Carter Lake families,
We BELIEVE Carter Lake is a very special place for your child(ren)and for you! Our school is safe, caring and full of academic rigor. If you have questions or concerns, please let us address them. Talk with your child’s teacher or directly with me. We look forward to creating a strong partnership with you this school year!
What’s new at CL this year? This year instead of picking up breakfast bags, students will go thru the breakfast line to choose from the menu and then eat in the classroom. All students will continue to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost, thanks again to the district grant. While we won’t need families to complete a traditional free and reduced form, we will need you to complete an income survey that will be coming via email from the district. Thank you in advance for this!
Here are some highlights from the attendance handbook to have you thinking ahead and planning.
- Tardy bell is at 8:10am. Students should arrive between 7:55 and no later than 8:10am. This is breakfast time and school begins at 8:10am. Our top goal this year is to reduce the number of students arriving after the tardy bell at 8:10am. Students arriving more than 30 minutes late will constitute a half-day absence.
- Please write a note to the teacher for end-of-day changes or call the office early in the day. Dismissal is at 2:40pm and is a busy time for teachers and students. If you have an appointment or need to pick up students early, please stop in the office prior to 2:20pm, otherwise wait for students outside as classes are busy getting ready for dismissal. If a student is picked up prior to 30 minutes early, this also constitutes a half-day absence.
- Plan vacation around summer, winter and spring break
- Planned absence form – If you have an emergency or plan for your student to be absent, we have a process for this. Our office and counselor can help you complete a planned absence form.
- Tardy, excused/unexcused conferences and attendance contracts – We are required to hold a conference with families that meet the criteria outlined by district policy at 5 excused absences within a month and 3 unexcused within a month. We will also hold a conference after 5 tardy days.
As always, we appreciate your support.
~ Marianne Rupprecht
Very Proud Principal, Carter Lake