All visitors to our school must report to the office upon entering the building. A visitor must present a current driver’s license or identification card; it will be scanned, using the Smart Check system, by the district’s visitor identification system, and further access will be granted or denied based on the result of the scan.

If further access is granted, the visitor will be issued an adhesive identification badge which must be worn at all times on campus.

All visitors must return the adhesive badge and check out in the office prior to leaving the building.  Principals have the discretion to require the driver’s license or identification card to remain in the office until the visitor returns the adhesive badge and checks out in the office.

All visitors who go to other parts of the campus must comply with any other access rules established for that campus.

A visitor who cannot provide the requisite identification shall be restricted to the central office and may not go to any other part of the campus.

The responsible campus administrator has discretion to deny access to any visitor when information is received from any reliable source that the individual poses a substantial risk to the safety of students or staff.

Persons who are identified as registered sex offenders shall be denied access to the campus.  Any person seeking review of this prohibition may pursue an administrative grievance through board policy FNG(LOCAL) or GF(LOCAL).

If you need to leave a message or item for your child, we will take care of it for you without disturbing the class.  If you have an appointment with a teacher, we will call the teacher to the office.  Visitors will be required to turn in a picture ID/driver’s license in exchange for a visitor’s pass.  Please return this pass before leaving the building.  Safety is our priority as well as space availability in the classroom.

Classroom observations require the permission of the principal and the teacher.  Parents or legal guardians, who wish to observe their children in class must call the school office in advance, make an appointment and must comply with the access rules.  This does not apply to parents identified as registered sex offenders because they are denied campus access altogether.

When visiting/observing, we ask…

            *Please dress appropriately when coming to school-no pjs, slippers, or revealing clothing.

*Please do not send relatives, community members or family friends to talk to your child

during school hours.

*No cell phones or electronic devices are to be used during an observation.

*No young children (newborn to age five) are to accompany an adult into a room for

observation purposes.

*No talking to your child or to the teacher during the observation.

*Please sit in the back of the room.

*Thirty minutes maximum per day, no more than twice a week.

*Do not redirect or provide disciplinary actions to your child or any other child in the

Cafeteria or classroom

The first two weeks of school we ask that you not visit so the teacher can establish routines and procedures. Anyone offending or abusing the observation policy will be denied access to the classroom.

 

The district also has the following statement in the parent handbook:

“All visitors, including parents and guardians, must report to the office and sign in when coming to the school.  While visiting the school, a visitor must wear a visitor’s badge.  This is done as a protective measure for your child.  Parents are welcome to visit the classroom with principal’s approval; however, uninterrupted instruction is vital to student learning.”

These rights do not include unregulated access to school facilities.  School officials have the authority to control activities on school property, including denying access to parents to maintain order and prevent disruption of school.  This authority includes reasonable limitations on classroom visits and other parental activities on campus.

Also, the district takes seriously its responsibility to provide a safe school environment for its students and staff.  Recent well publicized violent incidents on public school and college campuses underscore the vulnerability of school children and the need for heightened security on school campuses in regard to all visits.

This procedure is intended to protect students and avoid disruption of instructional time by placing reasonable limitations on campus visits by parent and other adult visitors.