Class Fees: Class fees will have an invoice generated in MySchoolBucks which will be emailed the week of Labor Day (Sept. 7) to the primary contact in PowerSchool. This email will contain a link for payment. If a class fee was paid with cash or check prior to the invoice being generated, it will be on the invoice initially and credited within a week of the invoice being emailed.
Excuses: Excuses must be submitted via email (scboe-cahs@shelbyed.org) within 3 days of an absence.
Tardies to School: Alabama law requires parents to make sure that their children go to school. This includes arriving to school on time. Once a student acquires 10 unexcused tardies to school he or she will be referred to Early Warning Court.
Check-out policy: Checkouts are to be handled in person only. Checkout requests by email, phone, or handwritten notes will not be accepted or granted. Students may be checked out one of two ways:
Traditional checkout: The person checking out a student must enter the building through the front office and sign them out. Photo ID will be required, and said person must be on the students checkout list, which was provided by the parent/guardian during registration. (This has to be completed/updated each year) Such checkouts cannot occur after 2:30.
Pre-checkout: The person checking out a student must enter the building through the front office, and sign the student out ahead of time for a future specified date and time (no more than a couple of days ahead). This allows parents/guardians to pre-checkout their students before school, or even days before, for appointments that come at a later time when the parent/guardian is unavailable to be present in person at the time of checkout. Photo ID is required, and they must be on the approved checkout list for that student, which was provided by the parent/guardian during registration.
We thank you for your cooperation and support as we continue to utilize and enforce the best protocols, to ensure the safety and education of our students.
Drop Off Items: Calera High does NOT accept drop off items for students from parents/family/friends, etc in the front office. Please make sure you student has everything needed for the school day and for any after school events before he or she leaves for school in the morning.
Morning Drop-offs/Bus riders/Drivers: The front door to the school will not open until 7:15 a.m. for carriders. At that point, the student must enter the building and go to the cafeteria for breakfast or the gym Bus riders: Must also either report to the cafeteria for breakfast or the gym. Students will be released at 7:35 am to class. The tardy bell will ring at 7:45. Students not in class will report to the front office to check in.
Cellphones: According to the FOCUS ACT, students are not allowed to have cell phones, smart watches, headphones, earbuds, and Meta glasses during the school day. They should be stored in their locker or left in their vehicle.
