1. Daily Schedule: Students attend classes between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Regular attendance and punctuality are vital to their academic success and to their integration into our school community. Please make certain that your child can be present in her/his classroom by no later than 8:50 a.m. every morning.
2. Drop off/Pick up Parking: A white lane is on Quintara street, starting from 22nd and going toward 21st Avenue. This lane makes it easier for parents to park their cars when dropping off/picking up kids and should be used by RAIS parents.
Drop off time 8- to 9 am, pick up time 3:30- to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday.
PLEASE RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND OTHER RAIS PARENTS!
DO NOT BLOCK NEIGHBOURS’ DRIVEWAYS!
3. Morning Routine: Parents must drop off children in the SchoolBuilding ( MainSchool doorway at 22 nd Avenue ) no earlier than 8:00 a.m. There is no supervision of children before this time. We do not encourage such an early arrival for the kindergarten children.
4. Signing In/Out: Each parent or person designated to bring children to/from school is responsible to sign in and out with initialed signature and time. Parents should notify the school if another person not specified on the Sign In/Out Authorization Form will be picking up a child. If a person is not familiar to a staff member a picture ID will be required before release.
Parents must call or send a note to school with details of any changes in Signing out Visitation Authorization Form which had been completed at the time of enrollment. This is particularly necessary when your child is going home with another child, as we cannot release children to anyone whom you have not authorized to pick them up. If in doubt, we will keep your child in the school until we can confirm the new arrangement with you. Children cannot use the telephone to arrange carpool changes.
We keep careful records of attendance and lateness for two reasons: (1) In the interests of the children’s safety and security, we must know which children are at school each day and where they are throughout the day. (2) We will contact families of children who are more than occasionally absent or tardy.
5. Afternoon Routine: When classes are dismissed:
Children whose parents have arranged for the After-school program go under a supervision of a teacher of each grade to a designated area.
Other children remain under supervision until the duty personnel dismisses them to their parents or those designated in the Sign In/Sign Out form. Unless it is an emergency, parents do not enter the school building between 2pm and 4pm, as these hours are the busiest and the school becomes unnecessarily crowded. That distracts students and staff who continue during after-school activities. Students arrive for pick-up 10-15 minutes after the official dismissal time. Please plan your time accordingly.
Students are held at the entrance until their car arrives, at which time they are sent to meet their driver. Drivers should not arrive before dismissal time. If parents or those designated in the Sign In/Sign Out form choose to park their car, they should park legally, leave their cars and meet students outside the school.
Children who are not picked up according to the time indicated in the contract wait for their parents in one of the classrooms. However, parents who are more than occasionally late will be asked to enroll their children in the After School Program. There is a fee charged for this service, and you must pay the fee when you pick up your child. So if you know that you will frequently pick up your child after 2:30 p.m., please enroll her/him in the After School Program.
If parents violate all or any of the above rules, three warnings will be issued. After the 3rd warning the school has a right to refuse its educational services to the family. Tuition fees paid will be prorated and the difference returned to the family before the 1st of the following month.
