Arrival and Dismissal

Before School - Parents are encouraged to drop off children at the drop off/pick up drive through in front of the high school. Do not drop off your child in the turn around near the cafeteria - that is where buses will arrive and depart. Families with disabled members or those who follow their walking/biking student to school may park in the front near the elementary school.

The Library is open at 8:00 am to check out and return library books.

Supervision of students begins at 8:10am. 

At 8:10am elementary students may be in the following spaces, where there is supervision:

• In the Cafeteria - for those eating breakfast - 1 para educator is present to supervise

• At the back door/Covered play area/Play structure, NE corner of the building - 1 para educator is present to supervise

• Students should not wait at the front door - no staff are available to supervise

• 1 para educator will be available to assist students in the parent drop off area in front of the high school.

Make sure your student has an after school plan that ensures their safety before they leave in the morning.  If there are changes to the student’s after school plan, contact the elementary office manager by 1:30pm to ensure your child gets the message. 

Typically after school plans includes one of the following:

• Walking or riding a bike home

• Meeting a parent at the tree

• Riding the bus home

• Being picked up by parents driving through the pick up area in front of the high school (parent pick up area)

• Going to the Funhouse or a Parks and Rec Activity

End of Day Student Messages - Please use discretion when calling to leave a message for your student to change their after school plans.  After 1:30p.m. we can’t guarantee messages will get delivered. Try to make and stick to plans set in the morning. Our elementary office manager will deliver messages to students prior to the end of each school day. 

Dismissal and After School Procedures - Dismissal is at 3:15 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - 2:15 every Wednesday. Parents please plan to arrive 5 minutes before dismissal to pick up your child, sometimes classes will be dismissed a couple of minutes early.

• Students walking, meeting parents at the tree, or riding a bike will exit the front doors.  

  • 1 staff member will be on duty to supervise students until parents/guardian arrives.  It is helpful to arrive at school 5 minutes before dismissal, if you are meeting your child.

  • At 3:25pm any students remaining will be brought to the elementary office and parent/guardians will be contacted.

• Students participating in a Funhouse or Park and Recreation Program will exit the back door, near the modular, to meet the program leader under the covered play area.

• Students will walk with their classes to the buses 

  • Siblings can connect at the buses. 

  • 2 staff members will also be available to answer questions as students load the buses.

• Students will walk with their classes to the parent pick up area in front of the high school. This is where parents driving to campus should plan to pick up their child. 

  • Siblings can connect at the parent pick up area. 

  • The parent pick up area is staffed by at least 2 staff members until 3:25pm, then any students remaining will be brought to the elementary office and parent/guardians will be contacted.  

• For the safety of all - when driving through the parent pick up area in front of the high school, please:

  • Pull forward to the end of the sidewalk.

  • Stay in your car to greet your child - An adult will open the door for your child.

  • Teach your child how to quickly enter the car and safely buckle themselves.  If you need to assist, please pull forward to keep cars moving, then assist your child.

  • Each elementary family will receive 2 cards with the student’s first names to store in cars, this will help with connecting students to the correct car for pick up.

NEW - We recognize that our school is the center of the community.  If you choose to stay and visit with other families, after school, for safety reasons, please move to the playground.  If a student is taking part in an after school program that does not begin immediately following dismissal, we ask that students not be left at school without adult supervision.  If you have any questions about after school options, please let us know and we will be happy to assist.