UPDATES & INFORMATION
Frederick County Public Schools will be welcoming students back for in-person learning five days per week in 2021-22 with a virtual option for families who choose that option. We are excited for the upcoming school year and welcoming students no matter where they are learning.
Back-to-School Plan
Frederick County Public Schools will be welcoming students back for in-person learning five days per week in 2021-22 with a virtual option for families who choose that option. We are excited for the upcoming school year and welcoming students no matter where they are learning.
Mon-Thu: 9:00am - 3:35pm
Drop Off: 8:30am - 9:00am
Pickup: 3:35pm - 3:55pm
Fridays: 9:00am - 2:35pm
Drop Off: 8:30am - 9:00am
Pickup: 2:35pm - 2:55pm
Drop-off Procedures
Dropping off: Carline
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Families are encouraged to primarily utilize carline for dropping off. Please follow the traffic flow directions graphic below in the Traffic Rules section.
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2022-2023 Update: All students will be dropped off and picked up at the Evergreen Place entrance.
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Carline volunteers will assist your children in exiting from the passenger side of the vehicle.
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All students will use the Evergreen Place (main) entrance. Doors will open at 8:30 and students may wait in the music room until dismissed to their classrooms. Carline volunteers will assist your children in exiting from the passenger side of the vehicle.
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All students will travel independently to their assigned areas.
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For traffic safety reasons, students must exit from the passenger side of the vehicle. If your vehicle cannot accommodate students entering from the passenger side, we ask that you park and drop off your student using the instructions below.
Dropping off: Parking lot
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Parents/ guardians who prefer parking are expected to escort students to the parking lot awning. Parents/ guardians are expected to remain with students until the student is prompted by the crossing guard to safely cross the alley into the school building.
Dropping off: Walkers
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Students who do not arrive at school in a motor vehicle are to go to the front/Dill Avenue entrance near the picnic tables and bike rack (which is available for student use). There is a doorbell to request access and gain entry.
Pick-up Procedures
Pick-up: All modes
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A school-issued pick-up card is required to pick up students at dismissal. A pick-up card is a colored card with the student’(s’) name and is displayed in the parent’s/ guardian’s dashboard for carline pick-up or held in hand for parents picking up from the parking lot. Parents/ guardians without the pick-up card will be directed to park (if driving), enter the building, and go to the main office to officially sign-out their children. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE PERMITTED.
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Carpools: Customized carpool cards should be requested by the front office secretary (with all members of the carpool cc’ed in the message). Once permission is verified, carpool cards will be sent home with students in their Thursday folder.
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Alternate pick-up arrangements: If you have scheduled alternate pick-up arrangements for your child (ie. your child is going home with a friend or alternate caregiver) please notify the office by sending an email to the administrative secretary (Regina.Chadwick@fcps.org).
Pick-up: Carline
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Families are encouraged to primarily utilize the carline for pick up. Please follow the traffic flow directions graphic below in the Traffic Rules section.
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All students will be dismissed from the Evergreen Alley (main) entrance. Safety Patrol volunteers will assist your children in entering the vehicle from the passenger side.
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All students will travel independently to their assigned areas.
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Your student(s) pick-up card must be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle so the student(s) name(s) is unobstructed allowing the carline caller to read and radio your student’s name for dismissal.
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For traffic safety reasons, students must enter from the passenger side of the vehicle. If your vehicle cannot accommodate students entering from the passenger side, we ask that you park and pick-up your student using the instructions below.
Pick-up: Parking lot
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Parents/ guardians may park and walk to the awning area to request their children be called by the awning attendant for dismissal.
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Parents/ guardians must present their children’s pick-up card (s) before student(s) will be called to the awning.
Preschool dismissal
Parents/ guardians must park in the lot and walk to the awning area to request their children be called by the awning attendant for dismissal. Parents/ guardians must present their children’s or carpool’s pick-up card(s) before student(s) can be called to the awning.
Entering the building during arrival/ dismissal
Parents/ guardians are encouraged to avoid entering the building during the busy arrival and dismissal times to ensure student safety and efficiency. Parents/ guardians who enter the building must proceed directly to the office to sign-in.
Students must be signed out in the office if leaving before the end of the school day.
Traffic Rules
MVMPCS is required by the City of Frederick to adhere to the following traffic flow. Please take note of this traffic flow and notify anyone picking up or dropping off students.
** Right turns are STRICTLY PROHIBITED onto Evergreen Place from Elm Street.
For our safety and to assure that routine traffic can pass through, MVMPCS traffic is prohibited from blocking any part of Dill Avenue.
To use the drop-off/ pick-up carline, drivers are required to enter from 5th Street, turn left on Elm Street, and then turn left on Evergreen Place.
When arriving in carline, please remember that Evergreen Place has many residential parking spaces for our MVMPCS neighbors abutting the road. Please be courteous to neighbors entering and exiting their properties.