Dakota Adventist Academy

Dormitory

Students working in the dormitories may acquire a varied range of skills. Resident Assistants supervise dormitory students. Other work opportunities include telephone response and custodial duties.

Dorm Policies (each dorm has a handbook that details dorm specific regulations)

The dormitories at Dakota Adventist Academy are the residence areas for boarding students and the assistant deans. As such, they need to be treated in a way that is respectful to those residents. What follows are the policies for visitors:

Visitors

All visitors must check in with the dean on duty upon arrival at the dormitory.

• No visitors are allowed beyond the fire doors in the hallways without permission of the dean on duty.
• No opposite gender visitors will be allowed beyond the fire doors (exception – immediate family).
• Visitor allowed in the hallways and rooms may only stay for a few minutes.
• No visitors may spend the night in a resident’s room (exception – same gender immediate family under the age of 18 with prior arrangements with the dean on duty).
• No visitors will be allowed in the hallways or residents rooms past lights out.
• All visitors spending the night must be in the dorms when the doors are locked. Doors are locked and alarmed at 11:00 p.m. or ½ hour after lights out, whichever comes later.

Lights Out

• Dormitory doors will be locked and alarmed at 11:00 p.m. or ½ hour after lights out, whichever comes later.
• Lights out may be delayed during weekends when significant numbers of parents and/ or guests are on campus.

Late Returns

Doors will be opened for students or visitors:

• Returning from school events using school transportation.
• Who are late returning from regularly scheduled events (ie: work, class). (If no emergency existed, disciplinary action may be taken.)
• Students who are late returning from an overnight leave (if prior arrangements have been made or in case of an emergency).
• If acceptable prior arrangements have been made.

Doors will not be opened for students or visitors:

• When it was reasonably possible to be on time.
• When prior arrangements could have reasonably been made.
• When specific instruction concerning return times has willfully been disregarded.

Guest Rooms

• During the school year guest rooms are reserved for use by families of current students, guests of Dakota Adventist Academy, and guests of the Dakota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Exceptions may be made by applying to the Administrative Council.
• Rooms are for short visits only.
• Rooms are for guests and their immediate family. Opposite gender students who are immediate family may be invited to visit if the dean on duty gives consent.
• Gatherings of students who are not immediate family may be permitted if the door is left open.

Common Areas

• Common areas in the dorm are defined as the lobbies, recreation room, kitchenette, and chapel.
• Guests may use common areas after they have checked with a dean or while they are staying in a guest room.
• Lobbies are the preferred gathering area for guests who wish to mix with groups of students