DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 8:20 AM Monday - Thursday, 9:10 on Fridays
Our school start time is 8:40am, but if your student would like to eat breakfast at school, doors will open at 8:20AM. Students should not arrive before 8:20 AM as there will be no staff supervision and doors will be locked before this time.
Doors will open at 9:10 AM on Late Start Fridays.
School Attendance a Key to Academic Success
Did you know that regular school attendance significantly impacts your child's success? Studies show that students with good attendance are more likely to perform well academically and have higher graduation rates. On the other hand, missing just a few days of school can lead to learning gaps and decreased achievement.
Consistent attendance not only helps students keep up with lessons but also fosters important social interactions and classroom engagement. By prioritizing attendance, you're giving your child the best chance to excel in their education and future endeavors.
Thank you for your continued support in ensuring your child attends school regularly.
Thank You - Project Topeka!
Did you know that a variety of studies published in leading journals have found that children who go to school hungry have lower academic performance, lower attendance rates and more behavior issues than other students?
In order to reduce these problems, Project Topeka has developed the Fun Food Friday program to provide 100% of kids at three elementary schools (Randolph, Lowman Hill & Highland Park Central Elementary) with a weekend food sack. The program is designed to eliminate the stigma attached to receiving food assistance and help improve students performance in school.
Thank you Project Topeka for your positive impact on students and families!
School Lunch Menu
For the next four years including the 2023 - 2024 school year, all students in the 501 district are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch. This is a fantastic result for all students who attend any school in 501 and we hope that our Randolph families take advantage of this gift. Please click this link to review the current lunch menu.
Families are still encouraged to complete the Free & Reduced Meal Application. This information is vital for the district to receive funding for many programs, technology, textbooks, and much more to ensure student success! Families may qualify for reduced text book fees and free or reduced cost internet from Cox Communications.
The Kansas State Board of Education would like for parents of incoming kindergarten students to complete two questionnaires: ASQ-3 and ASQ: SE-2. Click on the attachment below to learn more about each.
At Randolph Elementary, our goal is to have 100% completion. You may complete the questionnaires at home by clicking on the links below.
Online link to ASQ-3:
ASQ-3 English https://www.asqonline.com/family/24dbd8
ASQ-3 Spanish https://www.asqonline.com/family/d13ae4
Online link to ASQ: SE-2:
ASQ: SE-2 English https://www.asqonline.com/family/e41587
ASQ: SE-2 Spanish https://www.asqonline.com/family/daf728
Questions? Email the ASQ coordinator, Ms. Ayers, at bayers@tps501.org.
Kansas Education Enrichment Program
The Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) provides qualifying parents and guardians with $1,000 per eligible student to spend on approved educational goods and services. Learn how it works here
Before and After School Program
Randolph offers a before and after day care program run by the wonderful Randolph staff. We offer mornings from 7:30 AM to 8:20 AM. Students are fed breakfast at 8:20 AM, then are off to start their day. After school begins at 3:40 PM with final pick up at 5:30 PM. Students are provided a snack and then picked up by staff.
If you are interested please contact Ms. Sayers asayers@tps501.org or Ms. Sandy sdoblin@tps501.org.
You can also sign up using this google form: https://forms.gle/Wf6nQjvqmcgtoid19
Support Positive Student Behavior at Randolph Elementary
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Dismissal Procedures
Bus: If your student is a bus rider, school staff will walk them to the bus to go home. The bus loads on the west side of the school and parents and caregivers should not park along that side of the school to allow room for our bus and preschool riders.
Walker: If your student has permission to walk home from school, please communicate this with your child's teacher. Walkers will exit the school through the front doors and then leave the property using the east side gate to begin their walk home. This should give us more staff in one area and allow our students to go either north or south and have a crosswalk to use.
- If you walk with your child, please be inside the gate to meet them when classes dismiss. They will not be allowed to walk out into the parking lots or wait up by the school.
- Walkers will immediately leave the school grounds to begin their walk home.
- If you give permission for your child to walk home, your child will be supervised until they are off school property.
- If a child normally walks home with someone and they are not outside when we dismiss, we will ask the child to go to the car rider line with the other students where the student can be picked up in the car rider line, or a parent can walk up to the office to have the student called out to them. Please do not walk up to the Medford doors as we are actively working our car rider line from that area.
Car Rider: Students who are car riders will meet in the Medford Foyer. Our car rider line is on the Medford side of the building. When you pull onto Medford you will see 2 lines of traffic facing south. (This street is a one-way street for dismissal.) Please choose one lane and stay in that lane for the entire time. Please have your car number visible!
(These numbers are radioed inside so that we can have your student ready and waiting for you when you pull up to the curb.)
Please help your child memorize their car number- this makes the inside process go much faster! Please also remind them to follow the expectations of waiting on the curb safely until all cars have pulled up and stopped.
Please pull all the way up! The more cars we can fill, the quicker the line moves. If you are the first car to pull up, you should be all the way to the front of the curb.
Please do not get out of your car. Staff will assist your child with getting into the car.
Once the car in front of you pulls away, then you will follow them out. Please do not try to pull out and around the car in front of you.
Our priority is always the safety of your children! Thank you in advance for your cooperation and for helping to ensure traffic moves smoothly!
TPS Homecoming 2023
Homecoming 2023
- Highland Park High School
- Friday, September 8
- Homecoming Parade & 2:00 PM
- Homecoming Game at 7:00 PM at Hummer Sports Park
- Topeka High School
- Friday, September 29
- Homecoming Parade & 2:00 PM
- Homecoming Game at 7:00 PM at Hummer Sports Park
- Topeka West High School
- Friday, October 6
- Homecoming Pep Assembly & Parade at 2:00 PM **Parade will start around 2:40 PM
- Homecoming Game at 7:00 PM at Hummer Sports Park
District Calendar & School Events
The 2023-2024 academic calendar provides a quick-glance overview of important dates for parents to be aware of. This calendar includes days school is not in session, parent-teacher conferences, and start and end dates for the 2023-2024 school year.
The Randolph Elementary School calendar is posted on our school website. Click here to view.