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8/13/2026
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Can you believe it? Orientation is less than a week away, and the first day of school is almost here!
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REQUIRED Parent/Student Orientation is Tuesday, August 18th. Kindergarten through 4th grade will be from 8:30-11:30 am, and 5th-8th grade will be from 1- 4 pm.
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Arrival & Parking
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Parents/Guardians: Please bring your student(s) to their respective classrooms, then join us in the gym. We will start in the gym before moving into small breakout groups. Afterward, guardians will return to the classrooms to meet with teachers for classroom-specific details. Attendance at Orientation Day is mandatory each year.
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Parking is available in the main school lot and lower gravel lot. Overflow parking is available at Asheville Gospel Chapel, with a shuttle running from the church lot starting at 8:00 a.m. for the morning session and 12:30 p.m. for the afternoon session. Please do not park in the EARC pool lot!
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With construction still underway on New Haw Creek Road, please allow extra time for travel and parking.
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| | Important Dates
| | • | August 18th: REQUIRED Parent/Student Orientation
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| | | | • | August 19th: First Full Day for Students
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| | • | August 20th: Board Meeting
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| | • | August 28th: ECCS Parent Social (Details to come)
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School News & Updates
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Drop-Off & Pick-up
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Please review the following morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up guidelines. Adhering to these tips ensures a safe, efficient process for all students, drivers, and pedestrians.
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| | | | | Drop-Off Window: 7:55–8:10 a.m. (Before Care is available for a $5/day fee from 7:30–7:55 a.m.).
| Classes begin at 8:30 am. Students are tardy at 8:29 am. Families arriving after 8:29 am will need to park and enter the school through the Front Office.
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| Placard: Please have your BLUE placard ready. Placards will be given at orientation.
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| Pull All the Way Up: Fill all available space to avoid backing up traffic on Bell Road. If traffic is backing up, please do not block resident driveways on Bell Rd and New Haw Creek Rd.
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| Display Your Blue Placard: Place your placard on your dashboard so staff can enter your number into the car-line app. Keep it displayed until all students are safely in the car, then remove it so staff knows you are ready to pull away.
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| Stay in the Car: Let our staff assist students. If your child needs extra time or help, please park in the gravel lot or near Picnic Island (do not park next to the gym).
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| No Placard? Bring ID: Anyone picking up without a placard, including parents, must present a photo ID at the front desk to be verified against the pick-up list. (Note: If your preferred name differs from your legal ID, please make sure both names are on file with us.)
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| Unload Right Side Only: Students should exit on the passenger side. Unassisted exits on the left must strictly use the center sidewalk and crosswalk.
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| Early Dismissal Deadlines: Early sign-outs end promptly at 2:30 p.m. (and 1:00 p.m. on Mondays). Please plan afternoon appointments accordingly
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| Prep Ahead: Have bags packed and goodbyes said before reaching the unloading zone!
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| | Safety First: Follow traffic team directions and always use designated crosswalks.
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Need a visual guide? Watch our traffic video!
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EverAfter
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BIG changes are coming to the EverAfter program this year!
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If you plan on sending your student(s) to EverAfter, please take a moment to review these updates.
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If you have any questions, please reach out to Lauren Durr, EverAfter Director, at lauren.durr@evergreenccs.org
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2026-2027 Financial Assistance
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Families can request financial assistance for school fees & EverAfter fees. Deadline to apply is September 30, 2026. HERE is the form.
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Looking for Front Office Volunteers
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We are looking for volunteers to help cover the front office during lunch (12:00–12:30 p.m.) on the second and fourth Thursday of every month throughout the school year. If you are interested, please contact our receptionist, ND, at nd.gravy@evergreenccs.org.
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Nutrition & School Meals
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Be on the lookout for communication from our Nutrition Director, Sarah Shah, regarding updates on school meals, applications for free/reduced lunch, and upcoming menus.
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New Families: Set Up Your MySchoolBucks account
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New families, it’s time to set up your MySchoolBucks account! MySchoolBucks is our go-to portal for processing payments, enrolling for EverAfter, and adding lunch money.
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For questions regarding MySchoolBucks, please reach out to Beth: beth.rankin@evergreenccs.org
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Events & Community
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Support Evergreen - Link Your Ingles Card!
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When you make purchases using The Ingles Advantage Card, Ingles will give back to the school a portion of those sales. The school can use proceeds to purchase computers and school supplies.
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Please link your Ingles card for the 2026-2027 school year!
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Stay Connected
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Use Google Calendar? Great, so do we! You can add our calendar to your personal account.
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Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Road, Asheville, NC, 28805, United States
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