Collicot Elementary School

Thank you for observing the following arrival procedures. 

• All K-5 students should arrive between 8:05 a.m. and 8:19 a.m.  Please do not arrive any earlier than 8:05 as staff is not on duty, and there is no supervision for the children. At 8:05 students will be greeted and welcomed by school staff at arrival doors.  At thi time.  students will be allowed to head to classrooms.   Doors will close promptly at 8:20 so please do not be tardy as you will then need to ring the bell at door 1 and sign your child in as tardy.

• If you are using the car lane, please say goodbyes prior to the entrance to ensure quick and secure school entry. Only students will be allowed to enter the building.   For safety reasons, students may not be dropped off anywhere except for the back sidewalk.  Please park and walk the children if you would like to escort them directly to the doors.

• Students dropped off curbside behind the schools should exit the car on the left side only.  These students should enter through door 19.  Please note that cars are asked to pull up to the curb as far as possible as directed by supervising staff. This may be as far as the Cunningham side of the building near the bike rack and small playground to allow as many cars as possible to drop off and avoid back-ups. Supervisors will guide the children to walk back towards the Collicot entrances.

• Parents/guardians should never leave cars unattended. If you need to park, please do so on the street in front of the building. Parking on the side of the building or in the rear parking lot is reserved for Collicot and Cunningham staff only.

• Cars using the car lane will be asked to use  a piece of paper that will be used to help staff identify cars.  Cunningham and Collicot will use different colors and we encourge you to use the identifying papers to support a smooth pick up.  Please keep these papers in your glove compartment and place in the driver's side window at every pick up.  

• Vehicles in the drop off line should never pass other vehicles.

•  We appreciate your patience in all arrival and departure situations.

Collicot Birthday Books

Donate a book on your child’s birthday to the school library!

Birthday Books are a fun and memorable way for Collicot kids to celebrate their birthday (or ½ birthday for summer kids) at school! During your child’s birthday month, he or she will pick a book from a wide selection of books that have been requested by the school’s librarian. A commemorative book plate with your child’s name and birthday will be added to the book and it will be donated to the school library. Your child will  receive a certificate thanking them for their donation and will be the first to check the book out of the library. For years to come every student who reads that book will know it was a Birthday Book from your child!

This is what you  need to do before the 15th of the month you would like the book delivered:

-Pay $10 via  PayPal or check (made payable to Collicot PTO)

-Send an email to lindsay_hudgins@yahoo.com with your child’s Full Name, Birthdate including year and homeroom teacher. 

-Please do not send a PayPal payment to Lindsay Hudgins, follow the link above to the Collicot PTO PayPal account.

This program allows your child to learn the joy of philanthropy at an early age and benefits the school library by supplying it with much needed books to be shared with the Collicot community.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Lindsay at  lindsay_hudgins@yahoo.com.

Covid-19 Specific Health Policies 

• MPS Health Prescreening Checklist 
• MPS Face Covering Policy 
• MPS Mask Exemption Form
• MPS Mask Break Policy 

DESE guidance: Important Reminders when Identifying Close Contacts in School Settings - September 24, 2021

DESE Close Contact Decision Tree — September 24, 2021

Superintendent Jette's September 9, 2021 letter about the Test and Stay Program can be found here. You must OPT IN to Test and Stay to participate. 

Please see the updated MPS Opening Guide at this link. 

Please refer to these DESE Covid protocol flowcharts for information about various Covid positive and close contact scenarios. 

Superintendent's Weekly Blog Post  

Superintendent Jette's blog posts can be found at this link. If you would like to sign up to receive this weekly school year email, please click this link.