Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Instructional Day
The instructional day for students starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:10 p.m.
Arrival Process
Students arriving prior to 7:45 a.m. will wait in the designated areas. Designated staff will supervise students as they leave their cars and enter the school building. Breakfast will be delivered to the classroom during the school year. All students will eat breakfast in their classrooms. For safety reasons, parents should not drop off their child prior to 7:45 a.m. because staff is unavailable to supervise them.
Additionally, parents will not be allowed to pick students up for early departure after 1:30 p.m. unless granted permission by administration.
Dismissal Process
Students will be dismissed by groups according to their method of transportation. At dismissal, PreK and kindergarten van riders will be escorted to the main office by 2:00 p.m. These students will remain in the front office until the van arrives. All walkers and car riders will be dismissed from their classroom doors.
Students who are picked up after 2:15 p.m. will need to sign out by an adult for picking them up late.
Early Departures
Teachers will be notified when a parent has requested an early dismissal and asked to release the student when the parent arrives. Parents will not be allowed to pick up their child from class. Again, there will be no early dismissals after 1:30 p.m. without the permission of administration.
The following procedures will be used for Early Departures:
Send a note to your child’s teacher on the morning of the early departure. Include In the note:
- Date and time of the early departure
- Name of the appointed adults who will pick up your child. (We can only release a child to an adult other than the parent/legal guardian with written permission by the parent.)
- Upon arriving at school, report to the office to have your child released from class. Please do not go directly to the classroom to pick up your child.
- The adult picking up the student will need to sign a roster at the time the child leaves school.
- If an emergency makes it necessary for a parent to call for a child who has not presented a note, permission must be obtained from the school office before the teacher releases the child from class.
- The adult picking up your child MUST present ID and sign them out in the office.
- Early departures must be picked up by 1:30 p.m. The parent or designee, who comes after 1:30 p.m., will need to wait until the child is dismissed with his/her class, in order to avoid disruptions during the preparation for dismissal.
These procedures are necessary for your child’s safety and protection.
Emergency Dismissals
Announcements will be made on local radio and TV stations in the event of emergency dismissals, including dismissals for inclement weather. If it is necessary to close schools during the school day, the time for dismissal will be included in these announcements. In the event of inclement weather or national/local emergencies, please listen to your local radio or TV station or check the school system website, www.pgcps.org.
IMPORTANT: Please discuss with your children the plan your family has arranged for them in the event there is an emergency dismissal and you or your child’s daycare provider are not at home. Make these arrangements ahead of time, so your child knows what to do if he or she comes home from school and cannot gain entry into the house. It is also important to notify any after school van/daycare providers of changes in pick up such as early dismissals, school closures, or emergency closures. The school is not responsible for communicating with your childcare providers. We must contact parents/guardians listed in schoolmax.