PARENTS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What is the dress code for The Carroll School?
2. How do I order Carroll School clothing with the proper logo or school name?
3. When are pizza and hot dogs served? What are the prices?
4. How are children transported to Carroll?
5. What if my child is being picked up early or by someone else from school?
6. What do I do if my child is going to be late or absent?
7. Is there a Parents’ Association? Who are the PA Co-Presidents for 2008-2009?

1. What is the dress code for The Carroll School?
The Carroll School requires that students’ clothing must be appropriate for their work at school. Parents are requested to guide their children in their choice of appropriate clothing.

Acceptable:

• Collared, polo or buttoned down shirts with or without the Carroll School logo must be worn at all times, whether alone or under a sweater, vest or sweatshirt.
• Jeans, khakis, chinos, and slacks for boys and girls but no sagging pants with exposed under clothing.
• Shorts with an appropriate hemline may be worn in the fall and the spring.
• Children in Grades 1-4 may wear sweatpants.
• Girls are permitted to wear skirts, Capri pants and dresses. The length of skirts and dresses must be appropriate.

Unacceptable:

• Hats, hoods, sweatbands, overcoats and outdoor jackets are not allowed to be worn indoors.
• Any visible holes or rips in clothing.
• Clothing displaying offensive or provocative language, symbols, or images are not permitted.
• Any athletic clothing (sweatpants, warm-up pants, athletic shorts etc.), cut-off short or pajamas.
• Sagging below the waist or skin tight clothing.
• Visible undergarments or bare midriff.
• Flip flops or thong sandals of any kind.

Students must bring appropriate clothing for physical education. Gate House and Middle School students are expected to change for gym. Gym clothes should consist of sweatpants, and/or shorts (no cutoffs), a tee shirt and court sneakers. Students participating in Bounders will be advised of the clothes they need for their activities. Students must bring a Bounders Bag with a season-appropriate full change of clothes. This bag is left at school.
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2. How do I order Carroll School clothing with the proper logo or school name?
Logo items can be purchased at Lands End, embroidered locally at an embroidery shop, or purchased at one of the Parents‘ Association gently used shirt sales which is held at various times through the year.

To order from Lands End, a parent can call: 1-800-469-2222 or go to: www.landsend.com
There are two options when order "Carroll clothing": you either specify the Star Compass logo or "The Carroll School" in initial cap and lower case.
School Code: 90004953-7
School Name Logo Code:9971036K
Star Compass Logo Code: 0020636K
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3. When are pizza and hot dogs served? What are the prices?
Pizza: Tues. & Thurs...price: $2 for one slice $3 for 2 slices $5 for 3 slices.
Hot dogs:  Wed...price: $1 a dog.
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4. How are children transported to Carroll?
Many students are driven to and from school by parents either individually or in parent-arranged carpools. Other students are driven to and from school by commercially operated transportation companies, either by arrangement by parents or by cities and towns of funded students.
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5. What if my child is being picked up early or by someone else from school?
If there are any changes from the usual method of dismissal for your child, a note must be sent in with your child.  This includes if your child is being picked up early or by someone else.
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6. What do I do if my child is going to be late or absent?
If your child is going to be tardy or absent from school, you must call your school’s office first thing in the morning to notify us:
Lower School:  781-259-8342, ext. 3042
Middle School:  781-259-8342, ext. 3305
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7. Is there a Parents’ Association? Who are the PA Co-Presidents for 2008-2009?
Carroll has an extremely active Parents’ Association (PA). All parents are automatically members. The PA offers a speaker series, parent coffees, sells Carroll logo items, and supports fundraising events such as the School Auction.

For more information on the Parents’ Association, contact the 2009-2010 Co-Presidents:
Julie Woodall: juliewoodall@comcast.net
Carol Spooner: abcdspooner@comcast.net
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