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Administration of Medications During
School Hours:
1. Students will be responsible for
reporting to the nurse's office at the
time the medication is to be taken.
2. The school’s nurse, principal or his/her
designee will supervise the taking of
the medication by the student.
3. Prescription drug logs will be kept for
any child receiving prescription
medicine on an ongoing basis.
4. Unused medications will be returned to
parents for disposition.
5. Any change in dosage of medication
will be recognized only upon receipt of
written notice of the change from the
family physician and the parent.
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
Pennsylvania State law requires each
student K-12 to be fully protected against
certain diseases before admission to the
school is permitted. Children in all grades
need the following
• 4 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and
acellular pertussis* (1dose on or after the
4th birthday)
• 4 doses of polio (4th dose on or after 5th
birthday and at least 6 months after the
previous dose was given)**
• 2 doses of measles, mumps, rubella***
• 3 doses of hepatitis B
• 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) or
evidence of immunity
For attendance in 7th grade
• 1 dose of Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular
pertussis (Tdap) on the first day of 7th grade foods available district wide during the day
• 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate
vaccine (MCV) on the first day of 7th grade.
For attendance in 12th grade
• 1 dose of MCV on the first day of 12th
grade. If one dose was given at 16
yrs of age or older, that shall count as
the twelfth grade dose.
*Usually given as DTP or DTaP or if
medically advisable, DT or Td
CONEWAGO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 19-20 CALENDAR
**A fourth dose is not necessary if the
third dose was administered at age 4
years or older and at least 6 months after Each school in the district has a cafeteria
the previous dose
***Usually given as MMR
These requirements allow for the following
exemptions: Medical reason, religious
belief, or philosophical/strong moral or
ethical conviction. Even is your child is
exempt from immunizations, he or she may
be excluded from school during an
outbreak of vaccine preventable disease.
Students absent from school due to illness
must bring a written excuse stating the
reason for the absence. If the student was
treated by a doctor, the excuse should be
written by the doctor. State law requires a
specific number of days of absence for
certain diseases such as streptococcal
infections, chicken pox, measles, German
measles, mumps, whooping cough, and
diphtheria. Please contact your school
nurse if your child is diagnosed with any of
these diseases. Pink eye, impetigo,
ringworm, fungus infections, and scabies
require treatment and a doctor's excuse is
required for re-entry to school.
Head lice must be treated and the child
needs to be "nit free" as determined by the
school nurse before he/she will be able to
return to school. Please call the school
nurse to make arrangements for this check.
If a student becomes ill during the school
day, he/she must report to the school
nurse. The nurse will contact the parent/
guardian concerning an illness that requires
dismissal from school.
FOOD SERVICE
Conewago Valley School District
recognizes that wellness and proper
nutrition play a significant role in a
student’s physical well-being, growth,
development and readiness to learn. All
are offered to students with consideration
for promoting student health and reducing
childhood obesity. Food provided through
the National School Meal Program comply
with federal nutrition standards under the
Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act.
www.conewago.k12.pa.us
Breakfast and Lunch Program
that prepares nutritious meals daily.
Students in the elementary and secondary
schools can purchase breakfast and/or
lunch or students may also bring a lunch
from home. If students pack a lunch they
may also purchase milk in the cafeteria at
the a la carte price ($0.50). There are a
variety of entrees, fruits, vegetables, and
milk available each day that can be
purchased as a meal. Students may
choose up to five components to make up
their meal, so it’s important to know and
understand them. The five components are:
protein, grain, fruit, vegetables, and milk.
To purchase items at the meal price, a
student must take at least three of the five
offered items, and one of these items must
be a fruit or vegetable.
All students in grades K-12 may deposit
money into their account to purchase
meals and/or a la carte items through the
district’s point-of-sale system. Students
have their own account that can be
accessed using a Personal Identification
Number (PIN). The student’s PIN Number
is their five-digit student ID number
assigned by the District, and it will remain
the same as long as they are a student at
Conewago Valley School District. Students
must use their number each time they
make a purchase from the cafeteria.
Students participating in the free or
reduced lunch program also purchase
meals using their PIN on the point of sale
system. We encourage all students to put
advance payment on their account
because this allows the lines to run
smoothly, prevents lost or stolen money,
and is a convenience. Payments can be
made in advance with cash, check, or
credit/debit card via Skyward Family
Access. Please note that money on your
child’s account cannot be utilized at the
vending machines. At the end of the school
year, if your child is changing buildings in
the District, his/her balance will be
transferred to the building for use the
following year. If you’re leaving the District, choose to complete the paper application,
please check with the Food Service
Director to review your child’s lunch
account or with the school office to
complete a refund form.
Monthly menus are available to all students
and on the District’s web site:
www.conewago.k12.pa.us.
Free and Reduced Meals
Conewago Valley School District participates
in the National Free and Reduced Meals
Program. Students from families who qualify
under federal guidelines will receive meals at
free or reduced cost. Applications are
available at all school building offices, on line
with COMPASS, or on Skyward Family
Access. These applications may be filed any
time throughout the school year for any
family experiencing income changes. All
information is confidential; discrimination is
not permitted in accordance with district,
state and federal requirements. (Students
receiving free or reduced meals in June 2019
will continue to receive free or reduced
meals until Tuesday, October 2, 2019. After
this date, applications from the previous
school year will expire, and new
applications must be submitted for meal
benefits to continue.
All families who think they may or know that
they do qualify are strongly encouraged to
apply. Having an accurate count of students
who receive free or reduced lunch is
important in that this data is used to
generate other federal funding benefits for
District students.
Applying for Free/Reduced
Meal Benefits
Families that have children attending
Conewago Valley School District are eligible
to apply for free or reduced priced meals
through the National School Meal Program.
Families who are interested are encouraged
to apply each school year by completing the
Household Meal Benefit Application via
paper copy, or online using Skyward Family
Access or COMPASS. Only one application
per household is required each year. If you
please return it to school with the child you
feel is most responsible for turning it in so
benefits can begin as soon as possible.
You may also complete the household