All students will be provided with insurance coverage. The exact benefits will be defined in the insurance flyer to be handed out at the beginning of the school year. This policy is only for school related functions.

If, during winter weather, the roads are determined to be too hazardous to safely transport students, school may be closed for the day. Notice of this will be made over radio & television. Radio stations to listen to are: FM 102.5, FM 101, FM 104.3,FM 92.3,WCSH channel 6 (Portland) and WLBZ channel 2 (Bangor)

Occasionally, storms intensify later in the day necessitating the early closing of school. For this reason, parents should instruct students and make arrangements for their care should they not find you at home.

Delayed starts on stormy days give road crews more time to make roads passable. Delayed starts may be announced over the same stations and will mean that buses will run approximately one hour later than usual.

Visitors

We encourage parents to visit the school. We believe this helps each child sense the important of school, as well as increasing the opportunity for parents and educators to work together. We ask visitors to observe the following courtesies:

• Please call ahead and arrange your visit.
• Check in at the office to get a visitor’s pass.  If you are dropping in without an appointment, please do not proceed to the classroom until authorized by office staff to do so.   (For the safety and security of students and staff, visitors who fail to register in the office will be required to leave the premises.)
• No student visitors are allowed to school while school is in session.  Exceptions may be made by the principal, especially in regard to educational purposes.

Library

The school library is staffed by one full-time librarian and one part time library Ed tech. The library is open during all regular school hours and is intended for quiet study, reading, and computer use. The library is also open Wednesday evenings until 7:00 P.M.

Students who sign out books and/or other library materials are responsible for those things until they are returned safely. There will be a replacement charge made for books, audiovisual materials, and computer programs, which become lost or damaged.

It is not our intent to punish children who may have items lost or damaged or discourages use of the library, but is important to value our library resources and be sure other students will have an opportunity to use them.