Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year!

► Refillable water bottle

► A nutritious lunch brought from home or ordered in advance from Barnison Catering

► A snack

► Fully-charged devices - iPads and headphones

► Comfortable, closed-toed shoes for the playground and for participating in PE

The school day starts promptly at 7:55 a.m. with drop-off beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Dismissal times are staggered by grade level: 

• Grades 1-2:  2:45-2:55 p.m.
• Grade 3:   3:00-3:10 p.m.
• Grades 4-5:   3:15-3:25 p.m.
• Grades 6-8:   3:30-3:40 p.m.

All students must be picked up no later than fifteen minutes after their dismissal time ends. After the 15-minute grace period, students are sent to aftercare and parents will be billed.

If your student has a planned or unplanned absence of any kind, or needs to arrive or depart campus early, please email us at attendance@rawsonsaunders.org

Our parent/student handbook is intended to serve as a guide to familiarize students and parents with the programs, protocols, procedures, and policies at Rawson Saunders School. Please take the time to review its contents. Click here to go to the Panther Portal Resource Board.

iPads are purchased, configured and issued to students by Rawson Saunders and are expected to last many years. Should a need for a replacement or repair occur, please contact our IT Support Specialist, Skyler Williams.

All students come to school each day with headphones that are compatible with their devices. 

Rawson Saunders provides all school supplies to students. Families are asked to provide headphones. For more information on  headphone requirements see the Tech Deck. 

On occasion during the school year, middle school students will be asked to purchase a book. 

• Each school day students should either bring a lunch or have pre-ordered a school lunch from Barnison Catering. If you anticipate ordering a school lunch for your child, you will need to create a lunch account.
• Please visit the school lunch page on how to create a school lunch account through Barnison.
• There are no microwaves or refrigerators available on campus for students.
• No lunch deliveries from home or from outside vendors are allowed. 
• To ensure all students' safety, no sharing of food is allowed.

Attendance - Alicia Wilson
attendance@rawsonsaunders.org

Head of School
Laura Steinbach, M.S.Ed.

Director of Dyslexia Services
Jamie Nettles, M.Ed., CALT, QI

Assistant Head of Lower School
Chelsa Capers

Assistant Head of Middle School
Nick Rodriguez, M.Ed.

Dean of Students
Billy Austin

School Nurse
Lori Lord

School Counselor
Julia Herman, LMSW

Academic Support Coordinator Carolyn Heath    cheath@rawsonsuanders.org

Business Officer
Bea Swasey, MBA

IT/Database Manager, Registrar
Lisa Williams            lwilliams@rawsonsaunders.org

IT Support 
Skyler Williams

Director of Communications
Tracey Locke                communications@rawsonsaunders.org

For any questions not addressed above, please visit the Resource Board on the Panther Portal, or to speak with someone directly, call 512-476-8382.

Every parent is automatically a member of the Rawson Saunders Parent Association. PA meetings are held several times a year.

From Lunch Duty volunteer opportunities to Book Fair, there are plenty of ways parents can be involved! Sign up here!

Find out more about our PA on our website and stay tuned for exciting parent opportunities for the 2024-25 school year! 

The Rawson Saunders Annual Fund Campaign is held each year to provide critical support to our school, allowing us to improve the Rawson Saunders experience by enhancing classrooms, upgrading technology, supporting special programs, fortifying security, and creating meaningful professional development opportunities for our faculty and staff.

Click here to learn more. 

Our Rawson Saunders Gala is an annual event that gathers together parents, community members, and friends for an entertaining evening to celebrate accomplishments and support our students!

The Gala provides community members the opportunity to support Rawson Saunders through sponsorships, exciting live and silent auctions, and paddles-up donations.

The Rawson Saunders Gala depends on the volunteerism, donations, and support of our families and community. Email us at development@rawsonsaunders.org to find out how you can get involved or click here to learn more.