Traffic Procedures at the Middle School
Helpful Guidelines for Safe Transportation
Thanks to all of you who are being careful as you drop off and pick up your students!
We do not have an ideal situation...our parking lot is not designed
quite as well as we all would like, but with a little patience and
understanding of the situation, we can facilitate traffic in a safe
manner.
I wanted to take the time to clarify for everyone how we envision traffic flow at the Middle School before and after school:
BEFORE SCHOOL:
- Drop offs should occur no earlier than 7:00 AM. As the weather turns
colder, we do not want this to become a safety issue. Our building is
staffed with supervision for students starting at 7:00 AM. If you have
need to get to work and must leave your student unattended at the MS
prior to 7:00 AM, I would ask you find alternate solutions - maybe drop
off at a friend's house, have a friend's parent pick your student up at
home and take them, carpool, etc.
- Drop offs in the morning should be made at the MAIN ENTRANCE BY THE
FLAGPOLE ONLY! The turnaround area as will as the sidewalk along the
northeast side of the building are appropriate places. Please refrain
from using the service road on the east side of school and the service
road behind the football field.
- If everyone stays within the painted lines and uses appropriate speed, driving in a cautious manner, we will be much safer!

AFTER SCHOOL:
- Unless prior arrangements have been made, pick up's should occur
prior to 3:00. We are staffed to supervise students until then. As the
weather gets colder, we want to keep students safe, so if your situation
will not allow you to be here by 3:00, please plan now for alternate
arrangements. Exceptions are students who have a scheduled time with a
staff member after school.
- The buses occupy a large portion of the parking lot after school.
Basically, they need all the space between the Auditorium doors and the
Main doors, from the sidewalk back to the painted road stripes on the
north end of the parking lot. They require this space from 2:30 until
3:00 PM. This is shown in RED on the diagram.
- Appropriate places to park include the small end of the parking lot
across from the flagpole, any parking spaces along the football field
fence, and any open spaces West of the Auditorium doors (past the green
electrical box). These areas are shown in GREEN and YELLOW on the
diagram.
- Please keep traffic moving in the lanes, and avoid holding traffic up in the turnaround area!
- Again, please exit via the main entrances, or you may use the
one-way service road (southbound direction) on the East side of school,
but DO NOT use the service road behind the football field. This road is
intended at all times to be used by authorized vehicles ONLY!

Thanks for working with us to maintain a safe situation in the Middle School parking lot!