Campus & Carpool Safety

A Major Priority

Since October 2023, all diocesan schools are required to have an Emergency Response Plan. These plans are reviewed annually by members of our Emergency Management Team and submitted to the Office of Catholic Schools. Our schools are also required to have regular drills for the safety of our students and staff. Required drills include: fire, tornado, and lockdown drills (lock + hide or lock + teach) as well as recommend earthquake drills.

Each year members of our Faculty and Staff undergo training in Basic First Aid and CPR in addition to receiving updates on specific wellness topics including but not limited to Diabetes management, concussion protocol, seizures and severe allergies. AEDs are also located in several areas throughout our campus.

Finally, we are grateful to members of local law enforcement for their training and collaboration as we work to maintain a learning environment focused on everyone's well-being. Generous donations from our School and Parish community have made recent facility upgrades possible and will continue to be a source for similar projects in the future.

Walkers & Bikers

Please be aware that some members of our community live close enough to bike or walk to school, so maintaining constant awareness of your surroundings is especially important when you turn into and out of our parking lot since there may be pedestrians or bikers on the sidewalks.

Carpool Safety

Everyone is responsible for keeping our campus a safe! Please consult our Carpool How To Map and review the the guidelines below to ensure daily compliance.

GENERAL CARPOOL GUIDELINES:

• Please remain hyper vigilant of your surroundings at all times.
• Please refrain from cell phone use unless safely parked.
• Please remain respectful and gracious with all staff members and volunteers. If you have a concern, please share it with our Administrators (Mrs. Esparza or Mrs. Dahl).
• Vehicle speed in parking lots should NEVER exceed 15 miles per hour. Our recommended carpool speed limit is 5 to 10 miles per hour.

FRONT CARPOOL REMINDERS:

Drop off starts at 7:30am and ends at 7:55am. Arrivals after 8am must check in at the front office with a parent or guardian. Afternoon pick up starts at 2:45pm.

• Please do not
• drop off your children until a staff member or carpool volunteer is on duty.
• drop off your children before the “safe zone” which is made visible by the placement of neon SLOW flag holders and traffic cones.
• pull around stopped cars in line in front of you unless directed by school staff members or carpool volunteers.

BACK CARPOOL REMINDERS:

Drop off starts at 7:30am and ends at 7:55am. Arrivals after 7:55am should check in at the front office with a parent or guardian. Afternoon pick up starts at 2:30pm for JK and K (no siblings); 2:45 for all other ECDC and Middle School students. The back parking lot will be opened by staff once it has been cleared of all class or recess activity.

• Please do not
• move traffic cones to enter the parking lot at any time; they will be moved by a staff member.
• pull around stopped cars in line in front of you unless directed by school staff members or carpool volunteers.