Ferryway School Procedure Summary

Central File for Any and All Ferryway Rules & Procedures

The Ferryway School Procedure Summary will house all of the district policies and school procedures in this file, please review these and go over them with your students for the 2025-26 school year.

Ferryway School Student Arrival and Dismissal Rules

Ferryway School K-4 Arrival and Dismissal Rules

Arrival

• Grades Kindergarten through 4th grade arrive through the Walnut Street parking lot entrance only
• At 30 degrees and above; students line up at designated parking cones - occasionally students may be able to go right into the building due to wind chill
• Under 30 degrees and if it is raining/snowing - the students enter the Walnut Street doors at 7:55am
• The parking lot is for the cars of Ferryway staff only
• There is a drop off section in front of the Walnut Street entrance doors, but please remember this is an ACTIVE DROP OFF ZONE (that means no parking or getting out of your car...just stopping to drop off the student)
• If utilizing the parking lot drop off - follow the one line of traffic through the parking lot and caregivers should not get out of their vehicles or double park their cars - students will get out of the vehicle and go to their designated area or directly into the building depending on the weather
• If caregivers would like to walk their student to the school please utilize street parking (Walnut Street and Ferry Street)

Dismissal

• Grades Kindergarten through 4th grade are dismissed to the Walnut Street parking lot side of the school
• The students have designated areas that the staff will walk the students to in a line
• Students should not be taken from their line until they get to their designated dismissal spot
• The parking lot is for staff cars only so caregivers please utilize street parking only
• The staff parking lot is not utilized for pick up at all to ensure the safety of small children and families walking through the parking lot

Ferryway School 5-8 Arrival and Dismissal Rules

Arrival

• Grades 5-8 arrive through the Cross Street parking lot entrance only
• At 30 degrees and above; students line up on the sidewalk by classroom - occasionally students may be able to go right into the building due to wind chill
• Under 30 degrees and if it is raining/snowing - the students enter the Cross Street doors at 7:55am
• There is NO PARKING on Cross Street or pulling into the identified bus lane
• If caregivers would like to walk their student to the school please utilize street parking on Walnut Street or Ferry Street

Dismissal

• Grades 5-8 are dismissed to the Cross Street parking lot side of the school
• The parking lot is for staff cars only so caregivers please utilize street parking only on Walnut Street or Ferry Street

 

Student safety is our top priority and we appreciate your assistance with following the arrival and dismissal procedures. Thank you!

Attendance

We all know that being in school and being on time as often as possible is essential in helping our students make the most of their education. We will be monitoring attendance patterns to help us find the best ways to support our students in getting to school as often as possible.

We are here to support you with your student's attendance by:

• Reaching out to see how we can support you getting your child to school more consistently
• Scheduling a home-visit to further see how we can support you getting your child to school more consistently

Our goal will always be to help you help your student get to school as often as possible. Please don't hesitate to reach out to the school if you have any questions so that we can work together with you in helping the student.

For a full explanation of all the Malden Public School policies, refer to the Malden Public Schools Attendance Policy. 

School-Wide Expectations

Our Ferryway Educators have all shared their specific expectations with students, families, and caregivers, so there may be some individual expectations that your child's grade-level/teacher may have for their students. However, collectively our school community expects:

• Students are giving effective effort to their academics both in school and at home
• Students are reading and completing their homework at home each night it is assigned
• Students are respectful, responsible, and safe with both words AND actions in every area of the school
• Students are kind to one another and demonstrate empathy
• Students understand that mistakes happen, but should be working to not only not make the same mistakes but also to actively restore any relationships that may have been impacted
• Students will always put forth their very best effort both academically and behaviorally every day at Ferryway School

We believe in supporting our students progressively with regard to our expectations, and we will follow the steps below in that work:

• Restorative Actions
• Letters of Apology/Reflection
• Parent Contact/Meeting
• Time Outs
• Lunch/Recess Detentions
• Afterschool Detentions
• In-School Detentions
• In-House Suspensions
• Out-of-School Suspensions

In addition, we will work with families individually to craft a support system for students that helps them live up to the expectations we set for them each and everyday at Ferryway School.