Wilmington Area School District

Parents: Sometimes we have to use "tough love" to keep our kids focused on their education. Do you have an Xbox, Playstation, or Switch in your home? Friendly Tip! Consider using family features to restrict when and how long your child can play - specifically during school hours (wink wink) Xbox owners: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/apps/family-settings-app ,PlayStation owners: https://www.playstation.com//playstation-family-account-s/ ,Nintendo Switch owners: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/parental-controls/

Progress Reports for Middle & High School have been distributed in Alma and email. The District encourages parents/guardians to take an active role in their child’s education and review academic progress regularly. To help with this goal, please check out the suggestions here: https://www.wasd.school/article/363389

Message from the Superintendent to WASD Community: I am alerting all of you that a District staff member and a student have tested positive for COVID-19. The cases are not related. Fortunately, the staff member and student were aware of possible exposure and initiated self-quarantine in advance of the diagnosis. The staff member and student will continue to follow all necessary health protocols as required by the District and the Department of Health. The PA Dept. of Health will contact anyone who may have been exposed for a length of time to be considered a contact. Thank you, Jeffrey Matty Ed.D

Congrats to Grace Mason on signing with Robert Morris University!

Grab n Go meals will be available to all District students during virtual instruction. Pick-up will be on 11/4, 11/9 & 11/11. Meals can be picked up at the HS gym entrance, Pulaski & Plain Grove Municipal Buildings and at the Hyland & Heritage Hills Mobile Home Parks between 10:30-11:30 am. If you have any questions please email: [email protected].

School pictures (K-12) will be distributed outside the HS Gym entrance Wed., December 9, 4:00 - 6:00 PM. THIS WILL BE CURBSIDE PICKUP. Please remain in your car and someone will assist you. Those who cannot make it can pick up their pictures after Wednesday at Clarks Studio.

Chromebooks are important, but reading regular books is essential! Announcing an online book fair! (Elem. Book Fair: http://bit.ly/elembookfair ),(Middle School Book Fair: http://bit.ly/msbookfair )

I am alerting all of you that a District staff member and two students have tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, the staff member and students were aware of possible exposure and initiated self-quarantine in advance of the diagnosis. The staff member and students will continue to follow all necessary health protocols as required by the District and the Department of Health. The PA Dept. of Health will contact anyone who may have been exposed for a length of time to be considered a contact. - Dr. Jeff Matty, Superintendent

Message from the Superintendent to WASD Community: I am alerting all of you that two District staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, the staff members were aware of possible exposure and initiated self-quarantine in advance of the diagnosis. The staff members will continue to follow all necessary health protocols as required by the District and the Department of Health. The PA Dept. of Health will contact anyone who may have been exposed for a length of... time to be considered a contact. Deep cleaning of any and all areas will continue. Thank you, Jeffrey Matty Ed.D. 10/30/2020

The PA Dept. of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Dept. of Ed. (DOE), has issued a recommendation to all schools in Lawrence County with respect to each schools’ instruction model instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendation relies on two standard public health metrics: incidence rate and the percent positivity of diagnostic testing. These metrics are available for every county in Pennsylvania on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard (htt...ps://www.health.pa.gov//coronavirus/Pages/Monitoring-Da) At this time, based upon increased transmissions within the County it is the recommendation of the DOH and DOE that the County Schools proceed with a full remote learning model. As a result, the Wilmington Area School District grades K-12 will begin full virtual instruction Wednesday, November 4, 2020, and continue through Friday, November 13, 2020. The District will continue to monitor the information disseminated by the DOH and DOE and will notify families as soon as possible for the week of November 16, 2020.

Congratulations to the Lady Hounds Volleyball team on an undefeated regular season and section championship! Good luck in the playoffs!

We're excited to provide a live video stream for this big game! Clear your Saturday evening schedule and tune in to support the Hounds!

PSAT exam on Thursday October 29 is ONLY for the GOLD students that signed up. Mrs. Serafino sent an email this week with specifics about the test. If you have any questions, please refer to your email or contact the Guidance Office.

The School Board meeting planned for Tuesday, the 27th, will be held virtually. Instructions and links to join are available on the Board of Education page within our website (https://www.wasd.school/board-of-education--173)

Message from the Superintendent to WASD Community: I am alerting all of you that a District staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, the staff member was aware of possible exposure and initiated self-quarantine in advance of the diagnosis. The staff member will continue to follow all necessary health protocols as required by the District and the Department of Health. The PA Dept. of Health will contact anyone who may have been exposed for a length of time... to be considered a contact. Deep cleaning of any and all areas has been completed. Thank you, Jeffrey Matty Ed.D.

Please help keep our community safe and our school doors open by using the "COVID Alert PA" app. Together we can raise awareness and #StopTheSpread. Receive real-time alerts of #COVID19 in our community. #PAagainstCOVID https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-alert-pa/

Middle School and High School (BLUE group) picture day is scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd.

The School Board workshop meeting tomorrow (20th) has been cancelled. The meeting on the 27th will be a combined workshop and voting session.

Message from the Superintendent to WASD Community: I am alerting all of you that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19. At this time, the District believes that students and staff were not directly exposed to the individual while symptomatic. The student initiated self-quarantine prior to the diagnosis. The PA Dept. of Health will contact anyone who may have been exposed. Thank you, ... Jeffrey Matty Ed.D. October 16th, 2020 See more

A picture day will be scheduled sometime after the New Year for @home and Academy students. Details are being worked out and will be shared when known.