Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES - All staff will have clearly labeled signs and will meet the children outside on the first day of school!
• Grades 1-2: Meet on the front lawn along Fulton Avenue.
• Grades 3-4: Meet on the lawn on Vermont Avenue.
• Grades 5-6: Meet in the schoolyard / blacktop along the Vermont Avenue gate.
After the first day of school, please use the following areas for students who walk
and arrive at school by car.
• Grades 1-3: Enter via the main entrance on Fulton Avenue or the East Vermont
Avenue entrance.
• Grades 4-6: Enter via the main entrance or the West Vermont Avenue entrance.
DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
To reduce congestion at any one entrance, the following procedures will be used at
dismissal:
Main Entrance: Ms. Lynch, Ms. Okun, Ms. Sigona, and Ms. Weisman’s classes will
exit through the Main Entrance on Fulton Avenue.
East Vermont Avenue Exit: Ms. Caridi / Ms. Montgomery, Ms. St. Aubin,
Ms. Gamble / Ms. Rutherig, Ms. Lewitin,
Ms. Lustberg / Ms. O’Toole, and Ms. Sheehan’s classes will exit through the East Vermont Avenue Exit.
Auditorium Exit: Ms. Cascone / Ms. Tengi, Ms. Cassar-James, Ms. D’Amelio,
Ms. Verity, and Ms. Herman’s classes will exit through the exit doors across from the auditorium in the back of the building.
West Vermont Avenue Exit: Ms. Cibrano / Mr. Radicone, Ms. Cleary / Mr. Radicone,
Ms. Cook, Ms. Gaulrapp, and Mr. Santisteban’s classes will exit through the West Vermont Avenue Exit.
Procedures for arrival by car, starting on Wednesday, September 3rd:
We have a unique service offered by the PTA called the PTA Traffic Squad. Our
volunteers help to foster a safe and quick method of helping children to exit cars in
the morning between 8:05 – 8:15 a.m. Given the number of cars that drop-off
students, we will continue to organize this service in the following way:
• Grades 1-3: Enter via the main entrance on Fulton Avenue or the East Vermont
entrance using valet service along Fulton Avenue or Vermont Avenue.
• Grades 4-6: Enter via the West Vermont Avenue entrance using valet service
along Vermont Avenue.
• Carpools or multiple grade - families are encouraged to make ONE drop off
to either valet with the oldest student exiting with the youngest member of the
family or carpool.
It is very important that drivers only make one drop-off. Otherwise, it will increase
the congestion rather than reduce it. PLEASE NOTE that there is one drop-off point in
the middle of the Vermont doors. Please do not form two lines. This can cause
dangerous conditions. In addition, please review the following carefully:
• Stopping your car to release your child across Vermont Avenue going in the opposite direction is dangerous. Please do not attempt this.
• Children should walk using the crosswalk across Vermont Avenue or Fulton Avenue to reduce the risk of injury. Use the crossing guard as a helpful guide!
• I will have staff at the Vermont Avenue doors and the Main Entrance. Please do not hold up the drop-off line by waiting and watching your child enter the building. If you feel you need to watch, please park your car a short distance away and walk your child to school.
• Kindness counts and our little ones are very observant. Please exercise patience. Thank a PTA Traffic Squad member!
• Making u-turns and double-parking around our school in the morning,
afternoon, and after club pick-ups create a dangerous situation.
Thank you in advance for following the outlined procedures to ensure that all
children are safe.