Students should not arrive at school before 7:45 a.m. Students may enter the building at 7:45 a.m. Prior to that time, the staff is busy planning and is not available to supervise early arrivals. Students who participate in the breakfast program will be expected report directly to the cafeteria at this time. Instruction for the day begins at 8:20 a.m. 

​Students who are car riders can be dropped off from 8:00 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. in the side parking lot. It is preferable that you arrive early enough so that your child will have ample time to walk to his/her class and be seated by 8:20 a.m.

Students who arrive past our 8:20 a.m. starting time are considered tardy. Parents must accompany their child to the office for a pass to enter class. Parents will be contacted if students are frequently tardy.

We are very concerned about the safety of all of the children here at Meadowcreek Elementary. For security reasons, anyone checking out a student will be required to show a picture I.D. (i.e.: Driver's License) prior to having a child released to exit the building with him/her. The teachers are not permitted to release students from the classroom. Your cooperation is appreciated as a safeguard for all the children. There is no student check-out after 2:15 pm.

All students are dismissed at 2:45p.m. Cars are not permitted in the bus lanes between 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Attendance is extremely important to a successful school experience for your child. In the event of excessive absence or tardiness, the classroom teacher will send a note to the parents. The social worker may contact parents if such problems continue. Parents are required to send a note explaining the reason for your child's absence from school. The following reasons for absences are valid:

• For personal illness
• For a death or serious illness in the immediate family
• For recognized religious holidays observed by your faith
• For absences mandated by order of governmental agencies
• For conditions which render school attendance impossible or hazardous to health and safety.
• For each absence, a note explaining the absence must be brought to school on the following day.
• Students who are away from school for 10 consecutive days (unexcused absences) will be withdrawn from school. Upon return, parents can re-enroll students, but placement in previous classroom cannot be guaranteed.

Meadowcreek Elementary is a PBIS school. We aim to teach our school-wide expectations and recognize students who consistently implement them. Our school-wide expectations include: being respectful, being responsible, and being problem solvers. Please see the PBIS link below for more information.

PBIS

Please see below for our school's car rider procedures:

• Parents will not enter campus for drop off prior to 8:00 am
• Parents will not enter campus for pick up prior to 2:45 pm
• Parents visiting our campus should always sign in and receive a visitors’ pass.
• I agree to drop my child off in the designated car rider area.
• I agree not to drop off my child before 8:00am.
• I understand that the car rider lane will close at 8:15 am. I realize this means that the car rider area doors are to be closed and locked at 8:15 am each morning. I agree to park in the side lot and walk my child to the front office if I arrive after 8:15 am.
• I understand that students arriving at school at 8:20am are tardy and must be signed in by a parent.
• I agree to have my car rider number (the actual card) issued by the school when picking up my child in the car rider lane. If I do not have my tag, I will park in the side parking lot and walk to the front office to show my ID to pick up my child.
• I understand that dismissal begins at 2:45pm and ends at 3:15pm. If I am late, I agree to pick up my child in the front office and sign him/her out, showing my ID.

Please Note: SHOULD YOU NEED TO CHANGE DESTINATIONS, A WRITTEN NOTE FROM THE CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN INDICATING THE CHANGE IN HIS/HER TRANSPORTATION HOME IS REQUIRED ON THE MORNING OF THE CHANGE. THIS NOTE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE FRONT OFFICE BY THE CHILD TO BE SIGNED BY A SCHOOL OFFICIAL.

Calls will be received by the school between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Messages will be taken for teachers to return calls. Instructional times cannot be interrupted for incoming calls to teachers.

We welcome and encourage parents to visit the school. For your child's security, ALL parents and visitors are required, by county policy, to sign the Visitor's Register in the front office when entering and leaving the building. You will be issued a visitor's badge which must be worn and visible at all times during your visit. As a courtesy, please notify your child's teacher if you would like to make a classroom visit. Teachers strive to maximize instructional time with students and are unable to confer with parents without an appointment.