Morning Drop-Off Procedures this Video serves as a friendly reminder of how we can all work together to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and parents during arrival time at the Prairie. Thank you, as always, for your continued support in helping us maintain a safe and efficient start to the school day.
2025–2026 BPE Student After-School Departure Help us ensure a smooth and safe dismissal for your child! Please take a moment to complete the form HERE to let us know how your child will leave campus each day after school. Blackland Prairie staff will escort students to their designated dismissal locations. Walkers and bike riders will be dismissed at 2:55 PM. If students are to meet other students (siblings) prior to leaving campus, the meetings should occur at one of the locations listed and be pre-arranged by the students' parents. Please complete one form for each student attending Blackland Prairie. For car riders, click the link to watch the video about our dismissal system. https://youtu.be/b23VyhTO4YU This video describes the process for picking up your child (it was created a few years ago, but the process is the same). The QR code will be replaced with an "assigned number" due to feedback from last year's process. Please discuss this information with your child to avoid confusion during afternoon dismissal. If you need to change your child's usual campus departure instructions temporarily, please call the school's main number (512-424-8600) by 2:00 P.M. on the day the change is to occur. Please leave specific instructions for your child with an office staff member.
Our dismissal system uses car rider numbers to ensure student and staff safety.
Every student has a Car Rider Number, regardless of their regular dismissal method.
If there is an issue with your Car Rider Number, reach out to your student’s teacher.
Student leaders in safety patrol will assist in the car rider lines (front and back) to help children enter and exit vehicles.
Only service animals are allowed on campus grounds. If bringing a pet, wait by the crosswalk areas at the edge of campus.
Back car rider lane is “TURN Right Only” during drop-off and pick-up times.
Front and back walkers must walk to the crossing guards at Fern Spring/Via Sonoma or Fern Spring/Lake Forest.
During severe weather, walkers will be held for 30 minutes after the last lightning strike before being dismissed.
To change your student’s dismissal plan, make changes before 2 pm. Keep an eye on the weather to decide in advance.
After 2 pm, the school will try to deliver last-minute dismissal changes, but during severe weather, the office may be overwhelmed.
When calling with changes, provide concise information (student's first and last name, teacher’s name, and new dismissal plan).
Reminders from the Office
7:35am: School Starts (we open our doors at 7:10am)
10:00am:To ensure your student receives their items promptly, all lunch boxes, water bottles, student snacks, classroom snacks, birthday treats, folders, sweatshirts, etc. – must be dropped off in the front foyer no later than 10 AM. ***If you plan to join your student for lunch in the cafeteria, you may continue to bring lunch at that time.
2:30pm: Is our cut off time for pick-up before dismissal. Why? We have to run reports at the end of the day and teachers are busy coordinating dismissal procedures for 750 students. It takes a village around here!
New To Blackland Prairie? No problem! Visit our BPE website: Blackland Prairie (roundrockisd.org) The website is an incredible resource. Click on "A to Z" - here you will find everything you need from bus routes, lunch menus, volunteer link, home access, report an absence, school calendar, TAG, kindergarten registration, smart tags, and so much more!!
From The Nurse Reminder to keep your child home if they are sick. Students with temperatures of 100° degrees or more will be sent home. They may return to school when fever-free for 24 hours (without an analgesic like Tylenol, Motrin or Advil). You can get your student immunizations on Wednesday, August 13, at the PAC. For more information, click HERE.
From The Registrar - Report Cards! Viewable on HAC (Home Access Center) for 3rd-5th grade. How to locate grades on HAC: K-2nd: Select your student, click on “Grades”, click on “Report Card”, select “Print” 3rd-5th: Select your student, click on “Grades”, click on “Report Card”
As part of the District Attendance Policy, if your child is absent for more than 5 consecutive days due to illness, a doctor's note must be submitted within 5 days of returning to school to verify the reason for the extended absence.
Please make sure to turn in all notes promptly. You can drop them off at the front office or email it to our Attendance Specialist, Doreen Kittrell, at doreen_kittrell@roundrockisd.org.
District Attendance Policy
The following absences will be marked “excused”:
Death of an immediate family member.
Personal Illness
An illness that results in five or more consecutively missed days of school. Absences of five or more days of school require a note from a doctor or healthcare clinic submitted to the school office within five days of the student’s return to school,
Absences due to school-related or approved events may be allowed per Board Policy (FEA)
Pets on Campus Parents, please make sure to stay at the crosswalk areas with your dogs/cats/animals. Only animals allowed on campus grounds during the school day are documented service animals. Thank you in advance for observing this procedure.
Volunteer Application Information
Do I need to be an approved VOLUNTEER to be a TEKS Dad? YES
Do I need to be an approved VOLUNTEER to attend a field trip? YES!
Do I need to be an approved VOLUNTEER to attend a classroom party, and/or events held at BPE? YES!
Please allow up to ten business days for the application to be approved. DO NOT WAIT! This requires a full background check. How in the world do I sign up to be a volunteer? Follow the instructions below:
STEP 1: Click on this link to start the application process: After you click on the link you will have to sign up for an account (yes, it looks like you are applying for a job with RRISD - you are not) :)
STEP 2: After your account has been created, you will then log in and “apply” for the Volunteer position
STEP 3: Confirm you have received an email that your application has been submitted. Once your application has been approved you will receive a confirmation email as well. It is your responsibility to confirm your application has been approved.
*** To check the status of your application or if you have any questions, please call: (512) 464-5049.
Help! I do not have a Social Security Card - No Problem! A paper application is available in English, Spanish, Korean & Mandarin. You will proceed to the Volunteer website located on RRISD. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Instead of clicking on the "Register to Volunteer'' link, you will click on "a paper Volunteer Application is available in English, Spanish, Korean and Mandarin" sentence/link that will take you to the four options.(Both links attached)
