Additional Policies

Test Day Program

	Judaic Studies Subjects	General Studies Subjects
Mondays	Bible	Science
Tuesdays	Talmud/Advanced Jewish Studies (girls)	History
Wednesdays	Prophets	English
Thursdays	Hebrew Language	Math
Fridays

Ida Crown Jewish Academy assigns course grade points in accordance with the schedule below. Grade point average is calculated based on the final semester grade only. Minus (-) or plus (+) has no effect on GPA calculations. Valid transfer creidts, while listed on ICJA transcripts, are not included in GPA calculations.

	Conceptual & Regular	Honors & Accelerated
A	4.0	5.0
B	3.0	4.0
C	2.0	3.0
D	1.0	1.0

Grade Corrections and Changing “Incompletes”

Students receiving a grade of Incomplete at the end of a quarter or semester have 6 weeks (30 school days) to make up the required work. During that period, penalties, if any, are at the discretion of the teacher. After the allotted period, the student’s grade is changed to an “F”. Once this occurs, a grade can only be changed if it was as a result of clerical or teacher error.
    Students have 3 weeks (15 school days) from the receipt of their report card to contest grades. The request should be made with the student’s teacher. The teacher will respond within one week of the student request. The teacher’s determination of a grade is final and not subject to appeal.

Request for Program or Class Change

Students wishing to change classes must submit a completed “class change” form (co-signed by his/her parent) to the Guidance Dept. As a rule, students will have an initial response within 2 class days. All requests for class changes must be submitted by Sept 20.
    In extraordinary circumstances a student may be allowed to drop a class after the drop deadline. In such cases a grade of “W” (for “Withdrew”) will be assigned. The grade will not be averaged in the GPA but will appear as the semester grade for the course.

Kollel Extra Credit Policy

Kollel extra credit will be available to students who study in the kollel for 10 documented hours and will grant a grade symbol change only in the subject studied in the kollel.

Kashruth

All food brought into the building must be Kosher in accordance with proper school-sanctioned certification (e.g. cRc, OU, Kaf-K, o-K).

A “K” is not necessarily a valid symbol of Kashruth and  therefore is unacceptable. Home cooked foods are not permitted to be served to others during school. All food purchased off-campus during school hours must adhere to school standards of Kashruth, and all restaurants frequented must be under Orthodox rabbinical supervision.

Driving and Parking Privileges

Students with valid drivers’ licenses may use our parking lot under the following conditions:

• For permission to park any vehicle in the parking lot, students must have their license plate numbers and vehicles registered on a Parking lot Registration card with the office and display a white “Parking Permit” in the rear window of the car.
• Entrance into the parking lot is only from Pratt Avenue. Students may only exit the parking lot via the alley that leads to California Avenue.
• Drivers may never exceed 10 m.p.h. while on school grounds or while driving on the alley leading to California Avenue.
• All spaces along the fence on the east side of the building are reserved for ICJA and ATT faculty. (Spaces along the guard rail, surrounding the north side of the school building, are reserved for faculty parking until 1:30PM)
• Illegal parking may result in a warning or the student’s car may be towed.  ALL towing costs and fines will be YOUR responsibility.
• Unsafe driving practice is strictly prohibited and will result in  suspension of parking privileges and/or detention.

Failure to comply with any of the above rules may result in suspension of parking privileges on Academy grounds, fines and detention.

Lockers

Each locker is equipped with a combination lock. Please keep lockers locked at all times. We suggest that students not give out their combinations and keep lockers locked at all times, to insure the safety of one’s valuables. (If you have any questions or have trouble opening your locker, see Ms. Geiger.) ICJA lockers belong to the school and from time to time may be checked. Any decorations inside must conform to school standards. The administration will require removal of inappropriate material with penalty for offensive material.