FAQs

At 8:25 AM the bell rings-children line up and proceed to classrooms.

Please see the Start & Dismissal Times page for times for regular, early release, and half days.

Complete instructions for dropping off or picking up, including a map, can be found on the Drop-off/Pick-up Procedure page.

For more information about school lunch menus, cost, and applying for free or reduced cost meals, see the Food Services webpage.

Parents may call the school at anytime to report an absent child, the earlier the better. The voicemail is active 24 hours a day to leave messages. Children must bring a written note explaining the reason for the absence when they return to school. Please notify the school nurse whenever a child is sick with a contagious disease (e.g. Chicken Pox, Strep Throat, Conjunctivitis). The school will usually call the parent if a child is absent and no notification is given.

You must check in with the office first and obtain a visitors badge. When dropping off items, please deliver it to the office and your child will be called.

Please obtain a MEDICATION POLICY from the school nurse which indicates the process to be followed before medication will be dispensed. In order to insure safety, NO MEDICATIONS (prescription or non-prescription) are to be transported to school by the children. The school nurse will dispense all medications.

School closings will always be announced on the NAPS District website. In addition you will get a robocall and/or email from the Superintendent. Tune to television stations 4,5,7 and local cable Channel 98 for announcements or AM radio Radio: WRKO (680 AM), WCCM (800 AM), or WBZ (1030 AM).