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A.
Before and after school: Students should arrive at school no earlier
than 8:00 a.m. Students are not to enter the halls before school, but
should go directly to the playground where supervision is provided. On
rainy days they should go to their classrooms. A crossing guard is
provided before school from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the crosswalk
connecting the Strawberry Rec Center to the Strawberry Point School.
All students are expected to depart from school by 3:00 p.m. unless
they are participating in after-school programs. Bus service is
provided after school from 2:50 to 3:15 p.m.
- 1. Drop-off and pick-up time
at Strawberry Point School can become congested. Observe the safe and
legal rules of the road. Do not leave your car unattended in White
Zones. Children should wait behind the school gates (not on the
sidewalk) until picked up. Do not stop in Red Zones or Crosswalks. Be
considerate and safe and set a good example for the students.
B. "Drop, Don't Stop" Program: In
order to alleviate some of our morning traffic congestion and improve
safety around our schools for our students, last year the PTA and Site
Council instituted the popular "Drop, Don't Stop" program. Parent
volunteers help students out of their cars and make sure they get
inside the school. The drop-off lane is located in the White Zone.
- 1. Student Drop-off and
Pick-up Policy and Procedures: NO unattended and parked vehicles are to
be parked in the White Zone in front of the school from 8:00 to 8:45
a.m. and in the afternoon from 2:30 to 3:05, and 1:30 to 2:00 on early
dismissal days. This facilitates orderly student drop-off and pick-up
as well as emergency vehicle access.
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- 2. Drop-off and pick-up may
only occur at the White Curb Zone in order to ensure student safety and
facilitate traffic flow.
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- 3. "Follow the Leader" plan
during drop-off and pick-up.
- Drive your vehicle single file
into the Parking Area to the Drop-off and Pick-up Zone in front of the
school. Proceed along the Curb Zone. Stop behind the vehicle directly
in front of you.
- If your children have not come
out to the Zone, simply proceed down the Zone curb lane and pull
forward behind the next waiting vehicle. This allows space behind you
for other vehicles to pull forward into the Zone. As vehicles in front
of you drop-off or pick-up their children and depart, continue to pull
forward and proceed as far forward as you can into the Zone and stop
behind the vehicle in front of you
- Once your passengers have
exited or entered your vehicle, carefully pull away from the curb into
the drive aisle and exit the parking area, giving right of way to
vehicles pulling away in front of you, as well as incoming cars.
- Park off the school site and
walk into school grounds or park in the central parking area if you are
picking up a large carpool, your child needs extra time getting in or
out of the vehicle, or you need to go into the school site.
- Do not park in marked staff
parking stalls.
- Do not park in the Red Zone or
block the fire lane.
No student is to wait in front of
the school buildings in the parking area drop-off and pick-up zone
after 3:00 p.m.
3. The only way we can guarantee
the safety of our children is for everyone to be committed to following
this policy. This means that everyone must be made aware of it: all
parents, babysitters, friends, all drivers, not just the ones who drive
everyday but the ones who only drive occasionally as well. Please spend
a few moments with your family to plan how you will implement this
policy.
4. Leaving School Early: If you
must pick up your child early, please sign him/her out in the office,
and notify the classroom teacher. Children other than your own will
only be released with prior authorization from the parent to the school
office.
Questions,
comments, or suggestions about Strawberry Point School or Web should be
directed to:
Leslie Thornton, Principal
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