Family Resources

District Involvement Information

• Stay Connected - TPS social media and smartphone app
• Tulsa Council of PTAs
• National PTA
• Booster Clubs/PTAs sanctioned organizations
• Parents as Teachers
• Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE) Parental Curriculum Choice Letter
  [Logrando la Excelencia en el Salón de Clases (ACE por sus siglas en Inglés)
  Carta hacia los Padres para la Selección de Currículo]
• Parent Guide (includes the Behavior Response Plan)
• Parents' Right To Know | Spanish
• El Derecho a Saber de los Padres (Versión en español)
• Educational Surrogate Parents Program. All students need parental support to succeed. The Educational Surrogate Parents Program responds to the need for support and representation of students with disabilities whose parents are not available.
  This program relies on the commitment of volunteers who support a student’s education by advocating for him/her to ensure that the student receives a free and appropriate public education. View the Surrogate Parent flyer.

Explained Absences:
If your child cannot come to school, please report the absence and the reason for the absence to the school attendance office before 8:15 a.m. 

Tardiness:

• Children are expected to be punctual in arriving at their assigned areas. They are expected to be in the assigned place and ready to work at 7:30 a.m. Any student who is not in class at the designated time will report to the office to obtain a tardy slip. When a child arrives after 7:30 A.M., the student is to obtain a tardy slip from the office before reporting to class.
• Students arriving after 8:30 A.M. will need to be accompanied by an adult.
• Students who arrive after 8:30 A.M. are considered absent one-half day.

Car Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures:

• Say your goodbyes as you are pulling up to drop off the child.
• Pull forward and do not block traffic by stopping at the curve.
• All adults and children are expected to observe the following procedures to ensure the safety of all children.
• Motorists are expected to use extreme caution and drive slowly while in the drop-off/pick-up lanes and adjacent streets.
• If necessary to leave their vehicle, motorists may park in parking spaces.
• Cars are never to be left unattended in the line of traffic. This includes parking during school hours.
• The flow of traffic is expected to proceed smoothly. Drivers are not to park where traffic would be blocked while waiting for children. If the student is not at the pick-up area, the driver is expected to proceed through the line of traffic.
• Drivers are never to back up their vehicles while in the lanes of traffic.
• Students are not allowed to cross the parking lot alone or walk between cars in the lane of traffic.
• Car riders are to remain with dismissal teachers until the parent/guardian arrives.

Dismissal Procedures for Walking Students:

• Assigned teachers will escort students to the crosswalk.
• Use a crosswalk to proceed home.
• Children are expected to leave school within fifteen (15) minutes of dismissal time.

Other Information:

Parents and visitors are not permitted to enter the classroom areas before the end of the school day. Instruction ends at 2:35; students will exit escorted by a teacher. Parents are to wait in the designated areas for their child to arrive.

Children are expected to leave school within fifteen (15) minutes of dismissal time. Parents of students who walk home are encouraged to discuss with their children the importance of going directly home or to their designated caregiver after school.

We realize unexpected delays in picking up children occasionally occur. In such a situation, we have the following expectations:

• If the ride has not arrived within 15 minutes after dismissal, the child will remain with the teacher on duty.
• Parents are encouraged to notify the office by 1:40 p.m. if they will be late or if there is a change in transportation plans. This helps reassure the child.
• After 2:50, the parent or authorized person is to come to the office upon arrival, so the office staff will be aware that the child has been picked up.
• If a child remains at school after 3:10, assistance from the TPS Campus Police Department will be requested to assist the child.

All visitors, volunteers, and parents are required to sign in at the office and state the reason for their visit whenever they are on school premises. They may be required to show a current state driver’s license and/or ID, which will be copied and placed on file in the office. Visitors will be given a Visitor Badge to wear/display on their right chest area while in the school. Visitors will be escorted to their destination. This policy applies at all times, including dismissal times. All visitors, volunteers, and parents are required to return to the office and sign out before leaving. This policy is in place to ensure the safety of all individuals in our school.

There are times when someone may need to visit a class to observe a specific student or activity; such a visit must be arranged in advance with the teacher. Parent-teacher conferences must be scheduled with the teacher in advance of the conference. Unscheduled conferences before school and during class times are not permitted because they disrupt the teaching and learning process for students.

Students are not permitted to bring school-age visitors to their classes. It is not our intention to appear unwilling to people in school, but our purpose is to protect the instructional time of all students.