This communication is intended for our Lebanon School District families. It includes information about our high school musical, State testing windows, K4 and K5 student registration, and more!

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School is not in session for students on Friday, March 8, 2024, as staff is scheduled for an Act 80 day.

Superintendent Malinoski held a Listening Session for district parents and guardians on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. If you missed the first meeting and are interested in hearing her presentation, please consider attending the next session, which will review the same information shared during the March 5, 2024, meeting. Details are below.

If you are attending the Listening Session and want to hear the presentation in another language, please bring a cellular phone and headphones.

You don't want to miss seeing this year's high school musical, Anastasia! Information and tickets are below!

Please share with our families who are interested in enrolling their children in our K4 or K5 programs.

To begin the registration process for K4 or K5:

• Visit - https://registration.lebanon.k12.pa.us and complete the online forms.
• Under the option, "select a registration center", choose "spring-kindergarten registration only."
• Bring the following documents to the scheduled appointment to not delay registration:
• original birth certificate, resident alien card, or valid passport
• immunization record
• proof of residency (copy of lease, mortgage, or utility bill)
• If the family is residing with someone, a residency affidavit will need to be completed, signed, and notarized

K4 Student Information

• Students must be four years old on or before August 31, 2024.
• Additional income documentation is needed including but not limited to:
• 2023 income tax return, W2 form, two recent pay stubs, PA DPW cash assistance, statement, social security statements, child support order, and any unemployment compensation documentation.

K5 Student Information

• If the student is already enrolled in K4, they DO NOT need to complete the registration process again.

The district is currently writing the next comprehensive plan with a steering committee looking at district data, trends, and programs. Currently, the following priorities have been identified:

• Improving Student Attendance
• Increasing Student Achievement in ELA, Math, and Science
• Fostering a Culture of High Expectations for all Students and Families
• Implementing a Systematic Curriculum that Includes Alignment to the Standards, Consistent Implementation, Common Assessments, and Data Feedback
• Promoting Student Engagement

Various teams throughout our district will submit goals for each of the priority areas. The plan is scheduled to be completed by June 2024 and presented to the Board of Directors for approval.

Our Portrait of a Graduate committee finalized our district's competency selections and are currently working on defining those qualities too.

Our top skills, attributes, and competencies include:

• Empathy

• Personal Responsibility

• Communication

• Problem Solving

• Adaptability

• Creativity

• Leadership

The sinkhole that developed on our new track surface continues to be repaired with the next steps involving the turf reinstallation, asphalt surfacing, and track repairs. We are currently scheduled to replace the rubber surface disturbed through the sink hole repair. Weather permitting, the repair and surface should be finished before the end of the school year!

If the district is forced to close school due to inclement weather, we will implement our FID (Flexible Instruction Day) plan. This communication was sent to our district families on 1/26/24. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher or building principal.

Students in grades 3 through 8 are required to take the Spring 2024 PSSA assessments. Students in Algebra, English Literature, and Biology are required to take the related Keystone assessment. No field trips/family vacations will be approved during the testing dates. Families will receive additional information from their building principal.

The dates for test administration include: