Welcome to a new year! Let's make the best of 2023!

As we jump into the 2nd semester, it's a good time to revisit the carloop procedures. There are two lanes to accommodate cars. Hopefully the visuals will help you with the loop. The arrival loop is different than the dismissal, so please take a moment to view both traffic patterns. In the morning, please practice the zipper move and be courteous to those who are entering the lane. This allows us to keep the traffic flow moving and off of 157th Terrace.

For dismissal, students wait in the gym for their names to be called. In order to keep our students safe, I am asking you to follow a few simple guidelines:

At both arrival and dismissal -

1. Please remain patient in the car loop and move slowly.

2. Please exercise extra caution when children are moving around and between vehicles.

3. Please pull forward as far as possible to assist with a speedy arrival and dismissal.

4. Please use the zipper move and allow cars to merge, taking turns, during arrival.

At dismissal -

1. Enter the lane as noted on the diagram based on the way you would like to turn when you leave the school. Please stay in your lane and do not cross over at the exit.

2. Remain in your cars in the car loop. Parking in the parking lot and moving between the cars to retrieve your child is unsafe. When you leave the parking lot in the middle of dismissal it causes an interference with the traffic pattern.

3. Please do not call out to your child and ask them to cross traffic. Remain in the loop and pick your child up in the loading lane.

4. Please do not ask your child to be a walker and then park along the side of the road just north of the school. No parking is allowed in this area where the “No Parking” sign is located. If you park in the “No Parking” area, we are unable to monitor the children’s safety.

5. If you would like to change your child’s transportation arrangements, please notify the office (913-724-3536) prior to 3:00.

Thank you and as always, please contact me with any questions.