Getting to School

• General Information:
  • Students are considered tardy after 8:35 a.m. unless they are bus riders.
  • Students arriving after 8:35 a.m. must get a pass from the office.
  • Early arrivals—Students should NOT arrive at the school before 8:10 a.m. This is a safety matter. NO supervision is available for students arriving before 8:10 a.m.
  • The school doors will be locked until 8:10 a.m. The exception to this is for students enrolled in the Before and After School Care program, or any group or club that meets before school. Tulsa Public Schools offers a Before and After School care program for parents who need care for their children. Fees are based on several factors. Contact 918 -833-9574 for more information.
  • Breakfast is served at 8:10 a.m. Students should arrive before 8:25 a.m. to be served breakfast. Please make every effort to have them here on time if you want them to eat breakfast otherwise, they will likely be tardy to class. 
  • Zarrow is a cell free zone for all drivers.
  • Drop it and drive - safety first!
• Morning drop-off:
  • Car riders and walkers may be dropped off after 8:10 a.m., unless they are part of Before and After Care.
  • You may park and walk your child as far as the front doors, we ask that you do not follow them to their lockers, even if their class is in the main hall. Please say good-bye to your child on the front patio and allow them to walk to class independently. If you believe they need to be escorted, one of our staff members will happily assist you.
  • Bus riders enter and exit through the front doors.
• Afternoon Pick-up:
  • Students do not leave the classrooms for dismissal until 3:35 pm
  • Do NOT arrive at the school before 3:30 pm as this creates extreme issues with traffic flow. If you arrive before 3:30 pm, you will be asked to move.
  • Our busses must be given priority at all times
  • If your child’s pick-up will be different than usual, please alert the office and complete an updated “My Way Home” Form. For same day changes please call the school before 2:00 pm. It is very difficult for office personnel to get the message to your child’s teacher and your child on time if you call after 2:00 pm. Your child will be walked to his/her pick-up area, please make sure your child knows where you will meet him/her. Should your family experience a situation which demands additional security at release time, please contact the principal or counselor immediately to make arrangements for pick up.
• Car Drop off and Pick-up:
  • ​​​​​​​Remain inside your vehicle at all times
  • Make sure your student is ready to exit the vehicle BEFORE you enter the car line (jackets on, backpack and lunch box in hand, etc.)
  • If your student needs assistance buckling/unbuckling car seat or seat belt, or needs extra time to gather their things, park and walk up
  • All students MUST exit from the passenger side of the car
  • Pre-K will enter and be dismissed at the gym door in the parking lot
  • K-5th will drop off and be dismissed through the playground on the back track
  • Older students drop off and dismiss with the youngest sibling
  • Students will not be dismissed until 3:35 P.M.
  • Students not picked up by 3:50 pm will wait in the office until the adult in charge of picking them up comes in and shows an ID. Their name will have to be in the child’s emergency contact list for us to release your child to them. Any child not picked-up by 4:00 pm may be referred to campus police.
• Student Check-out:
  • ONLY THOSE AUTHORIZED BY YOU IN POWER SCHOOL MAY PICK UP STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL.
  • You need to include the names of any person authorized to pick your child up from school on ALL enrollment information. If you have a restraining order that must also be on file at the school and at the Education Service Center. The child must be named in the restraining order for it to be valid. The parent only cannot be named and have the order be applied to the child. We cannot release children to people you have not listed on the information sheet. Please make sure you inform the office of any changes in authorized people during the year. No phone authorization can be made.

We provide bus transportation for:

• Non-transfer elementary students living 1.5 miles or more from their school; and
• Non-transfer middle school or high school students living 2 miles or more from their school.

Buses may arrive up to 15 minutes after the scheduled stop time. Students should remain at the stop up to 15 minutes after the scheduled stop time. If students wait longer than 15 minutes, call 918-833-8100.

Buses load and unload at main entrance in front of school.  Our bus coordinator will be directing students safely in and out of the building.  Safety Patrol will also be present to assist. Consider using TPS transportation to avoid long waits in traffic. Whiteside Park is extremely convenient - no traffic lines and plenty of parking.

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• For the benefit of your child’s education, we strongly encourage daily attendance at school.
• Students arriving after 8:35 a.m. will need to stop in the office to get a tardy slip.
• Students who have ten consecutive unexcused absences will be withdrawn. If the student returns to school a parent must accompany the child and complete the entire enrollment process again.
• A tardy will show for a section if the student is late to school or absent for any part of the day over one hour. Any absence, partial or full day, is considered unexcused unless a doctor’s note is brought to the office.
• Chronic absenteeism (10% of the school year) is grounds for loss of transfer and possible retention. All absences (excused and unexcused) shall be included in the calculation of the 90% attendance minimum. Your student will be returned to their neighborhood school.

To pick up your child before the end of the school day (3:35), you must stop in the office and sign your child out. You will be asked to present a photo ID. The office staff will call your child to come to the office. TEACHERS MAY NOT RELEASE STUDENTS TO ANYONE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OFFICE. This policy is to protect your child’s safety. Early pick-up should not become a regular practice. Your child misses valuable class instruction and will not receive full educational benefit if you pick him/her up early. Students who frequently miss part or all of the school day will quickly fall behind making it very difficult for them to be successful.

• If your child cannot come to school, you need to report the absence and the reason for the absence to the school registrar before 8:45 a.m.
• The phone number for the registrar is 918-746-9182.
• If you do not contact the school within 48 hours, the absence will be considered an unexplained absence.
• After 5 unexplained absences or tardies in a 4-week span, the district truancy officer will contact parents and they will document it.
• Students with excessive absences may be retained in addition to losing their transfer to Zarrow. Explained absences are granted for the following reasons:
  • Student illness. If the student goes to the doctor, a doctor’s note is required for an excused absence. If the student doesn’t go to the doctor an excuse from the parent would qualify for an explained absence- not excused.
  • Death in the family- provide the funeral program for an excused absence
  • Family emergencies
  • Head lice/nit removal—2 days MAXIMUM for excused absence
  • Religious Holidays It is very difficult to call children to the office after 3:00 p.m. Unless you have an emergency after 3:00 you will be asked to wait for the regular release time to pick up your child.