School Services

Title I is a federal program to support literacy achievement in reading and mathematics in schools serving a high population of economically disadvantaged students. Title I supplements the local and state programs to ensure all students achieve at a high level in rigorous academic standards.

Schools qualify for Title I funds based on economic need in their community. All of our schools in Lebanon School District are designated Title I schools and receive this additional funding.

Title I improves student achievement through a variety of methods and activities in our schools:

• Additional Staffing: Title I funds provide extra reading and math teachers, as well as support professionals, at our Title I schools.
• Rigorous Academic Standards: The progress of all our students is monitored throughout the year to ensure they are meeting high goals.
• Early Identification and Intervention: Students are assessed for additional service and receive instruction based on their needs. We offer intervention through additional teachers, computer-based programs, and classroom strategies.
• Family Engagement: Our district encourages all parents to participate in their child’s education and provides many ways to become involved. Parent Advisory Councils, Family Night Out activities, and school functions invite all families to come and support their children.
• Professional Development: Courses and workshops for teachers are held throughout the year.

How do students and parents obtain Title I services? Every student in our elementary schools are given a short assessment at the beginning of the school year to determine if they are reading at grade level. Those students who are behind their peers are recommended for services.

What do Title I services look like? If your child is enrolled in Title I services he or she will receive additional instruction through a variety of methods. Some students receive supplemental reading instruction in a small group separate from their class. Others are given extra attention in their regular classroom while many students also complete reading support work through computer-based programs.

Does Title I take the place of a special education IEP? No, if your child has an IEP and is identified as needing Title I services these are offered in conjunction with services provided by the IEP.

Does my child participate in Title I every year? The goal of the Title I program is to get every student to a level in their literacy development that is at their grade and age. We assess students throughout the school year and once they attain grade level status in their skills they can be exited from the program.

We need your help to provide better services to your child.

Decision-making: You can help make important decisions about your school by participating in PTO, completing the Parent Survey, and suggestions made during parent activities and Family Nights Out.

Compact: Each school has a school/student/parent compact that is revised annually. It contains information on how you can help your child in their learning.

Participation: Parent activities and Family Nights Out are great ways to become more engaged in your child’s education.

Parents have the right to:

• know the qualifications of their child’s teachers
• know the school improvement status of the school
• know the level of achievement of their child
• be involved in planning and implementation of parent involvement programs
• know if their child has been taught by a teacher who does not meet the requirements of highly-qualified.

Complaint Procedure As part of its Assurances within Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) program grant applications and pursuant to Section 9306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), an LEA accepting federal funds also agrees to adopt local written procedures for the receipt and resolution of complaints alleging violations of law in the administration of covered programs.

For more information contact our Federal Programs Coordinator:

Dr. Dawn Connelly: (717) 270-6828 or email dconnelly@lebanon.k12.pa.us

Lebanon School District English Language Development In the Lebanon School District nearly 24% of students and families use a language at home other than English, such as Spanish, Arabic, or Haitian Creole. Nearly one in five students are learning to read, write, speak, and listen in English. The Lebanon School District provides targeted services and supports to assist students in mastering these skills through a research based ELD Program (English Language Development Program).

How do you know if ELD Services are right for your child?

When students enroll in the Lebanon School District they are assessed in Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening to determine if and how they would benefit from the supports provided by the ELD program.

Parents whose children are recommended for ELD services are notified, in a language they understand, of the assessment results which include an English Language Proficiency Level. Students’ scores are reported as an ‘English Language Proficiency (ELP) Level’ between one – six.

If your child qualifies for ELD services (English Language Development), they will receive a combination of a variety of instructional supports such as:

• Using visuals to support content
• Allowing and encouraging primary language support
• Offering sentence frames for writing and speaking
• Giving choice and differentiation in products

For more information, please contact our Director of Student Services and ELD:

Amber Abreu: (717) 270-6761 or email aabreu@lebanon.k12.pa.us

According to state and federal special education regulations, annual public notice to parents of children who reside within a school district is required regarding child find responsibilities.

School districts are required to conduct child find activities for children:

• who may be eligible for services via Chapter 14 of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). For additional information related to Chapter 14/IDEA, please refer to Chapter 14, IDEA, or to the website: //www.pattan.net/.

• who may be eligible for services via Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For additional information related to Section 504/Chapter 15 services, please refer to Section 504, Chapter 15, or the Basic Education Circular, titled “Implementation of Chapter 15.”

• who may be eligible for gifted services via 22 PA Code Chapter 16. For additional information regarding gifted services, please refer to 22 PA Code Chapter 26. If a student is both gifted and eligible for special education, the procedures in IDEA and Chapter 14 shall take precedence.

This notice shall inform parents throughout the Lebanon School District of the child identification activities and of the procedures followed to ensure confidentiality of information pertaining to students with disabilities or eligible young children. This information is also published on the District website.

Children of school age through age twenty-two can be eligible for special education programs and services. If parents believe that their child may be eligible for special education, the parent should contact the counselor of the child’s school, or the Special Education Office at (717) 270-6726.

Children ages three through the school-age admission, including K4, are eligible if they have developmental delays and, as a result, need special education and related services. Children who are less than the age of beginners and at least three years of age may be considered to have developmental delay when difficulties exist in the areas of cognitive, communicative, physical, social/emotional, and/or self-help development.

If you have questions regarding difficulties you child may be experiencing, please contact:

Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13

Early Intervention Program

1 Cumberland Street

Lebanon, PA 17042

(717) 606-1601

CISPA provides student supports. They begin by assessing the unique needs of both individual students and the school as a whole. Once they have identified the needs, they provide support on three levels.

• Tier 1 is school-wide support and is designed to tackle issues on a holistic level.
• Tier 2 provides help to groups of students who share a common need and are identified through data and assessment.
• Tier 3 Gives students with unique needs the resources they’re missing.

It’s about making sure all students have access to the community resources and tools they need to unlock their potential and thrive.

Lebanon School District is fortunate to partner with the United Way and CISPA in order to provide CISPA coordinators in the following schools:

• Henry Houck Elementary School
• Northwest Elementary School
• Lebanon Intermediate School
• Lebanon Junior High School
• Lebanon High School

School-age youth may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act if:

• You live in a shelter.
• You live in a motel or campground due to the lack of an alternative adequate accommodation.
• You live in a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station.
• You are doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship.

As an eligible student, you have the right to:

• Receive a a free, appropriate public education
• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment.
• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents.
• Enroll in the local school or continue attending you school of origin (the school you attended when permanently housed or the school in which you were last enrolled) if that is your preference and is feasible.

If the school district believes that the school selected is not in your best interest, the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision.

• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this.
• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your needs as a student.

If you believe you may be eligible, or if you are in need of clothing and/or school materials, contact one of the Lebanon School District contacts:

• Vaughn Black: (717) 675-4837 or email vblack@lebanon.k12.pa.us
• Becky Dunlop: (717) 821-5460 or email rdunlop@lebanon.k12.pa.us
• Kim Briggs: (717) 821-5459 or email kbriggs@lebanon.k12.pa.us

The National School Breakfast and Lunch Program Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows all students in the Lebanon School District to eat free breakfast and lunch, no application required!

• Students are required to enter their student ID number (this is considered their Pin number) at the register so that all cafeteria transactions can be tracked.
• Extra servings, ala carte (snack) items and beverages are available for purchase, and must be paid for at the time of transaction.

Please note that outside food items may not be brought in to share as classroom treats. This is due to students with severe food allergies and controlled diets. The restriction was put in place due to the health san safety of all students.

SchoolCafe App (www.schoolcafe.com)

Lebanon School District is proud to offer SchoolCafe App, a safe and secure way for families to make online payments to their children's cafeteria account.

Using the SchoolCafe App, you can:

• View your child’s cafeteria account balance
• Make payments to your child’s account
• Review daily spending and purchases
• You will also receive reminders when they have a low balance in the account.

Students/families may also deposit funds into their cafeteria account by making checks payable to "Lebanon School District Cafeteria Fund".

For more information, please contact the Directors of Food and Nutrition for Lebanon School District:

• Bryann Kingsbury: (717) 270-6739 or email bkingsbury@lebanon.k12.pa.us
• Jennifer Selman: (717) 270-6740 or email jselman@lebanon.k12.pa.us

Transportation for students is provided in accordance with the requirements of law and Board Policy. Lebanon School District is primarily a walking district. Bus transportation is provided to students whose home address meets the distance requirements of 1.5 miles or more for elementary and 2 miles or more for secondary. Students must ride on the bus to which they are assigned and only utilize their designated bus stop.

Students with transportation included in their IEP, are placed in foster care, or who are identified as homeless, may also be eligible for transportation by bus or van.

Students must be outside waiting for their bus or van approximately 10 minutes before their scheduled pickup time. Buses and vans will not wait or return for students who are not at the stop on time.

All Krise Transportation buses and vans used to transport Lebanon School District students are equipped with video and audio recording equipment.

This includes vehicles used for athletic, activity and field trips as well as all of our regular transportation for students.

The use of video and audio recording equipment supports efforts to maintain the safety and security of all students, staff and drivers. The administration will monitor these recordings to efficiently deal with transportation related concerns.

Students and their parents understand that student use of school buses and vans constitutes consent to the District’s audio/video monitoring.

All Lebanon school District students are eligible to apply for a Lebanon Stransit student fare card and ride the bus for $1.00.

Sign Up (free)

• Present a current, valid school ID
• Fill out an application
• Receive your card in the mail

Ride On

• Board any fixed route bus
• Present your student fare card to the driver
• Pay reduced fare of $1.00 per trip
• Valid August 15 - June 15

Please contact the SAIP Coordinator at your building for more information!