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Today, Governor Roy Cooper made an announcement, closing all North Carolina public schools through the end of the school year. While this announcement effectively answers the question, “Will we return to school this year?” We know that many questions remain. In the coming days, we will share more information about alternative plans for canceled end […]

After a restful Spring Break, our teachers have enjoyed reconnecting with their students and jumping back into Learn from Home this week – and they’re ready to provide feedback on past assignments! Teachers have been communicating online with students engaging in Learn from Home digitally, and they look forward to providing helpful feedback to students who […]

Did you know that April is School Library Month in North Carolina? Plus, this week is National Library Week. Though our physical libraries are closed this April, our Media Coordinators have been busier than ever making sure students, families, and staff are connected to reading resources and digital teaching tools during the school closure. Under […]

Dear HCPS Family, It’s time for a well-deserved, much-needed break from instruction. We encourage students, parents and teachers who have been hard at work with Learn from Home to take next week, away from your assignments and enjoy Spring Break. We will pick back up with remote learning on Monday, April 20. Even though Spring […]

Dear HCPS Family, We encourage students, parents and teachers who have been hard at work with Learn from Home to take next week, April 13-17, away from your assignments and enjoy Spring Break. We are grateful for your dedication to your studies these past weeks! Learn from Home We will pick back up with remote […]

The Meals On the Bus service is expanding once again, with changes taking effect Monday. Several new stops are being added to existing routes 1,3, and 4, which will alter the individual bus stop times on these routes. A 7th route, serving neighborhoods in the Flat Rock area, is also starting Monday. For the full […]

Dear HCPS Family, On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, the Henderson County Department of Public Health (HCDPH) notified the district that a Henderson County Public Schools employee has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Though local public health officials continue to be the authority in identifying positive cases and investigating close contacts, we are communicating this […]

Dear HCPS Family, Senior graduation requirements and the grading of remote learning lessons during the current period of school closure have recently been addressed by the State Board of Education (SBE). On Friday, the SBE approved recommendations from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to pass high school seniors if they were passing their […]

Dear HCPS Family, As many of you already learned from the Henderson County Government today, the county will be carrying out a stay home, stay safe ordinance beginning tomorrow, Saturday, March 28th at 12:00 p.m. to further minimize the spread of the coronavirus. The Supplemental Proclamation of Emergency for Henderson County issued by county commissioners […]