ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

This schedule is currently on hold during virtual learning. 
​Arrival
Students should arrive at school 7:45 - 8:00 am; students will not be admitted to the building before 7:45 am.
Doors will open at 7:45 am daily. Students who will be eating breakfast will report to the cafeteria.
  • Kindergartners and 1st graders not eating breakfast will report to the library; and
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders not eating breakfast will report to the auditorium.
All students will be released to report to classrooms at 8:00 am. The breakfast line will close at 8:00 am.
Students are tardy at 8:10 am and must be signed in at the main office by their parent/guardian. 

Dismissal
  • 2:25 pm - Parks and Rec students report to the cafeteria; 
  • Van and bus riders are called from classrooms as their transportation arrives; 
  • 2:40 pm - Kindergarten and 1st grade students are signed out from classroom by parent/guardian;
  • 2nd and 3rd grade car riders are dismissed to be picked up by the steps in the back; and
  • ​4th and 5th grade car riders wait at cottage 4 for pick up.

TRANSPORTATION PLAN

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Car drop-off and parking
  • Parents will line up in the rear parking lot in an elongated U formation. The gateway to the rear parking lot is sized for two lanes – one for entering, one for exiting. Please place your vehicle to allow for both of these lanes (see map above).
  • Children will go up stairs at the rear of the building and enter through the library.
  • Staff parking is in the back parking lot along the rear of the building and the section of fence closest to the playground.
  • Parents/volunteers may park in the spaces along the rear fence line closest to the Rain Garden.
  • Two handicap parking spaces are located in the front parking lot close to the main building entrance.
  • ​​Additional parking is available in the 3300 block of Semmes Avenue (both sides of the street).
  • Visitor parking (front lot) is for use between 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Entry to and exit from this lot will be blocked during peak drop-off/pick-up times.
  • There is no parking, stopping, or idling of personal vehicles allowed on W. 34th street from 8 am – 4 pm on school days. (Signs are posted) PLEASE DO NOT DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF ON 34TH STREET!
  • There is no parking or prolonged waiting in the alleyways.
  • Parents are welcome to park behind baseball field or on other side streets and walk their children up to the school building.
Bus Transportation
It is the responsibility of the parents to provide transportation both to and from school. However, PHSSA does not wish the lack of transportation to be a limiting factor on student attendance and will provide transportation services to the students who have no other means of getting back and forth to school. PHSSA will contract with a third-party vendor to provide transportation services. As stated in the Charter agreement, Richmond Public Schools is responsible for transporting students with disabilities who require special education transportation in order to attend PHSSA. 

​Please call the school to receive a transportation request form.