At Independence Elementary STEM, the School day starts at 7:35 and officially ends at 2:20. Students may begin arriving at 7:25, and must be picked up immediately after the school day ends. If you need care beyond this time, you must make arrangements with Kids Club.
Drop Off Procedures
Drop Off Zone/Exiting the Vehicle: When dropping off your student, please pull past Door A and continue ahead where our staff will direct cars into our drop off zone, which is marked by two solid white lines and four orange cones. Once in the drop-off zone, students should exit the car from the school-side doors and enter the school through Door A as quickly as possible to keep our traffic flow running smoothly. Due to traffic & safety concerns, please make sure your child does not exit the vehicle until you reach the drop-off zone.
Leaving the Parking Lot: Once your child has exited, if no cars are in front of you, you can slowly pull forward and exit the parking lot. If there is a car stopped in front of you, please slowly move to the left lane and exit the parking lot, being sure to stop at all crosswalks when pedestrians are present.
Pick Up Procedures
In order to help ensure a safe and secure student release process, Elementary STEM uses a QR code system for afternoon parent pick-up. All families who are regularly picked up will be issued a pick-up permit, which will include a QR code that will be scanned every day upon picking up your child. At the end of the day, all students who are parent pick-up will report to the gym. When they are dismissed to leave, they will exit out of Door I.
If you arrive to pick up your child and do not have a QR code, you will need to park in the parking lot, enter into our main office, and show your ID upon pickup. Your child will then meet you in the office to exit.
