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New Car Rider Dismissal Procedures
In our effort to
better serve you and for your children’s safety, we are making
some significant changes in our car dismissal procedures. Over
the last few years, our student enrollment has increased and we
have added many new staff members. While we strive to know each
child and their parents, it is impossible for all of our staff
to know each student and to which parent they belong. It is also
inappropriate for each staff member to know the status of
custody and/or living arrangements for each student. We
understand that these new procedures may not be convenient for
you, and for that we sincerely apologize; however we appreciate
your cooperation and understanding.
These new procedures will begin on Tuesday, September 4, 2007.
Thank you in advance as we work toward a safer dismissal.
Students will stand or sit under the canopy by last name with
A-E (red) in front of Mrs. Poston’s exit door, F-J (purple) in
front of Mrs. Neal’s exit door, K-O (blue) in front of the
doors, P-T (green) in front of the office window, U-Z (orange)
in front of the principal’s office window. Students will remain
in their area until they are dismissed to their car. In the case
of two students in the same family but with different last
names, they will stand by the last name of the youngest child. A
teacher will stand with each group and an escort will walk the
children in that group to the car once cars have stopped.
Each College Grove
Elementary family will be issued two (2) car placards. These
placards will be the color of the family’s last name (as
mentioned above) and the student’s name(s) will be printed on
the placard. The placard will hang from the rearview mirror on
the front windshield so that car duty staff can read the
child(ren)’s name(s). Parents will make two (2) lines pulling up
to the front-most cone and turn off the car. Drivers of large
vehicles should pull to the left lane. Then the driver will
stand beside his/her car. The child will be escorted to his/her
car when all cars have stopped and engines are turned off. The
teacher will check child’s name and the placard before the
student is released to the parent. Once the child is in the
vehicle and seat belted in, the driver will turn on their
headlights to signal the teacher at the front of the line they
are ready to go. When all cars between the cones are ready, cars
will be allowed to drive away. The next group of cars will pull
up to the front-most cone and turn off their engines. Parents
will stand beside their car and wait for their child to be
escorted to the car. This process will continue until all
students are dismissed.
Please note:
Thank you for your
patience with us as we continue to improve on providing the
safest environment possible for your child. |