Arrival & Dismissal Procedures

Arrival

The doors will open for students to arrive at PHSSA between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. Students will not be admitted to the building before 7:45 a.m. Families/guardians can escort their students to the building entrance, where a PHSSA staff member will greet them.

  • Students who will be eating breakfast will report to the cafeteria.  The breakfast line will close at 8:00 a.m.
  • Students who will not be eating breakfast will report to their classroom.
  • Students are tardy at 8:10 a.m. and must be signed in at the main office by their family/guardian.

Dismissal

Vehicle Pickups:  All vehicles will report to the loop dismissal location at the back of the building at 3:00 p.m.

All other dismissals: All bus riders, van riders, and walkers will be dismissed outside of the building beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Due to dismissal procedures, if you need to pick your student up early, please arrive no later than 2:15 p.m.

Vehicle Loop

Parents will line up in the rear parking lot in an elongated U formation. The gateway to the rear parking lot is sized for two lanes - one for entering, one for exiting. Please place your vehicle to allow for both of these lanes (see map).

Children will go up stairs at the rear of the building and enter through the library in the morning and exit the building the same way in the afternoon.

Parking

Staff parking is in the back parking lot along the rear of the building and the section of fence closest to the playground.

Families/volunteers may park in the spaces along the rear fence line closest to the Rain Garden.

  • Two handicap spaces are located in the front parking lot close to the main building entrance.
  • Additional parking is available in the 3300 block of Semmes Avenue (both sides of the street).
  • Visitor parking (front lot) is for use between 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Entry to and exit from this lot will be blocked during peak drop-off/pick-up times.
  • There is no parking, stopping, or idling of personal vehicles allowed on W. 34th Street from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days. PLEASE DO NOT DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF ON 34TH STREET.
  • There is no parking or prolonged waiting in the alleyways.

Families are welcome to park behind the baseball field or on other side streets and walk their children up to the school building.