Parent Info

DROP-OFF / PICK-UP PROCEDURES

GWA is a drop-off and pick-up school only (no walking or biking).

To make sure the daily drop-off and pick-up of students runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently, it is imperative that everyone follows all of the rules.

Drop-off is between 7:50 AM and 8:15 AM. School begins at 8:15 AM. Students who arrive earlier than 7:50 AM will not be allowed in the building unless they have a scheduled before-school meeting with a teacher or are eating school breakfast which starts at 7:45 AM.

We highly recommend finding a carpool group to alleviate congestion. If you need help finding someone in your area to carpool with, please contact the front office for more information.

On arrival, please pull all the way forward as close to the curb as possible. Please do not stop at the doors. For safety reasons, all students must exit the side of the vehicle nearest the sidewalk. Once students are dropped off, they are to go directly to their classroom to get ready for their school day to begin. If you arrive after 8:15 AM, please park your vehicle in the lot and escort your student(s) into the building, then check-in at the office.

Afternoon pick-up will occur from 2:50 PM – 3:15 PM Monday through Thursday, and 1:00 PM – 1:25 PM on Friday. Students who are not picked up by 3:15 PM on Monday through Thursday or by 1:25 PM on Fridays will sit outside on the benches in the front of the building until their ride arrives. We ask for your courtesy in picking up your students promptly after school.

Any carpool that has a Kindergarten student in their car will be required to use the back lot for afternoon pick-up. We ask siblings of Kindergartners or those riding with a Kindergarten student to wait with the student in the back pick-up areas. Again, this only applies to the afternoon pick-up times.

Do not park your car in the front drop-off lane before 2:45 M-TH or 12:55 on Friday. This is a constant concern, and we must leave this lane open for emergency vehicles. The front lanes will be blocked off until these times. If you wish to come earlier, feel free to use the back or front parking lots.

3000 East is not a place you can park, drop off, or pick up. Please review the Drop-off and Pick-up Instructions and Map below for the most current information.

New DROP Off/pick up Instructions

We have some exciting news to share as we look forward to the completion of the 3000 East expansion. We recently collaborated with the city on changes to our drop-off and pick-up routes. To address these needed changes, we will be adjusting the traffic flow on our property, and will now be having all cars enter from the north end.

To help guide you through these changes, please follow the green arrows on the attached map for drop-off and pick-up. Entering the school property from the north end will allow us to better manage congestion and ensure that all cars are queued on the side roads adjacent to the back parking lot.

Kindergarteners and their carpools should use the back lot (yellow arrows), while all other grades can use either the front or back lots (blue arrows) for your convenience.

For everyone's safety and smooth traffic flow, please adhere to the following times:

Drop-off: Please arrive no earlier than 7:45 am, as there will be no supervision before this time.

Pick-up: Please arrive no earlier than 2:30 pm from Monday to Thursday, and 12:30 pm on Fridays. If you arrive early, we kindly ask that you wait off school property.

It's important to discuss these new procedures with your child, so they know where to wait and look out for your car each day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Steve Erickson at serickson@gwacademy.org.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Drop Off/Pick Up Map