the Cherry Creek School District, open to students throughout the Arapahoe County and Douglas County areas. This STEAM middle school serving grades 6-8 is located at Centennial Airport next to Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight.
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