Daily School Procedures

The school day begins at 9:15 a.m. and ends at 3:55 p.m. The FCI front office is open from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the school year. 

You can reach the FCI front office by dialing (317) 915-4220.  

Front Office

Reporting Absences, Late Arrivals, and Early Dismissals

Parents and Guardians, please notify the front office of any change to your child’s attendance. You can do this in one of several ways:

Call the front office (317) 915-4220.
Leave a message on our attendance line outside of office hours by calling (317) 915-4228.
Email: fci-general@hse.k12.in.us
Add an Absence Request on your child's Skyward Attendance tile.

It is important that you leave detailed information including the items below regardless of which method you choose to communicate:

Student's first and last names with spelling
Teacher's name
Reason for the absence, late arrival or early dismissal. Please include a time for dismissal or approximate arrival if late.

Special Note About Early Dismissals

Parents/Guardians MUST come inside the building to sign out their child. Photo ID is required to be provided to office staff every time students are signed out. We will not release your child to anyone other than the legal guardians listed in Skyward without written or verbal permission.

Forgotten Items

If a student forgets an item at home and it needs to be dropped off after school has begun, the item may be dropped off in the front foyer. The person dropping off the item will scan the orange QR code to fill out the form and put a sticky note with student’s name on the item. Office staff will receive a notification about the drop off and get the item to the child.

Transportation Changes

Fall Creek Intermediate does not use the School Dismissal Manager App.

If you have already discussed a transportation change with your child prior to leaving for school, you do not need to call the office.

For last-minute changes during the school day that your child is unaware of please call the office at 317-915-4220. All transportation changes must be received by 2:30 p.m.

Visiting and Volunteering

Please review the Background Checks (Visiting and Volunteering) information on our district's school safety page to learn more about the process and begin the steps for your background check.

Visitors/volunteers/chaperones MUST have a Safevisitor background check on file with Hamilton Southeastern Schools to be allowed to volunteer or chaperone in the building or for events.

Daily Procedures

Important Times

8:45am - Students may arrive to the cafe to wait until the start of school. No arrival before 8:45am.
9:00am - Arrival bell. Students may enter school from buses/car riders.
9:15am - Tardy bell. If your child is not in the building by 9:15am, the adult dropping off is required to accompany the child into the office and sign the child in.
3:55pm - Dismissal to bus/car rider

Arrival

Car Riders

Students arriving before 9:00 AM may enter through Door 2 (Cafeteria Entrance) beginning at 8:45 AM.
Early arrivals will wait in the cafeteria until 9:00 AM.
Students arriving between 9:00 AM and 9:15 AM may enter through either:
- Door 1 (Main Office Entrance) or
- Door 2 (Cafeteria Entrance)
Staff members will be available to help students find their classrooms.

YMCA Before-School Care

Students should enter through Door 2 (Cafeteria Entrance) and be signed in by a parent or guardian.
Students will remain in the cafeteria until 9:00 AM.

Bus Riders

Students will be greeted by staff and assisted in finding their classrooms.
Bus arrivals will be staggered, beginning with 5th grade and followed by 6th grade students.

Dismissal

General Dismissal

At 3:50 PM, students will begin preparing for dismissal.
Students will leave classrooms when the 3:55 PM dismissal bell rings.

Car Riders

Students will exit through the front entrances (Door 1).
Students should wait on the sidewalk outside the building for their ride.
For safety reasons:
- Students may not walk through the parking lot to vehicles.
- Students should enter vehicles from the curbside whenever possible.

Bus Riders

Students will exit through their assigned bus doors.
Students should board their assigned bus promptly.
Students are expected to sit in assigned seats and follow all bus procedures.

Walking Students

No walking to school/riding bicycles without a guardian

Per the HSE Intermediate Student Handbook: "Walking or bicycling to/from school - Students may walk or ride their bike to and from school only when accompanied by a parent or guardian."

Additionally, families may not park in the Royalwood pool parking lot and have their child walk over by themselves. The Royalwood HOA has requested that we ask those not living in Royalwood to not park in their pool/playground lot.

In the morning, parents should walk students to door 2.
At dismissal, parents must be seen by school staff for students to be released to them.

Map for Safe Student Drop Off

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Aerial map of the front parking lot with red arrows showing the flow of traffic for safe drop off of students at the main entrance.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Reminders

To help keep everyone safe and traffic moving efficiently:

✅ Stay within the designated traffic cones.

✅ Use the established "zipper" merge lines and wait your turn.

✅ Do not drive around cones or bypass waiting vehicles.

✅ Students should enter and exit vehicles from the curbside only.

✅ Use extra caution when entering and exiting the parking lot.

✅ Whenever possible, approach and leave the school traveling northbound on Olio Road to help reduce traffic conflicts.

Student safety is our top priority. Thank you for helping us create a safe and positive start to the school year. Go Falcons!