What's Up at North Allegheny School District
Week of September 20-24, 2021
Each week, we will share news from the District and from your student’s building.

New for this year is one email with links to each building’s newsletter. Please click on your student’s building below to access their building-specific information.

Below the links to the building newsletters, you will find important information from the District.
Elementary School Newsletters
Middle School Newsletters
High School Newsletters
NACA Newsletters
District-Wide Important Dates
  • September 23 – All Middle School Open Houses @ all middle schools, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
  • September 30 – NAI & NACA Open House, 6:30 p.m.
  • October 7 - NASH & NACA Open House, 6:30 p.m.
  • October 26 - Elementary/Secondary Report Period Ends (end of 1st quarter)
  • October 27 - No Classes (Professional Learning Day)
  • October 29 - Elementary/Secondary Report Cards Available
District Updates
Exact Path for Grades 2-8

Starting in the next few weeks, your child’s teacher will begin to introduce an online learning program from Edmentum called Exact Path. This exciting digital tool begins by targeting each learner's academic strengths and needs through a diagnostic assessment, then prescribes a tailored playlist of lessons and activities just right for them. Students can earn rewards and monitor their own progress each step of the way. Your child will be using this program at school, but he or she can also continue their learning at home!

Where can my child find their work? 
  • After taking a reading, language arts, or math assessment, your child will receive a unique learning path through Edmentum’s Exact Path. Within a learning path no more than four skills will display at once. Each skill will include a variety of activities that could consist of instruction, practice, and a quiz. Icons will indicate where your child can begin working, continue where he or she last left off, or review completed work.

How will their learning path change as they keep working? 
  • After completing the skills that are displayed in your child's learning path, a short Progress Check will be unlocked. This quiz will assess your child's understanding of the skills he or she just learned and determine if additional review is needed or if your child can move ahead to more advanced material.

Where can my child see their progress? 
  • A rewards area will show any trophies or badges your child has earned for their work in the program. After completing a Progress Check, your child can earn a trophy for every skill they master (score of 4 out of 5) or perfect (score of 5 out of 5). Additionally, any assignments created by your child's teacher(s) will also be displayed. These tasks encourage students to work for a set amount of time or earn a set number of trophies in order to collect a badge.

Please reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions. Thank you.
NA Foundation Trick or Trot 
Saturday, October 30, 2021 

Join the North Allegheny Foundation for the annual Trick or Trot on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Marshall Middle/Elementary Schools Campus. The 5K Run begins at 8:30 a.m. with a 1-mile Fun Run at 9:30 a.m. The NA Tiger Marching Band will perform at 9:00 a.m. and at 10:00 a.m. there will be a costume parade. The cost to participate is $25 for the 5K Run and $20 for the 1-mile Fun Run. Registration is now open!
Requesting Vaccination Cards

According to CDC guidelines, students that are fully vaccinated are not required to quarantine if they are considered a close contact with a positive COVID case. The main goal of this school year is to maintain in-person learning as much as possible. If your child has been vaccinated, please submit proof of vaccination to your student’s school nurse to avoid future quarantines.  

If you choose to submit a copy of your child’s vaccination card, this information will be treated in the same manner as all medical information: with the utmost confidentiality, inline with FERPA and HIPAA regulations. This information will not be released to the public in any way and will simply be used to make informed decisions for contact tracing purposes.

Thank you for your assistance and if you have any questions, please reach out to your school nurse. 
Keeping Our Community Healthy & Well

Keeping our NASD community healthy and well is a shared responsibility between our families and staff. To help the NASD community safely continue full in-person instruction, activities, and athletics, the District is offering a voluntary opportunity for our families to receive a flu shot.

NASD Flu Shot Clinics - October 2 & 6  
School Bus Seat Assignments

For contact tracing purposes, the District has assigned students a seat on the bus. The seat assignment translates to a seating chart that is used to identify close contacts on district transportation for quarantine purposes. It is important for students, staff, and families to work together toward students sitting in their assigned seats to avoid unnecessary quarantine.
Publishing Student Works and Photographs/
Videos on the Internet

If you do not want your child’s recording, picture, or video displayed on the North Allegheny School District’s website or in any other District or school/classroom-based publication/communication/social media during the school year, please send a written request to the main office at your child’s school by Thursday, September 30, 2021.
Join Our Team! Now Hiring Custodians

Join our team! North Allegheny School District is seeking candidates to fill multiple custodial positions with flexible hours and a starting hourly rate of $15.00. Be the Difference and Apply Today!
Traveling Art Gallery Volunteer Informational Meeting

TAG is an art appreciation and visual literacy program where volunteers present prints by famous artists to students in kindergarten through 5th grade. No prior art training is necessary – just enthusiasm, an open mind, and your imagination! Interested in learning more?

Please join us on Tuesday, September 21 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for a VIRTUAL MEETING

This invitation is extended to anyone interested in the NA Traveling Art Gallery. All are welcome – those who have not yet been involved with the TAG program as well as experienced TAG volunteers and coordinators.

If you plan on attending this informational meeting, please email Andrea Jaecks at ajaecks@northallegheny.org by Monday, September 20 to receive a link to the meeting.
Athletics Updates
Elementary Night at the NA Football Game
Schedule of Events
  • 5:00 - Park and gather on the multi-purpose field near the baseball/softball fields
  • 5:30-6:30 - Tailgate/Pre-sale meals served (tents and tables will be set up)
  • 6:30-6:45 - Mascots and cheerleaders will come for pictures and cheers
  • 6:55-7:00 - Marching band to parade
  • 7:00 - Follow behind the band and meet at the concession stand to await the tunnel. Once the team enters the field, students will be directed back to the same gate to meet their parents/guardians. Seats are located in Section B.
  • 7:30 - Game time! Cheer your Tigers on to victory!
2021 Hall of Fame Induction
Thursday, October 7, 2021

The North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2021 inductees. The North Allegheny Hall of Fame Association will celebrate the 24th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at The Chadwick. A social hour will begin festivities at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Induction Ceremony at 6:00 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the NA Athletics website.
Join UPMC Western Behavioral Health Experts for Virtual Presentations

UPMC Sports Medicine and UPMC Western Behavioral Health have teamed up to provide behavioral health and wellness services to help student-athletes perform at their very best in sports, school, and life. A series of presentations are available for athletic trainers, coaches, student-athletes, and parents/guardians, each of which provides guidance on recognizing and supporting the behavioral health and wellness needs of student-athletes. Priority topics for training sessions include:
  • Recognizing signs and symptoms of behavioral health needs.
  • Supporting behavioral health and wellness needs of student-athletes.
  • Referring a student-athlete for behavioral health and wellness support.
  • Supporting student-athletes as a parent.
  • Self-awareness and coping techniques for student-athletes.
  • Recognizing addiction and self-destructive behaviors.
  • Supporting team members with behavioral health and wellness needs.

Sessions begin on Monday, September 27. For more information, view the flyer. 
Resources
Missed a Newsletter?
All building newsletters are archived weekly on the North Allegheny website. This designated webpage will be updated with links to the previous week’s newsletters at the beginning of each school week by 11:30 a.m. A link to the archive is accessible on the District’s homepage and on each building’s homepage.
Community Flyers
We've gathered and approved all sorts of neat flyers from around the community and put them all in one place on our website. You should go to look at them. Seriously. Do it. Right meow.
Building Contacts
Main Office - 412-369-5520
Nurse's Office - 412-369-5520
Counseling Office - 412-369-5421