Carpool Guidelines

Parents are asked to follow staff member directions while driving through the carpool. Violations of these rules may result in a warning. If a violation is serious, or violations continue, school personnel are authorized to take a tag number for a report to the local police.
Carpool Coordinators: mrodriguez@cemcs.org and kwinstead@cemcs.org

Parents are asked to follow staff member directions while driving through the carpool. Violations of these rules may result in a warning. If a violation is serious, or violations continue, school personnel are authorized to take a tag number for a report to the local police.

 

Carpool Coordinators: mrodriguez@cemcs.org and kwinstead@cemcs.org

 

Please watch our carpool video for an overview of our carpool guidelines for the 2025-26 school year.

NEW: Carpool Times

Morning Drop Off
7:35 -8:05 AM Kindergarten-2nd Grade
7:55-8:25 AM 3rd-8th Grade

Afternoon Pick Up
3:05-3:30 PM Kindergarten-2nd Grade
3:25-3:50 PM 3rd-8th Grade

Multiple carpool times are required by the Department of Transportation. This ensures that we do not exceed our capacity of vehicles on campus. It is crucial for families to arrive during their expected time to meet this requirement.

If your family has multiple students that fall into both carpool times, please use the carpool time connected to your oldest student.

The carpool process will take you a minimum of 10 minutes to complete. Your child is considered tardy if they are not in the building by 8:25. In the afternoon if your child has not been picked up by 3:50 you are considered late. In your commute to Casa allow additional time for traffic, unavoidable delays and campus carpool traffic. Arriving at the Casa campus does not qualify as the student being dropped off or picked up. This process is not complete until the student is in the building (for morning carpool) or in their vehicle (afternoon carpool).

If parents are late to pick up their child from school during the scheduled dismissal time, the student will be placed in our Before/After School Care program, and the family will be charged $21 on a full day and $32 on early release days.

Safety Reminders

  • Each family is provided with 2 carpool tags with their assigned carpool number. This tag should be displayed when picking up your student(s).
  • Drivers without carpool tags will be asked to park and show a photo ID to check the student out. This is to make sure the person picking your child up has your permission.
  • Staff members monitor the students opening and closing the car doors. If help is needed please roll down your window and let a staff member know. Parents should remain in the car at all times.
  • Never pass a car or switch lanes during carpool.
  • Maintain a 7 mile per hour speed limit at all times while on school property.
  • Vehicles must be in park while waiting for your child/children in the line.
  • Children (including siblings) may NOT be left unattended in a vehicle at any time or for any reason.
  • Do not use your phone while driving in carpool.
  • Campus access is one way traffic.
  • Follow the directions of the staff with both vehicle movement and when to unload/load.
  • ALL traffic must stop at the traffic cones and will be released by staff.
  • Students are asked to exit the car on the left side of the car.
  • Make sure students are ready to exit the car when they approach the unloading zone. Students should quickly exit the car once the whistle is blown. If your child’s exit is delayed your vehicle will be asked to park.

Morning Drop-Off

For morning carpool only, if a family is choosing to walk their child to the door the following rules must be followed:

  • You must park in a parking space (Do not park in a handicap parking spot unless you have a handicap tag that is properly displayed).
  • You must walk your child to the front door by following the guidance provided by the carpool staff.
  • You must wait to exit campus, as those following the dropoff carpool process have precedent.

Afternoon Pick-Up

Keep the carpool tag hanging and visible UNTIL your child is in your car. Once your number has been input by our staff DO NOT SWITCH LANES. Once vehicles have entered the loading zone and all cars have STOPPED, the whistle will be blown and students will be released to load into vehicles. In the afternoon, all pickups are expected to be made through carpool (do not park and walk up) unless special arrangements have been made.

During the afternoon carpool you must only turn right to get in the school line. Do not turn left onto campus.

JAMS

If your student does not arrive at your vehicle; turn on your emergency flashers. You will be directed to Jams on the left side of the exit OR asked to reroute around carpool (following Jams signage) until a space becomes available in Jams. Keep flashers on until your student is in the vehicle.