Arrival of Students Being Dropped-Off:

For the safety of our students and staff, the following needs to occur when driving children to school in the morning:

• Vehicles enter the bus circle (no vehicles may enter the bus circle with Elden buses)
• Vehicles enter this area in single-file, not side-by-side
• As vehicles enter this drop-off lane, they pull all the way forward so the first car is at the end of the circle closest to the gymnasium doors
• From 8:00-8:30, cars will drop students off for early arrival. Students will be greeted at the front doors and will pass through our threat detection system to enter our APR. Students will remain in the APR until 8:30
• From 8:30-8:37, (or while buses are in the bus loop) NO cars are to enter the bus loop
• From 8:37-8:45, cars will drop students off for arrival. Students will pass through our threat detection system and head straight to their classroom
• Once a child has exited the vehicle, the vehicle exits the drop-off lane. *All students must enter through the main doors at Elden in order to walk through our threat detection system
• At that time, the next group of vehicles pulls forward to repeat the above process.

It is important that parents remain in the vehicle as their child exits the vehicle.  Vehicles are not to park in the drop-off lane. This will minimize the amount of time for vehicles waiting in the drop-off lane. Also, please do not pull into a parking space and have children exit a vehicle from there. This has them crossing the path of moving vehicles and is unsafe.

NOTE:
If a parent is bringing his/her child to school to assist them with a large item (e.g. a project; musical instrument, etc.) then please park in the rear parking lot and walk them around to the front of the building to the main doors.

Arrival of Students Who Walk or Are Bussed:

All students will enter the building through our main entrance. This is because all students will walk through our threat detection system each morning upon arrival. 

See the map above for where to enter and exit when picking students up for our 3:15 dismissal. Students will exit the building through the door closest to the playground, so cars will need to continually move forward until arriving at the end of the sidewalk. Students will be brought to their car once it is at the pick-up location. All students who are going to be regularly picked up will receive both car and backpack tags with a family-specific number. 

We use the Raptor program to check in our school visitors. This will apply to visitors with whom we are both familiar and unfamiliar. When you visit Elden during school hours, you must present a driver’s license if you wish to visit any part of the school other than the office reception area.  This includes those who may be visiting our grounds for a class picnic or a similar event.

We will use Raptor during regular office hours to compare information taken from the ID (names, birthday, etc.) to databases of registered sex offenders. Once a driver’s license is scanned by the school employee—and it is determined that the visitor is not a registered sex offender—a visitor badge will be printed with a photo and the person can proceed to their destination. Your driver’s license will be returned when the school employee presents the visitor badge to you. This process takes about 30 to 45 seconds.

Those without a driver’s license will be asked for other identification to enter the building, beyond the reception area and asked to wear a Visitor’s Badge.

When you visit Elden, you will continue to enter and exit out of the Main Doors, located in the front bus circle. Please remember that between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. all Visitors are asked to either park in the front parking lot or in the rear parking lot, but to only utilize the front Main Doors.

Main Door Entry (Located in front bus circle):

All doors at Elden remained locked at all times. When visiting, you will need to come to the main doors by the bus loop. On the left wall is a Security Pad and camera.  You will press the button and Office Personnel will greet you via the intercom from the office.  The camera will capture your image and they will ask you to identify yourself and the purpose of your visit.  When you hear a buzz the far left door will be released and you can pull it open.

At that point please do the following:

1. Walk through our threat detection system to the window on the right wall. Office staff will be there to greet you and determine the reason for your visit.
2. If you are dropping off something for a student, you can give it to the Office Personnel and they will deliver it to your child.
3. If you are visiting a classroom or staff member for a previously scheduled appointment or event, please follow the Raptor Visitor Badge System described above.  Also, anyone entering the building for any reason will need to walk through our threat detection system. 

NOTE:  If you need to talk with a teacher it is best you contact them via telephone, Parent Square or a note to ask your question or to schedule an appointment.   

If you are signing a student out during the day for an appointment, please send in a note containing all information with the child in the morning. The easiest and most efficient way to do this is by completing our Elden Notice to School. You will need to come into the main office to sign a student out of school.

If you are signing a student out of the Health Office who is ill, please sign in at the Main Office and your student will be brought out to you by our nurse, Melissa House.