BES Families,
Welcome back to school! Drop-off and pick-up procedures can be tricky. Please read these directions and feel free to stop by at back-to-school night and ask any questions for clarification. It is important that students and families follow our procedures, not only for safety, but so that we can keep track of students at all times.
Please be patient and always aware of surroundings during these times. A few minutes is not worth an accident. If you are needing to get to another school, there is plenty of time and the schools work together to ensure students are safe until picked up.
Drop-Off: Drop-off of all students will still take place along the east side of BES. Students should exit their parents’ vehicle along the front sidewalks, from the BES front door all the way to the playground. Once your child has exited, please check for traffic and pull out to exit the lot. You do not need to wait in the line. We have adults out there to make sure kids get into school safely!
At the corner of the drop-off line, on the SE corner, be sure that both lines of traffic come to a stop as a new crosswalk will be at the stop sign going east and west. You may then exit to South 5th Street or to Metcalf.
Pick-Up:
All 3rd and 4th grade students will exit the south doors.
We encourage you to not park and walk up to meet your child. If you do, we ask that you model safe pedestrian practices and cross at a crosswalk. Do not walk with your children in between vehicles.
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Vehicles need to line up at the very front of the drive-thru lane at the SW side of BES. This line will wrap around to the east side of the building. When your child is safely in your vehicle, please check for traffic and then pull around the line to exit the lot. You do not need to wait in line. You may then exit to South 5th Street or to Metcalf.
All 5th grade students and walkers/bike riders will exit the front doors of BES.
5th grade vehicles are asked to pull into the lot east of BES. Students will be brought over to you. You may then exit at the south end of the lot, near the soccer fields.
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Walkers/Bike Riders: Due to traffic and safety concerns, all walkers or bike riders are encouraged to only cross at the marked crosswalks that have crossing guards. This is at the corner of 5th and Metcalf, at the west end exit of the BES lot and 5th Street or at the south end of the BES parking lot. Please walk the route with your students prior to the first day of school so that they understand the safest route to take each day.
We will have many adults assisting in the first few weeks of school. We are confident that these procedures will work effectively with some time, practice and patience!
If you have any questions, please contact the BES office at (913) 837-1900.
Thank you,
Cindy Apple, Principal