School Information

SCHOOL HOURS

8:40 A.M. -- 3:40 P.M.

Morning bell to enter school rings at 8:20 A.M.
Please avoid checking students out after 3:30 P.M. as this interferes with dismissal.
Students checking out in the morning may be counted absent for a whole or half day depending upon the check-out time.

STUDENT ABSENCES

Elementary students must be present a minimum of 167 days per year. Tardies to school are addressed as attendance issues by the TPSD. Students who are habitually late to school will be referred to the Child Welfare and Attendance Office.

A student must have a written excuse EVERY TIME he/she is absent. A student with an excused or verified absence is permitted to make-up work that has been missed. It is the responsibility of the student to make up any work missed. Work not made up will result in an F.

Excused absences are defined as those for which a student presents a valid doctor's excuse, a copy of an obituary for a death in the family, presents a court excuse, or has an extenuating circumstance as listed in Bulletin 741:1.055.06. All absences, except for those listed above, are included when counting the total allowed.

CAFETERIA

Breakfast and lunch are served to students at no charge.

Lunch Menu

MEDICINE POLICY

Medicine taken on a regular basis must have an "Authorization form for Medication" that must be completed and signed by the doctor prescribing the medicine.

Principals, teachers, and other faculty members are prohibited to give students medication. A health aide is available in the office to administer medication or when special circumstances exist. Only certified staff can administer medication.

Students are NOT ALLOWED to possess prescribed or over-the-counter medicine. This includes medicated cough drops and syrups, sore throat lozenges, topical ointments, aspirin, Tylenol, medicated lip balm, eye drops for contacts, and any type of topical lotion.

Any student in possession of prescriptive medicine or over the counter medications is considered in violation of the medication policy. Discipline procedures will be followed accordingly.

UNIFORM POLICY

Please see the updated Uniform Policy found on the left side of the page in the TPSD Parent Information section.