Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Glengary Elementary School
School Bell Times
MORNING BELLS:
First Bell rings at 8:50am - Students enter the building. Glengary staff will open the doors.
Second Bell rings at 8:55am - Students should be in their classrooms and/or getting breakfast. Front Doors lock at 9:00am. After that, use the buzzer to gain access to the building.
END OF DAY BELL:
The end of the day bell rings at 4:00 p.m. We stagger our dismissal process:
- Walkers, Prime Time, Apple Pick-Up
- Bussers
On 1/2 days, dismissal is at 12:25pm. We do not have lunch at school on 1/2 days.
Transportation to and From School
Students fall into one of the three categories for their transportation needs:
- Apple drop-off/pick up
- Walker
- Busser
Below, please find information regarding all three categories.
On behalf of the entire Glengary staff, we appreciate and thank you for adhering to our school procedures. Together we can create a safe and optimal learning environment at Glengary Elementary School.
Apple Drop-Off (Arrival by Car)
Car drop-off should begin no earlier than 8:45 a.m.
DO NOT drop your child off early. Before school congregation is not permitted and supervision will not be available.
Please pull forward as far as possible along the curb and wait for a staff member to direct you to unload.
Cars are not permitted to pass other cars in the drop-off line. This is critical to ensure safety for all students!
Children must exit their car on the passenger side unassisted. They must be able to unbuckle their seat belt/car booster and open and close the passenger door independently. This may mean that you need to disable child safety locks.
Once students exit the car, they will walk to the front of the building and use the main entrance doors. We are utilizing one point of entry.
Staff will monitor the drop-off line and there will be staff to help your child (both outside the building and in the halls as they find their classroom).
In an effort to keep the students safe and keep traffic moving, we ask that if you are driving your child to school, you utilize the drop-off loop rather than walking your child to the front door.
Apple Pick-Up (Dismissal by Car)
Apple Pick-Up is a dismissal system that allows parents to pick up their children without coming into the building to sign out. This plan is for parents who will be picking up their children daily. It is also for parents who pick up their children on a regular basis such as every Monday for religious education or dance class.
* Enter the south parking lot and pull up to the curb closest to the opening in the fence. Make sure your Apple Pick-Up name sign is clearly visible to the staff member on duty. The staff member will alert the classroom that you have arrived for pick-up.
* Your student will then be dismissed and will exit the doors near the Media Center. Under the direction of a staff member, your child will be permitted to enter your vehicle on the passenger side. Please do not get out of your vehicle to assist. We will have staff members on site who are able to assist if needed.
* You should arrive no earlier than 3:50 pm to pick your child up.
*While waiting in line, please adhere to kind, considerate, and safe driving procedures. Make sure that your vehicle is not blocking driveways while waiting on Woodbury St. or at Glengary. Pull as far forward as possible and keep moving forward with the traffic. Students will enter/exit your car when you are stopped at an orange cone.
*It is possible for other adults to be authorized to pick your child. Please make sure you give thatperson an extra labeled “Apple” sign to present for your child. All drivers must be on the
green emergency card of the children they pick up.
*Please note that Woodbury is a dead-end street with a narrow road. The line can be lengthy and it is important that you follow the guidance of staff, exercise patience, and be cognizant of our neighbors (please do not block driveways as you wait).
Important Note
Bus Riders
Students that ride the bus will follow the process listed below:
Bus Riders in the morning - Students riding the bus will be dropped off in the bus loop and allowed off the bus just before the first bell.
Bus Riders in the afternoon - Students riding the bus home will exit through the main doors. Staff will assist all students.
LATE BUS HOTLINE
248-956-5199
All late buses will be listed on the hotline if the driver is running TEN OR MORE minutes late.
***In the event of an emergency or accident, parents will be notified by a Skylert email or personal phone call.
Walkers/Bike Riders
Students Who are walkers will follow the process listed below:
* Arrival - students wait outside for the first bell to ring. Please do not arrive before 8:45am, as we do not have supervision outside.
* Dismissal - Walkers will be released out the Media Center doors.
* We ask that families meet their walking students behind the fence near the Media Center doors. (Lower elementary students are required to have an adult meet them).
* Families - Please do not enter the building - no one should be in the vestibule or hallways. We have found it is too congested.
Change in Daily Routine Procedure
For most days, the routine is the same for most of our children. However, we understand that circumstances arise and plans may need to be changed. If you have to deviate from your regular end-of-the-day routine, we ask that you send a note to your child’s teacher (which will be sent to the office) on that date. Email will also work. We just ask that the office staff is copied on the email (cherylmaten@wlcsd.org and melissaroth@wlcsd.org). Please be sure to include the following details in your note:
1. Date
2. Your child(ren)’s name
3. Details of the change in plan (For example, “they are not to ride the bus, I will use car rider to pick them up today.” Or, “we have a dentist appointment at 3:30 pm and I will need to pick them up in the office at 3:15 pm).
4. If you send an email to your child’s teacher, please remember to copy the office staff
cherylmaten@wlcsd.org and melissaroth@wlcsd.org).
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Early Dismissal
We discourage any parent pickups in our office at the end of the day unless there is an emergency or early release needed for an appointment. If you need to pick up your child from school for any reason at the end of the day, this must be done before 3:30 PM. After 3:30 PM, students will use one of the tiers of dismissal above.
We cannot have parents congregating in our main office at the end of the day.
- Parents who pick up their children before 3:30 PM must buzz in at our main office.
- Our secretaries will let the parent enter and sign their child out.
- Secretaries will check ID if you are not a guardian that we are familiar with.
- Your child will be called down to meet you there.
Students will not be called out of class after 3:30 PM. This is a disruption to our dismissal process.
General Information about Safety - Arrival and Dismissal
The staff at Glengary Elementary are firmly committed to student safety and we regularly review our procedures and practices. Therefore, I wanted to share and/or remind you with you some key information regarding student arrival and dismissal.
- Families are not allowed to wait in the vestibule or hallways - it impedes our process causing too much congestion.
- If you are driving your student to school in the morning, you need to use our drop-off & pickup loop.
- Pull as far forward as possible to keep the traffic flow moving. Never allow your student to exit on the driver’s side; they will be in the path of parking lot traffic.
- Please do not pass cars in the loop. Safety first!
- Please do not park in the front loop. This is reserved for busses only!
- Students should be ready with their belongings to exit the vehicle and should exit from the passenger side only.
- Arrive on time to avoid truancy.
- Early dismissal is when you take your student out of school before 3:58pm. This will result in an early dismissal and documented in your student's attendance records.
In addition to safety, and an orderly arrival and dismissal process, one of our other priorities as educators is to foster independence in our students. We want them to develop confidence in their ability to navigate on their own. Teachers and staff will be visible and readily available to assist students. It is going to be a wonderful school year. Thank you for your partnership!