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The mission of the Warren County School District is to support the personal and intellectual success and wellness of every student, every day.

Principles for Governance and Leadership

Pennsylvania school boards are committed to providing every student the opportunity to grow and achieve.  Our actions, as elected and appointed board members, ultimately have both short- and long-term impact in the classroom.  Therefore, we pledge that we will...

Lead Responsibly

• Prepare for, attend and actively participate in board meetings
• Work together with civility and cooperation, respecting that individuals hold differing opinions and ideas
• Participate in professional development, training and board retreats
• Collaborate with the Superintendent, acknowledging their role as the 10th member of the board and commissioned officer of the commonwealth

Finance Reports

1. IU5 - Mr. Paul Mangione

2. PSBA Liaison - Mrs. Mary Passinger

3. Career Center Advisory - Mr. John Wortman and Mr. Dan Sullivan

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Stephen Hill—founder of Speak Sobriety, young person in recovery, bestselling author, recovery coach, and a defense attorney—is a renowned national speaker on substance use prevention & mental health awareness with a truly inspiring comeback story that everyone must hear. Speaksobriety.com

The speaker, Stephen Hill, agrees to provide two school assemblies (First Choice & A Second Chance) and one community event/parent program (Not My Kid) on September 18, 2024.

Session 1

Program: School Assembly

Title: First Choice & A Second Chance

Location: Warren Area High School

Start Time: 9:00am

Audience: Warren Area High School and Sheffield High School students grade 9-12 and staff

Session 2

Program: School Assembly

Title: First Choice & A Second Chance

Location: Eisenhower Middle High School, 3700 Rt 957, Russel, PA 16345

Start Time: 1:00pm

Audience: Eisenhower Middle High School and Youngsville Middle High School students grade

6-12 and staff

Session 3

Program: Community Event/Parent Program

Title: Not My Kid

Location: Warren Area High School, 345 East 5th Avenue, Warren, PA 16365

Start Time: 6:00pm

Audience: Community

Quote for Amplify to provide 10 onsite CKLA coaching sessions for professional development in May 2024.

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9900  MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONAL POLICIES

      9950  Technology and Internet Safety

A.        PURPOSE

The District makes available various forms of digital technology to its students for educational purposes and to certain employees to advance the education of students or to advance the legitimate business of the District. The purposes are exclusive to the District as it makes digital technology available.  The District’s student discipline code and student handbook and all provisions governing employee conduct (policies, rules, employee handbooks, contractual provisions, etc.) apply to student and staff online activities and use of technology.

It is the policy of the District to (a) prevent user access over its computer network to, or transmission of, inappropriate material via Internet, electronic mail, or other forms of direct electronic communications; (b) prevent unauthorized access and other unlawful online activity; (c) prevent unauthorized online disclosure, use, or dissemination of personal identification information of minors; and (d) comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act.

Given the ever-changing nature of technology, its potential opportunities, and abuses, it will not be possible for this Policy to address all specific situations, which may arise. Therefore, it is also the purpose of the Board, by this Policy to vest in the Superintendent or his or her designee the authority to fashion procedures, as necessary, to implement the general purposes of this Policy.

B.        DEFINITIONS

            1.   Minor – any student person of school age.

2. Obscene - Analysis of the material meets the following elements:

a.     The average person applying contemporary community standards would find that the subject matter taken as a whole with respect to minors appeals to the prurient interest.

i.    Contemporary community standards shall be defined to mean the regions within which the District provides services to students.

b.     The subject matter depicts, describes, or represents in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts or a lewd exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast.

c.     The subject matter taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational, or scientific value.

3.   Harmful to minors - Any text, picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that:

a.     taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion.

b.     depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals.

c.     taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational, or scientific value as to minors.

4.   Child Pornography – any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer, or computer generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct where (a) the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or (b) such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

5.  Educational Purposes- Items promoting student achievement and preparation for graduation.

6.  Personal Electronic Devices- Any type of computer or other portable computing devices or accessories, including handheld computers, laptops, smart phones, tablet devices, notebooks, digital cameras, digital readers, music players, flash drives and any other similar devices not owned by the District and brought onto school grounds by students, guests, or staff members.  

C.        ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY

Access to technology is provided to District employees and students as a privilege.  Access is not and cannot be guaranteed.  However, when access is available it is to be regarded as a privilege that carries with it a responsibility.  All usage is to be done in a responsible, efficient, and legal manner that is consistent with the values of the Student Discipline Code and the policies and mission of the District as enunciated in this Policy Manual or other directives of the Board or Administration.  For users, the District’s technology is to be used primarily for education-related purposes and performance of District job duties.  Incidental personal use of school technology is permitted for employees so long as such use does not interfere with the District’s Policy manual, the employee’s job duties and performance, with system operations, or with other system users.  Personal use must comply with this Policy; procedures and rules contained in this Policy, as well as Internet Service Providers, local, state, and federal laws and must not damage the District’s hardware, software, applications, or technology.  Students may only use the technology for educational purposes. are provided with access to digital media that supports engaged learning.  Students‘ability to send, forward, or post information will be determined under the direction of a Warren County School District designee(s).

The District will notify the parents about the policies governing technology use. This Policy contains restrictions on accessing inappropriate material.  There is a wide range of material available on the Internet, some of which may not be fitting with the particular values of the families of the students.  The District will educate minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and Cyberbullying awareness and response.  It is not practically possible for the District to monitor and enforce a wide range of social values in student use of the Internet.  Further, the District recognizes that parents bear primary responsibility for transmitting their particular set of family values to their children.  The District will encourage parents to specify to their child(ren) what material is and is not acceptable for their child(ren) to access through the District system. 

D.        GUIDELINES FOR USAGE

Usage of the technology which is not consistent with the “access” policy contained in the previous paragraph is prohibited.  It is not possible to list all of the types of usage which are inappropriate.  However, as a guideline, some of the types of inappropriate usage are listed below:

1. Engaging in non-work or non-school related communications unless for employees under this Policy’s definition of incidental personal use.  Users should understand that even when using District technology resources for incidental personal use there is no expectation of privacy, and the personal nature of such use shall not create any such expectation.

2.     Sending or displaying of offensive messages or pictures, including but not limited to, messages or pictures that contain pornography, child pornography, matters that are obscene or matters that are harmful to minors, ethnic slurs, racial epithets, or anything that may be construed as disparagement of others based on their race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or religious or political beliefs.

3.     Using vulgar or obscene language, pictures, or symbols.

4.     Using technology to harass, bully, threaten, or libel/defame others or to materially or substantially interfere with the education of others.    

5.     Trespassing in or upon personal files or programs, removing, damaging, or utilizing information which the user is not entitled to remove, damage, or utilize or communicateing under a false name or other false pretenses.

6.     Violating any copyright laws or the Copyright Policy of the District including Policy Section 9905 by copying, downloading, uploading, or otherwise duplicating copyrighted material.

7.     Violating any other District Policy, or associated administrative procedures, including (i) policies concerning political activities and advertising such as Policy Number 7240; (ii) policies governing student distribution and /or posting of material such as Policy Number 10230; (ii) policies governing harassment and sexual harassment such as Policy Number 1215; and (iv) policies that pertain to maintaining professional adult/student boundaries such as Policy Number 1217.

8.     Engaging in any use which violates any federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

9.     Intentionally creating, uploading or other introduction of computer viruses or similar device or program, which damages hardware, applications, or software.

10.   Engaging in unauthorized access of computers, intentionally disrupting the network, or attempting to circumvent security measures on an individual computer and / or the District network.

11.   Using the technology for gambling, sports pools, betting games or games of chance.

12.   Installing, uninstalling, or damaging computer hardware, applications, software, or the network.

13.   The use of profanity in any communication unless required for business purposes.

14.   Using technology resources to access, inspect or disseminate confidential or personal information of others.

Reporting of any such violations or other issues involving the inappropriate use of technology resources should be reported in a manner consistent with established policies and procedures.  Any employee or student engaged in the inappropriate use of or access to the technology may be subject to the loss of the privilege.  The Board hereby vests the Administration with the authority to restrict any person's useage of the privileges, for the period of time deemed appropriate by the Administration, on account of violations of this Policy.  Additionally, students are advised that violations of this Policy may result in students being disciplined in accordance with the Discipline Code (Policy 10510) and employees are advised that violations of this Policy may result in discipline procedures according to the applicable sections of this Policy Manual or the Contract(s) governing the relationship between the District and employee.

E.         FILTERING

The District uses a technology protection measure that is designed to prohibit users from accessing Network sites that are not in accordance with the policy and procedures of the District and the laws of Pennsylvania.  This measure helps guard against access by users to messages or pictures that contain pornography, child pornography, matters that are obscene or matters that are harmful to minors, ethnic slurs, racial epithets, or anything that may be construed as disparagement of others based on their race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or religious or political beliefs.  Filtering may be disabled for adults engaged in bona fide research or for other lawful purposes.  To ensure enforcement, the District will monitor use of technology resources through direct supervision and monitoring of the network.  This filtering measure is not foolproof and inadvertent access to sites not consistent with this Policy needs to be reported immediately to a District administrator.

F.         USER ACCOUNTS

User Accounts may be provided for District students and employees. All User Accounts shall be the property of the District and shall be used only for the purposes described in this Policy.  All User Accounts shall be accessed only via a password. No user shall reveal their password to another individual. No user is to utilize a computer that has been logged in under another individual’s password.  Account requests or termination will be processed through the account management team.

G.        APPLICATIONS

Except as provided below, no application will be utilized on any device or other component of the District’s technology systems unless said application has been selected or approved.

H.        HARDWARE

It shall be the duty of all District employees to shall report technology problems issues to the Technology Department through the Technology Work Order system.

All technology belonging to the District is to remain in the designated areas.  Prior to any change in equipment Before equipment changes, a Technology Work Order must be completed and submitted for approval.

All purchases or acquisitions of computers or other components of the District’s technology system, including donations of equipment from businesses, parent/teacher organizations and similar entities are to be channeled to the Building Administrator at the building at which the equipment is proposed to be installed.  Before approving the installation of said equipment, the Building Administrator is to submit a description of the equipment to the Technology Department for approval.

I.          REPAIRS

All repairs of the District technology system, including repairs to both hardware and software, and including in-house technician repairs and outside vendor services, are to be submitted on a Technology Department Work Order

J.          ACCOUNTS, APPLICATIONS, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND DEVICES USED BY DISTRICT EMPLOYEES

Employees are prohibited from doing any district business on accounts, applications, software, hardware, or devices that are not those issued to them by the District.  

K.        SEARCH, SEIZURE AND MONITORING

            Users of the privileges should have NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY with regarding to any information or communication on or exchanged through the District's technology.  The District reserves the absolute and complete right to inspect and to seize any information or communication existing on any District technology equipment and any user of the said equipment must understand that the privilege is subject to the District's right of search and seizure.  Any information or communication seized by the District may be used for any legitimate purpose, including usage in disciplinary proceedings initiated by the District and usage in criminal proceedings initiated by State or Federal officials to which the District has given the information or communication.  The user of any District technology or software or application privilege is advised that the District, may at any time, monitor persons' usage and that seizure of material may be made as a result because of random searches and not necessarily as a result because of reasonable suspicion or probable cause.  If the user of the District technology does not want information or communications to be made public, the user should not place or share that information or communication on the District’s facilities.  At all times the District reserves the right to:

1.     Determine how its hardware space is utilized, including the right and ability to remove software, applications, files, to compress or consolidate files, and to otherwise manipulate the data maintained on any computer or other component of the District’s technology. 

2.     Restrict or limit usage of lower priority network and computer uses when network and computing requirements exceed available capacity. 

3.     Determine which technology will be provided through District resources.

4.     View and monitor network traffic, file server space, processor and system utilization, and all applications provided through technology, including email

5.     Log technology use by students and staff.

L.         MISCELLANEOUS

1.     Publishing on the Web.  All wWeb pages to be created through the use of District technology shall be linked through the District wWebs Site.  All District employees, students or school organizations wishing to create a Web page or similar device must create it under the supervision of the Superintendent, or his/her designee.

2.     Limitation of Liability.  The District makes no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, concerning the operation or the function of the privileges provided through the District's technology.  All users of the District's privileges agree that the District will not be responsible for any damages users may suffer, including but not limited to loss of data or interruption of service.  The District is not responsible for the accuracy or quality of the information obtained through or stored on the system.  The District will not be responsible for any financial obligations arising through the use of the privileges other than the provision of the hardware, software, applications, and utilities necessary to make the privileges available.

3.     Curricular Usage of Telecommunications Technology Devices by District employees.   District employees may elect to utilize the technology system as a part of the instruction offered by that employee.  In the event that If a parent or legal guardian desires that their student not have access to the technology devices, the parent or guardian shall request an exemption in accordance with Section 9525 of this Policy Manual.  In the event of an exemption, the District will provide an alternate means of instruction in accordance with Policy Section 9525.

4.    Curricular Usage of Telecommunications Devices by District students. Personal Electronic Devices Students may use personal electronic devices that are not owned by the District, and that provide a wireless connection to the internet, during the school day for educational purposes if, and only if, the particular type of device has been approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee and the student has the permission of the classroom teacher.  The decision as to whether a particular type of personal electronic device is permitted to be used is within the sole and unrestricted discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee.  The use of a personal electronic device shall be optional and shall not be required by any teacher to complete, or be necessary to complete, any educational assignment given to students.  

The District shall not be liable for, or responsible for, the loss of, theft of or damage to any personal electronic device that a student anyone brings to school, including students, staff, and guests. The District is not required to provide technical support of any personal electronic device.  A personal electronic device that is used to violate either the law or a school rule shall be subject to search when permitted by law. 

M.        FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Technology devices and usage not currently contemplated will emerge.  In recognition of the fact that particular the provisions of this Policy may not be adequate to address those developments the Board hereby authorizes the Superintendent to develop procedure, on an as needed basis, to address emerging technologies or usage.  In preparing these procedures, the Superintendent is directed to issue procedures which are consistent with this Policy and which are consistent with the values and mission of the District as enunciated in this Policy Manual or other directives of the Board.  The procedures implemented by the Superintendent shall remain in effect until supplanted by the Board.

Adoption Date         -     March 8, 2004

Revision Date          -     September 14, 2009; April 18, 2016; September 12, 2022; ___________, 2024

Review Date            -    

Legal Reference       -    

Cross Reference       -     Policy 7216, 7240, 10230, 10510, 1215, 1217b

10100   STUDENT ATTENDANCE AREAS

10102  Assignment of Students to School

1. Pennsylvania Statute 24 P.S. §13-1302 mandates that a student is entitled to enroll in the Warren County School District if residency within the District is established.  However, the Board has the legal authority, and it is within the Board’s discretion pursuant to 24 P.S. §13-1310, to adopt rules that determine which school within the District a child will attend.  As an exercise of this discretion the Board has determined that, unless special permission has been granted pursuant to Section II of this policy, the attendance area in which a student will be required to attend school shall be determined as follows:

1. A student shall attend school in the attendance area in which his/her parents/guardians are domiciled.  If the parents/ guardians are each domiciled in a different attendance area, the student shall attend school in the attendance area where the parent/guardian that has physical custody a majority of the time during the school year is domiciled.  If the parents/ guardians are each domiciled in a different attendance area and the parents/guardians have a 50/50 physical custody arrangement, the parents/guardians must designate the attendance area, in which one of them is domiciled, that they desire their child to attend school for the school year. 

2. If the student does not have a parent who is domiciled within the District’s boundaries, but the student is entitled to enroll in the District because residency within the District has been established pursuant to 24 P.S. §13-1302, the student shall attend school in the attendance area in which the parent(s)/guardian(s) is residing.      

3. The attendance area in which a homeless student attends school shall be determined pursuant to District Policy 10135. 

4. The attendance area in which a foreign exchange student, or other student that is placed under the supervision of a District resident, attends school shall be the attendance area in which the supervising District resident is domiciled.  If a student is enrolled in the District, but neither the student nor his/her parents/guardians are domiciled in, or reside in, the District, the Superintendent shall determine the attendance area to which the student is assigned. 

5. The attendance area in which an emancipated minor or an 18-year-old student (who does not live with, and is not dependent on, his/her parents/guardians) attends school shall be the attendance area in which the student is domiciled.   

2. The reasons for special permission are as follows: 

1.   A child whose parents’/guardians’ domicile (or residence, if the parents/guardians are not domiciled within the District) changes from one attendance area to another during the school year, and whose parent/guardian has submitted a request in writing, may be given permission to continue to attend his or her former school if it is determined that it is in the best interest of the child. Such permission shall not extend beyond the current school year.

2.   In accordance with the regulations governing the identification and placement of exceptional students, a special education student may be assigned to another building via his/her Individualized Education Plan (IEP) when the program and services the student requires are not available in his/her assigned school. Placement decisions regarding an exceptional student must always consider the neighborhood school first when the recommended program is available in the student’s neighborhood school.  “Neighborhood School” is defined as the school in the attendance area that services the domicile or legal residence (if there is no domicile in any attendance area)  of the parent or legal guardian.

3.   If, prior to the commencement of a particular school year, it is determined that a student will be taking the majority of credit hours at a school other than the neighborhood school during the school year because one or more of the courses in which the student is enrolled are not available at his/her assigned school, the student shall be transferred to the other school for that school year.  If any such transfer occurs for a particular school year, the decision as to whether the transfer shall remain in effect for any subsequent school year shall be determined based on academic need.

4.   A child who is involved in a serious disciplinary situation in his or her assigned school may be assigned to another school within the District, including the District’s Virtual Academy. The transfer shall remain in effect according to the provisions established at the time of the transfer.

5.   A child with a physical and/or psychological condition, verified by a written statement from a licensed medical provider, may be transferred to another school within the district which better meets the child's needs if the transfer is the only viable option to avoid significant detriment to the educational well-being of a student. The transfer shall remain in effect as long as it is necessary to meet the student's needs and is supported by the child’s doctor.

6. A written request from a student’s parent/guardian may be approved to transfer a student into the District from another school district, or from the District to another school district, when it has been determined to be in the best interest of the student, and when a written agreement has been entered into between both districts.  Such a transfer must be in compliance with the School Code and with the applicable regulations promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.  The financial responsibility for the payment of tuition, transportation, and any other expenses which are incurred as a result of a student transferring to or from another school district and which are reimbursed pursuant to the School Code and applicable regulations shall be the responsibility of the parents/guardians who are requesting the transfer and not the responsibility of the Warren County School District, unless otherwise required by law.

7.   The students of bargaining unit members who reside in the District shall be permitted to attend school in the District attendance area in which the bargaining unit member works.

8.   A parent who is a resident of the District and has child care in an attendance area other than their neighborhood attendance area may request a child care attendance area transfer for a student.

9.  Unless otherwise required by law or determined by the Superintendent, transportation for a student with an approved attendance area transfer will be the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

3. For purposes of this policy the attendance area in which a parent/guardian is domiciled shall mean the attendance area in which the parent/guardian has fixed his/her family permanent home and principal establishment and to which, whenever he/she is absent, he/she has the intention of returning.   By law, a person can have only one domicile and a new domicile can be acquired only by physical presence at a new residence coupled with an intent to live in the new residence permanently and to abandon the prior domicile.  Whether said intent is present shall be determined by the actual facts, not what a parent/guardian declares the facts to be. The determination regarding domicile shall be made by the Superintendent and shall be based upon the particular facts of each case.

4. This Policy shall govern all school assignment decisions made by the District for the 2014/2015 school year and thereafter.  This Policy does not mandate the reassignment of students who were previously assigned to a school or attendance area for a school year proceeding the 2014/2015 school year.    

5. The Superintendent or the assigned designee may develop administrative procedures necessary to effectuate this Policy.

Adoption Date      -        May 14, 2001

Revision Date       -       June 11, 2012; June 10, 2013; August 11, 2014;

September 1, 2017; August 29, 2022; August 28, 2023; ___________, 2024

Review Date         -       

Legal Reference    -        24 P.S. §13-1302

Cross Reference    -        Policy 10106, 10107, 10110, and 10135

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The provider of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Grant for the WCCC Cooperative Education program has provided additional funding for program expenses through the summer of 2024. The original amount of the award was $40,000. The new amount will be $51,920.68.