Important: Drop-Off and Pick-Up Guidelines

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Drop-Off and Pick-Up Guidelines

Morning Arrival and Afternoon Departure Safety

Safety is our top priority. The following guidelines have been developed by parents and staff serving on our Safety Committee. Please read thoroughly and review with your child(ren), and anyone who may be picking up or dropping off your child(ren). Everyone’s cooperation and help with enforcing safety is greatly appreciated and depended upon. Thank you for following these guidelines and helping to ensure the safety of the children in our community.

By Car:

Student drop-off and pick-up (loading and unloading only) is ONLY in the area right outside of the garden/science annex on 46^th Ave. S.   (The loop area by rooms 101 & 102 is strictly for use by our special education busses between 7:15 am - 9:15 am AND 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm and Dawson Street is designated as our bus unloading and loading zone ONLY.) Parents who wish to park and come onto campus should park in the surrounding neighborhood.

Do not to park in the following areas:

(1) bus loading/unloading area (the two areas on Dawson Street),

(2) the area between the bus loading areas (on Dawson Street at the bottom of the ramp),

(3) the 46^th Ave. S drop off area, and

(3) the loop area (front of school on 46^th Ave. S) between the hours of 7:15 am - 9:15 am AND 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.

Please note Seattle Police may ticket and/or tow violators.

Please remind your child(ren) not to play to close too curbs, to walk (not run), and pay extra attention when they are near motor vehicles.

By Bus:

School buses arrive and depart from both loading zones on Dawson Street. Students who arrive by bus will exit the bus and enter the playground area via the ramp. Students participating in the breakfast program will enter the building (to go directly to the cafeteria) via the doors facing the playground at the south end of the building . North doors are for staff and parents.

By Bike:

Students who bike to school should lock their bikes up on the bike racks.

Beginning the school day:

Middle School:

Upon arrival, students may choose to be on the playground or in the cafeteria. Students should not go to their lockers, loiter in the halls, stairwells, or bathrooms. Students will be dismissed to their lockers and classes at 8:05 am. Teachers of middle school students will receive students into their rooms at 8:05. Classes for middle school students will begin promptly at 8:10 a.m.

Elementary School:

Elementary students should wait on the playground for their teacher. When the bell rings students should be grouped by their classroom number, painted on the playground. Teachers will meet you on the playground and enter the building with their students. Students who have breakfast will be dismissed from the cafeteria. Elementary teachers will meet their students at 8:20 a.m. on the playground. On days with heavy rain, elementary students will be informed by staff (via bell and PA) and welcomed into the building to go directly to their classroom. Elementary classes begin at 8:25 a.m.