ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Helpful information for new families joining Ashley Academy:
- The first day of school is a ½ day. Lunch will not be served, but you can send a snack. Dismissal for half days is at 11:30 a.m.
- Parents can begin dropping off children at 7:30 a.m. at the gym. Children will be supervised in the gym and will be dismissed at 7:45 a.m. to go to their classrooms.
- Class begins at 7:50 a.m. sharp – students should be in their seats ready to start the day.
- School is dismissed at 3:15 p.m.
- After dismissal for the day, parents have 15 minutes to pick up their children before they go to Extended Care. If children are picked up after 3:30, there is a $3.50 fee through the first hour. Anyone still in extended care past 4:30 is charged $7.00. Please pick up your child by 3:30 to avoid incurring extended care fees.
- Traffic & Pick Up/ Delivery – The car line lane is on the right side of the parking lot. If you use the car line, students will be brought to the car by teachers. So that traffic does not extend into Knob Creek Road, use the circle in front of the office to enter the car line. If you’re not using the car line, use the left lane and park in a designated spot. Please observe the one way traffic through the Ashley campus. There is also a 10 mph speed limit in the school parking lot. Entrance to the school is on Knob Creek Road, not the entrance on Lacy Street. You should exit campus on Lacy Street. It is important that sidewalks are left unblocked – please park in the marked spaces in the parking lot. Vehicles should never be left unattended or parked in the car line lane. Please do not park under the pine trees along the fence on Lacy Street because it obstructs the view of others who are exiting the campus. In the morning, use a parking spot if it will take time to unload students, backpacks, class projects, etc. The car line lane should flow smoothly and not be blocked.
- An informational parent-teacher meeting is held at the beginning of the school year. This is a time for teachers to explain curriculum goals, their individual classroom discipline policy, and any other plans for the year. Due to limited space and scope of the meeting, parents usually do not bring their children to the meeting.
- Fees for lunch, ice cream, and drinks will be billed to the parents each month. You do not need to send lunch money each day. Lunchroom supervisors keep a tally sheet of food and drink items consumed by the students. Fees for extended care are billed on the same statement.
- Box Tops – Every year, Ashley Academy asks parents to collect “Box Tops” labels from grocery items. Please save the Box Tops labels all year long even when school is not in session.
- Tardy students and students arriving to school late in the day should check in at the office before proceeding to their classroom.
- Parents needing to check out a student should report to the office and not go directly to the classroom. Parents visiting or volunteering on campus should obtain a visitor’s pass in the office.
- Land’s End polo shirts in cobalt blue with the Ashley Academy logo are the recommended dress code for school field trips. They may be ordered at Lands’ End. The preferred school number is 9001-0339-1 and the logo ID number is 0539082K. (White shirts are optional.)
