School Dismissal Procedures

Arrival Information

Bus: Students will be picked up at their bus stop and dropped off at our Bus Zone, located near the sidewalk near the playground. Students will be escorted from the bus to their Before School Areas.

Car: Students who are driven to school can be dropped off along the curb in front of the school, pulling all the way around to the end of the Side Blacktop. There will be a one-way traffic pattern in place (beginning at Hearthstone Drive - be mindful of school neighbors traveling against traffic and do not block driveways). Cars will enter from the Hearthstone Drive side of Blackstone Drive and exit through the Morningside Drive side. We ask that everyone wait in a single line and pull all the way up to the end of the curb near the Side Blacktop. Students can enter the building through either the Main Entrance or Side Blacktop Entrance. 

Dismissal Information

Bus: Students will be dismissed from their classroom and will report to the Bus Zone. Attendance will be taken by a staff member before loading the bus. They will be dropped off at their assigned bus stop. Kindergarten students must have an adult at the bus stop to meet them.

Car: Students will be escorted out of the building to their assigned exit locations. Families with multiple students will exit using the location of the youngest child. For those with siblings in kindergarten, students will exit through the Side Blacktop Doors (see Appendix B). Kindergarten will dismiss at 2:37pm. All other students will dismiss at 2:42pm. There will be a one-way traffic pattern in place (beginning at Hearthstone Drive - be mindful of school neighbors traveling against traffic and do not block driveways). Cars will enter from the Hearthstone Drive side of Blackstone Drive and exit through the Morningside Drive side.

Walking: Students in Grades 3–5 are permitted to walk home if a parent or guardian has granted permission in the Genesis Parent Portal. Students in Grades K–2 MUST be picked up by a designated adult directly from their teacher, unless permission to be dismissed to a sibling in Grades 3–5 has also been documented in the Genesis Parent Portal.

Exit Locations

Grade K (Chorba/Korfin) - Classroom Back Doors = Diagram #4

Grade K (McLaughlin) - Side Blacktop Doors = Diagram #3 (Exit Doors #2)

Grade 1 - Side Blacktop Doors = Diagram #3 (Exit Doors #2)

Grade 2 - Main Entrance Doors = Diagram #1 (Exit Doors #1)

Grade 3 - Media Center Doors = Diagram #1 (Exit Doors #8)

Grades 4 & 5 - Upper Wing Doors = Diagram #5 (Exit Doors #6)

Parking

Parents can park along the curb (school side), leaving the area directly in front of the yellow bollards AND playground open for buses. We ask that you do not double park or block crosswalks, as this creates a safety hazard and disrupts traffic. The Back Parking Lot will be open for parents before school (until 7:55am) and after school (starting @ 2:15pm). New this year, we also have assigned staff spots in this lot. More information will be shared once it is available. The front Staff Parking Lot is reserved for school and district personnel and will not be accessible during arrival and dismissal (with the exception of handicapped parking and the HSA parking spot winners). We advise you to DRIVE SLOW when approaching, entering, and leaving school grounds and exercise extreme caution.

**In the event you are coming to the school while school is in session i.e. dropping off an item, presenting to a class, etc., you are permitted to park along the curb (school-side) in front of the building. Please do not block the bollards (yellow poles) near the Main Entrance.