Policies

All policies are available in our Student and Family Handbook.

Bullying & Sexual Assault or Harassment

See our Student & Family Handbook for all policies on bullying and sexual assault or harassment

To report bullying, sexual assault or harassment please complete this printable form and email it to swt@cmipcs.org.

Student Sexual Harassment & Assault Policy

Safety & Discipline

See our Student & Family Handbook for all policies on safety discipline (pp. 43–49).

Grievance Procedure

See our Student & Family Handbook for grievance procedures (pp. 25–29).

Attendance: Remote Schedules

In accordance with District of Columbia Public Schools’ mandatory attendance laws (D.C. Law 8-247), attendance will be taken daily, whether a student is learning remotely or in the school building.

Because remote learning happens both synchronously and asynchronously, Creative Minds will take attendance on the basis of student engagement, which will be measured through touch points. Attendance will not be measured merely by the number of hours a student spends in a live online lesson.

These are the top three ways that a teacher will measure student attendance:

  • Through a student’s engagement in live, synchronous instruction and activities
  • By completion of exit tickets, which demonstrate a student’s completion of work
  • Through a student’s timely completion of assignments

Hours: Remote Learning

Prekindergarten–4th: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
5th–8th: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m

A remote school day will consist of synchronous and asynchronous learning activities. While students are learning remotely, each Wednesday of classes will be a half day of professional development for staff.

Hours: At-school Learning

Prekindergarten–4th: 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
5th–8th: 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Attendance: At-school Learning

  • We ask that all students be in their classrooms by 8:45 a.m. daily.
  • Students arriving after 8:45 a.m. must be signed in at the front desk.
  • Absences are considered unexcused unless we receive a note or email from the parent or a doctor/dentist, or a call to the absence line: (202) 588-0370, Option 2.
  • If you know in advance that your child will be tardy or absent, please contact your child’s teacher or our registrar, Aura Matias, at registrar@creativemindspcs.org.

See our Student & Family Handbook for our complete Attendance Policy (p. 54).

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