White Oak Elementary School

Important Parent Information

  Growth can be positive and it can be negative. Our school population has grown over the past several years. That is positive because it means our communities are inviting and caring places where families want to live and rear their children. Over the last three years, White Oak Elementary has added five mobile classrooms, three classroom teaching positions and a half-time reading specialist position. 

   The negative side of this growth is WOES is cramped for space. We are currently using every available space within our school building.  Our surrounding campus is being impacted greatly by our growth as well, especially the parking areas and student drop-off and pick-up points.  The influx of vehicles and foot traffic immediately before and after dismissal has become a safety concern for everyone.

   In the coming weeks you will see and hear about changes in procedures for student pick-ups and drop-off. Please be patient as we work through this. We are trying several things to see what works best for us. It is not our desire to have parents inconvenienced or upset. It is our desire to abide by state statutes and guidelines pertaining to school traffic control. First and foremost, it is our desire to keep your children safe.

   It is our goal to have a newly designed plan in place when we return to school after the December break.  Until then, I ask you to be patient and help us work through the next few months. At this point, we will only be re-designing the current traffic flow and pick-up procedures. There are no immediate plans (or funding) for more space. With that in mind and as you observe the afternoon dismissal plans, feel free to give us feedback on ways you think might improve what we are doing. Thank you!

email:  wfowler@woes.carteret.k12.nc.us