Daily Schedule & Attendance Policy

Drop-off and Pick-up Policy for the Grades 1st - 8th

In the morning, access to the classrooms is not allowed before 7:50 am

◻ Children are to be dropped off starting at 7:45am. There will be no supervision for them before that. Please follow the drop-off traffic pattern for your child.

◻ At 7:50am, the doors are opened and children are welcomed into the buildings. Children are directed to go to their classroom and wait outside the door until greeted by their teacher and welcomed inside.

◻ Children will be available for pick-up at 3:30pm Monday - Thursday and 12:00 on Fridays.

◻ Pick up from your car is only along the north side of the school through the horseshoe. Enter the pickup lane through Community Lane, please queue up by driving west on the road north of the large modular building into the horseshoe and pulling as far forward as possible into the designated pick up lane. Continue to move forward when free. Do not encourage your student(s) to come to your car ahead of the loading area.

Parking on the east side of campus is available to parents who want to park and personally pick up their children. Please find a staff member at the northeast gate to radio the classrooms for student dismissal.

◻ If pick up does not occur by 4:00 p.m., the Office Staff will call Social Services who will pick up the child. (This happens at 12:30 on Fridays.)

We are grateful for your continued cooperation waiting patiently during the drop off and pick up times.

Drop-off and Pick-up for the Kindergarten

◻ We ask Kindergarten parents to park on the east side of the campus and walk your Kindergartner to class. Children may be dropped off starting at 7:50 am.

◻ Kindergarten ends at 3:15 pm. Parents are asked to park on the east side of the campus and to walk to the Kindergarten classroom or playground to pick up their child.

◻ If you have a kindergarten student who has older siblings, they will be called to meet outside the front office.

Mid-Day Pick-Up and/or Early Release from School

If a student has an appointment, the parent or guardian will contact the office. The office will locate the student and have them report to the front office for pick-up. The parent or guardian must sign the student out.

Approved Pick Up:

To ensure the safety and security of all students. All persons wishing to pick up a student must have a valid ID and be listed on the students account as a parent or guardian or approved pick

School Hours:

School Day for Kindergarten through Grade 8:

MONDAY – THURSDAY
Start Time: 8:00 am
End Time: 3:30 pm

FRIDAY
Start Time: 8:00 am
End Time: 12:00 pm

*All classes start at 8:00 am and if students are not at their desks and ready to learn, they will be considered tardy.

Drop-of

JRCS Traffic Flow for Drop-off and Pick-up:

Attendance and Absences:

Research has shown that 90% attendance is crucial for children's learning in school, and that frequent absences are educationally detrimental. Students are expected to attend classes unless they are temporarily ill or injured, have an appointment related to physical or mental health, or have a family emergency. If your student will be missing 3 days or more of school for reasons unrelated to illness, you can complete and sign The Pre-Arranged Absence Form and submit it to the office prior to the first absence and request those days be excused. Completing the Online Absence Report Form or the Pre-Arranged Absence Form is requested and appreciated, but it is not a guarantee that the requested dates will be excused. With the goal being 90% attendance, students below a 90% attendance rate may not be excused for absences unrelated to temporary illness or injury, an appointment related to physical or mental health, or a family emergency. According to School District 51 Policy, "The school reserves the right to determine whether an absence will be excused or unexcused." Once a student between 6 and 17 years old has reached 10 Unexcused absences, we will send the 10 Unexcused Absence Letter and schedule a meeting with parents and Administration to create and implement a Student Attendance Plan. We encourage your student’s attendance to support their long-term academic success. Communicating with the office each day your student is absent from school is important. You can communicate with us about absences either by phone or on our website:

Call us at (970) 986-8219. If we miss your call, be sure to leave a detailed voicemail including your student’s full legal name and the reason for their absence.

Online by visiting our website at: https://www.juniperridgecommunityschool.org/.
Simply click on the Absence Reporting Tab to be connected to ParentVue in a few minutes at any time. You will need to register for a ParentVue account if you have not already.

For more information regarding our Tardy, Absence and Missed Work Policy, please refer to our Family Handbook.

Visiting the School:

We realize that there are occasions when parents would like to visit their child’s classroom. Visitors are welcome to our classrooms. In order to arrange a visit, please follow these guidelines:

Please, no unannounced drop-ins. Our daily classroom rhythm is a finely structured,
orchestrated routine. Lessons are an interplay between teacher and students, and student to student. Obviously, a visitor is not engaged in the work and flow of the classroom. As a result, an unexpected visitor can unnecessarily distract both the teacher and students. For this reason, we ask parents to respect the teachers’ request to be able to prepare the students for a visitor who is known by some and a stranger to others.

Please do the following when setting up a classroom visit:

Speak with the teacher prior to the day you wish to visit. You may contact the teacher with your request by phone, email or directly (after school only, please).
If you find that you have questions during your visit, please reach out to the teacher or a member of administration after your visit to the classroom has concluded.