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.
Pick Up– All children will be dismissed outside at 3:00 pm.
On Thursday, Early Release days, parents can come into the building to pick up their children at 2:00 pm. Students will be outside ready for curbside pick up at 2:00 pm.

Transportation
Morning bus route:

Departs Wasilla Target ( near Walgreens) at 7:31 am
Departs Boys and Girls club at 7:37 am
Departs Palmer Library at 7:54 am
Arrives at Birchtree Charter School at 8:05 am

Afternoon bus route:

Departs Birchtree at 3:15 pm
Arrives at the Boys and Girls Club 3:27 pm
Arrives Wasilla/Target at 3:34 pm.
Arrives AT&T 3:43 pm (when requested)
Arrives at Palmer Library at 3:53 pm

Thursday Afternoon bus route:

Departs Birchtree at 2:15 pm
Arrives at the Boys and Girls club at 2:27 pm
Arrives at Wasilla Target (near Walgreens) parking lot at 2:34 pm
Arrives at AT&T Sports at 2:43 pm (when requested)
Arrives at the Palmer Library at 2:53 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.