Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Daily Schedule
Monday - Thursday 7:50 am - 2:50 pm
Friday 7:50 am - 12:20 pm
General Guidelines
Students may be dropped off beginning at 7:30 am. The school is not responsible for any student who arrives on campus prior to 7:30 am. VS Main Map.
Early Dismissal
Occasionally, the school is in session for a minimum day; on these days dismissal is at 12:20 pm or 10:00 am. There is no lunch on minimum days. Parents should take note of minimum days that are included on the school calendar.
Supervision of Students
Students should arrive at school between 7:30 am and 7:50 am, and be picked up promptly at dismissal, unless other arrangements are made with the Day Care office. Students who are not picked up within 10 minutes following dismissal will be required to attend the Day Care Program, and the family will be charged for the student’s time spent in Day Care at the discretion of the administration. No student is allowed on the school premises unsupervised.
Transportation to/from School
E-bikes, bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, e-scooters, and scooters are not to be ridden on the school grounds at any time, with the exception of advance permission for special events. Students who are walking or riding bikes by themselves, to and from school, must have a letter of permission to do so signed by the parents. This letter will be kept on file in the school office. Ridesharing services are not permitted, unless parents have given written permission in the office and waived the school of any liability by filling out a form in the office.
Traffic Procedures
Parents must adhere to the following traffic procedures that have been implemented to provide for the safety of all while at school.
Morning Drop-Off.The following procedures must be used for the morning drop-off:
To use the Traffic Circle for drop off.
Parents who are only dropping off children, and not parking, should enter through the Liberator entrance gate and pull all the way up alongside the orange cones. There will be morning drop-off volunteers to direct the cars, and open doors for children arriving along the lane. Vehicles exit the lane through the Liberator Avenue exit gate.
To park on the yard and walk in.
Parents who desire to park on the yard must enter through the Emerson Avenue entrance gate and park in the designated parking stalls near the church.Upon departure, parents who have parked in the yard, must exit the parking lot on Emerson
Avenue or the South Liberator Gate.
To walk in to school.
Pedestrians who are entering the school grounds after parking outside the yard, or walking to school, must enter through one of the two pedestrian gates. These gates are designated as the small entrance near the Day Care office (on Liberator Avenue) or the entrance near the school building (on Emerson Avenue). Pedestrians may not enter through the traffic gates.
Other key points include:
All students must proceed directly to the junior high yard and wait for the morning assembly.
The Liberator pedestrian gate is not to be used during school hours- the office will not buzz people in after 8 am or before 2:45 pm.
Maps can aid in visualizing the system. See below.
There are three ways to pick up a student at the end of the day. The following procedures must be followed for the afternoon pick up to ensure student safety:
To use Traffic Circle pick up.
Cars not parking should enter through the Liberator Avenue gate and follow the traffic lane marked by orange cones to pick up their child.
To wait for dismissal.
Parents who desire to park in the designated section of the parking lot must enter through the Emerson Avenue gate.
To walk in.
Parents who park on Liberator Avenue, walk through the Liberator gate, retrieve their child and exit through the same gate.
Visitors
All visitors should enter through the main school entrance on Emerson Avenue and report to the school office in order to obtain a visitor’s badge.
