Arrival & Morning Drop-Off:

Please drop off students at the front door. There are cones on both the inner and outer lanes – when it is your turn, please pull up to the cone furthest ahead in your lane and wait for staff to ask you to let your student(s) out. Please do not exit your car.

Students should arrive at MED after 7:45 a.m. as there will be no supervision outside the front door before that time.

Students should arrive no later than 8:00 a.m. Students arriving after 8:00 a.m. will be marked tardy.

Dismissal & Afternoon Pick-Up:

Dismissal Times:

• 2:05: Parents can start signing out children in the cafeteria

• 2:15: Our school day ends

• 2:15: Pick-ups dismiss to cafeteria

• 2:25 (approximately): Chatham Kids Club, walkers and bussers will dismiss upon bus arrival

Dismissal Changes: 
All dismissal changes must be emailed to Elaine Van Alstyne at vanalstynee@chatham.k12.ny.us or on a note sent in with your child. Please notify the office as soon as possible if you wish to make changes to your child’s dismissal plan. All last minute changes need to be emailed before 1:00 pm per the MED student handbook. It is imperative that the MED staff who assist with dismissal are kept informed of these changes, we can reassure your child that they are following the dismissal plan that you chose. Please remind your child to give all notes from home to their teachers. 

Additional information:
Please be advised that unless a note or email is provided ahead of time, only adults with proper ID whom you’ve added to your child’s authorized pick-up list will be allowed to pick up your child(ren). *You may view your child’s authorized pickup list via the parent portal.