Drop off & Pick up

Student Safety & Traffic Rules

Dear Families,

​To ensure our student safety and a smooth traffic flow, please follow the school's drop-off/pick-up rules and traffic flow maps. Thank you for your collaboration!

Van Slyke: Please do not block the alley, driveway, or public bus stop.

Como:  Pedestrians must use the marked crosswalks when walking across Como Avenue to enter or exit the school building.

​Drop off and Pick up map

Transportation
The school provides school bus transportation with a contracted bus company. Many families have made carpooling arrangements. If you are interested in forming a carpool with TCGIS families, please visit our new carpooling website: tcgis-zuvon.org

Walking to and from school
Many students walk to school. Please be sure children walking on their own understand and practice safe pedestrian practices. If you wish to park in the neighborhood and walk students to school or pick them up on the courtyard for Walking Pickup, please avoid parking on Como Avenue and Van Slyke Avenue. There is ample street parking on Churchill, Oxford, Argyle and Jessamine.

Walking Pick-up is an efficient way to pick up students if you tend to arrive anytime between 3:00-3:15. Parents park on streets in the neighborhood and meet their children in the school courtyard at dismissal time. Please park on streets other than Como and Van Slyke. 

Arrival & Pickup
School supervision is provided between the hours of 7:50 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for K-8 Monday through Friday. On Early Release Wednesdays in a typical year, supervision is provided between 7:50 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Students who are not picked up by 3:30 p.m. (or 1:00 p.m. on early-release days) will be brought to the Front Office. Please see the Family Handbook for further information.

Drop-Off
When:
  • Drop-off time: 7:50-8:10 a.m.
  • Pick-up time: 3:15-3:30 p.m.
  • Pick-up on Early Release Wednesday Days (check school calendar for dates): 12:45 - 1:00 p.m.

​Where:
  • Grades K-8 & Carpools: Van Slyke Ave - Van Slyke Ave entrance

New parents
In the first two weeks of a typical school year, Kindergarten parents will have the opportunity to walk their children to their classrooms. In this COVID-year, we will communciate different arrangements for Kindergarten parents. For pick-up, please follow the general pick-up rules. ​​

Pick-up and Drop Off Recommendations
  • Drive slowly and stop for pedestrians AT ALL TIMES.
  • School provided signs are required for student pick up. Place on the front door of your vehicle with the full name, grade, and class of all students you are picking up at TCGIS (Ex. John Doe 3B).
  • ​Parents who wish to walk students to the building door may park on  Churchill, Oxford, Argyle or Jessamine Street or in lots between Como Park Pool and McMurray Fields.
  • Do not park on Van Slyke or Como Avenue on either side of the street between 7am and 5pm. This causes traffic congestion and dangerous conditions, especially in the winter.
  • Police officers will be on site occasionally to ensure the safety of all community members and students.
  • Pull all the way up in the drop off/pick up lane; staff will assist students in locating their vehicles.
  • Please have children exit or enter on the sidewalk side of the car.
  • Please do not get out of your car unless absolutely necessary when dropping students off in the vehicle lines.
  • To avoid traffic and idling, we ask that you do not arrive excessively early for pick up. You can park in the neighborhood if you arrive early. Walking pick-up is a fast and easy way to pick up your children if you regularly arrive early. 
  • Avoid using cell phones in the pick up line.
  • By law, cars must remain 5 feet clear of all driveways and alleys.
  • Avoid parking in carriage walks and in front of fire hydrants.
  • During drop off, please be attentive - there is significant sun glare on Van Slyke Ave and exiting the driver's side (parents or children) is very dangerous.