ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL INFORMATION

Our students' safety is of utmost priority.  Here are a few tips to help ensure the safe arrival and departure of all our children.

Arrival
  • If you are dropping your child off in the morning, please pull into one of the five lanes of waiting cars after 8:25 a.m.
  • At 8:30 a.m., cars will be allowed to pull forward.  A staff member will come to your car to get your child.  
  • Our students may be dropped off between 8:30 - 8:55 a.m.
  • Students will wait in their grade level line  until 8:45 a.m.  At 8:45 a.m., students will be escorted into the building.
  • Any student arriving after 8:55 a.m., is considered tardy and must be walked to the front of N.S.E.S. to be signed in by an adult.

Dismissal
  • Please send your child to school with a "Pick-Up" note, including the date, your child's name and teacher, and the name of the individual dismissing your child.  Click here for a helpful template!
  • Phone calls for same day pick-ups will only be accepted until 12:00 p.m.
  • Afternoon dismissal begins at 2:55 p.m.
  • Family pick-up will be similar to the morning drop-off.  Please pull into a designated lane.
  • Place your car tag on the right passenger side window.  If your child will not be riding the bus, you must register for a car tag by clicking here.   Please note: If you need a replacement tag or to register for a new student number, please complete the form.
  • When permitted, please pull up to the nearest car. We will call your child’s number and
    bring him/her to you.
  • Please wait until the car in front of you moves as passing cars is not permitted.
  • If your child was a Family Pick-Up for the 2022 - 2023 school year, but you would like him/her to take the bus, you MUST complete and return this form.  Please email the completed form to lsilvia@nsps.us or fax to 401.765.8665.

Bus​
  • Students will be dismissed to their appropriate bus at the end of the day. 
  • Students may not ride home on a different bus.
  • Remember to never pass buses displaying STOP signs and/or flashing lights.
  • Please allow buses to exit before proceeding into their path.
  • DATTCO is located at 706 St. Paul Street, North Smithfield and can be reached at 597-6430.