Hello, Powell Families!

Online Magnet Registration now Open 8/30/24-9/4/24

Welcome to the 2024-25 Magnet Implementation & 1st Semester Online Registration Process! Everything is now available on our Powell Website under the "Magnet" tab AND Talking Point Messages were sent Friday, 8/30/24 at 4PM with Grade Level Specific Magnet Choice Survey Links. Please complete your surveys by 9/4/24.

If you have any questions, please contact: Cris Laurens, Magnet Program Coordinator, claurens@wcpss.net

Labor Day, No School for Students or Staff: We hope you enjoy your three day weekend. No school tomorrow, Monday, 09/02/24.

Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week: This week, we recognize our amazing substitute teachers. We express our heartfelt gratitude for their invaluable contributions to our school community. Their dedication and support ensure the continuity of learning in our staff absences. We thank each of them for being an essential part of our team. We are always in need of substitute teachers. Check out this site if you are interested in becoming a WCPSS substitute teacher. We need you!

Tea & Tissues for Kindergarten Parents: Tuesday, September 3rd, Kindergarten families, after your little one heads off to their first day of school, stop by the tables by the breezeway for Tea & Tissues with other families and an opportunity to meet our PTA Executive Board.

Visiting Campus & Checking your student out early: When visiting any campus, arriving tardy, or picking your student up early, please be prepared to show your government issued ID.  Click here to learn more about the Verkada Visitor Management System.

Arrival & Dismissal: For the safety of our students and staff, it is important for all families to follow our arrival and dismissal procedures. We open our school doors and welcome our students at 8:45 AM. Students should not arrive on campus before that time. Walkers should leave their home to arrive at school no earlier than 8:45 AM. Dismissal begins at 3:45 PM. All students should be picked up from campus by 4:00 PM.

Transportation: Every student at Powell will be issued a transportation tag for their backpack, which should be used for the entire year.  Please do not remove the tags from the backpack. Should the tag get removed or lost, please contact our assistant principal, Melissa Hart, mhart@wpcss.net. 

Carpool: Families using carpool should follow the one way carpool route, which begins on N King Charles Rd, turns Right on Valiant Street, then turns Right into the school parking lot. In the AM, students should exit the vehicle onto the sidewalk at the bottom of the steps. Students arriving in carpool should remain in the vehicle until the bell rings at 8:45 AM. In the PM, every car must display the child’s carpool number.  If you do not have your carpool tag, you will be asked to report to the office to sign out your student.  Students will load the vehicle by the cafeteria sidewalk. Six students are loaded at one time, using our carpool number and color system. Cars should remain in the line until all six students are loaded. Under no circumstances should a car pull around the other remaining vehicles. All students riding to and from school in a car are considered a carpool student. Students should never be dropped off or picked up on Marlborough Road. To assist with congestion and safety, Raleigh City Council has mandated No Parking on School Days from 8:45-9:30 AM and 3:30-4:15 PM on Marlborough Road. During this time, Raleigh PD may enforce this No Parking Zone by issuing citations as needed. As a staff, we are currently reviewing these structures as we are encountering challenges with our walker families not having adequate safe walking routes while departing from campus. As we identify a safer solution for our walker families, we anticipate that there could be minor adjustments made to PM carpool. This is currently a work in progress, so no changes have been made at this time.

Here Comes the Bus APP: WCPSS Transportation provides bus rider families with a FREE bus tracking system called Here Comes the Bus, which translates GPS data into an easy to use customizable map that works on a computer, tablet or smartphone. The app allows you to see where the bus is and how close it is to your stop. For more information and to sign up, click here.

Walkers: Students walking to school should not arrive on campus before 8:45 AM. At dismissal, students exit campus through the exterior Multi-Purpose room door. Families picking up their child should wait on the sidewalk near this door. Walking students and families should exit campus promptly. Students should not be permitted to run or play in the natural areas, around the planted azaleas or near the road and parking lot.  Students considered walkers should be walking to or from school. If a parent chooses to drive a walker to school, please follow carpool procedures. Walkers should not be exiting through the walker door and then entering a vehicle. Please refer to the No Parking information stated above in the carpool section.