Getting to School

Arrival:

Every day the doors open at 7:10 a.m. When students arrive, Kindergarten – 5^th grade students will go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast. Pre-K students will go to their classroom to have their breakfast. Breakfast is served between 7:10am- 7:30am. In order for your children to receive breakfast they need to be on time.

Students should not arrive on campus before 7:10 a.m. Thank you for your cooperation and attention in this matter.

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Dismissal:

Dismissal begins at 2:35 p.m. 

Dismissal procedures are as follows: 

Car Riders: 

•  When picking up students at dismissal, drive down Queen on the north side of Celia Clinton, take the street dividing Celia Clinton and Educare, and enter the school parking lot from Seminole.
  • Please notice this is a one-way parking lot. Please follow posted signs and traffic flow. Please do not get out of your vehicle.
• Cars will enter the parking lot in a single file in the right lane. 
• Cars will line up around the school next to the Educare building. 
  • ( Crossing the street in front of the school is NOT ALLOWED.) 
• ALL STUDENTS WILL BOARD THROUGH THE CORRECT VEHICLE DOORS.
• Drive slowly to avoid accidents.
• Follow all procedures instructed by the personnel working on the auto line. 
• Parents stay in cars.
• ONLY TPS employees will be allowed to enter the building during dismissal time. 
• When your students are loaded, you can safely exit in the left lane. Drive slowly and approach the car in front of you while you wait.

Walkers:

• Walkers will exit through the door that faces Harvard Ave.
• Walkers are students who walk home, not waiting for a car to pick them up on the street.
• Walkers are expected to leave campus within 5 minutes of the start of the outing.
• Any student who stays at the pedestrian gate after 5 minutes of dismissal will be taken back to their classrooms for dismissal by car.
• Students in preschool through second grade cannot walk home alone. They must be accompanied by an adult, or student from 3rd grade or above.

Students remaining at school for any after school activity will remain with their class during dismissal.

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Early Pick-Up:

We understand that there are times when you must pick up your child, however, the expectation is that each student is in class all day. Every minute in class is important to your child’s education and success. Please try to avoid picking up your child unless it is for an emergency. If you must pick up your student early, follow these procedures: 

• When you arrive, come to the front office with your valid, unexpired, photo identification (School Board Policy 2117-R). 
• Sign the student out as directed by office staff.  
• Students will then be called down to the office ready to leave.  

Early dismissal will not be permitted after 1:45 p.m. even with an appointment card. No student will be allowed to leave class without the office notifying the teacher. Parents are NOT allowed to go to a classroom to get their child.  

If there is an occasion when your child must be checked out of school by someone other than the parent/guardian or persons listed as an emergency contact on the child’s contact list information, you will need to come to the office in advance and add that person to the current emergency contact and pick-up information. The person picking up your child will need to follow the above procedures in the office and show a valid, unexpired photo identification. 

If the child returns to school the same day, the parent or guardian will need to walk the child into the building and sign them back in through the office. The office will give the student a pass to return to class.

On time all the time, every day every where.

Oklahoma Public Schools are in session a minimum of 180 days. Parents are responsible for their child's attendance. The policy is that children may be excused from school because of illness, death in the family or religious holidays.

Pleasure trips are classified as unexcused absences.

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Absences:

Every minute in class is important to your child’s education and success. While our goal is: On time, every day, all day, we understand there are times your child will be sick or unable to attend school. When this happens, call the school office at (918) 746-9320 by 8:00 a.m. Please provide a doctor’s note when your child returns to school following an absence.

If a child is absent for four (4) or more full or partial days within a four-week period or is absent for ten (10) or more full or partial days within a semester, the attendance clerk will notify the parent/guardian and immediately report such absences to the district attorney for truancy (pursuant to Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes 70-10-106).  

Absence Make-Up Work:

A student absent fewer than two (2) days will receive all make-up work upon their return to school. You may call the office to request homework if your student is absent MORE THAN TWO DAYS. Students will have the same number of days to turn in missed work, as they were absent.

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Tardies:

We appreciate the efforts you make to ensure your child is at school every day and on time. When students are tardy they miss out on breakfast, morning activities, and critical learning. A student is considered tardy if they arrive after 7:35 a.m. Tardy students must have a pass from the office to be admitted to class. Excessive tardiness, excused or non-excused, will be reported to Pupil Accounting and truancy.

Students riding bicycles should follow safety rules while riding to and from school. All bicycles are parked at the bicycle rack during the school day, which is located by the north/main entrance. When at school, bicycles may not be ridden on the sidewalks. For your safety, it is recommended that you use locks on the bicycles when parked at school. Helmets are encouraged.

Scooters, skateboards, skates, and skate shoes (Heelies - even with the wheels removed) are prohibited at school.

All field trips must be approved by the principal. No field trips will be approved where students are transported in private vehicles. No student will be allowed on a field trip without a TPS permission form that is signed by a parent/guardian. Due to district policy, telephone permission for a trip is not acceptable.

If you are volunteering to be a chaperone on your student’s field trip, you must fill out a volunteer form (found in the office).  Younger siblings are not allowed on field trips. Also, when returning from a field trip we ask that you do not dismiss your child early from school as it will interrupt their instruction.

Please observe the "No Parking" signs. Parking is only allowed if your car is parked in a parking spot. Do not park on Seminole and exit your vehicle to retrieve children - this is a City of Tulsa street and TPD (Tulsa Police Department) often issues tickets to vehicles parked there. 

The parking lot on the west and east side of the school is reserved for our staff members only and is not a drop off or pick-up zone. Please abide by the posted “Staff Parking” signs that are located in these parking lots.

Handicapped Parking:

Observe the areas for handicapped parking. Please be courteous to parents, students or staff who need these parking spots.

Visitors to Celia Clinton are always welcome! Tulsa Public Schools has a policy that requires all parents, volunteers, and other visitors to check in at the office and obtain an identification badge/sticker. Please do not go to your child’s classroom without checking in with the office and obtaining a visitor’s badge. Classroom observations must be arranged with the principal 24 hours in advance.

Because visitors affect all children, we request that other children not be brought to a school visit.  The prearranged visitations should be limited to 30-45 minutes.