Arrival, Parent Pick-up, and Parking Information

Arrival and Dismissal Information


  • Students will not be given access to the building before 9:00 a.m. unless they are involved in a formal student activity or enrolled in the NPSD Extended School Care Program.  

  • Please use Door #5 in the lower bus loop for students attending Extended School Care. 

  • Students being dropped off can be let out of cars along the sidewalk in the upper parking lot loop near Door #1.  Please pull up as far as possible to allow more cars to line up. Have students ready to exit the car quickly to prevent traffic from stacking up.

  • Students riding buses will enter the building from the bus loop at the lower parking lot through Door #3.

  • During arrival and dismissal, school buses are the only traffic allowed in the bus loop.

  • Students riding buses will be dismissed one bus at a time and will be led to their buses by staff.

  • Students in grades K - 3 being picked up will be dismissed through Door #1 at the main entrance. Students in grades 4 - 6 being picked up will be dismissed through Door #2. Parents/Guardians should join the pick-up line in the appropriate lane. Students will be escorted to their cars by staff.

  • In order to keep dismissal safe for all students, parents are asked not to pick up students between 3:00 and 3:30 pm. 


Please remember to send a written note to your child’s teacher if your child is to travel home differently than usual.  Make sure your child’s name and his/her homeroom teacher’s name are on the note.