Parent drop off will take place in the front and back circle drives of ACM from 7:30-7:50am. This is the area where staff and safety patrol students are on duty to assist students out of their car and safely into the building. Students who are dropped off on the south side of Cypress (across from ACM) must follow the directions of the crossing guard posted at the intersection. Students and parents should always use the crosswalk when crossing the front drive and when crossing Mimosa to Cypress. Student safety is our top priority.

 

 

Walkers, bike riders, and bus riders will all enter the front/main doors of ACM and should never walk around the building to enter the b hall/gym doors.

 

The doors will open each morning at 7:30am. Students will go directly to the cafeteria for breakfast or the gym upon arrival.

 

The morning tardy bell will ring at 7:50am. Please try to arrive by 7:40am if you are planning to drive your children to school.

 

There is no supervision provided prior to 7:30am. Please do not drop students off before 7:30am. L

 

LATE ARRIVALS- Students who arrive after 7:50 MUST be dropped off in the front circle drive and enter through the main doors.

 

All students who ride bicycles are encouraged to follow the safety rules:

We will dismiss all carpool children at 3:05pm. Parent pick up will take place in the front of the building for all students. Please always pull all the way up to the car in front of you in line. This will help us get more cars through the line faster. Place the carpool tag so that it is visible in your windshield/window for a staff member to see. As you drive through the pickup line, staff will read your child’s number, call your child from their designated waiting area inside or outside the building, and escort them to your car.

 

*If you need a carpool number or tag, we will get those to you on the first day or send them home with your child.

 

Walkers will be dismissed at 3:10pm and should immediately leave the campus. All walkers will be expected to cross the street at the corner of Mimosa and Cypress. A crossing guard is on duty for the safety of our students. Please explain this safety precaution to your child and support our efforts to keep all children safe.

 

Students that are being picked up by a bus will exit the back of the building to board their bus.

 

Students who attend the xPlore Program will be taken directly to the cafeteria, or grade level assigned location when the dismissal bell rings.

 

Often in the first few days, our younger students are confused about whether they are being picked up by their parents or if they are to ride the bus. Please do your best to help them be sure of how they are getting home.

 

Students are to provide their classroom teacher with a NOTE from their parent/guardian if there is a change in their dismissal procedure.

 

Please do not enter the office between 2:30 and 3:00 to pick up your student. If a situation arises in which you need to pick up your student between 2:30 and 3:00, please give the front office as much notice as possible.

 

Parents are asked to remain in their cars during drop of and dismissal. We recognize that parents enjoy visiting with one another and their child’s teachers during these times, but in an effort to keep the carpool line and traffic moving and keep all students safe, we are requesting that parents remain in their cars and allow our staff to support your children in entering and exiting the building.

 

If you are a “walker” and drop off/pick up your child by foot, we ask that you do so efficiently. We kindly ask that parents not congregate on the front porch or in the front of the school.