Academie Da Vinci Charter School, Inc. Dress Code Policy: School Year 2007-2008 The Board of Directors has approved a mandatory dress code specific to Academie Da Vinci and our own unique, community needs. The intent for this policy is to raise the bar for education and ensure the classrooms are free of unnecessary distractions as well as to maintain student safety. This policy has been put together with a great deal of community input as well as current Pinellas County dress code requirements. The following dress code has been adopted for the 2007-2008 school year: Daily Clothes: Bottoms: Every day, students will wear khaki, navy blue, or denim bottoms provided they are clean and free of holes, frays, and sequins. This includes pants, jumpers, shorts, and skirts hemmed to mid-thigh length or longer. No mesh or gym shorts are permitted. Tops: Every day, students will wear collared "golf" shirts and/or dress shirts and/or ADV t-shirts. Shirts may be of any color or pattern but may not have writing. Tank tops, "belly shirts", or shirts with writing and graphics are not permitted. Shoes: Socks and sneakers/tennis shoes must be worn at all times. Dress shoes are appropriate for certain events (theater field trips, picture day, etc.). Sandals or skate shoes are not permitted. Dance Clothes: Boys: Boys must wear black jazz pants to school on dance days (Mondays and Tuesdays) as well as a white t-shirt and black dance shoes. Black shorts can be worn from August 21st through October 15th and again from April 1st through June 3rd. Girls: Girls can wear either black leotards and pink tights or pink or black jazz pants and a white t-shirt to school on dance days (Mondays and Tuesdays). Girls must have pink dance shoes. Black or pink shorts can be worn from August 21st through October 15th and again from April 1st through June 3rd. Parents will be called when students do not adhere to this dress code and requirements will need to be met before returning the student to class. The following dress code requirements can be found at a wide variety of stores including: Target, Walmart, JCPenney, and Sears.