Edgewood Academy

Title I School

Student Drop Off / Arrival

Providing a safe and orderly environment for your child is a major goal of the entire staff at Edgewood Academy. SAFETY IS A PRIORITY! We want to make sure each child is safe and secure while they are on campus.

Please help us to achieve this goal by following these safety rules:

• Be patient. This area is particularly busy at the start of the school year when people are learning the processes.

• PLEASE refrain from dropping students off prior to 8:20 AM as there is no supervision. This is for your child’s safety!

• Students should exit the car on the right side (the side closest to the school).

• Please be prepared for children to exit cars quickly. Please do not use this time to update student planners, adjust backpacks, etc. 

DISMISSAL CHANGES

If at any time during the year you need to change the way your child goes home, you must notify us in writing. Please write changes in your child’s planner. Our school policy states that if we do not have a change in writing, all students will be dismissed in the usual manner. (A bus student by bus, walker to the walker gate) Transportation changes must be made by 2:15pm. Emergency and last minutes changes must be approved by administration. Riding buses with friends or to an address not reflected in Focus will not be approved. 

If you come to the office to take your child from class, you must have a photo ID with you. If you send someone in your place, the person must be listed on the emergency card have a photo ID. We cannot release students to anyone not listed on the emergency card.

PARENT DROP-OFF

(A.M. Car Riders)

• Students should be dropped off in front of the school after 8:20 a.m.                                     
• Edgewood Staff Members are in position to supervise your children and assist them beginning at 8:20 a.m.
• Please be prepared for children to exit cars quickly.  Please do NOT use this time to update student agendas, adjust backpacks, etc.
• Students should exit the vehicle on the right side (the side closest to the curb).
• Please DO NOT drop students on Edgewood Avenue or in the visitor parking lot!
• There is NO student supervision prior to 8:20.  Should students be dropped off before this time, parents will be called to return to school.
• If parents/guardians park in the visitor lot, please use the crosswalk to enter the building.

Do not leave your vehicle unattended on the drop-off ramp!  If you need to come into the office, please park in a visitor parking space.

PARENT PICK UP

(P.M. Car Riders)

Parents should pick up their students: 

• Back Parent Pick Up (Tarpon & Seminole): ESE students and siblings (PreK-5th Grade)

• Front Parent Pick Up: All General Education Students (PreK-5th grade)

Every driver must have a parent pick up tag with the child’s name and grade on the right hand side of their vehicle dashboard.  You will receive a tag at Open House.  If you do not have a car tag, you will be required to park, and come into the front office with proof of identification to pick up your student.  This is for the safety and security of all students. 

WALKERS/ BIKE RIDERS

All walkers must have a “Walker Release Form” filled out. This form is available at Open House and the main office. Students will only be released to adults listed as an Emergency Contact in Focus. Adults must have photo identification to be presented to the staff member at the gate. Simply having a purple pick-up card or a picture of it, will no longer be accepted for individuals other than previously identified parents/guardians. Students listed as “independent walkers” will continue to be released without an adult present. 

During rainy day dismissal, students will be held at school until it is safe to walk unless an adult is present. Independent walkers will wait for safe conditions and parents will be notified of their late departure from school. In case of lightning within a 10 mile radius, a parent may be required to pick-up a child from school. Please contact the office with any questions.