Arrival and Dismissal

Arrival

School begins at 8:00am. School doors open at 7:45am for students. Please do not drop off your child any earlier than 7:45am due to lack of supervision. Students should be seated and ready to begin the instructional day when announcements begin at 8:00am. Students arriving after 8:00am are tardy and must be signed in by an adult in the office.

Dismissal

Students are dismissed at 3:00pm. Children must be picked up by 3:15pm. Please do not pick up your child any later than 3:15pm due to lack of supervision.
arrival and dismissal map

Car Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Morning Car Line Drop off

  • Enter the parking lot from Nebraska Ave (see map).
  • Follow staff directing traffic as you pull into the parking lot.
  • Cars in the outside lane (left lane) will remain in the left lane all the way up until reaching the staff member with the stop sign or until the all traffic has stopped. Cars in the middle lane will merge into the right lane and pull all the way up until reaching the staff member with the stop sign or all traffic has stopped.
  • Students will remain in their cars until all traffic has stopped and the whistle is blown.
  • Once the whistle has blown, students may exit the cars, move towards the sidewalk and enter through their grade level door. Staff will help direct them to their doors.
  • Once all students have exited the parking lot, two short whistles will be blown and the stop sign will be put down, signaling cars to leave. 
  • Students are not to exit their car if parked in the middle lane or beyond the loading/unloading zone. Those students must wait until their cars are inside the loading zone and for the whistle to be blown to exit their cars. 

Afternoon Car Line Pick Up

  • Students' names will be called as cars pull into the parking lot. Before entering the parking lot, place your student's name tag in the driver's side window for staff members to see.
  • Follow staff directing traffic as you pull into the parking lot.
  • Cars in the outside lane (left lane) will remain in the left lane all the way up until reaching the staff member with the stop sign or until the all traffic has stopped. Cars in the middle lane will merge into the right lane and pull all the way up until reaching the staff member with the stop sign or all traffic has stopped.
  • Students will line up in the waiting area and remain there until the whistle is blown.
  • Once all cars are stopped, the whistle will blow, signaling for students to walk to their cars.
  • Remain stopped until all students are in their cars and 2 short whistles are blown and the stop sign is lowered, signaling for traffic to begin moving.