Transportation  Schedules

Activity Buses

NEW Discipline Procedures

NEW Elementary Dismissal Procedure

Transportation Discipline Procedure

In the past we have had some difficulty with students’ behavior on the buses.  We want to inform you of our procedures when dealing with a serious bus situation.

 If a student enters a bus and is threatening another student and or the driver, the procedure below will be followed: 

• He/she will be brought into the principal’s office.
• The principal will contact the parents/guardians to come to the school to retrieve their child.
• If the principal cannot contact the parents, the next step will be to contact people listed on your child’s emergency sheet.
• If there is still no response, then the principal will call Stewart’s Bus Company.  They will send a van and transport your child home.
• Stewart’s will bill you for the cost of the transportation.

Please note that this procedure will only be implemented when there is a real threat of harm or danger to other students or to the driver.

We want to be pro-active in handling bus discipline problems.  Please have a heart-to-heart talk with your child about this procedure.  We are looking forward to your cooperation and support in this endeavor.  Our main concern is the safety of your children.

 If you have any questions, contact Mr. Gary Davis, Director of Transportation, at 724-478-4305.

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Elementary Dismissal Procedure

Effective immediately (August 23, 2006), the following procedures will be in place for afternoon dismissal at the Apollo-Ridge Elementary School:

 Students will be dismissed in the following order:

3:15 pm             Bus Students
3:35 pm             Parent Pick Up

We have instituted this change to maintain the integrity of the afternoon delivery schedule and to ensure the safety of our students.  The influx of traffic caused by parent pick-ups has delayed the departure of the buses from the school district property.

Beginning this school year, parents wishing to pick their child up rather than use the district-provided transportation must adhere to the following procedure:

· Parents who plan to pick up their child at dismissal time are required to send a note to the child’s teacher indicating this preference.

· Parents are not to arrive at the school prior to 3:30 p.m.

· Parents are to park in the high school parking lot until the last elementary bus has departed.

· Parents are then to proceed to the elementary parking lot utilizing the empty parking spaces—double parking is not permitted.  If the main lot is full, parents are to proceed to the auxiliary parking lot behind the building.  You are to access this parking area via the bus lane.

· Parents are to report to the elementary office and place their child(ren)’s name on the dismissal list.

· Students for parent pick up will be called for dismissal at 3:35 p.m.

Parent pick up dismissal time may vary based upon departure time of the last elementary bus.

Security will be in place to facilitate orderly dismissal of students from the elementary building.

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