Drop Off and Pick Up

Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures


​Morning Drop Off
At 8am, when teachers and traffic attendants are outside, drop off begins. At the traffic attendant's signal, drivers may pull forward into the loading/unloading zone, allowing their children to exit the car and go directly to the playground (grades K-5) or follow the sidewalk toward the building to their classroom (grades 6-8). Give us a thumbs up when your children are unloaded safety. Always watch for walker and bikers during drop off time.
 
Please carefully read and review the instructions and diagram below to help us make things run smoothly.

For those using the Driveline: Simply hang your family Driveline number tag on your rearview mirror. Children will be dismissed from their classroom when their number is dispatched and will take the sidewalk to the Driveline Corral (blue zone on diagram).  Once in loading/unloading zone, cars are stopped and children are released by an attendant to walk to their cars. Give a "thumbs up" when your children are loaded safety. When everyone is safely loaded, an attendant will signal to slowly move forward out of the parking lot. 

For those who accompany their children after parking, walking, or biking: You will need to know your family Driveline number. After arriving, use the sidewalk to go to the Walk Up Corral (green zone on diagram). Give your family Driveline number to the Walk Up Dispatch attendant. Children will be dismissed from their classroom when their number is dispatched and will take the sidewalk to the Walk Up Corral. When your child(ren) arrives, please exit the Walk Up Corral zone.

Students whose dismissal plan is to independently walk or bike from school may be dismissed as early at 3:25pm.  
 
Remember:
  • The east-west roadway is a common road for the business park. Do not impede other traffic on this roadway.
  • Do not block sidewalks during dismissal/pick up time.
  • Cooperate with and pay attention to traffic attendants at all times.
  • Parking is very limited at Mountain Sage, and parking is not allowed in surrounding lots.
  • Students in cars cannot be dropped off anywhere other than the loading/unloading zone.
  • Do not use your cell phone during drop off/pick up.
  • No idling! When parked in front of the school building, or while waiting in the drop off/pick up zone, turn off your car.
  • Consider biking, walking or carpooling-- even one day a week makes a difference!


Bike & Walk Information

Mountain Sage Community School is committed to seeing as many students biking and walking to school as possible. Even if you live far away, we hope all families will be able to at celebrate the major Bike & Walk to School Days (International Walk to School Day in October & National Bike to School Day in May). Even a reaching the goal of walking or biking once per month, is a great achievement.  Walking or biking part of the way from a remote “Park & Walk ” location is excellent (see below)!

Mountain Sage is right off the Spring Creek Trail.  If you live near the Power Line, Poudre or Spring Creek Trails, you may even be able to bike to school without crossing many streets! Route finding or questions? 

Remote Park & Walk Options
Any families that have the extra time to park away from the school and walk a short distance, even once a week, will greatly assist the school in reducing the car traffic, congestion and air pollution at school. Also, it will give your child time for some energizing morning exercise, or the time after school to chat and reconnect.
  • Bath Nursery has given us permission to use their parking lot any time.
  • Riverbend Ponds Natural Area on the north side of Prospect. It is a ¾ mile walk on the sidewalk and/or Spring Creek Trail. 
  • East parking lot of Edora Park near EPIC (Riverside Ave & Prospect Rd) once a week in the morning or afternoon. It is 20-minute walk on the Spring Creek Trail.​