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UPDATE: Primary School Pickup

Snyder ISD

August 12, 2025

Tuesday's Update (August 12, 2025)

We hope you found this afternoon’s pickup to be an improvement. The first days of the year always take a little longer as we adjust to new routines, but we promise it will continue to get better. Thank you for your continued patience as we refine our process.

Once dismissal began today, we were able to complete pickup in the following timeframes (even with a driveline malfunction!):

  • Pre-K: 20 minutes

  • Kinder: 20 minutes

  • 1st–3rd Grade: 30 minutes

As everyone adjusts, we expect dismissal to continue to improve significantly. Beginning next week, family group dismissal will also help shorten wait times.

Important: To help dismissal run smoothly for everyone, we have listed line-up times below. This will help ensure you’re in the correct line for your child’s grade and keep the process moving efficiently for all families.

Dismissal Procedures & Times

  

Grade

Line Up Time & Location (form double lanes once in the school driveway)

Dismissal Time

Pre-K

Begin lining up at 2:40 @ Pre-K Wing 

3:00

Kinder

Begin lining up at 3:10 @ Snyder ISD digital marquee El Paso St. We will direct you to pull forward into the driveway (double lanes) at the dismissal times. 

3:20

1st Grade

Begin lining up at 3:30 @ Snyder ISD digital marquee on El Paso St. We will direct you to pull forward into the driveway (double lanes) at the dismissal times. 

3:40

2nd Grade

Begin lining up at 3:30 @ back entrance by cafetorium

3:40

3rd Grade

Begin lining up 3:30 @ back entrance by cafetorium

3:40

Late Pickups: Students who remain after the dismissal line clears will be taken to the front office for supervision until a parent, legal guardian, or authorized emergency contact (listed in Skyward) arrives.


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Walkers

If your child is a walker and you have not yet notified the front office, please call 325-574-8600. Once walkers leave the building, they are released from our care. Please designate a meeting location and make sure your child knows where to meet you. Some walkers go directly home, while others meet their parent at a specific spot (for example, under a certain tree or in the Colonial Hill Baptist Church parking lot). Walkers are dismissed at their grade’s dismissal time, proceed to the front of the school, and exit through the southeast door.

Independence Day – Thursday, August 14th

On Thursday, August 14th, students will begin walking in on their own. Parents will need to drop their children off in the drop-off line. It’s time to give them the opportunity to build independence and confidence as they start their day.

Thank you for working with us to ensure safe, smooth, and efficient drop-off and dismissal for all students.

Monday's Message (August 11, 2025)

First, thank you to our parents for your patience today as we worked through the first-day dismissal process. We also want to express our sincere appreciation to our staff, who worked diligently to ensure that more than 700 students were dismissed safely.
We are doing our best to make the most of the available drive-through space in our landlocked area, and we appreciate your continued understanding as we fine-tune our process.

Updated Dismissal Schedule (starting tomorrow, August 12th):

  • Pre-K: 3:00 PM dismissal 

  • Kindergarten: 3:20 PM dismissal

  • 1st Grade: 3:40 PM dismissal 

  • Family Group Dismissal: Will begin the second week of school

Walkers:

  • Walkers will exit through the southwest entrance (facing 37th Street)

  • Families who wish to park in the Colonial Hill Parking Lot may have their child use the crossing guard at El Paso and 35th Streetimage


📞 If you need to change your child’s dismissal method, please call the front office at 325-574-8600.

🚌 If you need your child to ride the bus, please call 325-574-8960.

Thank you again for your patience and cooperation as we make these adjustments to ensure a safe and efficient dismissal for everyone.

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