The only place to drop-off or pick-up your children without walking them on campus is the pick-up lane, which is entered from Ventura Boulevard. All of the following rules have been implemented to ensure the safety of your children. We thank you in advance for observing them and for instructing your children to follow them, too.
Morning Drop-Off
The school gates on the Ventura Blvd. and Haskell Avenue opens at 7:30 a.m. The Ventura Lot Gate is the gate to use when driving through and dropping off children. If you plan on entering through Haskell you must park on the surrounding streets and walk your children through the gate. If you arrive late to school, you must park on Haskell and walk your child in through the office entrance and get a Late Slip from the Health Office for your child to give to the teacher.
Afternoon Pick-Up
The Ventura Gate opens at 2:45 p.m. While waiting in your car for the students to be dismissed, please create a second lane in the Ventura lot and keep Ventura Boulevard open to traffic. Do not wait until a dozen cars are lined up in the lot to create a second lane. If you plan to walk on campus to pick up your children, please meet them at the lunch pavilion or near the flagpole where we assemble for the pick-up lane. If you park in the Ventura lot, do not attempt to back into the busy pick-up lane to exit. Wait until the lane clears of cars. The priority is safety and keeping traffic flowing on Ventura Boulevard. Once the line is moving and you are inside the school grounds, remain in a single-file line of cars. No passing on either the right or the left is allowed. Please remember that the use of cell phones is prohibited in the drop-off and pick-up lines. Your full attention is required to maintain safe conditions for all pedestrians and other vehicles. If you arrive between 3:05 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. on Monday through Thursday or between 1:15 p.m. and 1:20p.m. on Fridays and short days, you must park and walk through the school office to pick up your children from daycare. If you arrive later than these times, please enter through the Firmament Gate. You will need to punch in a number code in order to access entrance through the Ventura Gate.
Students participating in after-school sports will be supervised by their coach and should be picked up from the Hall or the Pavilion, depending on the location of the practice or game. Your child must be dropped off and picked up at the designated practice location.
