Bell Times
School Hours
8:30-3:30
Arrival
Students are allowed to enter the building starting at 8:10am.
Breakfast will not be served after 8:25am.
Students arriving after 8:30 are marked as tardy.
Dismissal
Dismissal will begin at 3:15pm and end at 3:45pm.
There will be no dismissals from the office after 2:30pm.
School Day Schedule
8:10 a.m. Building opens for students in Grades K-5
8:10 – 8:25 Breakfast will be served in cafeteria
8:30 a.m. Tardy bell
3:20 p.m. Dismissal procedures begin
*School doors do not open for students before 8:10 a.m. (Only students attending School-Age Child Care should arrive at school before 8:10 a.m.)
Students who eat breakfast should report directly to the cafeteria upon arrival between 8:10 a.m. and 8:20 a.m.
Students who do not eat breakfast at school will report directly to their classrooms.
Students who arrive in classrooms after 8:30 a.m. will be considered tardy and must come through the front office with an adult.
Student Support Staff
Laura Massey – School Counselor
(423) 843-4793
Carrie Shipley – Student Support
(423) 843-4793
Heather Beal – Social Worker
(423) 843-4793
Transportation (Pick-up/Drop-off)
CAR RIDERS
Children may be dropped off after 8:10 A.M. at the downstairs entrance closest to the kindergarten rooms.
There is no adult supervision before 8:10 a.m.
Students who arrive after 8:30 a.m. must come to the front office.
Morning Traffic and Afternoon Traffic
All car rider traffic should pull in at the south entrance. Cars coming from the north on Cassandra Smith may turn left (both a.m. and p.m.) If the traffic is stopped, please go on and turn around at Greenway to come back. Please DON’T make U-Turns. Do not change lanes once you are in line unless directed by the teacher on duty. As traffic exits the campus, it will be released one lane at a time and you can turn to the right or left on Cassandra Smith as you exit. Cars coming from the south will turn right into the car rider entrance. Once again, please stay in the lane you are in until exiting, unless otherwise directed.
Two BRE Car tags will be provided each year. A unique pin number will be provided through the School Dismissal Manager System. Please display the tag the entire time you are in the car rider line.
While you are in the car rider line, PLEASE PUT YOUR CAR IN PARK AND HANG UP YOUR CELL PHONE. The safety of our children requires full attention as they are unloading and loading into their cars.
The front circle will be closed starting at 7:55 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in order to load and unload buses.
In the afternoon, parents who are parked in the north lot and wish to pick up their child/children may do so from the car rider line. No parent/guardian is allowed to walk up and pick up their child. All cars must have a Big Ridge issued car tag.
Please do not park in areas reserved for handicapped parking.
In order to maintain the highest safety standards, students will not be dismissed to parents other than through the car rider line after 2:45 p.m.
