Student Drop off and Pick up
TRAFFIC SAFETY PLAN
***PARKING ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS OR
IN THE ADORATION/RECTORY PARKING LOT ARE NOT ALLOWED***
This is a request from our Pastor and Balcones Heights Police Department in respect for our neighbors and parishioners attending Adoration.
The church parking lot is designated as a “park and walk” area and will be used ONLY for parents/guardians who choose to escort their child(ren) to morning care (before 7:45 am) and to pick them up in after school care after 3:45pm.
***All Drop off before 7:45 am must be at the Morning Care room (room K3)
BEFORE SCHOOL CARE Before School Care begins at 6:45 a.m. All children arriving before 7:44 a.m. must be escorted to the Morning Care room (room K3) by their parent or guardian, or dropped off at the front cafeteria doors on Beryl.
- All children in PK3 through 8th grade may eat breakfast on campus and utilize Before School Care.
- Children in Before School Care will be escorted to their classrooms at 7:45 a.m by school representatives.
- There is no Before School Care fee assessed for students who arrive at 7:30 a.m. or later.
- Students who arrive before that time will be assessed a drop-in fee or can be registered and enrolled in full time Before School Care.
STUDENT DROP OFF & PICK UP PROCEDURES
NO CELL PHONE USAGE IN CAR LINE FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS.
- Grades PreK 3 - Kinder are to be dropped off and picked up at the ECH drive thru care line located on Beryl Drive.
- Grades 1st-8th are to be dropped off and picked up at the Upper Unit drive thru care line located on Beryl Drive.
- Families with multiple students can be dropped off at the youngest child’s drive thru.
- Drop off to the Early Childhood Building site begins at 7:45am.
- Pick-up for all grade levels begins at 3:30 pm.
- The Early Childhood car line to enter will form on the church side of Beryl Drive.
- Cars will not be permitted to enter the car line from the side of the baseball field.
- Children must exit on the passenger’s side and will not be permitted to exit on the driver’s side.
- Children should be prepared with a backpack, lunchbox, etc. in hand to exit the vehicle and prevent delay in order to allow the car line to move efficiently.
- After 8:00 a.m., parents must send their child to the front office for a tardy slip.
- Parents/Guardians are asked to pull forward and buckle seat belts for all students before proceeding through the lot.
- Beginning at 7:45 a.m. parents may begin to line up for drop-off in the car line of the Faculty/Staff parking lot site.
- Afternoon Pick-Up, cars will be able to enter the faculty/staff parking lot drop-off and pick-up site at 3:00 p.m.
- Children must exit on the passenger side and will not be permitted to exit on the driver’s side.
- Children must enter the vehicle on the passenger’s side.
- Students dropped off in the car line between 7:45 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. may exit the car and walk directly to their respective classroom.
- All cars will be allowed to enter the car line until 8:00 a.m.
- Students will be counted tardy if they do not reach the classroom door by 8:00 a.m.
- ALL cars will continue around the faculty/staff parking lot site and will turn right to exit onto Dewhurst Road. No left turns will be permitted.
- Cars will not be allowed to park in the Faculty/Staff parking lot site.
- Families with children in PK3 - Kinder, please plan to pick up these children first at their pick up location and then travel to the faculty/staff parking lot site.
- Under advisement from Balcones Heights Police Department, StG Faculty, Staff and Administration will control the flow of traffic. Please follow directions given to ensure safety for all.
- All cars must enter through the marked lane.
- If a child is not ready for pick-up, a family will be asked to circle back around to allow the car line flow to continue.
- Families with multiple children should use the youngest child’s drop off location.
FOR PARENTS WHO CHOOSE TO ESCORT THEIR CHILD(REN) TO THE CAMPUS:
- Parents are welcome to park in either the church parking lot or the baseball field parking lot and walk their child to the campus.
- NO PARKING and walking from any neighborhood streets is allowed, unless a resident of those streets, for the safety of our StG families and respect for our neighbors.
- Walking through car lines in either the faculty/staff parking lot drop off and pick-up site or the Early Childhood Building drop-off and pick-up site will not be permitted.
- The Faculty/Staff parking lot will be used as a drop off and pick up area by parents and guardians. Faculty and staff will continue to use this lot for parking.
- Texas law requires children under age 8 to ride in an appropriate car seat or booster seat unless they are 4'9" tall. StG Faculty/Staff will not allow a child into a vehicle that does not have the proper safety equipment.
- Parking spaces in the Beryl parking lot facing the street are reserved for Charger Tot Parents only.
PRIVACY STATEMENT St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church & School respects the privacy of all personal information collected and does not, under any circumstances, rent or sell personal information to any outside third party. Personal information that is submitted to the school will be used only for the purpose for which it was asked (for example, information submitted for admission will be used for admission purposes). Aggregate, non-personally identifying information may be both used internally and shared externally. The School is committed to upholding our students’ and parents’ right to privacy. Should you have any questions or suspect a breach of these policies, we encourage you to contact the School’s Office.