Fulton Independent Preschool Head Start

Transportation Procedures

BUS TRANSPORTATION

  • AM bus pick-up begins at 7:10 and drop-off begins at 11:00.

PM bus pick-up begins at 11:00 and drop-off begins at 3:00.

  • You or an adult from your emergency pick-up list must be at the assigned pick-up/drop-off site with identification.
  • YOU MUST WALK YOUR CHILD TO THE BUS AND PICK THEM UP FROM THE BUS – NO EXCEPTIONS.

PARENT TRANSPORTATION

  • Children not riding the bus must be walked to the preschool door. An instructional assistant will be in the lobby at all designated pick-up and drop-off times. These times are as follows:

AM drop-off 7:30

AM pick-up11:00

PM drop-off 11:45

PM pick-up3:00

If there is not an instructional assistant at the door, you must bring your child to the Front Office (State Line Road entrance). You must wait with your child there until a staff member receives your child from you.

  • You must pick up your child at the designated times. If you cannot pick up your child, please call us to make other arrangements.
  • Per Head Start policy, consistent late pick-ups can result in a neglect referral with the Department of Social Services.

If your child is brought back to school on the bus and we are unable to contact you, we will call the police after ONE HOUR. Please make sure that your child’s teacher has updated contact information ESPECIALLY PHONE NUMBERS.

If your child has to be returned to school by the bus driver three (3) times in one school semester (August-December and January-May) because no one was at the designated stop, areferral may be made to the Department of Social Services for neglect.

Pick up/Drop off addresses must be the same Monday – Thursday.

We need 24-hour notice in writing for any transportation changes. You must talk to a preschool teacher at the school to ensure that your change will be made. Please do not give transportation changes to the driver or monitor.NO EXCEPTIONS will be made except in an extreme emergency.

Fulton Independent Preschool Head Start

Dismissal Procedures

Morning Class

Children riding the bus will load at 11am at the preschool entrance. Car riders will dismiss from the preschool entrance to their parents after the bus has loaded. Parents may line up in the parking lot. Parents may not park in any slots other than designated visitors’ slots. Please do not exit your vehicle. A staff member will bring your child to you.

Afternoon Class

Children riding the bus will load at 3pm at the preschool entrance. Car riders will dismiss from the preschool entrance at 3pm. Parents are to line up in the dismissal pick up line. Please do not exit your vehicle. A staff member will bring your child to your vehicle. To avoid long wait times due to Elementary dismissal, please do not arrive until 3PM. Children WILL NOT be dismissed until 3pm.

Transportation Training

Per Head Start regulations, parents and students utilizing school-provided bus transportation are required to participate in safe bus transportation training. In order to make sure all families are participating in this training, Fulton Independent Preschool Head Start will be holding safe bus trainings prior to the beginning of preschool.

PARENTS/CHILDREN MUST ATTEND ONE OF THE TRAININGS BEFORE THEIR CHILD WILL BE ALLOWED TO RIDE THE SCHOOL BUS.

Parents enrolling their child after the beginning of the school year will be required to watch a bus training video during the enrollment process.