Tuesday, September 6th will be the first day of school for the 2022-2023 school year. Here are some things to remember:

• Kindergarten ONLY- Please check your letter or Open House folder to know when your students first day of school is
• Some students on Tuesday, Sept. 6th
• Some students on Wednesday, Sept 7th
• All Kindergarten students will attend daily starting on Thursday, Sept. 8th
• Meals are not Free for the 2022-2023 school year. Please talk with your child about what they will be eating each day. Complete the Free & Reduced Form to help Monroe maintain funding and possible receive reduced cost or free meals for your family.
• As a Start PROUD! school, students do not need to bring any school supplies on the first days of school. Students will receive their backpacks filled with school supplies on Friday, Sept. 9th during an all school assembly.

• Make sure your student's teacher knows how they will be getting home from school everyday. If you did not attend Open House or have a change in your dismissal plan, please call the office at 763-506-3600.
• Please be prepared for Arrival and Dismissal to take longer durning the first week. Here are more details about these procedures:
• Morning Bus: if your student rides the bus to school, please make sure that you are at least 10 minutes early to the bus stop. Routes may take longer during the first few weeks, so please be patient. If you have concerns about your bus route/pickup locations or times, please contact the bus company (First Student Champlin) at: 763-421-5785.
• Afternoon Bus: Students will be placed on their bus at the end of the school day. Please know that buses may be delayed up to 30 minutes during the first 2 weeks. If you have questions or its been longer than 30 minutes since your student's scheduled drop off time, please contact the bus company (First Student Champlin) at: 763-421-5785.
  
• Parent Drop Off: When dropping your student(s) off at Monroe, please follow our parent drop off procedures. Cars will line up along Brookdale Drive and be dismissed into the front drive, eight cars at a time. Please be sure when you pull into the drive that your student is ready to get out of the car (ie all items are in backpacks).
• Parent Pick Up: When picking up your student(s) at Monroe, please follow our parent pick up procedure. Cars will line up along Brookdale Drive and you will display your family parent pick up number (you will receive family number in students backpacks on Tuesday afternoon). Eight cars will be dismissed into the front drive and students will be loaded into your car.
• Walkers: If your student is a walker, please make sure that you know which way they will be walking out. Here are the two ways walkers are dismissed:
• Front Door: students will be escorted out of door one and walked to the crossing guards.
• Back Door: students will be escorted out of door 5 and either follow the long path to Meadowwood Drive or the side path to the neighborhood.
• Please preview the Arrival/Dismissal 2021 video and documents below for more information. The procedure for the 2022-2023 school is the same as last year.