School Attendance, Late Arrivals & Early Dismissal Policy & Bus Transportation Information
Late Arrivals:
The school day starts at 8:30 with an all-school meeting in the cafeteria. Students should try to arrive closer to 8:15, so they can put away belongings, greet friends, and so on.
Students arriving between 8:30 and 8:40 should go straight to the morning meeting.
Important: Students arriving after 8:40 must first report to the Student Services Office in Building A, to be counted for attendance. Failure to report to this office will result in miscalculation of absences. This office is at the school entrance closest to North Road.
Early Dismissals:
Early dismissals are also processed by the Student Services Office. Parents should come to that office, and Mrs. Ricco will locate the student and log their departure. It is the school’s policy to release a student from class only when a parent has arrived to pick the student up.
Mrs. Ricco’s contact information is: bricco@whiteoakschool.org or 413.562.9500 x225
Bus Service Notification:
Parents should be sure to notify the bus company when their child is:
- Brought to school by means other than the regular school bus and/or
- Picked up early by means other than the regular school bus
Failure to notify the bus company in such cases will result in needless trips by school buses, sometimes over great distances, for children who have already gone home, or the absence of a bus in the afternoon for a student who was brought to school by a parent. Our Student Services Office can supply you with the phone number of your bus company.
