Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

TARDINESS

In order to maximize the educational opportunities, classes need to begin promptly. Therefore, it is imperative that students arrive to school and be standing in their class lines upon the first bell ringing at 8:25. Classes enter promptly at 8:25. Entrance doors are closed and locked at 8:35. Any student arriving to school after that time must come to the main doors of the school for entry. Students arriving after 8:35 will be marked tardy; tardies are recorded by the classroom teachers.

Chronic tardiness, whether it be a couple of minutes or several minutes, has a negative impact on students of all ages. Chronically tardy students begin their school day rushed and scattered. The first few minutes of school is very important as the teacher is taking attendance and the daily lunch count for those students ordering a hot lunch that day.

Tardies are recorded by the classroom teachers. Tardies will become a factor in determining which students earn recognition for perfect attendance each quarter. If a student accumulates 3 or more tardies within a marking period and has been present each day of that period, s/he will not be eligible for the positive attendance award.