Driveline Process for 2020-21 School Year

Student Safety is the Primary Concern and Goal During Driveline. This page outlines important information that each family must know for both the West and the East Drivelines. Please review this information prior to the start of school to assist us with a smooth driveline.

Elementary Driveline Using PikMyKid for 2021-22 School Year

Our Elementary School Driveline will be using the PikMyKid App for the 2021-22 School Year. PikMyKid is a dismissal program that provides an additional layer of safety and security to ensure that our students are be dismissed to the appropriate parent/guardian on the correct day. The use of this program also helps for us to enforce and maintain social distancing practices during the dismissal process. Click the button to the right to find out more about PikMyKid.

Find out more about PikMyKid

Secondary Carpool Program

Carpools enjoy special Driveline perks! There is a carpool “express” lane in the East (Secondary) Driveline Loop. Carpools (meaning three or more students, or three or more families riding together) will need to obtain a carpool sticker to use the carpool lane. The school has partnered with “Way To Go: School Pool” to help families find carpool groups. In order to register, follow the instructions below.

Log into DCSD Infinite Campus Parent Portal, select a student and then click on transportation on the left menu.
Use the secure link to get to the Way To Go site and create an account. For security reasons, this link is the only way to enter the system for STEM School Highlands Ranch. You can register with a nearby intersection instead of your home address.
Using the Way To Go website, create an account to find interested STEM families in your area.
Click the button below to request a Carpool Placard if you will be the one picking up the carpool.

Click here to request a Carpool Placard

Placards

Every car that enters either our West or East Drivelines needs to use a placard. Placards will be pre-printed at the start of the school year and will be made available for pick-up on select dates. Please see the parent newsletter pick-up dates.

Placards must be visible in the front window to assist our driveline staffers with identifying the student that needs to get into that car.

How do I get a placard?

For Elementary families and families with students in both Elementary and Secondary, please email support@stemk12.org with your student’s name(s) and grade(s), so that a placard can be assigned and printed for you. You will then receive instructions on how to pick up your placard.

For Secondary only families, please complete this Secondary Driveline Placard Sign-Up form to request your timeslot. You will then receive instructions on how to pick up your placard.

If you would like to take part in our Secondary Carpool Program, please follow the steps above. Elementary Carpool is set up through “delegations” in PikMyKid.

Loop Directions

West Loop	Elementary (ES) and ES/MS/HS siblings with a variety of grade levels. Groups with a variety of grade levels to drop at school will drop-off and pick-up just once at the West Loop.
East Loop	Middle School and High School (MS/HS)

Pick-up time is determined by the OLDEST SIBLING’s dismissal time. Families with all Elementary Students or a mixture of Elementary and Middle and/or High School Students in their car will use the WEST pick-up loop for both drop-off and pick-up. Families with only Middle and/or High School students in their car will use the EAST loop for both drop-off and pick-up. MS/HS students dropped off in the morning at West Loop can go to the MS cafeteria after 7:20 a.m. as long as they sign-in on the ‘ES sibling/car list’. If they arrive before 7:20 a.m., then they need to walk toward the Middle School Entrance. Currently, the High School Entrance is not open to students. Students will then be released to class after 7:30 am.

Loop Pick-Up Times

Pick-up Time Window	Color	West ES Loop	East MS/HS Loop
2:20-2:30 p.m.	Green	Kinder – 1st
2:30-2:40 p.m.	Orange	2nd – 5th K-1 with ES siblings
2:55-3 p.m.	Yellow	K-5th with MH/HS siblings
2:55-3:05 p.m.	Pink		Middle / High
3:05-3:15 p.m.	Blue		Middle / High

NOTE: CARS WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE PARKING LOT DURING YOUR ASSIGNED PICK-UP TIME WINDOW OR AFTER. This is critical to the effective flow of cars. We are not able to accommodate cars that arrive earlier than their assigned time window due to their rider not being outside and ready for loading in the pick-up zones. Site parking space is limited and there will be nowhere for extra vehicles to wait.

Elementary students will wait inside their classrooms for their parents to announce their arrival via the PikMyKid App. Once the parents have been moved into the “Active Line” (Loading Zone) in the App, students will be released from the classroom and allowed to load into their cars. Elementary students that have not been picked up by 2:55 p.m. will be escorted to their class stones to wait with our staff for their car to arrive.

For Elementary Students: Any student not picked up by 3:15 p.m. will report to BASE (after-school program) located in the Elementary School gym.
For Middle School and High School students: Anyone not picked up by 3:15 p.m. will need to report to the Middle School cafeteria for after-school care.

Enforcement policy – citations and fines will be instituted if Driveline rules aren’t followed.

West Driveline Loop Process

Morning West Loop Driveline:

Cars enter parking lot by turning RIGHT from Barrons at their designated drop-off time. Cars will not be allowed to stack up onto Barrons and will need to loop around if the Driveline is full.
Follow the direction of the traffic attendant to your queue location. Cars will form 2 lines in the marked queue area.
Traffic attendant will release cars from the queue when clear to drive forward.
Proceed as far forward as you can and stop within the drop-off zone, students may exit cars. Once all students are out of the drop-off area, cars will be released to exit. Stay in your lane – No Passing.
Cars will exit on Barrons. The Left lane will turn Left onto Barrons and the Right lane will turn Right. No changing lanes.

Afternoon West Driveline:

Cars enter parking lot by turning RIGHT from Barrons at their designated pick-up time. Cars will not be allowed to enter driveline early. Cars will not be allowed to stack up onto Barrons and will need to loop back around if driveline is full.
Follow the direction of the traffic attendant to your queue location. Cars will form 2 lines in the marked pick-up area.
Traffic attendant will release cars from the queue into the 2 pick-up lanes.
Proceed as far forward as you can and stop within the pick-up zone, students may enter cars. Remain parked until the attendant releases the cars to pull forward.
Cars will be directed to exit in 2 lanes, the Right lane will turn Right on Barrons and the Left lane will turn Left on Barrons. No lane changing.

East Driveline Loop Process

Morning East Loop Driveline:

Enter the south access on Ridgeline Blvd. (Right‐In Only)
Circulate the internal roadway and parking area as directed.
- Right Lane is designated for Carpool and High School Drivers
- Left Lanes (2) are designated for middle and high school driveline
Stop and Wait until all vehicles around you have come to a complete stop and the attendant directs students to exit the vehicles o Drop‐off in designated area
- Carpool is located in the middle parking aisle
- Driveline is located in south parking aisle
Exit as directed by the attendant
- Ridgeline (north access) merge into one lane and turn Right‐Out Only
- Barrons (north access) may be opened at 7:45 AM and east driveline drivers will be permitted to circulate around the elementary building to exit (Right Lane = Right‐Turn Only; Left Lane = Left‐turn Only)

High School Drivers: HS drivers (displaying a STEM-issued HS Parking Pass) will enter using the carpool express lane to park in the High School Parking Lot (located in front of the Middle School).

MS Crosswalk: Between Driveline groups, a parking attendant will direct students across the crosswalk at the Middle School Entrance.

Afternoon East Driveline:

Enter the south access on Ridgeline Blvd. (Right‐In Only) during the assigned pick‐up window
Circulate the internal roadway and parking area as directed
- Right Lane is designated for Carpool
- Left Lanes (2) are designated for middle and high school driveline
Stop and Wait until all vehicles around you have come to a complete stop and the attendant directs students to enter the vehicles
Pick‐up in the designated area
- Carpool is located in the middle parking aisle
- Driveline is located in south parking aisle
Exit as directed by the attendant
- Ridgeline (north access) merge into one lane and turn Right‐Out Only
- Barrons (north access) may be opened at 3:00 PM and east driveline drivers will be permitted to circulate around the elementary building to exit (Right Lane = Right‐Turn Only; Left Lane = Left‐turn Only)

* Bikers and Walkers will be releases before Driveline begins and must cross at designated crosswalks.

High School Drivers: HS drivers will merge into the driveline as they leave their parking spaces, and will exit through the Middle School Entrance driveway.

MS Crosswalk: Between Driveline groups, a parking attendant will direct students across the crosswalk at the Middle School Entrance.

Navigating Driveline Videos

Accessing STEM as a Walker/Bike Rider

Elementary Walker/Bike Rider Access

It is so important that our walkers use the Cross Walks when coming to school. In addition to it not being safe to cross where there is no crosswalk, it causes delays in getting cars in and out of our parking lot as they have to wait for pedestrians to cross the street.
See the image to the right to see the suggested route and where to cross and not cross.

If you are picking up your student via our Walker Pick-Up, please do not park in the surrounding businesses, where it is clearly marked that you cannot park. The surrounding businesses are private businesses and STEM families are not allowed to park in their parking lots to pick up their students. These local businesses have informed us that they will begin ticketing and requesting towing of any vehicles that should not be there.

Secondary Walker/Bike Rider Access

See the image to the right to see the suggested route and where to cross and not cross for our Secondary School.

If you are picking up your student via Walker Pick-Up, please do not park in the surrounding businesses, where it is clearly marked that you cannot park. The surrounding businesses are private businesses and STEM families are not allowed to park in their parking lots to pick up their students. These local businesses have informed us that they will begin ticketing and requesting towing of any vehicles that should not be there.

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE:

Douglas County School District Nondiscrimination Notice: The Douglas County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, genetic information, or physical characteristics, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment of, or employment in educational programs or activities. The School's District Compliance Officer is LynAnn Koalesky, 8773 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO., compliance@stemk12.org, 303-683-7836 (STEM). Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees and members of the public.