08/01/2026
🚗🚌 Elementary Fun Fact Friday: Dismissal Edition! 🚌🚗
⏰ School’s out… but the fun (and the organization!) isn’t over yet! 😄
The end of the school day is a busy time at CES, and our number one goal is to make sure every student gets home safely and smoothly. We have four ways students can head home each day: bus rider, daycare, car rider, or walker. 🐴💙
Here’s the dismissal scoop:
🏫 Educational Day Ends: 2:51 PM
This is when we begin preparing students for dismissal.
🚌 Bus Riders:
All elementary students are eligible for bus transportation! Buses are staged behind the school and students are escorted to the correct bus by staff members. Buses begin leaving around 3:10 PM to start their routes.
📞 Transportation questions? Contact the Bus Barn: 573-464-4383
👶 Daycare Riders:
Some daycares pick students up at school, while others use bus transportation. Please check with your daycare to know your child’s plan. If your child rides a bus to daycare, please make sure the elementary office has the correct bus information.
🚗 Car Riders:
At 2:52 PM, students who are not bus riders or daycare riders will begin heading to the car rider area.
A few important reminders:
✅ Car line uses two lanes and 26 vehicle spots.
✅ Please enter from the west on W. Stella St.
🚫 No left turns into the parking lot during dismissal.
📱 Staff will scan your KidAccount barcode or check your ID before directing you to a lane.
🚙 Once cars are safely stopped, students will be brought to vehicles. We will release lanes one at a time to keep everyone safe.
🚶 Walkers:
Walkers are students who are not riding a bus and are not using the car line. This includes students walking home alone or with a sibling.
Walkers will be released from the front entrance after dismissal procedures are complete. For safety, walkers are typically released around 3:10 PM or after the car rider line has finished.
📌 Important Reminder: Once a student leaves as a walker, staff cannot track their location, so please consider what is safest and most age-appropriate for your child.
⏰ Dismissal Changes:
Need to change how your child is going home? Please contact the office before 2:00 PM. Changes cannot be accommodated after that time.
🚨 Also, please avoid arriving for pickup after 2:50 PM — arriving early helps us keep dismissal moving safely and efficiently!
Dismissal may look like organized chaos from the outside… but behind the scenes, our staff is working hard to make sure every Pinto gets home safely! 💙🐴
Thank you for helping us make dismissal a success — it’s a great day to be a Pinto!
