Lost Student ID Badges must be replaced as soon as possible. The cost is $5.00 through Revtrak on the Negley website. 

No parent escort of students to their classrooms will occur. Visitors coming in for lunch or special events must sign in at the front desk with proper ID to receive their visitor sticker. 

Doors open at 7:00 am. 

Breakfast is served until 7:25. 

School starts and the tardy bell rings at 7:30. The car rider line doors will close at 7:30 - You will need to drop your child off at the front of the school if you arrive after that. 

From 7:00 – 7:15 students may go to Shipyard in the gym or to the cafeteria for breakfast. 

Students may walk to class starting at 7:15. 

Attendance is taken at 10:00 am each morning.  If your student is not in the school at this time, they will be counted absent for the day. 

Anytime your student is absent, please send an email/doctor’s note to the attendance clerk, Deborah Wilson, at nes.attendance@hayscisd.net. The note should include student’s name, student id#, date(s) of absence and reason for absence. Please note that we need an excuse anytime and for any reason your student is absent.  

If your student is absent due to fever, they must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication to be cleared to return to school. 

Doctor’s appointments are inevitable, but we do ask that doctor’s notes be provided for any absence resulting from one. **If your student is present on campus at any point during a school day, AND a doctor’s note is provided, the absence will be rescinded. 

Absences cannot be future coded. Anytime your student is absent, you will receive the automated attendance message (even if an email was sent before attendance was taken.) The attendance clerk will re-code absences after attendance is taken. 

Visitors can have lunch with students in the cafeteria, and MUST be on the student’s approved visitor list. You must stop at the front office with proper ID and receive your visitor sticker first. Report to the cafeteria to meet your child - only your child may sit with you – then check out with the front office when lunch has concluded. Classroom hallways are NOT OPEN to visitors during instructional time 7:30 – 2:55. 

The front office does not deliver. Your student will be called down from class to get any lunches, water bottles or forgotten items. Please LABEL all items with student’s name and teacher. 

We will NOT accept food from meal delivery services! Visitors may still bring restaurant food for their students. 

School gets out at 2:55 pm. 

Every family must choose ONE form of dismissal: Walker, Independent Walker, Car Rider, Bus, or After-School Care. If there are any variations to your student’s dismissal, these need to be on a SET SCHEDULE for the teacher to follow. 

Transportation changes are a LAST RESORT and will only be accepted for family emergencies/unforeseen circumstances. These are to be requested through Kaci in the front office by 2:00. 512-268-8501 or nes.attendance@hayscisd.net. Teacher’s name must be included. 

The LATEST a student can be picked up early before dismissal is 2:15 pm. PLEASE PLAN DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ACCORDINGLY. It is your responsibility to know the student’s teacher when picking them up. 

Students MUST be picked up by 3:15 at the latest. The Front Office closes at 3:30. 

Please contact your student’s teacher prior to bringing treats – they will give you classroom allergy info and class count. 

Parents cannot attend birthday celebrations in the classroom. Birthday treats will be handed out to students during the last 15 minutes of the day. Hays CISD recommends individually wrapped items (ex. Little Debbie treats). Homemade items will not be accepted. Please do not bring drinks! Balloons may NOT be taken into the school beyond the reception area. 

Parents are not allowed to bring food for other children for lunch – no “birthday pizza”, etc. for the class. This is strictly prohibited due to federal guidelines. 

Cell phones and Apple-type watch devices must be out of sight, on airplane mode, and in your child's backpack. 

Students will not have their cell phones out during class, passing periods, recess, or in the restroom. 

Students will not be allowed to call their parent on their phone/Apple watch during the school day. Students can use classroom telephones at the teacher’s discretion. If parents need to reach their child, they can leave a message at the front desk if it's urgent.