Drop Off/Pick Up
AM
Student drop-off begins at 7:55 a.m. Students should enter through Doors 2 or 5 and proceed directly to their assigned area. At 8:00 a.m., students may access lockers and classrooms. Students are expected to move quickly and orderly through the building, with no loitering in hallways. Classes begin promptly at 8:10 a.m., and students should be seated and ready for instruction when the late bell rings.
PM
At 2:55 p.m., students will be dismissed from classrooms as directed by their teachers. Students who are walkers, drivers, or waiting for a ride must either leave campus, be with a supervising coach or teacher, or wait in the main lobby. Students may not roam the building after dismissal. Unless participating in a supervised extracurricular activity, all students are expected to leave the building promptly.
Bus Rider Information
To help your child be ready for bus transportation, please teach them the following:
- If your student misses the bus at their regular stop, do not follow the bus to the next stop and let your child walk/run beside the bus to get on. The driver cannot see the student in the danger zone, especially if it is dark and could possibly hit them as they pull away from the stop. Take your student to school.
- Make children stay at least 10 feet away from the bus until they begin to enter. Children will be able to see the driver and the driver can see them.
- If children must cross the street to the bus they should cross the street 10 feet (five giant steps) in front of the bus where they can see the driver and the driver can see them.
- Warn children that, if they drop something, they should never pick it up. Instead, they should tell the driver and follow the driver’s instructions. If they bend over to pick up a dropped object, they might not be seen by the driver and could be hurt if the driver pulls away from the stop.
- Remind children to look to the right before they step off the bus. Car drivers in a hurry sometimes try to sneak by the bus on the right hand side.
- Teach your child to secure loose drawstrings and other objects that may get caught in the handrail or door of the bus as they are exiting.
- If you meet your child at the bus stop after school, wait on the side where the child will be dropped off, not across the street. Children can be so excited at seeing you after school that they may dash across the street and forget the safety rules.
After School Program
Communities in Schools operates a before and after school program for students who need childcare. For more information, click here.