Carpool Instructions

Carpool Arrival and Dismissal

Every family needs a carpool number, even if driving alone.

Please arrive promptly for beginning and ending of classes.

Your child’s safety is our first priority! Many children arrive and depart from school each day. The carpool procedure has been designed to facilitate movement in a safe, secure way. We encourage carpools for all classes except 2’s.

At arrival, children are met by a staff member. Note: never allow a child to enter the building alone.

At dismissal, parent must display a carpool number for pick-up.

Carpool Numbers

We must have carpool forms returned to classrooms prior to starting carpool. During the interim period, families should park in the parking lot, walk children in, and pick them up at their classroom door at dismissal.

Carpools enable families to move smoothly but with caution in and out of the parking lot. Every effort is made to keep carpool lines moving but children must become familiar with the procedure. It is slower at the beginning of each school year.

Every family will receive a carpool number before carpools begin. Please help your child learn his/her number. Help children understand when their number is called someone they know is there to pick them up. We are extremely cautious with our process, but parents can help children better understand the process.

North Entrance

• Elementary Carpools use north enterance for am and pm carpools
• AM - Each carpool, 3-4 at a time, lets students off along sidewalk
• PM - Each carpool, 3-4 at a time, picks up students along sidewalk

South Entrance

• Kindergarten and Preschool - see handbook for times.

Further Recommmendations and Safety Precautions

1. Keep line moving by buckling up elsewhere in the parking lot.
2. Refrain from leaving a vehicle in the carpool line unattended.
3. Refrain from leaving a vehicle with the motor running.
4. Refrain from leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.
5. Refrain from use of car phones or cell phones during carpool.
6. Lock all doors while vehicle is parked in the parking lot.
7. Area police issue tickets when vehicles do not come to a full stop leaving our parking lot or at the area stop signs.