MAPLE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
15644 204^TH Avenue SE
Renton, WA  98059
425-837-5100

www.maplehills.issaquah.wednet.edu

POLICIES, PROCEDURES & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

PARENTS MUST SIGN IN

When at school, parents must sign in and out on the yellow clipboard outside the office and wear their volunteer button or name tag in a visible spot.

LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DISMISSALS

Students arriving late must be signed in at the office by their parent.  Parents picking up a child prior to the end of school must report to the office to sign the child out.  A note from a parent/guardian is required to authorize someone else to pick up his or her child.

CHILD ABSENT?  WE NEED TO KNOW

If for any reason your child will be late or absent from school, please call the school at 425-837-5100.  Voice mail is available before the office opens in the morning.

EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED ABSENCES?

·   All student tardies and absences will be recorded as unexcused until parents or guardians notify the office of the reason for absence.

·   You can make that notification with a phone call to the office, and/or by sending the office a note, signed by parent or guardian.

·   Excused absences are defined by Washington State Law RCW 28A.225 and the Issaquah School District Policy as illness, religious observance, medical appointment, bereavement, or PRE-ARRANGED family activity. PLEASE NOTE:  To have a family activity absence excused, district policy states families must notify the office PRIOR TO the family activity; otherwise, the student absence will be unexcused.

BEFORE SCHOOL ARRIVAL TIME

Students may arrive on campus ten minutes prior to the start of school.  Supervision is not available prior to that time.  Also, students are to leave immediately after school.  The playground equipment is closed for one-half hour after dismissal.

BUS PASS PROCEDURES

A bus pass is required whenever a walker is riding a bus, a student is riding an alternate bus or his/her regular bus but a different stop. On the day your child needs a bus pass, please send a signed note with your child’s name, the name of the student with whom they are going home, and the bus route number.  The office will write your child a bus pass that he/she presents to the driver when boarding the bus after school. A permanent bus pass can be written when alternate transportation is needed on a consistent, recurring basis.

PARENT PERMISSION FOR AFTER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS

If a child normally rides a bus but will be picked up after school by a parent, we require parents to send a note to the teacher/office letting us know this is the case.  If we do not have a note and a parent is late picking up their child, often times there is confusion as to whether a child misunderstood instructions from the parent and the opportunity for bus transportation is missed.  Therefore, without written explanation from parents, it is our policy not to take a child's assurance that a parent is picking them up but to have them board their normal bus.  Parents should also send a note if they wish to have someone else pick up their child.

STUDENT PICK UP AND PARKING LOT RULES

Student Pick Up:  Students must wait at the “Waiting Wall” (which is on the center side walk under the covered area) for parents to pick them up after school.  Parents, please park your car in a designated area and meet your child to escort them safely to your car.  For their safety, students are not permitted to go into the parking lot after school unless accompanied by an adult.  Use the center crosswalk which is manned by patrols when crossing the bus lane.

Parking Lot:  Cars parking haphazardly in the drive-through portion of the lot create a hazardous condition.  When dropping off or picking up your student, please DO NOT BLOCK ANY PORTION OF THE DRIVE WAY OR PARKING LOT and DO NOT DRIVE IN THE BUS LANE.  If you are quickly dropping off a student in the morning, please pull to the right side of the parking lot to enable cars to get around you.  When picking up a student, please park in a designated area.  There is additional parking on the street.  NEVER LEAVE YOUR CAR UNATTENDED IN THE PARKING LOT UNLESS YOU ARE IN A DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE!  It is illegal to park in Disabled Parking without a permit.  Your cooperation will make our parking lot much safer for everyone.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Lunch prices for 2006-07 are as follows:  $2.75 for elementary student lunches (which include milk), $3.50 for adult lunches, and $.50 for milk only.  Student lunches may be prepaid for the desired amount.  Make checks payable to Issaquah Food Service and send with your child.  Based on income, you may be eligible for free or reduced priced meals.  For information call Food Service at 425-837-5064. 

HOW TO ACCESS PHONE, E-MAIL AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION

The Maple Hills staff phone and e-mail directory is accessible from the district website. Go to www.issaquah.wednet.edu and click on “popular links.” After hours you may call the Maple Hills office number 425-837-5100 and select from a menu to access the week's school lunch menu, leave a message regarding a student absence, or access the staff directory.  During inclement weather, school delay and closure recorded messages will be available at 425-837-7000 or 425-837-5100 or the Internet at www.issaquah.wednet.edu or www.schoolreport.org.

CELL PHONES AT MAPLE HILLS

·   Students – Student cell phones are to remain in backpacks and turned off throughout the school day. The school is not responsible for cell phones lost at school.

·   Adults - We ask that volunteers and visitors turn their cell phone to “vibrate” or “courtesy” mode while at school and step outside the classroom to conduct any conversations to help avoid distractions.

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