Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Please notify the Attendance Office via Campus Parent app, Email, or phone (392-1000 x5199) when your child will need to leave school early. Please include the time you will pick up your child and the reason for leaving school early. When using the Infinite Campus Portal, in the dropdown menu, select Absence Request and enter absence. Absence Request Tips Sheet for Families
Your child is then responsible to leave the class at the specified time and will be able to sign out at the front security desk.
For appointments that arise during the day, please notify the Attendance Office as soon as possible. Please keep in mind that we do not call the student down until a parent is present to sign out their child.
Please call the school no later than 2:30 p.m. if you wish to pick up your child at dismissal.
Please report absences every day that your child will be absent from school. Only one notification is necessary if you are on vacation and have called ahead with the date(s) that your child will be absent. If notifying by phone, please follow-up with a written note. Notes will be accepted up to three days after your child returns to school from his/her absence. If a note is not received after three days, your child’s absence will be considered unexcused.
Absences and late arrivals will be entered as unexcused any time that the school does not receive an absence notification.
If your child is late arriving to school, please sign him or her in at the security desk. Your child will then need to stop in the Health Office for a late pass.
Bus Transportation
Our VE bus riders will arrive to school around 8:15am and be dismissed at 3:10pm. If you have any changes to your child's transportation needs, have questions or concerns related to the bus, please contact the Hilton Transportation Department.
HCSD Transportation Office Contact Information:
Phone: 392-1007
Email: transportationoffice@hilton.k12.ny.us
Website: https://www.hilton.k12.ny.us/page/transportation
Car Drop-Off & Pick-Up
If you plan to pick up your child either occasionally or on a regular basis at dismissal, please contact the VE Main Office. All pickups are at the back of the building. Please see below for more details.
If you plan to always transport your child, please be sure to notify the transportation department of this information as well.
AM Drop-Off Procedure
You may begin dropping off your child starting at 8:15am. School staff will be there to greet your child. All drop-off's will be in the front loop near the Main Entrance.
PM Pick-Up Procedure
If you are going to regularly pick-up your child, the pick-up line is in the back parking lot of VE. Enter on Old Hojack Ln.
Pick-up will begin around 2:50 pm. Please follow the designated route to ensure that the line efficiently moves. You will be assigned a number from the VE Main Office to that is assigned to your child. If you are an approved pick-up person, you will show your orange pick-up card to one of the VE staff members. Please be sure to bring your identification with you and that you are a listed as an approved pick-up person in Infinite Campus. If you need to make arrangements for someone new to pick-up your child, you will need to contact the VE Main Office to have the person added.
Walkers & Bike Riders
Please complete the following form if you are interested in having your child be a walker or bike rider.
VE Walker & Bike Rider Form (coming soon)