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We encourage parents' involvement, communication and presence at school. We feel that, through such collaborative efforts, we are able to provide a special place for our students to thrive. We are excited to continue our tradition of great success in teaching middle school-aged students and supporting them academically, socially and emotionally as they transition from an elementary setting in sixth grade to being prepared for high school.

The following handbook outlines school policies and guidelines that help to ensure that all students have a safe, productive and fulfilling middle school experience. These policies and guidelines apply to any and all school-sponsored events.

This handbook and its contents have been approved by the Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board for the 2026–2027 school year. The contents of this handbook may be subject to change throughout the school year. Parents/guardians will be notified of significant changes as necessary. 

Handbook 2026–2027

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

On behalf of the staff at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, welcome to the 2026–2027 school year! We are excited to partner with you as we begin another year focused on helping students grow academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. 

Middle school is an important time in a child’s development, filled with opportunities for growth, exploration, and increased independence. At Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School, we are committed to creating a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where every student feels connected, valued, and challenged to reach their full potential. 

We believe that strong partnerships between home and school are essential to student success. We encourage families to stay actively involved through communication with staff, participation in school events, and ongoing support of student learning at home. Through collaboration, we can continue to make SRRMS a positive and rewarding place for all students. 

This handbook outlines the policies, procedures, and expectations that help ensure a safe, productive, and respectful learning environment for everyone. These guidelines apply during the school day (including transportation to and from) and at all school-sponsored activities and events. 

We are also excited to continue providing each student with an iPad to support learning throughout the school day. Technology plays an important role in preparing students for the future, and these devices provide opportunities for students to collaborate, create, communicate, and think critically. As with any educational tool, responsible use is essential. We encourage parents/guardians to remain actively involved in supporting appropriate technology use and digital citizenship. Throughout the school year, we will continue to provide communication, resources, and support to help families navigate technology expectations and learning opportunities. 

Families play a critical role in supporting student achievement. Establishing routines, encouraging organization, monitoring technology use, and maintaining open communication about school experiences can make a significant impact on student success. 

At SRRMS, we remain committed to fostering a positive school culture built on respect, responsibility, relationships, and growth. We look forward to another outstanding year working together to support our students and celebrate their accomplishments. 

Parent/Guardian meetings, communications, and other supports will be available to parents/guardians throughout the year; please take advantage of these opportunities! 

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. We are excited for a great year ahead! 

Sincerely, 

Ms. Laura Arndt - SRRMS Principal 

Mr. Nic Johnson - SRRMS Assistant Principal 

View full Code of Conduct HERE

A safe and civil environment is needed for students to learn and attain high academic standards and to promote healthy human relationships.

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1. PURPOSE
   
   A safe and civil environment is needed for students to learn and attain high academic standards and to promote healthy human relationships. Bullying, like other violent or disruptive behavior, is conduct that interferes with a student’s ability to learn and/or a teacher’s ability to educate students in a safe environment. The school district cannot monitor the activities of students at all times and eliminate all incidents of bullying between students, particularly when students are not under the direct supervision of school personnel. However, to the extent such conduct affects the educational environment of the school district and the rights and welfare of its students and is within the control of the school district in its normal operations, the school district intends to prevent bullying and to take action to investigate, respond to and remediate, and discipline for those acts of bullying which have not been successfully prevented. The purpose of this policy is to assist the school district in its goal of preventing and responding to acts of bullying, intimidation, violence, reprisal, retaliation, and other similar disruptive and detrimental behavior.
    
2. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
    
   1. An act of bullying, by either an individual student or a group of students, is expressly prohibited:
      1. on school premises, at school functions or activities, or on the school transportation.
          
      2. by the use of electronic technology and communications on the school premises, during the school functions or activities, on the school transportation, or on the school computers, networks, forums, and mailing lists; or
          
      3. by use of electronic technology and communications off the school premises to the extent such use substantially and materially disrupts student learning or the school environment.
          
   2. A school-aged child who voluntarily participates in a public school activity, such as a cocurricular or extracurricular activity, is subject tot he policy provisions applicable to the public school students participating in the activity.
       
   3. This policy applies not only to students who directly engage in an act of bullying but also to students who, by their indirect behavior, condone or support another student’s act of bullying.  This policy also applies to any student whose conduct at any time or in any place constitutes bullying or other prohibited conduct that interferes with or obstructs the mission or operations of the school district or the safety or welfare of any student, or materially and substantially interferes with a student’s educational opportunities or performance or ability to participate in school functions or activities or receive school benefits, services, or privileges. This policy also applies to an act of cyberbullying regardless of whether such act is committed on or off school district property and/or with or without the use of school district resources. This policy also applies to sexual exploitation.
       
   4. Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, religion, sexual harassment, and sexual orientation and gender identity as defined in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A is prohibited.  This prohibition applies to students, independent contractors, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.
       
   5. No teacher, administrator, volunteer, contractor, or other employee of the school district shall, permit, condone, or tolerate bullying.
       
   6. Apparent permission or consent by a student being bullied does not lessen or negate the prohibitions contained in this policy.
       
   7. Retaliation against a victim, good faith reporter, or a witness of bullying is prohibited.
       
   8. False accusations or reports of bullying against another student are prohibited.
       
   9. A person who engages in an act of bullying, reprisal, retaliation, or false reporting of bullying or permits, condones, or tolerates bullying shall be subject to discipline or other remedial responses for that act in accordance with the school district’s policies and procedures, including the school district’s discipline policy (See Policy 506). The school district may take into account the following factors:
       
      1. The developmental ages and maturity levels of the parties involved;
          
      2. The levels of harm, surrounding circumstances, and nature of the behavior;
          
      3. Past incidences or past or continuing patterns of behavior;
          
      4. The relationship between the parties involved; and
          
      5. The context in which the alleged incidents occurred.
         
         Consequences for students who commit prohibited acts of bullying may range from remedial responses or positive behavioral interventions up to and including suspension and/or expulsion. The school district shall employ research-based developmentally appropriate best practices that include preventative and remedial measures and effective discipline for deterring violations of this policy, apply throughout the school district, and foster student, parent, and community participation.
         
         Consequences for employees who permit, condone, or tolerate bullying or engage in an act of reprisal or intentional false reporting of bullying may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination or discharge.
         
         Consequences for other individuals engaging in prohibited acts of bullying may include, but not be limited to, exclusion from school district property and events.
          
   10. The school district will act to investigate all complaints of bullying reported to the school district and will discipline or take appropriate action against any student, teacher, administrator, volunteer, contractor, or other employee of the school district who is found to have violated this policy.
        
3. DEFINITIONS
   
   For purposes of this policy, the definitions included in this section apply.
    
   1. “Bullying,” means intimidating, threatening, abusive, or harming conduct that is objectively offensive and:
      1. an actual or perceived imbalance of power exists between the student engaging in the prohibited conduct and the target of the prohibited conduct, and the conduct is repeated or forms a pattern; or
          
      2. materially and substantially interferes with a student’s educational opportunities or performance or ability to participate in school functions or activities or receive school benefits, services, or privileges.
         
         The term, “bullying,” specifically includes cyberbullying, malicious and sadistic conduct and sexual exploitation.
          
   2. “Cyberbullying” means bullying using technology or other electronic communication, including, but not limited to, a transfer of a sign, signal, writing, image, sound, or data, including a post on a social network Internet website or forum, transmitted through a computer, cell phone, or other electronic device. The term applies to prohibited conduct which occurs on school premises, on school district property, at school functions or activities, on school transportation, or on school computers, networks, forums, and mailing lists, or off school premises to the extent that it substantially and materially disrupts student learning or the school environment.
       
   3. “Immediately” means as soon as possible but in no event longer than 24 hours.
       
   4. “Intimidating, threatening, abusive, or harming conduct” means, but is not limited to, conduct that does the following:
       
      1. Causes physical harm to a student or a student’s property or causes a student to be in reasonable fear of harm to person or property;
          
      2. Under Minnesota common law, violates a student’s reasonable expectation of privacy, defames a student, or constitutes intentional infliction of emotional distress against a student; or
          
      3. Is directed at any student or students, including those based on a person’s actual or perceived race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, national origin, immigration status, sex, marital status, familial status, socioeconomic status, physical appearance, sexual orientation including gender identity and expression, academic status related to student performance, disability, or status with regard to public assistance, age, or any additional characteristic defined in the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA).  However, prohibited conduct need not be based on any particular characteristic defined in this paragraph or the MHRA.
          
   5. "Malicious and sadistic conduct" means creating a hostile learning environment by acting with the intent to cause harm by intentionally injuring another without just cause or reason or engaging in extreme or excessive cruelty or delighting in cruelty.
       
   6. “On school premises, on school district property, at school functions or activities, or on school transportation” means all school district buildings, school grounds, and school property or property immediately adjacent to school grounds, school bus stops, school buses, school vehicles, school contracted vehicles, or any other vehicles approved for school district purposes, the area of entrance or departure from school grounds, premises, or events, and all school-related functions, school-sponsored activities, events, or trips. School district property also may mean a student’s walking route to or from school for purposes of attending school or school-related functions, activities, or events.  While prohibiting bullying at these locations and events, the school district does not represent that it will provide supervision or assume liability at these locations and events.
       
   7. “Prohibited conduct” means bullying or cyberbullying, malicious and sadistic conduct, and sexual exploitation, or retaliation or reprisal for asserting, alleging, reporting, or providing information about such conduct or knowingly making a false report about prohibited conduct.
       
   8. “Remedial response” means a measure to stop and correct prohibited conduct, prevent prohibited conduct from recurring, and protect, support, and intervene on behalf of a student who is the target or victim of prohibited conduct.
       
   9. H. “Student” means a student enrolled in a public school or a charter school.
       
4. REPORTING PROCEDURE
    
   1. Any person who believes they have been the target or victim of bullying or any person with knowledge or belief of conduct that may constitute bullying or prohibited conduct under this policy shall report the alleged acts immediately to an appropriate school district official designated by this policy.  A person may report bullying anonymously. However, the school district may not rely solely on an anonymous report to determine discipline or other remedial responses.
       
   2. The school district encourages the reporting party or complainant to use the report form available from the principal or building supervisor of each building or available in the school district office, but oral reports shall be considered complaints as well.
       
   3. The building principal, the principal’s designee, or the building supervisor (hereinafter the “building report taker”) is the person responsible for receiving reports of bullying or other prohibited conduct at the building level.  Any person may report bullying or other prohibited conduct directly to a school district human rights officer or the superintendent.  If the complaint involves the building report taker, the complaint shall be made or filed directly with the superintendent or the school district human rights officer by the reporting party or complainant.
      
      The building report taker shall ensure that this policy and its procedures, practices, consequences, and sanctions are fairly and fully implemented and shall serve as the primary contact on policy and procedural matters. The building report taker or a third party designated by the school district shall be responsible for the investigation. The building report taker shall provide information about available community resources to the target or victim of the bullying or other prohibited conduct, the perpetrator, and other affected individuals as appropriate.
       
   4. A teacher, school administrator, volunteer, contractor, or other school employee shall be particularly alert to possible situations, circumstances, or events that might include bullying.  Any such person who witnesses, observes, receives a report of, or has other knowledge or belief of conduct that may constitute bullying or other prohibited conduct shall make reasonable efforts to address and resolve the bullying or prohibited conduct and shall inform the building report taker immediately.  School district personnel who fail to inform the building report taker of conduct that may constitute bullying or other prohibited conduct or who fail to make reasonable efforts to address and resolve the bullying or prohibited conduct in a timely manner may be subject to disciplinary action.
       
   5. Reports of bullying or other prohibited conduct are classified as private educational and/or personnel data and/or confidential investigative data and will not be disclosed except as permitted by law.  The building report taker, in conjunction with the responsible authority, shall be responsible for keeping and regulating access to any report of bullying and the record of any resulting investigation.
       
   6. Submission of a good faith complaint or report of bullying or other prohibited conduct will not affect the complainant’s or reporter’s future employment, grades, work assignments, or educational or work environment.
       
   7. The school district will respect the privacy of the complainant(s), the individual(s) against whom the complaint is filed, and the witnesses as much as possible, consistent with the school district’s obligation to investigate, take appropriate action, and comply with any legal disclosure obligations.
       
5. SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTION
    
   1. Within three days of the receipt of a complaint or report of bullying or other prohibited conduct, the school district shall undertake or authorize an investigation investigation by the building report taker or a third party designated by the school district.
       
   2. The building report taker or other appropriate school district officials may take immediate steps, at their discretion, to protect the target or victim of the bullying or other prohibited conduct, the complainant, the reporter, students and/or others, pending completion of an investigation of the bullying or other prohibited conduct, consistent with applicable law.
       
   3. The alleged perpetrator of the bullying or other prohibited conduct shall be allowed the opportunity to present a defense during the investigation or prior to the imposition of discipline or other remedial responses.
       
   4. Upon completion of an investigation that determines that bullying or other prohibited conduct has occurred, the school district will take appropriate action. Such action may include, but is not limited to, warning, suspension, exclusion, expulsion, transfer, remediation, termination, or discharge. Disciplinary consequences will be sufficiently severe to try to deter violations and to appropriately discipline prohibited conduct. Remedial responses to the bullying or other prohibited conduct shall be tailored to the particular incident and nature of the conduct and shall take into account the factors specified in Section II.F. of this policy. School district action taken for violation of this policy will be consistent with the requirements of applicable collective bargaining agreements; applicable statutory authority, including the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act; the student discipline policy (See MSBA/MASA Model Policy 506) and other applicable school district policies and applicable regulations.
       
   5. The school district is not authorized to disclose to a victim private educational or personnel data regarding an alleged perpetrator who is a student or employee of the school district. School officials are encouraged to notify the parent(s) or guardian(s) of students who are targets of bullying or other prohibited conduct and the parent(s) or guardian(s) of alleged perpetrators of bullying or other prohibited conduct who have been involved in a reported and confirmed bullying incident of the remedial or disciplinary action taken, to the extent permitted by law.
       
   6. In order to prevent or respond to bullying or other prohibited conduct committed by or directed against a child with a disability, the school district shall, when determined appropriate by the child’s individualized education program (IEP) team or Section 504 team, allow the child’s IEP or Section 504 plan to be drafted to address the skills and proficiencies the child needs as a result of the child’s disability to allow the child to respond to or not to engage in bullying or other prohibited conduct.
       
6. RETALIATION OR REPRISAL
   
   The school district will discipline or take appropriate action against any student, teacher, administrator, volunteer, contractor, or other employee of the school district who commits an act of reprisal or who retaliates against any person who asserts, alleges, or makes a good faith report of alleged bullying or prohibited conduct, who provides information about bullying or prohibited conduct, who testifies, assists, or participates in an investigation of alleged bullying or prohibited conduct, or who testifies, assists, or participates in a proceeding or hearing relating to such bullying or prohibited conduct. Retaliation includes, but is not limited to, any form of intimidation, reprisal, harassment, or intentional disparate treatment. Disciplinary consequences will be sufficiently severe to deter violations and to appropriately discipline the individual(s) who engaged in the prohibited conduct. Remedial responses to the prohibited conduct shall be tailored to the particular incident and nature of the conduct and shall take into account the factors specified in Section II.F. of this policy.
    
7. TRAINING AND EDUCATION
    
   1. The school district shall discuss this policy with school personnel and volunteers and provide appropriate training to school district personnel regarding this policy. The school district shall establish a training cycle for school personnel to occur during a period not to exceed every three school years.  Newly employed school personnel must receive the training within the first year of their employment with the school district. The school district or a school administrator may accelerate the training cycle or provide additional training based on a particular need or circumstance. This policy should be included in employee handbooks, training materials, and publications on school rules, procedures, and standards of conduct, which materials shall also be used to publicize this policy.
       
   2. The school district shall require ongoing professional development, consistent with Minnesota Statutes section122A.60, to build the skills of all school personnel who regularly interact with students to identify, prevent, and appropriately address bullying and other prohibited conduct. Such professional development includes, but is not limited to, the following:
       
      1. Developmentally appropriate strategies both to prevent and to immediately and effectively intervene to stop prohibited conduct;
          
      2. The complex dynamics affecting a perpetrator, target, and witnesses to prohibited conduct;
          
      3. Research on prohibited conduct, including specific categories of students at risk for perpetrating or being the target or victim of bullying or other prohibited conduct in school;
          
      4. The incidence and nature of cyberbullying; and
          
      5. Internet safety and cyberbullying.
          
   3. The school district will provide education and information to students regarding bullying, including information regarding this school district policy prohibiting bullying, the harmful effects of bullying, and other applicable initiatives to prevent bullying and other prohibited conduct.
       
   4. The administration of the school district is encouraged to implement programs and other initiatives to prevent bullying, to respond to bullying in a manner that does not stigmatize the target or victim, and to make resources or referrals to resources available to targets or victims of bullying.
       
   5. The administration is encouraged to provide developmentally appropriate instruction and is directed to review programmatic instruction to determine if adjustments are necessary to help students identify and prevent or reduce bullying and other prohibited conduct, to value diversity in school and society, to develop and improve students’ knowledge and skills for solving problems, managing conflict, engaging in civil discourse, and recognizing, responding to, and reporting bullying or other prohibited conduct, and to make effective prevention and intervention programs available to students.
      
      The administration is encouraged to establish strategies for creating a positive school climate and use evidence-based social-emotional learning to prevent and reduce discrimination and other improper conduct.
      
      The administration is encouraged, to the extent practicable, to take such actions as it may deem appropriate to accomplish the following:
       
      1. Engage all students in creating a safe and supportive school environment;
          
      2. Partner with parents and other community members to develop and implement prevention and intervention programs;
          
      3. Engage all students and adults in integrating education, intervention, and other remedial responses into the school environment;
          
      4. Train student bystanders to intervene in and report incidents of bullying and other prohibited conduct to the schools’ primary contact person;
          
      5. Teach students to advocate for themselves and others;
          
      6. Prevent inappropriate referrals to special education of students who may engage in bullying or other prohibited conduct; and
          
      7. Foster student collaborations that, in turn, foster a safe and supportive school climate.
          
   6. The school district may implement violence prevention and character development education programs to prevent or reduce policy violations.  Such programs may offer instruction on character education including, but not limited to, character qualities such as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, diligence, gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for others, peacemaking, and resourcefulness.
       
   7. The school district shall inform affected students and their parents of rights they may have under state and federal data practices laws to obtain access to data related to an incident and their right to contest the accuracy or completeness of the data.  The school district may accomplish this requirement by inclusion of all or applicable parts of its protection and privacy of pupil records policy (See Policy 515) in the student handbook.
       
8. NOTICE
    
   1. The school district will give annual notice of this policy to students, parents or guardians, and staff, and this policy shall appear in the student handbook.
       
   2. This policy must be posted throughout each school building, on the district website, in the administrative offices of the district and in the office of each school on the school district website.
       
   3. This policy must be distributed to each school or district employee and independent contractor at the time of hiring or contracting. 
       
   4. Notice of the rights and responsibilities of students and their parents under this policy should be included in the student discipline policy (See Policy 506) distributed and/or made available to parents at the beginning of each school year.
       
   5. This policy shall be available to all parents and other school community members in an electronic format in the language appearing on the school district’s website.
       
   6. Each school must develop a process for discussing this policy with students, parents/guardians of students, independent contractors, and school employees.
       
   7. The school district shall provide an electronic copy of its most recently amended policy to the Commissioner of Education.
       
9. POLICY REVIEW
   
   To the extent practicable, the school board shall, on a cycle consistent with other school district policies, review and revise this policy. The policy shall be made consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.031 and 121A.0312 other applicable law.
    

Legal References:

Minn. Stat. Ch. 13 (Minnesota Government Data Practices Act)
Minn. Stat. § 120A.05, Subds. 9, 11, 13, and 17 (Definitions)
Minn. Stat. § 120B.232 (Character Development Education)
Minn. Stat. § 121A.03 (Model Policy)
Minn. Stat. § 121A.031 (School Student Bullying Policy)
Minn. Stat. § 121A.0312 (Malicious and Sadistic Content)
Minn. Stat. § 121A.0311 (Notice of the Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Parents under the Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act)
Minn. Stat. §§ 121A.40-121A.56 (Pupil Fair Dismissal Act)
Minn. Stat. § 121A.69 (Hazing Policy)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 124E (Charter Schools)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 363A (Minnesota Human Rights Act)
20 U.S.C. § 1232g et seq. (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
34 C.F.R. §§ 99.1 - 99.67 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy)

Cross References:

MSBA/MASA Model Policy 403 (Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 413 (Harassment and Violence)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 414 (Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 415 (Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 423 (Employee-Student Relationships)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 501 (School Weapons Policy)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 506 (Student Discipline)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 507 (Corporal Punishment)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 515 (Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 521 (Student Disability Nondiscrimination)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 522 (Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 524 (Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 525 (Violence Prevention)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 526 (Hazing Prohibition)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 529 (Staff Notification of Violent Behavior by Students)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 709 (Student Transportation Safety Policy)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 711 (Video Recording on School Buses)
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 712 (Video Surveillance Other Than on Buses)
 

Adopted/Revised/Reviewed:

ISD 47 Revised 03.11.13
ISD 47 Revised 03.10.14
ISD 47 Revised 07.21.14
ISD 47 Revised 07.20.15
ISD 47 Revised 06.20.16
ISD 47 Revised 07.17.17
ISD 47 Revised 05.14.18
ISD 47 Reviewed 05.13.19
ISD 47 Reviewed 08.10.20
ISD 47 Revised 06.21.21
ISD 47 Revised 04.25.22
ISD 47 Revised 06.27.22
ISD 47 Revised 08.07.23

Attendance Policy

Attendance is essential to the educational success of students at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School. Daily attendance is required through Minnesota State Law for all school-age students. The responsibility for regular attendance of the student lies with the student and the parent/guardian.

Students are expected to attend and arrive on time to all classes. Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is a closed campus and no student will be allowed to leave the building without prior approval. For attendance purposes, “day” includes absence from one or more class periods during the school day.

For attendance related information please email srrmsoffice@isd47.org 

Five Days Excused Absences Per Trimester

Once a student has Five (5) absences during a trimester, all future absences will be considered unexcused unless medical documentation, signed by a health care provider for the full absence, is presented to the school.

Three Days Unexcused Absence

After the third unexcused absence is recorded, contact will be made with the student and his/her parent/guardian to review attendance records and requirements.

Seven Days Unexcused Absence

The school has legal responsibility to refer students who have seven (7) or more unexcused absences from school to County Human Services and/or the county attorney’s office. Benton, Stearns and Sherburne counties all have truancy programs with different criteria. Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School will follow county guidelines with regard to unexcused absences and truancy.

Attendance and Activities

Students in activities must be in attendance during third, fourth and fifth hours in order to participate or practice in an activity the same day.

Any unexcused absence during the school day will result in no participation in activities that evening. School sponsored activities are considered class periods. Students in evening activities are expected to be in all of their classes the following day, or will not be allowed to participate in the next contest. No early release will be given for students leaving for an activity to get clothes, food, etc.

Students who do not ride a school bus are to arrive at school no earlier than 7:45 a.m. Although we provide a safe, supervised space for students who arrive at 7:45, we have no way to provide for students who arrive earlier. Students wishing to meet with a teacher for extra help should have a pass from that teacher or get a pass from the receptionist in the main office.

After school, students are asked to leave the building no later than 3:30 p.m. unless they are staying after school for a school sponsored and supervised activity. Access to academic areas will be restricted after that time. Students are not allowed in the building after 3:30 p.m., unless supervised by an adult. If there are special circumstances, which prevent the student from being picked up by 3:30 p.m., we ask that a parent/guardian call the office and make arrangements.

Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures

To provide a safe drop-off and pick-up zone in front of school, the direction of traffic is one-way as indicated by the painted arrows on the pavement. As you enter and exit, drive slowly with caution, as students walking to and from school will cross traffic lanes. Please remind your student to look before walking across traffic lanes, and if a designee is transporting your student, please share this information with them as well. No vehicles, except buses, are allowed in the back of the school for student drop-off or pick-up.

When vehicles arrive in the safety zone on first street, left hand turns are prohibited. All vehicles are required to travel east to the Bob Cross parking lot to make a U-turn. All entrance to the safety zone is required to be by right hand turn. If the safety zone is full, cars should park along the right shoulder of the road until the line opens up. Note: The overflow safety zone waiting area on first street is NOT for student pick-up. Vehicles are required to move into the safety zone to pick up your student.

In the morning, students are to be dropped off using both the right lane and left lane and the middle lane is to be used for exit after dropping students off. Students who exit vehicles in the left lane need to look both ways before crossing. Vehicles exiting in the middle lane need to do so with caution. TIP: When space is available, please move as far forward as possible. This will help with traffic flow. 

After school, students are to be picked up at the door associated with their grade level (Grade 6: Door 22, Grade 7: Door 5, Grade 8: Door 3). The outside lanes are to be used for drivers who are waiting in their vehicles to pick up a student. The middle lane is to be left open at all times to exit after picking up a student. Various times of the year bring an increase in the number of vehicles transporting students. Everyone must exercise patience.

Please keep these important safety issues in mind and share this information with others who may be transporting your student.