Your child(ren)’s safety during carpool is our overriding and primary concern; keeping the traffic flowing smoothly is our secondary concern. Please affix a BMA carpool decal to the lower left hand corner of your windshield; it will identify you as a BMA parent and allow you access to the campus.
Please read the following procedures carefully.  Your compliance is imperative and will ensure the safety of the children and facilitate an efficient carpool.

Morning Drop-Off

Parents have the option to either park their cars and escort their child(ren) across the parking lot to their classrooms,
or enter the carpool lane, where a staff member will meet your vehicle and bring your child(ren) to their classrooms. For the safety of the children, it is imperative that those dropping their children off in the carpool lane follow the procedures outlined below.
• When entering the driveway, please drive as far forward as you can before allowing the children to exit your vehicle.
• Your vehicle must be on the right side of the road and at a complete stop before you open the car doors.
• All children should exit through the right side doors of your vehicle only. This will avoid children crossing between cars, which may move suddenly, and risk injury.
• Please stay in your car. There will be a staff member helping the children out of their cars and with their backpacks.
• Once your child(ren) has/have exited your vehicle, DO NOT pull ahead of other vehicles to exit the carpool lane. Please wait until the car(s) in front of you finish unloading and then all the cars will pull forward and proceed to the exit via the circular (north) drive.
• Please do not cut down the parking lanes to exit. Children may be crossing the parking lot and may emerge from between parked cars unexpectedly and unseen.
• Never enter the school through the EXIT gate.  Vehicles leaving the campus will not expect it and it could result in a serious accident.
• Follow the directions of the staff people at all times.

Additional Guidelines

• Carpool requires your undivided attention.  The use of cell phones by drivers is not permitted and is subject to fine.
• Do not wait until your child arrives at the classroom door.    
• Do not stop to chat with others.  
• Under no circumstances should a car be left unattended.  If you need to go to the Early Childhood building or to the Main Office, you must park in the designated parking area.  This is especially important during rainstorms; everyone wants to get as close to the building as possible, and parking in the carpool lanes will inconvenience everyone.

Afternoon Dismissal

As with the morning drop-off, parents may park and pick their child(ren) up from the carpool area, or may enter the carpool lane. The carpool procedures outlined above apply in the afternoon as well.  Please remain in your vehicle and your child(ren) will be brought to you.  Again, following the directions of the staff people will insure a safe and smooth carpool.
Below please find grade specific dismissal times and procedures.

Half Day Early Childhood Pickup – 12:15pm

Children will be brought to the carpool area at 12:15pm. Children not picked-up by 12:20 will be brought back to their classroom.  Parents will need to park in the designated parking area and enter the EC building to pick-up their child(ren).  Parents will be billed accordingly.

Early Childhood Pickup – Prior to 3:00pm

EC parents who wish to pick up their children from their classrooms must do so before 3:00pm.  After 3:00pm, children may be picked-up from the carpool area only.

Regular Early Childhood Dismissal – 3:10pm - 3:25pm

Parents with ONLY EC children should arrive at 3:10pm.  EC students will be dismissed and brought the carpool area by their teachers at 3:10pm.        

Kindergarten Dismissal – 3:25pm - 3:30pm

Parents picking up Kindergarten students should arrive by 3:25pm.    

Elementary School (grades 1-5) Dismissal – 3:30pm - 3:40pm

Elementary School students will be dismissed and brought to the carpool area by their teachers at 3:30pm. Students will remain in the carpool area until their name is called, at which point a teacher will escort them to their car.
Please do not arrive before 3:28pm.  We would like to clear all the EC only families from the carpool lane before the 3:30 dismissal begins.  If cars begin to line up outside the campus, it will interfere with the normal traffic on
Southwest 40th Avenue and may create a hazardous situation.
Children not picked-up by 3:40pm will be brought to Aftercare and parents will be billed accordingly.  Parents whose child(ren) has/have been brought to Aftercare will need to park in the designated parking area and pick their child(ren) up from the Aftercare room.

Middle School (grades 6-8) and After School Program Dismissal – 4:30pm - 4:40pm

Parents of Middle School students and Elementary School students attending after-school programs should arrive by 4:30pm.  Elementary School students will be dismissed from all after-school activities and brought to the carpool area by the instructor at 4:30pm.  The instructor will remain with the children and escort them to their cars.

Friday Dismissal

On Friday, the Elementary and Middle School students all dismiss at 2:30pm (all year). All carpool procedures stated above remain in effect.  The timing will change as follows:
• EC carpool will begin at 2:10pm.
• Parents of EC children wishing to pick up from the rooms must do so by 1:50pm.
• Kindergarten dismissal will begin at 2:25pm
• Aftercare is available until 4:00pm on Fridays (5:30 Monday-Thursday).