Starting Monday, April 26th WGMS will welcome back our students five days per week. With many fully remote students now joining our Group A and Group B students in-person, this will more than double the student population in the building. As a result, the amount of traffic for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up will drastically increase. Arrival will remain relatively the same, but because of a doubling of the number of buses, our dismissal requires some adjustments.
Arrival: Student Drop-Off
From 7:35 to 7:55 AM is student drop-off on the front circle for families transporting students. Our homeroom starts promptly at 8:00 AM. We appreciate families getting our students to school on time.
Buses will continue to drop-off students in the back of the building.
Stay single file as you drive through the circle to drop students off.
Make sure student(s) is ready to get out when you come to a stop. (backpack, screening sheet, mask, instrument, etc.)
Pull up as far as possible on the circle to drop students off.
If you need to stop and help students unload things from your vehicle, please pull up all the way to the front so you don’t hold up the entire line.
Dismissal: Student Pick-Up
1:30 PM Dismissal of all students riding buses home. Buses will need complete access to the front circle due to the number of buses. The majority of the circle will be blocked off to cars until the buses have left.
1:45 PM Dismissal of all 6th Grade students getting picked up out front. Do not start arriving prior to 1:35PM.
2:00 PM Dismissal of all 5th Grade students getting picked up out front. Do not start arriving prior to 1:50 PM.
We hope to be as close to these dismissal times as possible. It is important that people picking up students do not arrive significantly early as it will just slow the dismissal process up for everyone. Given the increase in number of vehicles please understand that dismissal is going to take longer than it currently does. Fifth grade students that need to get picked up earlier with 6th grade students may leave at the 1:45 PM dismissal time as they have throughout the entire school year. Our goal is to have everyone picked up and on their way by 2:10 PM.
For students who are riding buses, the Ride 360 App has been updated with new route information. If you have any questions about transportation please call the Transportation Department directly at 315-487-4576.
As we work through this new process over the first few weeks we will tighten it up and make adjustments as needed just as we did this fall. We are excited to have our students with us five days per week. Patience and some flexibility on the part of all of us are going to be needed as we work through this transition. Thank you for your cooperation.
Steve Dunham
sdunham@westgenesee.org
Twitter: @Sdunhamwgms
