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School Bell Times

Regular Days Start / End	A.M. Kindergarten	P.M. Kindergarten	In-Service Days Start / End
9:00 - 3:50	9:00 - 12:00	12:50 - 3:50	9:00 - 12:46

Arrival
Students should arrive at school no earlier than 8:40 a.m. (Adventure Club students are the exception). As students arrive, they are to proceed to their classroom. Supervision is provided in the classroom beginning at 8:40 a.m. Students participating in the breakfast program report to the cafeteria at 8:40 a.m. Students who arrive after the beginning of school (9:00 a.m.) are tardy and must report to the school office with their parent to sign in before going to their classroom.

Afternoon kindergarten students should arrive at school no earlier than 12:45 p.m. Students who arrive after 12:50 p.m. are tardy and must report to the school office with their parent to sign in.

Dismissal
If your child plans to ride home with a friend or ride a different bus, you must provide a signed note stating the child’s destination and the number of the bus he/she will be riding. This applies to Adventure Club students as well.

Please send a note if any changes occur in your child’s dismissal instructions. A note will also be necessary if you plan to pick up your child early for a doctor or dental appointment, or if your child will attend scouts after school. A one-time note is needed if your child is being picked up by a daycare center. All notes should be directed to the classroom teacher and should include the child’s first and last name. Please note that when students leave early, it does count against their attendance.

If for some reason you need to pick your child up before the school day ends, please sign your child out in the school office. The secretary will call the classroom for your child. Teachers cannot release a student without following this procedure. To ensure a safe and orderly dismissal, students will not be called out of class for early sign-out after 3:40 p.m. Dismissing students after this time is very disruptive to the school’s dismissal process.

Students who are walking home or being picked up will report to the gymnasium at dismissal. Students will be escorted out of the building to the beginning of the parent pick-up line. Parents will remain in their cars in a line starting in the parking lot by the exit. This line will wrap around the parking lot. Staff will help load students into their parents’ cars.

Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops meeting after school will be asked to wait in the gym until members of their troop have arrived.

Bus Regulations
The importance of proper conduct while waiting for, boarding, riding or disembarking from a bus cannot be overemphasized. Any behavior that distracts the bus driver instantly endangers all. In the interest of safety, all students should follow the rules established by the bus driver.

Students are expected to ride the bus to which they have been assigned. A county student may ride another county bus as a guest if space is available and the principal has approved a written request.

If a student misbehaves on the bus, the bus driver submits a misconduct report to the principal. Parents will receive a copy of the report.

Rockwood District guidelines for handling problems on the bus are as follows:

First Offense: The principal or his/her designee will confer with the student and contact the parents. A copy of the bus misconduct report will be sent home to the parents.

Second Offense: The principal or his/her designee will confer with the student and contact the parents. A copy of the bus misconduct report will be sent home to the parents. The student could be suspended from the bus until communication has been made between parent and principal.

Third Offense: The principal or his/her designee will confer with the student and contact the parents. A copy of the bus misconduct report will be sent home to parents. The student will be suspended from the bus for a period of two (2) to ten (10) school days. The seriousness of the offense will determine the exact length of the suspension.

Fourth Offense & Additional Offenses: The principal or his/her designee will confer with the student and contact the parents. A copy of the bus misconduct report will be sent home to parents. The student may be suspended from the bus indefinitely. At this time, a conference will be held with the principal or his/her designee, the pupil, parent, bus driver, and the director of transportation. This group will discuss and decide whether the student will be allowed to ride the bus for the remainder of the school year.

If you have a question regarding bus routes or transportation, you may contact the Transportation Center at 636-677-7711. Parents of city transfer students may contact the VTS Transportation Office at 314-771-0760.