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Admission of Homeless Students
In compliance with the Arizona State Laws and Arizona Administrative Code and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, Edkey, Inc. - Children First Academy of Phoenix recognizes a homeless child or unaccompanied youth as an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Children First Academy of Tempe must immediately enroll any homeless student, regardless of whether the student lives with the homeless parents or has been temporarily placed elsewhere. Homeless children and youth will not be stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status of homelessness. Enrollment may not be denied or delayed due to the lack of any document normally required for enrollment, including;

Proof of residency
Transcripts/school records
Immunization or immunization/health/medical records
Proof of guardianship
Birth certificate

Children First Academy of Phoenix will contact the students previous school to obtain school records. Initial placement of students whose records are not immediately available can be made based on the students age and information gathered from the student, parent, and previous schools. If the student needs to obtain immunizations or medical records, Children First Academy of Phoenix shall refer the parent or guardian of the student to the liaison for homeless children and unaccompanied youth, who shall assist in obtaining necessary immunizations or medical records.

Children First Academy of Phoenix will provide transportation to and from the school of origin.

Children First Academy's Principal will designate an appropriate staff person as liaison for homeless students who will carry out duties as assigned. Among those duties will be the responsibility to coordinate activities and programs in the best interest of the homeless students which may include but not be limited to keeping a homeless student in the school of origin (to the extent feasible) except when doing so is contrary to the wishes of the students parents or guardian or the unaccompanied youth (a youth not in the custody of a parent or guardian).

In the case of an admission dispute:

• The student shall be immediately admitted to the Children First Academy of Phoenix pending resolution of the dispute.

• The parent or guardian of the student shall be provided with a written explanation of the Children First Academy's decision regarding school selection or enrollment, including the rights of the parent, guardian, or student to appeal the decision.

• The student, parent, or guardian shall be referred to the liaison for homeless students, who shall carry out the dispute resolution process in accordance with the procedure found in the Arizona State Plan

• In the case of an unaccompanied youth, the liaison for homeless students shall ensure that the student is immediately enrolled in school pending resolution of the dispute.

• Parents may appeal directly to the State Department of Education if in disagreement with schools ruling.

Homeless students are automatically eligible for Title I, Part A services.

Children First Academy is part of Sequoia Ranch School and Edkey, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit organizaiton.

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For Donors

Dear Friends of Children First Academy:

Thank you for your support of our children for the past three years. Every day our community amazes us with the amount of love and care shown to our students, their families and the staff.

Despite declining economic conditions and reductions in state education funding, we continue offering our students and their families a quality education, free medical, dental, optical and transportation services. We also offer our families clothing and food boxes once a month.

We do all of this and so much more because of community, corporate and faith-based donations of cash, clothing, commodities, labor, services and time.

To sustain these efforts we invite you to do four things:

Help support our capital campaign by making a donation specifically to our “There is No Place Like Home Campaign” of building a permanent home for our students.
Make an Extra Curricular Activity (ECA) donation that can be a charitable contribution deduction on your federal taxes and a tax credit of up to $400 (depending on filing status) on your Arizona taxes (please see your tax advisor for specifics).
Make a three-year giving commitment to a specific program.
Make a gift that extends through the ages by including Children First Academy as a beneficiary in your estate plan.

Information on our capital campaign and the forms for Extra Curricular Activities are attached with this letter.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Dina Gerdon at 602-712-0500 or dinag@edkey.org Feel free to visit our schools any time. Your generosity will change our student’s lives forever.

Putting Children First,

Dina Gerdon

Community Development Director

Children First Academy-Phoenix

Needs List
Health Office	Food Room	Clothing Room
Clear calamine lotion Children's Tylenol and Ibuprofen Chapstick Zip-lock baggies Extra-large band-aides Regular band-aides	Healthy snacks Cereal Crackers Canned fruit All pastas and sauces Top ramen Chef Boyardee Jelly Peanut butter Canned vegetables Canned diced tomatoes Macaroni and cheese Oatmeal Boxed potatoes Beans ( all kinds) Side dishes ( pasta roni, rice. etc)	New socks ( all sizes) New underwear ( boxers for boys) size 5-36 New shoes size 13-3 kids and 6-12 adult Shampoo Conditioner Toothpaste Body soap Gently used summer clothes ( size 5 adult extra-large)
School Supplies	Classroom	Birthday Room
Crayola crayons Crayola markers Colored pencils Scissors Composition notebooks Sketch pads Flair pens Construction paper Backpacks	Copy paper Expo dry erase makers Clorox wipes Hand sanitizer Kleenex Bookstore gift cards Teaching store gift cards Permanent markers All sizes of index cards Pencil top erasers Stamps	Art sets Bead sets Jewelery sets Tech decks mini skateboards Risk Monopoly Scrabble Sorry Connect 4 Trouble Sports balls Baseball gloves Sports hats

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