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Serra Mesa Campus (K-3)

Serra Mesa Drop-off & Pick-up Procedures

  • Map showing the drop-off and pick-up layout for Elevate School in Serra Mesa, San Diego, with designated entrance, exit, and areas.

At the Serra Mesa Campus, for both morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up, families may use the car drive through lanes or may park and walk up to the entry gate. Please read below for more details. 

Please note: If a person besides the parent/guardian is picking up the student during school hours, their name must be included on the student's approved pick-up list and will need to provide government issued identification. Pick-up lists can be updated via Aeries or by contacting the school office at info@elevateschool.com or (858) 751-4774.

General Safety:

  • Out of consideration for the rest of our school community, always turn right as you leave campus onto Murray Ridge Road to prevent additional back-up and delay inside the lot.
  • Always drive slowly in the parking lot and surrounding neighborhood and refrain from using cell phones.
  • Please keep the center crosswalk clear for parents who are escorting their children to parked vehicles.
  • If parking on the surrounding streets, do not block driveways, respect yards, keep an appropriate noise level, refrain from littering - let's be great neighbors!
  • Please follow the instructions of the Parking Lot Safety Team whose purpose is to maintain safety for all and help to make drop-off and pick-up as smooth as possible.

 

  • You may choose to park and walk your students to the entry gate or use our drive-thru drop-off lanes.

    • Parents who choose to park and walk with their students should bring them to the entry gate and say goodbye, rather than walking children to their classrooms. Kindergarten parents may stay with students and walk them to class for the first week, but are asked to say goodbye at the gate after this time to encourage acclimation to school procedures and culture.
    • Students may be dropped off beginning at 7:50 am and may not be left unattended before this time. If students need to be dropped off before this time, you may take advantage of our Before-School Program.
    • If you choose to use the drop-off lanes, please follow the signs in the parking lot and the directions of the Parking Lot Safety Team.
    • A child arriving to school after 8:10 am is considered tardy and must report to the office to receive a tardy slip before being admitted to the classroom.

    • Parents who opt to use the pick-up lane may begin lining up between 2:35-2:40 (or 12:50-12:55 on Minimum Thursdays) to eliminate the number of cars backed up on Murray Ridge Road. There is no need to arrive early, as students are not released until dismissal time and pick-up for the entire school takes approximately 10-12 minutes.
    • Vehicles will be split into three lanes and the front six vehicles loaded simultaneously. At dismissal time, students' names will be called in the order that cars are lined up and they will be escorted to their vehicles by an adult.
    • Please be sure to have the student’s grade, teacher, last name, and first name clearly marked on your window hanger. Extra window hangers can be obtained from the office.