Current Families
Current Family Guide
Everything a current MCA family reaches for — quick links, key information, and where to find the rest.
Quick Links
Choose your school for the details that apply to you.
For Grammar School (K–6) families. Anything not covered here is in the Parent Handbook.
Daily Schedule
School Hours
- Monday–Thursday: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Friday: 8:30–11:30 AM or 9:30 AM–12:30 PM (staggered by grade)
- Office: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Friday until 12:30 PM)
Carline & Dismissal
- Enter from the north side of Whitman Drive — Grammar School (Building B)
- Doors open 8:20 AM; afternoon carline begins 3:30 PM
- Full carline & walk-up procedures: Parent Handbook
Inclement Weather
- A delayed start always begins at 10:00 AM
- Watch for a Parent Alert message and TV stations 2, 7, 9, 24
Serving & Communicating
Parent Service
- 30 hours per year (20 if you also have an Upper School student)
- $50/hour buyout for hours not served
- Opportunities posted on Sign-Up Genius; hours recorded June–May
- Full agreement, fees & opportunities: Parent Service page
Communication
- SeeSaw app — weekly Home Study Sheet and class updates (each family logs in with their own account)
- MCAG Weekly Newsletter — school-wide reminders
Home Days & Home Study Sheets
- Students attend campus two and a half days each week
- Home Study Sheet arrives Thursday evening — print it and keep it handy
Resources & Support
Reading Lists, Poems & Supplies
- Reading lists, memory work & poems, curriculum resources, and supply lists
- Find them in Resources, under the Grammar School categories
Parent Training & Mentoring
- Parent Training Day — equips new and returning families
- New families are paired with a mentor family
- Parent/teacher conferences are available throughout the year
Forms
- Medical and care-plan forms and other family paperwork
- Find them in Resources, under Forms & Files
Contact
- Grammar School office: (432) 699-7300
- Directions & full contact list: Contact & Directions
For Upper School (7–12) families. Anything not covered here is in the Parent & Student Handbook.
Daily Schedule
School Hours
- Monday–Thursday: 8:15 AM – 3:15 PM
- Friday: 8:15 AM – 12:15 PM
- Office: 7:45 AM – 3:30 PM (Friday until 12:30 PM)
Carline & Parking
- Upper School is Building A
- Student drivers park at the gyms or the baseball field lot — not in front of the Library or in visitor spaces
- Full driver & parking guidelines: Handbook
Inclement Weather
- A delayed start always begins at 10:00 AM
- Watch for a Parent Alert message and TV stations 2, 7, 9, 24
Serving & Communicating
Parent Service
- 50 hours per year (40 if you also have a Grammar School student)
- $50/hour buyout for hours not served
- Sign up and log hours on Track It Forward
- Full agreement, fees & opportunities: Parent Service page
Communication
- Grades & schedules: FACTS Family Portal
- Classical News emailed to families every Thursday
- Keep your contact info current in FACTS under Web Forms
Academics & Student Life
Lunch Duty & Lockers
- Students help with lunch & afternoon clean-up during assigned weeks
- Lockers rent yearly with a signed Locker Agreement and a student-provided lock
- Locker Agreement form: Resources
Athletic & Extracurricular Eligibility
- Maintain an 85 average in every class to participate
- Grades checked at four checkpoints during the year
- A grade below 70 means immediate ineligibility until it rises
- More detail: Extracurriculars page
Forms & Contact
Forms
- Medical forms, the locker agreement, and transportation forms
- Health & medical forms are due before the first day of school
- Find them in Resources, under Forms & Files
Contact
- Upper School office: (432) 694-0995
- Report absences: upperschoolnurse@mcaknights.org
- Parent service questions: upperservicehours@mcaknights.org
- Directions & full contact list: Contact & Directions