Student Drop-Off* and Pickup
BFA is committed to managing traffic and parking in a safe and effective manner for the benefit of its students and the community. Thus, BFA has prepared a Traffic and Parking Management Plan and Procedures. As a helpful resource, you can view the parking map. If you would like to allow someone else to pick up your student, you can designate that person in the app or email traffic@bfacademy.org well in advance to let the office know. Please note, you can designate how individual students are picked up using the dismissal app.
As a matter of school policy, please limit the use of electronic devices of any kind, including Bluetooth or other hands-free devices in the areas designated in BFA’s Traffic and Parking Management Plan and Procedures. Further, to ensure the safety of all, a vehicle may not exceed 10 mph on school property at any time for any reason. Parents should not get out of their cars during carpool; if there is an issue, please let a staff member or volunteer know.
BFA will have two designated loading zones (A and B) for kindergarten through eighth grade student use during pickup at the dismissal of school. BFA also will maintain a separate area designated for pre-kindergarten loading and unloading.
To view our late arrival/tardy procedures, please click on the “Late Arrivals/Early Release/Appointments” tab.
Volunteer for Carpool
To ensure the safety of its students, BFA will have an adequate number of carpool attendants onsite. BFA requests that families volunteer to assist with drop-off and pickup.
Please consider helping in carpool; feel free to show up in the morning or afternoon to volunteer.
Afternoon Carpool Dismissal Process
If you have not already downloaded the PikMyKid App, please do so at this time. Starting the first day of school, next Wednesday, Aug. 14, we use PikMyKid for afternoon carpool pick-up. We’re excited to use this app and believe it will be an efficient way to manage afternoon carpool. As with any new process, please be patient during the next week as we all work together to fine tune it.
NOTE: Parents who only have a student in Mrs. Murray’s morning kindergarten class do not need the app this school year.
Parents, please use the PikMyKid link to access all support and FAQ’s for the PikMyKid platform and app. Their website includes videos and documents to help with any questions that you have about the dismissal process.
A couple of notes specific to carpool at BFA:
Carline
- When you/your designee arrives to pick up your student(s), it is imperative that you ensure the ‘Zone’ indicated on the app is the lane you’ve pulled into (A or B line) and that you “Announce” your arrival. Please DO NOT announce your arrival when you are on Plaza as that will only slow the carpool process down. Preschool parents who have a K-8 sibling should announce when they are parked in the preschool lot.
- The PikMyKid system automatically assigns a number–which is what you will see when using the app. This is different from the family number on the carpool tag given to you by the school which will be used for voting/surveys at BFA. Retain your tags and keep them in your car. They will prove helpful to take off your dash/rear-view mirror when your student is loaded in your car, and to flag a staff member if your student did not come out for pick-up.
Support and Tutorials
The PikMyKid Support Team is always available to help you when you have a question. You can contact them at support@pikmykid.com.
Overall Simple Tutorial for Parents
Tutorial for After School Sports or Activities for Parents
*Early Drop-Offs
Students who are not registered for BASE and are dropped off before 7:45 a.m will be charged $10 per student for the first offense and $15 per student for the second offense. Charges will continue to go up by $5 per student after each offense.
*Late Pick-Ups
Generally, carpool and All Call end by 3:55 p.m. Students who are not registered for BASE and are not picked up by 4 p.m. will be charged $5 per student for the first offense and $10 per student for the second offense. Charges will continue to go up by $5 per student after each offense. Furthermore, students not registered for BASE and not picked up by 4:15 p.m. will be charged an additional $2 per minute, per student beginning at 4:16 p.m.
