In order to maintain a safe and timely flow of traffic during drop-off and pick-up times, it is imperative that all students and parents adhere to the procedures designed for this purpose.
PARKING
For the safety of our students, please adhere to the Parking requirements below.
1 Designated student parking will be in the lot across from the school on N. Otsego Avenue in rows 2, 3 and 4. Row 1 will be available for visitor parking. 2 NO PARKING on road near school/gym entrance or on Mitchell or Petoskey St. 3 Petoskey St. ‘NO PARKING’ area has been designated as a drive-through pickup area before school until 8:15 a.m. and after school until 3:10 p.m. Cars will proceed east on Petoskey St., curve into this area, and students will be dismissed to parents when in sight. 4 Parking across from school on Petoskey St. and on Mitchell St. is for teachers. 5 Drivers must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. 6 Please
do not block residential driveways. 7 Middle School/Senior High School siblings are allowed to pick up younger siblings in the elementary school at 2:50 p.m. and can walk them to the high school exit if desired. 8 There are designated 15-minute parking spots in front of the main entrance.
These can be used for preschool drop off/pick up or parents picking up students for midday appointments. This area is used for bus drop off/pick up only in the morning and afternoon.
**All walkers or students being picked up are asked to use the Petoskey St. exit until all the buses are loaded and leave the school premises.
TRANSPORTATION
Bus Rules:
1. Follow directions of the driver. 2. Stay in seat and face forward. 3. Keep all parts of the body inside the bus. 4. No objects will be thrown on the bus. 5. Students will not use profanity. 6. No food or beverages on the bus. If a student chooses to break a rule:
1st Incident: Parents will be notified by the bus driver. 2nd Incident: Five school days suspension of bus transportation privileges. 3rd Incident: Thirty school days suspension of bus transportation privileges. 4th Incident: Indefinite suspension of bus transportation privileges. Severe Disruption: The following inappropriate behavior will result in automatic suspension of bus transportation privilege:
1. Physical harm to a student. 2. Physical harm or threat of physical harm to the driver. 3. Failure to give correct name. 4. Refusal to obey driver’s direct request 5. Bringing a weapon or any controlled substances on the bus.
Property Damage: The student or students involved will lose bus transportation privileges until total cost of damage is paid.
Permanent Assignment: Bus drivers have been encouraged to assign seats. This should help isolate problems and make it easier to identify property damage. Bus drivers do not have the discretion to allow children to ride their bus unless permanently assigned. Children may be transported to a baby-sitter as long as it is a regularly scheduled event. This means that parents of children going to Cub Scouts and other special events will need to find transportation other than school bus transportation.
TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE - SCHOOL DROP-OFF DISMISSAL
K-12 8:00-8:10 a.m. 2:50 p.m.
(Times may be subject to change depending on Gaylord Community School schedule)
Non-bus students:
School doors remain locked until 7:30 a.m. Elementary (K-5) school begins at 8:00 a.m., Middle and High School classes begin promptly at 7:50 a.m. All elementary students riding in cars should be dropped off or picked up on Petoskey Street. Middle School and High School students riding with parents should be dropped off or picked up on Mitchell Street. For the safety of walking students, they are requested to stay on the sidewalks, not the road. Students should always cross at intersections. When it is necessary to be on the road (where there are no sidewalks or when they are snow covered), they should walk facing oncoming traffic and as close to the edge of the road as possible. In the middle of the school day for emergencies or appointments, parents should pick up students from the main office entrance. Bus students: School busses drop off and pick up the students on N Otsego Avenue.
