Sutter County Superintendent of Schools

Feather River Academy

Feather River Academy is fully committed to curbing student bullying and school violence and providing a positive learning environment for all students. As part of our commitment, the district offers the Stay Safe. Speak Up! Student Safety Reporting System (powered by PublicSchoolWORKS) to document and respond to concerns of bullying, suicide, violence, and other safety threats.

The system allows students, parents, and staff to submit safety concerns to school officials in three different ways:

Mobile App. Download the Stay Safe. Speak Up! mobile app and enter our unique District Code to submit reports directly from your smartphone. DISTRICT CODE: FRA
Phone. Call 1-866-547-8362 to leave a voice message or speak with a trained, live attendant. Attendants can initiate contact with various national crisis hotlines if a student needs help in dealing with a personal emergency.
Online. Click on the Stay Safe. Speak Up! button on the homepage to access the online form.

Students who believe they have been harassed, bullied, victimized by fellow students, or have other concerns which may jeopardize the safety of students, employees or school property are asked to use this system to report the issue. Reports can be submitted anonymously.

Thanks in advance for helping to make our school community a safer place to work and learn.

Stay Safe. Speak Up (English)

Stay Safe. Speak Up (Spanish)

Feather River Academy Principal: Chris Reyna

Feather River Academy Principal: Chris Reyna

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. I am honored to be the principal of FRA/PCA. I look forward to serving and supporting students, staff and families as your principal as we continue to create an atmosphere of learning. As a former teacher, elementary, middle school, high school and alternative principal for the past 23 years, I bring with me a whole toolbelt of ideas, resources, and connections to continue to grow our school and to help us all reach new heights.

At FRA/PCA we will continue to focus on customer service, academics, and safety. You can count on me to have an open-door policy. I can be reached directly via email at chrisr@sutter.k12.ca.us or by phone at (530) 822-2400.

Sincerely,

Mr. Reyna

Principal Chris Reyna

ABOUT US

Feather River Academy (FRA) is an Alternative Education program operated by the Sutter County Superintendent of Schools and is fully accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association fo Schools and Colleges (WASC). Our program was created to serve students who have not been successful in traditional programs and need an alternative approach to become successful. The foundation of our alternative approach is:

Give all students respect - their respect for us will have to be earned. One way to give students respect is to challenge them academically.
Students achieve out of commitment to themselves and to those they care about. Establishing and maintaining committed, supportive, and caring relationships along with using evidence-based instructional strategies will lead to student achievement.
Treat all students as individuals. This demands flexibility and adaptation to meet the academic, social, and developmental needs of each individual student. Students may be matched to Opportunity School, Independent Studies or our Community program based on a variety of factors.
Instruction is the core of what we do. Without effective instruction, the other pieces meet only emotional needs and do not lead to our primary goal of academic success for each student. We are not a social services agency, we are educators.
We rely on referrals from school districts, probation, and SARB (Student Attendance Review Board) to enroll each student. We then work with students and families to develop out educational plans for each student based on their individual need. An MOU (Memorandum of Understanding -a kind of partnership) continues to provide the foundation of the relationship between Feather River Academy and the referring agency. For students and families, this means the following:

Students and families cannot self-refer. Potential students must begin the enrollment process by making contact with the school district where they reside.

Students are encouraged to be successful in returning to and graduating from the school they came from. Every student can be successful in doing so through participation in the planning process and meeting the goals that were identified. We will work along with the students and families to assist in the return process.

Our curriculum (the books and materials used in the classroom) is matched to the largest referring district (Yuba City Unified). The scope and sequence of instruction (what is taught and when during the academic year) is generally aligned as well. This helps returning students become familiar with the classes they may return to.

Feather River Academy does not offer competitive athletics as that term is defined by Education Code Section 221.9 (e).

REQUEST FOR GRADE CHANGE

Pursuant to Education Code Section 49066.5(2)(b): The parent, guardian, or education rights holder of a pupil or, for a pupil 18 years of age or older, the pupil who was enrolled in high school and enrolled in a course during the 2020-2021 school year may apply to the pupil's local educational agency to have a letter grade earned for that course, as reflected on the pupil's transcript, changed to a Pass or No Pass grade. A list of colleges willing to accept these pass/fail marks can be found here.

Students or parents MUST submit this application to our office by October 1st in order to request this change. Changes will be processed by August 31st and students/parents may request updated transcripts after that date.

Grade Change Application 2020-2021

PARENT NOTIFICATION

Public Notice of Application for a Permit to Construct a Source of Hazardous Air Emissions

Public Notice
Independent Study Program

Independent Study Option

FRA STUDENTS V. PROBATION BASKETBALL GAME

Feather River Academy Music Video

FRA 2023-2024 Calendar

FRA Graduation 2023

SCSOS Expelled Youth Plan 2021-2024

DOCUMENTS

Uniform Complaint Procedure 2023-2024

Student Handbook

Suicide Policies and Regulations

Expelled Youth Plan 2021-2024

SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD

Public schools throughout California are required to provide information about themselves to the community in the form of an annual School Accountability Report Card (SARC). These report cards provide a variety of data to allow the public to evaluate and compare schools in seven major areas: