Arrival & Departure

Staff supervision of students begins at 7:30 a.m. For safety reasons, no students are to arrive at school before 7:30 a.m.

Student Drop Off

Adults delivering children to school should leave them off along the front of the school with the morning staff. Do not park in the Staff Parking Lot or park your vehicle in the emergency lane or the drop-off area on the street.

All Students: The school gate opens at 7:30am. All students will proceed to the blacktop for the Morning Jog/Walk Healthy Lifestyle Program. Students are not to go to their classrooms for any reason. Supervision is provided on the playgroud beginning at 7:30am. Students are not to arrive any earlier unless they are in the Primetime Program.

Bicycles

The San Diego Police Department requests that only students in grades four and above ride bicycles to school. Although the school has designated the bike rack in front of the Library for students to park bicycles, the San Diego Unified School District is not responsible for theft, damage, or loss of use to any bicycle, equipment or article left in or around this area. All such risk is assumed by the student.

All bicycles should have locks and licenses. Students are urged to secure their bicycles in an appropriate manner by using a quality lock and chain or other devices.

Helmets are required by California law. Students not wearing helmets may lose the privilege of parking a bike on school grounds. As defined in Vehicle Code Section 21212, any person under 18 years of age must wear a properly fitted and fastened helmet when riding a bicycle, scooter, skateboard, or when wearing in-line or roller skates. Helmets must also meet the standards of either the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Dismissal

Students are dismissed promptly at 2:00 p.m. (12:20 p.m. on Wednesdays) and should leave campus immediately upon dismissal. Students may only stay after school if they are in the Primetime Program.

Student Pick Up

Please meet your child at 2:00pm. Please do not direct your child(ren) to cross the street without an adult. The school"s main concern is for the health and safety of your children.

Specific dismissal procedures vary by grade level, as indicated below:

Kindergarten: Students are dismissed from the classroom area by their teacher upon seeing a responsible adult or older sibling, and having them signed out from the classroom.
Grades 1-3: Teachers walk all students to the front entrance of school. All students must be picked up at the front entrance whether they walk home with an older sibling or are picked up by an adult.
Grades 4-5: Teachers dismiss students from the classroom and they are to leave campus via the front entrance. If they are responsible for a younger student, they must go to the front of school or the Kindergarten yard to pick them up and then promptly head home.
PrimeTime Extended Day Program Students: All PrimeTime and licensed day care program students are dismissed from their classrooms and sent to the Auditorium for check in.

If you are more than 10 minutes late to pick up a student, please go to the front office. You will be asked to sign your student out. Please note: Students that are not pick-up prior to office closing will be refered to San Diego Unified School Police Dept. Please review the Visitors Policy page for additional information.

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