Parents & Families

Thank you for considering Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) for your child’s educational journey. We are delighted to partner with you to help your child and every student reach his or her potential in an engaging, inspiring and challenging environment. Below are a few links to help you get acquainted with  TCAPS. Should you need additional assistance or have any questions, please contact us at info@tcaps.net. 

This area is intended to assist our current TCAPS families in finding the most commonly sought after information. If you are unable to find what you are looking for or have a suggestion for improving the website, please contact us at info@tcaps.net.  

Calendars

• Calendars
• 2024-25 School Start / Dismissal Times

Communications

• Email/Phone Rapid Communications System
• Translation Services

Notifications & Policies

• Annual Notifications
• Board Policies
• Dress Code - Student Appearance
• School Safety Drills

Student Handbooks

• Extended Day Participant Handbook
• Preschool Participant Handbook
• Student Handbook: Elementary
• Student Handbook: Secondary

All in a School Day

• Curriculum Information
• Extended Day Child Care
• Grades: PowerSchool Public Portal
• Grades: PowerSchool Public Portal Instructions
• Transportation Information

School Meals

• Lunch & Breakfast Menus, Prices

Paying Tuition / Fees

• eFunds Pay Tuition Online
  • eFunds Registration Guide
• Lunch: Pay Online Option

Extracurricular/Learning Opportunities

•  Community Events, Resources   
• TCAPS Programs
• Tutoring

Common Forms

• Student Insurance
• Transcript Requests
• Student Work Permits
• Lunch: Request for Special Dietary Needs Accommodation Form
• Lunch: Free/Reduced Online Application
• Sports Physical Form
• Understanding Concussion

Volunteering

• Volunteering

School Closings & Alerts

On the day of a school closing or when an important message needs to be shared, an Alert screen will appear every time the district and/or all school home pages are opened. (This is an embedded feature of the website and is not affected by pop up blockers.) Archived alert messages can be found on this webpage. 

To subscribe to the School Closings & Alerts RSS feed, click on the orange RSS feed icon found at the end of the School Closings & Alerts title below to obtain the url to add to your RSS feed reader.  Note: announcements will only be made when school is closed. There will be no "open" announcements.

TCAPS will also send text alerts to staff and families provided that they have opted in to receive text alerts from the district. This will allow the district and schools to share important and timely information with staff and families via text messaging, including snow day alerts. All text messages will come from the same number (87569). If you do not currently receive text messages, you can always opt in at any time by sending the word YES to 87569 and make sure your phone number is on file with the school. Texting is limited to contact numbers tied to the district’s staff and student databases, therefore is not available to the general public. 

School closing information will continue to be shared via our normal methods: all local media stations, the district Facebook/Twitter feeds, and the bus hotline (231.933.1955). School closings are announced as early in the morning as possible, but can occur as late as 6:00 a.m. 

View additional snow day FAQs

Sample School Closing Alert