Pickup/drop-off reminders

PM Parent Pickup/Dismissal Procedures 

Early dismissal from the offices ends at 2:30 p.m., when the doors will be secured to focus on preparing for dismissal for the day. A request for early dismissal must be made to the office ahead of time unless there is an emergency. 

When arriving in the afternoon for pickup, enter the car line off Queen Street. Please display your car number so it can be easily read by the staff members on duty. If a family member or someone else is picking up your child(ren), please give him/her your tags to use that day or ask him/her to display the number on their dashboard. Please call the office ahead of time to make sure that person is on the accepted pickup list. In the absence of a car number on display, the car will have to be parked and an ID must be presented. 

• Yellow cards are for grades K-6, and Pink cards are used for grades 7-9. If you have children in both, please display both colors. 

• Parents may enter the car line off Queen Street no earlier than 2:30 p.m. 

• We will do a staggered dismissal: 

  • Pre-K buildings: dismissal begins at 2:45 p.m.

  • Grades 7-9: dismissal begins at 2:50 p.m. 

  • Grades K-6: dismissal begins at 2:55 p.m.

• Car lines are numbered:

  • Lines 1, 2: Pre-K only

  • Line 3: High school building (grades 7-9) only

  • Lines 4-9: K-8 parents with or without a student in grades 7-9

• There are no walkers or front door pick up during dismissal.

STOP and GO - Cars in line 3 will stop for middle- and high-schoolers to load and go.

Students will be loaded at two locations simultaneously: Grades 7-9 will be loaded from the high school teacher parking lot (inside the fence), and K-6 students from the circle behind the main building. Parents MUST remain in their vehicles the whole time during pickup. If a child needs to be buckled, the parent MUST pull into a parking spot.

• Parents will enter the school parking lot according to the line designations above and follow the car line. A staff member will read car numbers, which teachers and students can hear through the intercom (K-6) and/or walkie-talkies (7-9).

• Parents picking up Pre-K students ONLY or high school building students ONLY in the car line may turn left after exiting at the gate, unless K-6 siblings must be picked up, in which case they should turn right and proceed to the circle behind the main building.

• As the staff member reads your number in the main lot, your K-6 child in the main building will be sent to the pickup circle. An adult on duty will ensure that your child is safely loaded into your vehicle. Students in grades 7-9 will look for their cars in the line and a staff member will help them load safely.

• If the person picking up your child does not have the appropriate number displayed, the staff member on duty will ask for a photo ID to verify permission to pick up your child(ren). This might cause a delay with our parent pickup procedure, so please make every effort to have the number visible on a daily basis.

• When you arrive at the circle, if your K-6 child is not available for pickup yet, you will be asked to park your car in one of our red-lined spots until your child is out. When vehicles are not moving, a staff member will release your child to you.  

• Once your child enters your car, you MUST remain in line to exit the parking lot. For the safety of all students, staff and families, please do NOT cut through the parking lots to exit at any point.

• Cars leaving the pickup circle behind the main building MUST turn right to avoid slowing down the car line. 

If you are in need of a new car number, please contact Mrs. Partington in the office (mpartington@sjswv.org). 

If you have any questions concerning these procedures, please contact our administration. Thank you for your cooperation! 

Updated August 1, 2025