Visitor's Policy
Ensuring Safety and Engagement: Procedures for Parent Visitors
Welcome to Imagine Groveport Community! We are delighted to extend an open invitation to all parents, encouraging your active involvement in our school community. To ensure the utmost benefit and safety of our students and maintain a conducive learning environment, we kindly request your cooperation in following these procedures:
In order to ensure a safe environment for students, faculty, administrators and the general public, the following criteria are hereby established for visitors to the School:
Visitors are defined as an approved adult on a student contact list or an adult that the custodial parent or guardian has approved of prior to arrival. The policy shall apply to all visitors or volunteers to the School including, family members of students and staff and their interactions with any and all persons on or in the School property.
- Visitors must proceed immediately to the receptionist upon entry to the building.
- Visitors must sign the visitor log and indicate the reason for and intended destination in the School.
- Visitors must present identification before being given a “Visitors Pass,” which should be worn in a visible place.
- Visitors may be required to be accompanied by a School escort while in the building or obtain a background check prior to visiting.
- Visitors who are escorting students to class in the morning need to drop students off at the classroom and then sign out on the Visitor log before exiting the building (this is not the time to meet with teachers).
- Visitors must pre-arrange any meetings or visits with School personnel prior to entering the building (see Communication with Teachers and Administration information below), including Classroom Events (i.e. – celebration, awards ceremony, performance).
- Visitation to classrooms may only be permitted if pre arrangements have been made and permission has been given by the Principal.
- Visits will be limited to 30 45 minutes per visit to avoid disruption to the education process.
- Visitors must turn in the “Visitors Pass” and sign out before exiting the building.
- Visitors may be requested to leave the building at any time for any reason in the sole discretion of the Principal.
- Visitors must be aware of the evacuation procedures of the School before visiting a classroom.
- All persons entering the School property, building, or offices must act in a respectful and nonthreatening manner. Disruptive or threatening behavior will result in a request for that person to leave the School property. In the case of repeated incidents of this nature, such persons may be banned from returning to the School property. In the case of extreme and/or continued disturbances, the local legal authorities may be called, and such person may be charged with disorderly conduct.
The School reserves the right to deny access to anyone, including parents, to the School facility and grounds at any time in the Principal’s sole discretion.