For Parents
Parents and schools need to work together for the betterment of the students. Parents play an important role in providing support and building the confidence of their children.
Policy JN: Student Fees, Fines, and Charges
2020-2021 Student Class fee: $20 (All prior years $25)
2020-2021 Parking Permit fee: $15
Testing Transparency and Parent Opt-Out
At the beginning of each school year, school divisions that receive Title I funds shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving Title I funds that the parents may request, and the division will provide (in a timely manner), information regarding any state or division policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2) and by the state or division, which shall include a policy, procedure or parental right to opt the child out of such assessment, where applicable. 20 U.S.C. § 6321(e)(2)(A).
In addition, divisions that receive Title I funds shall make widely available through public means (including by posting in a clear and easily accessible manner on the division's website and, where practicable, on the website of each school in the division, for each grade, information on each assessment required by the state to comply with 20 U.S.C.§ 6311, other assessments required by the state, and where such information is available and feasible to report, specified information regarding assessments required division wide by the division. 20 U.S.C. § 6321(e)(2)(B).
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Parents of children selected to participate in any NAEP assessment must be informed before the administration of any assessment that their child may be excused from participation for any reason, is not required to finish any authorized assessment and is not required to answer any test question. 20 U.S.C. § 9622 (c)(1)(A). 20 U.S.C. § 9622 (d)(2).
Parents and members of the public must have access to all assessment data, questions and complete and current assessment instruments of any NAEP assessment except personally identifiable information and questions that may be reused in the future. School divisions must make reasonable efforts to inform parents and the public about their right of access to assessment data. If access is requested in writing, it must be provided within 45 days of the request and be made available in a secure setting that is convenient to both parties.
ACHS Instructional Content
ACHS Instructional Content- Parental Notification: (School Board Policy IIA-R)
Effective January 1, 2023, all public school divisions are required to ensure parental notification, identify the specific instructional material and sexually explicit subjects, and permit the parent
of any student to review instructional material that includes sexually explicit content and provide, as an alternative, non explicit instructional material and related academic activities to any student whose parent so requests.
Parents have the right to review such instructional materials in advance and have the right to have their child use, upon written or verbal request, in a non-punitive manner, alternative instructional materials that do not include sexually explicit content.” Parents may contact their child’s teacher either verbally or in writing regarding such requests. It is the responsibility of the teacher to inform the school principal in a timely manner of any and all parental requests and to ensure that the child receives appropriate alternative instructional materials that do not include sexually explicit content.
Parents may contact their child’s teacher either through email or written note at any time regarding their right to change their decision with respect to the use of alternative instructional materials. It is the responsibility of the teacher to inform the school principal in a timely manner of any and all parental requests and to ensure that the child receives the same instructional materials being presented to all students.
Further information regarding this legal requirement may be found by visiting the following:
If you have any questions regarding Code of Virginia § 22.1-16.8. (Instructional material; sexually explicit content; parental notification.) or Amelia County Public Schools Policy IIA, please contact your child's principal or Dr. Cynthia Reasoner, Director of Instruction at the Amelia County School Board office. Thank you for being our education partner and for your continued support of Amelia County Public Schools.