Drop-Offs & Dismissals:
Buses:
If your child will be taking the school bus, you can access bus route information on the school district transportation page or within the PowerSchool Parent Portal. To access click District Departments then Transportation followed by Bus Routes then Hopkins School. We recommend that you be at bus stops somewhat earlier than the printed times for the first week or so, until the buses have a chance to fully establish their routines. Kindergarten students need to have their designated parent or guardian meet the child at the bus in the afternoon or the student will be returned to school.
Parent Drop-Off and Pick-up Procedures:
For those of you not familiar with our process, please review this document.
K-1 pick-ups in the afternoon begin at 3:20 at the main entrance. Please park and walk to your dismissal door where you will check in with a teacher. Be prepared with ID for all parent pick-ups at the end of each day.
For preschool students, parents must park in the parent/visitor parking lot and walk with their child to the preschool playground area for both arrival and dismissal.
Dismissal/Transportation Changes for Students:
It is critical to your child and our staff at Marathon that we know your child’s dismissal routines, or if there is a change to transportation at the end of the day. Please complete the Dismissal Change Form if you are picking up your child, or if there is a change. Any dismissal changes must be entered on the day of the dismissal change before 2:00 pm and before 11:30 am on early release days. We will not accept late changes after 2:00 pm in keeping with our District’s Transportation policies. If you have any questions, please call the office.
It is also important for your child to know their dismissal plans each day, especially if they have different routines on different days of the week. Children are sometimes confused or forget about the days of the week. Kids can also be on “auto-pilot” at the end of each day and not think about where they are supposed to go. If your child has different plans on different days, please review with your child their schedule and routine.
