Parent Faculty Club April 9, 2015 Parent Faculty Club April 9, 2015

Upcoming Events 4/10 – School Wide Food Trust Event 4/13 – PSSA ELA Begin 4/14 – Early Dismissal 4/20 - PSSA Math Begin 4/20 – 4/24 Art Goes to School 4/22 – Earth Day 4/23 – Market Day (5:30 – 6:30) 4/24 – Spirit Day: Blue/Green day 4/27 – Science PSSA Begin 4/27 – 2 nd Grade Field Trip 4/30 – Title 1 Parent Workshop (11 – 12) 4/30 – 2 nd Grade Play 5/4 – 4 th Grade Group Picture 5/5 – Reading Olympics (3:30 – 8:00) 4 th grade 5/5 – Cinco de Mayo 5/6 – Mindfulness 8:25 5/6 – District 24 Competition 9 – 1 5/22 – Field Day

PSSA Adjustments Cover all hallways or remove items from walls (upstairs). Cover all hallways or remove items from walls (upstairs). Schedule Changes: Schedule Changes: 1 st grade 11:30, 1 st grade 11:30, 4 th grade 1:00 4 th grade 1:00 3 rd grade 12:30 – 1:10 3 rd grade 12:30 – 1:10 No AM Volunteers during PSSA week No AM Volunteers during PSSA week Important Info

Anticipated Testing Dates: PSSA TEST Section Testing Window PVF TEST DATES/ TIME Grades Tested ELA April 13, 2015 to April 17, /13, 4/15, 4/16, 4/173 rd & 4 th Math April 20, 2015 to April 24, /21, 4/22, 4/23 4/20, 4/21, 4/22 3 rd 4 th Science April 27, 2015 to May 1, /27, 4/284th Make UpsApril 14 th to May 8, 2015 As needed3 rd & 4 th **Make up testing will take place in IST rooms (229 & 244B) PSSA Testing Dates

Important School Info Conference Attendance: Fall – 71%, Spring – 77% Conference Attendance: Fall – 71%, Spring – 77% Title 1 Parent Resource Order Form Title 1 Parent Resource Order Form Raptor – Thanks for your patience. Raptor – Thanks for your patience. Ipads- Ipads-

Important School Info

Act 153 On October 22, 2014, Act 153 of 2014 went into effect requiring background checks for paid employees working with children and unpaid volunteers “responsible for the welfare of a child or having direct contact with children.” The defines “direct contact with children” as “the care, supervision, guidance or control of children or routine interaction with children.” Ultimately, the law will include significant changes to the background check requirements for new and current employees, contractors with direct contact with children, and volunteers. Listed below are highlights volunteers should be aware of:

Act 153 The law now requires all school employees, contractors and volunteers having direct contact with children to obtain new clearances (child abuse background checks and state and federal criminal history checks) every 36 months. Effective December 31, 2014, new volunteers must have clearances in order to be approved for their positions. Existing volunteers who do not already have clearances must get them by July 1, 2015, and those with clearances that will be more than three years old on July 1, 2015, must get new ones before July 1.

Act 153 For purposes of the CPSL clearance requirements, a volunteer is an adult serving in an unpaid position in which they are individually responsible for the welfare of a child or have “direct contact with children” (care, supervision, guidance or control of children, or routine interaction with children). If a volunteer has continuously resided in Pennsylvania for 10 years AND swears in writing that he or she has never been convicted of a disqualifying crime in PA, or the corresponding offenses under the laws of any other jurisdiction, they need only the Department of Human Services child abuse clearance and the PA criminal history check; the federal check is not needed. Our district website has a link reflecting forms and documentation related to the background checks.