First Bell
Our first bell rings at 7:25am. This bell allows students to enter campus and eat breakfast and/or work on morning work.
Late Bell
The Tardy Bell rings at 7:55am. At this time students should be within their homeroom classroom ready to learn. Our Mustang Media will begin at this time.
Dismissal Bell and Procedures
Thank you for your consideration and cooperation during drop off and pick up times here at James Stephens.
Dismissal Time: 2:40pm
Students will only be dismissed to a car with a car tag in the window. For safety reasons, students will not be dismissed to adults waiting outside the gates or walking up to the sidewalks. We respectfully request that drivers remain in their vehicles and pick up students through the parent pick up line. We respect your time and will do everything possible to move things along quickly.
Students will be waiting behind the gate and will be called to wait as your car comes through the PPU line. Please move your vehicle forward as soon as your child gets into the car. If you need time to buckle your child into a safety seat, kindly pull. This will greatly help us conduct dismissal in a timely manner.
If a vehicle does not have a car tag, you will be asked to park and proceed to the front office to show your ID. If you are picking up a student for another parent, unless you have a car tag in your window, you will need to park and proceed to the front office to show your ID.
During dismissal, if you must park your car, please go to the front office and be prepared to show your ID. Your student will be called to the office starting at 2:40 pm. This will give students time to get to the PPU waiting area. Please park only in the designated parking places and refrain from parking on the grass or outside the bus gates/front gates.
We know that there will be times when you must pick up your student before our 2:40 dismissal time. If this is the case we ask that you arrive at the front office prior to 2:10 pm to pick up your student. If you arrive after 2:10 you will be asked to wait until dismissal begins and your student will be called from the PPU waiting area beginning at 2:40.