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EMERGENCY CLOSING
OF SCHOOL
Skylert, the District’s automated voice
messaging system will be alerting parents
and staff concerning weather delays, early
dismissals, and school cancellations. The
District website www.conewago.k12.pa.us
will have the latest updates posted on
school delays and cancellations as well.
If serious weather conditions make it too
dangerous to travel, Conewago Valley
School District may be closed or may be
open on a delayed schedule. Notice will be
given via Skylert and over the following
radio stations:
WHVR/WYCR, WGET/WGTY, WSBA / Fox
43, WGAL-TV 8, WHP-TV, and WHTM-TV
27 will carry school delays and
cancellations. Announcements will
normally be made by 6:30 a.m. Parents
and students are requested not to call the
school concerning the closing of school.
The radio stations will make frequent
enough announcements to make telephone
calls unnecessary.
Also, it is possible that inclement weather
could develop during the school day.
Should this happen, the schools might be
dismissed early in order to get children
safely home before dangerous weather
conditions actually prevail in the area.
The purpose of these decisions would be
to provide the greatest safety for all
students. It may not be necessary to put
the plans into effect, but parents should be
aware of such possibilities. Parents who
are away from home during school hours
should make arrangements for their
children in the event school is dismissed
early so children know where to go until
parents return.
EXCLUSION FROM AIDS
INSTRUCTION
Parents who wish to have a child excluded
from those portions of instruction involving regard to the information collected and
the sexual transmission of AIDS need to
notify the principal of the building of this information that may be contained in a
request in writing. Each school year such
exclusion is requested you must submit a
written request. The principal will contact
the parents to arrange a time when the
CONEWAGO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 19-20 CALENDAR
material can be reviewed with the parents.
If, after review, parents still desire exclusion
of their child from that portion of AIDS
education, alternative education for that
period will be arranged among the teacher,
the parents, and the principal.
KINDERGARTEN
REGISTRATION
Children must be at least five years old by
the first day of school to register for fall
kindergarten. Students registering for
first grade must be six years old by
September 1. Children currently enrolled
in a Conewago Valley School District
kindergarten class need not register for
first grade in the District.
Registration packets may be picked up in
January and should be returned by
March. Registration packets are also
available online. A thirty (30) minute
appointment will be scheduled to have
your child screened by our kindergarten
staff. Parents should bring the child to
this screening. You should also bring the
child's birth certificate and health
information. Registration packets are
available at either elementary school.
Registration forms may be completed
prior to registration; however, parents
must bring the child's birth certificate,
health/immunization history and
verification of residency when registering.
Watch the District website for
Kindergarten registration dates for the
2020-2021 school year.
(www.conewago.k12.pa.us\
kindergarten-registration.html)
PRIVACY OF RECORDS
Records are maintained for each student
from his/her entrance into school through
the twelfth grade or withdrawal. Since
school records are public records, some
measure it was felt, needed to be taken to
insure a family's "Right to Privacy" in
stored in the school files. Examples of
student's file are:
1. Personal and family data including
certification of name and date of birth
www.conewago.k12.pa.us
2. Test data, achievement records and
other evaluative information
3. Medical reports
4. Anecdotal reports
5. Psychological reports
6. Records of conferences
7. Copies of correspondence with parents
and others concerning the student
8. Other records which may contribute to
understanding the educational progress
of the student
9. For eligible Special Education students,
appropriate State mandated forms/
information
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
The main functions of the School Health
Services are to facilitate positive student
responses to normal development;
promote health and safety; intervene with
actual and potential health problems; and
actively collaborate with others to build
student and family capacity for adaptation,
self-management, and learning.
The health program includes physical
examinations, vision, hearing, height and
weight, scoliosis screening, and counseling.
Emergency care will be administered to
those students who become ill or have
accidents during school hours. In the case
of a major illness or accident, the following
procedures will be followed:
1. Parents will be called for instruction
depending upon severity.
2. Procedures listed on the emergency
card will be followed.
3. The student will be taken to the emergency
room at the hospital. Treatment of minors
in the emergency room is given only in life-
threatening situations without the consent
of parent or guardian.
At the beginning of each school year,
parents are asked to update emergency
information providing current health
concerns that the parent is aware of
including any that are ongoing from the
previous school year. In addition, parents
should keep the school informed of the
current address and telephone numbers
where they can be reached in case of an
emergency.
This information should be filled in
accurately and the school should be
notified of any changes in health condition,
procedure, address, or telephone numbers
that occur during the school year. IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT THAT A RESPONSIBLE
PERSON CAN BE REACHED AT ALL
TIMES. A parent or guardian must verify
this information. A list of medications
available in school is also listed for your
approval. Medications will not be dispensed
without annual parental approval.
ADMINISTRATION OF
MEDICATION
Parents should confer with the child's
physician to arrange medication time
intervals to avoid school hours whenever
possible. No medication may be
administered without written authorization
from the physician and the parent/guardian.
When medication absolutely must be taken
during school hours, the parent or guardian
must submit a written request, signed by
the physician and parent, to the school
nurse in order for their child to take any
medication. The appropriate medication
permission form is available on the district
website under health services or from the
school nurse.
Handling and Storage of Medications in
the School:
We prefer that:
1. The parent brings the medicine to
school. The medication must be in the
original container and properly labeled.
If necessary, request a duplicate bottle
from the pharmacist. The medication
and the written request should be
delivered directly to the school nurse,
school principal, or his/her designee. The
amount of medication stored by the school
should be limited based on the length of
time medications are to be taken.
2. All medication will be kept in a locked
cabinet in the health room of the school.
Medications requiring refrigeration will
be stored in the health room refrigerator.