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SCHOOL POLICIES

Dismissal Policy

General Rules For Dismissal

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  • Dismissal is at 2:20 pm.

  • Parents are asked to respect the rules for dismissal by waiting in the designated pickup location and not gather in the Lobby for Dismissal.

  • Students in Grades K-2 will be dismissed from the auditorium.

  • Parents should enter the school through the main entrance, sign in at the school safety desk, and present proper picture I.D.

  • Please do not block the doorway or stand in the hallway.

      • Doing so interrupts classes heading to the cafeteria to be dismissed on time.

 

Dismissal Rules by Class or Program

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  • Pre-K is dismissed from their classrooms starting at 2:10 pm.

  • Grades K–5 dismissal is from the auditorium. Parents should enter the school through the main entrance, sign in at the school safety desk, and present proper picture ID.

      • In inclement weather, grades K–5 will be dismissed in the auditorium.

          • Parents will need to enter and exit through the main entrance.

  • Grades K–5 Harlem Dowling After School Program are dismissed from the auditorium.

  • Grades K–5 Jackie Robinson Program are dismissed to the Main Office.

  • Union Settlement After School Program is dismissed to the cafeteria.

  • The remaining students return to the auditorium.

 

What Happens If I Am Late?

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  • Students picked up by an escort must wait in the auditorium if an escort is late.

  • Teachers and staff cannot stay late.

  • Children get upset when they are not picked up on time.

  • We will call your home or cell phone if your child is waiting to be picked up after 2:30 pm.

  • If you need to pick up your child at a time other than the dismissal time, you must sign in at the School Safety Desk in the lobby (see School Safety Agent).

  • After, you can go to the Main Office, where you must sign them out in the Sign-Out Book.

      • *Please bring a picture ID.

  • Any person picking up a child has to be named on the pick-up list indicated on the BLUE CARD.

  • Your child will be called down from his/her classroom to meet you in the main office.

 

Playtime During Dismissal

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  • Students should not use schoolyard equipment or play in the schoolyard at dismissal.

  • Because many students are dismissed at the same time, wheels of all kinds (skateboards, scooters, bikes, Heelies, etc.) are banned from the playground. Ball-playing is also prohibited.

  • We are not trying to spoil the children’s fun. We must prevent injuries during dismissal.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

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  • Students with parental permission to walk home must leave the school grounds immediately and walk home.

  • Students picked up by after-school programs must report to their designated areas at 2:20 pm.

  • Please let your student(s) know that if they do not know when or who is picking them up that they should go to the Main Office.

      • In the Main Office is where a staff member will assist them, so please update BLUE CARDS with your most recent contact phone numbers.

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