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First day of school: Monday, August 22

 

TESA Uniform and Dress Code 2011/2012

Uniform items must be purchased through: Academy Uniforms.com (www.academyuniforms.com)

(817) 292-KIDS

4555 Bryant Irvin Rd.

Fort Worth, TX  76107

The Texas Elementary School of the Arts (TESA) Dress Code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, minimize safety hazards, and create a sense of equality and unity on our campus. Students at TESA wear uniforms that include: *items with asterisk* are required items, all others are optional

Unisex Items:

  • *Short sleeve Polo knit (*red with logo, or navy with logo)
  • Long sleeve Polo knit (red with logo or navy with logo)
  • Sweatshirt (navy with logo from PTO fundraiser or without logo)
  • Hoodie (navy with logo from PTO fundraiser or without logo)
  • Cardigan Sweater (solid colored navy with or without logo)
  • *Belts (*brown, black, or navy blue) (available from any source, solid colors only)

Girls:

  • *Slacks - pleated or plain front (khaki)
  • Jumper (plaid #36) (shorts must be worn underneath)
  • Skirt (plaid#36 or khaki) (shorts must be worn underneath)
  • Walking shorts (khaki)
  • Short or long sleeve Peter Pan blouse (solid white only) (must be tucked in if worn with anything other than the jumper)

Boys:

  • *Slacks -  pleated or plain front (khaki)
  • Walking shorts (khaki)

Footwear:

  • *Socks: which cover the ankle, knee socks or tights must be worn (solid uniform colors only: navy, white, or khaki) (no leggings)
  • *Shoes: any closed toe, closed heel shoe (shoes should be comfortable and practical for school)
  • Tights – white or navy (may be worn in place of socks) NO leggings
  • No boots, sandals, backless, toeless shoes, or high heels

P.E. / Dance Uniform:

  • *Black gym shorts (minimum of 7 inch inseam, maximum 9 inch inseam)
  • *White T-Shirt – for P.E., no writing/pictures/logos except for the TESA logo
  • *Black T-Shirt – for dance, solid black, short sleeve with no writing
  • Jazz pants, leggings, or sweatpants (solid black only)
  • *Athletic / tennis shoes for PE and ballet shoes for dance class(black for boys, pink for girls)
  • Girls’ hair should be pulled away from the face for PE/Dance.  Students should come with hair ties or headbands.  Hair below shoulder length should be pulled back into a ponytail (off the neck), and shorter hair needs a headband or clip for bangs. 

The student's dress and grooming:

  • Shall not lead school officials to believe that such dress or grooming will disrupt, interfere with, disturb, or detract from school activities.
  • Shall not create a health hazard to the student's safety or to the safety of others.
  • It is recommended that elementary dress be appropriate to the school day's activities. Field trips may indicate the students are to wear the required uniform items.
  • Clothing which exposes the stomach and hips shall not be worn.
  • Jumpers and skirts may not be hemmed shorter than two inches above kneecap.
  • Student names may be monogrammed on uniform tops, except the Peter Pan blouse or jumper, including the sweatshirt, hoodie, and sweater. The monogram should be on the right side of the garment, opposite from the TESA logo.  The monogram should be no larger than the TESA logo, in keeping with the colors of our uniform.
  • Shorts MUST be worn under jumpers and skirts, but should not be visible.
  • No hats or scarves are to be worn inside the building except for special days.
  • Girls may wear non-distracting hair accessories in keeping with the color of our uniforms.
  • No degree of sag (pants) will be permitted. Belts must be worn with any pants or skirts that have belt loops.
  • Khaki slacks must be fitted at the waist with no more than four (4) pockets; two in the front and two in the back, no cargo pockets.
  • Khaki must be uniform khaki color not sand, stone, tan, beige, or camouflage.
  • Jewelry that causes a distraction or is of a dangerous nature will not be allowed.
  • Only uniform jackets, sweatshirts, and sweaters may be worn inside the classroom.  Non-uniform coats and jackets may be worn outside of the building.
  • Polo shirts must be Pique knit polo style shirt with ribbed collar and banded sleeves with 3 - 4 buttons.

 

The school administration shall have the right to appraise any clothing issue. The administrator's decision shall be final.  Coming to school out of dress code is a Level I misbehavior according to the TESA disciplinary policy.  Students who come to school out of uniform will be given an infraction by the classroom teacher describing any clothing that is not in compliance with the dress code.  In the event of a third infraction during any six weeks, detention will be assigned.  If a student accumulates three detentions within a six week period for dress code violations, they will be assigned a Saturday school detention.  Thank you for your cooperation in seeing that our standards and guidelines are met.                                                                                                      

 

On certain days throughout the year, students will have spirit dress or free dress.  Spirit dress consists of blue jeans and a TESA t-shirt.  The TESA t-shirt can be one of the spirit shirts from the current or previous years.  These shirts are normally sold by PTO at orientation each year.  If a student does not own a TESA spirit shirt, they can wear blue jeans and a regular navy or red uniform shirt whenever spirit dress is called for.  Free dress consists of clothing of the student’s choice, as long as it is appropriate for school.  Appropriate dress consists of no short shorts, spaghetti straps, short skirts, inappropriate t-shirts, etc.   Closed toe, closed heel shoes should still be worn with free dress. 

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