Arrival/Dismissal Information

Beginning Of The School Day

When dropping off students for school at 8:50 am, please drop at your child’s location on the school side of the street ONLY.  If you have older elementary aged students, please drop at the youngest child’s drop off location. 

• Students should not arrive prior to 10 minutes before school begins. There is no outside supervision before this time

• Students are assigned certain doors in which they can enter the building to ensure student safety and order.  See Building maps for exact locations 
• After the first bell, students are expected to report directly to their classrooms and be prepared to start their learning day prior to the second bell
• Buses- Parking lot will be closed from 8:40 am-9:00 am and 3:25 pm-3:45 pm to vehicles entering the parking lot or until all buses have dismissed. Buses will be dropping off and picking up in the Kaposia Parking Lot
• Walkers- Students walkers enter at the grade level door they were assigned
• Older Siblings- Older siblings may enter with their younger sibling or report to the door they were assigned

• Bikers- Students need to attend bike safety to ride their bike to school.  If they bike to school they will need to lock their bike to the bike rack located on the East side of the building and enter through the main entrance. The school will not be responsible for damaged or stolen bicycles.Scooters, skateboards and rollerblades are not allowed due to safety and storage issues

Breakfast

• Students are not allowed in the halls, classrooms, or playground before the first bell, and may not drop off coats or bags at their lockers or in their homerooms on the way to breakfast. 
• All students will be provided a “Grab-n-Go” breakfast from the cafeteria or the breakfast cart near their entrance door. Students will immediately report to their classrooms prior to the start of their school day. 
  • Grades K-2 Grab & Go through Door 4 
  • Grades 3-5 Grab & Go through Door 12
  • Bussers Grab & Go breakfast through Door 1
  • Breakfast in homerooms

Arrival Chart

End Of The SCHOOL Day

• It is important that students stay in class dismissed by their teacher
• Please make arrangements for student pick-up within the first 10 minutes after dismissal- Supervision of students ends after school
• If students are consistently not picked up after the school day, school administration may contact families about developing a plan to ensure your child is picked up or supervised after the school day
• Without written notice, the school will follow pre-arranged plans for dismissal
• Students are expected to go straight home and not to loiter on school property
• The elementary playground is closed after school for Kids’ Choice usage until 5:00 p.m.
• Students will exit the building from their assigned classroom door locations and be delivered to the locations in the dismissal chart
• Walking Buddies- All students walking home with younger siblings or relatives should meet and exit from the gymnasium
• Buses- Students will be dismissed from the gymnasiums onto the school buses at the end of the day
• Transportation and DayCare Vehicles- All transportation vehicles, such as day care and/or taxi services should park in the designated parking stalls at the north end of the parking lot. Drivers should park and meet students at door 1, the main entrance. Students should be escorted to vehicles using the crosswalk.
• Older Siblings- Older students in grades 2 will be released in the building to meet their younger sibling (GK & G1) by door 4. Students in grade 3-5 who have a younger sibling in Kindergarten or grade 1 will be released from the east side of the building at 3:35p to walk to Spruce Street to be picked up or wait along the Waiting Wall for their younger sibling
• Safety- Students and families MUST use the sidewalks and cross with the patrols or crossing flags

Dismissal Chart

Children requiring an early dismissal must be signed out in the office. The following procedures are intended for the well-being and safety of all SSPPS children: 

• A Photo ID is required and will be reviewed before a student will be released during the school day. 
• Teachers will not release children from class unless requested from the office.  
• Children will be called to the office to meet parents/guardians or those individuals listed on the student’s non-household relationship list to be dismissed early for a pre-arranged appointment during the school day. 
• For the protection of your child, teachers must have a note from the parent or guardian each time you are requesting your child be dismissed early from school. 
• In the event of an emergency, please notify the office as soon as possible. 

If a grade level event is scheduled at the end of the school day and a parent/guardian wants to take their child home after the event but before the official end of the school day, instructions will be given by the school prior to the event. The teacher will then submit the sign-out form to the office immediately at the end of the day. (Please refer to the list of excused and unexcused tardies and absence reasons noted above.) No student will be allowed to leave the building with a non-custodial or unauthorized adult.