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<br />DMA, Inc. 6 Application Attachment 3-10-26.docx <br />c. Students who face social anxiety with large school environments and/or have <br />experienced bullying and need a safe space. <br />d. Students who need flexible schedules that are not offered in a traditional school. <br />15. Types of Sessions Offered: Fusion offers 170 academic courses that are “common core <br />aligned” and many are UC, Cal-State, and NCAA approved. All courses are academic in <br />nature and taught in a tutoring-like setting, primarily with one teacher and one student. <br />There are no sports or music performance classes; music appreciation instrumental training <br />is taught with laptop and headphones only, so there is no audible sound that can disturb <br />other students or adjacent tenants. <br />a. HS courses are set at the college-prep, honors, and advanced placement levels. <br />Students grow into well-rounded members of the academic and local community with <br />courses in health, psychology, college compass, and Mindshift: The Science of <br />Learning/Science of Happiness - a two-part course. Fusion enables students to take a <br />variety of elective courses in diverse subjects such as photography, game design, <br />foreign languages, finance, and journalism. <br />b. Students use electronic textbooks, eliminating transport of heavy materials and cutting <br />back on wasted paper. Fusion does teach via video conferencing for students with <br />travel conflicts. The course catalog and full program offerings are available on the <br />Fusion website. <br />16. Physical Education: Fusion Academy will continue to offer students the option of limited <br />physical education inside the expanded space, such as yoga and Pilates. However, most <br />students receive their physical education credits through independent means, such as <br />private sports teams or fitness clubs, and verified to the school by a coach or trainer. As <br />discussed above, Fusion is not required to utilize exterior locations for physical education to <br />maintain its CA DE or WASC accreditations. <br />17. Hours and Days of Operations: Fusion is open from 7:30 am to 8:00 pm, Monday <br />through Friday. The first classes are offered at 7:30 am; however, most students are <br />scheduled later in the morning and end classes by 3:00 pm. <br />a. Staff: Administrative staff arrive by 7:30 am and depending on student schedules leave <br />by 5:00 pm five days a week. Teacher-tutor schedules are flexible and align when <br />students are scheduled, therefore most of the teachers arrive between 7:30 and 8:00 <br />am and leave between 3:30 and 4:00 pm five days a week. Fusion is open weekends <br />by appointment only, for ACT and SAT testing about one weekend per month on <br />average. <br />b. Parent Teacher Conferences: Formal parent-teacher conferences occur once per <br />semester over the course of 1-2 weeks. Conferences can take place during daytime <br />hours or later in the day to end by 8:00 pm. They occur staggered over a two-week <br />period, to further mitigate and reduce parking demand despite the abundance of <br />available unreserved parking onsite as described herein. <br />c. Summer: Fusion Academy is open year-round providing summer classes; however, the <br />student population is significantly smaller during the summer period – usually half to two <br />thirds of the fall/spring on-site enrollment levels. <br />d. Staggered Schedules: Students take classes on staggered schedules (some attend <br />Mon-Wed-Fri; some Tues-Thurs; some mornings only, some every day). <br />e. Non-Matriculation Tutoring: Fusion Academy does provide tutoring and “class-for- <br />credit” for students who are not enrolled. Most tutoring and class-for-credit classes <br />occur after 3:00 pm. <br />18. Lunch, Snacks and Breaks: Fusion provides a lunch break from 11:30 am-12:00 pm <br />daily. Most students bring lunch to this location or have lunch delivered from the down-the-