Arrival & Dismissal

BUS ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL

PUBLIC BUS STUDENTS

  • Public buses drop students to the Columbia Street bus entrance.
  • School staff are stationed on the sidewalk near the bus entrance to direct the students.
  • K-2 students wait in the Cafeteria. Grades 3-5 students go to the Auditorium. 
  • Teachers pick up students from the Cafeteria.
  • At dismissal, public bus students assemble in the Cafeteria. K-2 students are brought to the Auditorium by school staff.
  • Each route has a line up spot.
  • New riders, please note: students cannot ride the bus until the Transportation Secretary confirms the start date. This applies even if their sibling is already on the public bus.

PRIVATE BUS STUDENTS

  • Private bus students arrive at the Columbia Street bus entrance.
  • Matrons MUST accompany their students off the bus and into the Columbia Street bus entrance.
  • Matrons bring their K-2 students into the Cafeteria. Grades 3-5 students go to the Auditorium.
  • Teachers pick up students from the Auditorium.
  • At dismissal, private bus riders assemble in the Auditorium where Bus Matrons are waiting. K-2 students are brought to the Auditorium by school staff.

BUS RIDERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PLAY UNSUPERVISED IN THE COURTYARD BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL.

ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES 

  • All K-5 Grade Students: enter through Columbia Street "Bus" entrance, Exit 6, the doors closest to the cafeteria on Columbia street.
  • K-2 students: enter Columbia Street "Bus" entrance, Exit and go the Cafeteria.
  • 3-5 students: enter Columbia Street "Bus" entrance, Exit and go up to the Auditorium. They can stop in the cafeteria for breakfast first if they would like to.
  • 6-12 students: enter through the Main Courtyard and enter through the doors on either side of the ramp (Exits 9 and 10). 
  • Students in Grades 6 - 12 who arrive via bus will continue to enter through Columbia Street "Bus" entrance, Exit 6 and then head up to their classes.

PLEASE NOTE

  • Doors Open promptly at 8:00 am. Students will line up on the ramp if they arrive before 8:00am.
  • Breakfast is Served in the Cafeteria  from 8:00am - 8:30am
  • Students in Grades 6 - 12 will swipe in using their student IDs as they enter the building.
  • All 6th - 12th grade students can grab breakfast in the cafeteria after they swipe in.
  • All 4 CAASS machines will be in the Main Lobby- two at Exit 9 and two at Exit 10.
  • Once students (K-12) enter the building, they are not permitted to leave. This includes leaving the building to play in the courtyard.

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Our school day ends at promptly at 2:50 pm. Students with supervised after-school activities including After3, SONYC, PSAL, clubs, tutoring, and academic meetings with teachers, can stay at school for the duration of these activities. Students who are not participating in afterschool activities must leave the school grounds by 3:20 pm. Students may stay in the courtyard if they have a parent or caretaker present. Our front courtyard is not a supervised site after school.

  • Kindergarteners who are picked up by caregivers from school should be picked up in the courtyard at 2:40. After3 students will be picked up in classrooms once classes begin. Private bus riders will be brought to the Auditorium. Public bus riders will be brought to the Cafeteria.
  • Grades 1-5 students who are picked up by caregivers from school should be picked up in the courtyard at 2:45. After3 students will be picked up in classrooms once classes begin. Private bus riders will be brought to the Auditorium. Public bus riders will be brought to the Cafeteria.
  • Grades 6-12 students self-dismiss and leave the building through any exit. Private bus riders go to the Auditorium. Public bus riders go to the Cafeteria.

Please try to be on time! Grades K-5 students who are not picked up by 2:50pm will be brought to the Auditorium to wait for caregivers.