Schedules, Arrival, and Dismissal

ARRIVAL

Morning Arrival Procedures 

7:15-7:50    PAID Morning Care – Side Gym Door Drop Off (Students must be registered. See below for more information)

7:50   Morning Drop Off begins. Doors will be locked until 7:50, students will need to remain in vehicles. Students should report directly to their homerooms immediately upon arrival.

• Drop off location: We only utilize the Front Office car line for drop off in the mornings. Please do not drop off students in the preschool parking lot, the horseshoe lot, or at the middle school hallway door.
• Parents are welcome to park in the front lot and walk their students to the door. Curbside drop off is available for K-8 students to foster student independence. 
• The horseshoe parking lot is not utilized for drop off or pick up.
• Preschool students and their siblings are permitted to utilize the preschool parking lot for drop off. Parents must park and walk their students to the door.
• If you are utilizing the preschool parking lot please only park in designated spaces and not on curbs or in the grass.

8:15    Tardy Bell rings for Preschool-8th (students should be in class and prepared for the day to begin)
**After 8:15 AM all students can only enter through the front door and will check in with at front desk prior to walking to class

K-8 Wednesday Late Start

To continue to provide our students and community with a top educational experience MGCS has dedicated time for staff meetings and professional development every Wednesday morning. Student arrival begins one hour later each Wednesday for Kindergarten-8th grade students. Morning drop-off starts at 8:50 a.m., and the tardy bell for Kindergarten–8th grade students rings at 9:15 a.m. School doors will remain locked until 8:50 a.m., and students should remain in their vehicles until that time.

Early Morning Care is available for students that do need to be dropped off between 7:15-7:50 a.m. for the entire week or for just Wednesdays. See below for Morning Care registration. Please note that students arriving after 7:50 a.m. cannot be received and campus doors will be locked until the regular Wednesday arrival window begins at 8:50 a.m.

For more information on Wednesday Late Starts click here.

**Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten do not follow the K-8 Wednesday late start schedule.

Paid Morning Care Details

Monday- Friday Morning Care

Families that need to drop off their students before 7:50 due to other time commitments can register for Morning Care. There is a $30 per month fee for Morning Care. After School Care participants need to register for Morning Care but will not be charged the additional fee. A staff person will be at the Side Gym Door to welcome and receive registered students for Morning Care from 7:15-7:50am. At this time Morning Care spaces are limited, please email Angi Blanton ablanton@mgcs.org with any inquiry you may have. 

Wednesday Morning Care

We acknowledge that some families may be impacted by our Late Start Wednesdays. If you would like to register your student(s) for paid Morning Care on Wednesdays only please fill out this form. If you are already registered for Monday – Friday Morning Care you do not need to fill out this form. Registration is $20 for one student or $40 for a family consisting of several MGCS students, monthly. Spaces are limited and we will likely reach a maximum number of participants. Students enrolled in Wednesday Morning Care must arrive between the usual Morning Care window from 7:15-7:50 a.m. Please note that students arriving after 7:50 a.m. cannot be received until the regular Wednesday arrival window begins at 8:50 a.m. Please email Angi Blanton with any inquiry you may have.