School Hours/Pick-Up and Drop-Off Procedures

Monday-Thursday Schedule	Friday Schedule
7:00 - Breakfast	7:00 - Breakfast
7:45 - Breakfast Service Ends	7:45 - Breakfast Service Ends
7:40 - First Bell-Students Report to Classrooms	7:40 - First Bell-Students Report to Classrooms
7:45 - Student Tardy Bell	7:45 - Student Tardy Bell
3:15 - Student Dismissal	12:45 - Student Dismissal
3:15 - 4:15 After School Program	12:45 - 3:15 21st Century After School Program
4:15 - 5:15 Secondary After School Program

Early Dismissal (every Friday)

Students will be dismissed every Friday at 12:45pm. Dismissal procedures are the same as Monday through Thursday (outlined below).

Morning Procedures

Students may arrive on campus as early as 7:00am. Students may enter the school off Larkin Street (Entrance 2-North side of the school). Students will report to the school cafeteria where breakfast is served from 7:00 until 7:45am. The staff parking area is not available for student pick-up or drop-offs.

Afternoon Procedures

Students will be dismissed at 3:15pm (12:45pm on Fridays). Walkers are dismissed from Cornish Street (Entrance 1-The School's Main Entry). Pre-Kindergarten are dismissed from the cafeteria (Entrance 6-West side of the school) to their parents. All car riders are dismissed from Larkin St. (Entrance 3-North side of the school).

After-School Program Procedures

This information is being revised for the 2007-2008 school year. More specific information will be available soon.

Releasing Students During School Hours

A student may be released during school hours only to the person who signed the student’s enrollment form or who has legal custody of the student or to a person who has the parent’s written permission to have the student released. That person must first present identification to the school office.

Closing of Schools

The Superintendent of Schools may close schools because of inclement weather or emergencies (flooding, icy roads, power failures, etc.).

HISD instantaneously announces such closings through its new telephone and e-mail notification system, Connect-ED. This information is also announced on radio and television stations. Under both emergency closing plans, A and B, students are excused from class for the day. Under plan A, all employees are also excused. Under plan B, schools are closed, but administrative offices remain open.

Individuals who miss the announcements can phone HISD’s Weather Hotline (713-267-1704) for details.