All classes start at 8:10 a.m. There will be a staggered dismissal schedule beginning at 3:25 p.m. and ending at 3:35 p.m. All outside doors are locked at 8:10 a.m. After 8:10 a.m., all individuals must ring the bell to enter the school. The bell is located on the door closest to the visitor's parking lot.

Due to the safety of our students and staff, building access for parents, guardians and other adults will be by appointment only. If you need to drop off items or leave messages for your child, our wonderful office staff will assist you. Friday will be the only day you may eat lunch with your child. Store bought items, such as cupcakes, can be brought for student birthdays, but no balloons, drinks, or party favors may be brought.

PLEASE NOTE: We do ask that you wait until the 4^th week of school to join your child for lunch on Friday. 

 

Bus/car procedure

There are many students walking to and from school. For this reason, it is imperative that the bus lanes remain free from cars. We further need your assistance in NOT parking your car and leaving it in the driveway at the front of the school. If you need to come inside, please park in the visitor's space or across Liberty Grove Road at Lake Cities Community church. 

PLEASE NOTE:  The back parking lot is for Keeley faculty and bus traffic only. Parents cannot drop off or pick up students at the back of the school where the dumpsters are located (teachers parking lot). 

Morning drop-off

On the first day of school, you may walk your child to class. After the first day, students will need to enter the building on their own. 

●     Doors open at 7:30a.m. Please do not drop off students prior to this time, as no one is available to monitor them.

●     Buses and Daycares will drop off in the faculty parking lot in the back where the dumpsters are located. Please do not drop any other students off in this lot.

●     Cars will enter through the entrance on Liberty Grove Road that is across the street from Lake Cities Community Church. Follow the loop until you arrive at the front office. Pull up to the front doors to drop off students. Please make sure that your child is ready to exit the vehicle on the passenger side only. Parents please stay in your vehicle; a staff member and eventually safety patrol members will be outside to assist as needed.

●     Walkers will come to the door by the kindergarten classrooms.

●     Once inside, kindergarten and first grade students will go to the cafeteria and second through fifth grade students will go to the gym.

●     If your child eats breakfast at school, they should go immediately to the cafeteria for breakfast. Students who arrive before 8:00am are encouraged to bring a book for silent reading. Students who attend morning tutorials once those start must have their pass out and visible.

●     Breakfast is served from 7:30-8:00 each day.

●     Students must be in their seats in the classroom by 8:10 a.m. Announcements begin at 8:10.

Afternoon dismissal procedures

●     School dismisses daily at 3:30pm. Parents must display a pick up tag in order to pick up. Without a tag, you must park and come into the office with an ID.

●     Buses and Daycares will be dismissed from the gym and will load in the back faculty parking lot. Please do not use this lot to pick up students.

●     Cars will enter through the entrance on Liberty Grove Road that is across the street from Lake Cities Community Church. Pavilions are labeled by grade level. Follow the loop until you arrive at the pavilion that matches your student’s grade level. If your student is in PreK or Kindergarten, stay in the right lane by the kindergarten doors to pick up. Once you have picked up your PreK or Kindergarten student, merge back into traffic.  If you do not have any PreK or Kindergarten students, stay in the left lane to exit.

●     Please do not get out of your vehicle in the car rider lane. We recommend students practice buckling and unbuckling their seatbelts at home so that students are able to enter and leave vehicles as independently as possible. If you need to buckle your child in a car seat, please pull away from the dismissal line to do so.

●     Walkers will be dismissed out the front door and will start their walk to their destination. Students must walk off campus and not linger to talk to friends/hang out.

●     Parent walk ups will be dismissed out the double doors by the kindergarten classrooms. Parents will get in either the PreK/Kinder line or the first through fifth grade line and will show their tag to get their child. If you are picking up multiple students, stand in the line for your youngest student.

●     Students remaining at 3:45 will be taken to the office. Parents arriving after 3:45 must park and bring the pick-up tag inside to sign out their child.

●     Please communicate any dismissal changes to your child’s teacher.

THE SAFEST WAY TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD IS TO GO THROUGH THE DRIVE THRU LINE AS STUDENTS WILL NOT LEAVE THE BUILDING UNTIL YOU ARE HERE.

*CAR RIDERS (ARE PICKED UP THROUGH THE CAR LINE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING)

*WALKERS (WALK STRAIGHT HOME)

*PARK AND WALK (PARENTS PARK ACROSS THE STREET OR OFF CAMPUS and WALK UP TO THE FRONT OF BUILDING TO PICK UP THEIR CHILD WITH THEIR CARD).

On the first day of school, you may walk your child to class.  After the first day, students will need to enter the building on their own.

All students who arrive at school before 8 a.m. are to report to the cafeteria (kindergarten and 1st-grade), or the gym (grades 2-5). If your child eats breakfast at school, he/she should report to the cafeteria immediately upon arrival regardless of grade level. We do not allow outside food to be brought in for breakfast. Our goal is to have all students fed and in class by 8:10 a.m. All students are encouraged to bring a book to read while waiting in the gym or cafeteria. 

 

Students need to bring a signed note from their parents when they return to school after an absence. The absence note must be received within three days of the absence. Parents are encouraged to call the school or email the teacher to report an absence. Keeley will notify you by phone when your child has an absence. 

Releasing students before 3:30 p.m.

Our first priority is our students' safety; therefore, parents may not enter classrooms at the end of the day to pick up students or wait in the classroom hallways. All students must be checked out of school by front office personnel. Before releasing a student to an adult, a sign-out form must be completed and a picture ID shown. Due to traffic congestion at dismissal time, any student that must leave before 3:30 p.m. should be picked up by 3:15 p.m.

THE SAFEST WAY TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD IS TO GO THROUGH THE DRIVE THRU LINE. THEY WILL NOT LEAVE THE BUILDING UNTIL YOU ARE THERE. 

The office staff cannot be responsible for changes in transportation that are given after 2:30 p.m. Please send a note to the teacher and call the office if a change in routine transportation is necessary. When calling for a change in transportation, your child's ID# must be given. 

 

All medication to be administered during school hours must be delivered to the Keeley Clinic with a signed parent permission form. The parent permission form is located at the bottom of the of the GISD Health Services website and also at the Keeley clinic. Please meet with the School Nurse to discuss your child's specific needs or email Nurse Reilly. 

All students are encouraged to develop and maintain good dress habits at school and school-sponsored activities. Extremes in modes of dress are not acceptable; e.g. exposed midriffs, see-through clothing, tank tops, or garments advertising products that are in poor taste. Shorts of a modest length and fit (approximately knee-length, loose fitting and hemmed) may be worn by students in all grade levels. The final decision for determining appropriate dress and appearance will rest with the teacher and principal.

Students may put money in their lunch account via SchoolCafe each morning in the cafeteria before school starts. This school year there is no cost for a hot plate lunch or breakfast. Extra money put on a students account will be for extras like ice cream or chips. For students who bring their lunches, drinks may be purchased in the cafeteria. Please make any checks written for lunch payable to Keeley Elementary.

 

If a parent has a complaint about Keeley, forms to register the complaint can be found in the front office. Please return the form in an envelope addressed to Mrs. Taylor.

Personal cell phones and other technology devices used inside the building during the school day are prohibited, unless approved by the classroom teacher for instructional use. Any device taken away from students can only be retrieved by a parent. 

 

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 email the campus data clerk, Lily Hernandez or call the Keeley office at 972-412-2140.

You can find tons of information about the 2023-2024 school year by going to the Garland ISD website.  

Information specific to our school will be added as it becomes available.