Shorewood Hills School Parking

The safety of every child going to and coming from the Shorewood Hills Elementary School is everyone’s concern. Students are encouraged to walk or bike to school. If parents feel they need to accompany their children, the Police Department suggests doing so on foot or by bicycle. Fewer people driving will reduce traffic congestion and will help keep our children safe.

Crosswalks

During the school year, the Village provides adult crossing guards at key intersections in the Village for students’ walking and biking safety. Crossing guards are located on Oxford Road at Bowdoin Road and on Shorewood Boulevard at Topping Road-Harvard Drive. WI State Statute states, “Every operator of a motor vehicle approaching a school crossing which is controlled by an adult school crossing guard shall follow the directions of the school crossing guard. If directed by the school crossing guard to stop, the operator shall stop the vehicle not less than 10 feet nor more than 30 feet from the school crossing and shall remain stopped until the school crossing guard directs the operator to proceed.”

Please remember that pedestrians in any crosswalk have the right of way. Drivers must come to a complete stop prior to the crosswalk and remain stopped until everyone in the crosswalk has cleared the roadway.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Areas

Shorewood Boulevard has designated ‘Drop-Off’ and ‘Pick-Up’ areas on the west side of the street. You may stop in the ‘Drop-Off’ and ‘Pick-Up’ area and walk your child safely across the street, but you must immediately return to your vehicle and leave the area. Columbia Road has a new ‘Drop-Off-Only’ lane just south of the Amherst Drive intersection. Drivers may stop briefly to drop off students but since it is a single lane, drivers are not allowed to exit their vehicles and hold up the traffic flow.

If you choose to walk your child into the school and leave your vehicle unattended you must be parked in a legal spot (not in the ‘Drop- Off’ and ‘Pick-Up’ areas or an area posted ‘No Stopping, Standing or Parking from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm on school days’). No Parking, Stopping or Standing areas will be enforced. Vehicles must be attended at all times. Space is limited and vehicles parked illegally will be ticketed.

Speed Limits

The speed limit on all streets in the Village is 20 mph with the exceptions of the school zone when children are present (15 mph), and Locust Drive (25 mph). The Shorewood Hills Police Department enforces all traffic laws and drivers should pay attention to all signs and obey all the rules of the road.