Traffic patterns will change Monday at Oconto Falls Elementary School, in an effort to reduce traffic back-ups and improve safety for students arriving in the morning.
According to Principal Dan Moore, traffic congestion from 7:50-8:10 a.m. prompted the change.
Beginning Monday, traffic from Farm Road will enter the school parking lot at the north entrance and exit to the south, on Maria Volk Drive. This is a reversal of the current traffic flow, and signs will be posted to remind motorists of the change.
In addition, students will no longer enter through the front doors of the school. Instead, students in kindergarten, first grade and second grade will enter through the cafeteria doors in the rear of the school. Vehicles dropping them off will make a clockwise loop in the playground behind the school before stopping at the cafeteria doors to drop off the students.
Students in third, fourth and fifth grades will enter at the fourth- and fifth-grade entrances. Families with children at both grade levels may drop off all children at the back entrance or make two separate stops.
Vehicles should pull alongside the curb to the left when dropping off students, leaving the right lane open for traffic.
Parents or guardians bringing students before 7:50 a.m. or after 8:10 a.m. should park in the visitor parking lot and walk with the students to the main entrance.
For more information, contact Moore at danmoore@ocontofalls.k12.wi.us or 920-848-4476.
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