Eastview Back to School

On behalf of the faculty and staff at Eastview High School, I am excited to welcome you to a new school year. Our Eastview Scholars will return to school on Wednesday, August 27.

You are in the right place at Eastview High School and we are happy you are here. Together, we will support your child with a successful learning experience to reach each student's unique goals. We are here to partner with you!

The start of each new school year is filled with excitement and anticipation. Please take time to familiarize yourself with the information provided here to help you and your child prepare for the new school year.

Look for a Back to School post card coming to you in the US Mail!

Bruce Miller

Principal

Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28

The purpose of these days is to welcome students back to Eastview High School, create classroom connections, introduce course information, and establish Eastview expectations.

Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 27

• On Wednesday, August 27, 9th grade students will attend school all day, from 7:40am-2:30pm.
• 10th-12th grade students will attend from 11:05am-2:30pm.
• NOTE: Thursday, August 28, all students will attend school for a normal school day.

Bus Transportation Times on Wednesday, August 27.

• All Special Education bus transportation will pick up students at the regular pick up time.
• 9th grade students will have a normal bus pickup time on Wednesday, August 27.
• For 10th-12th grade students needing bus transportation, bus pick up locations will remain the same with a later pick up time 3.5 hours later than the normal pick up time, for example, for a normal pick up time of 7:07, the pick up time will be adjusted to 10:37am.

All students will have normal bus routes returning home from Eastview on August 27.

If you have questions, please call 952-431-8900.

Students enrolled in Career Development courses will attend school at EVHS and report to the Performing Arts Center during their Career Development periods on August 27 for an orientation. Career Development students will begin attending their Career Development classes at their specific locations on Thursday, August 28.

Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 2. The daily class and bell schedule is below. We will follow the Wednesday schedule on September 3.

• Wednesday, July 23: Online Athletic Registration Opens on Edutrak Connect
• Monday, July 28: Parking Permits Available for purchase on EduTrak Connect
• Monday, August 11: Course Schedule Review Begins on Infinite Campus at 12:00pm
• Monday, August 11: Fall Athletic Practices Begin
• Friday, August 15: Course Schedule Review Ends at 5:00pm
• Thursday, August 21: Parking Permit Pickup in Learning Commons @ 12:30-2:00pm
• Monday, August 25: 9th Grade and New Student Orientation at 6:30pm
• Monday, August 25: Parking Permit Pickup in Learning Commons at 12:30-2:00pm
• Wednesday, August 27 — First Day of School
• Friday, August 29 — No School
• Monday, September 1 — No School
• Tuesday, September 2 — School Resumes
• Monday, September 8 — Student Pictures (Grades 9-11) During the School Day
• Thursday, September 11 — Parent & Guardian Connection Night at 6:30pm
• Week of September 22-27— Homecoming Week
• Week of September 29-October 2— Quarter 1 Mid-Term Week
• Friday, September 26 — No School for Students
• Thursday, October 9— Drop-In Teacher Conferences-In Person: 5:30pm-8:30pm
• Friday, October 10 — No School for Students and Scheduled Teacher Conferences-Zoom: 7:30am-9:30am
• Thursday & Friday, October 16 & 17 — No School for Students
• Tuesday, October 21 — Student Pictures Make Up Day (Grades 9-11) During the School Day
• Friday, October 30 — Final Day of Quarter

• • Permits for Q1/Q2 (August 27-January 22 ) are available for purchase for 11th and 12th grade students beginning Monday, July 28.
  • Permits for Q1/Q2 for all students (including 10th grade) are available for purchase beginning Monday, August 11.
  • Permits may be picked up in the EVHS Learning Commons between 12:30pm-2:00pm on Thursday, August 21 and Monday, August 25.

  PARKING PERMITS ARE OPTIONAL. THERE IS FREE PARKING AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS IN THE LOT NEAR OUR TENNIS COURTS SOUTH OF EVHS.

  
  

  Parking permits may be purchased with EduTrack Connect (see link below).

• Login to Infinite Campus portal to review your schedule between 12:00pm Monday, August 11 and 5:00pm Friday, August 15.
• The primary purpose of this initial schedule review is to check for accuracy based upon requests made during the registration process in Jan/Feb last year.
• CLICK HERE for detailed information on the schedule review and change request process.
• NOTE: All 9th graders and new students will receive printed copies of their schedules at our Orientation on Monday, August 25 at 6:30pm.

Students participating in fall athletics may register with the EduTrack Connect link on the Eastview webpage. Fall Sports begin on Monday, August 11 and each student-athlete must have a current physical on file in order to be able to register.

All learning spaces will have a phone caddy for students who bring a cell phone to class to place their phones during each class period.

Students have a school-issued iPad which provides them access and communication (school email) to resources to support learning. Personal phones are not needed during instructional time.

In addition, students will have the flexibility to access their cell phone during passing time between each class, during lunch, and before and after school.

For more infromation about the expectations developed by our teacher action team, click the link below.

• We know that attendance and engagement in school are important factors in a student's learning and social/emotional development.
• Students who are absent from school miss out on the valuable learning activities that take place in the classroom, both with the teacher and with peers.
• Even strong students with good grades can fall off course in school if they miss too many classes; lessons build on one another and move more quickly in the upper grades.
• While students may complete some or even all of the work missed, the learning experience is significantly altered.
• When students miss a class, it is difficult to simulate the missed teacher instruction, peer discussions and classroom experiences.

Every student will receive one free breakfast and lunch each school day. And, all families are encouraged to complete an Educational Benefits Application.

If a household meets the State/Federal guidelines and is approved this provides students with support for academic test fees (ACT, AP exams), athletics and activities, technology and community education programming. Your approved application provides critical funding to our school and district. This compensatory aid helps increase funding for teachers, paraprofessionals and social workers to include math and reading support. An approval for educational benefits also allows families to receive discounted Activities/Community Education fees.

District 196 offers an optional Protection Plan to families for $20 per iPad to cover the cost of potential theft/damage throughout the school year. It is free for families who qualify for the Educational Benefits Program so it is highly recommended to first apply online for that program in order to have the discount applied when purchasing the protection plan.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

Unless the optional iPad Protection Plan is purchased for the 2025-26 school year, you will be responsible for any costs associated with repairs or replacement of iPads assigned to your child(ren). To help protect you from unexpected expenditures, an optional Protection Plan is available for $20 per iPad (see page 2 for details).

NEXT STEPS

iPad Optional Protection Plan

Go to the EduTrack Connect landing page to log in. Follow the steps in the Instructions for Paying a Fee section to pay for the 25-26 iPad Optional Protection Plan by 4:00 pm, Friday, September 5, 2025. Until that date/time, the district will cover damages (not loss) allowing families time to complete the purchase. After that date/time, until the Protection Plan is purchased, the family will be responsible for any costs associated with damage to the iPad as defined in the Protection Plan details on page 2 below. Please note, you can accept the Protection Plan at any time throughout the school year by following the directions in the next section.

iPad Student User Agreement

Log in to Infinite Campus (on a computer or via the mobile app) to review and acknowledge the iPad Student User Agreement shown on page 3 and 4 below as part of the required annual emergency contact and health information review process. One of the steps in that process is to review and acknowledge the iPad Student User Agreement.

For more information, click the link below.

• Safety and security of our students is important.
• The West-Lower/Main Entrance (door #1) is the single point of entry while school is in session (between 7:40am – 2:30pm).
• All visitors must present a form of identification (driver's license) to enter Eastview High School during the school day.
• Individuals may use both the West and North (door #8) entrance before school until 7:40am.
• Visitor parking will also be available in the West/Main Parking Lot for convenient parent access.

Students entering Kindergarten, 7th Grade, and 12th Grade have new vaccine requirements. Minnesota law mandates that students have proof of required vaccinations or a valid exemption.

Guardians must submit one of the following to their child's school:

• an immunization record (with dates), or a
• signed medical exemption, or a
• notarized exemption form

Without this, students may be excluded from school and activities until documentation is received. View District 196's Student Immunization regulation.

District 196 has partnered with Homeland Health to offer free vaccine clinics for students beginning Tuesday, August 21. Participation in these clinics is voluntary, with the purpose to bring students up-to-date with their vaccines.

• Thursday, August 21, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Apple Valley High School
• Thursday, August 28, 3-6 p.m., Oak Ridge Elementary
• Tuesday, September 9, 3-5 p.m. Apple Valley High School**
• Tuesday, September 23, 3-6 p.m., Valley Middle School**

**Clinics marked with asterisks are hosted by Dakota County Public Health, vaccine eligibility restrictions apply.

For questions about immunizations during the summer (through August 20), please email immunizations@district196.org

Use this list to check off important items as you prepare for the new school year.

• Schedule Review: Beginning Monday, August 11 and ending Friday, August 15, students (grades 10-12) and parents will review class schedules. The purpose of this schedule review is to check for accuracy based upon requests made during the registration process in January and February. 9th grade and new students will receive their schedules at our Orientation on Monday, August 25 at 6:30pm in the Main Gym.

• Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook for 2025-26: Review the handbook at the link below.

• Athletic/Activities Registration: Students participating in fall athletics may register with the EduTrak Connect. Fall sports practices begin on Monday, August 11 and each student-athlete must have a current physical on file in order to be able to register.

• Parking Permits: Optional parking permits are available on EduTrak Connect beginning on Monday, July 28 and available for pick up on Thursday, August 21 and Monday, August 25 from 12:30pm-2:00pm in the Learning Commons.

• Campus Parent/Schoology/EduTrak Connect/PayPams: Review the information in this update to learn more about the purpose and description of each of these important online tools.

• Emergency Contact Information Update: An online digital emergency information card must be updated annually and is available to you when you login to your Campus Parent Portal. This must be completed on your web browser; the mobile app will not work for this update

• First days of school: Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28. There is no school Friday, August 29 and Monday, September 1. School resumes on Tuesday, September 2.

• Attendance Information: Review the attendance information in this update. This information describes and explains the Eastview attendance protocol created to support student learning and reduce chronic absenteeism.

• Educational Benefits: Applications are required for each school year. If your household qualifies, each approved application provides additional funding to programs in our school district. This directly provides funding support to students and families with reduced fees for cocurricular activities, AP, SAT, and ACT test fees, etc. These benefits also supports Eastview High School with aid for additional teachers and instructional materials, math and reading support, and additional paraprofessionals and social workers. All families are encouraged to apply.

• Food Service: All students will have access to one breakfast and one lunch each school day at no charge. Milk is included with all meals. Menus can be found in the Food and Nutritional Services link above.

• 1:1 iPad: Families may purchase an optional Protection Plan for district-issued iPads. Students should be sure their iPad is charged and updated with the most current iOS before Wednesday, August 27.

Bruce Miller

Principal

952-431-8909

bruce.miller@district.196.org

Email: Eastview@district196.org
Website: evhs.district196.org
Location: 6200 140th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone: 952-431-8900
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