The city of Rensselaer and our fine school are both named after James Van Rensselaer. James van Rensselaer was the grandson of Kilian Van Rensselaer, the founder of Rensselaer, New York. James Van Rensselaer came to Indiana after the Panic of 1837 left his business in ruins. He assumed responsibility of the land, previously handled by Joseph D. Yeoman, and established the City of Rensselaer in 1839. He passed away in 1847 and is currently buried on the property of the First Presbyterian Church in Rensselaer, Indiana.
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AUTOMOBILE DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP
Before School
To speed up student drop-off please follow the following procedures:
• Students who are having breakfast should not be brought to school
before 7:45 AM. Students not having breakfast should not arrive
before 8:00.
• Students should be dropped off at the rear (north side) of the building
in the east parking lot.
• The first car in line should stay to the right side of the parking lot and
pull up four or five car lengths to the east. This will allow five or six
cars to unload at a time and speed up the exiting procedure. Pull up
to the orange cone when available.
• Students should exit on the right side of the vehicle and go directly to
the entrance doors.
• No cars should park on the south side of the parking area. Students
will be using this area for exiting cars and entering the building.
• Parents needing to park should park at the east end of the parking
area to relieve congestion at the drop off zone.
After School
• Parents are to park their cars in the east parking lot behind the
school (north side). At 3:00 the doors will be unlocked and parents
may gather by the gym doors. At the 3:05 bell parents should walk
to their student’s supervisor and pick up their student in the hallway.
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The implementation of this policy shall be designed primarily to enhance health and safety for all staff and students by promoting air cleanliness in all school buildings, all school owned vehicles and anywhere on school grounds. School grounds are defined as property owned or leased by the School Corporation.
It is the intent of the Board to create a “tobacco-free†school environment. Appropriately the Board shall prohibit the use of all tobacco products in school buildings, in school owned vehicles and anywhere on school grounds.
The Board also believes that education has a central role in establishing patterns of behavior related to good health and shall take measures to help students and staff to resist tobacco use. Moreover, the board recognizes and supports the positive impact and the importance of adult role-modeling for students during their formative years in a tobacco-free environment.
This Smoke/Tobacco-Free Environment policy shall be effective January 1, 2009.