John Trumbull Primary School

ARRIVAL/ DISMISSAL PROCEDURES FOR PARENTS WHO TRANSPORT STUDENTS

Arrival

Parents who transport their children will park in the designated area and cross by the crossing guard with their children. Please hold your child’s hand as you walk him/her to and from the building.

Although we feel that the safest way to bring your child to school is to walk him/her to the lobby, we have created a drop-off area to be used in the morning (8:30-8:50 AM) ONLY. Parents who wish to drop off their children may continue down the driveway and turn into the drive closest to the school. No parent/visitor cars are allowed in the back of the building. Drop-off parents are asked to proceed to the crossing guard and wait until they are signaled to proceed. The drop off area will be beyond the crossing guard in front of the gym, lobby entrances, and the lower part of the sidewalk leading to the road. Please pull as forward as possible to drop off. Children must exit from the passenger side of your vehicle, the side of the car closest to the school. Please consider your child’s maturity level if you choose to use this option instead of walking your child to the lobby. We recommend that this option be used for grade one and two  students only. This option may only be used at the 8:30-8:50 drop off time.

Do NOT enter the drop off traffic line after 8:50 AM.  Please see Parking/ Traffic map on Page 14 of this section of the Handbook.

Students arriving before 8:30 AM must be walked into the lobby. They must wait with their parents until 8:30 AM when a staff member will be on duty. Students arriving after 8:50 AM must be walked into the office with their parent to obtain a late slip.

Preschool… Parents who are dropping off their preschool children must park their cars in the parking lot.  Preschoolers must be escorted by parents through the green doors. Parents must wait with preschoolers until staff is available to receive the students. Staff will be available to receive your child at 8:50 AM for the morning session and at 12:45 PM for the afternoon session. Please remember to hold your child’s hand at all times.

Dismissal

K-2 parents who are picking up their children must park their cars in the parking lot and enter the gym through the doors marked “Dismissal”.  Preschool parents who are picking up their preschool children must park in the parking lot and enter through the green preschool doors.  All parents will need to sign out their children.  Kindergarten children are to be picked up at 11:30 for all AM students in the main lobby.  Dismissal is at 3:05 at the end of the school day in the gym.

*PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW PROPER ID WHEN PICKING UP YOUR CHILD.**

 Any child who is picked up prior to the normal dismissal time must be signed out in the office indicating the name of the person and the time the child is to be released.  A note should be sent in on that day indicating the time and the person who is picking up your child.  In the event that a note is forgotten only verbal permission from the guardian will be accepted over the phone.  All calls for changes in pick-up must be received in the office prior to 2:45 PM.  

** Early dismissal (in the office) should be reserved for emergency or occasional events.**

All regular parent pick up should be at 3:05 in the gym.

**PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW PROPER ID WHEN PICKING UP YOUR CHILD. **

***Always remember to hold your child’s hand while walking to and from your car!!***