Home Choice Academy

Website: https://hca.evergreenps.org/
Location: 13419 Northeast 28th Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 604-4032

HCA 2026 - 2027 School Calendar

Message from the Principal

Dear HCA Families,

What an incredible start to the school year here at Home Choice Academy. I have loved all the interactions I have had with the students, from pre-school chats with music playing, to high-fives and fist bumps while passing in the hallways, to (trying to) criss-cross applesauce with them on the floor to play a community building game. Our community atmosphere is growing thanks to everyone’s efforts!

We finished our Fall iReady window last week. Thank you for helping your student finish. This not only gives our staff valuable information to help support the student, but it also unlocks personalized instruction that intentionally targets areas of growth in reading and math for your student. We believe this additional time invested into these lessons will greatly help your child in their specific areas they need most. For most grades, the expectation is that students spend 15 minutes per day they are NOT in the HCA building in each of the subjects of math and reading for a total of 45 minutes per week in each subject.

Our PTO put on a great September community event with “Movie in the Park”. About 70 students and families participated, and had a great time! Our October event is “Trunk or Treat”. More information will follow on that, but put an asterisk on October 29 if you think you might participate.

Lastly, I want to thank all of you for your support. We appreciate how involved you are with your child and with the school. Students who get that support regularly at home are more successful, and we believe your involvement at home and at school is a large reason the year has started with so much positive impact. We see your smiling faces, and appreciate your efforts in helping our parent partnership school be an awesome community!

Happy beginning to Fall,

Scott Eschels

Principal

scott.eschels@evergreenps.org

Upcoming Events

October

1st/2nd - Health Screening

8th - PTO Meeting - HCA Playground 3:30 pm

19th - 23rd - Parent Teacher Conferences - Dismissal at 12:00 pm

26th - Picture Make-up day

30th - No School

October 1st & 2nd

9:30 am - 11:00 am the school nurse will be screening for vision and hearing in the library. Remote students are welcome to participate any point during that time.

Dismissal Update

In order to keep the parking lot accessible we ask that families avoid arriving prior to 2:45. Should the need arise to arrive prior to this time please use a parking spot until the appointed time.

Drop off & Pick-up

Arrival:

School doors open for students at 9:00 AM. Staff are present to welcome students as they arrive. Please pull up to the curb and let your student exit the vehicle on the curb side. If you prefer, you may also park your car and walk your student into the building.

Dismissal:

Classes dismiss at 2:55. - Due to the size of our parking lot, we do fill up rather quickly with two lanes of cars. If you are asked to go beyond our parking lot, you can circle around by Burton Elementary and return and stop before the Playground side cross walk. We will have a staff member on that side calling students to the cars, as well as a staff member who is making sure the cross walk is safe to cross. Once in our parking lot, follow the flow of the traffic around and past the front steps of the building to the cross walk. We will be calling students to your cars with our radios. Your students will need to remain with their teacher until their name is called and we walk them to your car. Until we are familiar with your vehicle and who your students are, we will be asking you for the name of your child and grade level to make sure we are getting all students to their correct vehicle! If you are walking to pick up your student/s, please use the cross walk to depart on the playground side of the street. We need to keep the entrance and exit to Home Choice Academy open for cars entering and exiting.

We ask for your patience and understanding in the pick up process. We want to ensure safety of each and every student and each families’ vehicle!

Thank you!

Fall Family Preview 2026-2027

Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Fall Preview Nights:

When: Tuesday, October 20th; 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: EPS Administrative Service Center, Evergreen Room

13413 NE LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive

Vancouver, WA 98684

6:00 pm-6:30 pm Presentation with an overview of FLASH Curriculum, sample lessons, video segments, CSHE website, and question and answer time.

6:30-8:00 pm Time for families to peruse the lessons and materials (elementary, middle, high) and/or view Puberty Workshop videos (Grades 4-5 only).

Spanish-language session: Monday, October 19th; 10 am-12 pm at ASC Evergreen Room

Contact Adriana.RamirezReyes@evergreenps.org for more information, (360)604-4029.

Russian-language session: Wednesday, October 28th; 6:00-8:00 pm ASC Evergreen Room

Contact yelena.daltoso@evergreenps.org for more information, (360)604-4028.

Spring Preview Dates: 3/17 (English), 3/22 (Spanish), 3/30 (Russian)

Family Resources

Food Assistance Request: Click here

Winter Holiday Assistance: Click here

ParentSquare

Evergreen Public Schools uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified. If you want to update contact information, you will need to reach out to your student's building secretaries.

ParentSquare

Chromebooks

All student are expected to bring their charged Chromebook to school each day they come to campus.

Lunch at HCA

School lunches are available at no charge for all students in EPS. You can find more information at the Child Nutrition Services website.

Students are welcome to bring a lunch from home.

Transportation for 2026 - 2027

The transportation department will continue to partner with us in the morning and offer shuttle bus services for our program. The shuttle stops will remain the same at the same schools, Silver Star, Pioneer, Mill Plain, and Marrion.

Click here for the Transportation Shuttle Request google form.