Drop Off & Pick Up

For the safety of all of our students, we ask that you follow these
procedures when picking up or dropping off your children.

ARRIVAL

  • Students being dropped off by car should remain in the vehicle until 7:30 A.M. at which time a staff member will be outside to supervise your children. This year all students will be dropped off in front of the school. Preschool students will always enter the school directly into the Preschool Classroom.

  • The area in front of the school is the drop off lane. Please pull into the parking lot on the south end by the Church and exit the parking lot on the north end by the trees. If you are dropping off your children in the drop off lane, please pull your car as far forward as possible to aid the
    flow of traffic. Children must exit the car on the passenger side along the sidewalk. Do not allow them to exit the vehicle on the driver’s side.

  • Parents, do not exit your car if you are dropping off your children in the drop off lane. Members of our staff will help the children out of the cars. If you wish to walk with them, please park your car by the tree line at the end of the parking lot. Do not park behind where the children are lining up. Then you may walk with them safely to the area where classes line up. Please do not cross the line of cars in the drop off lane while escorting your children.

  • All students in Grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade will line up every day unless the weather is inclement on the north side of the building. At 7:40 A.M. the bell will ring and students will be escorted in by the teachers or staff. The bell at 7:45 A.M. is the late bell and signals the start of the school day.

  • If you arrive after 7:45 A.M., there will not be a staff member outside and you should park and escort your student in through the school office. They will receive a tardy slip and proceed to class. Please enter and sign in your student after 7:45.

  • With so many vehicles, it is imperative that you are aware of the students’ safety at all times. Most importantly, please try to be patient when in the drop off lane as small children tend to take longer to unbuckle, climb out of the car, and carry their belongings. Trying to hurry out of the parking lot could cause an accident and harm to a child, another parent, or yourself. Please do not ever pass another car while waiting in the drop off lane. Please patiently wait until all children exit the cars and the line moves out of the parking lot.

DEPARTURE

  • After school, all students will be picked up in front of the school with the exception of bus riders and after school care students. Parents please do not park in the front row of parking spaces. Please park in the parking spaces behind the cones in the last row of parking spaces by the road. The area around the cones and in front of the school is a no car zone for the safety of the students. The teachers of each grade K-8 will be outside with signs stating grades. Please walk to your child’s teacher in the designated space to claim your child. After returning to your car, please back up out of the spaces and safely exit on the north end of the parking lot. Please do not pull forward and drive around, through, or parallel to the cones in front of the school.

  • Preschool children will be dismissed at 2:20 P.M. Parents please park and pick up the Preschoolers in the Preschool classroom across from the school office. Please do not park in the first row of parking spaces. Students will not be allowed to walk or go home with a friend unless the school office receives a written note or email on any given day signed by a parent.

  • If a student is not picked up by 2:35 P.M., you may pick them up in
    EDC.

  • If your children attend EDC, they may be picked up in the school dining hall, on the south end of the building by the gym.

  • In case of inclement weather, please come into the school to pick up your child. We will send notifications if this is needed.

 

School Bus

District 21:
First Student School Bus Service, Inc.
Telephone: (847) 541-0220

Bus Registration form must be submitted by June 1. If submitted after June 1, there will be at least a two week delay after the start of the school year before the student is able to ride the bus.

Students who live in School District 21 are provided free bus service to school in the morning and home again in the afternoon. On days when the District 21 is not in session, no service will be provided. Call the office for more information on areas that qualify.

Should your child's bus not arrive as you anticipated, please contact the bus company directly as they can radio the bus to determine the status of the route.

Buses are not available on days when we have an early dismissal. Parents need to provide transportation home on half days. Please consult the school calendar and Weekly Email Blast for reminders of days when bus service may not be available.