August 4, 2022 Dear AYA Families,   We hope everyone enjoyed a safe and healthy summer!  The faculty and staff of Akiba Yavneh Academy look forward to the enthusiastic return of students to the Schultz Rosenberg Campus. Please review this important Back to School information in its entirety:

School Calendar  We strive to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of our academic calendar. Please note listings are subject to change:

2022-23 Academic Calendar

Carpool Procedures Please note: Merit Drive Main Entrance is locked from 7:40-8:30 am and 3-4 pm M-Thu, 2-3 pm Friday. High School Drop Off & Pick Up: Enter through High School gate on Merit Drive.   Lower and Middle School  Drop Off: Enter Coit Road Carpool Line at 7:40-8 am. After 8 am, LS/MS Building will require students to check in at the Welcome Center. Lower School Pick Up: 3:25 pm M-Th, 2:25 pm Friday   Middle School Pick Up: 3:45 pm M-Th, 2:25 pm Friday Please note: Families whose youngest student is 4th grade and older, or a student without siblings at AYA, these students will be picked up at Pollman Hall via Coit Road Service Entrance. Families with students from 3rd grade and below enter at the Coit Road Carpool Entrance. Gates open 3-4 pm M-Th, 2-3 pm Friday. Early Childhood Program Drop Off: 8-8:30 am at Schultz Circle. Enter at Coit Road Carpool Entrance.   Pick Up: 12:30 & 2 pm at ECP Pick Up Point (Hanna’s Room). Enter from Merit Drive 3:30 pm carpool pickup at Schultz Circle. Enter from Coit Road Carpool Entrance. All After Care pick up at Schultz Circle. Enter from Merit Drive.

Summer Assignments Click button to access the 1st-12th grade summer assignments:

Summer Assignments

Dress Code Students are required to follow AYA dress code policy when on campus:

Lower & Middle School

High School

Supply List Supplies for the Lower and Middle School are provided for the students. Students are required to bring a backpack and a water bottle daily. Click button to access the High School Supply List:

High School Supply List

Hot Lunch We are happy to offer a delicious and nutritious hot lunch program catered by A Taste of the World. Place orders monthly, weekly, or by day. Same-day orders must be placed before 8:30 am.

Lunch Menu

Blue Notes/Absences  Blue Notes are required to notify AYA when students will be late, absent, picked up early, or if there is a carpool change. Blue Notes can be found under the QuickLinks tab on the upper right hand corner of AkibaYavneh.org.

Blue Note

Administration Contacts Head of School Interim: Chris Gorycki - email Early Childhood Program Interim Director: Hannah Schepps - email   Lower/Middle School K-8 Judaic Studies Principal: Rabbi Chanania Engelsman - email  K-8 General Studies Principal: Danielle Rothenberg - email Assistant to K-8 Principals: Karen Zucker - email   High School Principal: Donna Hutcheson - email Jewish Life Director: Rabbi Meir Sabo - email Student Support Services Director: Jeanine Cox - email

Parent Profile Update Please update your AYA Connect profile to ensure our records are accurate.

AYA Connect

Thank you for choosing Akiba Yavneh Academy. We look forward to a WONDERFUL school year!   AYA Office of Admissions

Akiba Yavneh Academy 214.295.3400 info@akibayavneh.org