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Dismissal and Morning Traffic Procedures

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Student safety is of the utmost importance at our campus. Please help us to insure the safety of our students by observing Oppe’s safety rules during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up:

  • Observe the school zone speed and cell phone usage laws.

  • Do not park, drop off, or pick up your child in the school bus zone.

  • Do not block the crosswalk in front of the school at any time. 

  • Do not park or exit your car if you are in one of the pull-through lanes.  

  • If you would like to walk up to drop off or pick up your child,  please park in the parking area across the street by the park and walk up the sidewalk near Greta’s Garden.

  • Please follow the directions of the GISD officers and Oppe Staff during arrival and dismissal times. They are there to assist with the safety of your children.

Morning Drop Off:  

Since school traffic generally causes delays, please allow plenty of time to get your child to school on time and as safely as possible.  

  • Students may enter the building at 8:00 am. PK-2 students will enter through the main entrance. 3rd-4th and Life Skills students will enter through the secondary entrance closest to Greta’s Garden. Students should not arrive on campus before 8:00 a.m. unless enrolled in the ACE 21st Century or TOR Kids morning program.
  • Please do not drop students off before 8:00 am and leave them unattended as there is no supervision at this time. 
  • Students are tardy after 8:15 am. Parents must walk students through the main entrance to the office and sign them in after 8:20 am.
  • If dropping off by car, please use the drive through lanes. Make sure your child is ready to exit the car as soon as you pull up.
  • Do not drop your child off in the staff parking lot or along the street behind the parking lot. This is not safe because no one is monitoring the parking lot or street. The staff parking area must be accessible to our staff. They are unable to park when parents are double parked dropping off students.
  • If you need to leave your car, please park on the street or in the parking lot by Schreiber Park. Cars that block other cars or those parked in handicapped spaces without authorization may be ticketed by GISD Police.

Afternoon Pick Up:  

  • All car riders will exit through the main entrance. PK-2 walkers will be picked up at the main entrance. 3rd, 4th and Life Skills students will be picked up at the secondary entrance near Greta’s Garden. 
  • Students are dismissed via the PikMyKid app. PikMyKid Letter to Parents All parents/guardians are asked to download the app in order to announce when they have arrived on campus to pick up students.
  • Please place the car tag with the three-digit PikMyKid number, provided by your child’s teacher, on your front dashboard.  
  • Parents/guardians may begin announcing as early as 3:15. Students will be brought outside and delivered to parents/guardians. If you are not able to download the app, Oppe staff can enter student information manually. Always have a photo ID if identity verification is necessary.  
  • Parents/guardians will wait in cars or outside the building so staff can carefully monitor with whom each child is leaving.
  • Students will begin exiting the building starting at 3:30 pm.
  • Do not exit your car if you are in one of the pull-through lanes.
  • Students should be picked up by 4:00 p.m. Staff is not available to supervise students after this time.  
  • Pets are not allowed on school grounds during dismissal. We must be mindful of students that are afraid of certain pets or may have severe allergies.
Changes to regular dismissal mode: When making changes to your child’s dismissal mode, please use the Pikmykid app to change the pick up mode or assign a designee to pick up your child prior to 3:15 p.m. Emailing the teacher or sending a “Parent Square” message for changes in dismissal is discouraged as they may not check it prior to the end of the school day. Without a written or change in the PikMyKid app, your child will go home their normal way. Telephone changes are highly discouraged because the identity of the caller cannot be verified. Close communication will help eliminate confusion, as well as maintaining a safe environment for your child.
 
Early Pick-up: Picking up students prior to regular dismissal time can be very disruptive to the class and your child’s education. If a student has to leave school early, a note should be written to the teacher that morning. If someone other than the parent is to pick up the child, the parent must include that information in the note. That person’s name should be listed in Skyward and they must provide a photo ID for office staff. Parents or the authorized adult must go to the office to sign out a student leaving prior to 3:15 p.m. They will also be asked to state the reason for early departure. After 3:15 p.m., we ask parents to wait until dismissal time to obtain their child. This procedure is put in place for the safety of students as we begin preparing for dismissal.

 

Remember we are all here for the children and their safety.  Working together will help us to keep our students safe.  For more information, please read the section titled DISMISSAL.