Volunteers will need to have to have a background check AND finger printing done to be in the classroom/chaperon children.
Volunteers are also required to watch a video on Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporting. After taking this training, please email Ms. Virgil informing her of completion and sign the training log the next time you are at the school. The video can be found here:
pgcpsvolunteers-md.safeschools.com/register/34a37d70
Prince Georges County Fingerprinting and Background Services.
For more information on the fingerprinting process, visit the Fingerprinting and Background Services website by clicking this link:
Background Checks and Fingerprinting
Please direct all questions and concerns to the Human Resources Employee Services Center at 301-780-2191 or email them via email: hr.employeesupportcenter@pgcps.org.
Please turn in the receipt to Ms Virgil. If you have lost your copy of the receipt, you can get a copy at the Fingerprinting Office.
Transportation: Student Drop Off /Pick Up and Early Departure
Note: The parents/guardians are responsible for the daily transportation of their child(ren). CMIT-Elementary does not provide transportation during student arrival or student dismissal. Please update the authorized person(s),including the bus company or the childcare business, that will pick up your child(ren)by submitting an email or written notice to Mrs.Virgil EVirgil@cmitelementary.org.
Q: Does the school or PTO have a list of vendors to use for transportation?
A: Neither the PTO or the school maintains a list of vendors to use for transportation.
Q: What is the earliest that I may drop off my child?
A: 7:35 a.m.
Q: Where should we drop off students in the morning?
A: All car riders should be driven to the rear of the building and dropped off at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process constant and mobile. Carpoolers that include 3 or more students may be dropped off at the main office entrance along with the bus riders.
Q: What is the earliest time that I may pick up my student?
A: Student dismissal begins around 2:25 p.m.
Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student?
A: Student dismissal ends at 2:55 p.m. Otherwise, students will be sent to Enrichment and charged Enrichment late fees.
Q: Where should we pick up students in the afternoon?
A: All car riders should be picked up in the rear of the building at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process mobile. Please notice the flow of traffic and refrain from stopping in the middle of the pathway. If you need to buckle in your students we ask that you do not block the flow of pick up so that we can dismiss all students in a timely manner.
Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student for early departure?
A: Students should be picked up from the Main Office no later than 2:10 p.m. To expedite the process, please send an email to the classroom teacher, the receptionist, Mrs. Virgil, EVirgil@cmitelementary.org the Principals Secretary or submit a handwritten note in order to expedite the process. No advanced notice is needed.
Q: What is the process for walkers?
A: CMIT-Elementary does not recognize walkers since there are no residences within walking distance. Please call the Main Office at 240.573.7240 if you have unique circumstances relevant to the pick up of your child. Please consider that CMIT-Elementary does have a student body of 500 and we are unable to accommodate 500 different unique circumstances.
Uniform Policy
Q: How do I order uniforms?
A: Risse Brothers is our uniform supplier and their information is below. You can purchase uniforms by visiting the store or use the online option for ordering uniforms as well.
Risse Brothers - www.RisseBrothers.com
9700 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Suite B
Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone: 301-220-1985
Fax: 301-220-0368
All khaki or navy uniform bottoms may be purchased at any retail store that sells uniform pants, shorts (except cargo pants), skorts, etc. Full dresses are not allowed for females. The CMIT-ES logo must show during the school day.
Q: When will the uniform policy be enforced?
A: The uniform policy will begin during the first week of school. Please ensure that students are wearing a burgundy or royal blue polo until official uniform tops are received.
Q: When does the student wear the Physical Education uniform?
A: Please confirm the day of the week that the students enrolled in Grades 3 – 5 will have the Physical Education class. Then, students report to school and wear the gym uniform all day. Parents may wish to send the students with wipes for sanitary purposes.
Q: Must the uniform shoe have all black?
A: Yes, the shoe worn with the uniform must be black. Students must also wear uninterrupted black during the Physical Education class. No white, no red or any color besides black should appear in the shoes.
Visitations and Volunteers
Q: How does a parent make an appointment to visit a class?
A: Please email EVirgil@cmitelementary.org to request an appointment. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response to the email. All classroom observations will be limited to 15 minutes.
Q: How does a parent volunteer for classroom assistance, chaperone of field trips, etc?
A: Please email the classroom teacher to express an interest in volunteering. The classroom teacher will contact the parent to establish a date, time, and the nature of the task(s).
Parent Teacher Conferences
Q: How is a Parent Teacher Conference scheduled?
A: Please email the classroom teacher to request a conference date. The parent will have no more than 30 minutes to meet with the teacher. The conference date scheduled by PGCPS is November 11, 2015. Any other conference requests must be scheduled with the teacher.
Home Visits
Q: When will the home visits begin?
A: Parents should submit a request to the teacher. A teacher and/or staff member will contact the parent to schedule a date and time that is convenient for the parent and the CMIT Staff. Note: The home visits are scheduled during afterschool hours if you did not experience a home visit during the summer.
Student Breakfast/Lunch
Breakfast/Lunch
Q: What time does breakfast begin?
A: Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. in the cafeteria. Students arriving at 7:50 a.m. or later should have breakfast prior to being dropped off.
Q: Where can I find the menu for the breakfast/lunch?
A: Please click on the link for the School Menu.
Volunteers are also required to watch a video on Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporting. After taking this training, please email Ms. Virgil informing her of completion and sign the training log the next time you are at the school. The video can be found here:
pgcpsvolunteers-md.safeschools.com/register/34a37d70
Prince Georges County Fingerprinting and Background Services.
For more information on the fingerprinting process, visit the Fingerprinting and Background Services website by clicking this link:
Background Checks and Fingerprinting
Please direct all questions and concerns to the Human Resources Employee Services Center at 301-780-2191 or email them via email: hr.employeesupportcenter@pgcps.org.
Please turn in the receipt to Ms Virgil. If you have lost your copy of the receipt, you can get a copy at the Fingerprinting Office.
Transportation: Student Drop Off /Pick Up and Early Departure
Note: The parents/guardians are responsible for the daily transportation of their child(ren). CMIT-Elementary does not provide transportation during student arrival or student dismissal. Please update the authorized person(s),including the bus company or the childcare business, that will pick up your child(ren)by submitting an email or written notice to Mrs.Virgil EVirgil@cmitelementary.org.
Q: Does the school or PTO have a list of vendors to use for transportation?
A: Neither the PTO or the school maintains a list of vendors to use for transportation.
Q: What is the earliest that I may drop off my child?
A: 7:35 a.m.
Q: Where should we drop off students in the morning?
A: All car riders should be driven to the rear of the building and dropped off at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process constant and mobile. Carpoolers that include 3 or more students may be dropped off at the main office entrance along with the bus riders.
Q: What is the earliest time that I may pick up my student?
A: Student dismissal begins around 2:25 p.m.
Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student?
A: Student dismissal ends at 2:55 p.m. Otherwise, students will be sent to Enrichment and charged Enrichment late fees.
Q: Where should we pick up students in the afternoon?
A: All car riders should be picked up in the rear of the building at the cafeteria entrance. Parents must remain in the car in order to keep the process mobile. Please notice the flow of traffic and refrain from stopping in the middle of the pathway. If you need to buckle in your students we ask that you do not block the flow of pick up so that we can dismiss all students in a timely manner.
Q: What is the latest time that I may pick up my student for early departure?
A: Students should be picked up from the Main Office no later than 2:10 p.m. To expedite the process, please send an email to the classroom teacher, the receptionist, Mrs. Virgil, EVirgil@cmitelementary.org the Principals Secretary or submit a handwritten note in order to expedite the process. No advanced notice is needed.
Q: What is the process for walkers?
A: CMIT-Elementary does not recognize walkers since there are no residences within walking distance. Please call the Main Office at 240.573.7240 if you have unique circumstances relevant to the pick up of your child. Please consider that CMIT-Elementary does have a student body of 500 and we are unable to accommodate 500 different unique circumstances.
Uniform Policy
Q: How do I order uniforms?
A: Risse Brothers is our uniform supplier and their information is below. You can purchase uniforms by visiting the store or use the online option for ordering uniforms as well.
Risse Brothers - www.RisseBrothers.com
9700 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Suite B
Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone: 301-220-1985
Fax: 301-220-0368
All khaki or navy uniform bottoms may be purchased at any retail store that sells uniform pants, shorts (except cargo pants), skorts, etc. Full dresses are not allowed for females. The CMIT-ES logo must show during the school day.
Q: When will the uniform policy be enforced?
A: The uniform policy will begin during the first week of school. Please ensure that students are wearing a burgundy or royal blue polo until official uniform tops are received.
Q: When does the student wear the Physical Education uniform?
A: Please confirm the day of the week that the students enrolled in Grades 3 – 5 will have the Physical Education class. Then, students report to school and wear the gym uniform all day. Parents may wish to send the students with wipes for sanitary purposes.
Q: Must the uniform shoe have all black?
A: Yes, the shoe worn with the uniform must be black. Students must also wear uninterrupted black during the Physical Education class. No white, no red or any color besides black should appear in the shoes.
Visitations and Volunteers
Q: How does a parent make an appointment to visit a class?
A: Please email EVirgil@cmitelementary.org to request an appointment. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response to the email. All classroom observations will be limited to 15 minutes.
Q: How does a parent volunteer for classroom assistance, chaperone of field trips, etc?
A: Please email the classroom teacher to express an interest in volunteering. The classroom teacher will contact the parent to establish a date, time, and the nature of the task(s).
Parent Teacher Conferences
Q: How is a Parent Teacher Conference scheduled?
A: Please email the classroom teacher to request a conference date. The parent will have no more than 30 minutes to meet with the teacher. The conference date scheduled by PGCPS is November 11, 2015. Any other conference requests must be scheduled with the teacher.
Home Visits
Q: When will the home visits begin?
A: Parents should submit a request to the teacher. A teacher and/or staff member will contact the parent to schedule a date and time that is convenient for the parent and the CMIT Staff. Note: The home visits are scheduled during afterschool hours if you did not experience a home visit during the summer.
Student Breakfast/Lunch
Breakfast/Lunch
Q: What time does breakfast begin?
A: Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. in the cafeteria. Students arriving at 7:50 a.m. or later should have breakfast prior to being dropped off.
Q: Where can I find the menu for the breakfast/lunch?
A: Please click on the link for the School Menu.
