Policies & Procedures

Drop-off begins at 7:25 a.m. with class beginning at 7:55 a.m. Students are tardy after the 7:55 a.m. bell. At 7:55 AM, our staff members who are outside welcoming students will be coming into the building and are unable to wait for late arrivals. Any student arriving after 7:55am must enter through front door #1 (our main entrance) to be checked in at the front office.  

Thank you, families, for your collaboration and feedback during this first week of dismissal. Now that our students have mastered finding their dismissal location and procedures at the end of the day, we will implement to our regular dismissal schedule. Please note the updated times below for our staggered dismissal:

The following are the times in which our students should be exiting the building:

3:15 Bus

3:20 Walkers/Clayton/Daycare

3:25 Car Riders- Please plan to pick up your child by no later than 3:35 PM.

We appreciate your grace and patience, as have spent little extra time ensuring that students are in the correct location at dismissal time over the next week or so. Any students who are still here after the regular line ends will be brought to the front office and parents will need to come, show photo ID or car tag, and get them from the office. 

As always if you wish for your child's dismissal to change from the normal plan, please call our front office at 817-744-4700 before 2:30 PM so that we are able to communicate those changes to teachers.  If you email the teacher, there is the chance that they may not receive the email, as they are with students and do not often check their email until after school hours. 

If you want your child to eat breakfast in the morning, please arrive around 7:25 a.m. to allow plenty of opportunity to finish prior to 7:55 a.m.. The breakfast line will close at 7:50 a.m. 

You are welcomed to drop off food/items for your child. Once you check in, the office staff will ensure the food/items are delivered to your child.  

*No Food Delivery Services accepted for students (Door Dash, Uber Eats, Restaurant delivery.)

We love having our parents and family members joining our students at lunch time.  For the first couple of weeks, however, we encourage you to wait until the third week, as lunch is a great opportunity for students to get to know their new classmates and friends and especially for our younger students to adjust to the routines and procedures.  When you come to join us for lunch, please keep in mind:

• Please plan to arrive a few minutes early, as you will need to check into the Raptor system with your government issued ID.  You can wait in the office until it is your child's lunch time and then join them in the cafeteria. 

• We have a special set of tables reserved specifically for our students to sit with their parents.  For capacity reasons as we now have some grades that overlap in lunch times, as well as for confidentiality, only your child may join you for lunch. 

• You may bring food for your child only.  Please do not bring food to share with other students, as there may be allergies or dietary restrictions. 

Birthdays are a big deal and it is so fun to celebrate with our students! If you would like to send a treat to share with the class, we encourage non-edible treats such as easers, bubbles, notepads, play-doh or other fun items.  If edible treats are sent in, they must be store bought and individually wrapped.  All treats will be given to students at the end of the day to put in their backpacks to eat at home. Birthday invitations may be given to either the entire class, to all the girls, or all the boys in a class if distributed at school.

As we monitor the temperature and weather, we may move to an alternate or indoor recess plan, depending on the circumstances.  Under district policy, students will not go outside if temperatures or heat index are at or above 98 degrees Fahrenheit or if the wind-chill or temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.  If temperatures are between 32-40 degrees outside activity will be limited to 20 minutes. If Ozone levels reach red of purple, there will be no outside activity. Students will participate in activities in the classrooms or flex space and will have a choice of games, hands on activities, movement and other options.  (Not an iPad time) 

If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please contact Tyler Lamon in the front office 817-744-4700 or by email at tyler.lamon@kellerisd.net. 

• Campus automated phone calls to parents and guardians will be made notifying you when your student has been marked absent. It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to provide current contact information to the school. 

• Students will be issued a warning notice when the student has absences without an excuse on three days or parts of days in a four-week period or five or more days or parts of days during the school year. Campuses will also request a conference with the student and parent/guardian to implement truancy prevention measures.

• Students without any documentation accompanying tardies or absences or who exceed four parent notes each semester are considered truant and will be referred to the KISD Truancy Tribunal which includes court dates, daily sign in sheet at the campus front office and with each teacher, and considerations by the Truancy Majestry.

• If a student fails to complete the KISD Truancy Tribunal expectations, they may be referred to the prosecutor of the truancy court of Tarrant County. The court can also file a criminal complaint against parents or guardians who contribute to the nonattendance of his/her student, regardless of the student’s age.

For more information on Keller ISD Attendance, please see the Attendance 101 (click here) document that was shared via email from the district on 8/13/24.

We have an area in the cafeteria where we put all of our lost and found items. If your child is missing a shirt, coat, water-bottle, etc. please check our lost and found. Once our lost and found has too many items, we will make a donation. Of course, we will provide parents plenty of notice prior to donating. 

As we welcome students back to school on August 14th, our top priority continues to be providing a safe, welcoming environment that sets up students for maximum academic growth and success. To help with this, we want to share a reminder about Keller ISD’s practices regarding student technology to ensure that students and families are familiar with these expectations before the first day of school.  The goal of the District’s phone-free learning environment is to reduce distractions and minimize interruptions to the learning process, which will increase learning engagement, address student social and emotional development needs, and support positive student mental health. 

Student cell phones, smart watches, AirPods, Bluetooth headphones, communication transmission devices etc. are not allowed to be in use during instructional hours. Students will be expected to either leave their devices at home, or if they choose to bring them to school, to turn their device off and store it in a backpack, purse, or other bag for the entirety of the school day.  All students have access to iPads for classwork. If there is a medical reason to use a cell phone, use will be addressed per a 504, IEP, or health plan, with prior approval.

We understand that parents may need the ability to contact their child during the school day, so please do not hesitate to contact the office at 817-744-4700 anytime and we can relay messages to students as needed.

More information about the implementation of this phone-free learning environment can be found online at www.KellerISD.net/PhoneFree. Thank you for your partnership as we work together as one for the success of all. 

Parents are always welcome at FES and we are grateful for our volunteers as an essential part of our school!  If you are interested in volunteering this year, please fill out the Keller ISD Volunteer Application.  

• All FES visitors are required to enter through the front office, provide picture identification, and obtain a visitor badge before proceeding to any part of the building. This procedure ensures the safety and security of our campus as we know who is in the building at all time. Office staff will verify the visitor is a parent, guardian, or approved contact for the student. 

• Guests must have their visitor badge worn on their shirt and visible at all times. 

• Guests are only allowed in designated areas to minimize disruption of the learning environment. 

• Guests are required to exit the building through the front doors during school hours.