General Information

General Information:

Building Operating Hours:

Principal arrives at 7:00 a.m. daily to supervise students entering building at 7:30 a.m. Building opens at 7:30 a.m. and is generally secured until 4:00 p.m. Any additional times of opening and closing must be approved by the principal.

Parent Portal

Parent Portal is now available to parents and guardians with Power School. This is a web-based program that provides access to students’ information, such as grades, credits earned to date, student schedules, and additional information. You will need a Parent User ID and password to access this information. In order to receive these, the parent or guardian will need to present a valid picture ID to our School Data Manager.

School Delays/Closings: In the event of unscheduled school delays and/or closings, parents will be notified by us with Blackboard. Two-hour delays due to inclement weather: ECHS requires all staff members to be on campus by 9:30 a.m. and all students on campus by 10:15 a.m. Regular scheduled classes will begin at 10:30 a.m. Closing and delays will be posted on the Franklin County Schools website.

Early release: When there is a need for early release, students will depart campus at 11:40 a.m. All classes will be adjusted according to the time allocated. Please note that your child will not be the responsibility of Early College staff after 11:40 a.m. dismissal even if they have a college class after that time.

Visitors to Campus

All visitors must check in at the main office upon entrance to the building. Visits for the purpose of soliciting business are not permitted. Visits should not interfere with instruction. The administrative staff and teachers extend a special invitation to parents. Appointments may be made with teachers during their planning period or after school.

· Students may not bring relatives, friends, or small children to school during the school day.

· Parents wishing to visit should make an appointment with office staff in advance.

· Students are not permitted to leave class to pick up lunch from their parents, relatives, or friends.

· VGCC students are not allowed to visit students or the ECHS campus.

Tobacco Products

All Franklin County Schools campuses are Tobacco-Free! No one can smoke or use smokeless tobacco or any item that contains nicotine, including e-cigarettes or vaporizers, on school property at any time.

Lunch Regulations and Prices

Lunch prices for the current school year are: Full fee: Breakfast is $ 1.25 and Lunch is $2.70.

Reduced fee: Breakfast is $ 0 and Lunch is $0.40.

ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN OUT PRIOR TO LEAVING CAMPUS!!!

Check-in/Check-Out

Attendance is extremely important to the success of our school. In rare cases when a student needs to be signed in or signed out of school, the parent/guardian and the student are to report to the Early College office to see Mrs. Clinard to sign in and submit necessary documentation.

Early sign-out does not include students completing college courses in 4th period. Seniors and Super Seniors are the ONLY students that have permission to leave if that student has an 80% or higher average grade in all of his/her classes. The student must produce that information to the secretary, school counselor or principal if they are asking to leave early. A list of students that may leave early will be kept in the main office. Students that leave early cannot return. Seniors - Super Senior students who have a college course at the end of the school day (i.e., 2:30) may end 10-15 minutes early from when students have officially completed their instructional day and may depart the building to their rides without a parent signing them out. However, the students must sign out of the office on the high school sign at all times!!!

ALL RIDERS WILL NEED A DATED, SIGNED NOTE from a parent/guardian with current phone number.

Student’s self-check-out procedures are as follows:

1. For self-check- out, students must have submitted a dated, signed note from a parent with a current phone number given to front office staff.

2. Front office will verify the authenticity of the note by contacting the parent including confirming transportation involving riding with another person or another person riding with that student or any other form of leaving campus other than school transportation.

3. All students authorized to self-check-out must have signed out at the computer in the office. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action.

4. During the two weeks high school courses are in, but college courses have not started or have ended, seniors and super seniors with self-check-out permission are authorized to depart campus as long as they have completed all high school courses and testing for that day. Students must sign out on the high school side before leaving campus.