Description: Welcome to La Paloma Academy’s South Campus. La Paloma Academy is Tucson’s fastest-growing charter school and the largest charter school in Southern Arizona. We are a tuition FREE, not-for-profit charter school providing an exceptional educational environment that focuses on incredible academics, community involvement and family values.
Founded in 2002, La Paloma Academy has experienced unprecedented growth in just a few short years, opening a second campus in Tucson in 2006 and a third in 2012. La Paloma Academy is now a top Tucson public school and home to more than 1,800 students across the three campuses.
La Paloma Academy strives to develop in students a lifelong love of learning, community service and integrity.
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| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | article 3 | R9-5-301.F.1.2. |
| Findings: Surveyor 2 reviewed two staff files and noted that Staff 1's TB test results were read on 6/2/2021. Staff 1's start date is documented as 6/1/2021. | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | article 3 | R9-5-301.I. |
| Findings: Surveyor 2 reviewed the facility's fire drill documentation and noted that there were no fire drills documented in June nor in July of 2020. | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | article 3 | R9-5-306.A.1. |
| Findings: Surveyor 2 reviewed the facility's sign in/out documentation and noted the following: -Child 1 was not signed out on 6/2, 6/3 and 6/4/2021; -Child 2 was not signed out on 6/10/2021; -Child 3 was not signed out on 6/15/2021; -Child 4 was signed in with one signature for 6/1, 6/2 and 6/3/2021 and was again signed in with one signature for 6/7 and 6/8. -Child 4 was also signed in with one signature for 6/1, 6/2 and 6/3/2021. | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | article 5 | R9-5-501.C.5.a-k. |
| Findings: Surveyor 1 noted that the lesson plans posted in Room 106, which was in use on the day of the inspection, were for the afternoons of the week of 6/21/2021, however there were no plans for the morning hours when children are in attendance. | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.D. |
| Findings: Surveyor 1 noted that there was a puddle of soap with paper towels on the floor of the girl's bathroom. | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | article 5 | R9-5-518.A.1.a-c. |
| Findings: Surveyor 2 reviewed the facility's field trip documentation and noted that the following children that attended field trips were lacking written parental permission to attend as follows: -Child 5 did not have written parental permission for the field trip to Harkins Theatres on 6/7/2021; -Child 6 and Child 7 did not have written parental permission for the field trip to the Magic Show on 6/18/2021; -Child 7 and Child 8 did not have written parental permission for the filed trip to Harkins Theatres on 6/21/2021. | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.E.1.2. |
| Findings: Surveyor 1 measured the depth of the wood chips in the fall zones of the playground equipment on the outdoor activity area as follows: -the depth of the wood chips in the fall zone of the wavy yellow slide measured 3.5"; -the depth of the wood chips in the fall zone of the yellow tube slide measured 4.5"; -the depth of the wood chips in the fall zone of the red ladder measured 5". | |||
| 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-28 | Article 6 | R9-5-605.B.10. |
| Findings: Surveyor 1 noted that the ventilation fan in the girl's bathroom was not in working order. During the inspection, facility staff placed a request with maintenance staff that it be fixed. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | Article 2 | R9-5-203.E. |
| Findings: Upon review of two staff files, the Team Leader noted that the files of Staff 1 and Staff 2 did not have documentation to verify the submission of a request for a Central Registry background check. The facility director acknowledged that requests had not been submitted as required. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | article 3 | R9-5-301.F.1.2. |
| Findings: Upon review of two staff files, the Team Leader noted that the documentation for Staff 1's TB test results was dated 5/31/2018. Staff 1's start date was documented as 7/19/2019, therefore the test did not take place within 12 months of their start date as required. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | article 3 | R9-5-304.B.1-9. |
| Findings: Upon review of the Emergency, Information and Immunization Records of 8 enrolled children at the facility, the Team Leader noted the following: -the cards of Child 1 and Child 2 listed one of two required emergency contacts; -Child 3's card did not list the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | article 3 | R9-5-306.A.1. |
| Findings: Upon review of the facility's sign in/out records for enrolled children, Surveyor 1 noted the following: -Child 4 was signed in on 6/14/2020 but was not signed out on that day; -Child 5 was signed out on 6/19/2020 but was not signed in on that day. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | Article 4 | R9-5-403.C. |
| Findings: Upon review of two staff files, the Team Leader noted that the facility director did not sign the documentation of the training required within 10 days of Staff 2's start date. The facility director signed the training documentation during the inspection. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | article 5 | R9-5-501.C.5.a-k. |
| Findings: Upon inspection of licensed activity areas, Surveyor 1 noted that the were no lesson plans posted in Room 105 nor in Room 205. | |||
| 2020-06-23 | 2020-06-29 | Article 5 | R9-5-514.D. |
| Findings: Upon inspection of licensed activity areas, Surveyor 1 noted that there were no evacuation plans posted at the designated exits in Room 105 nor in Room 205. The maps were printed during the inspection. | |||
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