**Please note: While this directly impacts Elementary (West) Driveline, this message is for All Families as it will indirectly impact Secondary (East) Driveline.**
Dear STEM School Highlands Ranch Families,
Due to weather impacts over the last two weeks, the construction timeline has been delayed and will continue to impact our morning and afternoon Drivelines. The West side of the Elementary Parking Lot (active loading zone area in front of the Elementary School Doors) will remain closed for most of this week. We will update as soon as we know when we will be able to return to normal operations.
Elementary Driveline will continue to be rerouted through the parking lot, along the East side of the Elementary Building, exiting through the Secondary exit.
This will cause delays during the morning and afternoon driveline. Elementary drop-off in the morning begins at 7:10 a.m. Secondary Driveline begins dropping off at 7:30 a.m. We are asking all Elementary families to please arrive prior to 7:30 a.m. to avoid a conflict with the Secondary Driveline. In the afternoon, we are asking parents for patience during pick-up as students and staff will be getting used to a different pick-up pattern.
Elementary Driveline Morning Directions to follow:
- Enter ES driveline through the West Entrance (normal entrance)
- Families will either be direct to go straight and stack or turn to the right to snake around the parking lot (like normal)
- Please follow all directions from the driveline attendants.
- Cars will be stacked in the Unloading Zone on the East side of the Elementary School Building and attendants will come to unload students; Please do not unload students anywhere other than the unloading zone.
- Once cars are unloaded, driveline attendants will direct cars to proceed forward along the East side of the building to then exit the Secondary Parking Lot.
- Cars will merge several times throughout this process so please be patient, show kindness and allow cars to merge for the driveline to proceed efficiently.
- Cars will only be allowed to make left and right turns in both directions out of the Secondary Driveline onto Ridgeline, Directed by a Sheriff deputy heading south.
- All ES students will be let into the elementary school cafeteria once dropped off. Students will be picked up by their teachers at 7:30 a.m.
Elementary Driveline Afternoon Directions to follow:
- Enter ES driveline through the West Entrance (normal entrance)
- At 2:10 p.m., families of K-1 students will be allowed to enter the parking lot and go straight and stack, following the instructions of the driveline attendants.
- At 2:25 p.m., families of students in grades 2-5 will be allowed to enter the parking lot. Driveline attendants will direct families to either go straight or go right to stack.
- Only cars in the Active Loading Zone on the East side of the Elementary School Building will be loaded.
- Please make sure that you are using PikMyKid and that your account is updated.
- Once cars are loaded, driveline attendants will direct cars to proceed forward along the East side of the building to then exit the Secondary Parking Lot.
- Cars will merge several times throughout this process so please be patient, show kindness and allow cars to merge for the driveline to proceed efficiently.
- Cars will only be allowed to make a right turn out of the Secondary Driveline onto Ridgeline, heading south.
Walker Pick-Up: Walker pick-up will be from the front of the Elementary School Building (West Side).
Access to the Elementary School Entrance will still be accessible for BASE and for normal operations, however, only parking in the front half of the west side of the building will be allowed. Visitors should park in any available parking spot on the south side of the building.
If you are picking up for after-school activities, please do so through the front entrance.
Thank you so much for your understanding.
STEM School Highlands Ranch Communications