Morning Transportation Operations

Carpool Drivers:

Students will be welcomed into the school building beginning at 7:15 AM.
Drivers shall make a right or left turn off Cook Road into the northernmost driveway, travel along the fence on the right, and then proceed to the loading area.
Student(s) shall unload when the vehicle comes to a complete stop in one of seven designated loading spaces. School staff may assist in directing the student(s) as needed, including helping with opening and closing the car door.
Carpool drivers shall leave the loading area when the proceeding vehicles have unloaded and started to exit, or as directed by school staff. Ideally, all vehicles should be unloaded and released before the next group of drivers is ushered forward.
Drivers shall then turn right or left and exit the school onto Cook Road.
Families needing additional time to unload during morning operations shall be directed to park in the designated visitor parking area immediately in the middle of the parking lot (i.e., children in car seats) These carpool drivers will still follow the carpool route through the parking lot prior to utilizing the designated visitor parking area.

Afternoon Transportation Operations

Carpool Drivers:

Southwest Elementary will utilize an “advanced identification” loading process to maximize the organization and efficiency of the student loading process. Each family will receive a carpool tag for display in their vehicle so that staff can easily match the student(s) to the vehicle.
Just like in the morning, drivers shall make a right or left turn off Cook Road into the northernmost driveway, travel through the parking lot, and then proceed to the loading area.
After 2:15 PM, staff shall begin directing student(s) to load into their vehicle once it comes to a complete stop in one of seven designated loading spaces. School staff may assist in directing the student(s) as needed, including helping with opening and closing the car door. Ideally, all vehicles should be loaded and released before the next group of drivers is ushered forward.
Carpool drivers shall leave the loading area when the proceeding vehicles have loaded and started to exit, or as directed by school staff.
Drivers shall then turn left or right and exit the school via Cook Road.
Families needing additional time to load during afternoon operations shall be directed to park in the buckle zone in the middle of the parking lot once their child has entered the car. (i.e., families with students utilizing car seats) These carpool drivers will still follow the carpool route through the parking lot prior to utilizing the designated parking area.

Waiting Area:

Cars where students have not loaded by the time it to proceed will be asked to move down to the waiting area.
If you are buckling, please proceed to the buckle area.
A staff member will ask for the student(s) name, grade level and teacher’s name.
A staff member will then radio into the teacher’s room and request the student come to the waiting area.
Please make sure everyone picking up your child(ren) knows the teacher’s name and grade level for each child.
Families needing additional time to load shall be directed to park in the buckle zone in the middle of the parking lot.

Southwest Elementary School

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