Bus riders and Explorer’s Club students will be dismissed at 3:01 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and at 1:59 pm on Wednesdays. Students will go directly to the bus or the elementary gym. Once the congestion is cleared from the hallways, the walkers and pick-up students will be released to meet at the front entry of the elementary doors. Students who walk will be dismissed after car riders.
The pick-up line should form in the back row, with the first car facing Welch Street. Once buses pull away, the pick-up line will curve around to follow in the direction of the buses. Student car riders will be assigned a number at the beginning of the year and parents will receive a card with the corresponding number to be visible in their front windows. The monitor at the pick-up line will call for the students based on the number as the car pulls up to the elementary doors. Student walkers will be dismissed after the car riders.
Here are a few suggestions to make this process run smoothly:
- If you are the first driver to arrive, please wait at the designated line facing Welch Street (west).
- If you have school business to conduct and are also picking up your child, please park and come in after the buses have pulled away.
- We will have staff on duty to unite child and parent as quickly as possible.
- If an adult is picking up a student who does not have a number card for their car, the office will need to be notified of that change in advance and that adult will need to be on the pick-up list. This adult should be prepared to show a photo ID when they arrive.
- On the rare occasion you need to pick up your child before the buses leave, you will need to come in and sign your child out from the office.
- A student must have a note if there is any change in the way he/she is to go home. If a child does not have a note, the child will be sent home the way he/she normally goes home. IF the parent forgets to send a note, they should contact the elementary office no later than 2:15 p.m. and a note will be written for the child. Transportation plans cannot be changed after 2:15 p.m. as we cannot ensure that we will be able to contact all involved parties to make the necessary change.