- East Greenwich Township School District
- Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Arrival Procedures
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Bus Arrival
- All buses will unload students using the Bus Lane. Students will exit and proceed directly to his or her classroom. Only buses will be permitted to use the bus lane.
- All students will proceed to the gym door entrance.
- First and second-grade students will report directly to their homerooms.
- Beginner students will meet their teachers in the gym.
Parent Drop-Off
- Students will exit in the lane by our front entry.
- Students will be directed into the building in one of two doors based on location.
- Parents and guardians are requested to enter the parking lot from Quaker Road when dropping off students in the morning beginning at 8:25 am.
- Students must exit from the passenger side of the car.
- Once your car is in park, students may exit the car on the passenger side and enter at the closest of our two entry doors.
- First and second-grade students will report directly to their homerooms.
- Beginner students will meet their aide in the cafeteria.
Non-Transport Students
- Students may enter from Quaker Road and walk into our front doors.
- First and second-grade students will report directly to their homerooms.
- Beginner students will meet their aide in the cafeteria.
Beyond the Bell
- Guardians should park behind Jeffrey Clark School for Beyond the Bell entry and exit.
- First and second-grade students will report directly to their homerooms at 8:25 AM.
- Beginner students will meet their aide in the cafeteria at 8:25 AM.
- Four exit points will be designated with hornet signs. Once your car is in park, students may exit the car on the passenger side and enter at the closest of our two entry doors.
Mickle students may exit the car from the Clark drop-off and walk over to Mickle along our sidewalk.
Dismissal Procedures
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Bus Departure
- Buses will depart starting around 3:25 PM.
- Students will be supervised from the school to the bus.
- No cars or other vehicles are permitted in this area. This will be strictly enforced.
Dismissal for Non-Transported Students (students without a bus assignment) or Parent Pick Up
- Dismissal will begin at 3:20 PM.
- At 3:20 PM, parents/ guardians will assume responsibility for their children. If an adult is not present to pick up the child, he/she will be brought back into the main office.
- If you would like your child to walk home without supervision, please submit a request in writing to the building principal.
- Cars must be parked in one of our parking areas and parents/guardians will meet students at their designated grade level door.
- Parents, guardians of the adult with signed permission to pick up a student should be at the school by 3:20 PM.
- Students will not be dismissed to a stopped car in front of our building.
- Students will not be permitted to walk into the parking area without adult supervision.
Change to regular Dismissal
- A change of regular schedule means that your child is going home in a manner different than indicated on their Daily Dismissal Procedure form completed at the start of the school year.
- If your child is regularly dismissed as a bus rider, parent pick up, non transported, or Beyond the Bell student and you have instructed them to be dismissed in a different manner, a “Change to Dismissal” form must be sent into your child’s teacher for that day for any changes to your child’s dismissal.
- The “Change to Dismissal” form can be downloaded from the district website or accessed through the link below. Copies are also available in the main office.
- Do not send in notes for multiple days.
- The “Change to Dismissal” form must be sent to your child’s teacher the morning of that change.
- The teacher will notify the office of that change.
- Any change after the beginning of the school day should be called in no later than 1:00 PM on a regular day and 11:00 AM on an Early Dismissal Day.