Highland Springs Elementary sets staggered opening for 2026-27 as Henrico prepares rebuild design
Highland Springs Elementary will begin the 2026-27 school year with students arriving on different days, creating a three-date opening schedule for families at the school.
The school published its staggered-start notice July 13, 2026. Grades 1 through 5 and new kindergarten students are scheduled to start Monday, Aug. 24. Some pre-K students are also scheduled to begin Aug. 24, while the remaining pre-K students are scheduled to start Tuesday, Aug. 25.
All Highland Springs Elementary students are scheduled to attend Wednesday, Aug. 26. The school is located at 600 Pleasant Street in Highland Springs.
What families need to check
Aug. 24 is not a universal first day for the school. Families with students in grades 1-5 or new kindergarten students should plan around the Aug. 24 date listed in the school’s notice. Pre-K families need to determine whether their child is assigned to the group beginning Aug. 24 or the group beginning Aug. 25.
By Aug. 26, the schedule calls for every student to be attending. The approved materials do not document districtwide transportation or child-care effects connected to the staggered opening, so those practical details are not established by the sources reviewed.
Rebuild design expected during the same school year
Henrico County Public Schools planning material separately identifies design for rebuilding Highland Springs Elementary as expected to begin during the 2026-27 school year. The rebuild appears in the Henrico County School Board’s broader capital-project and development discussion.
That reference points to a longer-term facility change for one of Highland Springs’ principal public schools. It does not, however, establish that construction has started. The reviewed material also does not identify an approved final rebuild design or a construction schedule.
The sources do not explicitly connect the staggered opening schedule with the potential rebuild. The school’s notice provides the immediate operational change for families: opening dates on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, followed by all-student attendance Aug. 26. The Henrico planning material provides the longer-range timing currently identified in the packet: expected design work during the 2026-27 school year.
For now, the confirmed next dates are the school’s staggered opening in August 2026. The rebuild remains at the expected design stage in the reviewed planning documents, with no current capital-budget vote or construction timeline identified.
Sources
- 2026 Staggered Start, Highland Springs Elementary School / Henrico County Public Schools
- Henrico County School Board work-session approved minutes, Henrico County Public Schools
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