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Text Box: TO: Parents of Sandburg, Discovery & Quest Students (attending Sandburg) FROM: Sibyl Jorgenson, Carl Sandburg Principal, Safe Arrival Co-Chairs Amy Bray (823-5542) Jennifer Bushman (821-3018) RE: Safe Arrival Program THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SAFE ARRIVAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE REACHED THE SCHOOL SAFELY! We have a Safe Arrival Program in place at Carl Sandburg, whose purpose is to follow up on students who are absent yet not accounted for. All parents/guardians of Sandburg students are required to notify the school if their child will not be in attendance. If the school is not notified and a student is not present in class, a parent volunteer will call to determine your child's whereabouts. All Sandburg, Discovery and Quest students are included in the program. If you do not wish to have your child enrolled in this program, you must check the box on the Safe Arrival Form and return it to the school. One of our goals this year is to reduce the time spent tracking down parents who have not informed the school of their child's absence or tardiness. In the past, our volunteers have sometimes spent hours trying to contact parents on a particular morning. If there were an emergency and a child was missing, those hours could be crucial. We cannot stress enough how important it is that all parents notify the school if your child is absent or tardy. Our Safe Arrival line operates from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. at 821-6329. This number will connect you to an answering machine which is exclusively used for Safe Arrival. You can also call the office at 823-8670 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and speak to a secretary. Please make note of these numbers and remember to use them. We start calling parents as soon as we receive the teachers' attendance folders at 9:30 a.m. Ideally you need to contact the school by then. You may also send a note to inform the school of future absences. Unfortunately, due to staffing restrictions, we are unable to include afternoon kindergarten in the program at this time. However, if enough afternoon kindergarten parents are interested in volunteering (it only takes about 5 minutes), it may be possible to set up a schedule. Thank you to all of our parents, parent volunteers and office staff for your help and support in keeping all of our kids safe. The program will start on Monday, September 18th. Please complete and return the attached Safe Arrival Program form by Thursday, September 14th.

Text Box: SAFE ARRIVAL PROGRAM FORM 2006-2007 Dear Parents, The Safe Arrival Program is designed to follow up on students who are absent yet not accounted for. A parent volunteer will use the following information to contact you to determine your child's whereabouts. If this information changes during the year, please contact the office with an update. Please complete one form for each child enrolled at Carl Sandburg. STUDENT:_____________________________________ o o HOME PHONE: (____)_______________________ MALE FEMALE TEACHER:____________________________________________________GRADE:___________________________ MOTHER'S NAME:____________________________MOTHER'S WORK PHONE: (____)________________________ FATHER'S NAME:_____________________________FATHER'S WORK PHONE: (____)_______________________ SIBLINGS AT SANDBURG/DISCOVERY SCHOOL: ____________________________________________________TEACHER:________________________________ ____________________________________________________TEACHER:________________________________ ____________________________________________________TEACHER:________________________________ The Safe Arrival Program is a volunteer program, run entirely by Sandburg and Discovery School parents. Please complete the following information if you would like to volunteer for this program. Volunteers spend on the average of 1 hour (9:40 am to 10:40 am) going through teachers' attendance sheets and contacting parents who have not informed the school of an absence. Volunteers are needed one day every other week for the entire year. However, the number of days are flexible. Substitutes are also needed! It is okay to bring younger siblings in while volunteering. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please check days available for volunteering: o Monday o Tuesday o Wednesday o Thursday o Friday If you would like to volunteer as a substitute, please check the days below: o Monday o Tuesday o Wednesday o Thursday o Friday If you would like to volunteer but cannot commit for the whole year please check the days below: o Monday o Tuesday o Wednesday o Thursday o Friday You will be contacted by one of the Safe Arrival Committee Chairpersons. Thank you for your participation in this important program. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Bray 823-5542 or Jennifer Bushman 821-3018.

Text Box: If you do not want your child to participate in this program, please check the following box and sign on the line below. I do NOT want my child enrolled in the Safe Arrival Program. PARENT NAME (please print)________________________________________