School Policy Guide

After-school opportunities are primarily provided by MSCR, with additional opportunities provided in conjunction with our community partners. Information about these programs is provided at registration and throughout the year.

Teachers may plan field trips throughout the school year. Families will receive written notification in advance about these field trips and should take care to sign all forms and send money to school if requested. Scholarship money is available if payment of field trip fees creates a hardship for a student’s family. In such cases, families should contact their child’s teacher or the school office.Medications which are normally given to students during the school day will be given by school staff during field trips. No additional permission is required. If your child needs medication on an overnight or extended day field trip which is NOT regularly given at school, Board policy requires written parent permission and a written order from the health care practitioner. This includes over the counter, non-prescription medication. The medication permission forms are reviewed by the school nurse before an overnight or extended day field trip. Some medications (such as inhalers) may be self-administered but a school staff person will give most medications.

Meals are free to all students. Students can also purchase snacks with cash or access money previously deposited into their food service account. Students are not allowed to use their accounts until money is deposited, and there must be money in the account to eat.Deposits into student accounts can be made at any time. Envelopes for depositing money into a student’s account are available from the kitchen or from the school office. Families may also make online payments and monitor their student’s account at mypaymentsplus.com.Breakfast includes a selection of tasty, healthy foods such as cereal, yogurt, granola bars, fruit, fresh bread and rolls, juice, milk, etc.Lunch includes a choice of several entrées and a choice of fruit, vegetables, and milk. Snack items may also be purchased.

We ask that every attempt is made to schedule appointments and other activities in such a way to prevent students from missing the entire day. If you must pick up your child early, please contact the main office at 608-442-0142.

Families play a key role in school safety. You can read about school-specific resources for helping keep students safe. You’ll find more information on district safety and security, including how we communicate with you in an emergency, at madison.k12.wi.us/safety.

To ensure safety for all students, Badger Rock students must be dropped off and picked up near Badger Park on Burdette Ct. There is a walking path that leads directly to the Badger Rock entrance. If you drop off your student after 7:45 am, you may drop off on Badger Road. Do not drop off students in the parking lot; this space is used for staff, deliveries and construction vehicles and you may get blocked in. Students still proceed to our main entrance at the back of the building to get buzzed upstairs. End of day pickup remains on Burdette Ct across the playground.

Bikes

We encourage students to ride their bikes to school if possible. Please follow these guidelines:

1. All bicycles should have locks.
2. Park in the provided bicycle racks.
3. Bicycles are not to be ridden on the school lawns or in the parking lot.
4. The school is not responsible for damage or theft of parts when bicycles are parked on school grounds.

Bus Transportation

Madison Metro routes are available to and from Badger Rock. For route information, please contact Madison Metro at 608-266-4466, or visit their website at cityofmadison.com/metro.

District-provided Metro passes are available for students who reside more than one and one-half (1.5) miles from school and have demonstrable financial need, including qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Purchase a Metro Transit bus pass

Cell Phone Policy

Instruction time is valuable for every child, and we want to ensure our students do not have cell phone distractions impeding their learning. Cell phones are not allowed out during instruction unless approved by staff and used as a learning tool. Cell phones will be allowed during lunch/recess time. When cellphones are a distraction or impede learning, we will implement a three-tier cell phone policy.