Arrival and Dismissal Information

Arrival

 No student drop off in Staff Parking lot before 9:00 AM.

  The school day begins at 8:55 a.m., with the arrival beginning at 8:45 a.m.  Children should not arrive before 8:45 a.m. as they will be unsupervised. 

Doors that will be open during arrival։

• Main Office entrance
• Willow Street entrance
• Bus loop entrance. 

Walkers

 Students walking to school may enter through any of the entrances. 

 Crossing Guard Locations:  (may be subject to change) 

1. 2 crossing guards at the intersection of Spring and Willow right in front of the school

2. 1 crossing guard at Ridgewood and Main

3. 1 crossing guard at Meeker and Willow

4. 1 Crossing guard at Spring and Rector

Car drop-off

 Beginning at 8:45 am.  Parents dropping off their children can do so on Spring Street.  We will have the drop-off zone marked and a staff member will be present.  All students that are dropped off will enter through the Spring Street side door.  The staff member will direct students when they arrive. Cars may NOT enter the loop or the staff parking lot during drop-off.  Students are to proceed into the building through this entrance and report to their classroom.

Bussers

 All students arriving by bus will enter through the loop entrance as this is where buses will park. Bus students will exit the bus and proceed into the building to line up by their classrooms.   

Before School Activities

 Students participating in any activities before school, including orchestra, band, clubs, etc. may enter the building through the main entrance or the bus loop.

Safety: We need to keep a continuous flow of traffic during this busy time period.  Everyone’s help is greatly appreciated during this time.  For the safety of our children, please be certain that children use the designated crosswalk areas and do not cross the street directly from their parked car.  Please do not park in the “Drop Off Zone” along Spring Street. 

Late arrival

 All doors will be locked at 8:55 am.  Student arriving after 8:55 time must be signed in by parent or guardian at the main office.   Any student arriving after 8:85 will be marked “tardy.”  

DISMISSAL

 Students will be dismissed following the procedures listed below: 

Dismissal is at 3:20 p.m. This includes any student with parent permission to leave unescorted as denoted in PowerSchool. In 5-8 grades DISTRICT POLICY states that students are dismissed without supervision at the end of the day, unless otherwise indicated.

 If you wish for your child to have the option to leave unescorted at dismissal to walk to the car line,  go home with a friend, or be met in a designated pick up location, please be sure you have chosen “yes” in answer to the question below in your PowerSchool parent portal.  Although it specifies “walk home,”  this also applies to the above mentioned dismissal plans.  The section in PowerSchool reads as follows:

This student has permission to walk home from school WITHOUT an escort or supervision.  I have informed this student to return home promptly after dismissal from school.

In addition, in order for a student to be allowed to walk to the car line, go home with a friend or be met in a designated pick up location, it is also required that the additional dismissal permission question below be answered with a “no.”

Walk home with supervision (Grades K to 4) (Grade 5-8) "This student has permission to walk/ride home from school only when accompanied by one of the designated escorts listed."

 Students who do not have permissions in place to leave unescorted and are getting picked up will be dismissed by their teacher as follows:

Teachers will bring the student to the field side doors behind the school for dismissal.  Once a teacher identifies a person who has been authorized to pick up,  students will be dismissed.  If an authorized person is not present at the field door at dismissal, the student will be brought to the main office where a contact person will be called. 

 Please note these permissions do not need to be in place in order for a student to board a District school bus at dismissal.

Bus students will report to their designated area to meet their bus leaders and line up by bus number. Please make sure your child is aware of their bus number.

 Please take note of the following bus-related items:  

Students can only ride the bus they are assigned to and students who are not bussers are not permitted on any bus.  Bus students may not be dropped off at a stop other than their designated stop.  All students riding the bus must remain seated and are required to wear seat belts.  Large instruments are NOT allowed to be transported on the bus.  Cell phones are to be used for emergencies only.  

Carpool Line Pickup

You can pick up your child in the carpool line on Spring Street.  The bus loop will be closed during dismissal.  On their website, the 5th grade PTO has some excellent guidance on completing these permissions in PowerSchool. 

Students may be picked up in the carpool line at dismissal.  Please note, however, that your child’s permissions in PowerSchool must allow for him/her to leave school unescorted in order for them to walk to the carpool line. All cars should pull up to the yellow cones located outside of the Spring Street side doors.  Students that are getting picked up should wait in this area.  Please pick up your child and keep the line moving.  

Please log into your PowerSchool Account to update your students dismissal permissions.

Parking

• 2 - hour parking is available on Meeker, Rector, Willow, and Spring Street in some locations.  

• Please do not enter the Staff parking lot during either AM or PM drop off or pick up.

• Loop area  - No Parking!

We are unable to interrupt instruction for dismissal changes. If an unexpected situation occurs, please email both the office (attendance.washington@millburn.org) and your child’s teacher. For emergencies after 12 noon, please email and call the office.

After School Activities

Students will report to the appropriate individuals for the activity and must be picked up promptly at 4:20 p.m. A nurse will not be present.

Students will be dismissed either to their parents/guardians or on their own depending on the permissions submitted to the PTO. This is separate from their school dismissal permissions.