School Guidelines

List of 4 items.

• Parking On Campus

  There is limited parking on campus for families during morning drop-off except for special events. Parking is not available in either lot for afternoon pick-up. We need to be able to safely manage the pick-up line and can’t accommodate cars coming in and out of the parking lot. The parking lots are primarily reserved for faculty and staff. If you plan to walk your child to the front of the School in the morning, we ask that you please park on MacArthur Blvd to help keep spaces available for faculty and staff in our main parking lots.

• Drop-Off & Pick-Up Rules

  Drop Off

  • All students in Grades K-8 can be dropped off at school as early as 7:45 a.m. for early morning care. This means that Lower School students (K-5) can be dropped off anytime between 7:45-8:15 a.m., and Middle School students (6-8) can be dropped off anytime between 7:45-8:35 a.m.
    
    
  • Students in grades K-1 will enter campus and play in designated areas until 8:15 a.m. Kindergarten and 1st Grade will play, most days, until 8:25 a.m.
  • Students in grades 2-5 will enter campus and play in designated areas until 8:10 a.m. Students will be dismissed to their classrooms at 8:10 a.m. to prepare for the day, which starts at 8:15 a.m. 
  • Middle school students who arrive between 7:45-8:15 a.m. will be supervised in the Gallery until 8:15 a.m. After that time, middle school students will be allowed to enter the Middle School campus and will be supervised outside in the Middle School Yard until 8:35 a.m., when they will be dismissed to class.
    
    

  Pick Up

  • We need all parents/guardians to follow the schedule below to ease congestion in the afternoon:
    
    
  • Kindergarten: arrive no earlier than 2:50 p.m. and no later than 3:05 p.m.
  • 1st-2nd Grades: arrive no earlier than 3:10 p.m. and no later than 3:25 p.m.
  • 3rd-5th Grades: arrive no earlier than 3:20 p.m. and no later than 3:30 p.m.
  • Middle School: arrive no earlier than 3:40 p.m. and no later than 4:00 p.m.
    
    

  • If you arrive earlier than the times listed above, Redwood Day staff will tell you to exit the line and return to MacArthur Blvd. We don’t like telling people to do this, but we must ensure that all students can get home safely. Thank you for not arriving any earlier than the times listed above.
     
  • If you have more than one child in one of our divisions (Lower or Middle School), please arrive at the designated time above for your OLDEST child. Your younger child(ren) will be with your oldest child, ready to be picked up.
    
    
  • The parking lot will NOT be open to families for pick-up in the afternoon. We need to be able to safely manage the pick-up line and can’t accommodate cars coming in and out of the parking lot. 

• Neighborhood Parking

  Please remember that there are several parking restrictions on streets surrounding Redwood Day. We work hard to maintain good relations with our neighbors and ask for your cooperation in this effort. 

  • There is no parking on the following streets: Sausal (the small street just after the freeway overpass), Morrison (the street that intersects Sheffield at the stop sign), or on the opposite side of Sheffield.
  • Please DO NOT park across from Redwood Day and walk your child across the street.
  • If you park on Sheffield Ave. to walk your child(ren) into school, please park on our side of Sheffield only. This expectation extends all the way down Sheffield to E. 29th Street. This is part of our agreement with our neighbors and the City of Oakland.
  • Please observe the STOP sign just after Redwood Day on Sheffield Ave. when you make a U-turn to head back out toward MacArthur. It is important because:
    
    
  • It’s the law!
  • It’s a major safety concern
  • We want to teach our students to be good drivers when they grow up

• Sheffield Avenue Neighborhood Parking Agreement

  In partnership with our Sheffield Avenue neighbors, Redwood Day works diligently to preserve a positive relationship and remain mindful about parking and the number of vehicles we bring into the neighborhood. Redwood Day has a long-standing parking agreement with our Sheffield Avenue neighbors, which is as follows:

  • We agree to never park on Sausal Street
  • We agree to never park on the opposite side (to Redwood Day) of Sheffield Avenue
  • For major events, faculty/staff are encouraged to park off-site to create additional spaces in our lot
  • For major events, we highly encourage families to park off-campus on MacArthur Boulevard

  Please consider carpooling whenever possible to help alleviate traffic on Sheffield, address limited parking for major events, and help us comply with our neighborhood agreements.