NO SCHOOL EARLY DISMISSAL 2 HOUR DELAY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

2017 – 2018 School Calendar

PSSA Testing April 9 – 13, 2018 Grades 3 – 8 English Language Arts April 16 – 20, 2018 Grades 3 – 8 Mathematics April 23 – 27, 2018 Grades 4 & 8 Science

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AUGUST 21 – 22 No School, New Teacher

Orientation 23 – 28 No School, Professional

Development / Clerical Days 23 HMS 6th Gr Curriculum Night 24 WES 2nd Gr Curriculum Night 24 BHS 9th Gr Curriculum Night 28 MES & PES K Curriculum Night 29 First Day of School

SEPTEMBER 4 No School 12 MES & PES Curriculum Night,

Gr 1 – 5 14 WES Curriculum Night, Gr 3 – 5 19 HMS Curriculum Night, Gr 7 & 8 20 BHS Curriculum Night, Gr 10 – 12

OCTOBER 9 No School, Professional Development Day 10 Act 80, 2 Hour Delay

NOVEMBER 1 End of 1st Nine Weeks 2 Beginning of 2nd Nine Weeks 7 No School, AM Professional

Development / PM Clerical 14 Report Cards Issued 16 Early Dismissal, Parent-Teacher

Conferences 22 Early Dismissal, All Students 23 – 27 No School,

Thanksgiving Break

DECEMBER 25 – 29 No School, Winter Break

Keystone Testing Windows Winter Wave 1 December 4 – 15, 2017 Winter Wave 2 January 8 – 22, 2018 Spring Window May 14 – 25, 2018

First Day of School Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Last Day of School Thursday, June 7, 2018

JANUARY 1 No School, Winter Break 15 No School, Professional Development( First Snow Make-Up Day) 19 End of 2nd Nine Weeks 22 No School, AM Professional Development / PM Clerical 23 Beginning of 3rd Nine Weeks 29 Report Cards Issued

FEBRUARY 19 No School 20 Act 80, 2 Hour Delay

MARCH 27 Early Dismissal,

End of 3rd Nine Weeks

28 – 30 No School, Spring Break.( 28 Second Snow Make-Up Day)( 29 Third Snow Make-Up Day)

APRIL 2 No School, AM Professional

Development / PM Clerical 3 Beginning of 4th Nine Weeks 9 Report Cards Issued

MAY 15 No School, Professional Development Day – Senior Projects 28 No School

JUNE 4 Graduation, Last Day for Seniors 5 * Graduation Rain Date 7 Early Dismissal, Last Day of School 8 No School, Clerical 18 Final Report Cards Mailed

Early Dismissal Times BHS 11:15 a. m. HMS 12:00 p. m. MES / PES / WES 12:45 p. m.

Policies Policies and administrative regulations play a very important role by defining the Baldwin-Whitehall School District’ s guiding principles and forming the basic structure of the operations of the District. Policymaking is a mandated responsibility of the board of school directors and comprises both local specifications and ever-changing state and federal laws and regulations.

The policies can be found at https:// www. bwschools. net / school-board / policies

BWSD Student Handbook for Parents Important policies and administrative regulations for students and parents are found in the BWSD Student Handbook for Parents: https:// www. bwschools. net / ourdistrict / about-our-district / parent-handbook

Child Find

Each school district, along with other public agencies in the commonwealth, must establish and implement procedures to identify, locate, and evaluate all children who need special education programs and services because of the child ' s disability. This notice is to help find these children, offer assistance to parents, and describes the parents’ rights with regard to confidentiality of information that will be obtained during this process. The content of this notice has been written in English but can be translated into other languages. If a person does not understand any of this notice, he or she should contact the Pupil Services Department( 412-885- 7583) and request an explanation.

Read more at: https:// www. bwschools. net / uploaded / District _ Documents / Pupil _ Services / Child _ Find _ Notice _ 2016 _( 002). pdf

Title 1

The ESEA Title 1 Program is a federally funded project developed to meet the academic needs of students. ESEA stands for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that was passed in 1965. The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on January 8, 2002, reauthorized ESEA Title 1. The No Child Left Behind Act is designed to promote educational excellence for all students. The goal is for all students to achieve proficiency of the academic standards. For more information, visit: https:// www. bwschools. net / our-district / district-departments / pupilservies / title-i

Pupil Services

The Pupil Services Department directs all student supports and services in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District including special education, English as a second language instruction, gifted education, psychological services, social work services, health services, homebound instruction, and support for homeless students.

Find out more at: https:// www. bwschools. net / ourdistrict / district-departments / pupil-servies