The Chester Upland School of the Arts (CUSA) is dedicated to improving our community through high academic achievement and artistic excellence. We will engender in our young scholars strong character and enlightened leadership through purposeful acts of service.

We will provide a safe learning environment with a welcoming atmosphere which creates a sense of belonging amongst the families. We maintain an inclusive environment which acknowledges and respects children from diverse family and cultural backgrounds.

Website: https://www.chesteruplandsd.org/Domain/10
Location: 901 West 9th Street, Chester, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 447-3777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cusa2017?mibextid=ZbWKwL

PLEASE remember that we are a NUT🥜, SEAFOOD🍤🐟, LATEX🎈, and CITRUS FREE🍊🍋 School! For the safety of our students and staff, peanut butter products, tuna fish, orange slices, etc., are NOT allowed!

Updated phone numbers are so important to us. We need to be able to reach you in the event of sickness or injury. Only parents or guardians will be called (except in emergencies) unless you specify something different in writing.

An updated Emergency Information form is important for the safety and well being of your child. Thank you for taking the time to peruse the information and change, add, or delete anything that you feel is necessary.

Please contact Ms. Summers and your child's teacher with any and all updated contact information as soon as possible.

• 9:01 AM - Students are late.

Chronic lateness results in absenteeism which may require legal court intervention.

Dismissal is 3:35PM - 3:45PM

Parents, it's imperative that your child is picked up on time daily. We DO NOT have staffing for proper supervision after 4:00PM. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up on time daily.

Early Dismissal ENDS at 2:45PM

Medical or other planned appointments should be scheduled around the dismissal window. Please don't reduce instruction time for our scholars by scheduling or planning routine early dismissals.

Cold/Inclement Weather Dismissal

• Pre-K & Kindergarten parents will enter through the front entrance (9th Street courtyard) and leave through the Parker Street exit.
• Students that ride the bus or a van will continue to leave through the Parker Street exit,
• Siblings of Pre-K & K students will be picked up from the conference room (Room 105).
• Walkers and pick-up (1st - 5th grade) will dismiss from the cafeteria (Fulton Street exit).

All parents, visitors, etc. are required to stop into the main office. No one is permitted to go beyond the front office. No one is permitted to go beyond the front office without authorization. If the secretary is not available, kindly be seated in the waiting area across the hall from the office and we will assist you as soon as possible,

The entrance/exit for the Ball is at the Fulton Street side of the building.

Please be here to pick up your child by 7:30PM.

The state testing window is Tuesday, April 25th through Friday, May 12th.

Here are some tips below to help your child prepare:

Friday, May 12th

Monday, May 15th

Polo shirts:

white

black

blue

orange

Pants/skirts:

black

navy blue

tan

**🚫No open-toed shoes/sandals, flip-flops, slides, slippers

**🚫 No jeans

**🚫 No t-shirts

Families, your voice is important and we want to hear from you. Your ideas, opinions, questions, concerns, and contributions to CUSA are welcome! Please join us for our PTO meetings. Meetings are announced through this newsletter and through direct contact the PTO leadership.

We inducted our new student safety officers March 16th.

Congratulations to our new team!

We already have seen a difference since you've begun your duties.

Shout out to our orators that represented CUSA, their families, and the community well in the Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest!

We are SO proud!!!

This would NOT have been possible if not for the hard work of Dr. Odom and Ms. Sephes, and the contributions of Ms. Cannon, Mrs. Mangini, C. Heslop, H. Heslop, Ms. Becky, Ms. Beekler, Ms. Hamilton, Ms. McGuigan, Ms. Bailey, Mrs. Kalichak, & Mr. Simonson.

Parent Volunteers: Ms. McIntyre, Ms. Goodson, & Mr. Wilson

Fifth Grade:

Bahira Cottman

Robert Harper

Glorianna Wheeler

Soloman Gibbs

Tyair Palmer

Fourth Grade:

Zahair Stanley Fryson

Zayd Hudson

Tahira Cottman

Nala Moore

Mekhi Wheeler

Semiyah Harris

Hayden Floyd

Sidney White

Third Grade:

Serenity Bowens

Alaijah Green

Jah'sye Green

Niliyah Majid

Second Grade:

Loriel Foxx

First Grade:

Keith George

Kinder:

Amauri Waters

Zion Bivings

Pre-K:

Armani Harper

Alainah Wilson

Avah Gary

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For more information, email: Brittani@ALHjr.org