Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures

Transporting Students to/from School in Private Vehicles

Morning Drop-Off Procedures

To create a safe and orderly morning for all involved, please follow the following drop-off protocol at all times.

· Drop off your child only in the circular drop-off area, accessible from either Franklin Ave. or University Blvd. Please do not:

o Stop on Franklin Ave. or University Blvd to discharge passengers.

o Enter the bus lot or staff parking lot

· In the drop-off circle, please stay to the RIGHT at all times.

· Remain behind the car in front of you at all times. Do not try to pull around cars in front of you.

· Please allow the cars coming in from the University Boulevard lot to merge into the drop-off traffic flow.

· Ask your student(s) to gather all materials for the day before arriving at the drop-off area.

· Discharge your student(s) quickly once you pull up to the sidewalk in front of the school. Do not wait until you are at the front door to have your student exit the car.

· Move ahead to the stop sign on Franklin Avenue.

· Exit turning RIGHT only.

· Observe all cross-walks on all streets in front of the school

èPlease do not talk or text on cell phones while in the drop-off circle.

èPlease do not park in the drop-off area at any time.

èFinally, please be respectful to staff members directing traffic. They are doing their best to protect all our students!

Afternoon Pick-Up Procedures

When the dismissal bell rings each day, several hundred students exit the school. To create a safe, calm and orderly afternoon for all involved, please follow the pick-up protocol at all times.

· Pick up your child only in the circular pick-up area. Please DO NOT:

o Enter the bus lot or staff parking lot.

o Pick up your child on Franklin Ave or University Blvd.

· Please enter the pick-up area from Franklin Avenue. Move around to the furthest spot in the drop-off zone while staying to the right.

· As cars ahead of you move out, continue to move as far forward as possible while staying to the right.

· Do not block the left passing lane at any time.

· Do not block the entrance into the drop-off area from University Boulevard.

· Remain in your vehicle at all times.

· After you have your student in the vehicle, pull around to the left and proceed with caution out of the lot.

· Exit the pick-up area turning right only.

· Watch carefully for students hurrying through the drop-off area to catch the ride-on bus.

èPlease do not talk or text on cell phones while in the drop-off area.

èFinally, please be respectful to staff members directing traffic. They are doing their best to protect all our students!

Visitors are not to park in the staff parking lot at any time.