ATTENDANCE AND ENROLLMENT

ELIGIBILTY

Only children of sponsors residing on Fort Bragg may be enrolled in Fort Bragg Schools. Exceptions to this policy are considered on an individual basis through written requests to the Office of the Superintendent. For additional information, please call the Office of the Superintendent (910.907.0200 x 3002).

Effective July 1, 2007, students must attend the home school aligned with their housing area. If a family moves to new housing during the school year, they must change to the school in their housing area as soon as the housing move takes place.

ATTENDANCE

Students are expected to attend school on a regular basis to achieve maximum benefit from their educational program. Regular attendance requires that students come to school each day on time and ready to learn. Parents need to plan family trips around weekends and holidays to minimize absences. Student achievement is directly affected by their school attendance. Written excuses from parents are required for all student absences upon students’ return to school. Attendance will be heavily scrutinized with the support of the Fort Bragg School Superintendent and the Base Commander.

If a student has:

° 6 absences (or 6 tardies) --- a letter will be sent to the sponsor from the school/principal with a letter attached from the Fort Bragg Garrison Commander which indicates their support of the educational process in the Fort Bragg Schools.

° 12 absences (or 12 tardies) --- a letter will be sent to the sponsor from the principal – stressing the importance of students being in school. The principal reserves the right to forward a copy of this letter to the superintendent and/or the sponsor’s chain of command.

° 18 absences (or 18 tardies) --- a letter will be sent to the sponsor from the principal, through the superintendent, again emphasizing the importance of the student being in school and indicating the sponsor’s command has also been notified*.

Eighteen absences from school, in a year, will seriously impact the success of any child. The academic record of a student, having 18 or more absences during the year, will be reviewed to determine if that student is prepared for the next grade level. Student promotion can be affected by excessive absences.

Tardy students must be signed in by their parent at the school office or the student must bring a written tardy note directly to the office upon arrival. All other tardies are considered unexcused. A student is considered to have perfect attendance for the nine weeks, if they attended school every day during that quarter and have only one excused tardy. A student is considered to have perfect attendance at the end of the school year, if they have no more than four excused tardies and no absences.

*The notification to the command may include any extenuating circumstances known to the school, i.e. extended illness, etc. The superintendent reserves the right to forward this letter or not. Instances in which there are unusual circumstances, i.e. accident, hospital stay, extended illness, etc. will be addressed on a case by case basis. Utilization of Fort Bragg Schools’ resources, such as the schools’ social worker may be considered.

ENTERING / WITHDRAWING STUDENTS

Dependent children may be enrolled in Fort Bragg Schools by presenting the military sponsor’s Quarters Assignment Statement from the Picerne Housing Office to the Murray School office. In addition, parents are required to furnish the child’s last report card, shot record and Social Security number. A birth certificate is required to register preschool and Kindergarten children. If your child has attended another school, our office will request that your child’s permanent school records be forwarded to Murray School .

Parents should notify the school office as soon as they know they are leaving Fort Bragg . Within the last two weeks of enrollment, parents should plan to stop by the office to clear their child’s records, pick up a transfer card, and sign the records release form. This gives the classroom teacher adequate time to prepare the report card and any other information needed to hand carry to your child’s new school. Please understand that the school and/or teacher cannot process this information on the same day that it is received and/or requested. Your child’s permanent records will be mailed to the new school as soon as the transfer card is received indicating enrollment there. It is helpful to leave a forwarding address, if one is known.

HOURS AND BELLS

The school day begins at 8:10 a.m. and ends at 2:45 p.m. We request that children not arrive at school before 8:10 a.m. unless they are participating in the breakfast program which opens at 7:45 a.m. The first bell rings at 8:10 a.m. for children to enter their classrooms. All students are expected to be in their classrooms when the second bell rings at 8:25 a.m. to start their day.

STUDENT SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT PROCEDURES

Students may not be checked out after 2:15 p.m. If a student has to be signed out during the day, the following procedures apply:

° No students are permitted to leave school unaccompanied.

° All students must be checked out through the office prior to being called out of class.

° Parents/designated others must enter the office and provide photo identification in order to sign a student out. No student will be released to anyone other than their parents and persons designated by them.

° Please notify the teacher by note if someone other than you or your designee will be picking your child up at the end of the day.