Hello Chaparral Families,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! To those returning, welcome back! To those who are new, we welcome you with open arms to Chaparral Elementary. My name is Molly Boyer, proud principal of Chaparral. I have worked in the Washington Elementary School District for over a decade and will continue in my second year as Chaparral principal, continuing to lead the next generation of scholars. Our professional learning community is ready to implement best practices to achieve positive student outcomes with both academics and behavior to ensure continued success and growth. Our mission and vision stated below will drive our work together.

Mission: The mission of Chaparral Elementary School is high achievement of all students. All Chaparral students will perform with high standards of POSITIVE BEHAVIOR through their respect, responsibility, and productivity.

Vision: Chaparral strives to create high levels of learning in a welcoming, collaborative environment that prepares ALL students for our rapidly changing world.

Over the course of my time at Chaparral, I’ve observed so many beautiful things including all our students flourishing in their individualized goals, our teachers providing quality instruction day in and day out, our staff building positive relationships with not only the students, but the families and community members also, our parents and guardians engaging in their child’s learning, supporting and collaborating, and all of us, as a team, doing what’s best for kids daily. Our student focused approach and our guiding coalition with our “all means all” mentality proves to create positive student outcomes including both high academic achievement and social emotional growth and success for all. We plan to continually commit to student learning and celebrate our many accomplishments throughout the year. This year’s theme is R.O.D.E.O.- Reaching Outcomes through Daily Educational Opportunities. We invite you to saddle up, put on your boots and join us for a year’s worth of good ole’ fun at the best in the wild west, our home away from home, Chaparral Elementary, Home of the Wolves.

Below you will find some important information to start our year out safely and successfully:

Meet the Teacher Night:

Our Meet the Teacher Night will be held on Thursday, August 1st, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Class lists will be posted on the fence out front of the school. Kona Ice will also be in attendance. 

Arrival at School:

The first day of school for students is Monday, August 5. The gates will open at 8:00 a.m., and students will go directly to their classrooms. We will have plenty of staff around campus to ensure students get to where they need to be.

Parents have the option to park and walk their children up to the gates or drive through the drop-off lane. If you are coming through the drop-off lane, please allow one of our staff members to open your car door and assist your child out of the car. Parents need to remain in their cars and all students should exit from the passenger sides of the vehicles to keep children safe as well as keep the car line moving. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Dismissal:

Dismissal time is at 3:15 p.m. each day except Wednesday, when students are released at 1:45 p.m. It is important to be on time to pick up your children. At Meet the Teacher Night, please inform your child’s teacher how your children will be getting home each day. Again, parents have the option to park and walk up to the gates to pick up their children or drive through the drop-off lane. If you are coming through the drop-off lane, please allow one of our staff members to open your car door and assist your child in entering the car. Parents need to remain in their cars and all students should enter from the passenger side of the vehicles to keep children safe as well as keep the car line moving. Thank you for your assistance with this. Please be aware of all the posted NO PARKING SIGNS along the streets around the school. We are in the middle of the community and it is important to only park where allowed. This allows our school neighbors to safely pull in and out of their driveways, as well as keep the traffic moving smoothly. 

Parking Procedures 2024-2025:

Over the summer, our parking lot was under construction, creating a new and improved lot to improve the flow of traffic, increase parking, improve safety practices, and decrease the need to park on the street during pick-up and drop-off. Our drop-off and pick-up lane will be able to hold double the amount of cars, making it a much more expedited pick-up and drop-off process for you and your child. We are asking that all families please pull through the lane, rather than stopping on the streets to drop their child off. Additionally, we please ask that you use our new parking lot, separate from the pickup/drop off lane, which will allow you to avoid any traffic and will allow you to park and walk to campus with your child with ease. We appreciate your understanding of our new and improved procedures. We are certain you all will love it once mastered! Please see the flow of the traffic map for your convenience.