2024-2025 School Year Information
First Day of School: August 19, 2024
OPEN HOUSE:
8/15/2024 2:00-6:00
Barton School District is going by an Alternate Calendar for the 2024-2025 school year!
New School Day Hours: 7:50-3:18
1st Bell: 7:45
ALL FORMS AND CHROMEBOOK COVERAGE MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
2024-2025 Student Information Form
Please only complete the student information sheet once per student. If you complete it before Open House, you do not have to complete the form at Open House.
Immunization Clinic- 9/11/2024 You MUST have the proper paper work filled out PRIOR to vaccine administration. If you have any questions please contact the school nurse at 870-572-7294 ex 4730.
Covid- 19 Vaccines will NOT be administered during the clinic.
DragonFly (All athletes and parents must complete required DragonFly forms every year to participate in sports)
2024-2025 Chromebook Information
Non payment by Sept. 6th, is an automatic deny of Chromebook Care. Students who deny Chromebook Care will be responsible for the cost of the device according to the depreciation scale.
Month view of all calendar events!
Backpacks and school supplies will be provided for the 2024-2025 school year!!!! Students will recieve their supplies during the first week of school
Important District Updates
Classes begin at 7:50 a.m. and dismiss at 3:18 p.m.
Students arriving after 7:50 a.m. must sign in at their building office.
Campus supervision is not available until 7:30 a.m. Students should not arrive at school before 7:30 a.m.
All High school students should report to the gym upon arrival to school.
All Elementary students should report to the cafeteria upon arrival to school.
All students must be picked up by 3:30 every day.
Parents should take note that students on campus prior to 7:30 a.m. or on campus after 3:30 p.m. are not under the supervision of school staff unless they are actively in a club/sport and are under the direction of the coach.
Students are not permitted to remain on campus between 3:18 and the beginning of any after school curricular event (i.e. football games, basketball games, etc.) unless they are actively in a club/sport and are under the direction of the coach.
Students attending after school events/programs must be picked up or leave campus within 15 minutes of the end of the event. Students remaining on campus after this time will not be allowed to attend such events.
DRESS CODE POLICY
CELL PHONE POLICY
AI (Artificial intelligence) POLICY
Elementary Important Updates
Elementary Bell Schedule:
1st Bell: 7:45
Morning Block: 7:50-9:39
3rd Period: 9:42-10:30
4th Period: 10:33-11:21
Lunch: 11:21-11:55
5th Period: 11:57-12:45
6th Period: 12:48-1:36
Afternoon Block: 1:39-3:18
Elementary Tardies and Checkout
Students who arrive at school after 7:50 but before 8:05 will be counted tardy. After 10 tardies, the principal shall report chronic tardies to the child abuse hotline for educational neglect.
Students that check in after 8:05 are considered AM Absent. Students that check out any time after 12:00 p.m. will be considered PM absent.
High School Important Updates
High School Bell Schedule:
1st Bell: 7:45
1st Period: 7:50-8:42
2nd Chance Breakfast: 8:42-8:48
2nd Period: 8:51-9:39
3rd Period: 9:42-10:30
4th Period: 10:33-11:21
5th Period: 11:24-12:12
Lunch: 12:15-12:45
6th Period: 12:48-1:36
7th Period: 1:39-2:27
8th Period: 2:30-3:18
High School Tardies
Students who arrive on campus after 7:50 a.m. but before 8:05 a.m. will be considered tardy. Students who arrive at school after 8:05a.m. will be considered absent for 1st period.
When a student receives the fourth tardy for any one class and for each tardy thereafter during the same semester, the student will be referred, by the teacher, to the office for discipline. Tardy counts will start over at the beginning of each semester.
If a student is tardy by 10 or more minutes to any class after 1st period, it is considered skipping. They will be referred, by the teacher, to the office for discipline.
Student Checkout
Students are in classes until 3:18 p.m. Please do not check students out unless it is an emergency.
All students that leave early must be checked out in the high school office by a parent or an authorized adult.
Phone calls and emails will not be accepted as proof of permission to check out.
Parents must provide a written note or come to the school and personally check students out.
The note must be presented to the office before first period. The note must have a parent/guardian signature and valid phone number at which the parent/guardian can be reached. The office will call on all notes to verify permission to leave campus.
Individuals not listed on the student’s checkout list provided by parents at the beginning of the year will not be allowed access to students. Individuals who are checking students out may be required to show proof of identification.
Other Changes:
Homecoming Court Requirements
Semester Exam Exemptions
Car Rider Information
Same as 23-24 School Year
3 car rider lines.
The drive between the bank and the Admin building will be 1 way exit only between 7:30-8:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m. No vehicles will be allowed to enter the campus from this drive durning these times.
The drive next to the softball field going to the elementary is 1 way enter only between 7:30-8:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m. No vehicles will be allowed turn around and exit the campus from this drive durning these times.
Line A (Green): Elementary Students ONLY: Drop off in front of the Elem/Cafe like normal, exit onto Highway 49 between the bank and Admin building.
Line B (Blue): High School and Elementary Students, all 5th and 6th graders: Drop off under the awning on the high school building, exit onto Highway 85.
Line C (Yellow): High School Student ONLY: Drop off at gym, exit onto Highway 85.
Bus Rider Information
Download the bus contract here!
24-25 Barton School Bus Drivers and Routes
Students will be picked up atleast 10 minutes earlier this school year due to the new school start time.
Bus 30 (Frog): Cyndi Slane-Hwy 20 – PC 426 – Lakeview – Hwy 44
Bus 28 (Horse): Sherry House-Hwy 85- PC 352- PC 354- Market street- MLK Jr Drive
Bus 33 (Fire Truck): Timmy Bond- PC 350- Hwy 316- PC 102- PC 103- PC 104
Bus 31 (Cat) Greg Poole: PC 300- Walker subdivision- Jade Estates
Bus 29 (Dog): Travis Williams: PC 240- PC 245- PC 249- PC 241 Celebration Hall
Bus 32 (Ice Cream): Junar Cabuenas- PC 353- Highway 49 West- Highway 1 to Lexa- PC 251
Bus 27 (Owl): Francis Palmer- Hwy 49- PC 315
Students New to the District
Students that will be new to the district, please complete enrollment forms.
Last Updated: 7/16/24