Pick Up & Drop Off Procedures

Please note: Division St. is a designated one way from 7:00 – 8:30 AM and 2:00 -3:15 PM with traffic traveling north in the direction of I-10.

Before Care is available in the cafeteria for students in PK3 -7th from 7:00 until 7:30 AM. Parents must park and walk the student into the cafeteria to sign in with the teacher on duty.  Breakfast is available from 7:00 - 7:20 AM. Students must be in line for breakfast by 7:20 AM.

Arrival for Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4

Parents of students in Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 drive onto the school campus through the back gate located next to the Loreto building. Drop off begins at 7:30 AM and ends at 7:45 AM.  Park in the area located  adjacent to the back of the Rainbow building. Parents should walk the student to the back door of the Rainbow building to the teacher on duty.  Older siblings in kindergarten through 7th grade should also be dropped off at this point.  The back gate will be closed at 7:45 AM; students arriving after 7:45 AM must be escorted to the front office by their parents to receive a tardy pass.

Arrival for K - 7th Grade

Morning arrival times for K - 7th grade students is from 7:30 - 7:45 AM. Cars travel northbound on Division St. and enter the parking lot through the second driveway closest to Danville St. After entering the parking lot, turn right into the lanes marked by the orange cones.  The car line will be stopped by a duty teacher at the solid white line that is located between the church and the parish office.  Students must remain in cars until a duty teacher or safety patrol member opens the passenger side door.  Cars may exit either on Division St. or Edenborn Ave. All students enter the school campus through the gate located between the church and the parish office.  The gate is locked when morning arrival ends at 7:45 AM. Students arriving after 7:45 AM must be escorted to the front office by their parents to receive a tardy pass.

Drivers are not allowed to use cell phones on campus during morning arrival times.

Parents may not park and walk their student into school during the morning arrival time. Please do not walk across the carpool lane during morning arrival time.  On occasion, if it is necessary to walk a student into the building, parents may park and cross at the solid white line only. 

Cars will be directed to enter the horseshoe from Division St. in the event of a rainy day arrival.

We do not have a crossing guard or duty teacher to assist walkers or bike riders crossing Division St. at the crosswalk. Parents must walk students across the street and assist them getting to the sidewalk on the side of the church. At that point, students should walk on the sidewalk to enter campus through the gate located between the church and the parish office. Bicycles are locked on the bike rack located near the gate. The school is not responsible for stolen or damaged bikes.

Dismissal for Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4

Parents of students in Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 drive onto the school campus through the back gate located next to the Loreto building. This gate opens at 2:45 PM and closes at 3:15 PM.  Park in the area located  adjacent to the back of the Rainbow building. Parents will pick up students from the back door of the Rainbow building.  Parents must have the school issued carpool placard.  Older siblings in kindergarten through 7th grade will also be waiting at this dismissal location.

Dismissal for Kindergarten - 7th Grade

As noted above, cars enter the parking lot through the second driveway closest to Danville St. Cars line up in the first eleven rows with five cars in each row. Dismissal begins at 3:00 pm when cars are sent one row at a time into the horseshoe in front of the school. Students are loaded into cars on the driver’s side by duty teachers. Parents must have the school issued carpool placard displayed in the windshield.  Dismissal ends at 3:15 PM. Students who are not picked up by 3:15 PM will go to the after care program. 

Drivers are not allowed to use cell phones on campus during afternoon dismissal times.

Walkers and bike riders will be escorted across Division St. by a duty teacher. Parents picking up walkers must wait across the street opposite the church at the crosswalk. 

Parents may not park and walk to pick up students from the carpool area.

Extended care is available from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM.  

After Hours

The school uses the schoolyard and field for the after care program and other extracurricular activities until 6:00 PM.  No person is permitted in the schoolyard after hours without the express permission of the Principal.  All students who are enrolled at St. Benilde School must be supervised by an adult (i.e. coach, moderator, teacher, or after care staff) while on campus after the academic day ends at 2:50 PM.  At 6:00 PM, all students must be picked up/under the care of a parent or guardian.  Parents/guardians of a student left on campus after 6:00 PM will be contacted to immediately come pick up their student(s).  Families who continually leave their students on campus unsupervised after 6:00 PM may be asked to withdraw their students from school.