Visitor Policy - Revisited!

03/22/24, 8:55 AM

Good Morning Dora Moore Families!

 

First of all, to the majority of you that follow our very intentional protocols and policies, act professionally, and support our efforts in maintaining a safe environment for the welfare of our students and staff--THANK YOU! 

 

AND--We have had a significant increase in parents/legal guardians/visitors blatantly disregard our visitor policies and safety protocols. 

 

Here is a summary of our visitor policy that all parents/legal guardians/visitors are expected to follow: 

Visitors

Visitors and family members are expected to follow DPS Administration Policy KFA that states:

“It is the responsibility of staff to ensure a safe and secure school environment conducive to learning, and therefore require the operation of schools to be free of any conduct intended to obstruct, disrupt or interfere with teaching, research, service, administering or disciplinary functions or any other activity sponsored or approved by the Board.  As such, parents are required to comport themselves on school grounds according to the guidelines delineated above.

In the event that a parent / legal guardian is found to violate this policy of conduct on school property, they may be restricted from the otherwise free access normally afforded to parents and legal guardians to ensure the safe and orderly operation of the school.”

 

• All visitors must enter through the main front door (#1) facing 9th Avenue and all visitors must check in immediately and directly at the office. Absolutely no parents or visitors are allowed to go anywhere in the building prior to checking in at the main office. 

 

• All visitors will be required to sign-in and must wear a visitor sticker or badge during school hours. Visitors are not allowed to go to a classroom unless there is a previously scheduled appointment or volunteer opportunity with a specific classroom teacher. 

 

• Guardians who are checking a student out of school early must remain in the office and wait for the school staff to call the student down from their classroom. To prioritize safety and minimize disruptions, guardians (except for ECE) are not allowed to retrieve their students from a classroom--They are required to wait in the office for their student to arrive before leaving.

  • All guardians must physically sign their student out on the clipboard in the office. 
  • Guardians may be required to produce a valid ID to confirm their identity. 

 

• All visitors are expected to act in a professional manner that does not interfere with the functioning of the school environment or the safety and well-being of our staff and students. 

 

• Violations of our visitor policy and DPS Board Policy will not be tolerated.

 

This policy as well as some other very important school operational policies for students and families can be found in our Student and Family Handbook that lives on our website: https://moore.dpsk12.org/student-family-handbook/

 

Thank you for partnership in our efforts at maintaining a safe environment for the welfare of our students and staff through these very basic expectations. 

 

Of course and as always, if you have a question or concern in being able to meet these expectations, please reach out to Mr. Janson and Mrs. Watson!