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DASD E-News Weekly
September 8, 2017
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Back to School/Meet the Teacher Night
Dallastown Area School District provides various opportunities for parents and guardians to meet their child's teachers, tour the classrooms, learn about the academic programs, and become better acquainted with educational opportunities available to their student.
Access the Dallastown website
calendar to locate your child's Back to School/Meet the Teacher Night.
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DAIS is Gettin' Jazzy With It!
Meet Jazzy...
Last school year, students of the Dallastown Area Intermediate School's Health & Human Services Pathways Explorer Program (P.E.P.) hosted a
Pennies for Puppies service project in support of
The Seeing Eye,
Inc. The Morristown, NJ-based, non-profit organization's mission is to enhance the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of people who are blind, through the use of specially trained guide dogs.
P.E.P. students met with a local Seeing Eye organization, were introduced to guide-puppies-in-training, then sponsored a pencil sale (pawprint pencils, of course), raising more than $400 to sponsor Jazzy, a Labrador retriever puppy. Donations are put to use in many ways, including breeding, placing, and training dogs to guide blind people, and to support research on canine health development.
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HS Semi-Formal Dress Drive & Sale
SEMI-FORMAL DRESS DRIVE & SALE
For the third year, Dallastown Area High School Mini-THON is sponsoring a Semi-Formal Dress Drive & Sale of more than 200 dresses at $25 each. Proceeds will be donated to the Four Diamonds Fund of the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, with an objective to conquer childhood cancer.
DONATE
We will accept any formal dresses (long or short), purses, shoes or accessories suitable for a semi-formal dance. Donations can be delivered to the Main Office at Dallastown Area High School or delivered during the shopping dates and times noted below.
From 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10th, Sunday, September 17th, and Sunday, October 8th, in the front lobby of Dallastown Area High School, 700 New School Lane, Dallastown.
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New Attendance Law and Requirements
The 2017-18 school year begins with updated attendance protocols and procedures to comply with new school laws. It is very important for children to develop habits of arriving on time and making school attendance a priority. Every instructional minute is critical to your child's success. Please partner with us to identify, address, and eliminate root causes and unmet needs that adversely affect your child's daily attendance. Thanks for your understanding and support.
For additional details, access:
Parent Letter Regarding Attendance Laws and DASD Protocols
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Calendars for Sale
PTO meetings, athletics and booster club meetings, school picture days, elementary school literacy nights, Title I and other parent information nights, Dallastown Area Educational Foundation and Dallastown Foundation Scholarship Committee Fall Festival and fundraisers, among many other events and activities are included in the 2017-18 Dallastown Area Educational Foundation Calendar.
At just $10, have you bought yours yet?
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Save the Date 
SATURDAY
, SEPTEMBER 23
9:00 a.m. Run/Walk
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- Raffle
- Cow Patty Bingo
- Games and Prizes
- Character Appearances
- Food Vendors
- Used Book Sale
- Car Show
- Crafts, Face Painting, Pumpkin Patch, and Entertainment
A $6 wristband can be purchased to play games and use inflatables.
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Annual Notices
Each year, Dallastown Area School District provides annual notices to parents, guardians, and community members that include special education services, integrated pest management, release of personal information, and other services. The district provides this information in a variety of ways, one of which is through
this link
to the school district's website.
Future issues of the DASD E-News Weekly will include certain required notices.
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FERPA
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records:
- The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day that the school receives a request for access;
- the right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights under FERPA;
- the right to privacy of personally identifiable information in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent; and,
- the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the school to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
The name and address of the office that administers FERPA: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-8520.
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School Board Schedule
At its recent meeting, the Dallastown Area Board of School Directors presented policies and regulations for public review prior to adoption by the board in October. Select this link to view: Policies on Review.
Comments and questions can be directed to the Assistant Superintendent at (717) 244-4021.
Finance Committee Meeting
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Monday, September 11
Administration Board Room
Capital Improvements Committee Meeting
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Monday, September 11
Administration Board Room
Board Workshop: Special Education Overview
6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m., Thursday, September 14
HS Theater Room
Board Meeting
7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 14
HS Theater Room
Board Workshop: Team of 10 Retreat
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Monday, October 2
Administration Board Room
Board Meeting
7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 5
HS Theater Room
Board Meeting
7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 12
HS Theater Room
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HS NO SCHOOL/PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
MS NO SCHOOL/FULL DAY IN-SERVICE
IS/ES IN SESSION
Wednesday, October 4
HS/MS/IS/ES NO SCHOOL/OFFICES OPEN
Monday, October 9
DALLASTOWN BOROUGH HALLOWEEN PARADE
Thursday, October 19
HS/MS/IS/ES HALF DAY IN-SERVICE
Friday, October 20
HS STUDENTS & TEACHERS HALF DAY
MS/IS/ES HALF DAY IN-SERVICE
Monday, October 30
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