We hope you are enjoying the final days of summer! We are so excited to welcome our new 6th graders to the building and welcome back our 7th and 8th graders. Our custodians have done an absolute fabulous job preparing the building and it looks amazing!

As we put the finishing touches on all of the details for the upcoming school year we wanted to make sure you were aware of some upcoming dates:

• Student schedules were released in Infinite Campus on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

• Bus schedules will be released in Infinite Campus on Monday, August 19, 2024.

• Back to School Night for incoming 6th grade students is Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 6:30PM. Students are welcome to attend this event.

• The first day of school is Monday, August 26, 2024.

• Picture and Health Screenings will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

• Back to School Night for 7th and 8th grade students is Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 6:30PM. Students should not be attending this event.

Parents and students should have access to student schedules at this time. Please reach out to your students school counselor with any questions or concerns.

Below is the link to the parent presentation that will be given on 6th Grade Back to School Night.

Please see the below maps for parent pick up and student drop off for both the mornings and the afternoons. School starts at 7:35AM. Students MUST be in homeroom by 7:35AM in order to not be tardy. We do have a large pickup up and drop off line so please plan accordingly. Lateness due to traffic will not be a valid excuse for tardiness.

Please see the links below for EZPay and the forms link for the Free/Reduced lunch form.

Our nurses return to work on August 20. Medicines that have been approved, with proper documentation, to be held at school may be dropped off the following day and time next week:

Thursday, 8/22, 9:00AM-3:00PM or by appointment

Some helpful medical forms may be found HERE. Our nurses are also available each school day from 7:15AM-3:00PM for medicine collection.

Below is a link to the MSW School Calendar for the year. This link has all of the early dismissals, school dances, music concert dates and so much more.

This program will be shared with our 8th grade students in REACH. For any questions please reach out to Mrs. Tyler at ttyler@boyertown.org. Here is a short synopsis:

Sexual harassment continues to be a common problem in middle and high schools, affecting the educational experience of millions of children nationwide. The American Association of University Women (2011) reported that nearly half of the students surveyed experienced some form of sexual harassment and the majority of those students (87%) said it had a negative effect on them. Fortunately, your school community leaders are making sexual harassment prevention a priority. They have asked for help from Victim Services Center of Montgomery County, Inc. (VSC) to address and prevent sexual harassment in their school.

This year VSC will provide a developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed sexual harassment prevention program called “Better Boundaries” to eighth grade students. VSC is a private, non-profit rape crisis center and comprehensive crime victim agency offering advocacy, counseling, and education to individuals and communities. The goal of the program is to reduce and prevent sexual harassment victimization and perpetration by teaching healthy relationships skills such as:

• How to set boundaries in all types of relationships.

• Understanding the importance of respecting boundaries.

• Identifying various forms of sexual harassment.

• Empowering the community to learn ways we can safely create protective environments.

If you would like to opt your child out please see the link below.

Every student has a summer reading expectation to fulfill before the start of next school year. We do offer choices with the hope a student will select a book that is interesting to them. Please click on the appropriate attachment for your grade next year.

****Please note that students who will receive support in a Co-Taught class and/or have an IEP are not considered "Learning Support" reading students. Learning Support students will be in either Wilson or Read 180 classes next year and were informed of this placement in your IEP meetings.****

The PA Department of Health mandates two additional immunizations for entry into the 7th grade. Please note if immunizations are not completed by the first day of school, students could face temporary exclusion until proof of immunizations are received.

The required immunizations are:

· 1 dose of Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis)

· 1 dose of MCV4 (Meningococcal Conjugate vaccine).

Please check with your child’s Primary Care Physician to ensure they are up to date and submit a copy to the MSW nurses’ office if you have not done so already.

28 PA Code § 23.3 (a) requires a dental examination for all children in the 7th grade. Exams completed after July 1, 2023, are considered acceptable to meet this requirement.

Please submit proof of these requirements as soon as they are complete to ensure there is no disruption in your child's education.

https://www.boyertownasd.org/cms/lib/PA01916192/Centricity/Domain/10/Bell%20Schedules%2024-25.pdf

The 2024-2025 BASD Student Handbook is now available. It can be found at here: https://www.boyertownasd.org/domain/52. Student and parent/guardians should familiarize themselves with the different components of this document.

Good afternoon,

As many of you know, Boyertown Area School District has a rich history of volunteerism. Last year, we updated our process for managing volunteers and their required clearances, etc. to include the Raptor software platform already in place throughout the district. We are pleased to share that the rollout was a huge success with more than 1,000 volunteers participating in the new process for 2023-2024!

As we approach the start of the 2024-2025 school year, more than 870 of those who registered remain active, approved volunteers who can volunteer starting immediately for upcoming summer camps, as athletic coaching volunteers, and in our buildings (provided your clearances do not expire between now and the start of these activities and the school year).

We strongly encourage the remaining 160+ who have expired within Raptor to update their documentation following the instructions received from Raptor, so they can do the same.

Finally, we invite those of you who are new parents/guardians to the district, and those of you who want to become new volunteers to do so now. Doing so will ensure that you are ready to join us when volunteer opportunities of interest arise.

Avoid delays. Get started today!

Our volunteer newsletter outlines the process.
SMORE: https://secure.smore.com/n/kr7en

Our volunteer web page has the additional details and links you will need.
WEBSITE: https://www.boyertownasd.org/Page/6459

We are here to help! Please email us at volunteers@boyertownasd.org.

We truly appreciate your willingness to share the generosity of your time and talent with our students!

Boyertown Area School District

BASD hosts an online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!

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380 South Madison Street
Boyertown, PA 19512

(610) 369-7471