Back to School

Classes start each morning at 8:00 am. Students arriving after 8:00 a.m. will be marked tardy and they must be signed in through the front office by an adult. It is very important for every child to be unpacked and ready for their day by 8:00 am.

Students who walk or bike to school will enter through the historic front porch doors. Parents should say their “good-byes” at the flagpole area. Any visitors that come on campus must first check in through the front office.

School staff will be on duty to supervise students beginning at 7:20 a.m. Upon arrival, students eating breakfast should report to the cafeteria. All other students should report to the designated waiting area for their grade level. These expectations apply to bus riders, car riders and walkers

Bus Riders:

• Bus Riders are dismissed by grade level to exit through the historic front porch doors and load their bus. Teachers help with this process until the students are confident enough to go directly to their assigned bus without assistance. Bus riders dismiss at 3:00 and typically leave campus by 3:10. Bus transportation services are a privilege. The school bus is considered an extension of the classroom and all TCBOE rules apply while being transported and while waiting at the bus stops. 
• Bus numbers and stops can be found through PowerSchool for grades 3-5. Students in grades K-2 can seek information during Meet the Teacher events or by calling the school office.
• Students are not permitted to ride any bus other than their regularly assigned bus without the approved Permission Form found in the Transportation Department’s section on the TCS website. The form must be completed and submitted to school by the parent. IF APPROVED, the student will have the form to give to the bus driver upon boarding the bus.

Car Riders:

• Each family will receive a car line number.  This number will be printed on backpack tags for students, and the number will be printed for display in the parents' vehicle. 
• A staff member will start the carline each afternoon when all of the students are seated and ready to listen. Please have your car line number displayed in your vehicle. A staff member will come to your car and record your car line number. The number is called and the student(s) is assigned a “loading number”. They report to the assigned spot until all cars are stopped and the staff member announces “Car Riders you may load”. This procedure is followed until all car riders are dismissed. Car riders are typically dismissed to their holding area by 3:10.

Walkers and Bike Riders:

• Students who are approved to walk or bike as their dismissal plan, must have a parent note on file with the teacher. Students are then given a “walker pass” that they must present at the door before leaving. Walker passes are different colors and they are changed daily as a safety measure. Students who are designated as “walkers/bikers'' must also have a plan in place with their teachers for inclement weather. In the event of thunderstorms and/or lightning, students are not permitted to leave campus as a walker/biker.
• An important note for those who are considering allowing their children to walk or bike ride to school: There is no off campus supervision of students by school personnel. Students are supervised by school personnel ONLY while they are on Trussville City Schools property. The area around the flagpole is City property.