Dear North Hills School District families, staff and members of the community,
At this time, we continue to operate on the assumption that our students and staff will return to the classroom on Monday, March 30. However, as the coronavirus (
COVID-19) situation continues to evolve, we acknowledge the closure could be extended.
We know that this is a very stressful time for our families and our students. In order to provide some sense of normalcy and structure, and
preserve the end of the school year, we are implementing the following instructional and make-up plan for the next 10 school days:
March 16-20
March 16: CLOSED - Make-up on April 8
March 17: CLOSED - Make-up on April 9
March 18: FID 2
March 19: CLOSED - Make-up on April 13
March 20: FID 3
March 23-27
March 23: CLOSED - Make-up on April 14
March 24: FID 4
March 25: CLOSED - Make-up on April 28 (Election Day)
March 26: FID 5
March 27: CLOSED Make-up on May 28 (half-day PM) and May 29 (half-day AM)
In closing all K-12 Pennsylvania schools for two weeks on Friday,
Gov. Tom Wolf said that no school district will be
penalized if it fails to meet the 180 instructional day per school year or school hours (990 hours for secondary and 900 hours for elementary) requirements.
As such, we are implementing the above plan to do our diligence in persevering the end of the school year. Graduation will remain on Friday, May 29.
Flexible Instructional Days
You
do not
need to fill out the online attendance form on
FID 2-5
. Assignments will not be due until the district resumes operations at which time our teachers will work with our students to be sure everyone fully understands the concepts presented and has adequate time to complete the assignments.
As a reminder, teachers will be available during normal school hours on each FID to answer questions and provide guidance.
Breakfast and Lunch Program
On school days during the closure, all NHSD students who qualify for our free and reduced lunch program can pick up grab-and-go breakfast and lunch items between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. from the rear cafeteria entrance of West View Elementary School.
Each student who qualifies will receive a breakfast item (cereal, cereal bar, muffin), sandwich and/or yogurt/string cheese, fruit and veggie, treat or chips, juice and milk free of charge.
Moving Forward
We continue to follow the latest COVID-19 guidance from local, state and federal agencies, and will communicate more information as it becomes available. We also have a
web page dedicated to coronavirus and have
added a resource page with links to both fun and educational activities for children during the closure.
This is a challenging time, and we thank you for your continued cooperation and support.
North Hills School District Administration
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