Student safety is one of our utmost concerns. We recently received the following letter about our safety procedures.

April 24, 2013

Dear Parents and Guardians:

In supporting our ongoing committment to the safety of our students and staff, the Office of Administrative Services arrived at school today and conducted an unannounced lockdown drill. These types of drills are necessary to gauge our school's readiness and response to potential crisis situations in or on school grounds.

The staff and students responded admirably to this unscheduled drill and put into action our Crisis Management Plan procedures for a lockdown. Thank you for you understanding and support of these types of drills in our efforts of continuous improvement.

The safety of our students and staff is always our highest priority.

Sincerely,

Dr. Amanda Wilder

Principal


Thursday, May 9th, 2013

New schedule not only saves money, but also supports increasing student achievement by increasing instructional time for many students.

May 7, 2013…The City of Manassas School Board has approved new start and dismissal times for division schools beginning September 2013.  During the FY 2014 budget process, due to decreased funding by the state, a cost reduction took place in transportation that will affect school and transportation schedules for next year.

As part of this schedule change, the daily instructional time is increased in the division's elementary schools by ½ hour per day and in the middle school by 15 minutes per day. 

The chart below highlights the times for each school. 

 

New Start and Dismissal Times
(Beginning September 2013)

School

Start & Dismissal Times

Early
Dismissal Times

Late Start Times

Osbourn High School

7:20 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.

11:20 a.m

9:20 a.m

Metz Middle School

7:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

11:50 a.m.

9:30 a.m

Baldwin & Weems
Elementary Schools

7:55 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

12:20 p.m.

9:55 a.m.

Dean, Haydon, & Round Elementary Schools

8:20 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

12:50 p.m.

10:20 a.m.

Mayfield Intermediate School

8:50 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1:20 p.m.

10:50 a.m.


The school division will release bus schedules in August on the division and school websites.  The walk-zones for each school will remain as they are currently; however, some school bus stops may be adjusted to accommodate the bus runs.