Update from GLOBE

Dear GLOBE families,

As we settle into a new school year, I would like to draw your attention to our morning arrival and afternoon departure protocols listed below.

We greatly appreciate your partnership as we strive to ensure safe and efficient drop-offs and pick-ups at both campuses throughout the school year.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

In community,

Jen Parker

Director of Operations

Morning drop-off begins: 7:30 a.m.

School start time: 8:10 a.m.

Drop-off will close promptly at 8:10 a.m. The administrator on ‘crosswalk duty’ will place a magnetic yellow flag on the last vehicle already in the parking lot at exactly 8:10 a.m. The yellow flag marks the final vehicle that staff will unload. If you are located behind the vehicle with the yellow flag, please park and report to the Lower Campus (LC) front office to sign your student(s) in as tardy.

For detailed instructions of LC morning arrival, click here.

Afternoon pick-up at LC

Pick-up time: 2:40–3:10 p.m.
For detailed instructions of LC afternoon pick-up, click here.

Early checkout at LC
If a child is being picked up before normal school dismissal, they must be picked up before 2:10 p.m. at LC; after this time, parents/guardians are asked to wait until normal dismissal time to pick children up.

Morning drop-off begins: 7:30 a.m.

School start time: 8:00 a.m.

Drop-off will close promptly at 8:00 a.m. After that time, parents/guardians must report to the Upper Campus (UC) front office to sign their student(s) in as tardy.

Afternoon pick-up at UC

Carpool vehicle line-up begins: 2:45 p.m. Please do not arrive at carpool before this time.

School dismissal: 3:15 p.m.

Pick-up time: 3:15–3:35 p.m.

We ask that you pay attention to the signs and instructions from our staff. Also, when exiting campus, please do not turn around at Mary Scott Nature park, as it backs up the flow of traffic. For detailed instructions, click on the links below.

Morning Arrival | Afternoon Dismissal | Carpool video

Early checkout at UC
If a child is being picked up before normal school dismissal, they must be picked up before 2:40 p.m. at UC; after this time, parents/guardians are asked to wait until normal dismissal time to pick up their children.

New 'Walker Release Form' must be completed for 2023/24

If you would like your student to walk home from school without supervision, please complete this 2023/24 Walker Release Form at your earliest convenience. In the interest of safety, once students who walk home are safely across Briarcliff Road, parents/guardians need to be there to meet them, or arrangements made for their safe onward journey.

Responsible parking

Please do not park/pick-up/drop-off at Shallowford Presbyterian Church and/or Church in Atlanta. Also, please remember that it is illegal to park within 30 feet of stop signs in Georgia. Drivers that continuously break this rule, or block driveways and mailboxes, are at risk of receiving a traffic fine and/or causing traffic delays, so please choose the wider, less congested roads, park in safe spots, be courteous to our neighbors and remember our CREST values. We are also aware of ongoing construction in the area which can cause delays, so please allow extra time for travel. Thank you.

All GLOBE families (walkers, drivers, Extended Care Program, and Enrichment) will be assigned a pick-up number. They will also be issued a formal GLOBE Car Tag, which must be presented at pick-up, regardless of whether the child is a walker, takes a bus, leaves by car, or stays after school for Enrichment.

• If caretaker/family/bus does not have a GLOBE Car Tag, they will be required to park and enter the main office to show identification. If the person’s name is listed as being allowed to pick up the child, a sticker will be issued to show the staff that the student can be released.

• If the child is riding home with another family on a given day, their parent must notify the front office and the child’s teacher by 2 p.m. that day. The family picking up the child must have the child’s pick-up number. (Note: A GLOBE Car Tag is not required for a one-time pick-up, as long as permission has been provided to the front office.)

• If the child is not staying for ECP/Enrichment on a particular day and will be dismissed to their assigned zone, parents must email their teacher and the front office by 2 p.m. that day.

When driving in the area, please respect GLOBE's neighbors in the community by obeying all speed and parking regulations and by not blocking driveways or mailboxes.

For safety’s sake, it is critical that parents report any variation from a student’s normal pick-up routine to the front office and the student’s teacher. Written permission from the parent/guardian must be provided if a student is to leave school with anyone who is not the student’s parent or legal guardian; picture identification may be required for verification before the student is released.

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