Drop-off/Pickup Info

Arrival - School Doors Open at 7:40 AM

Students who are being dropped off by car in the morning need to be dropped off on the sidewalk nearest the school for their safety.  We have several adults helping with this in front of the school.  Please approach the school by heading east on Gilbert St. and letting your child out of your vehicle on the passenger side.  This will put them directly onto the sidewalk and out of the flow of traffic.  Students should not be dropped off on side streets or from vehicles headed west on Gilbert Street!  For your child's safety, you will be asked to get in the car line if you attempt to drop off students on side streets as this is not safe. 

While on Gilbert St, and around the school,  please be mindful of our neighbors' driveways as well as the intersections from which buses are trying to enter Gilbert St. We ask that families enter Gilbert St. from a side street as far west as possible to get to the end of the line.  Thank you for your cooperation while we keep our students, families, teachers and staff safe!  

Pre-K families only should park on Forest Ave. or in the back parking lot at designated spaces and walk their pre-K kiddos to the pre-k doors.  This is the only exception to morning drop off parking as other side streets should not be used to drop off students.  When this happens, it presents a safety issue with unnecessary crossings and stops the car line for those who are following the proper procedure.  

If your child is eating breakfast at school, please have them here as close to 7:40 AM as possible so they have as much time as possible to eat and get to class on time.  Early drop-off is not permitted! Students should remain in vehicles and supervised by an adult until doors open at 7:40 AM daily.     

Dismissal - Starts at 2:55 PM

Students who are picked up by car will be released at the main entrance in a safe and orderly fashion to vehicles headed eastbound in the car line on Gilbert Street.  Please be sure to have your carline nametag visible to help expedite your child to the front of the building.  Please DO NOT park on side streets to receive your child as this disrupts the flow of the pick up line and presents a safety issue with unnecessary crossings.  It also stops the car line for those who are following the proper procedure.  You will be asked to get in the car line and students will only be called if the car line procedure is followed. Walkers should be received by the flag pole.  We ask that parents do not wait near the doors to the school as there are nearly 550 students who need to get to their buses or rides.

NOTE:  All students should have a transportation plan for dismissal from their family submitted to their child's teacher.  Please note that we will follow that plan unless you approve a change and you get receipt that this change was received by the school or your child's teacher.  Late notifications of changes sent to teachers may not be seen as teachers do not often have an opportunity to check emails or other messages throughout the day.  The office will not take changes in transportation plans past 2:25 PM the day of the change. Again, thank you for your cooperation!