Salem Drop Off/Pick Up Fall 2024

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Many of you have had questions about access to the school with the construction on Elk Ridge Drive and Salem Canal Road. We have updates and a plan for drop off and pick up.

Current Access to School

Salem Canal Road is currently open to access the school via 300 West. You may need to drive past construction signs, but it’s paved and easy to get to us! Our entire staff will be in training on Monday, August 12. The offices will be open and available beginning Tuesday, August 13th.

First Day of School – August 21

Elk Ridge Drive/Loafer Mountain Parkway will be available from the light to Salem Canal Road on August 20th! Salem Canal Road will be open and accessible from BOTH DIRECTIONS on August 20th! The construction crews have worked so hard to make this possible for us, and we are grateful!

You can approach from any of these directions on the first day of school, but the only entrance to the school is on Salem Canal Road.

Drop Off

Enter the driveway from Salem Canal Road
DO NOT enter the parking lot – this will be used for BUSES ONLY in the morning
Drive around the school and drop off on the east side
If the curb is full, use the extra lanes to wait your turn
Exit and turn right only – this will keep traffic flowing smoothly
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Kindergarten Drop Off/Pick Up

Because there is no way to have cars turn around in the middle of the day, kindergarten pick up and drop off will be in the gravel parking lot.
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Pick Up Times

Once the entrance on Elk Ridge Drive is available, we will make changes to our pick up, but until then we will do the following:

With only one entry and exit, we can have a maximum of 100 cars on campus at any given time.

To accommodate for this, we will have 3 (three) dismissal times:

We have assigned some students to participate in Academic Extended Day based on their standardized test scores, grades, and teacher input. If Academic Extended Day will not work for your family, please request a different dismissal and provide an explanation.

We encourage any parent who is interested in Academic Extended Day to request the last dismissal and have your students participate! This makes afternoon pick up easier, and gives your student(s) extra time to work on homework or get assistance from their teacher(s). Everyone in your family and carpool must be assigned to the same dismissal.

Carpools

We encourage our families to create carpools – this will allow more students to be picked up during each dismissal. We are limited to 100 cars, but that could include up to 150 families if they are carpooling. If you have a carpool that will leave together EVERY DAY, include that information on the Google form. Both parties must request each other to be considered a valid carpool.