Downingtown Cyber Academy Update

We are sending this newsletter out early this week. We wanted to take a moment to wish you and your families a fantastic spring break and a happy Easter if you celebrate. The students will have no work to complete over the break, so we hope they use this time to relax and recharge.

As a friendly reminder, all work for Marking Period 3 is due tomorrow by 3 pm. Please take a moment today to make sure that your child is ready to wrap up the quarter!

Upon returning from break, students will begin Week 29, which will count toward Marking Period 4.

Have a wonderful week!

Sincerely,

Dr. Kecia Nesmith, Principal & Supervisor of Teaching and Learning

Dr. Kristie Burk, Coordinator of Digital Learning

• 3/25 - 3/29 - No school for Spring Break
  

• 4/10 - No school for Eid al Fitr

• 4/22-5/3 - PSSA testing in person

• 4/23 - Inclement Weather Make-up Day

• 5/13-5/24 - Keystone Testing in person (See below for specifics)

• 5/24 - Last day for 12th grade DCA students (Week 36 work due by 3 pm)

• 5/27 - No school for Memorial Day

• 5/28 - DCA 12th graders return devices to STEM and DEHS

• 5/29 - DCA 12th graders return devices to DWHS

• 6/4 - STEM graduation

• 6/5 - DHSE graduation

• 6/6 - DHSW graduation/Last day of school for all students/DCA 4th and 8th graders return devices to home buildings

Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) testing for grades 3-8 will be held the week of April 22nd - May 3rd. All Downingtown Cyber Academy students are required to come to their home school for in-person state testing. Building principals will send home communication with more specific details about dates, times, and locations. If you have any questions, please reach out to the main office of your child's home school.

Keystone testing for students in Algebra I, 10th Grade English, and Biology will be held the week of May 13th-May 24th. All Downingtown Cyber Academy students are required to come to their home school for in-person state testing. Please see below for specific Keystone information by school:

ELA (All current 10th graders)

Downingtown East - Monday 5/13 and Thursday, 5/16: 7:40-10:40

Downingtown West - Monday 5/13 and Thursday, 5/16: 7:40-10:40

Downingtown STEM - Monday 5/13 and Tuesday 5/14: 7:40-10:40

Algebra (All current Algebra I students)

Downingtown East - Monday, 5/13 and Thursday, 5/16: 9:50-11:30

Downingtown West -Monday, 5/13 and Thursday, 5/16: 9:50-11:30

Downingtown STEM - Monday 5/13 and Tuesday 5/14: 7:40-10:40

Biology (All current Biology students)

Downingtown East - Tuesday, 5/14 and Thursday, 6/17: 7:40-9:20

Downingtown West -Tuesday, 5/14 and Thursday, 6/17: 7:40-9:20

Downingtown STEM - Wednesday, 5/15 and Thursday May 16: 7:40-10:40

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All DCA students are considered students in their home buildings even if they are full-time DCA. Please check your child's school below for upcoming events and activities in which they can participate!

This is just a reminder that our elementary students should be following the BVA calendar for school. Please note that BVA's spring break will be March 28th-April 1st. As always, if students are going to be absent when BVA is in session, please send an excuse note to cyber_attendance@dasd.org. Thank you!

If your child is in K-5, receives instruction from the Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA) and wishes to return to their home school building, please follow the procedures outlined below:

1) Send and email to cyberacademy@dasd.org and complete the K-5 DCA/BVA Withdrawal Form 2023-2024.

2) An admin from the DCA will reach out to your child's home school building principal and the BVA admin to make a determination.

3) Once it has been determined that your child can return to the home school building, the building admin will reach out to you regarding information for the start date, the bus, classroom teacher, etc.

*All admin from the DCA, BVA, and Home School building should be included on correspondence.

Please visit our DCA website at dc.dasd.org for more information.

Backpack Resources

Email: cyberacademy@dasd.org
Website: dc.dasd.org
Location: 540 Trestle Place, Downingtown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-269-8460
Facebook: http://facebook.com/dca
Twitter: @dasd_dca