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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...

Plan Thoughtfully

• Implement a collaborative strategic planning process
• Set annual goals that are aligned with the comprehensive plans, recognizing the need to adapt as situations change
• Develop a comprehensive financial plan and master facilities plan that anticipates short- and long-term needs
• Allocate resources to effectively impact student success

Mrs. Erin Richardson - Eisenhower Middle High School

Financial Reports

1. IU5 - Mr. Paul Mangione

2. PSBA Liaison - Mrs. Mary Passinger

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

Responsibilities:

Voting delegates officially represent the entire entity in the following ways:

1. Receive reports from the PSBA president, chief executive officer and treasurer
2. Receive the election results for PSBA leadership, including Governing Board officers, Zone Representatives and Sectional Advisors
3. Consider proposals recommended by the PSBA Platform Committee and adopt the legislative platform for the coming year
4. Consider and act upon any proposed changes to the PSBA Bylaws

Eligibility of Delegates:

Each PSBA-member entity is entitled to have at least one voting delegate at the meeting. Only school directors, school board secretaries and members and secretaries of the governing body of other PSBA member entities are eligible to serve as delegates. Assistant and recording secretaries, superintendents or other administrators are not eligible by virtue of such positions. The bylaws require that all entities submitting voting delegates must have paid their current year dues to the association. Under the Association’s bylaws, appointment of delegate(s) permitted by district class are as follows:

• First Class school districts may appoint up to four delegates
• Second Class school districts may appoint up to three delegates
• Third Class school district may appoint up to two delegates
• Fourth Class districts, Intermediate Units, Career and Technical Education Centers and other PSBA member entities may appoint one delegate

No representative may be appointed by or represent more than one-member entity. For example, a delegate cannot represent or vote on behalf of both the board of a school district and the board of an intermediate unit.

Cost:

There is no registration fee to participate in the Delegate Assembly. Travel and other expenses related to attendance are the responsibility of the entity or delegate. An online observation area will be open to any member who is not a voting delegate. Those attendees in the observation area are not able to vote or participate in any discussions or debates.

Request approval to change the wording in Article V, Section 5.05C, from "until such employee shall attain age 65," to "until such employee shall attain the age of Medicare eligibility."  Please see attached.

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

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Executive Summary

The WCSD collaborates with LECOM Institute for Behavioral Health/Millcreek Community Hospital to ensure students receiving in-patient mental health care receive educational services. LearnWell provides an integrated set of academic and mental health services for students and their families throughout the continuum of care to address emerging mental health needs, promote academic wellness during treatment, and support the transition back to the school environment following treatment.

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

Please see the attachments.

Executive Summary

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

3240 - Information Security Policy

A.  PURPOSE

This Policy acts as an umbrella document to all other security policies and associated standards. This Policy, and its associated administrative procedures, defines the responsibility to:

• Protect and maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and related infrastructure assets.
• Manage the risk of security exposure or compromise.
• Assure a secure and stable information technology (IT) environment.
• Identify and respond to events involving information asset misuse, loss, or unauthorized disclosure.
• Monitor systems for anomalies that might indicate compromise; and
• Promote and increase the awareness of information security.

Failure to secure and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets in today’s highly networked environment can damage or shut down systems that operate critical infrastructure, financial and business transactions, and vital functions; compromise data; and result in legal and regulatory non-compliance.

B.  SCOPE

This Policy, and its associated administrative procedures, encompasses all systems, automated and manual, for which the Warren County School District has administrative responsibility, including systems managed or hosted by third parties on behalf of the Warren County School District.  

C.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

In accordance with the Policy, the Superintendent, or the Superintendent’s designee, shall develop administrative procedures to implement and operationalize its purposes, scope, and directives. The administrative procedures will serve as practical guidelines, outlining the specific steps, protocols, and responsibilities necessary for adherence to the Policy's objectives, purposes, and scope. In developing the administrative procedures, the superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee shall collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including administrators, and staff members.  Furthermore, the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee shall oversee the dissemination of, and training on, this Policy and its associated administrative procedures. 

D.  COMPLIANCE

To the greatest extent feasible under the circumstances, compliance is expected with this Policy and any associated administrative procedures.  A District employee who violates this Policy or its associated administrative procedures may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination, in accordance with all applicable District disciplinary policies and procedures.

Adoption Date         -     ______________, 2024

Revision Date          -    

Review Date            -    

Legal Reference       -    

Cross Reference       -    Policy 3235

3245 – Vendor Data Protection Policy

            I.   Definitions

For purposes of this Policy, the term “Protected Information” shall mean any personally identifiable information that is deemed confidential under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or any other federal or state law or regulation governing the confidentiality of student, employee, or personal information.

For purposes of this Policy, the term “Vendor” shall mean any person or entity that has a contractual relationship with the Warren County School District (the “District”) to provide a product or service to the District. 

            II.   Vendor Access to Protected Information

The District shall provide a vendor with access to Protected Information only as permitted by law and only if doing so is necessary to enable the vendor to provide the product or service that is the subject of the vendor’s contractual relationship with the District.

    III. Vendor Obligations with Respect to Protected Information

Vendors shall comply with all legal and contractual requirements to maintain the confidentiality of Protected Information that a vendor is granted access to and shall not further disclose Protected Information to any other party unless doing so is permitted by law.  Vendors shall only share Protected Information with a subcontractor if it is permitted by law, necessary for the vendor’s subcontractor to perform it contracted service, and the subcontractor is contractually bound to observe the same obligations as the vendor to maintain the confidentiality of, and not further disclose, Protected Information. 

The Vendor and its subcontractors shall maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that equal industry best practices including, but not limited to, disk encryption, file encryption, firewalls, and password protection.

At the conclusion of the vendor’s contractual relationship with the District, the vendor shall permanently remove all Protected Information from its records, facilities, storage mediums, and operating systems (including, but not limited to, all hard copies, archived copies, electronic versions or electronic imaging of hard copies of shared data) unless continued retention is permitted by law and shall also ensure that any vendor subcontractor that was granted access to Protected Information adheres to this same requirement.  Prior to the permanent removal from its records, facilities, storage mediums, and operating systems, the vendor, if requested to do so by the District, shall cooperate with the District to transition Protected Information back to the District or to another vendor designated by the District. 

IV. Data Breach of Protected Information

 In the event of a data breach of Protected Information, the vendor and/or vendor’s subcontractor who experienced the breach shall immediately notify the District of the breach and shall also comply with any applicable legal requirements to provide notification to those persons whose Protected Information was exposed as a result of the breach.

V.  Administrative Procedures

In accordance with the Policy, the Superintendent, or the Superintendent’s designee, may develop administrative procedures as deemed necessary to implement this Policy.  In developing the administrative procedures, the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee may collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including administrators, staff, vendors, and data protection professionals. 

VI. Compliance & Dissemination

All District employees, vendors, and vendor subcontractors are required to comply with this Policy and any associated administrative procedures.  A District employee who violates this Policy or its associated administrative procedures may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination, in accordance with all applicable District disciplinary policies and procedures.  In addition to the District pursing its contractual remedies against any vendor or vendor subcontractor who violates this Policy or its associated administrative procedures, said vendor or vendor subcontractor may also be precluded from engaging in future contractual relationships with the District.  Any violation by an employee, vendor, or vendor subcontractor may also be referred to law enforcement or other regulatory agency if the District deems the violation to potentially be criminal in nature. 

 The Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee(s), shall oversee the dissemination of, and training on, this Policy and its associated administrative procedures and their incorporation into applicable vendor contracts. 

                                    Adoption Date  - _____________, 2024

                                    Review Date    -         

                                    Revision Date  -         

                                    Legal Reference -  73 P.S. § 2301–2329; 20 U.S.C. §1232g et seq.; 34 C.F.R.                              

§99.1 et seq.; 74 P.S. §201 et seq.

                                       Cross Reference –  Policy 3235, Policy 3240, Policy 10920

9700  ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

9738       Graduation Requirements – Graduating Class of 2028 and Beyond

It shall be the policy of the Board to acknowledge each student's successful completion of the instructional program appropriate to the student's interest and needs by the awarding of a diploma. 

The Board shall award a regular high school diploma to every student enrolled in this District who meets the requirements of graduation established by this Board.  The listed requirements become effective with students entering ninth grade.  

Any student graduating from the District is required to satisfactorily complete a minimum of 29.00 credits in grades 9-10-11-12 for a high school diploma.  A breakdown of the credits is as follows: 

Credit Requirements for Grades 9 through 12 (Excludes Career Center Students)

English         4.0 credits 

Math             4.0 or 3.0 credits 

Science        4.0 or 3.0 credits 

Social Studies           4.0 credits 

Phys. Ed.     1.0 credit 

Health          .5 credit  

STEM or Computer Technology       .5 credit 

College and Career Readiness Activities        1.0 credit 

Electives                     11.0 credits 

29.0 Total Credits for Graduation 

    Credit Requirements for Grades 9 through 12 (Career Center Students from all attendance areas) 

English         4.0 credits 

Math             4.0 or 3.0 credits 

Science        4.0 or 3.0 credits 

Social Studies           4.0 credits 

Phys. Ed.     1.0 credit 

Health          .5 credit 

STEM or Computer Technology       .5 credit 

College and Career Readiness Activities*     1.0 credit 

Electives**                 11.0 credits 

29.0 Total Credits for Graduation 

 * It is recommended for any student that is considering post-secondary education to include as elective selections at least two consecutive years of a World Language Course. 

In order to graduate from the District, the student must meet State assessment requirements.  In addition, all students must complete the state-mandated college and career readiness requirements as part of their district graduation requirements by the end of their junior year.   

The fourth year of high school shall not be required for graduation if a student is exempt from the compulsory attendance requirements because the student is 18 years old or holds a certificate of graduation from a regularly accredited, licensed, registered or approved high school.  Any part-time enrollment shall be governed by Policy 10120. 

Students receiving educational services pursuant to a Gifted Individualized Educational Program (GIEP) under Chapter 16 of the State Board of Education regulations may receive modified and/or accelerated course instruction, scheduled concurrent college course instruction, as well as other individualized instruction.  Gifted students may accelerate through the curriculum, may not follow a traditional grade sequence, and may graduate ahead of their class.  Graduation requirements as provided herein may be modified for gifted students in the GIEP on an individual student basis.  Where a student's GIEP provides modification to the graduation requirements of this policy, the student's GIEP shall control; provided, however, that all gifted students shall complete the required number of graduation credits, or their equivalent, for graduation. 

“… Children with disabilities who satisfactorily complete a special education program developed by an Individualized Education Program team under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and this part shall be granted and issued a regular high school diploma by the …” District. 

The Superintendent or his/her designee is authorized to develop procedures for implementation of this policy. 

Adoption Date                      -  _______________, 2023 

Revision Date                       -   

Review Date                          -   

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