Weekly Update

Parent(s):

Thanks so much for engaging with our staff to work as partners to support students. Parent engagement opportunities are on-going this month. Fall parent conferences are being scheduled with teachers. Please email your child's teacher for a time and date. Our counselor's monthly coffee was a great success with 30 parents attending. Please remember, we are all here to support your students' academic and social-emotional success. Email teachers when you have a concern first. If your concerns are not resloved, the campus administration team is always willing to help after a conference with the teacher.

One of our goals this year is to improve daily attendance to 97%—because every day of learning matters. Our average daily attendance for last week was 94%! The greatest number of absences are for unexcused absences. Please submit any medical notes or parent notes to the office to excuse absences as soon as possible. We are doing great and trending towards our goal.

To ensure the safety of our students, all KISD schools use Entry Shield towers to detect metal brought into the school. Students and adults are expected to enter the school in a single file line to ensure we are able to monitor the Entry Shield towers as students pass through one at a time. Due to the use of these safety protocals, entry to school may take longer than expected. Please ensure you drop off students by 7:15 a.m. so they arrive in the classroom by the start of school-7:25 a.m.

Thank you for turning in Impact Aid forms! We already had 551 forms turned in last week. Please turn in your form if you have not yet. Do you need another copy? Just email your child's teacher to get another copy.

Safety FIRST!!-Some students are being dropped off by the entrance to the parking lot and walking around to the front of the school. This is not safe as there is not a sidewalk inside the parking lot.

Parents may pull into the parking lot and park. Then, parents can walk students to the sidewalk to wait and used the cross walk. Thank you for putting students safety FIRST!

7:00 a.m.

Front doors open for breakfast

7:00 a.m.-7:20 a.m.

Breakfast in the classroom for K-5th 7:25 a.m.

7:25 a.m.

Instructional Day Begins/Tardy Bell Rings

2:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Pre-k and Kindergarten students transition to dismissal locations.

3:00 p.m.-3:02 p.m.

1st-5th grade student transition to dismissal locations 3:02 p.m. End of Instructional Day

The instructional school day begins at 7:25 a.m. Students are expected to be in their classroom and ready to learn at 7:25. Students should arrive at the first bell, 7:20 a.m., to ensure they are in classrooms by 7:25 a.m. Clifton Park will use a tardy policy to support students in arriving school on time for learning. Please read the tardy policy below. The tardy policy will be implemented beginning September 8, 2025.

The tardy policy will also be utilized to ensure our students maximize learning experiences daily. Letters will be sent home or emailed to communicate with parents the number of tardies. Counselors will also communicate with parents of students with a pattern of tardies to support students arriving at school on time.

Listed below is the sequence of consequences for unexcused tardies.

• 4th Office letter sent home

• 8th Parent phone call or conference with administrator

• 12th Lunch Detention (1 day)

• 13th-Conference with the principal

• 16th-Pre-k-1st-lunch detention,

2nd-5th-half day of ISS

• Self-Direction teaches personal responsibility. Learning to Self-Direct teaches students to take responsibility for their own actions.
• Self-Direction helps us to regulate emotions: Self-Direction empowers students to regulate their impulses and emotional responses to situations and circumstances in their life.
• Ask your student-What can you do next time? What action can you take when you are upset?

Any changes in the child’s regular schedule should be IN WRITING through a note or email to the teacher. Remember - school ends at 3:02 PM and your child should be picked up promptly.

Adults parking to pick up students are required to present identification. Safety of our children is our first priority!

Car-riders

Car-riders will be picked up in front of the building in one of two lanes. Lane 1 (closest to building) and lane 2 (furthest from building) are both available to use; the middle lane is to be kept open for vehicle movement ONLY. Each family will receive a placard with a number on it; this number will be assigned to your child(ren) and staff will use it to pair your child(ren) with your vehicle.

Car numbers MUST be placed in the passenger window or visor for clear identification. This assists quick identification of the cars to place students into for staff members.

Vehicles WITHOUT placards will need to park and the driver will need to walk up to the front of the building to show ID and pick up the child(ren). Extra placards are available upon request.

**PK and Kindergarten children will be walked by their teachers to their dismissal location beginning at 2:50. 1st - 5th grade will be walked by staff to their dismissal locations when the bell rings at 3:02.

WALKERS-Important Information!!!

Students are escorted out of the school to the fence at Florence road by the carwash where a crosswalk is used for safe walking across the street for older students with siblings. Students are expected to walk off campus by 3:07 p.m.

Students that have not walked off campus by 3:07 p.m. will be escorted to the office by the teacher. Students must be picked up in the office by parents.

October 13th-17th-Fall Break

October 20th-Student Holiday/Staff Development/SBDM Meeting-library-3:15-4:00-Parents Welcome

October 22nd-Report Cards Sent Home

October 23rd-Lunch Hour-Chat with the Principal-Annual Title 1 Meeting-12:00 p.m.-12:30-online

October 30th-Family Math Night-4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.