Claysburg-Kimmel School District

Welcome Back!

We are so excited to welcome back students on Thursday, August 21st, 2025!

If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's building principal:

Elementary - Mr. Kevin Edmondson kedmondson@cksdbulldogs.com
Jr/Sr High - Mr. Chuck Kassick ckassick@cksdbulldogs.com
Transportation - Mrs. Reva Smith rsmith@cksdbulldogs.com
Special Education - Mr. Brannan Raptosh braptosh@cksdbulldogs.com
Athletics - Mr. Corey Reffner creffner@cksdbulldogs.com
Cafeteria- Mrs. Courtney McCracken ccmccracken@cksdbulldogs.com

🔴New Start Time for CK Elementary!🔴

Starting on the first day of school, CK Elementary will operate with a new start time, breakfast times, and drop-off times. See below for the info:

Time students may begin to enter CK Elementary: 8:00am

Q. What does this mean for parents? A. Students will NOT be permitted to enter the building before 8:00am, morning parent drop-off will only be from 8:00am-8:40am daily. Early morning band will not be affected by this new policy, band and chorus students will still continue to enter for practice at 7:30am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for band and chorus only.

Drop-Off location for morning arrival:

Students who are arriving to school via parent transportation while there are buses unloading will be dropped off along the side of the building beside the kindergarten playground. Parents will loop around our parking lot behind the school and drop students off along the side of the building. When bus unloading is complete, parents may move to the front of the school to continue drop off. There will be staff members and our SRO personnel outside to assist in the traffic flow.

Will my child's bus time change with the new building start time?

A. No, morning bus times will not be affected by the building start time

New breakfast times for students: 8:00am-8:30am

Q. What does this mean for parent and students? A. Student breakfast will now start at 8:00am and continue until 8:30am. Students will be dismissed from their busses beginning at 8:00am and will immediately go to the cafeteria for breakfast if they choose. Students who are not eating breakfast will go to the LGI and wait until 8:20am for the bell to ring for homeroom.

New homeroom time: 8:20am-8:40am

Q. What does this mean for parents and students? A. Homeroom period will now be from 8:20-8:40am. This is a time for student arrival, breakfast, parent meetings, morning announcement, etc. The bell will ring for the first classes to start at 8:45am. Students will be marked tardy from 8:40am-9:40am.

Will end of the day dismissal change?

A. No, dismissal will remain the same as last year, car rider students will be dismissed in the back LGI parking lot starting at 3:05pm. Bus dismissal will begin at 3:05pm. As a reminder, school buses and school vans take priority when exiting the school parking lots. Yield to all school buses and school vans while on school grounds. There will be staff members and SRO personnel in the parking lots to assist with traffic.

If you have any questions regarding the new times at CK Elementary, please contact the Elementary Office at 814-239-5144.

CKHS Arrival and Dismissal Info

CKHS students will continue to be prohibited from entering the building before 7:15am.

Morning parent drop-off will be 7:15am-7:30am. Parent drop-off will be at the main office door, in the turnaround on Bedford Street.

Morning bus drop-off will remain in the back of the building.

Breakfast also remains the same this school year. Breakfast will begin at 7:15am and will run until 7:35am (the end of homeroom).

End of the day dismissal will also remain the same this year, dismissal will begin at 2:35pm.

**Important: Parents, please do not park in the spaces marked "Reserved." School personnel can come and go throughout the day, we need to assure they have the ability to do that efficiently.

Important Claysburg-Kimmel School District Attendance Reminders

-All absences need excuses

*You can submit excuses to the Elementary office or the JR/SR High office at the link below.

Excuse/Educational Trip Forms – Excuse/Educational Trip Forms – Claysburg-Kimmel School District

Please make certain that you choose the correct building for your child's excuse for proper timely recording.

*Please provide a written doctor excuse or your child's doctor's office may fax an excuse to the district at:

Jr/Sr High Fax # 814-239-8949
Elementary Fax # 814-239-8994

*Excuses should be sent to school within 3 days of the absence.

-Only 10 parent excuses are allowed for the year

*After the 10 parent excuse limit is reached, ALL excuses will be marked un-excused unless from a doctor.

-After 3 consecutive days absent, a doctor excuse is required to return.

-Once the student has accumulated 3 un-excused absences a meeting will be held to discuss attendance concerns. A letter will be sent in the mail.

*If you receive a letter and cannot attend the meeting, please call the K-12 School Social Worker, Julie Heckman.

-Remember, if taking a trip during the school year, a trip request form needs to be completed online. Contact either the elementary or junior/senior offices if you have questions. Forms need approval from administration to attend the trip.

-At 6 or more un-excused absences, a referral to the magistrate could be made.