{"id":1260,"date":"2021-12-01T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/?page_id=1260"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:02:52","slug":"factors-to-consider-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/factors-to-consider-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Factors to Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ABCS is a <strong>school of choice<\/strong>.\u00a0 We have attempted to list things that you may not be aware of and that may have some influence on your decision to enroll a student at ABCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students are required to wear uniforms.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Transportation to and from school must be provided <strong>by parents<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Instruction is subject-centered direct instruction.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>ABCS does <strong>not <\/strong>participate in a hot lunch program.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Parent involvement is necessary for academic success.&nbsp; This includes working with your child on homework, providing extra tutoring if necessary and ensuring the student is in attendance and on time to school.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The reading program is phonics based.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kindergarten is an <strong>academic <\/strong>program with emphasis on reading, writing, spelling, and math at the first grade level.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kindergarten is broken into two overlapping sections.&nbsp; Morning students meet from 8:00-12:45; afternoon students meet from 10:00-2:45.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saxon Math curriculum is used, and math placement may be out of grade.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Academics are emphasized and social activities are limited.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Facilities are shared with Boys and Girls Club and Kenai Alternative High School.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There is Latin root word instruction at all grade levels.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Grades are based on 50% daily work and 50% tests.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students are tested prior to enrolling so that both staff and parents know the level at which the student is performing.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABCS is a school of choice.\u00a0 We have attempted to list things that you may not be aware of and that may have some influence on your decision to enroll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1260","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1261,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1260\/revisions\/1261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/aurora-borealis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}