Principal

Marianne Rupprecht

Dear Carter Lake Families,

Welcome to the 2026-27 school year!

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. We can’t wait to share more about our academic programs and what we offer here. 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!

School Day Logistics: 

Our school day is 8:10am-2:40pm. We open our doors for breakfast at 7:55am. If your child(ren) will be eating breakfast at school, please plan for arrival at 7:55am. Our day starts at 8:10am (tardy bell). Grades K-2 students enter the school thru the front entry/ main doors and grade 3-5 students (like last year) will enter thru a gym door from under the covered play area. We have supervision beginning at 7:45. Help by ensuring students do not arrive prior to that. At Dismissal, classes will exit the front entry doors. Take care to not crowd this area or check out students prior to the teacher being ready at the station under the covered play area. Many of our families walk to pick up children each afternoon to avoid the car loop line and that works really well for us. Please, especially the first few days, be patient. Teachers need to move the entire group onto the eagle lines and then dismiss each child to you directly. Tips for the car loop line ~ Our staff walks over the students to your car (especially the young ones). Please do not stop at the place you see your child/teacher. Pull all the way to the most forward spot.

See you at our Meet and Greet Aug 31, 4:30-6pm!

~Marianne Rupprecht, Principal

Mark your calendar! 

Aug 31, 4:30-6pm Back to School Meet and Greet
Sept 2, First day of school, grades 1-5
Sept 8, Kindergarten First day of school

Important details:

• 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.