Latchkey:
Latchkey will open at 6:55. Latchkey teachers will walk Kindergarten students to their classroom at 7:50 at the beginning of the year until they get comfortable with finding their own way to class.
Arrival 7:50-8:10
Arrival: Students should not arrive before 7:50 a.m. unless they are attending a scheduled meeting or attending latchkey. Students who are brought to school by car must be dropped off in the back of the elementary building between 7:50-8:05 a.m. using Olive Street to enter and the west drive to exit. Unless students are being walked into the building, parents are expected to use the drive-through by following the arrows to the northwest staircase where Cowan staff members will be monitoring arrival. These students will then enter through door #7 Parents wishing to escort their student into the building must park in the northeast corner of the elementary parking lot and enter through door #5. All adults wishing to enter the building will be required to sign in. All visitors to a classroom must sign in and pick up a visitors badge in the office before going into any classroom.
Dismissal 2:49
Dismissal: Students who ride a bus will be escorted to their bus in the front of the elementary building. All students who are picked up by car will need to be picked up in the back of the building. Just like the morning, parents are asked to use the drive-through option at the northwest staircase. This is the preferred option as it allows the students to be walked to their car by a number of Cowan staff members. The second option (New for 2016-2017) is for parents to park in the northeast corner of the back parking lot and walk up to the gymnasium to pick up your student. Parents using this option will be required to pick up your student at door #6 when it is opened by a Cowan Staff member at dismissal time. It is very important to note that families using this option must exit their cars and walk to the gym to pick up your student.
**You must send a note or call the office of any transportation changes. If we do not have notice from you, we have to follow the child’s usual routine. **