Parent Orientation
We will host the 2026/2027 New Parent Orientation meetings on September 2nd with two sessions to choose from: 8:30am-9:30am or 10:30am-11:30am. Attending a meeting is optional, but highly recommended. All new families will be contacted by our outreach coordinator, Bobbi Jo Sargent, to choose a meeting time and provide student’s shirt size for our tie dye activity (shirts provided). Questions? Please email her at bsargent@artsacad.net
Student Orientation
New students will take part in orientation on September 2nd from 8:30am – 11:30am. Students should be dropped off at Door #3, by the flagpole on Caroline.
Overview:
We have 4 main goals for orientation:
Returning Parents-
Returning parents are invited to attend an orientation to go over new policies and procedures. There are two sessions to choose from. September 2nd from 1:00pm-2:00pm or 3:00pm-4:00pm.
Returning Students–
September 2nd Returning students picture day and schedule pick up
Picture Day
Picture day will be part of orientation for new students. Returning students should attend during their grade’s scheduled time.
Our school picture vendor is schoolpictures.com. The ordering site is open NOW! ORDER HERE.
Picture Day Retake Day: TBD
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th (half day) from 8:30am – 11:50am.
Students should arrive no later than 8:25 a.m. and are to report to the Cafegymatorium for a short assembly.
Please have your student bring a printed copy of their schedule from PowerSchool, a notebook, and a writing utensil on the first day of school.
Edible Rex will provide food service options to our students this year for both breakfast and lunch.
The schedule and cost are as follows:
We are pleased to inform you that the State of Michigan has approved funding for all students in Michigan public schools to have healthy meals.
The GREAT NEWS is that ALL students enrolled at our school can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE each day. However, students will be charged for items purchased a la carte.
To help ensure that we continue to have access to all available funding resources, please complete the Education Benefit Form . If you provide household information now, it will only be beneficial to the school district until June 30, 2025. To help our district programs from July 1, 2025 through June 30th, 2026, please complete this form after June 30th, 2025.
The Academy utilizes the SchoolMessenger service to notify families of current and ongoing events as well as attendance issues and weather related school closures. The service will automatically notify your family if your student is absent or tardy. This system uses your email and phone number as listed in PowerSchool to send messages. Please be sure we have your most current contact information. (Visit the website for links to Unified Classroom and how to update your information.) If you receive a message that you believe may be in error, please contact the main office.
Our most important tool for communication is PowerSchool/Unified Classroom. Please be sure that you check PowerSchool regularly. There are instructions for logging-in available on our website. If you are having difficulty accessing or understanding the information in PowerSchool, please contact the main office.
Finally, remember to stay connected with us through our website at www.artsacad.net, through PowerSchool, and through our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/artsacad. In addition to these communication portals, we will be sending regular emails, so make sure that we have your most current contact information!
The Academy has an annual (non-refundable) Materials Fee of $50 for high schoolers and $40 for middle schoolers that we charge every student for general supplies related to attending our school. Examples of costs this fee covers are choir gown/costume cleaning fees, instrument repairs, specialized art supplies, USB drives, printing fees, art framing expenses, science lab fees, just to name a few. This balance can be viewed in Powerschool and paid in the office or via Efunds.
Supplies needed to attend our school and participate in our programs are covered by this fee; however, we do recommend that students have basics like writing utensils and paper/notebooks, especially for the first day of school.
All student fees (material fees, hangout fees, lost or damaged school property fees, etc.) will be listed for review in PowerSchool and can be paid in the main office or online using eFunds for schools.
The Academy’s teaching staff is the first line of communication for parents and students with questions about day to day activities.
The following general topics can usually be resolved by talking to teachers:
The board is the last step for resolving an issue at AAW and they should be contacted for the following issues
The board can also be contacted during their regular, monthly Board meetings. Dates and times are listed on the school calendar.
You can also send an email to: aawboard@gmail.com
The Main Office at Arts Academy in the Woods is available for walk-in questions and by phone Monday – Friday during regular school hours.
Student schedules will be posted in PowerSchool. If you do not remember your log-in information, you can check the Student PowerSchool Log info in the sidebar. If that doesn’t work, please ask in the office.
New students will receive their usernames and passwords for Unified Classroom during new student orientation.
To request schedule changes, please complete the Schedule Request Form Students should follow their original schedule until they receive an updated schedule from a counselor or administrator.
All schedule change requests that are turned in will try to be be addressed before the first day of school in a way that best meets the student’s academic and artistic needs. Unfortunately, not all requests can be implemented, but we will do our best to honor your requests.
If your student would like to request a schedule change, please complete the Request Schedule Change form on the Couneling page of the website. We will do our best to address changes submitted as soon as possible. We will continue to address change requests after the first day of school.
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM (7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast is Available)
Door #3 (by the flagpole) will open at 7:00 am. Students arriving early must report to the gym until 8:15 AM. Students should remain in the cafegymatorium until 8:15 AM.
8:15 – 8:45 AM – Door #17 (Main door on parking lot side) Open for Students
8:45 – 3:45 all doors locked. Enter building at Door #17.
3:45 PM – Doors Close for Students
All students must exit the building by 3:45 PM, or be in the Hangout, a staff-sponsored club, workshop, or an after-school activity.
Students should enter the building before 8:30 at door #3, by the flagpole.
Between 8:15 and 8:45, the main office entrance will also be open for students.
After 8:45, students should ring the bell to enter at the main office entrance, Door # 17.
Students who drive should park in the student parking lot near the field.
All doors are locked after 8:45 and students should enter through Door #17 after that.
Pick up and drop off procedures.
The ‘Hangout’ Procedures for 2026
The ‘Hangout” has some new procedures for 2026/2027
All students must submit the Hangout registration form and behavioral contract, signed by both the student and parent BEFORE the student may utilize the Hangout. The registration forms and full details can be found on the Hangout page of our website or in the main office.
Please complete the Hangout Registration form prior to Tuesday, 9/2/26 if your student plans to utilize the Hangout on the first week of school. The Hangout will not be open on the first day of school, which is a half day.
Registration is required prior to attending. Forms may be found on our website under Parent Resources or in the main office.
For new transfer students and 7th graders, please review this updated information from the Michigan Health Department Vaccines Required for School Entry in Michigan
Updates from the leadership team will be added to our Daily Announcements. You can always find the most recent news there!
There are a few students with slight modifications to the usual username and password rules.
If yours doesn’t work, please stop in the office.
