ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL

Procedures for Arrival

First day of school - All students may report directly to their classrooms between 7:15 - 7:50am. Family members are welcome to walk students to class on the first day of school. 

Announcements begin at 7:55am each day.

AFTER the first day - Please follow these procedures:

Morning Drop Off (7:30-7:50 AM):  Teachers will review arrival procedures with students on the first day.  Please allow enough time to get through the carpool line so your child can be in their classroom, ready to learn by 8:00AM. Ideally, for a positive start to their school day, students should be in their seats by 7:55AM daily to participate in live video morning announcements.

Carpool/Car riders - Back carpool line is supervised for morning drop off. Adults should NOT exit their vehicle in 

the drop-off line. Do not use the front drive for drop off, this is reserved for bus and day care transportation only.

Due to staff needing to supervise students, the back doors will close and lock at 8:00AM. Students arriving after 8:00AM will need to go through the front main doors. These students will also be marked  tardy.

Busers - Bus riders will utilize the front drive for dropping off students. Students deboarding the bus will be directed towards the front main doors.    

Walkers, Bikers, Scooters - Walkers, bikers and scooters should utilize the sidewalks once on campus grounds. 

Students should not be in the parking lots or drives at any time without direct supervision of an adult. 

Students who are walkers, bikers, or scooters may enter the building through the front main doors. Front doors will open with supervision at 7:30am.


Parents/Guardians who wish to walk their student into school may do so by means of the front main doors.  Parents/Guardians must park their vehicle and walk their student to the main entrance. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to say good-bye to the student before entering the building and letting their student walk through the front doors on their own. 

Breakfast - Breakfast this year is free. Please see the MISD website regarding free/reduced/paid meals. If eating breakfast, students should  go directly to the cafeteria upon arrival during the 7:30-7:55 time period to pick up breakfast before heading to their classrooms.

For students not choosing to have breakfast, students must directly report to grade level classroom areas as assigned by teachers and follow grade level procedures. 

Morning Drop Off (7:50-7:59 AM):  

Carpool/Car riders - The back doors do lock at 7:50 AM, as teachers who are on duty move back to classrooms to oversee their students. 

At this time, students may be dropped off in the front drive and enter through the main doors in front. 

Tardies – Students are considered tardy if they are not in the building at 8:00AM. 

On the rare occasion that you must drop your child off before 7:30AM, we have one staff member to supervise students in the cafeteria at 7:15AM - these students must be dropped off through the back carpool lane and enter through the back entrance.  Do not drop your child off at school prior to 7:15AM as there will not be staff members on duty to provide proper supervision. Please note, the contract day starts at 7:30AM for staff, thus your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Procedures for Dismissal:

Each family at Press will be issued a family carpool card for students who will dismiss via car rider at any time during the school year.  Two cards will be distributed per family at Meet The Teacher night and/or the first day of school.  This number will remain assigned to your family throughout your time at Press. Parents requesting additional cards can contact the front office.  Please hang this carpool dismissal card from your rearview mirror so that it is visible to the staff on duty. 

Procedures for Dismissal:  *All dismissals begin at 3:10 pm

Daycare

  • Offsite Daycare Buses – pre-arranged by parents, students will be supervised by staff to board the bus/van  in the front carpool area

Bus Riders: 

  • Students exit through front door

  • Load in front driveway (Bus Lane)

Car Rider:

  • Use back driveway (Carpool Lane)

  • Students exit using doors near cafeteria

  • Driver must have dismissal card/number

  • Students will be called, then loaded by dismissal number

  • Drivers remain in the vehicle

  • Students will ONLY load on the passenger side

Walkers (Walk-Aways),Bike Riders, Scooters, etc.:

  • Students will be escorted by staff from the building and down the sidewalk and across the street to Inspiration Park.

  • Parent waiting area for walkers is ACROSS the street at Inspiration Park. Parents who are meeting students who are walkers/walk-aways, will meet students ACROSS the street at Inspiration Park. If parking,  please park at Inspiration Park across the street or down one of the neighborhood streets. Please DO NOT PARK on Shawnee Drive to help the flow of carpool traffic.  

*Front parking lot is for staff members only or visitors entering the building. 

  • All persons will use the designated crosswalk at all times if/when crossing the street.

Club 360:

  • After school care participants will report to the cafeteria

If you wish to change your child’s dismissal routine for any reason., you must complete the transportation change request form (also located on the Press website, as well as in the weekly school newsletters) and indicate the change in routine by 2:35 PM. We value safety and want to honor your request. However, if you do not submit your child’s dismissal change request  prior to 2:30PM to change the routine, your child will likely be dismissed as per regular routine.

Early Pickups:

If picking up a student before the end of the school day, parents/guardians must enter the building in order to check their student out.  Parents/Guardians must have a physical state-issued identification card to enter the building.  Pictures of identification cards on mobile devices are not accepted.  Upon parent/guardian arrival for pickup, students will be called down to the front office. To ensure best instructional practices, students will not be called down early to the office to wait for parent/guardian to pick them up.  

Due to dismissal protocols and safety precautions to ensure all students make it home safely each day, early pickups are not allowed after 2:35 PM. For extenuating circumstance, after 2:35 PM, there could be delays in locating students as they engage in end of day and dismissal procedures. 

Late Pickups:

Students must be picked up by 3:10 PM. If you are unable to pick up by 3:10 PM, on-site child care is available through MISD’s Club 360 and multiple local child care facilities provide transportation directly from school. Unfortunately, Press staff is not readily available to supervise students who are left past dismissal. Due to staff not being available to supervise students not picked up on time, the McKinney police department may be contacted to provide appropriate supervision of students left at school with no parent or guardian. Of course, if you have an extenuating circumstance, please call ahead to alert the front office staff and contact the classroom teacher. We will do our best to accommodate occasional extenuating situations.