Families are asked to keep all sick children at home while symptoms persist. Masks are optional and strongly encouraged inside school buildings for the 2022-23 school year.

Vaccines are acknowledged as the best way to protect yourself from severe illness and all communities members are encouraged to keep their vaccines updated.

DPS Covid Resources
Durham County COVID Vaccine Resources
CDC Covid Dashboard

School Hours are 7:45 AM - 2:15 PM. Students may arrive between 7:15-7:45 AM.

On early release days, students will be released at 12:00 PM.

Click here for the 2023-24 DPS School Calendar → Traditional Calendar-Calendario.pdf

The After School program at EK Powe is beloved by families. You must register your child in advance and sign up again each year. After School care runs from 2:15 - 6:00pm. There is no Before School care offered at EK Powe.

Before and After School Care at DPS

Spreadsheet of other After School resources compiled by the PTA

Each year students are asked to bring supplies to help stock their classrooms with necessary items, and teachers have developed additional wish lists for other items to enhance their classrooms.

Supply Lists by Grade

Teacher Wish Lists

EK Powe welcomes family and community volunteers!

If you are interested in volunteering in your child’s classroom, helping to monitor lunch, or chaperoning a field trip, you will need to submit a volunteer application with DPS. They will run a background check and notify you by email when your application is approved. A new application must be submitted every two years.

Complete our Family Engagement Form (in English and in Spanish), and we will help you get connected with projects around the school.

Volunteers need to sign in at the front desk before entering the school building.

How much does school lunch cost?

Regular priced lunch is $3.75 and reduced priced is $0.40.

Breakfast is free for all students and available on carts for students to pick up as they enter their classroom.

How do I apply for free and reduced lunch?

If you receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, all of your children who attend school automatically qualify for free school meals. Participation in other federal assistance programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) also provides automatic eligibility.

Even if you don’t think you may qualify for free or reduced lunch, you’re strongly encouraged to fill out the school lunch application just in case. Apply here → https://www.lunchapplication.com/

Where do I find school breakfast and lunch menus?

DPS School Menus

Students at EK Powe get to school by foot, bike, car and bus. 

Riding the Bus

DPS Transportation Resources

For 2023-24 DPS has a new bus tracking system. The EduLog Parent Portal replaces the Here Comes the Bus app.

You will need your student’s ID (also called the PowerSchool or NCEdCloud number). Contact your teacher or the office to get your student’s ID number.

Carpool

The carpool students enter and exit the building through the Edith Street Lobby. The carpool line travels south on Ninth Street, turns right onto Green Street, then turns right onto Edith Street. Display your carpool number on your dashboard.

Walking or Biking to School

Students who walk or bike to school will enter and exit the building through the cafeteria door on Ninth Street. Bike racks are available near this entrance. Students will be picked up at this same entrance, and parents must present their child’s carpool number. Students in 4th or 5th grade may release themselves and walk/bike home on their own, if their parents have submitted written permission to the office.

Our wonderful Kindergarten teachers have prepared this welcome presentation for K families.