Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi
2025-26 Carpool Instructions
Morning Carpool
Morning carpool will run from 7:30-8:00 am for Foundations, Early Childhood, and Lower School. Students should not enter the building prior to 7:30 with the exception of 4th grade safety patrol. Please note that faculty will be arriving from 7:00-7:25 am, so the driveways and parking areas will be active spaces. Additionally, due to construction limitations and constraints, courtesy and patience will be important for all. Please read the information below carefully, especially the sections that apply to your family’s needs.
Step by Step AM Instructions
List of 3 items.
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Foundations or ECC Student/No LS Sibling
- Enter south Old Canton Road Gate.
- For carpool, pull all the way down to the front of Kennedy Hall for unloading; do not stop in front of the Foundations building. A teacher will get your child on the passenger side/infant seat on that side if possible.
- Circle ECC parking lot and head toward the north Old Canton Gate to exit.
- Use the left lane to pass the LS carpool line. CAUTION - drive slowly and carefully as carpool is taking place.
- Exit using the north Old Canton gate; merge like a zipper; be patient at the gate and the light.
*No lefthand turns
**There will be a guard present to help you merge.
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Foundations/ECC with LS Sibling
1. Enter south Old Canton Road Gate.2. Pull all the way down in carpool line for unloading; a teacher will get your child on the passenger side/infant seat on that side if possible. Do not stop in front of the Foundations building.
3. Circle ECC parking lot and go to front of LS building to that carpool line. Enter the right lane to join the LS carpool line for your older/LS child. All students will enter the front of the building and head to their classroom.4.Safety patrol will get your child out on PASSENGER side; there will be NO driver side exit.CAUTION- Cars will be passing in the left lane.5. Exit using the north Old Canton gate; merge with traffic in the left.*No lefthand turn. -
Lower School Student Only
1. Enter Frontage Road Gate.2. Pull through carpool line with student exiting on the passenger side of the vehicle (same direction as afternoon carpool).3. Exit the Frontage Rd gate (must turn right).4. Use caution when exiting the school and merging with Frontage Road traffic.
Information for everyone:
- Pull all the way down to the front of Kennedy Hall for unloading; do not stop in front of the Foundations building. Please pull up as much as possible so we can get cars off the road as quickly as possible. A teacher will come to your vehicle to assist with your student.
- In the carpool line, please remain in your car; do not get out of the vehicle. The teacher will unload your student and their belongings and walk them into the classrooms. If at all possible, have your car seats on the right hand-side of the vehicle.
- Safety restraints: Safety is of paramount importance. When you have entered the carpool line, please release the leg straps for your child’s car seat—not the chest harness—so your child remains secure but is easier to remove from the car seat. In the afternoon, please pull around through the line to secure your child’s safety restraints before leaving campus.
- Students should be ready to exit the vehicle: breakfast finished, socks and shoes on, bags/lunch boxes ready, etc. for a safe and smooth exit from the vehicle. If students are not ready to exit the vehicle, you may be asked to pull around and re-join the carpool line to give your family more time.
- For ECC and LS, if you arrive later than 8:00 am, there will no longer be supervision at carpool, so park and walk your student into the front office (located in the main LS building). Students are marked tardy after 8:00. As a reminder, habitual tardiness has a negative effect on the integrity and effectiveness of the school experience--both for the student and for the class as a whole. Excessive tardiness will be brought to the attention of the Division Head.
- Foundations carpool ends at 8:00 am. After 8:00 am, you will need to park and walk your student into the building using the designated crosswalk zone.
Afternoon Carpool (Pre-K3 - 4th Grade Only)
Step by Step PM Instructions
List of 3 items.
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ECC Student/No LS Sibling
1. From 2:30 - 2:40, enter the Old Canton Road gate by heading north on Old Canton and turning right, and pick up in front of Kennedy Hall. There will be no left hand turns into campus in the afternoon for safety reasons.2. Pull all the way down to in carpool line for loading. A teacher will load your child in the passenger side/infant seat on that side if possible.3. Circle ECC parking lot and head toward the north Old Canton Gate to exit.4. Use the left lane to pass the LS carpool line. CAUTION - drive slowly and carefully as afternoon carpool is taking place.5. Exit using the north Old Canton gate; merge like a zipper; be patient at the gate and the light. -
ECC Student with LS Sibling
1. From 2:40 - 3:00, enter the Old Canton Road gate by heading north on Old Canton and turning right, and pick up your ECC student first in front of Kennedy Hall. There will be no left hand turns into campus in the afternoon for safety reasons.
2. A teacher will load your child in the passenger side/infant seat on that side if possible.
3. Circle ECC parking lot and go to the front of the LS building to the LS carpool line. Stay in the right lane to join the LS carpool line to pick up your LS child.4. A teacher will load your child in the passenger side of the vehicle; no children will be loaded through the driver side of the vehicle due to passing cars in the left lane.CAUTION - Cars will be passing in the left lane.
5. Exit using the north Old Canton gate; merge with oncoming traffic in the left lane. -
Lower School Student Only
1. 2:45 - 3:00 Enter Frontage Rd. gate.
2. Pull through carpool line with student entering on the passenger side of the vehicle (same direction as morning carpool).
3. Exit the Frontage Rd gate (must turn right).
4. Use caution when exiting the school and merging with Frontage Road traffic.
Information for everyone:
- Carpool tags are required.
- If you have an ECC (Pre-K3 - K) student only, please use the 2:30 - 2:40 carpool window to pick your child and exit campus.
- If you have an ECC child + LS sibling, please use the 2:40 - 3:00 window. Arriving sooner than this will cause the ECC carpool line to back up.
- If you have LS children only, please arrive in the back carpool during the 2:45 - 3:00 window.
- If you need extra time to buckle in, please pull closer to the north lot to help your child.
- Students who are not picked up from ECC or LS carpool before the 3:00 cutoff time will be sent to After School Care for a fee. ASC lasts until 5:45 daily.
- Any carpool changes (dropping into After School Care, going home with a friend, being picked up by a grandparent, etc.) need to be made in writing by emailing carpoolchange@gosaints.org. All requests need to be received by noon so that we can ensure this change is communicated with your child and the teacher. If it is a change that is longer than one day, please note that and ensure the responsible party is also noted in MySA as an authorized pick up person.
Early Dismissals
Early Dismissals from school should be reserved for medical appointments and emergencies. When an early dismissal is necessary, please follow the procedure as outlined below:
- Park in front of your child’s building (Kennedy Hall for ECC or the main office for LS) and TEXT the number on the blue sign (601-941-8873). Please note this number does not receive phone calls; it receives texts ONLY. Include your child’s name and grade on the text. Your student will be called from his or her class and brought to your vehicle.
- Please note that early dismissals will not be granted after 2:15 pm for ECC students and 2:30 for LS students. Early dismissals after these times interfere with carpool traffic and end-of-the-day routines for students. You must text for early dismissals before this cut-off time or you will be directed to wait in carpool for your child.
Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi