Burgettstown Area School District

EVERY WEEK is a great week in Blue Devil Country! Please scroll down to learn more. #True2theBlue

• March 17: Act 80 1/2 Day
• March 20: Full Act 80 Day
• March 22: Kindergarten Registration (A to M)
• March 23: Kindergarten Registration (N to Z)
• March 24: End of Third Nine Weeks

Congratulations to Ryleigh Riggs-Sanders (below), our junior Amelia Earhart Service Award Honoree for the Zonta Club of Washington County. Our representative must be a young woman in her junior year whose commitment to community service is noteworthy and an integral part of her character and personality. According to the Zonta Club, our representative should demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities and a strong core sense of values. Ryleigh will have the chance to win a $2000 or $1000 award from the Zonta Club for her nomination.

Mrs. Fratini's students designed and decorated t-shirts usting the Cricut cutting machine to celebrate Read Across America this week.

First grade students worked on adding two-digit numbers using base ten blocks and number bonds, with the aid of one of our new Viewsonic boards.

Mrs. Riley arranged Shadow Days at WACTC for 9th grade students who want to make sure they are selecting the right program for enrollment next year. Pictured below are Paige Allison and Alice Kubatka, who visited the Emergency & Protective Services program this week.

Fifth grade students spent time teaching third grade students how to use Osmo devices to do coding and math games.

Ms. Dengel, Ms. Elek,. Mr. Roth and Mrs. Smith took 45 students from grades 9-12 on an extended field trip to New York City this week. This was an enrichment trip open to students enrolled in the Art, Chorus and Holocaust courses. Their adventures included taking the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, participating in a Broadway workshop, visiting the site of the twin towers and the 9/11 museum, and oh so much more.

BAEC is a Title I School?

You may wonder what this means. Simply put, it means more opportunities and support for the students.

As listed on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website:

"Title I is a 100% Federally funded supplemental education program that provides financial assistance to local educational agencies to improve educational opportunities for educationally deprived children. Title I programs are designed to help children meet the state content and performance standards in reading, language arts, and mathematics. In buildings with 40% or more poverty, LEAs may use the funds to upgrade the entire curriculum of the school and are Schoolwide Programs. In buildings with less than 40% poverty, programs are designed to help specific children and are targeted assisted programs."

Parents and guardians are an integral part of the programming in a Title I school, and BAEC is fortunate to have many involved parents/guardians. If you want to know more or what to be involved, please contact Mrs. Ferencuha at mferencuha@burgettstown.k12.pa.us or Mrs. Mankey at mmankey@burgettstown.k12.pa.us

Harrisburg, PA – In light of the ongoing clean-up efforts in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has launched an online train derailment dashboard in coordination with other relevant state agencies to better inform concerned residents in western Pennsylvania.

“As clean-up efforts continue, our agency wants to make sure residents had an easily accessible online resource containing accurate and relevant information to refer to if they have questions,” said PEMA Director Randy Padfield. “Our priority continues to be ensuring that every concerned resident has the information and resources they need to make important health and safety decisions for their families.”

Air and water monitoring has been in place since the incident began, including during the controlled vent and burn, the fire afterward and in the days since. Thus far, no concerning readings have been detected and state agencies and testing will continue for the foreseeable future.

The online dashboard is accessible at https://www.pema.pa.gov/derailment or by visiting the PEMA homepage at pema.pa.gov and clicking on “Train Derailment Dashboard.”

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