Arrival & Dismissal Procedures

TK through 5th grade:   7:45 AM – 2:35 PM Mon. Tues. Thurs. & Fri. 

Please remember that each Wednesday is a minimum day. We dismiss all students TK-5th at 12:10 PM.

Click here for the VdM Bell Schedule.

• Front gates are open at 7:15 AM please note that there is no supervision prior to 7:15 AM.

• All students must enter our school through the front gate. 

• Breakfast will start at 7:15 AM when gates open.  

• School starts promptly at 7:45 AM. If you arrive after the bell rings please proceed to the office as your child will enter through the main office. A 3-minute warning bell will ring daily at 7:42 AM.

• All visitors must use the front doorbell located to the left of the Administration Office door.

All visits to campus during instruction are by appointment, invitation, or prior arrangement. Visitors must provide a government-issued ID to sign in at the front office.  

• All students in TK or Kindergarten will exit via Francis Street.

Click here for TK/K Dismissal Map.

• Students in grades 1st through 3rd grade exit from the main gate.

• Students in grades 4th through 5th-grade exit from the gate by the basketball courts facing the visitor parking lot.

• No parking in the bus loading zone.

• Parents who are picking up by car will line up in the queue at the entrance of the parking lot.

• No student with or without a parent is allowed to load or walk through the parking lot during dismissal as this is a safety concern. 

Click here for the Drop-Off/Pick-Up Map