Parent Traffic Patrol Duty
Parents are required to perform up to seven Traffic Patrol shifts over the course of the year. A Traffic Patrol schedule is created at the beginning of each school year. Parents are notified of their scheduled dates of service and the schedule is posted online. Parents are responsible for getting a substitute if they are unable to serve on a scheduled date.
View online parent traffic duty schedule
Search for your name on the traffic duty schedule
Please note: as of 8/21/08, the schedule has been populated through October 31, 2008. Future dates will be added soon.
- Visit calendar at http://freecal.brownbearsw.com/StMattsTraffic
- Scroll to bottom of calendar.
- Click on link "Options" in footer of calendar.
- In the popup window, click on "Search for Events".
- In the search form, enter your last name in the "Search for this text:" field.
- Select beginning and end dates to search within.
- Click "Search" button.
- Search results will be loaded in the main browser window.
Traffic Positions/Guidelines
Listed in order of importance
- All persons must check in with Mrs. Gonzalez at lunch tables (this confirms your attendance).
- All traffic positions must wear orange vest.
- Each position has a lanyard available (pick up from Mrs. Gonzalez) to explain your position.
- Morning check in time is 7:35 a.m. The shift ends at 8:05 a.m.
- Afternoon check in time is 20 minutes before dismissal. The shift ends 20 minutes after dismissal.
#1 Overpass/(cross over ramp)
- direct flow of traffic
- stop traffic to let children cross
- tell children they are to wait at the lunch tables
- when bell rings, stop children from running to overpass
#2 Crosswalk/lunch table
- direct cars for parking to the person monitoring the parking area
- remind people to hold the hands of younger children when crossing
#3 Parking area of school yard
- direct cars around big tree entrance
- direct cars to the correct parking spots
#4 Ramp
- friendly greeting always welcome
- open/close car doors
- direct children up/down third grade ramp
- remind children no walking to overpass from drop off area, they must always use the ramp
- remind people using 4th grade ramp that access is allowed only with an adult
- absolutely no drop off/pick up at 4th grade ramp
#5 Auditorium (this position walks around the parking lot)
- monitor cars for parking permits
- slow cars down
- watch walkers
- stroll down Aragon Blvd. and remind parkers that we do not park on Aragon.
- Report (give slip to child of offender) 3 slips = Detention
#6 Middle School drop off
- direct cars to move forward
- monitor children getting in/out of cars
#7 Speed Bump Area
- direct flow of cars entering/exiting middle grade area
- direct flow of cars entering lower grade drop off
