Knights Parents' Hub
Welcome Charlotte Christian parents!
This page is designed to help you navigate the digital resources available to the Charlotte Christian community. If you are unable to find what you need, please email webmaster@charchrist.com for assistance.
New Families
Welcome to Charlotte Christian School!
We look forward to seeing you in August! This page includes helpful information and links to help prepare you for the 2023-24 school year and explains where to find important resources on the different tabs of this page. The 2023-24 information will be posted on these tabs as it becomes available. If you have any questions, please contact the admissions office at (704) 366-5657 or by e-mail at admissions@charchrist.com.
- Lower School New Family Checklist
- Middle School New Family Checklist
- Upper School New Family Checklist
The All School tab includes resources for all divisions such as:
- Back-to-School Forms
- Calendars
- Campus maps and carpool information
- Dining hall menus and Flik snack account links
- Employee directories
- myCCS login assistance
- Tuition Management login assistance
The lower school, middle school, or upper school tabs include division specific resources such as:
- myCCS login assistance
- Canvas resources (middle and upper school only)
- Division specific calendars - (i.e. LS color calendar or MS/US A/B calendars and bell schedules)
- Supply lists
- Daily schedules and arrival procedures
- Summer learning resources
- Who to call information
The PTF/Volunteer tab includes resources for all parents such as:
- PTF chairs and committees
- Volunteer opportunities
The N.E.W. (Newcomers Embraced & Welcomed) Family Connections committee pairs new CCS families with current families who host grade level summer gatherings that give new students the opportunity to meet some of their peers before classes begin. The hosts are available to answer questions and provide helpful information about Charlotte Christian. New families should hear from their CCS host family in late May. If you have any questions about N.E.W. Connections, please reach out to Mrs. Meagan Maddox for grades JK-5 or Mrs. Tanya Floyd for grades 6-12.
All School
Calendars
Maps / Carpool Resources
Other
- Responsible Use Policy
- Dining Hall Menus
- Dining Hall mySchoolBucks accounts - expand the section below for log in help
- Employee Directory
- Knights Online Spiritwear Store
- myCCS - login required
- Parent Volunteer Opportunities - myCCS login required
- Profile Update Form
- Summer Reading
The myCCS resource boards contain the Family Handbook, school statements, searchable directories, class schedules, class lunch times and an archive of emails including the weekly Focus emails.
The CCS App is available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
2023-24 Back-to-School Forms are due July 24.
The Back-to-School Form is required for all students each year. The completed BTS form and all updated health forms are due back by Monday, July 24 and must be completed to receive access to the class placement lists and class schedules. Please log into myCCS and click on the yellow bar at the top of the screen that says, "You have: Form(s) to Review." If you need assistance accessing the form, please email webmaster@charchrist.com.
Health Forms
- Medication Authorization (for over-the-counter medication)
- Immunization Record (required for all new students and all students entering Kindergarten, grade 7 and grade 12)
- Allergy Action Plan
- Asthma Action Plan
- Diabetes Action Plan
- Seizure Action Plan
- Athletic Physical Form
Click here to upload completed health forms. If you have questions about health forms, please email nurse@charchrist.com.
Click here to upload completed athletics physicals. If you have questions about athletic forms, please email Athletics Coordinator Kristy Burton.
myccs, tuition management, dining hall menus, and more
- myCCS - access to student schedules, report cards, directories, and much more.
- Blackbaud Tuition Management
- Dining Hall Menus and my-school-bucks accounts
- Help with...
myCCS - access to student schedules, report cards, directories, and much more.
myCCS is our password protected student information system which will give you access to student-specific information such as applications, schedules, report cards, attendance, class placements, directories, resources, etc. The myCCS resource boards contain additional resources and links.
- Enter your email address as your username and click next.
- If you need assistance logging in, please enter your email address, click next, then click click "Forgot password" or email helpdesk@charchrist.com.
Blackbaud Tuition Management
Tuition payments are made through Blackbaud Tuition Management (formerly SMART Tuition). When logged into myCCS, current parents can click on the Tuition Management resource board icon for single-sign-on access to their tuition account.
If you have questions about tuition or your account, please contact Mrs. Kimberly Davenport in the business office at kimberly.davenport@charchrist.com. For Blackbaud Tuition Management's customer service, please email customerservice@smarttuition.com or call (888) 868-8828.
Dining Hall Menus and my-school-bucks accounts
Click here to access our Flik dining hall menus.
mySchoolBucks is an easy online way to pay for your children’s breakfasts and snacks, check their child’s purchase history, account balance and add money to their account. You can add money to your child’s mySchoolBucks account in four ways:
- Log into your mySchoolBucks account and pay by credit card. While there is no fee for setting up the account, mySchoolBucks charges a $2.50 convenience fee for adding money through this service. There is never a fee for simply checking your student’s balance or online participation report.
- Mail or drop off your check at the front desk for delivery into the Flik mailbox.
- Send in a check with your student to his/her teacher.
- Send in a check to a Flik cashier in the dining hall.
Help with...
- Athletics - Kristy Burton, (704) 366-5657, ext. 7013
- Devices (iPads and MacBooks) - Steve Beezhold, (704) 366-5657, ext. 3501
- Lower School Technology: Katey Balikian, (704) 366-5657, ext. 5601
- Middle School Canvas and Technology: Heather Wilson (704) 366-5657, ext. 1115
- Upper School Canvas and Technology: Grayson Bedenbaugh, (704) 366-5657, ext. 4020
- Dining Hall - Rebecca Caswell, (704) 366-5657, ext. 6101
- Early Education - Lynda Collins, (704) 366-5657, ext. 8007
- Extended Day - Sharon Humphrey, (704) 366-5657, ext. 2030
- Health Room - Caitlin Marsh, (704) 366-5657, ext. 2155
- Lower School - Reid Davisball, (704) 366-5657, ext. 2001
- Middle School - Caroline Warner (704) 366-5657, ext. 1002
- myCCS - Ruth Wilson, (704) 366-5657, ext. 5522
- Parent Education - Leslie Niessner (704) 366-5657, ext. 1037
- Tuition/Billing - Kimberly Davenport, (704) 366-5657, ext. 6202
- Upper School - Lyn Smith, (704) 366-5657, ext. 4004
Lower School
Lower School resources for 2023-24
- Color Calendar
- After-School Club Information
- Birthday Book Club
- Extended Day Information
- Extended Day Registration Form
- Click here to edit an existing registration
- Extended Day Calendar
- Lower School Supply List
- LS Teacher Profiles - myCCS login required
- Reading Knights Logs
- Summer Reading
Log in to myCCS to access the resource boards and weekly classroom announcements (ACLs), schedules, lunch times, class rosters, teacher profiles and other digital resources.
Class assignments for the 2023-24 school year are available in myCCS.
Who to Call: 704-366-5657
Mr. Brandon Henderson, Lower School Principal, ext. 2020
Mrs. Jen Payne, Lower School Assistant Principal, ext. 2027
Mrs. Christina Sachtleben, LS Spiritual Life Director, ext. 8011
Mrs. Angela Liner, Lower School Counselor, ext. 2135
Mrs. Reid Davisball, LS Administrative Assistant, ext. 2001
Mrs. Lynda Collins, Early Ed. Administrative Assistant, ext. 8007
Mrs. Katey Balikian, Lower School Technology Facilitator, ext. 5601
Mrs. Julia Walker, Lower School Instructional Facilitator, ext. 2111
Click for more information
- myCCS - access weekly classroom announcements, rosters, schedules and more.
- Daily Schedule
- Morning Arrival
- Absences
- Lower School Extended Day
- After-School Clubs and Lower School Athletics
- Reading Knights
- Supply Lists
- Summer Learning Resources
myCCS - access weekly classroom announcements, rosters, schedules and more.
Log in to myCCS to access the resource boards and weekly classroom announcements (ACLs), schedules, lunch times, class rosters, teacher profiles and other digital resources.
To log in to myCCS, please enter your email address in the username field and click next. You will then be prompted to enter or reset your password. For additional assistance, please email webmaster@charchrist.com.
Daily Schedule
Morning Arrival
Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten: Students are allowed to arrive at 7:15 a.m. each morning and will be monitored in the multipurpose room until 7:30. At 7:30 students will transition to their classroom. The tardy bell rings at 8 a.m.
Grades 1-5: Students are allowed to arrive at 7:15 a.m. each morning and will be monitored in the hallway until 7:30. At 7:30 students will transition to their classroom. Classes begin at 7:45 a.m. Students arriving after 7:45 a.m. will be counted tardy and should report directly to the lower school office before going to the classroom.
Absences
Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten: If your child will be absent from school, please notify the classroom teacher and the EEB office by emailing lynda.collins@charchrist.com or calling (704) 366-5657, ext. 8007 before 9 a.m.
Grades 1-5: If your child will be absent from school, please notify the classroom teacher and the lower school office by emailing reid.davisball@charchrist.com or calling (704) 366-5657, ext. 2001 before 9 a.m.
Parents who need to take students out of school during the day for any reason must come to the EEB or lower school office to sign them out and must also sign them back in upon return to school. Students may not leave or return to campus without following this procedure.
Lower School Extended Day
The Charlotte Christian School extended day program provides care beyond the regular school day for students in JK-grade 5. Through organized activities and supervised free time, the Extended Day program is designed to enrich the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical development of students. Classroom space, craft materials, games and outdoor play facilities are available to children for homework, play, and various other extracurricular activities.
- Extended Day Information
- Extended Day Registration Form
- Click here to edit an existing registration
- Extended Day Calendar
If any changes to extended day plans need to be communicated to the school, parents should email the classroom teacher, the administrative assistant (Reid Davisball for grades 1-5 or Lynda Collins for grades JK-K) and Sharon Humphrey, director of extended day.
After-School Clubs and Lower School Athletics
A wide variety of enrichment clubs take place each day outside of school hours for lower school students. Art, coding, flag football, lacrosse, running, soccer and STEM are just a few of the clubs lower school students can choose to participate in after school. Club descriptions and registration details will be posted in the weekly Focus.
Winter youth athletic opportunities include Junior Knights basketball, interfaith basketball and intramural cheerleading. Descriptions and registration details will be posted in the weekly Focus.
Reading Knights
The Reading Knights program is an incentive program to encourage reading and instill a lifelong love of books in our lower school students. The program aligns with the reading units in each grade level and is divided into quarters. Each quarter students will read a certain number of books and record them on their Reading Knights' log. Students will be recognized at the end of each quarter in their media class for meeting their quarter goal. Students who meet their goal all four quarters will be recognized in a special end-of-year chapel, with special recognition for students who have participated throughout their entire lower school experience. For more information please contact Lower School Media Specialist, Molly French, at molly.french@charchrist.com.
Printable Reading Knights Logs - coming soon
Supply Lists
Please click here to view the 2023-24 school supply lists. If you ordered a supply kit online from Educational Products (EPI), it should have been delivered directly to your home by Aug. 4. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Reid Davisball.
Summer Learning Resources
Middle School
MIDDLE School resources for 2023-24
- Middle School A/B Calendar
- Middle School Bell Schedule
- Middle School Supply Lists
- Band, Choir & Orchestra Concert Attire
- Guitar & Ukulele Supplies
- MS Course Curriculum Guide
- Pre-Approved Absence Form
- Summer Reading
- Windy Gap Consent Form
Log in to myCCS to access the resource boards, schedules, lunch times and other digital resources. Student schedules for the 2023-24 school year are available in myCCS.
- Students interested in fall sports (cheerleading, cross country, football, girls’ golf, boys’ soccer, girls’ tennis, volleyball) should email Athletics Coordinator Kristy Burton.
- Students interested in band, choir, orchestra or theatre should contact Director of Fine Arts Leslie Niessner.
Who to Call: 704-366-5657
Mrs. Brooke Morgan, Middle School Principal, ext. 1004
Mrs. Ann Culberson, Middle School Assistant Principal, ext. 1003
Ms. Julia Allison, MS Administrative Assistant, ext. 1002
Mr. Rian Berger, Middle School Spiritual Life Director, 1125
Mrs. Lauren Duncan, Middle School Counselor, ext. 2163
Mrs. Heather Wilson, Middle School Technology Facilitator, ext. 1115
Click for more information
- Canvas - access to class assignments, grades, announcements and message teachers
- myCCS - access student schedules, report cards and digital resources
- Daily Schedule
- Morning Arrival
- Absences
- Middle School Extended Day
- Supply Lists
- Summer Learning Resources
Canvas - access to class assignments, grades, announcements and message teachers
Middle school students will use Canvas to interact with teachers for daily assignments, homework, daily grades, communication, etc. You will be able to pair with your student and observe in Canvas. The Middle School and Upper School Technology Handbook contains resources to help you navigate Canvas.
If you have any questions about logging in to Canvas or finding the technology training, please contact Middle School Technology Facilitator Heather Wilson.
myCCS - access student schedules, report cards and digital resources
Log in to myCCS to access the resource boards, schedules, report cards and other digital resources.
To log in to myCCS, please enter your email address in the username field and click next. You will then be prompted to enter or reset your password. For additional assistance, please email webmaster@charchrist.com.
Daily Schedule
- Arrival: 7:45 a.m.
- Dismissal: 2:55 p.m.
- Middle School Bell Schedule 2023-24
- Middle School A/B Calendar 2023-24
Morning Arrival
Absences
If your child will be absent from school, please notify the middle school office before 9 a.m. by calling (704) 366-5657, ext. 1002 or via email to msattendance@charchrist.com. Students should email teachers directly for missed assignments. Parents who need to take students out of school during the day for any reason must come to the middle school office to sign them out and must also sign them back in upon return to school. Students may not leave or return to campus without following this procedure. Click here for the MS pre-approved absence form.
Middle School Extended Day
Middle school students not in a supervised after school activity will be expected to be picked up at dismissal or they will be required to go to Middle School Extended Day. Middle School Extended Day will be billed through the business office and operates from 2:55 - 5 p.m. If your student is in need of Extended Day, please complete this registration form. This form must be completed each year.
Supply Lists
Please click here to view the 2023-24 school supply lists. If you ordered a supply kit online from Educational Products (EPI), it should have been delivered directly to your home by Aug. 4. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Ann Culberson.
Summer Learning Resources
Upper School
Upper School resources for 2023-24
- Upper School Bell Schedule
- Upper School A/B Calendar
- Upper School Supply List
- Band, Choir & Orchestra Concert Attire
- Guitar & Ukulele Supplies
- US Curriculum Guide
- Pre-Approved Absence Form
- Records/Transcript Release
- Summer Reading
- Vehicle Registration
- Windy Gap Consent Form
- Winterim Information
Log in to myCCS to access the resource boards, schedules, lunch times and other digital resources. Student schedules for the 2023-24 school year are available in myCCS.
- Students interested in fall sports (cheerleading, cross country, football, girls’ golf, boys’ soccer, girls’ tennis, volleyball) should email Athletics Coordinator Kristy Burton.
- Students interested in band, choir, orchestra or theatre should contact Director of Fine Arts Leslie Niessner.
Who to Call: 704-366-5657
Mr. Shonn Brown, Upper School Principal, ext. 7002
Mrs. Amanda Poole, Upper School Assistant Principal, ext. 4003
Mrs. Patty Little, Upper School Dean of Students, ext. 1004
Mr. Jeremy Cummings, US Spiritual Life Director, ext. 4002
Mrs. Jodi Foxx, US Director of College Counseling, ext. 4006
Mrs. Lauren Miller, Upper School College Counselor, ext. 4008
Mrs. Olivia Day, US Personal & Academic Counselor, ext. 4007
Mrs. Lyn Smith, Upper School Administrative Assistant, ext. 4004
Mrs. Katrina Miller, Upper School Administrative Assistant, ext. 4005
Mrs. Kirsten Mayers, Registrar & Transcripts, ext. 6603
Mr. Grayson Bedenbaugh, US Technology Facilitator, ext. 4020
Click for more information
- Canvas - access to class assignments, grades, announcements and message teachers
- myCCS - access student schedules, report cards and digital resources
- Daily Schedule
- Morning Arrival
- Absences
- Supply Lists
- Summer Learning Resources
Canvas - access to class assignments, grades, announcements and message teachers
Upper school students will use Canvas to interact with teachers for daily assignments, homework, daily grades, communication, etc. You will be able to pair with your student and observe in Canvas. The Middle School and Upper School Technology Handbook contains resources to help you navigate Canvas.
If you have any questions about logging in to Canvas or finding the technology training, please contact Upper School Technology Facilitator Grayson Bedenbaugh.
myCCS - access student schedules, report cards and digital resources
Log in to myCCS to access the resource boards, schedules, report cards and other digital resources.
To log in to myCCS, please enter your email address in the username field and click next. You will then be prompted to enter or reset your password. For additional assistance, please email webmaster@charchrist.com.
Daily Schedule
- Arrival: 8 a.m.
- Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.
- Upper School Bell Schedule
- Upper School A/B Calendar
Morning Arrival
Absences
If your child will be absent from school, please notify the upper school office before 9 a.m. by calling (704) 366-5658 or via email to usattendance@charchrist.com. Students should email teachers directly for missed assignments. Click here for the US pre-approved absence form.
Supply Lists
Please click here to view the 2023-24 Upper School Supply List.
Summer Learning Resources
PTF / Volunteers
Parent Teacher Fellowship / Volunteer Opportunities
The Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) at Charlotte Christian School serves to advance the mission of the school by encouraging faculty, staff and administrators in their efforts to impact each student spiritually, intellectually and physically. PTF organizes and supports activities that foster meaningful parent relationships in the Charlotte Christian community, and celebrates as well as promotes our wonderful legacy and school spirit. If you have any questions about PTF, please contact our PTF Leadership team, Mrs. Emily Lucado for grades JK-5 or Mrs. Tanya Floyd for grades 6-12.
All Charlotte Christian parents are a part of Parent Teacher Fellowship and are encouraged to be involved in an area of interest. The PTF Board of Directors is comprised of CCS parents who have previously served in PTF volunteer opportunities. The first step to becoming a PTF board member is to serve through PTF. Each year, nominations are submitted for active volunteers who would like to become PTF board members. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please email PTFPresident@charchrist.com for more information on the process and timeline.
PTF Committee List
PTF committees organize a variety of events to support our school and community throughout the year. Please click here to see a list of committees and their primary events.
Volunteer opportunities
There are many opportunities to get involved with PTF and volunteer. Please click here to login to myCCS to access a current list of opportunities via division and event.
N.E.W. Family Connections
The N.E.W. (Newcomers Embraced & Welcomed) Family Connections committee pairs new CCS families with current families who host grade level summer gatherings that give new students the opportunity to meet some of their peers before classes begin. The hosts are available to answer questions and provide helpful information about Charlotte Christian. New families will hear from their CCS host family in late May. If you have any questions about N.E.W. Connections, please reach out to Mrs. Meagan Maddox for grades JK-5 or Mrs. Tanya Floyd for grades 6-12.