Before school drop off and after school pick up of students can be a hectic time.   We believe strongly that students will be safe and dismissed efficiently if adults and students are respectful of the following side circle (enter through the parking lot) guidelines:

• Students must sit on the designated line quietly until their driver nears the pick up area.  On cold or wet days, the students will stand.  Students are expected to watch for their ride and listen for their name to be called by a teacher for loading.
• Cars must clearly display a name card for the student(s) they are picking up.  This card is best seen by the teachers when displayed from the rearview mirror with a clip hanger or attached to the back of the passenger sun visor.  Name cards are available in the office.
• Teachers will call for the student(s) and send them to one of the colored cones.
• Students are not allowed to approach the loading area until they are called. 
• Patrols are, first and foremost, fifth grade students who are assisting teacher in their before and after school duty. Their main job is to walk children safely to a designated pick-up spot. Patrols may help open car doors, but it is not required.
• Students must wait until the car has stopped in the loading area before approaching the door.
• Students must load on the curbside.
• Parents should only leave their vehicle if they need to secure a child in a safety seat.
• Parking and leaving your vehicle is not permitted in the side circle.  If you must come into the building, please park in a visitor space or use street parking.
• The handicapped parking space is for disabled people who need to enter the building or for loading a child who is disabled. It is not a waiting area for dismissal time.
• When exiting the parking lot, no left turns are permitted.

No vehicles are allowed in the front circle drive during arrival and dismissal times.  The front circle drive is for buses and daycare vans only from 8:30-9:00 am & 3:00-3:30 pm.

Students should not arrive before 8:45 am unless they are attending the breakfast program.  Breakfast students should arrive no earlier than 8:30 am.  Parent who bring their child to school and wish to utilize the breakfast program should arrive to school before 8:45 am in order to allow the student ample time to eat before the 9:00 am tardy bell.

Students who arrive after the 9:00 am bell must be checked in at the office by an adult.  Students must also receive a pass before proceeding to the classroom.  To minimize disruptions to the learning environment for all students, it is preferred that students who arrive after 9:00 am say goodbye to their parent in the lobby and walk themselves to class.

Whenever possible, appointments should be scheduled for outside of school hours.  Students who are signed in late or signed out early miss valuable instruction and disrupt the instruction of classmates.  We realize some appointments are impossible to get outside of school hours, so if you need to pick up your child during the school day, please send a note to your child's teacher in the morning.  All students must first be signed out in the office by a parent or guardian.  A secretary will then page your student and have them come to the office.