Parent Pick Up and Drop Off Info

The sheriff stopped by to provide a reminder regarding traffic flow and safety.

1. Parking Lot Entrance – Vehicles traveling eastbound should not block or cut off westbound vehicles trying to enter the parking lot. Please allow the westbound cars to zipper into the line allowing traffic to merge properly and prevent backups from clogging the exit and reduce the temptation for drivers to pass unsafely.

2. Speed Awareness – There will be increased emphasis on monitoring speed in this area. Please drive cautiously and adhere to posted limits.

Your cooperation will help keep the area safe for everyone.

The Sheriff's Office has indicated they will be monitoring our area much more in the coming weeks.

For those new to the school and our returning parents as well, there is NO parking in the drive up lane during drop off and pick up times (marked in yellow below)

Parking Lot Expectations:

We expect drivers to be kind, caring and cooperative with other drivers and staff. Be very diligent with your driving through the parking lot to ensure everyone's safety.

- Allow drivers coming from the east down the Highway to "zipper" into the parking lot.

This prevents back up on the highway. It's illegal for drivers to do a U Turn on the Highway, so they can't just go past the line and U-Turn into the line.

- We NEED you to pull as far forward as you can, well past the corner where kids are waiting. Your child will walk down the sidewalk to your car. If cars start to move, please pull forward so that we can keep the line moving and allow vehicles that are on the shoulder of the highway to pull into the parking lot.

- PLEASE talk with your student about safely walking to your car and not approaching it until the car stops. AND not RUNNING next to your car to catch up. Once they get to the car, they need to immediately get in and buckle up so we can keep things moving.

- Once the line starts moving, we would ask you to put your phone down. It only takes a second for this distraction to cause an accident or for a driver to hit someone. It also causes a backup in the line when the driver is paying more attention to their phone than to their environment.

- Highway and Conway Hill Rd. etiquette.

• Please do not block the intersection of Conway Hill Rd
• Please don't block driveways on Conway Hill Rd
• Do not stop your car on the shoulder at the corner of Conway Hill and Hwy 534, our buses need to exit from Conway Hill onto the highway and cannot see traffic if cars are parked at the corner.
• We know it's difficult on the highway once cars are backed up the highway to Conway Hill Rd. where the shoulder disappears. It's safer to be on Conway Hill Rd. than on the Highway if the line is long. We are working with the state on some solutions to this area.

We have crosswalks for everyone's safety and we expect everyone to use them. If have had a number of families park in the lot and then walk through the cars and cross the drive up / pick up lane. We want to keep you and your student(s) safe, so please use the crosswalks, they literally take an extra 30 seconds of waking in our little parking lot.

- We ask that everyone stay in their cars during drop off to facilitate quick movement of the line.

- CELP students: Families can park in the lot and bring your students on directly to the CELP classroom. In the afternoon you can park in the lot and wait for your student by the brown bollards next to the large Conway School Sign

-For student safety, no students will be allowed to walk to or from the parking lot on their own REGARDLESS of age!

ALL students will be picked up in the drive up lane and NOT in the parking lot unless noted below

Park N Ride bus (Bus P)

• This bus ONLY runs in the afternoon
• It is specifically for students who live out of district.
• If you are new to the district and want your child to ride Bus P, you MUST contact Angela Pederson in the District Office prior to them riding. 360-445-5785 Ext. 5509 or by email