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• Proposed Montessori School • Child Drop Off and Pick Up Procedure Security The main entrance into the school will be located at the northeast corner of the building,just off of 3rd Street. All entrances into the school will be secured from entry, but this will not impair exiting the building in the case of an emergency. All entrances will be equipped with panic bar capabilities. A surveillance camera, to assist with early arrivals and late pick ups, will be located at the main entrance with its monitor mounted in the before/after class care room. A member of the staff may unlock the main entrance remotely by pushing a button in the before/after class care room. The monitor is located in the before/after class care room because during early arrivals, school hours, and late pick ups, a staff member will always be present in that room. School Day Schedule Early arrival will be available beginning at 7:00am. Classes for morning primary grades begin at 8:00am and dismiss at 11:00am. Classes for afternoon primary grades begin at 12:15pm and dismiss at 3:15pm. Classes for elementary grades begin at 8:00am and dismiss at 2:30pm. Late pick up will be available until 6:00pm. This school schedule does correspond with the area schools begin and dismissal times. Early Arrival Procedure The school will be open at 7:00am to accommodate pre-registered early arrivals. During this time (7:00am—7:50am), a parent must park in the parking lot and accompany their child into school and • then to the before/after class care room. With the use of the surveillance camera and remote entry, the staff member present does not have to leave any children unattended while parents are dropping off their child. The children will remain in the before/after class care room until normal school classes begin. School Day Arrival Procedure Two staff members will be available at the main entrance from 7:50am until 8:10am. During this time, parents may drive up to the main entrance drop off area where a staff member will accompany the child from the vehicle into the school. The other staff member will be inside the school helping with coats, shoes, and behavior if needed. The child must wait in the vehicle for a staff member and exit the passenger side of the vehicle. If driving up to the main entrance drop off area is not possible, the parent must park in the parking lot and accompany the child to the main entrance where a staff member is available. If a child arrives after 8:10am,the parent must park in the parking lot, accompany the child into school, and then to the child's appropriate classroom. Buses will be scheduled to drop off children between 7:50am and 8:10am. Therefore, the buses may drive up to the main entrance drop off area where a staff member will accompany the children from the bus into the school. The drop off procedure described above will also be followed for the afternoon primary grades. Two staff members will be available at the main entrance from 12:05pm until 12:25pm for children arriving. After that time, the parent must park in the parking lot, accompany the child into school, and then to the child's appropriate classroom. Having a designated drop off area will eliminate the confusion as to the direction of traffic, where and how to drop off children, and most importantly knowing all children will safely be accompanied into the • school. Page 1 of 2