Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Arrival Procedures
Before Care Arrival Procedures:
For the first 8 days of school the building will open for all students starting at 7:00 am. Kindergarten through fourth grade families, please make sure to enroll your child in before care with Unleashing Potential if you would like to continue to drop students off before 7:45 am. Families should utilize the drop off loop and pull around to the front of the building. Upon arriving at the front of the building, staff members will greet families at the cars and escort students into the main entrance of the school.
Car Arrival Procedures:
We ask that cars only enter the lot by heading North on 18th St. so you can make a right hand turn onto the road in front of the building. If you are heading south on 18th Street, please do not make a left into the school’s drive. This is to avoid backups on 18th street. Instead, you should take a left onto Clark Ave just before you get to the school. Then, a right on S. 16th, a right onto Poplar, and then a right onto 18th Street. This will set you up to enter our school’s lot making a right hand turn.
Once you have taken a right into the school’s drive, cars will proceed forward into the drop off loop. Atlas staff will be in the lot directing families through the loop and unloading a few cars at a time. To keep everyone safe, please do not allow your child to exit the vehicle without a staff member present.
To help our arrival process run smoothly, ensure your child is ready to unload as soon as you pull into the lot. We ask that students are on the passenger side of the car to help expedite the arrival process. The arrival map above shows how cars should proceed through the loop. As you exit the loop, we ask that you only make a right hand turn onto S. 18th St, in order to keep the traffic moving. At 8:20 am, we will close the gates to the parking lot and you will need to follow the Late Arrival Procedure listed below.
Walk-Up
If you walk your child to school or take public transit, please escort your child to the front entrance of the building. To ensure your child’s safety, please wait until a staff member walks your child into the building.
Late Arrival Procedures:
If you arrive after 8:20 am, please park and escort your child to the front entrance of the building. In order to ensure your child’s safety, please wait with your child until they are signed into the front office.
Dismissal Procedures
During the first few weeks of school, we will start dismissal at 3:10. This is to ensure that we get all children to cars safely and efficiently as we learn new routines. Normally, dismissal takes place daily between 3:20 and 4:00pm.
Please note that early dismissal from the main office will end at 2:45pm. Families coming into the office after 2:45 pm will be asked to pick up their student through the parent pick-up line. Exceptions will be made in the event of an emergency.
Car Dismissal Procedures:
Please display your Atlas student sign in your window at dismissal to aid in the process. We will only release students to adults who are authorized to pick up. If someone who is not on your authorized list is picking up your child, please email the front office [email protected] In the event of an emergency where 24 hours notice is not possible, please call the main office to let them know who will be picking up.
The gate to our lot will open each afternoon at 3:00 pm and cars may begin lining up at that time. Cars may only enter the lot by heading North on S. 18th St. and making a right hand turn onto the road in front of the building. Cars will proceed forward and then turn left into the pick up loop. Once the lot is filled, cars should continue to line up on the street outside of the building.
To help our process run smoothly, please make sure your vehicle is in park while you are waiting and remain in your car. An Atlas staff member will walk your child to your car. Once it is safe to pull forward, please exit the lot and make a right hand turn onto S. 18th St. The dismissal map above shows how cars should enter the road and proceed through the loop.
Dismissal at the front of the building ends at 4:00 pm. After 4:00 pm, please park in the spots on the east side of the building and follow the directions for Aftercare below.
Walk-Up Dismissal Procedures:
Families walking home from school will pick-up their child at the front entrance. There will be staff members at the door to greet you and dismiss the student.
Aftercare Pick-Up with Unleashing Potential:
Families with children enrolled in Aftercare will park in the spots on the east side of the building. Once parked, please proceed to the playground door. An aftercare staff member will let you in and ask that you sign your child(ren) out. Aftercare ends at 5:30. Please make sure to pick up your child(ren) by then.