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About Geyser Road Elementary

About the school

Geyser Road Elementary School offers a family-like environment where everyone who enters our school feels valued. Our school is a wonderful place for students to learn and grow, academically, socially and emotionally. Our character education program, along with our Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) reinforces citizenship, an openness to diversity and mutual respect. On a daily basis we reinforce those character education traits that parents teach at home.  

We are a small school with big ideas! Parent communication is a priority at Geyser Road School.  Please feel free to call or email with any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions! Together we make a great team!

Attendance

Please email geyser_attendance@saratogaschools.org anytime your child(ren) will be:
  • Absent from school
  • Planned absence
Please note, we will need an absence email for each day(s) your child(ren) will be absent.  In the message, include your child(ren)’s first and last name, the teacher’s name, the purpose of the email (i.e. absence, early or late arrival), and the day(s)/date(s). 
If an absence is not reported prior to 10:30 a.m., parents/guardians will receive an attendance message through ParentSquare notifying them of their student’s absence. Parents/guardians will be able to respond to the message through ParentSquare with a digital note to excuse their child’s absence.  If you have any questions or concerns, please email or call the Attendance Clerk at (518) 584-7699 ext. 18125.

Drop-off and Pick-up Information

Safety is a top priority for our students, and we want to remind you of our drop-off and pick-up procedures at Geyser Road.

Arrival

  • 9:00 a.m. – Students who arrive by bus and will have breakfast may enter the building.
  • 9:10 a.m. – Remaining students on the bus may enter school.
  • 9:10 – 9:20 – Car Drop-Off: To drop your child off at the loop; turn at the light on to Caddy Hill Road and turn left on Adams Road and left into Adams Road Lot. Staff members are present from 9:10 – 9:20 to receive your child. Please always remain in your car. You will be instructed by a staff member when to release your child.
  • Walkers: Students who walk to school will enter through Door “D”. Parents should walk them all the way to the door and release them to a staff member.
  • 9:20 Doors close and your child will be marked tardy. If a student is tardy, a parent/guardian MUST walk them into school at Door “B” to sign them in the main office.

Dismissal

  • Drivers: Students are released at 3:20 p.m. to the Adams Road Lot. Please drive to Caddy Hill Road, turn left on Adams Road, and another left into Adams Road Lot. Staff members will be present from 3:20 – 3:30 p.m to unite you with your child. Please always stay in your car.
  • Walkers: Students who walk home will be dismissed to Door “D” at 3:20 p.m.. Parents should meet at that door and will be released from a staff member.
  • Should your child’s method of dismissal be changing for the day or longer, the office and teacher need to be notified. For example, they are normally bus riders, and you wish to pick them up at dismissal. Please send an email before 12:00 p.m. to your child’s teacher and to geyser_dismissal@saratogaschools.org. If this is a permanent change, please fill out the Dismissal Pick-Up form which is valid (only) for the current school year.
  • Only adults (over 18) listed on School Tool as emergency contacts may pick up your child. You can update your emergency contacts on the school website through the Change of Information Form. If an emergency contact will be picking up your child(ren), please indicate that in your communication with the teacher and office. 
  • That person should be prepared to show identification. In an emergency, please email the office indicating who will pick up your child that day.

Please note that NO cars are permitted to drive through or park in the main school parking lot while buses are on-site. During the school day, hours of 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. families may park in the main parking lot, directly in front of the school.

Volunteer Application

If you would like to volunteer at Geyser Road Elementary, please fill out the form. Thank you for your interest!