Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures – St. John the Evangelist Catholic School

The safety of our students and families is paramount, and we are committed to ensuring it through strict adherence to designated school traffic patterns and maintaining a 5 mph speed limit in the church/school parking lot. Following these detailed guidelines is crucial to ensuring the safety and efficiency of morning drop-off and after-school pick-up for our students and families.

Drop-Off Procedure

7:30am - 8:00am

The parking lot entrance is through the 12th Ave gate, with exits at both the 12th Ave and 14th Ave gates.
Parents have several options: they can park and walk their children to either the Eagle or large gate or choose the convenient curbside drop-off.
Parents can also park outside the 14th Ave gate and safely drop off their children. Staff will ensure their safe entry or accompany them to the nearest gate.
A dedicated team of school staff will be strategically positioned in the parking lot and drop-off zone. Their roles include facilitating traffic flow, managing the crosswalk, and overseeing the screening process at gates and curbside.
Parents are generally not allowed to enter the campus. Exceptions are made for cases where a student, like a Kindergartener, may be upset. In such instances, parents are required to exit the campus once the student is safely in the classroom.

Pick-up Procedure

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Drivers should enter the school premises through the north entrances at 12th Ave.
Parents can park outside the gate at 14th Ave and walk inside for student pick-up. Alternatively, they are encouraged to park in the parking lot in front of the track.
Parents must enter the school premises for student pick-up. Each family will receive a QR code for each student, which they must present to the teacher for identification.
After 3 pm, parents must pick up their children at the cafeteria.
Additional staff will be assigned to specific areas to facilitate traffic flow, manage the crosswalk, oversee the parking lot, and assist at the West and East courtyards and both exit gates.

Drivers enter the school at the north 12th Ave entrance. The 12th Ave south driveway nearest the Church is a right turn only exit and not an entrance. Drivers may also exit at the south 14th Ave entrance turning right or left.

In the morning drop-off traffic line, please have students exit the vehicle from the right side walking to the sidewalk so as not to go around cars. The drop-off zone extends along the length of the school building leading from the cafeteria door, passing the “Eagle” gate to the red gate door near the 14th Ave entrance. Students should exit vehicles at any point in this drop-off zone. The drop-off zone is only from 7:30 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Any parent arriving on campus after 7:40 a.m. when the signs and cones have been removed must park their vehicle in the parking lot and walk students to the school office.

Parents who want to remain on campus may park their vehicle in the parking lot behind the church offices. Parents with HANDICAP PERMITS may park in the Handicap Parking areas in front of the church.

Parents will follow sign-out procedures. 14th Ave entrance will be open at 2:40 p.m. The “Eagle” gate and “God in All things” gate entrances into the school will be opened for parent entry at dismissal. Parents may not enter classrooms until the scheduled dismissal time.