General

• Responsibility
  We expect parents to accept all responsibility for the education of their child.  DSA encourages and supports non-traditional academic activity schedules, unschooling, eclectic, and traditional philosophies of academic education.  We highly encourage families to read and educate themselves to find what fits their family best.
  
  

• Policies and Procedures
  We expect parents to become informed regarding the policies and procedures of DaySpring by reading the Enrollment Packet and keeping that information available for review when questions arise, and by checking the DaySpring Message Board for updates and announcements.
  
  

• Communication
  We expect parents to keep us informed for all changes in contact information -- phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses.  
  We must be informed of prior or arising truancy issues, contact from education officials related to your enrollment in a church school, involvement with any legal issues such as custody battles over home education or involvement with juvenile or family court.  We cannot support you if we do not have the facts.   

New Enrollment

• Enrollment Packet
  Print out the enrollment packet.  Please read thoroughly and keep this information available for when you have questions.  You can access the enrollment packet from the Forms Page.  
  
  

• Enrollment Forms
  Print out all enrollment forms.  These can be accessed from the Forms Page.  If you experience print format problems, please follow the instructions on that page regarding requesting forms in another file format.  
  
  

• Submit Enrollment Forms
  Follow the instructions in the enrollment packet.  The Transmittal Form will help ensure understanding and compliance with the instructions.  
  
  

• Fees
  DaySpring enrollment fees are listed in the enrollment packet.  The DaySpring school year begins July 15 of the current year and runs through June 15th of the next year. We are closed that month and will not be available for questions.  

Enrolled Families

• School Year
  The DaySpring School Year is 365 days.  For more information, see DaySpring Policies and Procedures in Regard to Attendance. 
  
   

• DaySpring Newsletter
  We have created a message board mainly for field trips, announcements and activities. It will be updated as necessary, and it will be the responsibility of the family to check this board for information.
  
  Please check the board at the first of each month.  We will not be sending out reminders to do so, or sending notices when it is updated, as that would  eliminate some of the cost effectiveness, and even more importantly, the time savings.  We rely on the willingness to embrace personal responsibility that our families have shown, and are proud of the results of our trust in our families.  
  
  READ THE MESSAGE BOARD:
  http://dayspring.evecommunity.com/eve

  The practice of e-mailing and postal mailing of DaySpring Newsletters was discontinued in October of 2004.  For more information see http://www.dsacademy.org/newsletter.html
  
  

• Transcripts
  Transcripts are only required at the time of transfer to another school or at graduation.  DaySpring will supply one transcript at the time of graduation, at the time the diploma is requested.   Other transcript requests have a fee.  Fees for transcript requests can be found in the Transcript Request Packets.
  
  All transcript requests, including the graduation transcript, require the Transcript Request Form.  Please review and print the Transcript Request Packet which includes this form, and follow the instructions for submitting.  The Transcript Request Packet can be accessed from the Forms Page.   
  
  Transcript requests will not be processed until all existing account fees are paid and the applicable transcript fee and the Transcript Request form is received.
  
  You should maintain and keep the records you will need on your child so that a transcript can be prepared.   
  
  

• Re-enrollment Form
  Re-enrollment forms are required yearly of all enrolled families.  These can be accessed from the Forms Page.   If DaySpring has not been contacted,   these forms must have a post date prior to September 1 to avoid higher fees and un-enrollment procedures.  Re-enrollment after un-enrollment procedures have started will require complete new Church School Enrollment Forms and other processing, and additional new processing fees may be charged beyond the normal late fee. 
  
  

• Un-Enrollment Procedures
  DaySpring begins un-enrollment procedures on September 1 of each year for those families who have not contacted DaySpring regarding re-enrollment.  Church Schools are required by law to inform the local superintendent of education when attendance and enrollment has ceased.  
  
  

• Fees for Re-enrollment
  Re-enrollment contact must be made prior to September 1 for best pricing and to avoid un-enrollment procedures.  Fees are listed on the re-enrollment form.
  

DaySpring Does NOT Require:

• HSLDA Membership
  DaySpring has an excellent relationship with a local Alabama attorney who has served the school and our families well over the years.  
  
   

• Statement of Faith
  DaySpring Academy / High School is a ministry of a local fellowship located in Decatur.  As a ministry, it is an inclusive church school, and open to members of all faiths.  Our ministry is to: encourage parents to take back their children and once again become a family, without the interference of a system that has failed to work; to help parents and families to come out of the government schools and become independent learners; to help families and children heal from the labels and abuses of a cookie-cutter system based on money and power and realize their true potential both as individuals and as a family.  
  
  

• Mandatory Meetings
  Although DaySpring has periodically sponsored seminars throughout the state and encourages attendance by enrolled families, there are no regular and/or scheduled meetings to attend.  
  
  

• Specific Curriculum and/or Methods
  All children are unique individuals and all families have beliefs and needs specific to their own family; therefore, every family's program is individualized and unique.   
  
  

• Work/Tests/Reports etc etc etc
  In keeping with the DaySpring philosophy that parents are responsible for the education of their children, enrolled families are expected to maintain records according to the individual family needs.  Reports not required by law should not be submitted to DaySpring and will not be maintained in your file.