IMS Picture Days are scheduled for October 20 (Cohort 1) and October 23 (Cohort 2). Your child received a picture day order form in their homeroom, however, it is recommended that you use the online order process at mylifetouch.com. Our picture day ID is EVTQZDBW9.

Students should be bringing earbuds or earphones to school in case they are needed for class. We are awaiting a shipment of earbuds, and they will be available for purchase in the computer lab for $1 when they arrive.

If your student still has any IMS textbooks, novels, or library books at home from last school year, we are asking that you return them as soon as possible. We would like to have all materials returned by October 31. After that, any families with unreturned items will receive individual invoices.

A student who doesn’t check-in by the Homeroom Bell at 8:10 a.m. is considered to be tardy. The student can check-in one of two ways:

Please email IMS Attendance (imsattendance@northallegheny.org) to submit an early dismissal, whether returning after an appointment or not returning to class, previous to the dismissal. It is preferable to submit this information before 9:00 a.m the day of the dismissal so that the student’s attendance can be updated.

Please submit an Absence E-Form on the Tyler Parent Portal so that the student’s absence can be excused. Emailed excuses can also be sent to imsattendance@northallegheny.org.

*Absence excuses should be sent at the parent’s/guardian's earliest convenience to avoid unexcused absence notifications.*

All students should plan to stay home if they are not feeling well to help prevent the spread of the common cold, flu, or other illnesses.

Our new HyFlex instructional model allows the opportunity for all students to participate from outside the building in real-time the same way students sign-in during their hybrid days. Therefore, attendance is still taken and credit is awarded. So, if students are not feeling 100% but well enough to participate remotely, we now have the flexibility and program to do so on any given day of the week. These absences will be monitored by our health staff.

Please notify IMS attendance at imsattendance@northallegheny.org if your child is planning to work remotely on a day they are scheduled for in-school learning.

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.