Arrival: 

Students should be in the building no more than 10 minutes before class starts. The main doors open at 8:50 a.m., and the school day will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Students arriving after 9:15 am will be counted tardy. We understand that emergencies happen; please email your child’s teacher to notify her.

Drop-off Procedures:

A drop-off system is available at 8:50 am. Teachers will open their classroom doors at 9:00 am. Unless you are using the drop off system, please walk your child inside the building.  You may drop your child off in the Narthex and allow them to walk to their classroom, or you may walk your child to his/her classroom.  

Except for kindergarten students, any student arriving late (after 9:15 am.) needs to be signed in at the door by a parent.  Parents are not permitted to walk their child to class. Kindergarten parents are permitted to walk their child to class if arriving late, but still need to sign in at the door. 

Dismissal:

Students are dismissed from the classroom at 3:00 pm. Parents are permitted to wait outside their child’s classroom beginning at 2:55 pm (11:55 p.m. for AM kindergarten and 12:55 pm for K+). Students are expected to be picked up promptly at the end of the school day.

If someone other than yourself will be picking up your child, please NOTIFY US. We are unable to release a child from the school to any person without prior approval of the custodial parent or guardian. We reserve the right to ask for identification from anyone picking up a child.

Inclement Weather

If the weather is threatening, check local media for school closings. Closings will coincide with the Dublin OR Hilliard City Schools. Parents will be notified via text and email. St. John Dublin does not delay school. In the event of 1-2 hour delays for inclement weather in Dublin or Hilliard, we will conduct classes as usual. Delays get public school buses on the roads by 8:00 AM, so weather conditions should be better by 9:00 AM. 

Closings during the school day: If the school must close early due to weather or another emergency, the staff will contact parents. Children will be supervised by staff members until parents arrive.