Parent Traffic & Safety Guide: Drop-Off & Pick-Up Procedures
Keeping our students, families, and staff safe is our top priority. We are updating our student drop-off and pick-up procedures to make school arrival and dismissal safer and faster for your family. We recently worked with engineering specialists to study our school procedures. In partnership with them, we are creating a new traffic plan for our school. This new plan will help:
Keep students safe during busy school hours
Speed up traffic so you spend less time waiting in line
Reduce traffic congestion in our surrounding neighborhoods
To keep our students safe and speed up traffic flow, all parent car drop-offs and pick-ups are moving to the back of the buildings.
Arrival & Dismissal Timelines
Drop-off Begins: 8:00 am
Dismissal Time: 3:00 pm
Designated Rear Loading Zone: Back of building
Campus Traffic Guidelines
1. SINGLE DIRECTION OF FLOW:
To keep everyone safe, all cars must adhere to the single entry and exit points outlined below.
One-Way Traffic Route:
ENTER: 30th Avenue / 9th Street entrance (next to Ridgewood).
EXIT: 7th Street by 33rd Avenue (next to Glenview). RIGHT TURN ONLY
2. LOADING ZONE SAFETY:
There will be no family exiting their vehicles to come inside from the drop-off lines.
Pull completely forward into the Loading Zone before letting students exit via the passenger-side doors. Please look for posted loading zone signage before letting your student exit the vehicle.
Multiple cars can unload students while in the loading zone.
After unloading students, please pull into the left-hand lane and exit the parking lot.
Drivers must remain in their vehicles at all times while in the drop-off line.
3. DESIGNATED PARKING COMPLIANCE:
If you need to leave your vehicle, park in the front office lot—NOT IN THE DROP-OFF LANE.
Late Arrivals: You must park in the front lot and walk your child into the main office to sign them in if you arrive after the listed times below:
Ridgewood Rear Doors Lock: 8:20 AM
Late Pick-Up: After 3:15 PM, remaining Ridgewood students will be escorted to the main office. Park in the front lot to pick them up.
Visitors / Parking: If you need to come inside the building, do not stop in the drop-off line. Please park in the designated areas (Ridgewood- main office parking lot in front) (Glenview- near the water tower)
