Please report to the main office to check in. A valid State issued ID is required to enter our campus. To better protect our students, our campus screens for registered sex offenders.

Thank you for helping us keep our Beaver Stars safe.

ARRIVAL  7:30-8:10 AM

Please know that if you arrive on campus before 7:30am, there is no staff available to monitor students. Please do not leave your student unattended before 7:30am.  Parents are welcome to walk students to the front doors. We ask that parents do not enter the building past the front doors.  Students that arrive between 7:30-7:50am will wait in the Gym. At 7:50am they will be dissmissed to their classrooms. They will be offered breakfast in the classroom. 

 Enter the parking lot while traveling west on March Lane.

• Pull up to the drop-off area using the lane closest to the building.  Drive as far down as possible.
• Pay close attention to the adult in the crosswalk to ensure safety for everyone crossing to enter the building.
• NEVER use the alley for dropping off students for any reason.  The cones that are placed for safety should not be removed.
• Pull through the main lane at the front of the school only and exit west on March Lane.
• If you park and walk your child up to the school, make sure that you park in a designated visitor parking space near the building or on the street.

DISSMISAL  AT 3:30 PM

Procedures are in place to ensure our students are dismissed promptly and safely. The safety of our students is our top priority.  

CAR RIDERS - Students whose families drive a vehicle through the car line in the front of the building and do not leave their vehicles.

• Enter the parking lot while traveling west on March Lane.

• Car riders will be dismissed from the building once their car tag is called

• A car tag is required! 

• If you do not have a car tag you will be asked to park and go into the office to sign out your student from the front office. A picture ID will be required.

• A staff member will call for your student when they see the car tag

• Drive all the way to the end of the curb in front of the school to allow others to pull up behind you for pickup. 

• Your student will exit the cafeteria doors or the front door.

• A staff member will help get your student to the vehicle.

• Keep your eyes on the car in front of you; looking for your child, honking, and waving can result in accidents.  Staff and safety patrol will safely escort him/her to your car.

• Never use the alley for picking up students.  Pull through the main lane at the front of the school and exit west on March Lane.

• There will be staff outside to help students get to the car. After 3:50 pm, parents will be required to come to the front doors to pick up their students. 

If you need to make changes to dismissal, here is the procedure: Please contact the school to make dismissal changes by 2:30 pm.  After 2:30 pm, changes may not be communicated to staff in time. To make changes, please contact the Beaver office directly at 972-494-8301 or email beaverattendance@garlandisd.net to communicate the changes. If you email your changes to beaverattendance@garlandisd.net, include the student name, grade, and desired change. 

Do NOT email changes to the teacher or use the Dojo app since they may not have time to check these during the day.

BUS RIDERS

1. StopFinder Parent App – Provides bus tracking, as well as bus assignment details. If you have previously activated Stopfinder there is no need to do so again. If you did not activate your StopFinder access last year, look for an email from noreply@stopfinder.com the first week of August to set up your password and access the StopFinder Parent App. StopFinder information updates frequently as route times or locations change. StopFinder will contain up-to-the-minute information. 

 2. Skyward Family Access – After logging into Skyward Family Access, click “Online Forms” to find the transportation Information. (Bus tracking is NOT available in Skyward Family Access.) 

GISD Transportation: 972-494-8530  GISD Transportation  

GISD Transportation Twitter:https://twitter.com/gisdbuses

INDEPENDENT WALKERS - Students who have written permission from parents to walk home alone or with siblings.

• Only students whose parents have completed a Beaver Independent  Dismissal Permission Form will be allowed to leave the building by themselves. 

• These students will be dismissed from the outside door nearest to their classroom.

• Older students will be allowed to go through the hallway to pick up younger siblings in their classrooms.

• Students are to leave the campus immediately. Students must comply with the expectations for Independent Walker/Bike Rider Students. (pg.10) 

• The playground is closed until 4:15 p.m. to students not supervised by their legal guardians. 

•  Students will use the sidewalks and cross the street only at indicated areas. 

•  Students will keep hands, feet and all objects to themselves as they walk home. 

• Incidents reported regarding safety, physical confrontation or bullying will be addressed according to the GISD Student Code of Conduct.

 

• ACCOMPANIED WALKERS- Students whose parents or guardians walk to school or park their cars and then come up to the building to pick up their child.

• Doors will be open from 3:30-3:50pm. After 3:50pm, all students will be picked up in the front of the building. 

• Pick-up is at the end of the hallway, on the side of the building, nearest to the corner of Vegas and March.

• If parking, do not park near the exit to the side parking lot which blocks the exit for buses. 

• Line up so your car tag can be called.

• Bring your child’s car tag/placard sign to show school personnel. This is required. You must have a car tag.

 

Beaver Tech Parent Handbook

We have adjusted several of our operational procedures to strengthen safety and communication at our campus. In this handbook you will see new procedures covering the following:

1. Arrival

2. Dismissal

3. Lunch Procedures

4. Communication

5. Tardies and Absences

6. Technology Integration

7. Visitors

Please carefully read over all of the procedures as some have changed from previous years. These will begin the first day of school and we need your help to make this school year a great success! Thank you for your support!

Do you need to enroll your child, request a transfer, withdraw or request a transcript? It's easy to start common processes at home. Visit the Online Student Services page to get started. 

If you have additional questions, please contact the campus data clerk:

Maria Flores

(972) 494-8301        

Mflores2@garlandisd.net

School responsibilities

• Provide a high quality curriculum and research based instructional practices to equip students to be successful both academically and for life.
• Create a learning environment where students feel safe, respected, and nurtured in order for positive student-to-student and student-to-teacher relationships to exist.
• Provide two-way communication with parent/guardian and child concerning “what” student should learn and know at grade level and “how” to engage parents in their child’s education.
• Communicate with parent/guardian regularly on ways to help their child learn.
• Expect and challenge all students to learn at rigorous, high levels of thinking and make connections with learning to real-world applications.
• Seek resources and assistance for a child who is struggling with learning or having difficulty in school.

Parent responsibilities

• Know what my child is expected to learn, and understand how I can help them meet expectations.
• Communicate regularly with my child’s teacher in order to know how my child is doing.
• Make sure my child attends school on time and ready to learn; including getting a good night sleep.
• Balance my child’s TV and video game playing time with learning opportunities such as reading 20 to 30 minutes daily or going to the library.
• Inform teachers if my child is having difficulty with homework or is having difficulty in school.
• Attend parent conferences, PTA meetings, and parent education workshops.
• Provide necessary supplies to help my child be prepared for school and be able to complete assignments.
• Create a home environment that is safe for my child.
• Be an active parent/guardian and volunteer in my child’s class or at my child’s school.
• Know my child’s friends.

Student responsibilities

• Help create a safe environment by following school rules.
• Follow the dress code policy.
• Accept responsibility for the choices I make and my own learning.
• Follow the use of technology policy.
• Come to school prepared with supplies, books, and homework.
• Come to school on time and ready to learn every day.
• Attend before and after school tutoring if I have difficulty with assignments.
• Have and show respect for my principal, teachers, school staff members, and other students.
• Balance my TV and video game playing time with learning opportunities such as reading 20 to 30 minutes daily, physical activities, play outside, etc.
• I will ask for help when I need it.