Daily Operations

Attendance: If your child is absent/sick, please notify the school office by calling 878.3347 or emailing attednace@bccs.org. If you call, leave a message with your name, student name, and reason for the absence.

FACTS/Renweb: We use this system to organize all our family data (this is how you enrolled).

Security: Entrance doors are only open during drop-off and pick-up. During school hours, both our campuses are locked. Visitors are always welcome, but please check in at the school office. You will need your driver’s license to do so.

Lunch: Lunch is eaten in the classrooms. Hot lunch is available for 1st through 8th grades. More information can be found here.

Arrival and Dismissal Times: School begins at 7:50 AM for middle school students and at 8:35 for elementary students. Middle school students should arrive no earlier than 7:30 AM. Unless your elementary student is scheduled for our before-school program, please arrive no earlier than 8:20 AM. Middle school dismissal begins at 2:45 PM. Elementary students begin dismissal at 3:20 PM, so you can arrive anytime between then and 3:35.

Transportation: Busing is provided through Byron Center Public Schools for those who live within the Byron Center school district. Contact the BCPS transportation department for more information.

Logo: Our primary logo was created to symbolize the fact that we provide a Christ-centered education. Please do not use our name or logo without written permission from the school.

Arrival and Dismissal

Arrival

  • Please arrive no earlier than 8:20 AM (7:30 AM for middle school).

  • West Campus: Enter the parking lot at the far west corner and loop around to the gym to drop your child off.

  • East Campus: Enter the parking lot, turn right and loop around the outside of the parking lot until you reach the front door.

Dismissal

  • Arrive between 3:20 and 3:35 PM (2:45 PM for middle school).

  • West Campus: Enter the parking lot at the far west corner, loop past the gym, and turn right towards the front of the building.

  • East Campus: Enter the parking lot, turn right, and form a ‘snake line’ through the parking lot (following the cones).

  • Important note: We use the PikmyKid app to know where to dismiss your child (bus, car, walker, after-school program) for elementary school. Please make sure your child has an accurate schedule.

Lunch Times

  • Middle School: 11:50-12:20 PM

  • Elementary: 11:30-12:30 PM (lunch begins within this range, based on grade level)

Busing

  • If your child rides the bus, they will be assigned a stop. When they reach a public elementary school or transfer station, they will transfer to the bus that will drop them off at our front doors.

  • At the end of the day, students will board a bus to a public elementary school, where they will transfer to their assigned bus to take them home.

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