The Chameleon Connection: RISE
!!!Dismissal Changes!!! Week 1: 2023-2024
A Message from GQES Administration
🚸!!!DISMISSAL CHANGES!!!🚸
Hello,
It was an overall outstanding return for the start of the 2023-2024 school year. We hope your children are telling wonderful stories of their first day back at GQES. We enjoyed seeing their smiling faces! However, dismissal was a disaster at GQES. We apologize for this situation and are taking corrective actions. Thank you for your cooperation as we work through this significant change.
We need your help tonight. As a Parent/Guardian, you have the right and responsibility to communicate and share your decision for your child's dismissal from school. After today, walker procedures have been adjusted:
Option 1: ON-CAMPUS---Parent/Guardian Sign Out. All Parents/Guardians present their proper forms of state-issued identification and come into the school to sign out and pick up their child. All parents/guardians may begin lining up outside at 2:20.
Option 2: OFF-CAMPUS--- Parent/Guardian MEETS CHILD at one of 3 OFF-CAMPUS designated street corners: A (Whitlock/Kent), B (Whitlock/S. Loudoun), C (S. Loudoun, Southwerk). See map below! WALKERS ONLY
Option 3: OFF-CAMPUS---STUDENTS WALK INDEPENDENTLY TO THEIR HOME from designated street corners: A (Whitlock/Kent), B (Whitlock/S. Loudoun), C (S. Loudoun/Southwerk). See map below!
If a parent/guardian chooses option 2 or 3, your child will be in the Chameleon Convoy escorted by GQES staff to the designated street corners. No one is allowed to break the Chameleon Convoy for safety. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to meet their child at designated street corners.
You need to let your child's teacher know this evening what your decisions are. Our main office will make any adjustments to dismissal, however, parents/guardians must always notify the main office for any dismissal changes.
This will eliminate confusion and chaos.
Thank you!
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Joanie Hovatter, Principal
Garland R. Quarles Elementary School
540-662-3575 (school)
540-662-8449 (fax)
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