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Dress Code

School Year 2024-2025 Dress Code

YES Prep Public Schools believes in the power of community and school pride while also deeply valuing a student’s right to express their individuality without the fear of unnecessary discipline, body shaming, or the confines of gender norms. Students have the right to be treated equitably and dress code enforcement at YES Prep Public Schools will not create disparities, reinforce, or increase the marginalization of any group, nor will it be unfairly enforced more strictly against a student because of racial identity, ethnicity, gender expression, sexual orientation, cultural or religious identity, household income, body size or type, or body maturity.  

For the 2024-2025 school year, students are required to wear a YES Prep-branded uniform top five days a week, the last day of the week allows for a variation (i.e. – college t-shirt day). Students will be allowed to wear a uniform top from any previous school year (that fits uniform policy). 

Additional Guidance: 

  • All YES Prep students should own at least 1 campus polo. 
  • Uniforms from the 2024-2025 school year and previous years are acceptable if they meet the school’s uniform guidelines.  

Uniform Sale Price 

Shirts 

Elementary 

Secondary 

T-shirts 

$4 

$5 

Polos 

$7 

$8 

Uniform bundle: 3 spirit shirts, 2 polos 

$26 

$31 

 

The YES Prep polos and spirit shirts will be available for purchase online beginning Friday, May 17, 2024.  All information pertaining to student uniforms, the links to campus webstores, and distribution guidance can be found on the YES Prep Student Dress Code website.

Dress Item

Expectation

YES Prep Shirts

Monday – YES Prep polo

Tuesday thru Thursday: YES Prep polo or Spirit shirt

Friday – YES Prep Polo, spirit shirt , College/University Shirt or SES shirts

  • Please note Yes Prep Polos are required on Mondays but may also be worn any other day of the week.
  • Students will not be required to tuck their shirts in.

Free Dress Tops

Free Dress will be a reward for students and communicated throughout the year for attendance, academics, and behavior.

Clothing should meet the following criteria:

  • T-shirts are acceptable; however, all clothing and accessories must be school appropriate: YES Prep prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on T-shirts that are lewd, offensive, vulgar or obscene or that advertise or depict tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other substance, show gang affiliation, or depict violence in any way.
  • No tank tops, halter tops, tube tops, net or sheer tops, shirts with spaghetti straps, or strapless tops for any student.
  • No bare midriffs (half shirts) allowed for any student.
  • No open-toed shoes.

Bottoms

Students may choose between pants, skirts, or shorts of the following:

  • Khakis (any color)
  • Jeans (any color)
  • Athletic bottoms (any color, must have elastic or a draw-string)
  • Leggings: allowed from pre-k thru 2nd grade only (any color)
  • Skirts (any color)

Students should wear bottoms that allow them to comfortably participate in recess and PE. Students may not wear pajama pants or bottoms with holes.

  •    Shorts and skirts should be no shorter than mid-thigh.

Bottoms may not have holes/tears. Students are not required to wear belts.

Shoes

Tennis shoes are recommended so students can safely participate in activities at recess and in PE.

For safety purposes, all shoes must meet the following criteria:

  • Closed-toed
  • Must have backs (i.e. no slides)
  • Must have hard soles (i.e. no slippers)
  • Any color is permitted
  • No shoes with heels over .5 inches

Crocs are not allowed.

Accessories/ Styling

Students may have visible piercings.

Accessory items that are spiked (bracelets, belts, collars) are not permitted due to safety reasons.

Students may wear a variety hairstyles and colors. Head shaving designs are permitted as long as images are school-appropriate.

Hats and sunglasses are not permitted for safety purposes. Religious head-coverings are permitted.

Outerwear

A student’s most visible top layer must be YES Prep-branded or solid blue or yellow. Therefore, we will have an outerwear option available for purchase for every YES Prep Southeast Elementary student. Please be on the lookout this summer for the SEE sweaters. Outerwear that is not the YES Prep brand or solid blue or yellow will be considered out of dress-code.

 

 

YES Prep Back To School

The first day of school for all YES Prep students is Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

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