POLICY AND PROCEDURE
SCHOOL HOURS
1st grade -8th grade:
School is in session every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. and from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm every Thursday. Please be sure to drop off your students between 8:15 and 8:20 am in order to give children time to transition to the classroom. Class begins promptly at 8:30 am.
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Kindergarten:
Kindergarten is in session from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and 8:30 am – 2:00 pm every Thursday. Again, please be sure to drop off your students between 8:15 and 8:20 am in order to give children time to transition to the classroom. Class begins promptly at 8:30 am.
TRANSPORTATION
Wasilla Morning Bus Route:
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Departs Wasilla Target (near Walgreens) at 7:45 am
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Departs Boys and Girls club at 7:55 am
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Arrives at Birchtree Charter School at 8:05 am
Palmer Morning Bus Route:
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Departs MTA Event Center at 7:46 am
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Arrives at Birchtree Charter School at 8:05 am
Wasilla Afternoon Bus Route:
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Departs Birchtree at 3:15 pm
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Arrives at Wasilla Target 3:32 pm
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Arrives Boys & Girls Club at 3:40 pm
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Palmer Afternoon Bus Route:
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Departs Birchtree at 3:15 pm
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Arrives at Grizzly Fitness at 3:20 pm
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Arrives at MTA Events Center at 3:30 pm
*Please note all these times are approximate , and you should arrive at the drop off and pick up locations at the earliest estimated time. Traffic, weather, students uncertainty if it is a bus ride day for them and delayed pick ups at an earlier bus stop are just a few factors that will impact these estimated times.
Also, please remember that our calendar varies slightly from the rest of the Mat-Su Borough School District.