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Parking Lot Procedures

Arrival and dismissal at Seattle Hill are very busy times. We appreciate your patience and flexibility in getting each student to and from school in a safe manner.

Private Family Vehicle Student Drop-off & Pick-up

  • All private (family) vehicle drop-off and pick-up will take place in our parking lot off 51st Avenue SE.
  • Please follow all laws and stay in the lanes, not utilizing the walking lane. Our staff will be out directing crosswalks. Inside the parking lot trust our staff and follow their guidance as they escort you in a loop through our parking lot.
  • To ensure student safety during drop-off and pick-up, parents/guardians (drivers) are required to comply with the policies and procedures outlined in this handbook and those of Snohomish Public Schools, including all posted signs on site and any verbal directions given by Seattle Hill staff.
  • Traffic needs to keep moving so drivers are required to always remain in their vehicles and pull forward as necessary. Please follow our staff’s directions to help traffic flow. To ensure traffic flow, please turn right during drop off/pick up times. 
  • Safe and slow (5 mph) approach to the drop-off and pick-up lane • No cell phone use while driving in the school zone.
  • Children are required to always walk.

Drop-off:

  • Students arrive for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. If you are running late, your student will still get to get to grab a bagged breakfast.
  • Regular drop-off starts at 8:40. • All drivers and passengers stay in their vehicles and only students will exit.
  • Students need to enter and exit on the passenger side when their car door is opened by a staff member. Please help your student be ready so that we can get everyone to class on time and keep our drop-off line moving.

Bicycles

  • Due to high traffic volumes students are not allowed to ride bicycles to/from school.

Walking to & from School

Arrival and dismissals are busy times and to keep students safe, we are a closed campus. This means you’ll wish your student a good day at the entrance to our parking lot. If your student crosses 51st Avenue, you’ll wish them a good day before doing so. Our staff will safely escort them across the street, and all students will be guided up the sidewalk area and into breakfast and/or their classrooms. Thank you for trusting us with your student’s safety.

Walking to/from school safely requires specific conversations at home. Make sure each student knows their routes to school. Parents are encouraged to walk with their children until they are comfortable with the routine. Children benefit from role playing to gain experience around what to do in each situation. Parents are encouraged to tell their children to always refuse to go anywhere with strangers and to step back if someone they don’t know stops to ask directions. Finally, parents need to instruct their children to tell an adult if they are ever approached by a stranger.

Students need to remember:

  • Always walk on the sidewalk.
  • Brightly colored clothing makes it easier for drivers to see.
  • Tips for crossing the street:
  • Cross only at corners or marked crosswalks.
  • Stop at the curb or the edge of the road.
  • Stop and look left, then right, then left again, before stepping into the street.

Bus & Daycare Riding

Bus drivers discuss with all students at the beginning of the school year these bus rules:

  • The driver is in charge and the students must follow the rules established by the driver. If a student is a bus rider, they are to ride the bus to the stop which they have been assigned each school day, unless there is a parent note or phone call to the office.
  • Kindergarteners taking the bus must be met or they will not be allowed to exit the bus unless a signed written note has been provided to the office. Kindergarteners will be released only to parents/guardians, or a person approved by the office.
  • Bus passes are not being distributed due to lack of room on busses.
  • Students who ride buses should not arrive at the bus stop more than five minutes prior to the bus pick-up time. • While waiting for the bus or walking home after getting off the bus, children are expected to follow Seattle Hill’s behavior expectations and will be held accountable to do so. Violation of these rules may result in suspension of riding privileges. The rules at school apply. Incident reports will be sent home and families will be notified regarding disciplinary action.

A note, email, or phone call must be sent to school if a change in the student’s dismissal plan is necessary.

If there is no communication your child will be dismissed as usual. If there is a family emergency and parents need to pick up their child who normally rides the bus, the parent/guardian must call the office prior to 2:45 p.m. If you call the office after 2:45, we cannot guarantee that we can make those changes, as messages and staff are deployed around that time. Office personnel will communicate to the classroom teacher or the bus supervisor that their child is being picked up via vehicle.