General Information

FAQ's

! ! Important Information You Need to Know ! !

1. ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL: Children cannot be dropped off at school before 8:50 AM, at which time they will be admitted to the school building. All students must be in their classrooms by 9:00 AM, which is the start of the school day. If your child arrives at school after 9:00 AM, he/she is considered tardy. Please have your child report to the office with an excuse note before proceeding to his/her classroom.

2. PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PICKED UP: Parents who want to pick up their child at the end of the day (3:40 PM) must send a note to the office that morning so that the child is not placed on the bus. Please DO NOT call the school office OR email the teacher to place your child on the pickup list. A written note must be sent to school. Children who do not have notes will be expected to board the bus. ALL parents are expected to come into the building to “sign out their child”.

3. BUSING: Students are NOT permitted to ride a different bus to or from school. Arrangements for traveling to or from another student’s home must be worked out between parents.

4. RETURNING TO SCHOOL FOR FORGOTTEN ITEMS: Students are not permitted to return to the classroom for forgotten items after 4:00 PM. Classroom doors are locked after school. It is the responsibility of the children (not parents) to remember to take home any items that they will need for that evening’s work. In the event of forgotten assignments, textbooks, etc., children should make arrangements with a classmate to borrow the needed items.

5. ABSENTEE PHONE LINE: 610-705-6008 ext. 4 - If your child will be absent from school, please call the “Absentee Phone Line” by 9:00 AM. State the date, your child’s name, your child’s teacher, and the reason for the absence.

6. EXCUSE NOTES: When a child is absent from school a note written by the parent or guardian must be submitted to the classroom teacher within five days of the child’s return to school or the absence will be considered unlawful. This is in addition to calling the Absentee Phone Line.

7. EDUCATIONAL TRIPS: Any parent who wishes to take a child out of school for the purpose of an educational trip must complete and submit for approval an educational trip form at least five (5) days prior to the start of the trip. Any work missed must be completed in a timely manner.

School Closings: The Spring-Ford Area School District uses an automated phone system to call parents in the event of a school closing or early dismissal. If you are not receiving phone calls when there is a closing or need an update to your contact numbers, please call the school office. The Special Messages link on the top link bar will have school closing information when applicable. School closings due to inclement weather can also be monitored on the various local TV and radio stations; our school closing number is 308.

8/24/07