School Policies & Procedures

Before School Procedures
Breakfast is served from 7:15 – 7:35 am. Students not participating in the breakfast program are encouraged to attend school no earlier than 7:30 am. Students are not allowed to play on the equipment or roam around campus before school begins.

After School Procedures
At the end of the school day, all students, unless with parents or enrolled in an after school program (A+, enrichment, clubs, study hall, etc.,) are to leave school grounds within 15 minutes of school ending. The school is not responsible for supervision of students after 2:20 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and after 12:45 pm on Wednesday.

Coming To and From School

• Walking: Please enter the campus through one of the gates and walk on a sidewalk. Do not walk across the parking lot. At the end of the school day, parents should wait on the benches between the classroom wings and the administration building, or at the front of the school. Please use the sidewalks to exit the school.
• Biking/Skateboarding: HPD recommends that parents allow students in grades 3-6 to ride bikes to school. Please obey bike safety rules and respect JPOs and crossing guards. Once on campus, bikes and skateboards are to be walked to, parked, and locked in the bike racks near ‘A’ building. By law, all bikes must be licensed and all riders must wear a helmet.
• Riding the Bus: Bus service is available for students who live one or more miles away--within the ‘Aikahi School geographic region. Applications are available in the school office and must be completed before the student is allowed to ride the bus. Students who ride the bus should conduct themselves in an orderly manner and obey the bus driver for the safety of all riders.
• Driving by Car: There are two lanes in the parking lot. Keep right to drop-off or pick-up children. Keep left to move through to exit the parking lot. Students should exit from the right side of the vehicle only. Students who are picked up after school must wait on the wall. Please do not double park or use the marked stalls in the mornings between 7:30 – 8:00 am, because parking stalls are limited to staff use.

Dress Code Policy
To promote a positive and safe school atmosphere, students are expected to dress appropriately. The administration is the final authority in determining whether or not a student is appropriately dressed and/or groomed. Any type of clothing, accessories, hairstyles, or grooming that might prove to be embarrassing to your child or distracting to others is discouraged. The following are prohibited:

• Clothes and/or accessories depicting or encouraging use of illegal drugs, alcohol, violence, sex or gangs.
• Clothes and/or accessories bearing vulgar inappropriate or suggestive text or logos.
• Shorts, pants, skirts, or long shirts with wording printed across the derriere.
• Shoes with cleats or wheels.
• Baseball caps, visors, or any other hat worn indoors.
• Indiscreet clothing such as crop tops, tube tops, halter tops, see through tops, shirts that reveal the midriff area, clothing with spaghetti straps, swimsuits, mini skirts that fail to reach midway between the knee and the hip, shorts that barely cover the derriere or clothes that fail to cover underwear.

Violating the dress code will result in a call to parents or guardian to bring a change of clothes or a school t-shirt will be loaned to the student for the day. Repeated violations will result in progressive disciplinary actions. The dress code will also apply during special events, such as Halloween, Talent Show, and Spirit Week.