RES Family Update

August

25 - School Offices open at 11 AM.

28 - Back to School/Meet the Teacher Night - 4:30 - 6:00 PM for students in Kindergarten - grade 5

September

1 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

2 - First Day of School - for students in Kindergarten to grade 5

- Board of Education Meeting

8 - Pre-kindergarten Orientation

9 - First Day of School - for pre-kindergarten students

The RES Back to School/Meet the Teacher Night is scheduled for Thursday, August 28 from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. This event is for students and families of students in Kindergarten through grade 5.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students and parents to visit their teacher(s), the classroom, drop off school supplies, and hear valuable information regarding the upcoming school year. We hope everyone can attend.

The event will have 3 identical sessions starting at 4:30, 5:00, and 5:30. The teacher will present the same information during each session. This will allow families the opportunity to visit more than one classroom during the evening or at the most convienent time.

We look forward to seeing everyone.

Students in Pre-kindergarten will have their own Pre-kindergarten Orientation on Monday, September 8 during the school day. Pre-kindergarten students and parents will be invited to visit the classroom, meet the teacher, and drop of school supplies during the Pre-kindergarten orientation. The pre-kindergarten teachers will also reach out directly to parents with information regarding the pre-kindergaten program and orientation times once the teachers return to school at the end of August.

Parking for Meet the Teacher Night is usually very crowded. Please use the school parking lots and along Seward Road. In addition, we will open the gate to the fenced area located along Seward Road. This will allow for parking in the grass near the playground and near the portable classrooms. Please use care when parking inside of the fenced in area. If you park on the street, please be respectful of our neighbors and do not block their driveway.

Dismissal is a very busy time of day in the front office.

1. To ensure the safety of all students, we respectfully request that when necessary, parents that need to change the regular dismissal for their child/children to contact the main office before 12:00 PM. This will allow the office staff adequate time to coordinate the change with the classroom teacher.

2. Parents that come to the school to pick up their child/children after 3:30 PM, will be directed to the walker area/picnic table area to pick up their student(s). Students will be called from their classroom and be dismissed from the media center with the walkers.

Use this link to register your child/children as an EVERYDAY CAR RIDER:

https://forms.gle/wj8zfYsegSdYmBrR6

Everyday Car Riders are students that do not ride a bus and are picked up in the car rider line outside the cafeteria side door.

If your child will ride the bus on a daily basis - you do not need to complete this form.

All EVERYDAY car riders will receive two (2) Terrier Name Cards to be used

during car rider dismissal. Please display the card on the driver's side visor

during pick up. When filling out the form, please be sure to put student's first and last name.

**YOU WILL NEED TO NOTIFY THE SCHOOL IF SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE PARENT/GUARDIAN OR LISTED POWERSCHOOL PICK UP IS PICKING UP YOUR CHILD. PLEASE NOTIFY THE SCHOOL BY 12:00 PM.

Use this link to register your child/children to be an everyday walker:

https://forms.gle/85D4UFShVv7dmfbAA

Everyday Student Walkers/Parent Pickup are students that do not ride the bus and will be dismissed from the media center to the picnic table area at the end of the day to their parents.

If your child will ride the bus or be picked up in the car rider line, you do not need to complete this form.

Parents will need to meet with the administration if they would like to discuss approval for a student to walk home independently.

**YOU WILL NEED TO NOTIFY THE SCHOOL IF SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE PARENT/GUARDIAN OR LISTED POWERSCHOOL PICK UP IS PICKING UP YOUR CHILD. PLEASE NOTIFY THE SCHOOL BY 12:00 PM.

Car Rider Morning Drop OFF: 8:45 AM - Please DO NOT enter the parking lot until 8:30 AM

Car rider morning drop off will remain the same as last year. Cars will use Central Avenue turning onto Seward Road then into the side parking lot and drop off students outside the side entrance to the cafeteria. RES staff and the SRO will be there to assist students out of the car. Students will be able to begin entering the building at 8:45 AM. Please do NOT enter the parking lot until 8:30 AM.

Car Rider Afternoon Pick UP: 3:40 PM

Car rider pick-up will continue as we ended last year. Parents will need to use Hog Lot Road and turn on Seward Road, drive past the sports fields and enter the side parking lot to the school.

At dismissal - beginning at 3:40 PM - car riders will be dismissed to the cafeteria. Students will be called from the cafeteria as parents pull into the parking lot. RES staff and the SRO will assist students into the car.

Walker Afternoon Pick UP: 3:40 PM

Walker Pickup will continue as we ended last year. Parents need to come to the picnic table area to pick up their child(ren).

At dismissal - beginning at 3:40 PM, walkers will be dismissed to the media center. Students will be called from the media center and exit the side door near the picnic table area. RES staff will assist students and release students to parents.

The 2025-26 Student Benefits Form (Household Income Data Collection) information is used to help provide school meals at no charge to all students, along with other districtwide services. It also provides individual benefits to students and families such as:

• discounts for summer and recreational programs
• internet access
• fee waivers for SAT and AP testing and college applications
• eligibility for Maryland Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

USE this link to complete the form.

25-26 Student Benefits Form-Household Income

https://bit.ly/3UNmBSe

Need to provide or update your student's information? Parent/Guardians should use the Year Round Form, also in the parent portal in PowerSchool.

Visit carolinecps.powerschool.com and log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. (You must log in via a browser, not the app.)

From the Parent Portal:

1. Select the student you wish to update along the top.

2. Select the Student Information Update form icon on the left side for the applicable school year.

3. Verify the student's date of birth.

4. Select ‘Begin Form’.

If you are unable to access either form, please contact the school to update your child's information. This information is also available on the district website.

Caroline County Public Schools prohibits discrimination in its educational programs, and in employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or disability.

Parents Right to Know:

The Federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) contains several provisions that promote a parent/school partnership through communication. One such provision gives parents the right to ask for and receive information about the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers. A parent may request the following information:

• Any college or university degree, major or certification held by the teacher
• Whether the teacher is certified by the State of Maryland to teach a particular grade level or subject area
• Whether the teacher holds a conditional teaching certificate
• The qualifications of the paraprofessionals serving the student
  

If you would like to request the professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers or paraprofessionals, please submit a written request to the principal. The principal will provide the information to you within 30 business days of the date of your request.

Parents may also request information on the level of achievement and academic growth of their child, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments.

Parents will receive timely notice if the student has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.

Parents May Request Teacher Information:

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 provides parents of students attending Title 1 schools the opportunity to request information about the professional qualifications of their child's teachers. Parents of elementary students may request in writing to the school principal information about their child's teacher including college/university degrees of certification held, subject area of the teacher's degree or certification, and Maryland certification status. Additionally, if your child is served by paraprofessionals, parents may request their professional qualifications.

Parent Information Resource Center:

Parents are encouraged to visit our Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) located in the lobby outside of the front office. The PIRC has a variety of parenting resources and informational brochures and flyers. These materials are all free. Parents can find the School Improvement Plan, RES School Family Engagement Compact, booklets from The Parent Institute on topics such as “Seven Habits of Highly Responsible Students; Help Your Child Balance School and Extracurricular Activities; and Helping Children Learn to Resolve Conflicts.” Parents can also find information regarding Caroline County Recreation and Parks, Caroline County Library, Imagination Library and Maryland Department of Health . Please be sure to check out our Parent Information Resource Center next time you come to the school.

OFFICE HOURS:

The RES front is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM.

Use the link below to view the school calendar:

carolineschools.org/page/school-calendar

Email: sutton.lee@ccpsstaff.org
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Location: 118 North Central Avenue, Ridgely, MD 21660
Phone: 410 479 3243