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