Safety
Safety at Mount Carbon Elementary
Student safety before, during and after school is our number one priority at Mount Carbon Elementary.
Parents and Other Non-Staff Visitors
All visitors must enter through the main doors, sign in and wear a visitor’s sticker while in the building.
Pick up and Drop off Procedures
It is one of our top priorities at Mount Carbon to keep all students safe while coming to and from school each day.
Mount Carbon Drop-off schedule
Time |
Grade and location |
---|---|
7:45 a.m. |
Kindergarten students enter the building through their teacher’s classroom door. |
7:45 a.m. |
Students first through fifth grade enter the building through the end pod doors. |
7:45 a.m. | AM preschool students are signed in at their teacher’s classroom door. |
8 a.m. |
Full-day preschool students are signed in at their teacher’s classroom door. |
11:30 a.m. |
PM preschool students are signed in at their teacher’s door. |
Traffic Safety Guidelines
Follow these guidelines to keep every student safe:
- To keep the flow of traffic moving, do not park or idle in the hug-and-go zones.
- Enter the hug-and-go zone only when your student is ready to be dropped off
- Say goodbye in the vehicle and have your student ready with his or her belongings.
- If you wish to watch your student walk to the classroom, please use the parking lot.
- Students and adults should only cross streets in the designated crosswalks.
- No vehicle shall be within 20 feet of any crosswalk.
- Teachers are on duty for 10 minutes after school to ensure departure procedures are followed and children are safe.
Please refer to our Student and Family Handbook for any questions concerning pick-up and drop-off procedures.
School Hours
- Supervision begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 2:45 p.m.
- Supervision is not provided before or after these times. Read the School Grounds Before, During and After School Guidelines.
- The pod doors open at 7:45 a.m.
- School starts at 7:55 a.m., also the tardy bell.
- Students should arrive no earlier than 7:45 a.m. unless they are arriving for breakfast
- Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 7:45 a.m.
- Dismissal at 2:35 p.m.
- Students must be off school grounds by 2:45 p.m. unless directly supervised by a parent or an adult who has accepted the responsibility to ensure they arrive home safely.
Safety in Jeffco
Jeffco Public Schools is committed to protecting the safety and well-being of our students and staff. The Department of School Safety & Security takes pride in providing the safest environment for all students. All staff, students and school communities deserve an environment that is welcoming and without threats, bullying, intimidation and harassment.
To receive important emails, texts and phone calls, families must keep their phone number and email updated in Infinite Campus.
The district has over 150 safety and security staff in Campus Security, Dispatch, Emergency Management, Armed Patrol and Judicial Services/Behavioral Threat Management working 24 hours a day to protect schools.
All Jeffco high schools and many middle schools have a successful School Resource Officer (SRO) program thanks to strong partnerships with every first responder and Law Enforcement agency in Jefferson County.
Watch the "Jeffco School Safety: Five Departments Devoted to a Duty to Protect” video to learn more about Jeffco’s nationally recognized School Safety program.
Emergency Communication
The fastest way to get information in an emergency situation is to follow Jeffco on X and Facebook (@JeffcoSchoolsCO) and check Jeffco’s homepage on the website for alerts.
The SchoolMessenger system uses what families enter into the Infinite Campus Online Registration system for contact information. Families must ensure this information is always updated.
Your Role: What Families Should Do in an Emergency
- Stay away. Do not go to the school. This may interfere with procedures. Only public safety personnel will be allowed in or near a school during an emergency situation.
- Do not call. Do not call the school or security staff. We understand you may want to communicate with your student during an emergency, but calling may prevent them from hearing important instructions.
- Be informed. Monitor your phone, email, district social media channels, local law enforcement or fire social media channels and local news. Jeffco provides fast and accurate information to its community. In some situations, accurate information can take a long time to verify and share. Please be patient.
- Be ready. When you are asked to pick up your student, come quickly and bring your identification to the reunification location communicated to you. Jeffco will only release students to adults listed on that student’s Infinite Campus page. Make sure anyone who could pick up your student in an emergency is listed. This can include neighbors, friends or other family members.
Jeffco Emergency Plan
Jeffco’s emergency plan covers all five phases of emergency preparedness: Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
Contact Us
Jeffco Dispatch Center
Phone: 303-982-2445
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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In case of emergencies, call 911, then call the Jeffco Emergency Dispatch Center.