Fiske School Traffic Safety

We strongly encourage walking, biking and carpooling to Fiske.

The safety of all Fiske students during morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal is of great importance both to Fiske School administration and staff as well as the Fiske PTO. The Fiske PTO has worked with the Lexington Police Department to create simple traffic rules and a system to enforce them. We ask that everyone visiting Fiske School at morning drop-off (8:00am – 9:15am) or afternoon dismissal (2:45pm – 3:30pm) abide by these simple rules to keep everyone safe.

Adams Street Safety Rules

• Cars may park in the visitor parking lot (back-in parking only) OR on the sidewalk side of the Adams Street entrance road. Do not park your car after the crosswalk on the traffic circle.

• Adams Street visitor parking lot is BACK-IN parking only.

• No U-turn anywhere on the entrance road is permitted – follow the traffic pattern to reverse direction.

• No stopping for any reason on the circle during dismissal.

• Do not allow children to get into your vehicle unless you are properly parked.
• Only legally disabled people may park in the disabled bay.
• Turn off your car engine. By law there is no idling on school property.
• Do not drive across the star to get to the Colony Road side of Fiske School.

• Do not park alongside another vehicle on the Adams Street access road.
• Do not block crosswalks for any reason.
• Please observe the one-way traffic pattern around the circle.
• Abusive or rude behavior is unacceptable.

Please drive and park respectfully while on Fiske school property. It is your responsibility to inform grandparents, home helpers or anyone else picking up your children of these rules.

Colony Road Live Dismissal to a Waiting Vehicle Safety Rules

Pick-up must occur between 3:10pm and 3:25pm (Thursday dismissal is between 12:10pm and 12:25pm). If you are late, please park in a legal parking space and meet your child/children at the live dismissal door with your ID card. After 3:35pm (12:35pm on Thursday), please pick-up your child/children directly from the school office.

• Your live dismissal ID card must always be shown, no exceptions. Without it, please park in a legal parking space and come to the live dismissal door with proper identification to pick-up your child/children. After 3:35pm (12:35pm on Thursdays) children must be picked up from the school office.

• All individuals picking up children must follow the designated traffic pattern and not pass other cars or jump the line.

• Children will only be loaded into the front four cars in a clearly marked dismissal area.

• If your child/children are not ready when you reach the loading area, you must follow the traffic pattern to circle round and rejoin the line.

• Do not get out of your car in the live dismissal line. If it is necessary, please do so after moving away from the dismissal area.

Instructions for Walkers/Park and Meet Dismissals on Colony Road side

Bring your ID card to the live dismissal door to pick-up your child/children between 3:10pm and 3:25 pm. (Thursday dismissal is between 12:10pm and 12:25pm). After 3:35pm (12:35pm on Thursdays) please pick up your child/children directly from the school office.