A note as we settle into the new dismissal rhythm. By and large, it’s working well after our post-Labor-Day revisions. Lines are moving, Schmidt Lake Road backups are gone, the virtue of patience is on display! A few points of confusion have surfaced in the last couple weeks, though, so we want to tighten those up. One point only needs to be made for MS/US pickup: If you’re picking up MS or US students, please hold off pulling up to the sidewalk until 3:15 p.m. or after. For parents/guardians of LS or LS plus MS/US students, I ask that you review the following carefully:
PreK stays exactly as it’s been — 2:45 pickup in the Playground parking lot, no changes there. Lower School siblings of PreK students will be released to Door 25 at 3:00.
For Lower School dismissal (3:00–3:15): please keep the front sidewalk and car line reserved for LS families only during this window — it’s the surest way to keep things moving safely for our youngest students.
Teachers will walk students out along the sidewalk to their cars. You’re welcome to do either of the following:
- Pull up along the front walk and wait in your car — your child will hop in from the curbside.
- Park in the East Front Lot and walk up to the brick walkway to meet your child. If you choose this option, we’d just ask that you stand clear of the sidewalk itself while classes are walking through.
LS students should be picked up by 3:15. Any LS student not picked up by 3:20 will head to Kidventures (a fee applies).
Crossover families with students in Middle or Upper School are welcome to wait in the East Front Lot for those dismissals.
A couple other things worth keeping in mind:
- The Playground parking lot is reserved for PreK pickup — please don’t park there.
- Once a Lower School student has been released to a parent, they’re not able to re-enter the building.
Thank you all for your patience as we work out these kinks together — it’s a much smoother operation than it was two weeks ago, and I’m grateful for your flexibility as, together, we get this right.