In order to maintain campus safety, parents, students and visitors must carefully follow the dismissal procedures.
Parent Responsibilities
Dismissal procedures require the following parent responsibilities:
- Drivers need to be alert and cooperate with school personnel in traffic control procedures.
- Drivers should not be on their cell phones while driving on school property.
- Cars should proceed slowly!
- Parents should not enter the building during dismissal.
- Any student who needs to be dismissed early must be signed out by 2:30 pm (Lower Campus) or 3:00 pm (Upper Campus).
Walking Across the Bridge for Middle and High School Students
After school each day any student may catch the shuttle to the other campus or to the field. Students in Middle (7th and 8th) and High School may walk across the bridge after school for athletic practices if they are walking in a group and have parent permission (to the coach) at the beginning of each season.
If on the Upper Campus, athletes in Middle and High school may stay in aftercare at no charge until their practices begin. While another team is practicing, athletes may also sit in the Martin Gym on Lower Campus to do school work until their practice begins.
Lower Campus (TK-6th)
- The Lower Campus Traffic Pattern Map should be followed.
- Carpool signs must be displayed in the front passenger window every day throughout the year until the child is in the car. Failure to display the carpool sign may result in delays in picking up your student.
- Students not picked up by 3:30 p.m. will be signed in to After Care , and parents will be charged for this service.
- Students may not use school phones to make social plans. Changes in pick-up should be arranged by a parent and the school notified. Office staff will notify the student.
Upper Campus (7th-12th)
- The upper campus traffic pattern map should be followed.
Middle (7th-8th grade) and high school students are dismissed at 3:15 p.m. They will leave the building using the designated doors. - Athletes and student drivers dismiss out the back door
- Activity-building students and athletes may be picked up at the Activity Building
- All other students exit at the front door for carpool
- Any students remaining on campus after 3:30 p.m. must report to After Care. Students going to help classes should report directly to the teacher’s room and be picked up by 4:00 p.m. or go to After Care.
- Students driving to school must complete a Parking Registration Form prior to driving on campus.
- All students should park in their assigned student parking only. Students are expected to follow all guidelines on the Parking Registration Form.
Checking out a Student
Guidelines for checking out your student in the in the middle of the school day are listed in the Attendance section of this handbook under the heading Release of Students.
Early Dismissal
Early Dismissal times are 11:45am for the lower campus (TK-6th) and 11:55am for the upper campus (7th-12th).
