Drop Off / Pick Up Procedures & Diagram

Use the main yard on Santa Cruz Street for student drop off and pick up. The Sepulveda and Walker lots are only used for church and staff parking. If you park in either lot, you must walk to the main school yard (on Santa Cruz) to drop off or pick up your children. View the diagram above for an illustration of the procedure outlined here.

All students must be picked up on the Main Yard, unless they are walking home with a written permission slip on file. Parents may park and walk into the main yard through the walking gates or ramp near the gathering area of the church to pick up their child(ren). If parents pick up their child(ren) at the gathering area, parents must come to the top of the stairs or the lunch benches. Students may not leave their line area until their parent(s) is at the top of the stairs and visible to the teacher on duty. All foot traffic must leave the yard through the walking gates or the ramp near the gathering area, never through the traffic gates.

HT does not provide supervision for students before 7:35am or after 3:30pm. Any student on the yard before 7:35am or after 3:30pm will be checked into the Before/After School program and parents will be charged a drop-in fee.

Students may be dropped off starting at 7:35 am. Students in grades 1-8 must be dropped off or walked to the main yard on Santa Cruz. Drivers must enter the main yard following the traffic cones and pull as far up as possible toward the exit gate. There is only one line of cars. Students must exit the car on the passenger side and the driver must leave the main yard by making a right turn onto Santa Cruz. Do not exit by making a left hand turn.

The gate to the main yard closes at 7:50am. If you are in line for drop-off, you must park at a curb before letting your child(ren) out of your car. Do not allow children to exit from your car if you are double parked on Santa Cruz.

Kindergarten students must be walked into the Kindergarten yard by parents. Parents are to park their and walk their children into the gate.

NO FOOT TRAFFIC DURING SCHOOL HOURS signs are posted at the Santa Cruz yard entrance. Please do not walk your children through the entrance or exit traffic gates to the yard during drop-off.

Parents must wait outside until 3:00 p.m. or on the church landing. Any car waiting in the street to enter the yard is subject to a traffic ticket. Cars are not allowed to stop in the street without moving. DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 3 PM, AS THE YARD IS CLOSED.

All cars must enter the Main Yard to pick up students by entering through the first gate on Santa Cruz by making a right hand turn only. Please stay inside the cones for students’ safety. Pull as far to the top of the yard as traffic will allow. Students will only be permitted to get into the cars at the top of the yard. After the car is loaded, the car will be permitted to pass waiting cars on the left. Please do not yell or honk for students. Parents are asked to comply with the instructions given by faculty members who will be assisting with the loading process. Cars will exit the main yard by making a right hand turn only onto Santa Cruz Street. Please do not make a left-hand turn. Do not block the driveways of residents or the alley when in line. ‘NO FOOT TRAFFIC DURING SCHOOL  HOURS’ signs are posted at the yard entrance. Please do not walk your children through the large main gates to the yard during pick-up. Instead, use the pedestrian gates to walk on to the yard.

DO NOT DOUBLE PARK, BLOCK DRIVEWAYS, PARK IN A CROSSWALK, OR PARK IN A RED ZONE.

Do not ask your children to walk to your car at a designated spot. If you are parking on the street or in the Sepulveda Lot, you must walk to the main yard to pick up your children.

Kindergarten students are picked up at the kindergarten yard at 2:45 pm. Students going to Daycare will be walked to the program by school staff. Any student not picked up by 3:00 will be taken to Daycare. Kindergarten day care will take place in the preschool building.

Grades 1-5 teachers walk their students to the main yard and all students must be picked up there. Please do not take your child out of line before the class stops at their designated spot on the main yard.

Grades 6-8 are picked up on the Main Yard beginning at 3:10 p.m. Please do not arrive before 3:10 p.m. for Middle School students, as cars will not be allowed to wait in the yard. If you are picking up a younger child and a Middle School student, pick up the younger child first, exit the yard, and circle the block to re-enter the main yard, or younger siblings may stay on the main yard with their teacher until Middle School is dismissed. Teachers are on the main yard until 3:30 p.m. 

A signed form by both parents/guardians must be on file indicating students have permission to walk home.

For rainy days, drop-off procedures do not change. Children will enter the building and walk directly to their classrooms instead of lining up on the main yard.

All students must be picked up in the main yard when it rains. You must follow the standard pick-up procedures for driving through the main yard to pick up your child(ren). Please drive slowly and carefully.

Any student using a commercial transportation service must have current and appropriate paperwork on file with the school.