AF Amistad High School Family Handbook 2017-2018 | 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................1 School Overview..............................................................................................................................................................6 Welcome!.......................................................................................................................................................................6 The Mission of Achievement First ........................................................................................................................6 Core Values ...................................................................................................................................................................6 Goals of the School....................................................................................................................................................7 School Operations ..........................................................................................................................................................7 Leadership Team.........................................................................................................................................................7 Admission to AFAHS..................................................................................................................................................8 Returning to AFAHS ..............................................................................................................................................8 Withdrawing from AFAHS .....................................................................................................................................8 Daily Hours....................................................................................................................................................................9 School Calendar and Closings...............................................................................................................................9 School Closure Policy ...........................................................................................................................................9 Special Circumstances........................................................................................................................................10 School Closure Make-Up Plan.........................................................................................................................10 Delay Schedules....................................................................................................................................................10 Schedule.......................................................................................................................................................................12 Daily Schedule (Monday-Thursday)..............................................................................................................12 Daily Schedule (Friday).......................................................................................................................................12 Bus Transportation...................................................................................................................................................13 New Haven Bus Transportation......................................................................................................................13 Bridgeport Bus Transportation .......................................................................................................................13 Contact for Real-Time Bus Issues, Driver Concerns, or Bus Behavior Issues .................................14 Bus Behavior ..........................................................................................................................................................14 Arrange Afterschool Transportation Before Your Child Leaves Home.............................................15 Arrival and Dismissal...........................................................................................................................................16 Scholars Who Walk..............................................................................................................................................16 Student Hall Passes.......................................................................................................................................................16