One of our most important jobs at school is ensuring the safety of our students. We have a drop-off and pick-up procedure for families who will be driving their child to school each morning or picking them up in the afternoon. This procedure was established through a partnership between city officials, administration, and local law enforcement. In the morning and afternoon, vehicles should use the drive-up area on the south side of the building for dropping off and picking up students. DO NOT use the front entrance area for drop-off or pick-up from 7:30-8:10 and 2:40-3:30, since this is where buses park and enter/exit for the day. This is for the safety of your child, and we ask that you adhere to this request.

1. Drop-off times are from 7:40-8:10 a.m. and school begins promptly at 8:15 a.m. Please do not drop your students off before 7:40 a.m. Students are not allowed into the classroom until 7:55, and they will be in supervised areas in the building until they are dismissed to classrooms. We do not have supervision until 7:40 and cannot have students in the building any earlier. Breakfast is from 7:40-8:15, so please be mindful of this as you plan for dropping your child off in the morning.
2. Pick-up times are from 2:45-3:20 p.m. We have a staggered release time from 3:05 until 3:10 to allow for a safe dismissal of all of our students. Families will receive signage to place in the window of their vehicle labeled with their child/children’s name(s) in order to safely connect students with parents/guardians at the end the day.  Signage will be provided to families within the first weeks of the school year. If a child is not picked up by 3:20, they will be brought to the main office where families will be called to have them picked up. If another family member, or older sibling from the MS or HS is picking up a student, please remind them of the designated pick-up times and the need to display the family signage in the vehicle in the drop-off/pick-up loop. If it becomes a habit that JES students are not picked up by 3:30, local law enforcement and/or social services may be notified to file a report.
3. Please stay in the lane that runs along the curb line. Pulling out to the left of traffic causes near accidents as cars are pulling forward and is unsafe for cars backing out of parking spaces.
4. The drop-off zone is located along the sidewalk parallel to the building (from K-4 playground to Pre-K playground). In the morning only, students can exit their vehicle independently on the curbside (passenger side) of the drop-off zone and enter the building.  If your child needs help getting out of the vehicle, please pull up to the Pre-K playground, and a staff member will be able to assist.  During dismissal, we need to connect children to the appropriate vehicle, so staff are asking for students to wait to be called by name, and then safely get into the vehicle. Please continue to pull ALL THE WAY UP IN LINE as directed by staff members, in order to let as many cars into the drop-off zone as possible.
5. We recommend having your child(ren) exit/enter your vehicle on the right side (on the sidewalk) for their safety.
6. Please stay in your vehicle. If your child needs help with the car door, our staff can assist you in order to keep the line moving smoothly. If you want to walk your child into the building, please park your car in the north parking lot in the front of the building and escort your child into school.
7. In the morning, the back loop will close at 8:10 in order for supervisors to meet with students they are working with in the building by 8:15.  Please do not drop students off after 8:10, since supervisors will not be outside to assist students.
8. The back parking lot spaces have been designated for our Early Learning Services families. Families may be walking their young children into the building or picking them up in the mornings and afternoons. Please be aware of watching for young children and their families walking to and from parked vehicles.

If you have other family members dropping off or picking up your child, we would greatly appreciate it if you could pass this on to them so they are informed of the process as well.