Transportation Information

Click here for maps of the walking routes to Daybreak.

Pedestrian Monitor Program Information

• The Pedestrian Monitor Program is designed to assist walking students to and from school safely. The Parent Permission & Instruction Form for the Pedestrian Monitor Program is required for Kindergarteners only. AM Kindergartners can use the program to walk to school, and will be bused home after school. PM Kindergartners are bused to school, but can use the program to walk home from school.
   
• A parent must be there to meet your child at a monitor meeting location, otherwise your child will walk with the monitor back to school, and you can meet your child there to be picked up.
   
• There are six crossing guards to assist children across NW 20th Avenue.
   
• Pedestrian monitors were selected through a series of panel reviews and both background and reference checks.
   
• There will be additional personnel and monitoring during the first 2-3 weeks of the school year to help make adjustments if and where necessary.
   
• Because Daybreak Middle School students start class at 8:40, those primary school students who walk to school with their older friends and siblings have the option of having breakfast in the cafeteria or playing on the playground until school starts at 9. The playground is monitored from 8:30-9 AM each day.
   
• For those middle school students waiting to walk home with their primary school friends and siblings, there is an option to volunteer to help primary school teachers with their routines at the end of the school day.
   
• Skateboards are NOT allowed to be ridden on school property. We are checking into whether or not scooters are allowed, and will post the information here as soon we know.
   
• You must list all of the names of those people allowed to pick up your children from school or a walking monitor. If a change is necessary, please submit it in writing to your child's teacher or the school office. Emails work well too!
   
• The Daybreak Schools and the BG School District are not responsible for carpools and other methods of traveling to and from the school campus.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many schools in the district use a Pedestrian Monitor Program?
   Two--Daybreak and Maple Grove.
    
2. Why are the primary and middle school start times different?
   It was decided that in order to accommodate the traffic caused by having such a high percentage of students that will not be riding a bus to and from school, middle school would begin 20 minutes earlier than the primary school.
    
3. Why are multiple buses necessary if the number of students needing a bus is so low?
   We pay money by the mile, not by the number of buses running. The Daybreak Schools boundary is so large that it makes more sense financially to have several buses running a shorter distance than to pay for one bus to travel all over the area.
    
4. How was the walking area around the school and its associated risks determined?
   The walking radius of the Daybreak schools was assessed by the BG School District, the City of Battle Ground, and a local risk management firm. Speed signs, flashing lights, crosswalks, and traffic patterns were all designed around the findings defined by those participating parties.
    
5. Why can't students walk through the empty field behind the school?
   Walking students should always use the sidewalks and walking paths where provided. Construction is to set to start next spring in the empty field, and we want students to get used to having to walk around that area.
    
6. What is the earliest I can drop my child off at school?
   Middle school students can be dropped off as early as 8:15. Primary students can have breakfast in the cafeteria or play on the supervised playground as early as 8:30, or can be dropped off in the classroom at 8:50.
    
7. When and where is my child supposed to meet with the Pedestrian Monitor? 
   Times and locations depend on where you live and what is easiest for you. The following is a list of times and meeting locations along the walking route. Please be at your selected meeting location 5 minutes prior to the scheduled time. Click here for maps of the walking routes to Daybreak.
   
   Students living east of NW 20th Ave: Pedestrian Monitor 1
   
   Morning Afternoon  Meeting Location

   8:00	4:20	NW 4th St. at apartments
   8:05	4:15	NW 4th St. at NW 12th Ave.
   8:10	4:10	NW 4th St. at NW 15th Ave.
   8:12	4:05	NW 4th St. at NW 16th Ave.
   8:15	4:03	NW 4th St. at NW 19th Ave.
   8:17	4:00	NW 4th St. at NW 20th Ave.
   8:25	3:50	NW 20th Ave. at NW 9th St.
   8:30	3:45	NW 20th Ave. at NW 10th Way
   8:40	3:40	NW 20th Ave. at NW 12th St.
   8:45	3:35	NW 20th Ave. at Onsdorff Blvd.

Students living west of NW 20th Ave: Pedestrian Monitor 2

Morning Afternoon  Meeting Location

8:00	4:20	NW 29th Ave. at NW 10th Way
8:02	4:18	NW 29th Ave. at NW 3rd Way
8:05	4:15	NW 29th Ave. at NW 6th St.
8:07	4:13	NW 27th Ave. at NW 6th St.
8:10	4:10	NW 27th Ave. at NW 7th St.
8:12	4:08	NW 27th Ave. at NW 8th St.
8:15	4:05	NW 27th Ave. at NW 10th St.
8:17	4:03	NW 27th Ave. at NW 11th St.
8:20	4:00	NW 27th Ave. at NW 12th St.
8:22	3:58	NW 27th Ave. at NW 13th St.
8:25	3:55	NW 27th Ave. at NW 14th St.
8:30	3:50	NW 27th Ave. at NW 15th St.
8:35	3:45	NW 15th St. at NW 25th Ave.
8:40	3:40	NW 15th St. at NW 24th Ave.
8:45	3:35	NW 15th St. at NW 21st Pl.

8. Why can't the school do more to coordinate other ways of getting to and from school?
   Due to liability issues, the Daybreak Schools and the BG School District are not responsible for carpools and other methods of traveling to and from the school campus.