Grace Campus Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures

TRAFFIC PATTERN and PARKING:

  • See the traffic map above for traffic flow as indicated with the blue arrows.
  • Make note of the extended loop map for our busiest times – please use your judgment in deciding to use this extended loop route if you arrive at campus and the line is all the way to the road. We cannot under any circumstances back up onto Wade Hampton Boulevard.
  • Enter the parking lot at the Student/Parent entrance at Meridian Avenue.  See map .
  • As you exit the parking lot, you must exit turning right out of the parking lot onto Meridian Avenue.  No vehicles will be permitted to turn left to exit the parking lot during drop off and dismissal times.

ALL STUDENTS DROP-OFF

  • Early Hour Drop-off begins at 7:50 am
    • Students who arrive for an 8:00 a.m./Early Hour class may not enter the building before 7:50 and should go directly to their classrooms.
  • 1st hour class Drop-off begins at 8:45
    • Students may be dropped off beginning at 8:45 and go directly to the gym and wait quietly for the bell to ring. Due to an 8:00am high school class meeting in a room  off the gym, students may not play basketball or any other type of group game while waiting.
    • At 9:05 students will be dismissed to their 2nd floor or Student Center classes.
  • 2nd-4th Hour Classes:
    • Students arriving for classes throughout the day will do so via the carline and may arrive 10 minutes prior to class, but no more than 10 minutes.

Note: 

  • NO “Walk In” Drop Offs: Parents may not walk in to drop off students at classrooms.  Please help us with this safety issue. If you have any issues/questions about this process please contact your director. Any student dropped off on the Grace campus must be enrolled in a class or in Focused Study class.
  • Siblings and carpooling students who have no class but are being dropped off must be enrolled in the Focused Study class. Contact a director if you need to do this.

ALL STUDENTS DISMISSAL

  • Students will be dismissed to at the car line in the gym at 2:35 p.m.
  • Parents MUST have a parking permit to drive or park on campus. You may not pick up your student without the parking permit. “No tag, no kid”.
  • Please print your last name on the back of your car tag with a sharpie, and list student names under last name.
  • Please have your tag hanging on your rearview mirror with the name facing out when you pull on campus.
  • For drop off or pickup between classes throughout the day, you must use the traffic pattern above. Please DO NOT drop your student off at the Student Center (Small Building).

Carpooling:

If you plan to pick up someone else’s children, you must have a copy of or the actual parking permit for the student you are picking up. Make sure all parking tags for any students you are picking up are visible and marked with last name and students’ first names.

Special/Early Dismissal During the Day:

If your student must leave co-op during class for an appointment or family emergency, please notify your director and make plans  for a special dismissal.

Please be patient and courteous as we work out the kinks during the first few weeks. Please also understand that all these policies are for the safety of your children.

PRINTABLE PARKING/TRAFFIC  MAPS

Grace Campus Map

Extended Loop for Afternoon Pick-up

NOTE: Any unexpected needs regarding these expected procedures must be discussed with the UHC High School  Program Director, Beth Martin, or the Middle School Program Director, Karla Partin.