Many Liberty students carpool.  Carpool should only be used as an option for students who can be dropped off and picked up within the supervision windows (6:40 - 2:45).   

Carpool students may be dropped off between 6:40 - 7:05.  Students must be in class before 7:10.  Carpool students are not allowed to enter buildings until 6:50, when busses unload.  Students arriving to class after 7:10 are recorded as tardy.  

All late students must be checked in by an adult in the A Building office.  Late students may not be dropped off (there are a number of safety/security concerns.)  Students who are dropped off late at any point during the day without being checked in by an adult will be sent to the Time Out Room until an adult arrives to complete the check-in process.  

Carpool students must be picked up between 2:25 - 2:45 each day. Students are not allowed to remain on campus unsupervised after school.  All pick-up must take place in designated carpool lines (not in the bus loading entrance and not on Lee Drive).  In alignment with the new district-wide checkout policy, there are no student checkouts after 1:30.  This is a new time.  Parents may not check students out early to avoid carpool.  Carpool drivers may begin to line up after 2:00.  

Carpool directions with a map will be posted prior to the start of school.  It is important that everyone understand the carpool process and move efficiently to avoid traffic issues on Lee Drive.  

• Carpool Procedures

• AM Carpool Directions

• PM Carpool Directions 

Liberty does not have a start of school supply list.  It is important that students pick-up their Chromebooks at orientation and bring them (fully charged) to school every day, starting on the first day of school (August 9).  Students should also bring something to write with and something to write on for the first few days.  Each teacher will provide an individual list of additional supplies needed, based on the student's schedule.  This year, we will be incorporating more paper/pencil instruction to complement the use of technology.  

Our last communication from the Transportation Department indicated that all students would be routed on busses.  Our understanding is that all Liberty students should receive a bus route card.  

Bus cards will be mailed from the EBR Transportation Department prior to the start of school.  Until the start of school, all transportation questions should be directed to the EBR Transportation Department (225-226-3784).  If you do not receive a bus card by the end of the week, please contact the Transportation Hotline. 

The Liberty team has not yet received a copy of bus assignments and unfortunately will not be able to verify transportation assignments during orientation.  

A limited number of student drivers are allowed on campus.  All student drivers must purchase a numbered Parking Pass from the main office prior to driving to school ($35).  Parking spaces are assigned based on the parking pass number.  Once parking passes are sold out, no new student drivers will be allowed.  Students driving on campus without a 2023-2024 LMHS Parking Pass risk vehicles being towed at owner's expense.   

Parking passes go on sale at orientation.  Seniors will have the first opportunity to purchase a parking pass, followed by juniors.  Students must provide (1) driver's license, (2) car registration, (3) proof of current insurance, and (4) $35 to purchase a Parking Pass.  Students will not be allowed to purchase a parking pass until their 2023-2024 school fee has been paid.  

All drivers must arrive by 7:00 everyday and be in class on time by 7:10.  Repeated late arrivals to school will result in suspension of driving privileges for the remainder of the semester or the remainder of the school year.  

This year, all drivers must attend a lunch seminar prior to receiving their physical parking pass.  At this seminar, we will be reviewing driving rules and expectations.  Starting August 17, all student drivers must have a parking pass displayed in their rear-view mirror and must be parked in their assigned parking spot.  

Students do not wear uniforms at Liberty Magnet.  There is a dress code policy for all students.  Students must be in compliance with dress code at all times of the day.  As we begin, please be sure to reinforce and monitor student dress to reduce the possibility of lost instruction.  The dress code is posted with the important documents in the next section of this memo.  

• Shorts/skirts for all genders must be no more than 5 inches above the knee.  

• Tank top and crop top shirts are not allowed.  Shirts must cover completely during regular routine tasks, such as: walking, sitting, standing, and bending over.  

• Crocs, mules, flip-flops, backless sandals, etc. are not permitted in any form. 

• All students must wear the 2023-2024 School ID throughout the day.  

• Baseball caps and beanies will be allowed inside the building, however hoods will still remain prohibited. 

Breakfast and lunch are provided free of charge to all Liberty students.  

Breakfast is provided in a grab-and-go format.  Students may eat breakfast in the outdoor commons, building commons, or tables in the open learning areas on each floor of the academic buildings.  Students do not eat breakfast in the cafeteria.  

Lunch is provided in multiple locations.  Students may only pick-up one lunch each day. 

• Students may choose a hot meal each day served in the cafeteria.  Students eating a hot meal may eat in any section of the cafeteria or at the tables/benches in the outdoor commons.  Hot plates may not be brought into academic buildings. 

• Students may select a cold meal options (sandwiches, salads, or parfait) from the lunch vending machines in the academic buildings using their school ID and birthday.  Students eating cold lunch may eat in the first floor dining area of the academic buildings that are designated as open for that shift, in the outdoor commons, or in any section of the cafeteria.  

Students who bring their lunch to school may eat in any of the designated eating areas listed above.  There are three microwaves available to students in the cafeteria.  Students are responsible for covering their meal when heating AND wiping down the inside of the microwave after use.  If microwaves are not kept clean, they will be removed.  

Students who are enrolled in PE class must purchase an LMHS PE Uniform.  Uniforms must be kept washed (at home) by the student and brought to school each day that the student takes PE.  Unless enrolled in JROTC, all 9th and 10th grade students are enrolled in Physical Education.  Upperclassmen taking PE must also have an LMHS PE Uniform.  Students registered in Athletic PE classes for team sports will not purchsae a PE Uniform, but will wear their sport-assigned practice gear. 

MAKE UP ORIENTATION IS MONDAY, 8/7/23 from 1:00 - 2:30:

1. Student fee payment ($75) can be taken care of remotely at the Online School Payments (OPS) website. 

2. Parents and students should (together) plan to pick up Chromebooks and student ID's and complete paperwork on August 7 form 1:00 - 3:00. 

3. PE Uniforms ($24) can be purchased in advance online using OPS and students can pick-up uniforms starting at their 2nd class meeting. 

4. Parents and students should download the school app mentioned above. 

Liberty follows an A/B Block schedule.  Students will attend 1st - 4th Periods on "A" days and 5th - 8th Periods on "B" days.  Students report directly to 1st Period on A days (1st day of school) and directly to 5th Period on B days (2nd day of school).  The school app reminds students of the A/B day designation each day.  

A days and B days alternate, without skipping order.  Some weeks will have 3 - A days and only 2 - B days, while the next week will have 2 - A days and 3 - B days.  Upon returning from a break/holiday, the schedule will pick up in rotation after the last class day.