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Student arrival and dismissal designated areas:

• All Pre-K & Kinder students (Blue Zone) enter/exit on West Gray St. 
• 1st - 3rd Grade students (Red Zone) enter/exit on Columbus St.
• 4th - 8th Grade students (Green Zone) enter on West Clay St./exit on Columbus St.
• All 1st-8th Grade bus riders and walkers (Yellow Zone) enter/exit (walker gate) on Columbus St.

Arrival: (8:15 - 8:30 AM)

• Gates open at 8:15 AM
• Doors open at 8:20 AM
• School starts at 8:30 AM
• Gates (Blue, Green, and Yellow Zone) close at 8:30 AM
• Tardy Bell rings at 8:35 AM
• All students arriving after 8:30 AM will enter through Columbus St.  

Arrival Procedures

• Car Riders

With student safety in mind, all parents will remain in their vehicles at all times.

1. Parents will drive up to the student's arrival designated area.
2. A WDLA team member will greet, open the car door and assist in unloading students; then the student will walk to their class.

• Walkers
  1. Parents will walk their child to the identified “walkers” arrival designated area.
  2. A WDLA team member will greet students at the “walkers” arrival designated area; then the student will walk to their class.
• Bus Riders

Parents must call the HISD Transportation Department @713-556-9400, opt. 2,  to request bus service.

1. A WDLA team member will receive and check in A.M. “bus riders” for all bus routes.
2. A WDLA team member will walk “bus riders” to the “bus riders” arrival designated area; then the student will walk to their class.
3. Please contact Nancy Figueroa at 713-535-3771 for all student “bus rider” matters. 

Dismissal: (3:45 - 4:05 PM)

• Gates open at 3:45 PM
• Dismissal starts at 3:50 PM
• Gates (Blue, Green, and Yellow Zone) close at 4:05 PM
• All students on campus after 4:05 PM will be dismissed at the Red Zone on Columbus St.

Dismissal Procedures

• Car Riders

With student safety in mind, all parents will remain in vehicles at all times.

1. Parents will drive up to the student dismissal designated area.
2. Parents will clearly display the student dismissal “car rider” card on the dashboard. 
3. A WDLA team member calls students' names via RADIO or TEAMS; then the student is released and walks to the student dismissal designated area.
4. A WDLA team member will assist with loading students safely into vehicles.

(Student dismissal “car rider” replacement cards may be requested at the main office)

• Walkers
  
  1. Parents will walk to the student dismissal designated area.
  2. Parents will present the student dismissal “Walkers” card.
  3. A WDLA team member calls students' names via RADIO or TEAMS; then the student is released and walks to the “walker’s” student dismissal designated area.
  4. A WDLA team member receives students and safely dismisses them to the parent.
  
  
• Bus Riders

Parents must call the HISD Transportation Department to request bus service for their child.

1. A WDLA team member will check in P.M. “bus riders” for all bus routes.
2. A WDLA team member will walk “bus riders” to the student dismissal designated area and see that all students are loaded on the bus safely.
3. Please contact Nancy Figueroa for any student “bus rider” matters. 

Join us on Monday, August 22 after drop-off at the Wharton DLA Foyer (by the main entrance). 

Whether you're celebrating or shedding a few tears because the kids are back to school, stop by to enjoy coffee and donuts, courtesy of Wharton PTO.

We hope to see you there!