Traffic Guidelines

 

For the safety of students and staff on campus, both Rocklin Academy and Ruhkala Elementary, under the direction of RUSD and RAFOS, have a “closed campus” model.  As in the past, this continues to require family members to check in at the office for late arrivals, early dismissals, general questions, and volunteering.

 

Drop Off/Pick Up Options

 

• Family members may park and walk their child to their assigned drop-off/pick-up location.

• Families may drop off or pick up through the designated traffic line at the assigned location (please review the suggested routes using the link below for Traffic Guidelines).

• Siblings- Older siblings must be dropped off and picked up at the younger sibling’s location.

• K-3rd:  Front Lot
• 4th-6th:  Back  Lot

• To exit campus from the front lot:

• Option 1: pull out into the inside parking lot lane and turn left within the lot to exit through the parking lot entrance and back onto Tanager.
• Option 2: continue straight in the drop-off lane and exit by making a right

Do not pull out of the drop-off lane in the front or back lot to pass cars and attempt to merge back into the drop-off lane.  If you pull out of the drop-off lane, you must turn left within the lot to exit.

• To exit campus from the back lot:
• Cars may exit by making a right or left turn.

Drop off/Pick Up Expectations

Arrival

• Students may be dropped off in their assigned location no earlier than 8:05. Students dropped off at 8:05 must walk to and wait in the front lot until they hear the 8:10 bell.  At this point, they may walk to class and enter their classroom.  

• Please do not arrive before 7:55 to be respectful of Ruhkala’s drop-off window.  If you arrive before 8:05, please stay in your car with your child and keep intersections clear. 
• Students with siblings should be dropped off and picked up at the youngest child’s assigned location and wait with their sibling’s class.

Do not drop off in the K loop, the small multipurpose room lot, or the driveway by our K playground. It significantly impacts the flow of traffic and is not supervised.

• To keep traffic flowing, students must be ready to exit and enter their cars quickly, independently, and with all needed materials in hand (please avoid trunk access whenever possible).

• Parents, please do not exit your car to help your child exit at drop-off or pick-up. If this is necessary, please park and walk over with your child.

• Students should exit or enter their vehicle once they are in the designated drop-off zone, indicated by the yellow curb.  Please exit/enter as soon as you reach this area (K families may pull through until staff can assist).

• Please do not have your child walk independently through the parking lot.  It is a very busy traffic time, so please walk your child to the parking lot crosswalk so that staff can signal cars to stop.

• Parents are welcome to park along the street so that students can walk onto campus, but they must park legally, may not block driveways, and may not move garbage cans to do so. 

We ask that all family members exit campus as soon as they have dropped off or picked up their child(ren) from the designated drop-off and pick-up locations. 

Dismissal

• During pick up, please fully display your oldest child’s name placard received at Meet the Teacher.  This allows us to call students forward and keep traffic moving.

• K-3rd drop-off and pick-up are in our front lot (the main parking lot in front of the school).
• 4th-6th drop-off and pick-up are in our back lot (parking lot on the right side of campus behind Ruhkala’s multipurpose room).
• Students with siblings should be dropped off and picked up at the youngest child’s assigned location and wait with their sibling’s class.

Drop Off/Pick Up Routes

 

Each grade level has an assigned lot for drop-off and pick-up along with a recommended access route to help the flow of traffic.  Please review these before attempting to drop off or pick up from school.