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.
AUTOMOBILE DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP
Before School
- Doors open at 7:30
- Students should be dropped off at Door 14 on the northside of the school building.
- Students should exit on the right side of the vehicle and go directly to the entrance doors.
- No cars should park in the parking lot. If you need to come into the school, then the front entrance (Door 1) should be used.
After School
Pick-up begins at 3:00 at Door 14 on the northside of the school building.
Identification Process: Every family will be given multiple copies of a child identification card with the Van Rensselaer Elementary logo on it. This card must be presented to the school staff member when picking up a child.
First served will be families that park in the back parking lot by Door 14.
- Please park and walk towards the building.
- You’ll be greeted and asked to present your child identification card.
- Your child will be called.
- You will then exit the parking lot at the east exit.
Second served will be families that arrive after the first families are served.
- Parents will line-up along the curb on Angelica Street just outside the parking lot entrance.
- A school employee will wave for three (3) cars to pull into the parking lot and stop by a parking cone.
- Your child identification card must be visible in your vehicle’s dashboard or held up for a staff member to see.
- The three cars' students are called, loaded, and exit via the east exit.
- Next three cars pull-up to the cones and repeat.
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.