Drop off / Pickup Map

MORNING DROP OFF

PROCEDURES

Poe Elementary doors open at 7:10am. Students will eat breakfast and wait in the cafeteria until 7:20am before proceeding to classrooms. School begins at 7:30am.

The Poe PTO provides police officers to direct traffic and keep everyone safe every morning. Please remain patient and take directions from the police officer(s) and crossing guard(s) as all have everyone's safety in mind.

Car Line

You may drop off your children using the car line on Hazard (directly in front of the school) or North Blvd, between Wilton and Hazard. Both locations are staffed with our Poe Parent Patrol volunteers who will assist your child in getting out of the car.

We ask that you wait patiently in the car line until you are directed to go forward. Please do not drive out of the line to go around the car(s) in front of you. Please do not hold up the car line to watch your child walk into the building. If you want to see your child enter the school, use the Walk Up procedure instead.

Please, no dropping off in the teacher parking lots.

This is a safety issue. Please use the car line to drop your child off in a safe location.

Walk Up

You may walk your child up to the front of the school. If parking your car, please be mindful of no parking signs and our neighbors' driveways or alleyways. Blocking any driveway or alleyway is prohibited and your car could be towed or ticketed.

END OF DAY DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

School dismisses at 3:00 pm.

There are a couple of ways you may choose to pick up your child:

Walk-Up
Car Line
Independent Walker
Bus (including daycare buses)
After School Program - Little Heroes (after school hours)
After School Program - Poe Activities (after school hours)

Safely Dismissing Students...Get the App!

PikMyKid allows our students to be safely dismissed from within the building. You will use the app to change your child's pick up mode for the day or to delegate someone else to pick up your child. Your child must first be in the PikMyKid system with your mobile phone number. You must also create an account using the PikMyKid app in order to make changes for your child.

Getting Set Up

You may go ahead and download the PikMyKid app to your phone, but please be advised that your child's enrollment information (including primary and/or secondary contact name and mobile phone number) must be in the PikMyKid system before the app will work on your phone.

DOWNLOAD THE APP!

DOWNLOAD THE PIKMYKID PARENT APP USER GUIDE

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Learn more on the PikMyKid Website.

Helpful Hints:

The location settings on your mobile device must be turned ON.
Make sure your child's primary or default pick up mode is correct in the system.
The cut-off for making delegation or pick up mode changes within the system is 2:15 pm.
Use the app to make day to day changes to your child's pick up mode by 2:15 pm.
Specify recurring pick up changes in the app so you don't need to change it more than once.

Important!

Please note #1: The primary or default pick up mode can only be set by an administrator. If your child's primary pick up mode has changed, please contact your child's teacher. If you would like to make temporary changes to your child's pick up mode, you may do so within the app.

Please note #2: If your mobile number changes, you must contact the school with your new mobile number (mention you need this number changed in PikMyKid) and you must also contact PikMyKid support so that they can change the number within your account.

PARENT WALK-UP

Students are dismissed to parents at three Walk-Up dismissal areas: Parent Walk-Up South, Parent Walk-Up North, and Parent Walk-Up ODC Gate.

Parent Walk-Up South

(facing South Blvd, between the Art Cow and South Teacher parking lot)

Students in grades 1st & 2nd are assigned to Parent Walk Up South as these classrooms are closest to the South door. (Older siblings will all meet at their youngest sibling's exit door.)

Parent Walk-Up North

(facing North Blvd, East of PreK playground)

Students in grades PreK, K & 4th should be assigned to Parent Walk Up North as these classrooms are closest to the North door. PreK students will exit through the PreK playground gate. (Older siblings will all meet at their youngest sibling's exit door.)

Parent Walk-Up ODC GATE

(facing North Blvd, West of PreK playground and North Teacher parking lot)

Students in grades 3rd & 5th should be assigned to Parent Walk Up North as these classrooms are closest to the ODC gate. (Older siblings will all meet at their youngest sibling's exit door. )

Check-In Dispatcher

Give the check in dispatcher your child's name or PikMyKid id.

Dismiss Dispatcher

Watch for your child to be dismissed by the dismiss dispatcher.

Keep the sidewalks clear. Stand on the deck or under the trees off the sidewalk. Be on the lookout for your child.

PLEASE NOTE:

Do not park in the NO PARKING AREAS located along North Blvd as this greatly affects the car line as it starts moving and blocks traffic from getting through.

Be courteous towards our neighbors. Keep driveways, alleys, and streets clear.

WHERE IS THE CAR LINE?

Two Lines:

HAZARD & SOUTH BLVD

The HAZARD line should start at Hazard & South Blvd (facing Bissonnet) and go back as far as needed, being mindful to not block driveways, alleys, or streets.

NORTH BLVD & HAZARD

The NORTH BLVD line should start at North & Hazard (facing east or away from the school) and go back as far as needed.

The line on HAZARD will back up past NORTH BLVD prior to dismissal. Please do not block streets, driveways, or alleyways with your car. Leave space for cars to turn onto streets. You will treat the stop sign as you would any stop sign when the line begins to move. Our crossing guards and police officers work hard to keep us safe and to also help make sure the roads are as clear as possible. Sometimes this means a car may be directed to go ahead of you in the car line. Please respect our safety personnel and know that everyone’s best interest is taken into account and the more you cooperate, the more efficient our car line runs.

PikMyKid Car Tag

Each student will be given a PikMyKid ID car tag that should be placed on the dash of your car. Our announce dispatcher will use these car tags to place your car in order in our dismissal system, so please make sure the car tag(s) are on the dash of the car as this will improve the wait time in the car line.

**Car tags will be sent home on Monday. If you have your child’s PikMyKid ID, please write this number on a piece of paper and place on your dash to assist us. You can find the ID in the PikMyKid app.

Announce

Announce your student using the PikMyKid app upon arriving at school. The earliest you can announce using the PikMyKid app is 2:30 pm. The announce button will turn green.

The Announce Dispatcher will place your car in order according to where it is in the line.
The Loading Zone: The Dismiss Dispatchers will use the car tags to send students to the correct car.

Please Note:

Be courteous towards our neighbors. Do not block driveways, alleys, or streets.

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