Drop-off begins at 7:30 a.m. Students arriving between 7:30 and 7:45 remain in the Multi-purpose Room (MPR). Homerooms open at 7:45 a.m. The Villa Way gates close at 8:15 a.m. until reopening at 2:00 p.m. for afternoon dismissal.
Morning Drop-Off
- Enter the St. Ursula Villa campus through the Villa Way entrance offTusculum.
- Proceed down the drive on the right toward the elementary school in a single lane along the sidewalk.
- The first car in line should watch school personnel who will direct you to move up past the bridge before stopping to let off passengers. Put car in “park.”
- All students should exit the vehicle on the passenger side onto thesidewalk. No one should disembark from their vehicle on the driver side.
- The students will enter the school through the MPR entrance.
- The vehicle exit route will be in front of the courtyard, to the right behind the art wing and down to the Tusculum Avenue exit/entrance near thesoccer fields. All traffic will be one way only down the hill.
- Drivers are prohibited from passing vehicles stopped to drop off passengers.
Afternoon Dismissal
- Enter the St. Ursula Villa campus through the Villa Way entrance.
- Park in the designated lanes as directed by school personnel.
- Put your car in park and turn off your engine.
- Get out of your car and move to the sidewalk to meet your child.
- Once all students are in their vehicles, supervising personnel will systematically release each lane of cars.
- The vehicle exit route will be in front of the courtyard, to the right behindthe art wing and down to the Tusculum Avenue exit/entrance near the soccer fields. As needed, a second set of cars will enter the carpool area to pick up remaining students, using the same procedures.
Some Important Information
- Morning carpool traffic is one lane only. Do not pass any vehicle stopped along the sidewalk for any reason.
- Students arriving in the morning are to get out of their vehicles on the passenger side only.
- All Villa Way traffic (morning and afternoon) flows down the hill behind the carriage house (art room) to the soccer fields. No left turn to the upper parking lot is allowed.
- Adults and students should use the bridge to walk down to the Main School from the Manor House and upper parking lot.
- To ensure the safety of both children and adults in afternoon carpool, you must turn off your engines and refrain from using your cell phones. Because many of the children are small in stature, we must all be totally alert to our surroundings.
- Current Ohio state law mandates that children under 40 pounds and/or four years old must be in a car seat or booster seat appropriate for the child’s age and weight. By law, children ages four through seven who are less than 4’9” tall must ride in a federally approved booster seat.
- For safety reasons, please do not leave your car running or unattended at any time while you are on the campus. If you need to go into a building, please park in a marked space.
- Bus arrivals and departures are directed and monitored by teachers.