Pick-Up & Drop-Off Procedures

When a parent/guardian finds it necessary to bring their child to school, students are to be dropped off at the side parking lot of J.F.K., which will be open from 9:00 AM to 9:10 AM. Please note the following:

• 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM JFK staff will be outside to assist with parent drop-off
• After 9:10 AM, there will not be staff outside to receive your child. If you find yourself arriving at the side lot and no one is there, please drive around to the front of JFK and escort your child(ren) into the main entrance of the building
• Do not let your child out if there are no adults outside to greet and receive them
• Students who arrive after 9:10 AM are considered tardy and will be recorded as so
• All students arriving at and after 9:10 AM will need to use the main entrance and report immediately to the attendance office
• Students may not be dropped off before 9:00 AM because there will be no supervision until that time

If you have not sent in a note, but it becomes necessary for you to pick up your child during the course of the day, please notify the main office no later than 12:00 PM.  Calls after 12:00 PM may not be honored due to time constraints in notifying your child’s teacher.  We will not honor a request for someone other than the parent/guardian to pick up a student unless we have written permission signed by the parent/guardian.

Pick-up is from 3:20 PM to 3:40 PM each day. Parents/guardians will form a line in their vehicles in the side lot beginning at 3:20 PM. A staff member will check adult identification and call for students to come outside to be picked up. Parents/guardians will remain inside their vehicles at all times.

PM Dismissal/Pick-Up/Emergency Procedures

If you are picking your child up at school, we ask you to adhere to the procedures outlined below to maintain the safety and comfort of the students and to lessen classroom disruption.

Please complete and sign the Dismissal/Pick-Up Authorization Form (Form “A”) even if you do not anticipate having to pick up your child.  Often, students need to be picked up for an urgent or emergency reason, and the parent/guardian cannot be reached easily; if we already have this authorization, it will make the process run more smoothly.  Anyone picking up a child (including parents, step-parents, and guardians) must be prepared to show a valid, government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, passport, military ID) when requested.  Please note that no child will be released to anyone who is not listed on this form and who cannot produce appropriate ID when requested.

Please complete and sign the After School Activities Cancellation/Half-Day/Emergency Dismissal Plan (Form “B”) for instances of emergency early dismissals OR cancellation of after-school activities (Girl/Boy Scouts; CCD; JFK After-school program, etc.) which are usually, but not always, weather-related.  
Note: If your child’s regular pick-up day falls on a regularly scheduled early dismissal day and she/he need to be sent home on the bus, please complete the “After School Activities Cancellation/Half-Day/Emergency Dismissal Plan” (Form “B”). 

After School Activities

• In cases of emergency, early dismissals OR cancellation of after-school activities (Girl/Boy Scouts; CCD; JFK After-school program, etc.) which are usually, but not always, weather-related, please complete the “After School Activities Cancellation Dismissal Plan” (Form “B”.)  If we do not receive a completed Form “B” for your child, she/he will be sent home on their home bus.
• If your child participates in an after-school activity, such as Girl/Boy Scouts, etc., that DOES NOT MEET EVERY WEEK, please send in a note EACH DAY the child will be picked up for the activity.  Please do not send in notes listing various meeting dates. Please indicate the activity and the name of the person signing the child out.
• For CCD:  We do not know which dates CCD begins/ends or is in session.  Parents/guardians need to inform us of their child’s dismissal arrangements on those dates.  Please understand that our students attend several different CCD programs, and it is not possible for teachers and office staff to monitor the various schedules.  If your child is normally picked up for CCD every week she/he will be sent to the auditorium for pick up unless we have a note from you indicating other arrangements.   

All visitors are required to buzz in at the front door by showing their ID and identifying themselves. At this point, entry is granted, and the visitor(s) ID will be scanned at the attendance window. Once clearance is granted, an ID is printed for the visitor to wear during their visit. Anyone not wearing a pass will be asked to return to the Attendance Office to sign in. We ask that visitors sign out when leaving the building.

If parents wish to speak to or schedule an appointment with a teacher, please email or leave a voicemail message for the teacher. Email addresses are the teacher's first name initial and last name @brewsterschools.org (ex, jdoe@brewsterschools.org).  The teacher will call parents in a timely manner.  Please do not go to the classroom unless it has been previously arranged.  Classes may not be interrupted, as instructional time is a precious commodity.