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Transportation Policy
Transportation
Procedures
These procedures are
put in place for the safety of ALL students attending
Porter. All families MUST have an updated signed
transportation contract form completed and turned into the
office. This was part of the application process. Since
Porter is a school of choice, every child is being
transported by vehicle or bus. With this in mind, we are
requesting all families to follow these rules and
procedures.
For children riding a school
bus...
We highly recommend
that all children ride a school bus to school. There
are express bus stops at each
Prince William School. If you would like to change your
preference and have your child ride one of these buses,
please complete a new transportation contract form which
may be obtained in the office and returned prior to the
student riding the bus.
All students in grades 1st
through 5th must have a responsible person,
whose name is on the transportation form which has been
given to the office, present at the bus stop for pick up
and drop off daily. Middle School students (grades
6-8) are permitted to get off of the bus without a
responsible person present ONLY if they have the “Parent/Guardian
and Principal Permission” form signed and on file in
the front office.
Each child will need to wear a
bus number necklace the first week they ride that
bus. They will receive these necklaces at school during
the first week. Students meeting
their bus should be at the stop five minutes before the regular pick-up
time with their responsible person.
Students must obey
Prince William County School's Code of Behavior. It is a
privilege for students to ride the bus to school. Students and
parents who do not obey the Code of Behavior and Porter's transportation
agreement may be suspended from riding the bus.
For
children being dropped off and picked up by car...
Children should not be dropped off before 8:55am.
This means children are not to be let out of the vehicle until
8:55am. A staff member
will notify the drivers when they can let the child out of
the vehicle. We do not have staff members on duty prior to
8:55am.
To prevent traffic back
ups, maintain safety, and keep the buses on time, we are
requesting that vehicles follow this procedure. Children
are only to be let out of the cars when the car is in the
front circle student drop off area. Cars are to pull into
the front circle and stop at the end of the front
sidewalk. Once the single lane circle in front of the
school is full, all other cars will be directed up Forest
Grove to turn around in the circle and then line up on the
same side of street as the school. Once the circle is
clear we will direct the next vehicles into the circle.
Families
who are dropping off and picking up children daily...
Parents/guardians
will need to have a
number on their dash of the vehicle and the child must
have the matching number on their transportation necklace.
We will provide these to students the first day whose
parents have indicated that they will be picking them up
daily. After the first week of school these
necklaces can be obtained in the front office. If
for some reason you do not have your number for your
vehicle, you must park your car in the parking lot and
come into the front office after dismissal. The
office will then refer to the child’s transportation
contract form and verify that the person present has been
cleared to pick up your child. A child will not be
released to anyone without a number.
For
children going to SAC...
Students, who are coming
to Porter for before and after school care, need to be
registered in the
Prince William County School Age (SAC) Program. When
dropping off or picking up your child in the morning, you
will need to park in the parking lot and walk your child
into the gym where SAC is located. SAC hours are
6:30 AM until 6:30 PM. If you are interested in this
before and/or after school program, please call
703-792-6091.
Early
Dismissal…
If you need to pick your
child up prior to dismissal, you may do so before 3:30. We
cannot release a child between 3:30 and 3:40. We will dismissing all children at
3:40 and need all cars
out of the bus circle. Please see the
Attendance Policy for
additional information on Early Dismissal.
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