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Dear Marquette Families,
We look forward to welcoming your students to the 2023-2024 school year at Marquette! Below, you will find information and resources to help prepare you and your students for the new school year. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions; contact information for some key staff members is included below.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to a safe, healthy, and happy school year!
Sincerely,
Becky Peterson, Ed.D.
Marquette Elementary Principal
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Meet & Greet
We would love to see everyone for Marquette’s Meet & Greet on Wednesday, August 30, from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Come out to meet staff and families, see your child’s classroom, & drop off school supplies. Families can socialize on the playground after meeting their child’s teacher. Ready, Set, Go conferences are a time to talk to your child’s teacher about your child and their goals for the year. Conferences are 15 minutes long.
School Supply Lists
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School Start and End Times
The first day for Marquette students is Tuesday, September 5. This is a full day.
Supervision starts at 7:25 am
Monday: 7:40 am-1:15 pm
Tuesday-Friday: 7:40 am-2:40 pm
Students should be IN their classrooms no later than 7:40 am each day.
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Health Guidelines, and Attendance
MMSD will continue to use the Student Health Screener for students who test positive or exhibit symptoms of COVID. We encourage families to send students to school each day if injury or illness does not significantly compromise the student’s health and there is no risk of transmission to the school community. Please see the link to the right for guidance regarding attendance.
MMSD Policy:
- A student should not return to school until they are fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.
- If a student vomits, they should remain out of school for 24 hours after the vomiting stops.
- Students with diarrhea should wait 24 hours after their last incident to return to school.
- Students will be sent home if diarrhea causes soiled clothing.
- If your student has been on antibiotics for 24 hours with diagnosed strep throat, we encourage them to be at school.
You must report your child’s absence on the day your child will remain at home. To report an absence:
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Morning Drop Off
Students should be dropped off between 7:25 am and 7:35 am each day. Staff will open the doors at 7:25 am.
Students will enter the building through Door 5 on the corner of Jenifer St. and Rogers St.
Staff will be present at the door to greet students.
Parent/Guardian Car Drop Off:
- Drop-off parking is on the school side of Jenifer St. We suggest coming onto Jenifer St. at Dickenson St. and exiting Jenifer St. on Rogers St. There is a traffic signal at Rogers and Williamson.
- If you go to Thornton, DO NOT TURN RIGHT unless you are dropping off an O’Keeffe student.
Bus Riders:
Bus riders will remain on the bus until a staff member greets the bus and releases the children. Information about bus times and stops is in the Parent Portal and at https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/transportation/marquette-bus-routes. (Please note, that routes take 10-15 seconds to load after clicking on the link.)
Walkers, bikers, scooters:
Cross only at crosswalks. Crossing guards are located at Williamson & Thornton starting at 7:10 am and Jenifer & Thornton starting at 7:15 am. Safety Patrol is at Rogers & Jenifer from 7:25 am to 7:40 am; please make sure students only cross at designated crosswalks. There are 3 bike racks on the Jenifer St. side of the building. Please lock all bikes and scooters to the rack.
Marquette/O’Keeffe Traffic Plan
Traffic Safety Notice from Madison crossing guards
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Breakfast and Lunch
It is important to note that families will be charged for breakfast and lunch this year; please make sure your student knows if you want them to eat school breakfast and/or lunch.
If students choose to eat breakfast at school, they will do so in their classrooms. Lunch will be served in our cafeteria. MMSD uses the service School Café to connect families to MMSD School Nutrition. Creating an account is quick and easy and will offer access to school menus, account balance, payment options, and the ability to apply and see the status of your free and reduced lunch application.
Here is what you need to do:
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Create your account on School Café.
- You will need your student's school ID number to create an account. This can be found in Infinite Campus by clicking "today" on the left navigation bar within Infinite Campus. Or call the Marquette Office at 608-204-3225.
- An email will be sent to you to verify your email.
- Log back into your School Café account
- Access school menus, account balance, payment options, and the free and reduced lunch application
By filling out the Free and Reduced lunch application, your child and family may also qualify for other programs within MMSD and in the community.
MMSD Food Service Webpage
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Early Pick-Up
If you must pick your student up early, please follow the guidelines below:
- Early pickup is discouraged within 15 minutes of dismissal time.
- Call 608-204-3225 and tell us what time you will be picking up your child.
- Use the buzzer at Door 5, located at the far right door.
- Please sign out your child using the Sign-Out Binder on the cart located inside Door 5.
- Parents/guardians should wait by the door. Students will come to the office, and staff will bring the students to the door.
- If you pick up your child for an appointment and plan to return them to school, tell the staff an approximate return time.
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Late Arrival
If your child will be late for school: Call 608-204-3233 to excuse the tardy. If you leave a message, include whether your child will need school lunch.
When your child gets to school, they can ring the buzzer on the far right side door of the Door 5 entrance. Staff will buzz your child in and sign them into school.
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Dismissal
Bus Riders Bus riders will be walked to the bus and checked off as they load.
Student Pick-Up: Please wait for your child on the blacktop or sidewalk by door 5. Make sure you “check out” with your child's teacher. Please do not call for your student. Teachers MUST see you before they release students.
If your child is enrolled in Afterschool Childcare:
Staff will assist students to Red Caboose in the cafeteria or to the Wil-Mar van parked on Jenifer St.
If you need to change where or how your child is heading out after school, email your child’s teacher and Monica Piper (mjpiper@madison.k12.wi.us) or call 608-204-3225. Please make sure to call/ email before 2:00 pm. It is very hard to get messages to teachers and students at the end of the day.
All children remaining at school after 2:50 pm will be brought to the office. If you will be late picking up your child, call 608-204-3225.
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Afterschool Programming
Red Caboose runs our on-site after school programming. Contact Red Caboose directly for program information. RedCaboose.org 608-256-1566
Wil-Mar childcare staff pick up Marquette and O’Keeffe students and transport them to the Neighborhood Center at 504 S Brearly St, Madison, WI 53703. (608) 257-4576 Wil-Mar.org
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If your child is enrolled in Afterschool Childcare:
Staff will assist students to Red Caboose in the cafeteria or to the Wil-Mar van parked on Jenifer St.
If you need to change where or how your child is heading out after school, email your child’s teacher and Monica (mjpiper@madison.k12.wi.us) or call 608-204-3225. Please make sure to call/ email before 2:20 pm. It is very hard to get messages to teachers and students at the end of the day.
All children remaining at school after 2:50 pm will be brought to the office. If you will be late picking up your child, call 608-204-3225.
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Playground After School
School staff supervision ends daily at 2:50 pm. Students are not permitted to wait for pick-up outside or on the playground. After 2:50 pm, students waiting to be picked up will be brought to the office to wait for their ride.
O’Keeffe Middle School and Red Caboose use the playground after Marquette's release. Please note that Red Caboose has a permit to use the playground on weekdays until 5:30 pm.
There is no adult supervision by Red Caboose staff unless a child is enrolled in their afterschool program. All children on the playground must be supervised by an adult.
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Classroom, Technology, and Materials
All students will be issued a Chromebook for use at school. Students in grades 3 and 4 will leave their Chromebooks at school each day. Fifth graders will bring their Chromebooks home daily and should charge them at home each night. Fifth-grade students will complete a take home plan that will need to be signed by a guardian when they receive their Chromebooks. Students will receive their Chromebooks during the first two weeks of school.
MMSD Technical Services
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Volunteering at Marquette
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Marquette Elementary! Please visit https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/partnerships/volunteering
All volunteers and field trip chaperones must have Level 2 approval:
- Background check - performed as part of the Volunteer Tracker application
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Required training -[Required] Building & Student Safety (15 minutes)
- [Highly recommended] Volunteer Onboarding (one hour)
- You’ll receive an email when your volunteer application has been approved.
Once you’re approved to volunteer, please reach out to us to let us know your availability and interest.
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Important School Contacts
Principal
Secretary:
Social Worker:
Nurse:
Jill Speer, jcspeer@madison.k12.wi.us, Office: 608-204-3227
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MMSD Elementary School Policies
Many families have opted out of receiving a paper copy our our district policy guides and the behavior education plan during the online enrollment process. The links below are electronic versions that you can refer to. .
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Marquette Elementary - 1501 Jenifer St Madison, WI 53703
Office: 204-3225 | Safe Arrival: 204-3233 | Text: (608) 616-5106
Becky Peterson, Principal Monica Piper, Secretary
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