DeSoto Intermediate Student Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures

Drop Off

  • Parents should enter the DeSoto Intermediate parking lot using Spruce Street to drop off students in the morning. (see yellow line on image below)
  • Students should arrive to the school grounds between  7:55 AM – 8:20 AM. Supervision for students being dropped off by parents will not be provided prior to 7:55 AM.
  • Parents should not park and exit their vehicle while  in line.
  • Children should exit the vehicle on the passenger side closest to the curb.  This ensures that children are not stepping out into traffic when they exit the vehicle.
  • After dropping off students, parents should continue to drive north, using the traffic circle to exit.

 

Pick Up

  • Parents should enter the DeSoto Intermediate parking lot using Dallas Street to pick up students in the afternoon. (see blue line on image below)
  • Parents should not park and exit their vehicle while in line.
  • Children should enter the vehicle on the passenger side closest to the curb.  This ensures that children are not stepping out into traffic when entering the vehicle.
  • After picking up students, parents should continue to drive north, using the traffic circle to exit.

 

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Bus Drop Off and Pick Up at Adel Elementary

If your DeSoto Intermediate student rides the bus to and from Adel Elementary, please follow the procedures listed below.

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)

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