New Procedures for Arrival and Dismissal You Need
to Know About

New Arrival Procedures:

Sept. 3, 2011 - Student arrival begins at 8:35. Drop-offs will enter building by the Boys Side Doors. At that time homeroom teachers will be at their doorways to supervise student arrival. Parent that need to enter the building with their child should park and enter throught the front doors. Parents should remain in the front lobby

New Dismissal Procedures:

Classes will be called for dismissal. Kindergarten will be called first, then the first floor, and finally the third floor. Teachers will walk their classes to the gym to drop-off walkers and pick-ups and then escort their bus riders to each of their buses. All students entering the blacktop MUST board the buses. Parents may not pick up students from this area. Parents will be referred to the main office.

Walkers and pick-ups will be escorted to the gym by their classroom teachers. In the gym there will be three cones set up and supervised by a teacher. Kindergartners and first graders will sit single file behind cone one and wait to be signed out by parents, second and third graders will be behind the second cone and fourth and fifth graders behind the third cone. Teachers on duty will have a clip board for parents to sign-out their children.

Parents picking up the children will wait outside the front entrance. The front doors will be opened once bus riders have left the building. Parents will proceed to the gym via the media center hallway to pick-up their
child(ren). Once signed out, parent and child should exit the building via the boys’ side doors.

Visitors and Volunteers:

Visitors and volunteers are always welcome at Park Avenue. Please keep in mind that visitors and volunteers must make arrangements with the classroom teacher 24 hours in advance of their arrival. All visitors and volunteers must enter through the front entrance, sign-in at the front window, and receive a visitor’s badge. Please be prepared to show identification, especially if the staff member present does not recognize the visitor or parent. Please wait until our personnel notifies the classroom teacher that you have arrived.

The following are some of the areas where volunteers may be needed:
• Working with students under the direction of the teacher
• Clerical work for teachers
• Tape recording books and other material
• Special projects
• Library

*We will no longer be able to accomodate visitors during our lunch periods.*