Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
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Student Arrival Traffic Procedures
Woodland Springs Elementary is open to students starting at 7:30 a.m. daily. Students will go straight to their classrooms, unless they are eating breakfast at school. Students who eat breakfast will go to the cafeteria to get their breakfast before going to the classroom. There is no supervision for students dropped-off before 7:30 a.m., so we highly suggest students not arrive before that time.
Refer to the traffic map on the reverse side for a visual of student arrival procedures, as well as, parking and no-parking areas. Remember that we have over 500 students arriving each day, and these procedures are put in place for every child’s safety. Common courtesy and everyone following the procedures will help to make dismissal safe and quick for all.
Mobile phones are never to be used in the parking lot while your car is running.
1. PreK, ECSE, Bus riders, bike riders (parking by cafeteria), select students we have spoken with and daycare/transportation companies will enter the school from Door 12 (South Door by cafeteria).
2. Walkers and bike riders (parking on the north side of school) enter through the front door.
3. All K-4th Grade Car Riders will enter the school through the front door, by the flag pole. Parents will form one line in the righthand lane entering the parking lot. When you pull into the Arrival Zone, pull all the way forward and when stopped, students may exit the vehicle from the passenger side.
4. Please help us make arrival as efficient as possible by teaching your child to unbuckle and be ready to exit the car when you are safely stopped.
5. For the safety of our students, ONLY drop students off in the drop-off zone. Saving a minute or two at arrival or dismissal isn’t worth putting your Wildcat at risk of being struck by a car.
6. All parents, guardians and visitors will enter the building through the front door. To enter the building past the office, a parent or visitor must present a valid driver’s license. This is not meant as an inconvenience for our families and friends, but as a safety measure for our students to control who has access to them during the school day.
7. After 7:55 all students entering the building will be considered tardy and will come through the front office.
Student Dismissal Traffic Procedures
Woodland Springs Elementary dismisses each day at 3:25 p.m. for bus/daycare/transportation companies, walkers/bike riders and for car riders. We dismiss at 3:15 p.m. for our PreK and ECSE students. Early dismissal will be at 11:55 for all students. We supervise students outside during dismissal for
15 minutes after dismissal has started. After 15 minutes, any student not picked up is brought to the office. Parents arriving to dismissal late will need to come to the front office with either their driver’s license or the official Woodland Springs car sign.
Refer to the traffic map on the reverse side for a visual of student dismissal procedures, pick-up locations, parking and no-parking areas. We have over 500 students dismissing each day, and these procedures are put in place for every child’s safety. Common courtesy will help to make dismissal safe and quick for all
Mobile phones are never to be used in the parking lot while your car is running.
- Walkers will be released from Door 12 for walkers leaving toward the South and Door 3 for walkers leaving toward the north. Parents may meet their student at door if they would like. Walker parents do not need to present a “car sign”. If you plan to meet your walker, please discuss a plan with your child on what to do if you are running late one day.
- PreK and ECSE students (and their older school aged siblings) who are picked-up by car will be dismissed from the Cafeteria (south side of school through door 12) PreK and ECSE parents will form a line in the right-hand lane entering the south loop. A teacher will help your child into the backseat passenger side of your car.
- Kindergarten and First Grade students (and their older school aged siblings) who are picked-up by car will be dismissed from the PreK wing (south canopy door 15). Kindergarten and 1st grade parents will form a line in the right-hand lane entering the parking lot. When you pull into the Kindergarten/1st Grade Dismissal Zone, a teacher will help your child into the backseat passenger side of your car. Please teach your Wildcat to buckle his/her own seatbelt. A staff member will move your car line to the left-hand lane at the crosswalk so you may exit the parking lot.
- Second grade, Third Grade and Fourth grade students (unless they have a younger sibling) will be picked-up at the Second grade canopy (north canopy door 2). Parents in the pick-up line for second grade, third grade and fourth grade will form a line in the left-hand lane entering the parking lot. A staff member will move your line to the right-hand lane at the crosswalk so you will be next to the building. When you pull into the Dismissal Zone, a teacher will be there to guide your child to your car.
- For car pick-up with multiple students, you may pick-up your group at the youngest child’s pick-up location. For example, if you have a Kindergarten student and a Third grade student, the Third grade student will walk to the Kindergarten dismissal area and sit with his/her sibling or group. If this is your situation, please write a note to all of the children’s teachers informing them of the pick-up location, student names, grade levels, and teachers’ names of the children who will need to be placed together. Children will not be allowed to go to any other pick-up location without parent consent.
- Any changes in your student dismissal routine, whether permanent or temporary, must be done in writing or a phone call by a parent/legal guardian through our office before 2:40 p.m.
- Parents must present a car sign at car pick-up or the parent will be asked to come to the office and present a driver’s license to verify authorization to pick-up the student.