Arrivals and Dismissals

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

Universal School is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable learning environment for our students. The information contained in this packet highlights policies and procedures that will allow us to provide maximum safety for students as they arrive to and leave from school daily.  

MORNING ARRIVAL

• Students may enter the gym/class at 8:10am

• Students that arrive before 8:10 must wait at their entrance until 8:10

• PK-7th will enter at the North doors near Kg.

• 8-12th will enter at the Main Office

• Octavia entrance is open at 8:10am

•  Students should be in their classrooms and ready by 8:20am

• Parents may assist their child to get out of the car, but must remain near their car. Only faculty and students are allowed to enter the building at this time.

• PK-Kg grade teacher aides will meet students at the door and escort them to class. 

• All students, Pk-7, will report directly to class.

• 8th-12th report to gym for morning assembly 

Please Note:

• Pull all the way forward regardless of which door your student enters from. Do not stop at the office doors. Do not leave gaps. Do not leave your car.

• Students should only exit the car on the passenger side. Back packs on for quick exit.

• Students arriving after 8:25 must enter from the front office doors on Odell. 

• Teachers are unable to meet during morning arrival and dismissal, please use email or communication tools to communicate with teachers.

AFTERNOON DISMISSAL 

Parents may begin lining up in their zones by 3:15pm. Staff will be dismissing students in each homeroom starting at 3:20pm. 

• Announce your child in the PikmyKid app

• PK-5th will use the dismissal drive-thru

• 6th-12th will dismiss from classes independently at 3:30

• MS/HS pickup is in the masjid parking lot or surrounding streets, students will walk to your car.

• Your Zone and Student numbers are automatically assigned in the app

• Student names and numbers must be displayed on the windshield once in the pickup zone. 

Please Note:

• There is no early dismissal after 2:45pm.

• Do not use 92nd Place to enter; that is an exit only.

• Do not turn right onto Octavia during Arrival and Dismissal.

• Watch for kids crossing the street.

• If you carpool, each child’s number must be easily visible in the front passenger window.

Dismissal: Student Expectations

• Sit quietly with your backpack on.

• Respect staff and follow directions

• Phone rules: We see it, we take it. Parents will have to come in the next day to get it.

• Report directly to the exit when your number is called.

• Get in your car quickly using only the passenger side doors curbside. Backpacks in laps, not trunk.

• Help buckle younger siblings in.

• HS students who drive home will give their number to the staff member at the exit.

Dismissal: Parent Expectations

• Have your number showing on your dashboard.

• Remain in your vehicle.

• Drive slowly and stay off of your phones.

• Pull all the way forward as cars leave the line.

• Have siblings practice buckling in so you can exit safely and quickly.

• Do not bypass the car line and cut ahead.