School Hours and Transportation

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.

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:

• Departs Wasilla Target (near Walgreens) at 7:45 am

• Departs Boys and Girls club at 7:55 am

• Arrives at Birchtree Charter School at 8:05 am

 

Palmer Morning Bus Route:

• Departs MTA Event Center at 7:46 am

• Arrives at Birchtree Charter School at 8:05 am

 

Wasilla Afternoon Bus Route:

• Departs Birchtree at 3:15 pm

• Arrives at Wasilla Target 3:32 pm

• Arrives Boys & Girls Club at 3:40 pm

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Palmer Afternoon Bus Route:

• Departs Birchtree at 3:15 pm

• Arrives at Grizzly Fitness at 3:20 pm

• 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.