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Dress Code
Our Dress Code
(Updated: 7/5/2024)
● Shirts: Battle shirt colors are navy blue, white, hunter green, yellow, and gray with NO EXCEPTIONS. All students must wear collared shirts (long or short sleeves) including polo shirts, oxford shirts, or turtlenecks. UNIFORM COLORS ONLY.
Battle T-shirts created for special events such as Arts Experience, Choir, Track, Musicals or any shirts sold by PTA may be worn any day of the week. Undershirts, if worn, must be solid white.
● Slacks/Shorts: All students may wear khaki, brown, gray or navy blue pants and shorts. Pants and shorts must be worn at the waist and be appropriate length at all times. Shorts must be fingertip length when arms are at your sides. Students may not wear denim/jeans or black pants.
● NEW!!! Athletic shorts (cotton material), sweats, and jogger pants with no stripes or markings can be worn in the colors Navy, Gray, and Hunter Green.
● Skorts/Jumpers/Skirts/Dresses: Color options include navy blue, gray, hunter green, khaki, yellow, or french toasts plaid. No short shorts, dresses, or mini-skirts may be worn. These must be fingertip length when arms are at your sides.
● Cardigan/pullover sweater/sweater vest/crew neck sweatshirts: All students may wear navy blue, green, yellow, gray or white items. All items must be solid in color and free of patterns or designs.
● Shoes: Tennis shoes are suggested for safety, comfort, and an active day. Soft-soled shoes with a good tread are also acceptable. All shoes must be closed toed and have a back piece/heel. Crocs may be worn with the full strap around the back of the heel at all times. Students may NOT wear Crocs on days they have gym class or additional physical activity such as field day or off campus field trips. Sandals, flip flops, cleats, rollers skate shoes, slippers, and high heels are not permitted.
● Socks/Leggings: All students must wear socks. Leggings or footless tights may not be worn as pants. Leggings and tights may be worn under shorts, pants, skirts, skorts and dresses. Leggings can be solid or printed, but they must be worn in addition to an approved uniform bottom piece listed above.
● Coats Outerwear may not be worn in the building other than in the classroom with teacher approval. Solid colored sweaters are acceptable. No hooded sweatshirts allowed during the school day.
If students come to school in violation of the dress code, parents may be called to bring acceptable clothing. No logos on clothing other than Battle issued shirts are permitted. No backpacks/book bags on wheels or string backpacks. Administration will address any clothing, jewelry, etc. deemed as being disruptive or taking away from the learning environment. Hats, hoods, costume pieces such as cat ears, and athletic headbands are not allowed. Students arriving at school out of uniform may be required to call home so a parent or guardian can bring the appropriate clothing to school, or will be asked to change into uniform appropriate items from the school’s uniform closet.
Battle Gear Store
Order dress code approved Battle merchandise here!
*Store purchases are due by February 28 for order delivery in March. The next printing will not take place until the summer.*
Student Support Staff
Michelle Meyners, School Counselor
Sarah Evans, Social Worker
Dottie Love, SEAD Coach
Joel Smith, Behavior Intervention Teacher
Jillian North, Centerstone Therapist
Transportation
For any safety or driving concerns regarding First Student buses (buses numbered 200 and above), please contact 423-498-5555 or visit www.firstfeedback.com
Buses are expected to arrive within 10 minutes of their scheduled time. Please have students at their stops and ready to board the bus 10 minutes prior to the scheduled arrival time. The bus schedule can not allow more time to wait for tardy students or for students to exit personal vehicles. For more information, please see the rules of conduct in the Transportation Policy Manual
Hamilton County Schools transports more than 20,000 students to and from school each day. There are 251 daily bus routes covering 23,000 miles each day and 4.0 million miles annually. Our mission is to provide safe and efficient transportation to and from school daily.
Title 1
Battle Academy is a Title I School. What does this mean?
Title I is the largest federal assistance for our nation’s schools. Its purpose is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.Title I is part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and is the foundation of the federal commitment to closing the achievement gap between low-income and other students. Nearly 14,000 of the 15,000 school districts in the nation conduct Title I programs. The original purpose of Title I was additional resources to states and localities for remedial education for children in poverty. The 1994 reauthorization of Title I shifted the program’s emphasis from remedial education to helping all disadvantaged children reach rigorous state academic standards expected of all children. Title I funds can be used for instructional activities, counseling, parental involvement, and program improvement.
Title I funds flow to states and school districts on a formula basis. The formula takes into account the number of low-income children and the statewide average per pupil expenditures. Resources within the state are targeted to the districts and schools with the greatest need.
Title I funds generally are used to improve academic achievement in reading and math, but the resources can be used to help students improve their achievement in all of the core academic subjects. Title I funds are flexible, and can be used to provide professional development for teachers; support hiring additional teachers and classroom aides; improve curriculum; enhance parent involvement; extend learning time for students who need extra help; and provide other activities that are tied to raising student achievement. In return, school districts and states must meet accountability requirements for raising student performance.
For more information about Title I at the federal level:
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Magnet Information
| Battle Academy is a zoned-magnet school. Students living in the zone for Battle Academy may register without being awarded a magnet seat. Please check the zone finder on Hamilton County’s website to determine your zoned school. All families wishing to attend Battle that do not live in the zone must apply for a magnet seat and go through the lottery process. We strongly encourage families to complete a tour of the school.
The school choice application is currently closed for the 2025/2026 school year. |
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Magnet schools are a choice in your child’s education. If you are accepted into the magnet program, you must be willing to do the following:
- Perform 18 service hours (per family) to the magnet school that your child attends. If you have children in different magnet schools, the hours must be split equally between the schools.
- Make sure your child has good attendance.
- Make sure your child follows the discipline policy as outlined in the Code of Acceptable Behavior published by the Hamilton County Department of Education.
- Attend 2 parent conferences per year.
- Once registered at the magnet school, you must stay for the remainder of that school year. No transfer to another Hamilton County School will be allowed.
- Any proofs of residency required must be received by the Hamilton County Department of Education. They can be 1.) mailed to 3074 Hickory Valley Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 Attn: Magnet School Services, or 2.) emailed to magnet_school@hcde.org
Results of the Magnet Lottery will be posted on www.hcde.org.
