Burgettstown Area School District

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• May 10: Remake Learning Days Event- BMHS 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
• May 12: Senior Awards Ceremony- 8:00 AM
• May 15-26: Keystone Testing Window
• May 18: WACTC Certificate Ceremony- 6:00 PM Chartiers Houston Auditorium
• May 19: Jr/Sr. Prom (Grand March begins at 5:00 PM in the BPAC)
• May 23: CHAMPS Carnival- returns to The Pavilion at Star Lake
• May 28: Baccalaureate- 7:00 PM Paris Presbyterian Church (Not School Sponsored)
• May 31: Commencement- 7:00 PM The Pavilion at Star Lake
• June 1: Last Day of School

Our 8th grade students were busy this week, preparing for next Wednesday's Remake Learning event at the middle/high school. (photos below) We hope families will come out to the event, between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM. For more information, click on the link above or click HERE

Flexible Instruction Days, or FIDs, must be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. An application must be filed once every three years, asking for approval to use up to five days as flexible instruction days. Essentially, FIDs are remote instruction days, but they are not tied to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather they must be used for inclement weather or other emergency days. "Public school entities with accepted applications can use this program for a single school building such as an elementary school if it is used for a reason noted in Section 1506. If a public school entity with an accepted application does use an FID for one building, this would count as one of the five days permitted each year for the entire public school entity. A public school entity electing to participate must develop a local FID program that meets the assurances outlined in the application and its Board of School Directors must approve the FID program prior to acceptance by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)" (source: www.education.pa.gov). The Burgettstown Area School District's approval expires at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Thus, the District will be applying for a new three-year approval. The school board will act on a motion to apply at their May, 2023 meeting.

Penn State Beaver hosts a series of summer STEAM and Sports Camps. Please click HERE for the flyer listing the camps, or click on the logo below to access the Penn State Beaver Summer Camp website.

Students in all grade levels are able to receive a free school breakfast. This breakfast is not paid for by the school district, rather, it is an initiative of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We encourage students to start the day with the "most important meal!"

We continue to monitor student and staff COVID cases. We ask that you continue using preventive measures such as keeping your child or children home if they are experiencing symptoms of illness and/or if someone in your home is testing.

When to Quarantine?

According to the CDC, COVID Quarantine for illness or positive test:

• Isolate for 5 days. If no symptoms are present or symptoms are resolving (fever free 24 hrs without medication) on day 5, students may return to school on day 6 with mask wearing days 6-10.

We remind students, employees, parents, guardians, and community members that smoking, the possession or use of alcohol or other drugs, and the possession of weapons on school grounds, including outdoor athletic areas, by any individual, is prohibited. These acts are subject to police action and must also be reported to the Department of Education.

Student and employee safety is extremely important to us. We are constantly looking for ways to make our schools, school grounds, and property safe for all. Recently, we ordered signage that will be placed on all of our school busses, warning that unauthorized boarding will be subject to criminal prosecution. This is not something new, it is simply something we are creating a greater awareness of.

According to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code:

§ 5517. Unauthorized school bus entry. (a) Offense defined.--A person who enters a school bus without prior authorization of the driver or a school official with intent to commit a crime or disrupt or interfere with the driver or a person who enters a school bus without prior authorization of the driver or a school official who refuses to disembark after being ordered to do so by the driver commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. (b) Notice.--A school district may place a notice at the entrance of the school bus that warns against unauthorized entry.

Our school district prides itself on providing the best possible learning environment for our students, and school buildings and other facilities that can be a source of pride for the community. We are constantly monitoring the conditions of our schools, athletic complexes and other district-owned property but sometimes we miss things. You can help us by completing this form when you notice something that you think needs our attention. It can be something as basic as noticing that there is a light out in our parking areas, or that the trash receptacles at the baseball field need emptied. Just like you have for your home, we have a running list of items that need our attention. These items get prioritized and acted upon. We may already know about the issue you raise, but if we don't, we can't prioritize it until we do. We are all in this together and your input is greatly appreciated. Please click her to access this form: HERE