Arrival and Dismissal
Procedures

Arrival Procedures

Students are expected to arrive promptly for school and all classes. The Middle School day begins at 8:00 a.m. Students may enter the school building as early as 7:40 a.m. Excessive tardiness to school will result in disciplinary action. Middle School students with three or more unexcused tardies in a quarter will be required to attend detention.

Students arriving by car may be dropped off along the driveway in front of the South building.

●  Students should disembark from the car so that they are not stepping into the flow of traffic, and the driver should stay in the car.

●  Once in the carpool line, cars must stay in line until they exit the campus.

●  Do not use your cell phone or other mobile device while driving on campus or when you are waiting in the carpool line.

●  Students should enter the building promptly upon arrival and report directly to homeroom on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday or the HUB on Tuesday and Friday.

Late Arrival

Students who are not in their classrooms and ready promptly at the beginning of homeroom are considered late. Middle School students who are more than 15 minutes late for the start of the instructional day must bring a note or be signed in by a parent.

Late arrivals fall into one of two categories: unexcused or excused.

    Excused.  If a student will arrive late due to an appointment or other excused reason, the parent must notify the school no later than 8:15 a.m. that morning, or the student must bring a note from their parent or from the appointment indicating the reason for late arrival. Parents may notify the school by contacting the homeroom teacher or the Middle School Administrative Assistant by phone or email.

    Unexcused.  Late arrivals with no previous notice of an appointment and no other parental note are considered unexcused. The Head of Middle School will make the final decision as to whether a late arrival is considered excused or unexcused.

Students arriving late, whether excused or unexcused, must sign check in with the Administrative Assistant to the Middle School at the front desk of the South Building.  Carpooling students with unexcused late arrivals may be penalized equally, as determined by the administration. The Head of Middle School may contact the parents in cases of habitual tardiness.

Students arriving late to a class because of a conference with a teacher or administrator must bring a note to that class signed by the adult with whom the student was meeting.

Students with three or more unexcused tardies in a quarter will be required to attend detention.

All tardies, both excused and unexcused, will be recorded as tardies on the report card.

Middle School Carpool and Dismissal Procedures

Middle School students are dismissed at 3:00 p.m. Drivers must proceed through the carpool lane to pick up their students. Please do not park.