🚌🚨 Bus number or route number? Start with the letters.
Every KCS route begins with a **two-letter abbreviation** identifying the high school feeder area. The numbers that follow identify the specific route.
🔴 Example route magnets (one from each feeder area) are pictured below.
SA - St. Albans High School feeder area
RH - Riverside High School feeder area
NH - Nitro High School feeder area
SH - Sissonville High School feeder area
CH - Capital High School feeder area
HH - Herbert Hoover High School feeder area
GW - George Washington High School feeder area
SC - South Charleston High School feeder area
This applies to every route in that feeder area, even if your child attends an elementary or middle school.
📍 **The KCS route number tells students which bus to board.**
🚌 **The bus number identifies the physical vehicle.**
➡️ On the right side of the bus, the passenger-door side, the permanent bus number is displayed near the front. Directly behind that number, students will see one or more **white KCS Route Number magnets.**
Every route magnet has a **white background.** The route’s letters and numbers are printed in a color representing the high school for that feeder area. The color is an additional visual cue, but students should match their complete route...both the letters and numbers.
🔢 The permanent bus number must remain visible, which is why both numbers appear on the bus.
👀 What if a bus has several magnets?
That means routes have been combined or the bus is transporting students to another bus. Students should look for their assigned route among the displayed magnets and follow directions from school staff.
Why did KCS make this change?
The bus number stays with the physical vehicle, but the route number stays with the route. If a different bus is needed because of maintenance, a breakdown, or another transportation need, students can continue looking for the same route instead of having to learn a different bus number.
This reduces the number of afternoon changes students, families and staff must track and helps dismissal run more smoothly.
The easiest reminder:
🔵 Start with the letters. Find the white magnet. Match the complete route. 🔵
Every KCS route begins with a **two-letter abbreviation** identifying the high school feeder area. The numbers that follow identify the specific route.
🔴 Example route magnets (one from each feeder area) are pictured below.
SA - St. Albans High School feeder area
RH - Riverside High School feeder area
NH - Nitro High School feeder area
SH - Sissonville High School feeder area
CH - Capital High School feeder area
HH - Herbert Hoover High School feeder area
GW - George Washington High School feeder area
SC - South Charleston High School feeder area
This applies to every route in that feeder area, even if your child attends an elementary or middle school.
📍 **The KCS route number tells students which bus to board.**
🚌 **The bus number identifies the physical vehicle.**
➡️ On the right side of the bus, the passenger-door side, the permanent bus number is displayed near the front. Directly behind that number, students will see one or more **white KCS Route Number magnets.**
Every route magnet has a **white background.** The route’s letters and numbers are printed in a color representing the high school for that feeder area. The color is an additional visual cue, but students should match their complete route...both the letters and numbers.
🔢 The permanent bus number must remain visible, which is why both numbers appear on the bus.
👀 What if a bus has several magnets?
That means routes have been combined or the bus is transporting students to another bus. Students should look for their assigned route among the displayed magnets and follow directions from school staff.
Why did KCS make this change?
The bus number stays with the physical vehicle, but the route number stays with the route. If a different bus is needed because of maintenance, a breakdown, or another transportation need, students can continue looking for the same route instead of having to learn a different bus number.
This reduces the number of afternoon changes students, families and staff must track and helps dismissal run more smoothly.
The easiest reminder:
🔵 Start with the letters. Find the white magnet. Match the complete route. 🔵
Dunbar Intermediate did not ease into Friday...they turned the energy all the way up! 🎉🏠
This afternoon was the school’s House Sorting celebration, when every student learned which of Dunbar’s four houses they will call their own. The cheers were loud and the reactions were priceless!
Staff went all in, too...dressed in their house colors and matching the students’ excitement every step of the way.
Inspired by the Ron Clark Academy House System, Dunbar’s four houses bring students and staff across grade levels together to build belonging, character, school spirit, and a little friendly competition throughout the year.
The sorting may be over, but the house pride is just getting started.
This afternoon was the school’s House Sorting celebration, when every student learned which of Dunbar’s four houses they will call their own. The cheers were loud and the reactions were priceless!
Staff went all in, too...dressed in their house colors and matching the students’ excitement every step of the way.
Inspired by the Ron Clark Academy House System, Dunbar’s four houses bring students and staff across grade levels together to build belonging, character, school spirit, and a little friendly competition throughout the year.
The sorting may be over, but the house pride is just getting started.
Let’s talk all things KCS! Parents and guardians are invited to join KCS Superintendent, Dr. Paula Potter and school leaders for a town hall meeting from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the high school in their feeder area.
📅 Monday, August 24, 2026 - Sissonville Feeder Area
📅 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Capital Feeder Area and Chandler
📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - St. Albans Feeder Area
📅 Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - Herbert Hoover Feeder Area
📅 Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - George Washington Feeder Area
📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - Nitro Feeder Area
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 - South Charleston Feeder Area and Ben Franklin
📅 Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Riverside Feeder Area and Carver
Bring your questions...we hope to see you there!
📅 Monday, August 24, 2026 - Sissonville Feeder Area
📅 Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Capital Feeder Area and Chandler
📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - St. Albans Feeder Area
📅 Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - Herbert Hoover Feeder Area
📅 Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - George Washington Feeder Area
📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - Nitro Feeder Area
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 - South Charleston Feeder Area and Ben Franklin
📅 Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Riverside Feeder Area and Carver
Bring your questions...we hope to see you there!
First assignment of the year: walk through the door. ✅
Next assignment: discover just how far you can go. 💙
We spent the morning at Lakewood Elementary, South Charleston Middle and Nitro High, where the smiles were bright and that unmistakable first-day energy was everywhere.
There are questions waiting to be asked, goals waiting to be set, talents still to be discovered and memories no one knows about yet. That’s the best part of a first day: so much of the year is still full of possibility.
Welcome back, KCS. We can’t wait to see what comes next. ✨
Next assignment: discover just how far you can go. 💙
We spent the morning at Lakewood Elementary, South Charleston Middle and Nitro High, where the smiles were bright and that unmistakable first-day energy was everywhere.
There are questions waiting to be asked, goals waiting to be set, talents still to be discovered and memories no one knows about yet. That’s the best part of a first day: so much of the year is still full of possibility.
Welcome back, KCS. We can’t wait to see what comes next. ✨
The night before school has finally arrived
For some, it’s tomorrow; for others, close behind.
But all across KCS, a new year is in sight,
And first-day excitement is building tonight.
Backpacks are packed, or soon they will be.
There are teachers to meet and old friends to see.
The countdown is on, and plans are taking shape
For a year full of moments just waiting to be made.
Familiar hallways will fill once again
With footsteps and laughter and old and new friends.
There will be questions, discoveries and more,
With brand-new possibilities behind every door.
So rest up, KCS. This year is brand new,
With memories to make and great things to do.
Tomorrow or soon, when your first day begins,
We’ll be ready and waiting to welcome you in. 💙
For some, it’s tomorrow; for others, close behind.
But all across KCS, a new year is in sight,
And first-day excitement is building tonight.
Backpacks are packed, or soon they will be.
There are teachers to meet and old friends to see.
The countdown is on, and plans are taking shape
For a year full of moments just waiting to be made.
Familiar hallways will fill once again
With footsteps and laughter and old and new friends.
There will be questions, discoveries and more,
With brand-new possibilities behind every door.
So rest up, KCS. This year is brand new,
With memories to make and great things to do.
Tomorrow or soon, when your first day begins,
We’ll be ready and waiting to welcome you in. 💙
We have shared a lot of back-to-school information this summer. If you remember seeing something helpful but cannot remember where you saved it, this is the recap. 😅
The good news: Nearly everything is collected in the KCS Back-to-School Hub. Here is the quick version:
🚌 TRANSPORTATION
Use the KCS Bus Route Finder to find your student’s route number, bus stop and morning and afternoon times. Remember, the route number is the important one this year. The bus number identifies the vehicle; the route number tells you where it is going.
The new WheresTheBus app allows families to track their student’s route, see estimated arrival times, receive transportation alerts and get notifications when a student scans on or off the bus. Scanning is expected for all elementary students. Daily bus changes will still be posted on the KCS website.
📍 YOUR SCHOOL & CONTACT INFORMATION
Enter your address and your student’s grade in Find My School to see which elementary, middle and high school serve your home. The Contact My School page on the Back-to-School Hub also includes the website, phone number and contact information for every KCS school.
📅 CALENDARS
Families can view the full month-by-month calendar, open the traditional 2026–2027 school calendar or find the separate year-round calendar for Piedmont Elementary. We also shared quick graphics highlighting long weekends, and those midweek days off that have a habit of sneaking up on everyone.
Want the calendar on your phone? Use the Sync to Calendar option on the Hub to add school holidays, breaks, and other important dates directly to your device.
📝 BEGINNING-OF-YEAR FORMS & ATTENDANCE
Beginning-of-Year forms are available online. Complete the short Packet Launcher, check your email for your student’s official packet, then complete and submit that packet. The email packet is the final step, and the process must be completed separately for each student.
During the year, attendance excuses can be submitted through the KCS app or through the Attendance Form link at the top of your child’s school website. Families can also upload documentation, including a doctor’s note, through the form.
🍎 BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS
On the KCS website, select Menu and then School Menus under the Parents/Guardians column. In the KCS app, tap More, then Dining. Menus include an accessible text version and a traditional version that can be opened, downloaded or printed. The next month’s menus are posted by the afternoon of the last day of the current month.
📱 THE KCS APP
The free KCS app lets families follow one or more schools, receive notifications, view news and calendars, find menus and contact information, and access important forms and resources.
The Back-to-School Hub also includes the Student/Parent Handbook, information for new KCS families, school safety information, answers to frequently asked questions and more.
Their is an article on the KCS website that puts everything together with direct links. We’ll add it in the comments so you can save one link instead of 14 separate posts. 💙
The good news: Nearly everything is collected in the KCS Back-to-School Hub. Here is the quick version:
🚌 TRANSPORTATION
Use the KCS Bus Route Finder to find your student’s route number, bus stop and morning and afternoon times. Remember, the route number is the important one this year. The bus number identifies the vehicle; the route number tells you where it is going.
The new WheresTheBus app allows families to track their student’s route, see estimated arrival times, receive transportation alerts and get notifications when a student scans on or off the bus. Scanning is expected for all elementary students. Daily bus changes will still be posted on the KCS website.
📍 YOUR SCHOOL & CONTACT INFORMATION
Enter your address and your student’s grade in Find My School to see which elementary, middle and high school serve your home. The Contact My School page on the Back-to-School Hub also includes the website, phone number and contact information for every KCS school.
📅 CALENDARS
Families can view the full month-by-month calendar, open the traditional 2026–2027 school calendar or find the separate year-round calendar for Piedmont Elementary. We also shared quick graphics highlighting long weekends, and those midweek days off that have a habit of sneaking up on everyone.
Want the calendar on your phone? Use the Sync to Calendar option on the Hub to add school holidays, breaks, and other important dates directly to your device.
📝 BEGINNING-OF-YEAR FORMS & ATTENDANCE
Beginning-of-Year forms are available online. Complete the short Packet Launcher, check your email for your student’s official packet, then complete and submit that packet. The email packet is the final step, and the process must be completed separately for each student.
During the year, attendance excuses can be submitted through the KCS app or through the Attendance Form link at the top of your child’s school website. Families can also upload documentation, including a doctor’s note, through the form.
🍎 BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS
On the KCS website, select Menu and then School Menus under the Parents/Guardians column. In the KCS app, tap More, then Dining. Menus include an accessible text version and a traditional version that can be opened, downloaded or printed. The next month’s menus are posted by the afternoon of the last day of the current month.
📱 THE KCS APP
The free KCS app lets families follow one or more schools, receive notifications, view news and calendars, find menus and contact information, and access important forms and resources.
The Back-to-School Hub also includes the Student/Parent Handbook, information for new KCS families, school safety information, answers to frequently asked questions and more.
Their is an article on the KCS website that puts everything together with direct links. We’ll add it in the comments so you can save one link instead of 14 separate posts. 💙
That feeling when the attendance excuse is submitted and you can get on with your morning. 🕺
When your student is absent, you have an online option...no early-morning phone call or paper note to keep track of.
📱 Find the attendance excuse form in the KCS app on your device.
💻 Or visit your child’s school website and select Attendance Form in the top-right corner of the homepage.
One less thing to handle before the coffee kicks in. ☕
When your student is absent, you have an online option...no early-morning phone call or paper note to keep track of.
📱 Find the attendance excuse form in the KCS app on your device.
💻 Or visit your child’s school website and select Attendance Form in the top-right corner of the homepage.
One less thing to handle before the coffee kicks in. ☕
🎟️ KCS 65+ Tickets
Kanawha County residents age 65 and older can receive free admission to many school sporting events, concerts, musicals, plays and art shows with a KCS 65 and Older Club Card.
Applications and additional details are available on the KCS website. Some exclusions apply, including postseason playoffs and banquets.
Kanawha County residents age 65 and older can receive free admission to many school sporting events, concerts, musicals, plays and art shows with a KCS 65 and Older Club Card.
Applications and additional details are available on the KCS website. Some exclusions apply, including postseason playoffs and banquets.
⏰ School Start and End Times for 2026–2027
Most KCS schools will follow the same schedule as last year, but start or dismissal times have changed at a few schools as part of updates to help bus routes flow more smoothly across the county.
Before the first day, please find your child’s school in the graphics below and double-check its start and end times...even if the schedule was the same last year.
Please note that these are school bell times, not when doors open for students. We’ll see our students Wednesday! 💙
Most KCS schools will follow the same schedule as last year, but start or dismissal times have changed at a few schools as part of updates to help bus routes flow more smoothly across the county.
Before the first day, please find your child’s school in the graphics below and double-check its start and end times...even if the schedule was the same last year.
Please note that these are school bell times, not when doors open for students. We’ll see our students Wednesday! 💙
Clarification on KCS Athletic Ticket Prices
Adult admission to KCS athletic events will remain $7.
A graphic shared earlier today said adult ticket prices would increase to $8. Because of an internal miscommunication, the proposed change had not reached Superintendent Dr. Paula Potter for consideration before it was announced.
When Dr. Potter first learned of the proposal today, she determined that adult ticket prices would remain at the current $7 rate.
We apologize for the confusion caused by the earlier announcement, and we are clarifying our communication process to help prevent similar misunderstandings moving forward.
Adult admission to KCS athletic events will remain $7.
A graphic shared earlier today said adult ticket prices would increase to $8. Because of an internal miscommunication, the proposed change had not reached Superintendent Dr. Paula Potter for consideration before it was announced.
When Dr. Potter first learned of the proposal today, she determined that adult ticket prices would remain at the current $7 rate.
We apologize for the confusion caused by the earlier announcement, and we are clarifying our communication process to help prevent similar misunderstandings moving forward.
The kids found plenty to do. Their families found plenty of answers.
At Thursday’s Office of Exceptional Students Open House, families moved from table to table learning about everything from IEPs and 504s to transportation, therapy services, technology, and behavioral support. Meanwhile, the kids had activities of their own to play with and explore.
Moses Auto Group also helped families get ready for the school year by providing back-to-school kits and supplies. Partnerships like this bring community support alongside the work already happening in our schools, giving students and families even more people in their corner.
The afternoon gave families a chance to put faces with names, ask questions, and head into the school year knowing where to turn when they need support.
At Thursday’s Office of Exceptional Students Open House, families moved from table to table learning about everything from IEPs and 504s to transportation, therapy services, technology, and behavioral support. Meanwhile, the kids had activities of their own to play with and explore.
Moses Auto Group also helped families get ready for the school year by providing back-to-school kits and supplies. Partnerships like this bring community support alongside the work already happening in our schools, giving students and families even more people in their corner.
The afternoon gave families a chance to put faces with names, ask questions, and head into the school year knowing where to turn when they need support.
Have questions about exceptional student services? Today is a good day to get answers.
The Office of Exceptional Students Open House is happening today from 2–6 p.m. at the Edison Staff Development Center, 157 2nd Avenue in South Charleston. Families can find information about IEPs, 504s, transportation, speech services, OT/PT, behavioral support, technology and more.
Childcare is available, and free homework supplies will be offered while they last. Can’t attend in person? Use the QR code on the flyer to schedule a virtual appointment.
The Office of Exceptional Students Open House is happening today from 2–6 p.m. at the Edison Staff Development Center, 157 2nd Avenue in South Charleston. Families can find information about IEPs, 504s, transportation, speech services, OT/PT, behavioral support, technology and more.
Childcare is available, and free homework supplies will be offered while they last. Can’t attend in person? Use the QR code on the flyer to schedule a virtual appointment.
🚌 What is my student's bus route number?
We received this question a few times after yesterday’s bus post. The quickest way to find your student’s route is through the KCS Bus Route Finder.
Just:
📍 Enter your home address
🏫 Select your student’s school
🔎 Click Find Bus
The results will show the available route, bus stop location, pickup/drop-off times for that address, and your student's bus route number. Be sure to review both the morning and afternoon information, they may not be the same.
The route number is listed in the results, such as CH06 in the picture below. The bus number may change, but the route stays the same.
🔗 Find your student’s bus route here: https://findmyschool.us/kanawhawv
We received this question a few times after yesterday’s bus post. The quickest way to find your student’s route is through the KCS Bus Route Finder.
Just:
📍 Enter your home address
🏫 Select your student’s school
🔎 Click Find Bus
The results will show the available route, bus stop location, pickup/drop-off times for that address, and your student's bus route number. Be sure to review both the morning and afternoon information, they may not be the same.
The route number is listed in the results, such as CH06 in the picture below. The bus number may change, but the route stays the same.
🔗 Find your student’s bus route here: https://findmyschool.us/kanawhawv
The bus number is still there. We’re just asking everyone to mostly ignore it. Simple enough, right? 😅
Beginning this school year, KCS students will be assigned to a bus route instead of a specific bus number.
Each route has a two-letter abbreviation for the high school feeder area followed by two numbers, such as HH01. The letters will appear in that high school’s colors, and the route number will be displayed on the side of the bus next to the bus number.
🚌 What does that mean?
If your student’s route is HH01, look for the HH01 sign. It could be attached to bus 1908 today, bus 2101 tomorrow or bus 1911 next week. If the bus displays HH01, it is covering your student’s route.
The bus number identifies the vehicle. The route number tells you where it is going.
📱 What about the Where’s the Bus? app?
The app will also identify your student’s bus by the route number. Instead of looking for bus 1908, families will look for their student’s assigned route, HH01 in this example.
🔔 Why are we making this change?
In the past, about 90% of transportation’s bus-change notifications simply told families that a different bus was covering the same route. Assigning students to routes will eliminate most of those notices.
That means fewer notifications such as “bus 1908 will ride bus 2101 this afternoon” and more room for the updates families actually need to see.
The bus number has not been fired. It just has a much smaller role this season. The route number is the one to remember.
Beginning this school year, KCS students will be assigned to a bus route instead of a specific bus number.
Each route has a two-letter abbreviation for the high school feeder area followed by two numbers, such as HH01. The letters will appear in that high school’s colors, and the route number will be displayed on the side of the bus next to the bus number.
🚌 What does that mean?
If your student’s route is HH01, look for the HH01 sign. It could be attached to bus 1908 today, bus 2101 tomorrow or bus 1911 next week. If the bus displays HH01, it is covering your student’s route.
The bus number identifies the vehicle. The route number tells you where it is going.
📱 What about the Where’s the Bus? app?
The app will also identify your student’s bus by the route number. Instead of looking for bus 1908, families will look for their student’s assigned route, HH01 in this example.
🔔 Why are we making this change?
In the past, about 90% of transportation’s bus-change notifications simply told families that a different bus was covering the same route. Assigning students to routes will eliminate most of those notices.
That means fewer notifications such as “bus 1908 will ride bus 2101 this afternoon” and more room for the updates families actually need to see.
The bus number has not been fired. It just has a much smaller role this season. The route number is the one to remember.
The newest piece of back-to-school technology does not need to be charged, updated or connected to Wi-Fi. A rare and beautiful thing. 😅
Beginning this school year, KCS students in pre-K through third grade will be required to scan a student bus tag when getting on and off the bus. Scanning is optional for students in fourth grade and above.
Each scan works directly with the Where’s the Bus app, so parents/guardians will receive a notification when their student scans on or off the bus. It is a small tag that provides an extra layer of student safety...and some valuable peace of mind for families.
Here are the three types of tags:
🟠 Pre-K: Orange tags are provided by the bus garage during the required pre-K orientation.
🚌 Grades K–3: These tags display the student’s grade prominently, reminding the driver that an adult must be present at the stop. They also include a QR code for scanning.
📱 Grades 4–5: These tags feature a larger QR code. Students in these grades do not need an adult present at the stop.
The QR code contains only the student’s ID number...not a name, address or other personal information.
And so we are all on the same page: The tag is a safety tool, not a ticket to ride. No child will be refused a ride or left standing on the side of the road because a tag was forgotten or lost. Without a scan, the app simply cannot notify the parent or guardian that the student got on or off the bus.
If a tag disappears, as small objects sometimes mysteriously do, schools will print a new one. Example K-3 and 4th and above tags are pictured below.
Beginning this school year, KCS students in pre-K through third grade will be required to scan a student bus tag when getting on and off the bus. Scanning is optional for students in fourth grade and above.
Each scan works directly with the Where’s the Bus app, so parents/guardians will receive a notification when their student scans on or off the bus. It is a small tag that provides an extra layer of student safety...and some valuable peace of mind for families.
Here are the three types of tags:
🟠 Pre-K: Orange tags are provided by the bus garage during the required pre-K orientation.
🚌 Grades K–3: These tags display the student’s grade prominently, reminding the driver that an adult must be present at the stop. They also include a QR code for scanning.
📱 Grades 4–5: These tags feature a larger QR code. Students in these grades do not need an adult present at the stop.
The QR code contains only the student’s ID number...not a name, address or other personal information.
And so we are all on the same page: The tag is a safety tool, not a ticket to ride. No child will be refused a ride or left standing on the side of the road because a tag was forgotten or lost. Without a scan, the app simply cannot notify the parent or guardian that the student got on or off the bus.
If a tag disappears, as small objects sometimes mysteriously do, schools will print a new one. Example K-3 and 4th and above tags are pictured below.
4,536 meals. 648 boxes. Five weeks. And behind every number was a student. ☀️💙
Each box contained seven meals for the week ahead. Through the summer meal box pickup program, the KCS Child Nutrition Department, with help from the Maintenance Department, made sure those boxes were ready for students throughout the summer.
The numbers are worth celebrating, but what they represent matters most: students having meals available even when school is not in session.
Each box contained seven meals for the week ahead. Through the summer meal box pickup program, the KCS Child Nutrition Department, with help from the Maintenance Department, made sure those boxes were ready for students throughout the summer.
The numbers are worth celebrating, but what they represent matters most: students having meals available even when school is not in session.
📅 The KCS school calendar can now live right where most of your other plans already do, on your phone.
After receiving a few requests for this option, we added an iCal version of the 2026–2027 school calendar. An iCal is a digital calendar file that adds school holidays, breaks, and other important dates directly to your smartphone’s calendar.
The link to the digital calendar is in the comments. Tap the link in the comments below and follow the prompts to add the calendar. No manually entering every day off required.
🛜 The link can also be found in the news section on the KCS website.
After receiving a few requests for this option, we added an iCal version of the 2026–2027 school calendar. An iCal is a digital calendar file that adds school holidays, breaks, and other important dates directly to your smartphone’s calendar.
The link to the digital calendar is in the comments. Tap the link in the comments below and follow the prompts to add the calendar. No manually entering every day off required.
🛜 The link can also be found in the news section on the KCS website.
🧑💻 It's Back to School month! The Beginning of the Year Forms are open and waiting for you!
This year, we upgraded our paperwork game to save you time. Beginning of the Year forms are now faster and smarter!
Here is how it works:
1️⃣ Launch it: Click the forms link on our site and fill out the quick Packet Launcher.
2️⃣ Check it: Check your email for your student's official digital packet.
3️⃣ Finish it: Open the packet, see your prefilled info, complete the rest, and submit!
⚠️ Crucial Step: Submitting the launcher form is just the warm-up! Your forms are only done once you open the email packet, fill out the rest, and submit that final version. Please repeat these quick steps for each student in your house.
📝 Prefer paper? No problem! If you need a hard copy of these forms instead, just reach out directly to your student's school to grab them.
Let's get this school year started right! 🎒✨
This year, we upgraded our paperwork game to save you time. Beginning of the Year forms are now faster and smarter!
Here is how it works:
1️⃣ Launch it: Click the forms link on our site and fill out the quick Packet Launcher.
2️⃣ Check it: Check your email for your student's official digital packet.
3️⃣ Finish it: Open the packet, see your prefilled info, complete the rest, and submit!
⚠️ Crucial Step: Submitting the launcher form is just the warm-up! Your forms are only done once you open the email packet, fill out the rest, and submit that final version. Please repeat these quick steps for each student in your house.
📝 Prefer paper? No problem! If you need a hard copy of these forms instead, just reach out directly to your student's school to grab them.
Let's get this school year started right! 🎒✨
One school year. Three ways to avoid the classic: “Wait…there’s no school tomorrow?”
Not everyone uses a calendar the same way, so we made a few options:
☀️ Long Weekend Forecast: All the extra-long weekends in one place.
📌 Midweek Days Off: The schedule-changing dates most likely to sneak up on you.
📅 Full Digital Calendar: A familiar, month-by-month calendar that looks like the one hanging on your wall or refrigerator...not the standard school-system version that has tiny print and requires advanced codebreaking.
The picture of the digital calendar here only shows August, but you can open the digital calendar and click through every month of the school year. You can also save it, download it and share it with grandparents, family, friends or whoever is unofficially in charge of the family schedule.
Use whichever version works best or use all three. We’re not here to judge your calendar system. We’re just trying to keep a surprise Tuesday off from blowing it up.
Not everyone uses a calendar the same way, so we made a few options:
☀️ Long Weekend Forecast: All the extra-long weekends in one place.
📌 Midweek Days Off: The schedule-changing dates most likely to sneak up on you.
📅 Full Digital Calendar: A familiar, month-by-month calendar that looks like the one hanging on your wall or refrigerator...not the standard school-system version that has tiny print and requires advanced codebreaking.
The picture of the digital calendar here only shows August, but you can open the digital calendar and click through every month of the school year. You can also save it, download it and share it with grandparents, family, friends or whoever is unofficially in charge of the family schedule.
Use whichever version works best or use all three. We’re not here to judge your calendar system. We’re just trying to keep a surprise Tuesday off from blowing it up.
Nobody wants to discover at 9:47 p.m. that students do not have school the next morning.
As we take a closer look at the 2026–27 KCS school calendar, here are the dates families may want to make a plan for now:
✅ First Semester:
🗓️ Monday, September 7 - Labor Day
🗓️ Monday, October 5th - Parent/Teacher Conference
🗓️ Tuesday, October 6th - PL Day (full-day off)
🗓️ Tuesday, November 3rd - Election Day
🗓️ Wednesday, November 11th - Veterans Day
🗓️ Full Week, November 23-27, Thanksgiving Break
🗓️ Friday, December 18th - PL Day (half-day for students)
🗓️ December 23 - January 3, Christmas/Winter Break
✅ Second Semester:
🗓️ Monday, January 18th - MLKJR Day
🗓️ Friday, February 12th - PL Day (half-day for students)
🗓️ Friday, April 2nd - PL Day (full-day off)
🗓️ All Week, April 5th - 9th, Spring Break
Save this post. Send it to the grandparents. Drop it in the family group chat. Forward it to whoever normally asks, “Wait…do they have school tomorrow?”
The complete 2026–27 KCS school calendar is linked in the comments.
As we take a closer look at the 2026–27 KCS school calendar, here are the dates families may want to make a plan for now:
✅ First Semester:
🗓️ Monday, September 7 - Labor Day
🗓️ Monday, October 5th - Parent/Teacher Conference
🗓️ Tuesday, October 6th - PL Day (full-day off)
🗓️ Tuesday, November 3rd - Election Day
🗓️ Wednesday, November 11th - Veterans Day
🗓️ Full Week, November 23-27, Thanksgiving Break
🗓️ Friday, December 18th - PL Day (half-day for students)
🗓️ December 23 - January 3, Christmas/Winter Break
✅ Second Semester:
🗓️ Monday, January 18th - MLKJR Day
🗓️ Friday, February 12th - PL Day (half-day for students)
🗓️ Friday, April 2nd - PL Day (full-day off)
🗓️ All Week, April 5th - 9th, Spring Break
Save this post. Send it to the grandparents. Drop it in the family group chat. Forward it to whoever normally asks, “Wait…do they have school tomorrow?”
The complete 2026–27 KCS school calendar is linked in the comments.
