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Meals & Childcare to Continue over Spring Break

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 […]

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Meals On the Bus Routes Expand Again April 6

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 […]

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HCPS Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

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 […]

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State Issues Guidance on Grading, Graduation Requirements

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 […]

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“Stay Home, Stay Safe” & Material Pick-Up

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 […]

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New Learn from Home Materials & Meals On the Bus Routes

Dear HCPS Family, Please read the entirety of this communication, as it includes important updates on Learn from Home, End Term grades, and new Meals On the Bus routes. As announced Monday by Governor Cooper, schools will remain closed for “in person instruction” until at least May 15, 2020, during which time the HCPS Learn […]

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Governor: Schools Closed Through May 15

Dear HCPS Family, Today, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 120 directing all K-12 public schools in North Carolina to remain closed for “in person instruction” until at least May 15, 2020. The HCPS Learn from Home model that began on March 20 will continue, thanks to our dedicated teachers, support staff, and the Instructional Services […]

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Community Health Advisory Update (March 20)

Dear HCPS Family, Today marks the official first day and launch of Learn from Home! Thank you to every member of our community and HCPS staff for their around the clock efforts to construct and implement this learning model.  Our teachers are excited to connect virtually with their students, and we are appreciative of our […]

Route 1: King Creek (10:30-10:55a) Dodd Meadows (11:05-11:30a) Shorty Collins (11:40a-12:05p) Leisure Lane (12:15-12:35p) Route 2: Sugarloaf Apts (10:30-10:55a) Conner Creek (11:10-11:35a) Ida Rogers (11:50a-12:15) Bearwallow Valley Trailer Park (12:30-12:55p)

Student Meal Options Expand During Closure

Families in need of reliable meals for their children during the current school closure now have more options available – both from the HCPS Child Nutrition Department and restaurants in the area offering free meals to students. Beginning Thursday, March 19, the Meals On the Bus is expanding to TWO routes and EIGHT stops, and […]