The drop-off point was moved to accommodate the construction of new classrooms.

The school conducted the study after the association raised concerns about the relocation of the kindergartner drop-off area from Minnesota to Lincoln Avenue. The move from Minnesota Avenue, the association said, could generate greater congestion along busy Lincoln Avenue.

Steve Adamo, the district's construction project manager, told residents that, based on the June 3 traffic study, the 625 cars that frequent the school will not affect Lincoln Avenue.

Southbound cars will enter and exit the one-way drop-off area on Lincoln Avenue. Ten cars can be in the drop-off area at one time, in addition to a drop-off area along the curb. School buses will drop off children on Minnesota Avenue.

Despite the district's reassurance, several association board members questioned the feasibility of the new drop-off area at the meeting. They were concerned that parents might park on the other side of Lincoln Avenue and then their children would have to cross the busy street. After school, parents may also double-park on Lincoln Avenue while waiting for their children, board members said.

"Double-parking and running across Lincoln is absolutely not allowed," Adamo said.

Association past president Helen Solinski questioned whether the right-turn-only onto Lincoln Avenue could worsen traffic for neighborhood streets. However, Adamo said the district thinks cut-through traffic will be the same as it was last year.

In order to clarify safety conduct at the new loading zone, the school will send out fliers. School officials will supervise the new drop-off areas during the first weeks of school.

Also, the San Jose Police Department will monitor the traffic for three weeks and will ticket parents who do not observe the rules, Adamo said

"There is no perfect solution for an intersection like this, but this is the best we can do," Adamo said.