CARPOOL

Please be mindful that during the first two weeks of school Carpool will take longer as we have students and families trying to navigate their way through a new routine. Wait times will not be as long once children are accustomed to their carpool routines.

What can you do to help?

Find someone to Carpool with
Practice buckling/unbuckling car seats with young children.
When dropping off in the morning, have children ready to get out of the car with all belongings ready to go. Watch this quick video starring Coach Pearl >>
Have carpool signs clearly displayed
Do not store backpacks or belongings in trunk

CARPOOL SIGNS

Each family (not each student) will have an assigned Carpool number.

Tags may be picked up at Open House or will be sent home with your student.

Carpool signs should be placed in the dashboard window and kept in the window until you leave the parking lot. If you create your own carpool sign, please use a FULL sheet of paper and write the number so it can be seen from a distance.

WANT TO RIDE SHARE?

Find someone to Carpool with!

Join out Carpool page on FB to find others near you who would like to carpool.

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WALKERS

If you live within a 1 mile radius of our campus, you may request to walk to school. You must fill out the Walker Request Form. Once your address has been verified and your request form has been approved, you will be contacted. Approved walkers in grades 6-9 will be allowed to walk alone with parent permission. Approved walkers in grades K-5 will meet their responsible party at the designated walker pickup location behind the Intermediate Building. The pickup spot will be marked. All walkers must be picked up by 3:40 p.m.

Morning Carpool General Guidelines

There are NO left turns out of the school parking lots onto Weddington Road between the hours of 7:50 am-8:15 am.
ALL scholars must come through the carpool line.
All Scholars may be dropped off in either parking lot.
Proceed to the front of the line when dropping off your scholars. Do not stop before you should to let your scholar out in front of their building.
There is NO passing in carpool line.

Alternate Parking

We are NOT permitted to utilize the church next door for parking or waiting for carpool. Parents who park at the church do so at their own risk and may be ticketed or towed.

Cell Phones

Cell phone use is prohibited to ensure that everyone is focused on keeping our scholars safe. Thank you for helping us maintain safety for everyone!

Tardy Scholars

All K-8th Parents MUST come into the Middle School building to sign in. There will be no sign ins or outs in other buildings. Tardy Students will need to be signed in by a parent and then walked to their classroom building (by their parent) and be buzzed into the building.

Dismissal Procedures

Cars may not line up in either parking lot before 3:00 pm.

Late Pick Up

If you arrive after carpool has ended, your student will be sent to Afterschool. There is a $1.00 per minute charge up to a maximum of $20.00 for this service.

Access Point Definitions
Access Location #1 - On Weddington Rd, next to Image Church. This would be the first access point if you are coming
from Chestnut Lane or the 2nd Access point if you are coming from McKee Rd
Access Location #2 - On Weddington Rd, between Socrates Buildings.. This would be the second access point if you
are coming from Chestnut Lane or the 1st Access point if you are coming from McKee Rd
Access Location #3 - On Simfield Church Rd.

STAY ALERT AND OFF DEVICES WHILE IN CARPOOL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON CAMPUS.

Morning (AM) Carpool
AM Specific Rules/Procedures:
- Do NOT enter the lot before the designated time or block traffic on Weddington Rd.
- Do not leave scholars unattended on campus by allowing them out of the car prior to the drop-off time
- Do NOT stop except for at drop-off Zones. Stopping multiple times or in the middle of a route, is a safety hazard
- Entering the lot before the end time does not mean you are on time, your scholar must be out of the car by drop-off end
time so give yourself enough time. Scholars in K-5 need to be signed in by an adult if they are tardy.

Afternoon (PM) Carpool
PM Specific Rules/Procedures:
- Do NOT enter the lot before the designated time or block traffic on Weddington Rd.
- Use the lot/route of your youngest scholar's grade level. Middle School siblings who are signed up and in Middle School
Study Hall will be released at 3:45 to Walkers or when siblings are called out to Carpool.
- Carpool ends when the last car has been loaded, parents are expected to be on campus when carpool begins.
Scholars who have not been picked up will go to afterschool for a fee (please see handbook).
- Lower School K-5 uses Cartags for PM Dismissal. Without a Socrates Academy issued Cartag you will be directed to
park and show identification to pickup your scholar. No exceptions.
- The PM K-2/Sibling Lot uses double lanes. When signaled into the Loading Zones it is imperative that you put your car
in park so scholars may load safely. Do NOT move your car again until the line has begun to move again.