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Dropping off students before school and picking students up after school is a challenging task for parents. Colvin experiences huge traffic jams at this time of the day. When Colvin was opened in 1978 most students walked to school so there was not a huge need for parking or student drop off areas. Now in 2002 most students are driven to school. Two years ago, the Colvin staff worked with the Wichita Police Department to devise a new plan for parking and traffic flow at Colvin to help ease the situation. The plan was then presented to the Wichita Public Schools for funding for the project. The need for improved parking and traffic flow at Colvin was recognized by the Wichita Public Schools Service Center. In addition, they agreed that the new plan would improve the traffic flow before and after school. At that time, the School Service
Center recommended that the traffic flow problems be corrected when additional
classrooms are built on to Colvin as a part of the Wichita Public Schools bond
issue. Colvin is scheduled to receive its additional classrooms (and hopefully
improved traffic flow) in phase three of the bond issue.
Schools that were included in phase one of the bond issue construction are
currently in the construction phase. Schools in phase two are beginning to
develop plans for their improvements. Colvin parents and staff must be patient,
phase three of bond issue improvements is coming and we will have our turn at
improvements.
While we are waiting for our turn
for improvements at Colvin, parents and staff are strongly encouraged to use
patience and carefully observe traffic signs and markings around the school.
Parking in no parking zones puts students at risk when they are crossing the
street in front of the school. Double parking puts students at risk as they must
walk between cars. Driving the wrong way in the parking lot or on the street in
front of the school is asking for an accident. The most important task is to
keep all Colvin students safe. When individuals fail to observe the traffic
rules they are putting themselves before the safety of children. Our
students’ safety must be our first priority.
Wichita Parks and Recreation will offer recreational activities for Colvin youth during Spring Break from 1:00 to 6:00 Monday through Friday. Pre-registering your child is required for your child to participate. If your child is needing a safe place to hang out during Spring Break visit the Parks and Recreation office at Colvin or call 303-8023 to register your child. In addition, Wichita Parks and Recreation will be open longer hours to provide a safe place for your child to go during Parent-Teacher Conferences. The After School Program will begin when school dismisses at 12:15 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, March 27, 28, and 29 and run until 6:00 p.m. Your child must be pre-registered to participate in this extended hours program. You may register your child at the Parks and Recreation office at Colvin or call 303-8023.
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