Parent & Student Handbook - Independence Charter School

• Parents of students who are Walkers will locate their children on Lombard Street in front of the school.
• Parents of Walkers will NOT be allowed to drive up and park their cars in front of the school. If you drive
occasionally due to inclement weather or changes in schedule, you must PARK your car in a nearby
metered or free parking space and walk to the school from there to pick up your child.
• We understand that dismissal is a convenient time for you to connect with other families. Our priority,
however, must be to maintain maximum student safety at all times. The sidewalk directly in front of the
school must be kept clear so that we can find students easily and bring them to their cars safely. To this
end, we ask that parents of Walkers NOT congregate directly in front of the school, but instead move in
the direction of 17 th and Lombard as a place to meet with each other after picking up students.
Special Early Dismissal:
• Early dismissals are permitted in the following cases:
Medical or family emergency
Medical or dental appointment that could not be scheduled outside school hours
Religious education or event
• If you require your child to be dismissed early for one of these reasons, you must call or email the
Attendance Coordinator (x2221 or attendance@icscharter.com) before 12:00 noon to schedule the
dismissal. Classroom teachers cannot make these changes.
• Due to the importance of a full instructional day, every day, for the success of all students, the front office
WILL NOT be able to call your child’s classroom unless you have contacted the Attendance Coordinator
ahead of time for a planned early dismissal. This includes the time between 2:30-3:30pm, as instruction
continues until the students are officially dismissed.
Transportation Changes:
• Changes to transportation or dismissal are permitted in the following cases:
Medical or family emergency
Medical or dental appointment that could not be scheduled outside school hours
Religious education or event
**No other transportation changes will be accepted unless they are permanent.** There are no exceptions.
• If you require a permanent transportation change for your child, you must call Transportation (x2226) to
schedule the change or send in an updated dismissal form to the attention of “Transportation.”
Office receptionists and classroom teachers cannot make these changes.
• If you have a temporary change, parents (or another person authorized to pick up your child) must arrive
to school in time to pull their child from their usual dismissal line.
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Anyone who is not a regular Driver (i.e. does not have a green or yellow placard): If you must
drive, please park your car in a nearby metered or free spot (not in front of the school) and walk to the
school yard.
After School: If you do not want your child to attend an outside agency after-school program for
which he/she is signed up, please wait at the Naudain Street door at 3:10 to pick him/her up from the
program’s line as they exit the building.
Bus: If you do not want your child to ride the school bus, please walk to the southwest corner of 16 th
and Lombard at 3:00 and WAIT for your child to travel to his/her bus line. You must sign your child
out of the bus line; a staff person is stationed at the 16 th Street ramp with the sign out clipboard.
If you change who will be picking up your child due to an emergency you must contact the front desk
(x2221) with the information. The person picking up must present identification to verify identity.
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