Car Rider Procedure

Safety is one of our most important goals at Alvaton Elementary. Please take a moment to review the car rider procedures below and also take time to share these with any family members who may pick up your child(ren). Following these rules will help ensure the safety of all students and those who are picking up our students.

All car riders will be released to the car rider line only (no front door pick-up).

Cars turning into the school drive from Old Scottsville Road for afternoon pick-up should travel through the school parking lot and then enter the one-lane, additional car rider drive that circles behind the Bluebird Community Center and near the track.

Once the additional drive area is full, cars should form two lanes from the point where they enter the parking lot until they reach the one-lane drive. At this point, the two lanes need to merge to enter the one-lane drive. This is necessary to avoid having cars stopped on the main road and blocking access to the Alvaton Fire Station.

Car rider tags should be visible and hanging from the rear-view mirror with the child’s first and last name written clearly. ​Any car without a tag will be asked to park and pick up the child in the office after showing an ID. The office requires the person’s name to be listed on the student’s emergency card.

For the safety of all students, if someone other than the parent (or the usual person allowed to pick up the child) needs to pick up the student, the office should be contacted via this Google form prior to 2:00 pm and a note will be given to the student. This form will be checked every day up until 2:00 pm. We CAN NOT guarantee transportation changes made past 2:00 pm. This form is to be used for DAY OF transportation changes only and NOT for FUTURE dates. This form is to be used in lieu of calling the school to help with phone traffic. Anyone not recognized as the usual pick-up will be asked to park and pick up the child in the office after showing an ID. The office requires the person’s name to be listed on the student’s emergency card.

For safety, please stay in the lane after your child enters the car and do not pass other cars that are loading students.