Morning Carpool

Posted Tuesday, December 6, 2005

Parents are urged to form carpools whenever possible to transport children to and from school. Each driver is assigned a number that is kept in the front windshield of the car for identification purposes. Students are expected to memorize this number for ease in recognizing their driver. In the event that there are several carpool drivers for one family, all use the same number.

During morning arrival between 7:50 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. the following procedures are followed.

For those arriving from the city, particularly by way of Stonewall Road, cars turn onto the property at the entrance adjacent to the Knights of Columbus facility. Upon entering the property, cars loop around the perimeter of the rear parking lot and students are dropped off within the area behind the two school wings. Students enter the facility by way of the rear doors of the new breezeway. Drivers then exit the rear parking lot by way of the same driveway adjacent to the Knights of Columbus. Drivers make only right turns onto and off of the property. Parents with Pre-K students are asked to use this option every day. A staff member will escort each Pre-K student from his/her car to the Pre-K classrooms.

Those arriving from areas of the county may turn onto the property at the Stonewall entrance in front of the church. Upon entering the property, cars immediately turn left and loop around the parking lot in the pattern marked by traffic cones. Students are dropped off in front of the handicapped parking area. Students then enter the facility by way of the front doors of the new breezeway. Drivers exit the front parking lot by way of the Center Street/Route 28 exit.

No children may be dropped off prior to 7:50 a.m. unless escorted to Extended Day by their parent/guardian.

School staff and safety patrols monitor both parking lots to insure the safety of everyone involved in the carpool. Except for Pre-K parents, either zone is available to arriving parents.