About JT Moore Middle School

School Policies

Morning Drop-off and Early Care

7-8:40 am: YMCA Fun Company is available to all families. Cost information is available on their website. Students can arrive at school at 7 am only if registered with the YMCA Fun Company. However, once registered, and if they prefer, they may go to the early morning study hall at 7:30 am.

7:30 – 8:40 am: Early Morning Study Hall – This is a PTO funded offering for students to come to school and work on homework and/or reading before the school day begins. Details and registration information for the early morning study hall will be emailed to families who are enrolled at JT Moore in late summer by Dr. Hughes. On the first day, Parents will need to escort their children to the main entrance to register them and complete an agreement letter. Keep in mind, sitting and talking, or sitting quietly but unproductively, will result in a student being banned from study hall.

Unless your child is signed up for early morning study hall or enrolled in YMCA Fun Company, your child cannot be on the JT Moore campus before 8:40 a.m.

Pick-Up & Aftercare

3:55 - 4:25 pm - Dismissal is every day at 3:55pm. The car line operates in the same direction as drop-off. Parents will need to have their student’s name displayed in their dashboard so that teachers can see it clearly and call into the school for your student. Students must be off campus by 4:25pm unless they are enrolled in YMCA Fun company, are participating in a sport, or are registered in an after-school club.
4-6 pm: YMCA Fun Company is available to all families. Cost information is available on their website.
Students will not be dismissed early after 3:15pm. If you have an emergency, please contact Dr. Hughes.

Car Line

Traffic flow for drop off and pick up will be the same as in previous years as has been for the past few years: Cars will enter the parking lot from the west end on the lot, closest to Green Hills park, and rotate clockwise past the front of school, exiting onto Lone Oak close to the intersection with Granny White Pike.
No pickup or drop off occurs within the semi-circle off Granny White – that loop is for buses only. You must wait in the car line to pick your child up from school. Please do not park down the street, on a side street, behind the school, etc., in order to avoid the car line. This creates a safety hazard for our children.
If your child can ride the school bus, please let them. Traffic is a nightmare during the first few weeks of school. Please be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Cell phone use in the car line is strictly prohibited by law.

Dress Code

Students at JT Moore are given latitude in choosing what to wear to school each day. The updated dress code policy is posted here.

Cell Phone Policy

At J. T. Moore Middle School, we prioritize the safety, focus, and well-being of our students. We believe that minimizing distractions and fostering a conducive learning environment is crucial for their academic success.

The following guidelines outline our cell phone policy:

There are more than 80 landlines in the school and parents needing to get in touch with their children can call the front office at 615-298-8095 to do so.