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Slow Down, Love Your Neighbor: PCA Winter Driving & Campus Safety
Join host Mike and guest Steve Howe, PCA's Chief Operating Officer, for a candid conversation about campus safety during winter months. This episode frames safety as a posture, not a checklist, and focuses on the everyday choices that keep children, staff, and neighbors safe as families arrive, park, and depart.
Topics covered include on-campus speed limits (10 MPH on Seabourn Drive, 5 MPH in lots), the particular risks of speeding and distracted driving, reduced visibility from snowbanks, icy parking lots due to limited salt and sand, and unsafe shortcuts during busy pick-up and drop-off times. Mike and Steve describe problem areas on campus (lower school loop, middle school pickup zones, and straightaways where drivers tend to speed) and remind listeners about obeying one-way streets, stop signs, and crosswalks.
The episode also explains PCA's parking and student-driver policies: paid/assigned parking spots, handicapped spot etiquette, registration and parking permits for upper-school student drivers, and how violations are handled. Steve clarifies that parking-related fines feed the upper-school student activity fund and why vehicle registration helps maintain campus security.
Listeners learn about Eagle Watch, the volunteer layer of campus security—what volunteers do (observe and report), how they’re vetted and equipped, and the ways the community can support through volunteering or serving as crossing guards to free faculty for instruction. Mike and Steve emphasize a gracious, Christian-minded approach to one another during busy times and remind the community that safety extends beyond campus to nearby roads where PCA drivers affect the school's reputation.
Key takeaways: safety is shared stewardship; slow down and follow established traffic patterns; respect parking rules and permits; register student vehicles; treat Eagle Watch volunteers with gratitude; and consider volunteering to support arrival and dismissal. The episode closes with an invitation to Mike’s annual State of the School meeting and a final appeal for patience, care, and cooperation through the rest of the winter.
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By Mike RuneyJoin host Mike and guest Steve Howe, PCA's Chief Operating Officer, for a candid conversation about campus safety during winter months. This episode frames safety as a posture, not a checklist, and focuses on the everyday choices that keep children, staff, and neighbors safe as families arrive, park, and depart.
Topics covered include on-campus speed limits (10 MPH on Seabourn Drive, 5 MPH in lots), the particular risks of speeding and distracted driving, reduced visibility from snowbanks, icy parking lots due to limited salt and sand, and unsafe shortcuts during busy pick-up and drop-off times. Mike and Steve describe problem areas on campus (lower school loop, middle school pickup zones, and straightaways where drivers tend to speed) and remind listeners about obeying one-way streets, stop signs, and crosswalks.
The episode also explains PCA's parking and student-driver policies: paid/assigned parking spots, handicapped spot etiquette, registration and parking permits for upper-school student drivers, and how violations are handled. Steve clarifies that parking-related fines feed the upper-school student activity fund and why vehicle registration helps maintain campus security.
Listeners learn about Eagle Watch, the volunteer layer of campus security—what volunteers do (observe and report), how they’re vetted and equipped, and the ways the community can support through volunteering or serving as crossing guards to free faculty for instruction. Mike and Steve emphasize a gracious, Christian-minded approach to one another during busy times and remind the community that safety extends beyond campus to nearby roads where PCA drivers affect the school's reputation.
Key takeaways: safety is shared stewardship; slow down and follow established traffic patterns; respect parking rules and permits; register student vehicles; treat Eagle Watch volunteers with gratitude; and consider volunteering to support arrival and dismissal. The episode closes with an invitation to Mike’s annual State of the School meeting and a final appeal for patience, care, and cooperation through the rest of the winter.