Back to School

Arrival: Dropping off at Grissom

• School doors open at 7:20.
• Students and parents wait in cars until doors open at 7:20.
• Walkers
  • Walkers wait in the grassy area near the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten (Children’s House) entrance, between our drive and S. 73rd E. Ave., adjacent to the crosswalk.
  • Adults waiting with walkers should wear masks on school grounds. Masks are strongly recommended for students.
  • Families should distance from other families.
  • If crossing S. 73rd E. Ave., use the crosswalk.
• At 7:20, students may get out of cars and enter building. Parents stay in cars.
  • Pre-K and K:
    • To begin the year, staff will help students out of cars as they learn the routine.
    • Students enter the doors nearest the pre-k and k (Children’s House) building, under the covered walkway.
  • 1st-5th Grades:
    • Enter the main doors, under the blue Grissom awning.
  • If you are dropping off both Pre-K/ K and 1st-5th, all students should be let off in the north lot and all students may enter the PK/ K entrance.

Good attendance is one of the most important factors in the academic success of your child. Please have your child at school every day possible.

School board policy and state law requires that students attend school more than 90% of the days it’s in session. Absences include days and parts of days (anything more than one hour). Students who miss school in excess of 10% of the time may be retained on that basis. Learning is likely to have gaps due to their lack of participation in class. Students often exhibit more problems with behavior because they have missed instruction and routines and are lost or overwhelmed.

We provide quality meals and nutrition education for students and families with great customer service. Menus will be available once the school year begins. For more information about our child nutrition program, click the link below.

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Back to School Form:

Elementary students have access to free breakfast and lunch, but we encourage families to help support the school's access to federal funding by logging into SmartChoice at enroll.tulsaschools.org and clicking on the “Back to School” form.

Electronic Meal Payments

Child Nutrition has upgraded their point-of-sale system which has changed where families can place funds electronically for meals and ala carte sales in the cafeteria. Families will now use MySchoolBucks by creating an account on the website at www.MySchoolBucks.com or on the mobile app. MySchoolBucks will allow accounts to be set up with an auto refill when a certain balance is met and send notifications as an account reaches low or negative funds.

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Early pick up 

• Make sure your school has the accurate list of persons approved for picking up your child from school.
• Adults must present their photo ID pick up a student early.
• See TPS Regulation 2117-R: STUDENT PICKUP DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

Dismissal: Picking up at Grissom

• School dismisses at 2:35.
• Parents wait in cars.
• Parents of walkers.
  • Parents of walkers in grades PK-3 wait in the area where walkers wait in the morning, the grassy area near the pre-K and K entrance, between our drive and S. 73rd E. Ave.
  • Parents of walkers in grades 4-5 wait near the wooden fence at the south end of the parking lot.
  • Adults waiting for walkers should wear masks on school grounds. Masks are strongly recommended for students.
  • Families should distance from other families.
  • If crossing S. 73rd E. Ave., use the crosswalk.
• Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten pick up outside of the PK & K building and use the drive outside of that building (the “north drive”).
  • A staff member will ask which child you’re picking up and another will help your child to the car.
• 1st – 5th grade pick up outside of the main building and use the, “south drive.”
  • 1st grade lines up nearest the PK-K exit, at the north end of the south drive.
  • 2nd and 3rd grade line up on the north side of the main entrance, 3rd grade nearest the steps, 2nd grade between 1st and 3rd.
  • 4th and 5th grade line up south of the main entrance, 4th grade nearest the steps, 5th grade nearest the south end of the building.
    • If you are picking up 4th or 5th grade students, once you enter the Grissom parking lot, drive past those cars in the 1st-3rd grade line and past the front steps to get in line for 4th and 5th grade.
• If you are picking up students from PK/ K and from 1st-5th grade, pick up your PK/ K student from the north lot. Pull forward along the curb instead of exiting. A staff member will direct you into the south lot so that you can be in line to pick up your older students.

Enrollment is open until August 1.

When do I need to enroll my child?

• If your child is going to be 4 years old on or before September 1
• If your child is new to the district
• If you have recently moved

How do I enroll my child?

• Visit the Enroll page.
• You must supply the listed required documents.

Who do I call if my child has not returned home from school on time?

• First call your child’s school
• If you do not get an answer, call transportation at 918-833-8100  
• Note: buses may run 10-minutes after the posted stop time

Who do talk to about transportation for students with special needs?

• Call our special needs transportation representative at 918-833-8148 or csctrans@tulsaschools.org.
• Note:  There is a 3-5 day processing window for all new applications

More Bus Routes Information

• Visit Health & Wellness
• Includes required immunizations, health forms, and tips for maintaining good health

• Visit our Student and School Safety page for more information.
• Make sure your child's school has your accurate emergency contact information.
• Please obey traffic signs and stay alert when driving in a school zone.

Traffic flow and General Rules

• Know where to enter and which direction to come from and exit.
  • Pre-K and kindergarten:
    • Approach school from the north, so that you are southbound on S. 73rd E. Ave.
    • Make one line of traffic. Once the line of cars reaches north to E. 66th Street, curve the line to the west on E. 66th Street so there is one continuous line of cars.
    • Enter the north entrance of the north drive by making a right turn from S. 73rd E. Ave.
    • When exiting, turn left so that you are northbound on S. 73rd E. Ave.
      • This avoids interference with traffic on S. 73rd E. Ave., and with cars entering and exiting the drive for 1st -5th grades.
  • 1st-5th Grades:
    • Approach school from the south, so that you are northbound on S. 73rd. E. Ave.
    • Make one line of traffic. Once the line of cars reaches into S. 73rd E. Ave., make a line to the south on S. 73rd E. Ave. so there is one continuous line of cars. Do not block southbound traffic on S. 73rd E. Ave.
    • Enter the north driveway of the south parking lot, the lot in front of the main building, by making a left turn from S. 73rd E. Ave. It’s the driveway immediately south of the crosswalk, and immediately south of the entrance to the pre-k and kindergarten building.
    • When exiting, turn right so that you are southbound on S. 73rd E. Ave.
      • This avoids waiting to turn left out of the lot, which backs up traffic in the parking lot, and avoids interfering with the line of cars on S. 73rd E. Ave. that are waiting to enter Grissom.
• Make one line of traffic.
  • Students must be dropped off at the curb and picked up at the curb.
  • Staff will not load students into the car unless the car is at the curb. If a driver has moved their car out of the pick-up line and attempts to pick up away from the curb, they will be directed to go back to the end of the cars waiting for entry and go through the line again.
• Be safe, look out for children, and follow staff instructions.
  • Go slowly.
  • Be attentive to your driving. Put the phone away.

To view your child’s grades, attendance and other information:

• Parents - Student Grades
• Select “Create Account” and provide requested information
• Sign in using your created account and password
• Student data, including class schedules, will be available in August.

To request a transcript, visit Student Records/Transcripts.