Uniforms
2024-2025 Dress Code
Dress codes are in place to make the daily emphasis on learning and not on clothing attire. Take pride in how you look at all times. Uniforms can help keep you safe and prevent you from being judged by others for not looking a certain way. They also create a serious, distinguished look that tells the world YOU are about business. Always be mindful of your personal appearance – it speaks volumes about your character.
DRESS CODE
Our basic standards regarding student dress are based on cleanliness, neatness, modesty, safety and minimizing learning distraction. Uniforms are to be worn at TCEA by all students in first grade and above, except on announced “Dress Up” days.
Kindergarten students are not required to wear uniforms, but uniforms are available for purchase for interested Kindergarten parents. Kindergarten students must be in attire that meets school safety and educational guidelines. No open‐toe or open-heel shoes, heels, controversial pictures or sayings, tank tops, spaghetti straps, or shorts/skirts shorter than fingertip length of the wearer will be permitted. Kindergarten students who wear these items will remain in the office until proper attire is provided by the family.
TCEA Logo tops must be purchased by the school-selected vendors. They can be ANY COLOR that is offered by our selected vendors for any grade level. Information for ordering is available on the TCEA website or from the main office during school hours. Non-Logo tops and bottoms can be purchased at any store; however, they must meet the requirements stated below.
School Uniform Requirements
9-12 Dress Code:
Tops:
Students may wear any TCEA logo top available from an approved TCEA source:
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TCEA logo tops from Yellow Crayons or other approved vendor
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TCEA shirts from the TCEA School Store
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TCEA special event shirts, i.e. Field Day, school fundraiser, etc.
Students may wear any plain (no graphics) solid colored t-shirt, polo shirt, sweatshirt, sweater, or cardigan. Any branding or logo must be minimal (no larger than two inches in any direction).
Additional Tops:
Undershirts – Solid colors can be worn under short/long sleeve polos
Coats and jackets will be permitted at recess and for entrance in and out of the building, but will otherwise be hung up and not worn throughout the school or in the classroom.
Pants/Bottoms: (
Any color Chino-style cotton bottoms (pants, shorts, skirts, or skorts) with a material content of at least 75% cotton.
Jeans (denim pants, shorts, skirts, or skorts) can be worn any day of the week.
All bottoms must fit at the waist with or without a belt and must be longer than finger-tip length. Bottoms must be completely free of any rips or tears. Any patches to cover rips or tears must be color matched with the corresponding bottoms.
Tights/leggings can be worn under shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers, but they must be solid color and fabric. No fishnet stockings are permitted.
Footwear:
Any closed‐toe, closed-heel shoes or boots with minimal heels (less than 1 inch) can be worn. Crocs and similar style shoes must have a heel strap that is properly secured and worn.
Socks must be worn with all footwear. Socks must be solid colored.
TCEA will not permit the following apparel: open‐toe/heel shoes, raised heels, controversial pictures or sayings on clothing, tank tops, spaghetti straps, or shorts/skirts shorter than fingertip length of the wearer
1st-8th Dress Code:
Tops:
Students may wear any TCEA logo top available from an approved TCEA source: uniform vendor.
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TCEA logo tops from Yellow Crayons or other approved vendor
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TCEA shirts from the TCEA School Store
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TCEA special event shirts, i.e. Field Day, school fundraiser, etc.
Students may wear any TCEA branded tops from the school store, TCEA T-shirts (special school event shirt, field day shirt, school fundraiser shirt, etc.) on any school day.
Students may wear any plain (no graphics) solid colored t-shirt, polo shirt, sweatshirt, sweater, or cardigan. Any branding or logo on the top must be minimal (no larger than two inches in any direction).
Additional Tops:
Undershirts – Solid colors can be worn under short/long sleeve polos
Coats and jackets will be permitted at recess and for entrance in and out of the building, but will otherwise be hung up and not worn throughout the school or in the classroom.
Bottoms:
Any color Chino-style cotton bottoms (pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers or skorts) with a material content of at least. 75% cotton or greater.
K-2 students may wear jeggings styled bottoms.
All bottoms must fit at the waist with or without a belt and must be longer than finger-tip length. Bottoms must be completely free of any rips or tears. Any patches to cover rips or tears must be color matched with the corresponding bottoms. Shorts, skirts, and skorts must be longer than fingertip length.
Tights/leggings can be worn under shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers, but they must be solid color and fabric. No fishnet stockings are permitted.
Footwear:
Any closed‐toe, closed- heel shoes or boots with minimal heels (less than 1 inch) can be worn. Crocs and similar style shoes must have a heel strap that is properly secured and worn.
Socks/Tights:
Socks must be worn with all footwear. Socks/Tights must be solid color and fabric. No fishnet stockings/socks permitted.
Dance/PE Uniform:
Dance uniform required for dance classes.
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TCEA logo t-shirt in any color provided by a TCEA approved vendor.
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Plain, solid-colored t-shirt any color without TCEA logo
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Solid-colored leggings can be worn under shorts, skirts, or skorts.
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Solid-colored sweatpants or athletic pants/shorts
K-12 Friday Spirit Day:
Fridays are TCEA Spirit Days. Fridays promote spirit and growth as a learner in life. We want to encourage and support our students’ current and future learning through this spirit of pride. Students choosing to not participate in Spirit Day will follow the regular TCEA dress code.
Spirit Day Bottoms
Jeans (denim pants, shorts, skirts, or skorts) can be worn. All bottoms must be completely free of any rips or tears. Any patches to cover rips or tears must be color matched with the corresponding bottoms. Shorts, skirts, and skorts must be longer than fingertip length.
Spirit Day Tops:
Students may wear any t-shirt or sweatshirt with a college, military branch, or any t-shirt or sweatshirt that the student earned by participating in an extracurricular activity (school, church, rec. league, arts program, theater, choir, etc). Students may wear jeans along with any permitted regular TCEA uniform shirt.
Students can choose to wear the regular school uniform if they do not want to participate in Spirit Day attire. Fundraiser “Dress Up” Days will be scheduled periodically throughout the school year. On these days, specific guidelines for attire will be sent home ahead of time. Students that choose to participate will be required to follow those guidelines.
Dress code policy will be enforced for all students.
CONSEQUENCES:
Step 1: Silent Lunch and parent notification (with documentation).
Step 2: Student calls home to parent for change of clothes. The student will remain in the In-School Suspension room until the student is in proper uniform. The Dean of Students will contact parents/guardians for uniform change and guidance regarding uniform expectations.
Step 3: Administrative action
Uniform Vendors:
