Carderock Springs Elementary School
7401 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 301-469-1034
Fax: 301-469-1115
Rock Palmisano, principal
Carol Meyer, administrative secretary
Toni Tyser, attendance secretary
Heather Held, school nurse
Phone: 301-469-1034
Fax: 301-469-1115
Rock Palmisano, principal
Carol Meyer, administrative secretary
Toni Tyser, attendance secretary
Heather Held, school nurse
School Hours
Students may enter the building at 9:05am. Students may enter their classrooms at 9:15am. The late bell rings at 9:25am. Students are considered tardy if they enter after the late bell. If your child is late, please use the sign-in sheet located in the main office.
The school day is over at 3:50pm. Students will be dismissed from their classroom. If you wish to pick your child up early, please sign them out in the main office. The main office will call down to their classroom, and your child will walk to up the office to meet you. Please do not take your child from their classroom.
Traffic Pattern and Procedures for Cars (Arrival):
We have a designated loop for students arriving and leaving by car. The entrance to the loop is to the right of the main entrance of the school after you enter the school lot off of Persimmon Tree Lane.
-Please go all the way around the loop to the Student Drop Off Sign where your child will exit the car.
-Please have all materials ready so that your child can exit the car swiftly, and traffic can continue to flow smoothly.
-Please do not get out of the car as it stops the flow of traffic.
-Please do not pull alongside another car to drop off or wait for your child.
-Patrols and staff members will be stationed along the loop to assist.
Traffic Pattern and Procedures for Cars (Dismissal)
Students going home by car will have two options to be reunited with their parents. Parents can park their car in the lower parking lot and walk up to the main entrance of the building to meet their child. Parents can also pick up their child in the designated loop for students arriving and leaving by car. If your child is meeting you in the loop, please follow the same guidelines outlined above for students arriving by car.
The school day is over at 3:50pm. Students will be dismissed from their classroom. If you wish to pick your child up early, please sign them out in the main office. The main office will call down to their classroom, and your child will walk to up the office to meet you. Please do not take your child from their classroom.
Traffic Pattern and Procedures for Cars (Arrival):
We have a designated loop for students arriving and leaving by car. The entrance to the loop is to the right of the main entrance of the school after you enter the school lot off of Persimmon Tree Lane.
-Please go all the way around the loop to the Student Drop Off Sign where your child will exit the car.
-Please have all materials ready so that your child can exit the car swiftly, and traffic can continue to flow smoothly.
-Please do not get out of the car as it stops the flow of traffic.
-Please do not pull alongside another car to drop off or wait for your child.
-Patrols and staff members will be stationed along the loop to assist.
Traffic Pattern and Procedures for Cars (Dismissal)
Students going home by car will have two options to be reunited with their parents. Parents can park their car in the lower parking lot and walk up to the main entrance of the building to meet their child. Parents can also pick up their child in the designated loop for students arriving and leaving by car. If your child is meeting you in the loop, please follow the same guidelines outlined above for students arriving by car.