Services
Early Morning Care
Laramie Montessori is pleased to be able to offer Early Morning Care for families that need it. Early Morning Care starts at 7:30 AM every school day and lasts until 8:00 AM, and is held in the Gymnasium of Laramie Montessori. Breakfast is provided by ACSD#1 from 7:40 AM - 8:10 AM. For more information on how to pay for breakfast and lunch please visit our Food Service page.
Morning Care is offered every morning that there is school unless otherwise noted.
After-School Care Program
Laramie Montessori Charter School offers a free after-school program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters for students from kindergarten through 6th grade from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm, Monday-Thursday. On Fridays, LMCS will provide care for our kindergarten through 6th grade students. For our preschool students, we offer a variety of options to fit your schedule from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm, Monday-Friday. There is no after school care on half days or days where there is no school scheduled. See below for preschool and K-6 Friday care fees. We are unable to accommodate K-6 grade drop-in.
Preschool Monthly (5 days a week): $250/month. All days in a month that school is in session for a full day.
Preschool Weekly: $15/day. Scheduled days in a week that school is in session for a full day. Choose which days during the week to schedule.
Preschool Drop-in: $20/day. Drop-ins must be scheduled before 3 pm the day needed and will be accommodated if we are within the ratio. Ratios will be different depending on the ages of the children registered.
K-6 Fridays: $15/day.
If you’d like to register your child for our K-6 after-school program, please email jmeehan@acsd1.org for more information.
Preschool After-School Care Registration
Transportation
The Transportation Department will be available beginning August 15th – 19th from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. either by phone, 307-721-4470, or in person or at Albany County School District Transportation, 804 Skyline Drive.
Transportation is only available for Kindergarten - 6th-grade students.
Bus Stop Locator
If you require transportation for the 2016-2017 school year and qualify for transportation, please go to http://www.infofinderi.com/tfi/address.aspx?cid=ACSD30P58TZI6 to locate your bus stop. When you enter your address, you may need to use N, S, E, or W designations with your street (Ex: 804 E Skyline).
No Bus Transportation Area
ACSD#1 has a 1-mile area around each school as a no-bus transportation area. This excludes major roads (3rd, Grand, I80) or railroad crossings. Each area will be different for every school. Please contact the Transportation department for more information.
DO NOT LOSE YOUR BUS PRIVILEGE
BE SAFE
REMAIN SEATED WHILE BUS IS MOVING
NO HORSEPLAY OR FIGHTING
BULLYING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
THROWING OBJECTS IS PROHIBITED
TOBACCO OR ALCOHOL IS PROHIBITED
THE BUS DRIVER IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSIGN SEATS – WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE
BE RESPONSIBLE
KEEP ALL BODY PARTS INSIDE THE BUS
KEEP BUS CLEAN
DO NOT DAMAGE OR TAMPER WITH BUS EQUIPMENT
POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS IS PROHIBITED
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS IS PROHIBITED
BE RESPECTFUL
LISTEN TO THE BUS DRIVER OR AIDE’S DIRECTIONS
NO PROFANITY
TALK QUIETLY
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
BE COURTEOUS AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP
PUPIL DISCIPLINE ON SCHOOL BUSES
The school bus driver is responsible for the supervision of pupils being transported. The school bus driver’s, transportation department, and school principal’s duties in handling pupil discipline problems are:
1. If a driver has a discipline problem on the bus, the driver will do their best to resolve the issue. If the driver deems the situation worthy of a conduct report, (includes: student safety, driver and/or aide safety, damaging school property, and insubordination) she/he will fill out a “Bus Conduct Report” and return it to the Transportation Director. The Transportation Director will call the school and notify the principal and send a copy of the report to the principal.
2. When a conduct report is given to a principal, the principal will meet with the student. When the suspension is warranted, the principal will meet with the parent, complete the suspension form, explain the suspension start and stop date, then send copies to the Transportation Director and notify him whether the student is to be taken home on the bus or if the parents are responsible for student transportation.
3. At no time can a driver deny any student transportation unless it has been approved by the principal and the Transportation Director.
4. Drivers are to discharge only at their regular discharge point or at the pupil’s school of attendance. No pupils are to be discharged at any other place for disciplinary reasons.
5. At no time are drivers to put their hands on any pupil for any reason except to prevent pupil injury, administer first aid, or assist the student in an emergency.
6. Should any student receive one or more “Bus Conduct Reports” for violation of any of the rules, the typical sequence of consequences will be as follows:
a. First Conduct Report: A verbal warning from the bus driver or aide on the bus. Report completed. Mandatory parent/student meeting at the school with the principal.
b. Second Conduct Report: Mandatory Two – Five-day loss of bus-riding privilege, conference with student and parent, suspension documents completed, copy to parent, principal, and Transportation Director.
c. Third Conduct Report: Two-week loss of bus-riding privilege, conference with student and parent, suspension documents completed, copy to parent, principal, and Transportation Director.
d. Fourth Conduct Report: Conference with student and parent, suspension documents completed, copy to parent, principal, and Transportation Director.
Student bus privileges were revoked for the remainder of the school year. Official letter sent by Superintendent to parents notifying them of suspension.
Note: In the event that student discipline is serious, it may be necessary to deviate from the above-mentioned sequence; e.g., if a student commits an extremely serious offense as the first offense, s/he may be suspended from riding the bus for two weeks or even removed from the bus for the rest of the year.
Z-Pass Program
The Z-Pass Pilot Program is the beginning step in adding more safety and security for our students. ACSD#1 will provide Z-Pass Cards to all students who ride the bus. These cards will be used by students to check in when they load the bus and check out when they get off the bus at their stop. With the Safestop and Z-Pass Apps, parents will be able to monitor where the bus is on its route and when and where their student got on and off the bus. Students need to make sure to bring their Z-Pass cards with them every day. If your student does not have a Z-Pass card yet or if they forget their card they will still be able to ride the bus but the apps will not be able to track them. Bus drivers will keep a written log of students who get on and off the bus without their passes but would appreciate students using their passes as often as possible.
Please contact Transportation with any problems with the apps.
Contact Information
Transportation Department and Bus Barn: (307) 721-4470
Randy Wilkison
Chief Operations Officer
rwilkison@acsd1.org
Dave Hunter
Transportation Manager
dhunter@acsd1.org
Jeanette Watson
Administration Assistant
jwatson@acsd1.org
Food Service
This is the information page for ACSD#1 Food Service.
Phone: 307-721-4482
Food Service - Albany County School District #1 (acsd1.org)
Paying Balances for Hot Lunch
There are three ways to pay for your child's School lunch:
Send cash, check, or Money Order made out to Albany County School District #1 to school with them. They can either drop it off at the office, give it to their teacher, or give it directly to Shirley our lunch lady.
Send a check or Money Order made out to Albany County School District #1 by mail to:
District Food Service Offices
419 South 8th Street
Laramie, WY 82070
Please make sure your child's name and school are either on the check/MO or included in the envelope.
3. Call the District Food Service Offices to make a payment by credit/debit card at (307) 721-4482.
4. Online payment system found on at e~Funds for Schools (efundsforschools.com). You will need your student's School ID number. Please call our office at 307-742-9964 or email Christina at cclar@acsd1.org.
Free and Reduced Lunch Program
Below is the paperwork for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program.
This program has its own guidelines for which families qualify and is very important to our school. Our Title 1 language program is funded according to how many families in our school qualify for this program. So we do ask that even if you are not planning on having your child eat school lunch to please fill out this form and return it either to the Laramie Montessori office or to the address listed in the form. Title 1 helps every child in our school who needs it, regardless of whether that child's family qualifies for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program.
The completed form can be mailed to the District Food Services Office or returned to your school which will send it to them. Only one form needs to be filled out per family even if children go to different schools in the Albany County School District.
It is important to remember that the Free and Reduced Lunch form must be filled out and returned every school year.
Este formulario es para solicitar el Programa de Almuerzo Gratuito y Reducido. Sólo se necesita en forma por familia. Por favor, complete y envíe este formulario a la escuela si usted desea aplicar para este program.
Title 1 Parent Resources
Title 1 is a supplementary reading and math program that qualified schools can use to help students who need tutoring in those subjects. This is the first year Laramie Montessori has offered the math curriculum for Title 1 to students and we are very excited about the progress our students are making! This is the third year we have offered the reading and language curriculum and we are still pleased with the wonderful results of the program.
Teacher
Heidi Kindsvater
hkindsvater@acsd1.org
Please contact Heidi if you have any questions about Title 1.