MAES Frequently Asked Questions

When does school start and end?

School Start and End times:
Mt. Airy Middle -  8:25 am, 3:00 pm
Mt. Airy Elementary -  8:35 am, 3:05 pm
Parr’s Ridge Elementary -  8:40 am, 3:10 pm

What are the proper procedures for Parent -Pick up?

Students leaving school in any manner other than their regularly assigned route must:

  1. Send in a written permission note from home indicating any change in dismissal. (from page 17 in Parent-Student Handbook)
  2. Be signed out by the parent or guardian in the office/gym

What is the most effective way to communicate with my child’s teacher?

There are many ways to contact your child’s teacher. These include:

Legal confidentiality limits the type of information conveyed through email. Concerns are always best relayed in open communication.

Are siblings allowed to visit during American Education Week?

Due to classroom instructional time, we ask that sibling not visit during American Education Week.

Book covers for textbooks are required by all grades. Where can we purchase Book Socks that will fit large textbooks?

Mt. Airy Elementary “School Store” carries Jumbo book socks that fit most large textbooks. They are $3.00 and come in a variety of colors and patterns. The school store is located in room 221, right across from the main office and the hours of operation are 8:10 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Where is the school store, and when is it open?

The school store is located in room 221, right next to the main office and the hours of operation are 8:10 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

What are the school's inclement weather policies?

See the Inclement Weather page.

What varieties of snacks are available during lunch and what are the prices?

The following snacks are available:

All ice cream .60
Fruit Roll Ups .60
Fruit Snacks .60
Fruit Gushers .60
S'More Mix .60
Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds .60
All cookies and cake .25
Tiny Twists Pretzels .25
Honey Graham Crackers .25
Whale Bites .25
Saltine Crackers .10

How much do lunch and breakfast cost?

Elementary Lunch $1.75

Reduced Lunch $0.40

Breakfast $1.00

Reduced Breakfast $0.30

Is before and after school care available at the school?

YMCA Before & After School @ Mt. Airy  (Mt. Airy Elementary & Mt. Airy Middle students Welcome!)

Daily Activities include:
Outdoor/Large Motor Play
Snack
Arts & Crafts
Homework/Quiet Time
Free choice includes ping pong, fuse ball and shuffle board.
Character Development Program
Monthly trips to the YMCA for Swimming

For more information call Carol Whittington 301-829-3986.

ABC Care Before and After School @ Parr's Ridge
We open at 6:45 AM Monday through Friday. We reopen at dismissal time until 6PM. We offer a breakfast bar each morning to help rushed families meet their morning schedules as well as an afternoon snack to help kids get through the afternoon munchies.

ABC offers several enrollment options: two, three or five days a week, before, after, or both. For more information, call 301-829-3840.

What is the procedure to become a trained volunteer?

Volunteer Training is provided at MAES and PARRS before every PTA meeting. See the Volunteer page for more information.  Other locations and times are available throughout the county. These dates can be obtained from the web site at: www.carrollk12.org.

Volunteers who completed training during the school year 2005/2006 will be able to volunteer until September 30, 2006. After the September 30th date all volunteers must be retrained. The requirement for the 2006/2007 school year is that all volunteers must be trained seven (7) days prior to volunteering.

Can parents provide Birthday treats for their children?

To assure a safe environment Birthday Snacks will be no longer be allowed in the cafeteria or in the classrooms. Non-edible treats such as stickers, pencils, etc. are welcome. Thank you for your cooperation!

CCPS has begun instructing “Advanced Math” classes, what does this mean?

The following response is from Mr. Donn Hicks, Elementary Math Supervisor:

As you know from previous correspondence, our teaching teams will be utilizing an instructional model this year called specialization. Through the use of this design, teachers will be able to focus the preparation for their lessons on meeting the needs of your children is specific subject areas. Within each classroom, teachers will use the results of ongoing assessments to form purposeful, flexible and small student groupings to allow them to meet the needs of each student. Within the subject of mathematics, it is certainly possible that a classroom may include a group of children who are learning above grade level mathematical concepts, (Advanced Benchmarks), while another group of children are learning on-grade level concepts. This grouping technique is very similar to the traditional set-up of Integrated Language Arts classrooms in which varying fluency rates or comprehension strengths. As with any instructional or grouping practice, the primary purpose is to meet the individual student where his or her learning needs to occur. Within the CCPS elementary mathematics program, teachers use ongoing pretests and other assessment techniques to determine the prior knowledge of students before teaching each content cluster. Our teachers at Mt. Airy Elementary are highly trained professionals who work diligently to meet the needs of all children.

If some of our contact information has changed since filling out my student’s emergency card at the beginning of the year. What is the procedure to correct this information?

All changes to emergency cards should be in writing and sent to the main office. The main office will pass on the information to Mrs. Rusnak in the Health Room.

If my child is out sick, what is the procedure for reporting absence and requesting missed work?

REPORTING YOUR CHILD'S ABSENCE:
Mt. Airy Elementary has established an e-mail address and phone line for parents to report absences. Use the following methods to report your child's absence and request work. Please call or e-mail before 9:00 A.M. as we will only check once a day for absences and requests for work. This e-mail address and phone line are ONLY to be used to report attendance.

E-Mail: MAEAttendance@k12.carr.org
Reporting Phone Line:  301-829-3563