FAQs

• A public school which is a nonprofit corporation operating within a public school district;
• An avenue for parents, teachers, and community members to create new and more flexible ways of educating students.

• Open enrollment – any student eligible to attend Greenville County Schools may attend with no admission tests or admission standards;
• No tuition;
• Same federal, state, and local money flows through the local school district;
• Must be accountable, meeting all State/Federal standards for student achievement;
• Governed by a board elected by parents and teachers;
• Has flexibility to innovate with the curriculum and faculty;
• Requires parental involvement;
• Must meet the guidelines set forth in its charter.

• An autonomous high school located on or near a college with an enrollment of less than 110 students per grade;
• Supplements course offerings by enrolling students in college courses for secondary and post-secondary credit (dual credit);
• Early Colleges graduate students with a high school diploma and some post-secondary credits;
• Early Colleges encourage students to remain for a fifth year to graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree;
• Early Colleges are associated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Middle College National Consortium.

For students...
who want a small school with an individualized learning program;
who want to begin taking college courses while in high school – free;
who are especially interested in the programs offered at the Greenville Technical College and / or North Greenville University.

• A strong academic foundation with small student teacher ratio;
• Project-based curriculum modeled after real world practices for active, engaged learning;
• Mastery learning and required academic assistance;
• High expectations for all, no levels or tracks;
• Advisor/Advisee, providing career and academic advisement;
• Individualized Learning Plan for all students;
• Business partners and mentoring program;
• Required community service;
• Required capstone project for graduation;
• Uniform dress code;
• And highly qualified and caring faculty/staff.

To ensure our scholars are prepared for cold weather, we would ask parents to make sure to send their scholars to school with warm clothing on cold days. On days where the temperature drops below 32 degrees, all P.E. classes will be held indoors.

Except in an emergency, messages will be taken at the front office for children so that classroom instruction is not interrupted.

A lost and found area is maintained in the school.  To help us return items to your child, we recommend putting your child’s name on items of clothing, coats, sweaters, lunch boxes, etc. Every few months, we donate unclaimed articles to charitable organizations.

All scholars may have breakfast and lunch at no charge. Any scholar who participated in a free meal program during the previous school year will remain on the same program for the first 10 days of school only. A new free lunch application will be sent home with each child at the beginning of the school year.  It must be completed and returned to the school in order to determine if your child qualifies or will remain on a lunch program. Applications are also available in the office in the event that your financial circumstances change during the school year.

• The school requires a note/form from parents or guardians under the following circumstances:
• To explain an absence
• To explain a tardy
• To request early dismissal
• To excuse the child from recess or physical education
• To change daily transportation procedures
• Permission for child to go home with another child
• To request a change in bus transportation
• For scholars to attend a field trip
• Authorization for medication
• Emergency treatment form
• Any other special issue needing to be addressed

School hours are Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm.  

A parent or guardian must sign them into the front office.

For all busing questions or concerns, please contact the Transportation office directly at 864-214-1628.

• Start each day right; a calm beginning at home makes the school day much better.
• Encourage your child to have a good breakfast and lunch.  Make sure that your child sleeps at least eight hours each night.
• Praise your child each day for something he/she has done.  Have a special place to put schoolwork and other items brought home.
• Stress attendance.  If your child is ill, home is the best place; otherwise, your child needs to take advantage of every school day.
• Be punctual.  “The early bird gets the worm”.
• Keep the lines of communication open between yourself and your child’s teacher.  Inform the teacher of any family situation that could influence your child’s behavior.  Also, if he/she is reluctant to come to school, let the teacher know so that together you can find the reason.
• Communicate with your child’s teacher at least once a week through a note, phone call, visit, email, etc.
• Take your child to the library to get a library card and encourage reading for pleasure.
• Read to your child and with your child at a designated family reading time.
• Encourage your child to use dictionaries and thesauruses.
• Provide pencils, paper, etc. for your child to use.
• Work at home with skills taught at school. Please check the homework every night.
• Encourage your child to use the internet to do research.
• Encourage your child to participate in at least one club or school activity.

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