Adel Elementary Student Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Parents should enter the Adel Elementary parking lot using Grove Street to drop off and pick up students.  Parents will not be allowed to drop off or pick up students using Locust Street. Officer Keller asks parents to be aware of local residents needing to get out of their driveways during drop off and pick up. (see map linked below)

Drop Off

  • Students should arrive to the school grounds between 7:55 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Supervision will not be available on the playground prior to 7:55 a.m. 
  • The circle drive of the Adel Elementary parking lot is intended for independent drop off only.  This means your child is able to exit the vehicle on their own. Parents should not park and exit their vehicle while in the circle drive. (see blue line in image below)
  • Children should exit the vehicle on the passenger side closest to the curb to avoid stepping out into traffic. 
  • The center parking spaces of the Adel Elementary parking lot are intended for parents that want to help children out of the vehicle and walk them to the sidewalk gathering area. (see green rectangle in image below)

Pick Up

  • The circle drive of the Adel Elementary parking lot is intended for independent pick up only. This means your child is able to get into the vehicle on their own. Parents should not park and exit their vehicle while in the circle drive. (see blue line in image below)
  • Children should enter the vehicle on the passenger side closest to the curb to avoid stepping out into traffic.  
  • The center parking spaces of the Adel Elementary parking lot are intended for parents that wish to greet their children on the sidewalk area, help them utilize the crosswalk and then load into the vehicle. (see green rectangle in image below)

 

View Adel Elementary Traffic Flow Map

 


 

Bus Drop Off and Pick Up at Adel Elementary

Drop Off Students to Ride the Bus

  • Parents dropping off students to ride a bus from Adel Elementary to another school building should pull up in the circle drive and allow the child to independently exit the vehicle on the passenger side closest to the curb. Parents should not park and exit their vehicle while in the circle drive. 
  • The center parking spaces of the Adel Elementary parking lot are intended for parents that want to help children out of the vehicle and walk them to the bus driveway. (see green rectangle in image below)

Pick Up Students Riding on Bus

  • Parents picking up students that are riding a bus from another school building to Adel Elementary should park in the center parking spaces of the Adel Elementary parking lot while waiting for the bus to arrive. (see green rectangle in image below)
  • Once the bus arrives, parents can drive out of the center parking area and enter into the circle drive to pick up their child OR parents can leave their car parked in the center parking area and use the crosswalk to meet their child. (see green rectangle in image below)
  • Parents and children must use the designated crosswalks when crossing the circle drive. (see white and purple rectangles on image below)

 

View Adel Elementary Traffic Flow Map