A.R.E. Policies

Do you plan to pick up or drop off your Alberta Rider student? Our doors open each morning at 7:45 AM. Students can enter the building at the main entrance, the cafeteria and at the covered play area until 8:00 AM. After 8:00, all students must enter at the main office to get a tardy slip.

As part of our safety and security plan, adults including parents are not allowed into the building without prior approval and volunteer badge. This includes during drop off. Please plan to drop your student off at the door.

We know our parking lot can get busy, so please drive slowly and be patient. If you choose to park on a neighborhood street, please note the "no parking" signs along both sides of 132nd up to the crosswalk.

In TTSD we promote healthy eating by following the Oregon Smart Snacking Standards. This includes food we offer to all students through breakfast and lunch and also snacks in classrooms, for activities and throughout the day. 

 Click here to see what snacks are recommended along with ideas for non-food treats.

If you choose to celebrate your student's birthday at school, please send a non-food item for them to share. This could be a sticker, pencil, or bracelet for each student or a book or fun activity for the whole class to enjoy. Check-in with your child's teacher if you want to know more about celebrations in their classroom.

Students at Alberta Rider are not allowed to have food delivered to school by anyone other than their parent/guardian or a parent-approved person. We will not allow food delivery by other adults including delivery services like DoorDash. If you want to bring your student lunch, please make sure to drop it off with enough time for us to communicate with their teacher.

All students need to wear clothing to school that isn’t disruptive to school. Something would be disruptive if it distracted them or other students from focusing on learning or if it got in their way of doing school activities, like sitting at a desk, participating in classes like PE, going to the bathroom, and walking up and down stairs.

• No images or references to weapons, violence, drugs or alcohol
• No profanity or sexually explicit images or words
• No face paint or masks

During rainy weather our team works to balance the need to get students up and moving throughout their day with ways to keep students safe and regulated. Unfortunately when it is actively raining the undercover play area is our only outdoor space. On particularly rainy days we roll out our rainy day recess rotations. Each class is assigned one location (two empty classrooms and one outdoors). On repeat days classes will rotate through the next location.

If you child breaks a bone, goes to the emergency room or has surgery we will need a doctors note listing any restrictions to their activity and the length of time for these restrictions signed by the doctor.

If your child is ill. -- fever, cough, headache, vomitting, diarrhea... Go to this link for information on when your child may return to school.

Our office team confirms identity for any adult who signs out a student which may include verifying ID. Because of this process, it may take an extra minute or two to confirm information before calling up your student. You can verify who is listed for pickup on your ParentVue account.

-Latex ballons: due to allergies 

-Weapons of any sort, even toys

-Glass containers of any sort: for safety concerns with broken glass and injury to students

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All students are required to have cell phones, smart watches and other personal electronic devices powered off and put away once a student arrives on the A.R.E. campus and throughout the school day.

For more detailed information see our district website.

Our school district's medication policy requires that adults be in control of medication at all times in the school setting.

• Only parents/guardians can deliver a student's medication to school.  Students may not bring their medications to school and deliver them to the office.  Although this may be inconvenient, it is necessary to comply with our policy to ensure our students' safety.
• All medications must be in the original container with the original label (the label is not allowed to be changed by parents/guardians).
• Prescription medications must include the correct dosage and time to be given.
• In the case of over the counter medication, the dosage must be appropriate to the student's age and weight as indicated on the label.
• Before a medication can be given at school, you must complete the Medication Administration form available in the main office.

We thank you for your cooperation and know you will appreciate the necessity of these measures to keep our students safe.

Our TTSD Elementary schools are collectively implementing an updated policy on celebrating birthdays at school. We know birthdays are an important milestone and are celebrated by many families. 

We are happy to help your children celebrate their birthday at school if they choose to do so! We love to wish them a happy birthday in class and over our intercom, and encourage the enjoyment of their special day. Starting this year we ask that families refrain from sending any food items or treats for their child's birthday. Please check in with your child's teacher about how they celebrate birthdays in their classroom.

Thank you for your support with this shift.

Dogs on Campus:

TTSD policy prohibits dogs (other than service animals) on school property during school hours including during drop off and pick up. If you walk your student to school please keep your dogs at home or wait on the sidewalk at the edge of our property.

Closed Campus:

A.R.E. operates as a closed campus during school hours, which includes the parking lot, cabin area, and back track/field. If you are volunteering or visiting, please make sure to check in at the office.