School Procedures
In on ongoing effort for our school day to run as smoothly as possible, we have included information on various school producedures that are most commonly exercised on a day-to-day basis. It is very important for everyone involved - parents, students and faculty, that we consistently follow these procedures.
As always, if you have any questions regarding these procedures, please do not hesitate to contact the main office.
Breakfast
Students in grades K-5 who eat breakfast on a regular basis (4-5 times/wk.) are released from their bus upon arrival to school. Students are to go directly to the cafeteria to eat and must remain seated until the breakfast monitor dismisses them. Students that do not eat breakfast are to remain on the bus until all buses are unloaded at approximately 8:05 am.
Morning Arrival
Please note the following guidelines for our morning procedure:
- Students being dropped off prior to 8:05 am by an adult need to go directly to the cafeteria for supervision.
- Students are not allowed to roam the hallways or go directly to classrooms.
- If necessary, parents may drop students off in the cafeteria but should not be going to classrooms. (Parents are visitors to our building and should report to the main office to sign in.)
- Parents dropping off snacks should leave them in the office labeled with the child and teacher’s name.
- Students are to remain seated in the cafeteria until the breakfast monitor dismisses them.
- Students should then proceed directly to their classroom and should not be loitering in the hallways.
- Students arriving after 8:20 am are considered tardy and `should sign in with their parent at the nurse’s office.
Please keep in mind that these procedures are in place to keep your child secure during our morning routine. We want parents to refrain from mingling in the hallways during this very busy time. Adults in the hallways, other than school staff, will visually alert us to unauthorized persons in the building. If you need to be in the school at this time, please report directly to the main office. We are frequently confronted with difficult custody and visitation issues as well as Court Orders and Orders of Protection and therefore need the cooperation of all parents and visitors to our building. This can’t be emphasized enough. Your cooperation and understanding will assist us in keeping our school a secure place for your child to attend.
Dismissal Time
Please note the following dismissal times:
Grades K-2 2:25 pm
Grades 3-5 2:30 pm
Parents are asked not to sign children out before these times. At the end of the day, teachers are finishing their classes, giving extra help, finalizing homework assignments, giving last minute instructions, etc. An early dismissal may cause your child to miss important information. If you are picking up your child for an appointment, please send in a note with your child so homework assignments can be prepared before departure.
If children are not riding the bus home, parents must report to the office to sign them out. Parents are not to report to the classroom to pick up their child. You are required to sign the child out in a logbook. The office staff will call your child to the main entrance while you waitNAC Elementary/Offices/Main Office. Please make sure you allow for this policy in your timetable.
If it is necessary to call school to have your child ride a different bus or be signed out early, please call before 1:30 pm. During the 2:10 pm announcements, we will announce that your child will be expected to report to the main entrance at dismissal time and not board the bus. If someone other than the parent is sent to dismiss a child, a phone call or note giving the school permission to release the child must have been received prior to the pick-up time. It is also important to write a note letting us know if there is a change in the normal routine. Children are not allowed to meet parents in the parking lot at dismissal or be released from the buses or classroom. Parents are to wait at the main entrance when picking up their child.
Any student leaving school without following these procedures will be considered truant and can expect disciplinary action.
Students are not allowed to leave the school grounds for any reason. Children are never allowed to go to the store.
Students who normally ride the bus to and from school must do so unless permission is obtained from the parent or the elementary office.
Bus Passes
Parents are to send a written note requesting that a child ride home on a different bus. When students are going to a friend’s house, written notes must be received from both students’ parent or guardian. If students are going to a relatives (i.e., grandparents, aunts), or babysitter’s house, only one note from the parent or guardian is required. Students should bring the note to their teacher in the morning. When a phone call is necessary to request a bus pass be given, PARENTS SHOULD CALL BY 1:30 PM TO ALLOW TIME TO WRITE THE BUS PASS AND CONTACT THE CHILD, as they are not always in their classrooms when parents call.