{"id":2,"date":"2015-07-07T10:52:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T10:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:06:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c77901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c77901\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cee109\" data-id=\"7cee109\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8724b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8724b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">Important parent information for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/p><p><strong>Elementary:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/Sheriffs-Letter.pdf\">Sheriff Hardwick Letter 25-26<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/School-Safety.pdf\">School Safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/Economic-Security-Report-Summary.pdf\">Economic Security Report Summary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/07\/25-26-Code-of-Conduct-FINAL.pdf\">Code of Conduct 25-26<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/08\/2024-25-Required-Instruction-Elementary-Parent-Letter.pdf\">2024-25 Required Instruction Elementary Parent Letter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/08\/2024-25-Elementary-Choice-Letter.pdf\">2024-25 Elementary Choice Letter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Middle School:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/Middle-High-School-Choice.pdf\">2025-2026 Secondary School<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/08\/2024-2025-Secondary-School-Choice-Letter.pdf\"> Choice Letter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/08\/2024-2025-Required-Instruction-Middle-School-Parent-Letter.pdf\">2024-2025 Required Instruction Middle School Parent Letter<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d74c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d74c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0153f2\" data-id=\"b0153f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d07ba 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elementor-element-7f68037a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f68037a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/25-26-Code-of-Conduct-FINAL.pdf\">VRA Student Handbook 2025-2026<\/a> was developed to answer many of the commonly asked questions that one may have during the school year.\u00a0 Because the Handbook contains information about student rights and responsibilities, parents and students are responsible for knowing its contents.\u00a0 Please take the time to become familiar with the following information and keep this Handbook available for your use. \u00a0<strong>For your convenience, links to some commonly asked questions or concerns are on the right hand side of this page.<\/strong> \u00a0It is our hope that a careful understanding of the enclosed material will lead to a rewarding and successful school year. It can be a valuable reference during the school year and a means to avoid confusion and misunderstandings when questions arise.<\/p><p>The school reserves the right to interpret the content of this Handbook, including the rules and regulations governing the academic and non-academic conduct of students. Our school reserves the right to modify and\/or amend the content of this Handbook at any time during the year.\u00a0 If any written modification or amendment is made to this Handbook, a copy of such modification or amendment will be available on the school website.<\/p><p>If you have any questions about the Handbook or any of its policies, please contact the principal\u2019s office.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Student Code of Conduct<\/b><\/h3><p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QJd7ls75Dw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/schoolservices\/conduct\/\">Student Code of Conduct for 2023-2024<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Student Code of Conduct for 2023-2024&#8221; &#8212; School Services\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/schoolservices\/conduct\/embed\/#?secret=CD3RWr9gb0#?secret=QJd7ls75Dw\" data-secret=\"QJd7ls75Dw\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px\"><b>Middle School Elective Information\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/track.spe.schoolmessenger.com\/f\/a\/Q77SPKVdCR5pAUyXx8JNFQ~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkNxrtP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly9tc2cuc2Nob29sbWVzc2VuZ2VyLmNvbS9tLz9zPXdzOU9NUXUzcm1BJm1hbD1jYzJiNmY2MGQ3OGFjZjIwNjgwMzZkYzhkMDc4ZDJkZjI0MWQwMDdhOTQ2ODhhNDdhY2VjYjk2Mzg5ZTY1ZDcxVwdzY2hvb2xtQgpiS23nVWIE_TdlUiZtYXJpamVhbi5sZWNodHJlY2tlckBzdGpvaG5zLmsxMi5mbC51c1gEAAAAAQ~~\">Rising 6th grade Elective Information<\/a>\u00a0 (current 5th graders)<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/track.spe.schoolmessenger.com\/f\/a\/iV5y3wI1h0_LW0jhh6pEuw~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkNxrtP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly9tc2cuc2Nob29sbWVzc2VuZ2VyLmNvbS9tLz9zPXdzOU9NUXUzcm1BJm1hbD0zYzZiNWExN2MxMmI1M2JlMDU0NTg0MDM4MzAwNzM2NDU0MGI4MDU4MWFkMThlNzUxYTNhNGI2Yjk3NWI1NTEzVwdzY2hvb2xtQgpiS23nVWIE_TdlUiZtYXJpamVhbi5sZWNodHJlY2tlckBzdGpvaG5zLmsxMi5mbC51c1gEAAAAAQ~~\">Rising 7th grade Elective Information<\/a>\u00a0 (current 6th graders)<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/track.spe.schoolmessenger.com\/f\/a\/zFzVimeg9xiNzbs2uZA7hg~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkNxrtP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly9tc2cuc2Nob29sbWVzc2VuZ2VyLmNvbS9tLz9zPXdzOU9NUXUzcm1BJm1hbD0yYTc1MTgwMWIwZGY0Zjg3YTVjZTI2NDc2OTdhNGRkM2U0NDVhZWZlODFlZWVmMDc5YzYzZTAzNmM3OWY2MGJhVwdzY2hvb2xtQgpiS23nVWIE_TdlUiZtYXJpamVhbi5sZWNodHJlY2tlckBzdGpvaG5zLmsxMi5mbC51c1gEAAAAAQ~~\">Rising 8th grade Elective Information<\/a>\u00a0 (current 7th graders)<\/p><p>Please see application for Yearbook and Internship below. Rising 7th and 8th graders are eligible for Yearbook. Rising 8th is eligible for Internship. Your child must log on when prompted to their school Microsoft account to complete the form.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=V9CzsxL8P0-S9HK-boRDUXtIhO-8ySZOp1CPaspeyqVURE5ESE1QUTI2N1VGSzg3UDk0U0xMQ1owTC4u\">Yearbook and Internship online application <\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/Elective-Teacher-Rec-Form-1.docx\">Elective Teacher Rec Form <\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5625rem;font-weight: 900\">HAC Information<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-family: roboto, sans-serif;text-align: start\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">If you need a HAC login or HAC password reset, please go directly to the HAC website:\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px\" href=\"https:\/\/homeaccess.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/HomeAccess\/Account\/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Home Access Center<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Families new to St. Johns County as well as those returning to VRA can access\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px\" href=\"https:\/\/homeaccess.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/HomeAccess\/Account\/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">HAC<\/a>\u00a0to register and create a HAC account (new to St. Johns County) and\/or retrieve account information (returning families) such as passwords or usernames.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">If you are experiencing issues with obtaining your HAC access, please email Diana Schoolfield at Diana.Schoolfield@stjohns.k12.fl.us<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-family: roboto, sans-serif;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Download the eSchoolPLUS Family App<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-family: roboto, sans-serif\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/hac\/family-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eschoolplus-family-app-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"8764\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;font-family: roboto, sans-serif;text-align: start\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">The\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/hac\/family-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">eSchoolPLUS Family App<\/a>\u00a0allows you to view your student\u2019s current classwork, schedule, grades and more using your smart phone or tablet.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Absence Information\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong><u>Reporting Absences<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Any student who has been absent from school shall provide a note from a parent or guardian within forty-eight (48) hours of returning to school stating the cause of the absence.\u00a0 Failure to provide a note will result in an automatic unexcused absence.\u00a0 However, the fact that the student provides a note does not require the school administration to excuse the absence.\u00a0 The principal or designee will decide whether the absence meets the criteria for an excused absence, and that decision will be final.\u00a0 The administration may request additional documentation, such as a doctor\u2019s note.\u00a0 The excuse must state specific dates of absence, and must be signed by the treating, licensed physician.\u00a0 After fifteen (15) days of absence, whether excused or unexcused, a student must present verification from a licensed doctor for all subsequent absences due to illness.\u00a0 Special circumstances may justify a review by the School District\u2019s Health Services personnel. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>For more information on Student attendance and a list of what absences are considered excused and unexcused, please refer to the Student Code of Conduct, pages 18-21, which can be found on this website as well as the St. Johns County School district\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Middle School Absences:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>If a 6th-8th grade student misses<u> 3 <\/u>class periods or more, they will be marked absent for that day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Roboto;padding: 0in;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-attachment: initial;border: 1pt 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