Butler Area School District
2014-2015
Activities &
Information
Calendar
Butler Area School District
110 Campus Lane
Butler, Pennsylvania 16001
(724) 287-8721
www.butler.k12.pa.us
INSIDE THE 2014-2015 CALENDAR
Adult Education Programs......................................17
AFS Program..........................................................23
Board of School Directors........................................2
BASD Assessment Schedule 2013-2014..................7
BASD Central Office Staff.......................................1
BASD Educational Services Staff............................1
BASD Student Loan Fund......................................25
BCAVTS Joint Operating Committee.....................17
BCAVTS Staff Administrators................................17
Butler Educational Goals........................................25
Certification of Age...................................................7
Department Chairpersons..........................................7
Directory of Buildings..............................................1
Distinguished Graduate Award...............................21
Drug & Alcohol Prevention Education...................15
Emergency School Announcements ........................7
Employee Associations.............................................2
Federal/State Programs...........................................23
GED Testing..............................................................7
Gifted Learner Program..........................................11
Gold Card Club.......................................................21
Guidance Counselors................................................7
Health Program/Nurses.............................................9
Library Science Program........................................23
Megan’s Law Notification.........................................7
New Residents..........................................................9
Non-Discrimination Statement.................................1
Parent-Teacher Officers............................................9
Payment of School Taxes........................................19
Programs for Exceptional Learners........................11
Psychological Services............................................15
Public Board Meetings..............................................2
Public To Be Heard...................................................2
Pupil Transportation..................................................3
Rental of School Facilities......................................19
School District Policies...........................................13
School Enrollment ...................................................7
School Lunch Programs............................................3
School Safety Programs............................................9
Senior Awards.........................................................21
Smoking/Tobacco Use............................................15
Sports Program/Staff.................................................5
Strategic Plan..........................................................25
Student Assistant Programs....................................15
Student Search Policy.............................................15
Summer Band Camp.................................................5
Theodore K. Vogeley Memorial Scholarship..........21
Tuition Rates...........................................................19
Butler Area School District Directory
Butler, Pennsylvania 16001
CENTRAL OFFICE........................ (724) 287-8721
Harriger Educational Services Center
110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Superintendent of Schools...................................Dr. Dale Lumley
Assistant Superintendent, Secondary.............. Dr. Brian Slamecka
Assistant Superintendent, Elementary.................... Dr. Mary Wolf
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES STAFF
Supervisor of Special Education............................. Aaron Royhab
Assistant Supervisor of Special Education................. Cari Boozel
Supervisor of Food Service................................... James Pritchard
Supervisor of Pupil Transportation........................ Brenda Collins
Supervisor of Maintenance................................ Glenn Terwilliger
Supervisor of Custodians............................................Lesley Zang
Supervisor of Grounds........................................... Michael Shoop
School Psychologists ................................................... Dawn Bell
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Jaclyn Cooper, Jasa Shafer, Kristen Young
Transition Coordinator.............................................. Beth Samson
Home and School Visitor............................................Kim Succop
Athletic Director.................................................... William Mylan
Director of Business Services...................... Deborah Brandstetter
Supervisor of Payroll.................................................. Ruth Geibel
Supervisor of Accounting............................Bonnie Giallombardo
SECONDARY BUILDINGS
Butler Junior High School •
(724) 214-3600
225 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001
Principal ......................................................... Stephen Dobransky
Assistant Principal................................................. Jason Huffman
Assistant Principal................................. Dr. Carrie Morgan-Davis
BUTLER INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL •
(724) 214-3400
551 Fairground Hill Road, Butler, PA 16001
Principal ............................................................... Dr. John Wyllie
Assistant Principal................................................ Alicia Beighley
Assistant Principal.................................................. Glenn Raymer
BUTLER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL •
(724) 287-8735 or (724) 214-3200
120 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001
Principal....................................................................... Jeff Schnur
Assistant Principal................................. Dr. Carrie Morgan-Davis
Assistant Principal....................................................Douglas Ford
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Telephone (724) 287-8721
ELEMENTARY BUILDINGS
Broad Street School • (724) 283-6917 or (724) 214-3560
200 Broad Street, Butler, PA 16001
Principal............................................................................ William Chwalik
Assistant to Linda Peifer
Center Avenue School • (724) 287-7098 or (724) 214-3960
102 Lincoln Avenue, Butler, PA 16001
Principal................................................................................Barbara Frantz
Center Township School • (724) 282-7323 or (724) 214-3800
950 Mercer Road, Butler, PA 16001
Principal............................................................................ Roger Snodgrass
Clearfield Township School • (724) 287-8647 or (724) 214-3760
719 Clearfield Road, Fenelton, PA 16034
Principal........................................................................................Ted Wells
Connoquenessing School • (724) 789-7488 or (724) 214-4040
102 Connoquenessing School Road, Renfrew, PA 16053
Principal...................................................................... Joshua Hundertmark
Assistant to Tim Sisinni
Emily Brittain School • (724) 282-7325 or (724) 214-4200
338 N. Washington Street, Butler, PA 16001
Principal...........................................................................Jeffrey Mathieson
Meridian School • (724) 482-4557 or (724) 214-4000
135 Sparks Avenue, Butler, PA 16001
Principal ....................................................................................Tim Sisinni
McQuistion School • (724) 214-3900
210 Mechling Drive, Butler, PA 16001
Principal ...................................................................................Linda Peifer
Northwest School • (724) 287-7544 or (724) 214-4100
124 Staley Avenue, Butler, PA 16001
Principal..................................................................................... Jack Ratica
Oakland Township School • (724) 287-4488 or (724) 214-4140
545 Chicora Road, Butler, PA 16001
Principal ...............................................................................Barbara Frantz
Summit Township School • (724) 287-7470 or (724) 214-3880
351 Brinker Road, Butler, PA 16002
Principal........................................................................................Ted Wells
NON-DISCRIMINATION
“Butler Area School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap in its activities, programs or employment practices as
required by Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504.
For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures contact Dr. Dale Lumley, Title IX Coordinator,
or Mr. Aaron Royhab, Section 504 Coordinator, at 110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001, (724) 287-8721. For more
information regarding services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by handicapped persons,
contact Mr. Aaron Royhab at (724) 287-8721.”
Board of School Directors
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
President............................................. Donald Pringle (12/15)
Vice-President................................... Carmen Bianco (12/15)
Director................................................Neil Convery (12/17)
Director.......................................................Bill Halle (12/15)
Director.............................................. Karen Callihan (12/15)
Director.................................................. John Conrad (12/17)
Director.............................................. James Keffalas (12/15)
Director................................................... David Korn (12/17)
Director...................................................Alvin Vavro (12/17)
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Secretary of the Board..........................Deborah Brandstetter
Solicitor.................................................. Dillon, McCandless,
King, Coulter & Graham
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Agenda Setting
To prepare the agenda for the regular monthly business
meetings, the Board holds a committee-of-the-whole-meeting
at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.
Regular Board Meeting
The Board holds an annual organization meeting during
the first week of December. Directors elect officers and set the
time, date, and place for the regular monthly business meetings.
Meetings are held in the Educational Services Center unless
otherwise advertised. They currently begin at 7:30 p.m. on the
third Monday of each month. The agenda includes time for the
public to be heard.
When the agenda is unusually long, the Board may vote to
recess the regular meeting and continue at another time. This
continuation meeting does not include a public to be heard
section unless the Board so decides.
The Board may also call special meetings. All public meetings are publicized in advance. A special meeting requires at
least twenty-four hours notice.
Any member of the Board may call for an executive session
during a public meeting or at other times stipulated by law. They
are called primarily to discuss confidential personnel matters or
negotiations. All meetings are conducted in compliance with
the Sunshine Law (ACT 84, 1986).
PUBLIC TO BE HEARD
GUIDELINES
REVISED 05-12-97
1. Public to be Heard shall be chaired by the Board President.
2. Thirty minutes, unless extended by approval of majority of
the Board.
3. Maximum of five minutes per person.
4. Each speaker must give his/her name and address, which shall
be recorded in the Board minutes.
5. Any Board member has the right to respond to the speaker by
making a request to the Chair and without engaging in
continuing dialogue.
6. Any Board member has the right to request that an
administrator respond to the speaker by making a request to
the chair and without engaging in continuing dialogue.
7. The Board and/or the Administration reserves the right to
respond at the next meeting or at a subsequent meeting.
8. Speakers are encouraged to register through the
Superintendent’s Office with their topics identified prior to
the Open Board Meeting. The Board President will call upon the speakers at the Open Meeting in the order in which they
are registered.
9. The President has the right to deny a request for a speaker to
address the Board under Public to be Heard if it is the speaker’s
intent to gain an unfair advantage over other competitors in regard to the sale of products and/or the contracting of
services that may be or may come before the board.
10.If all registered and/or other speakers are unable to be heard during the Public to be Heard section because of time
constraints, they will be scheduled to be heard at the next
open meeting of the Board of School Directors.
EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS
Four of the five employee associations in the Butler Area School
District have bargaining rights. The managerial association has
meet and discuss privileges only.
Butler Education Association/PSEA
(app. 560 members)
President...............................................................Tom DeGeorge
Vice-President..............................................Dale VanLaningham
Secretary................................................................Kristan Miller
Treasurer.................................................................. Steve Cicero
Contract expires June 30, 2015
Service Employees-International Union
Local 3/AFL-CIO
(86 members)
President....................................................................Phil Hankey
Vice-President....................................................................Vacant
Secretary ................................................................... Bill Snyder
Treasurer............................................................Greg Radwanski
Contract expires June 30, 2017
Butler Area Educational Support Professionals
Association/PSEA
(180 members)
President.....................................................................Sue Christy
Vice-President......................................................Michele Covert
Secretary ............................................................Darlene Stewart
Treasurer................................................................. Joyce Master
Contract expires June 30, 2016
Butler Area Food Service
Employees Association/PSEA
(59 members)
President............................................................... Sharon Profota
Vice-President....................................................................Vacant
Secretary/Treasurer................................................ Rachel Henne
Contract expires June 30, 2015
Butler Area Managerial Association
(30 members)
President .................................................... Carrie Morgan-Davis
Vice-President.................................................. Glenn Terwilliger
Secretary ..................................................................Linda Peifer
Treasurer ...................................................Bonnie Giallombardo
Contract expires June 30, 2016
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Pupil Transportation
The Butler Area School District has developed a fully computerized bus scheduling and routing system. All school buses are
equipped with two-way radios. The contractors and the transportation office at the Harriger Education Services Center have base
stations.
PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Poor conduct and discipline on a school bus can endanger
the safety of every student riding it. Misbehavior of any type,
therefore, cannot be permitted.
Any violation of the bus regulations approved by the School
Board will result in the following:
INFRACTION TYPE A
Pushing, tripping, hitting, scratching, standing, grabbing,
spitting, shouting, yelling, screaming, profane language, littering, eating or drinking, opening windows against drivers orders,
disobeying driver, rude annoying conduct, obscene gestures/material/remarks, failure to remain seated, failure to sit in assigned
seat, jumping over seats, moving from seat to seat, improper
boarding/departing procedures, refusing to identify himself to
the bus driver, or other similar offenses deemed by the principal
and transportation supervisor to merit the following penalties.
First Offense - A verbal reprimand or seat assignment change
and parents will be notified.
Second Offense - A warning and parents will be notified.
Third Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for one day.
Fourth Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for three days.
Fifth Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for five days.
Sixth Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for fifteen days.
Seventh Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for thirty days.
Eighth Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for remainder
of year.
INFRACTION TYPE B
Insulting the driver, fighting, verbal/abusive language,
obscene material, intimidation or bullying of others, tampering
with bus equipment or damaging the bus (restitution required),
destroying property of others, arms or head out of the windows,
throwing potentially dangerous items in or out of the bus, opening exit doors, or other similar offenses deemed by the principal
and transportation supervisor to merit the following penalties.
First Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for three days.
Second Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for fifteen days.
Third Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for thirty days.
Fourth Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for remainder
of year.
School Lunch Program
INFRACTION TYPE C
Lighting of any ignitable items, smoking, chewing tobacco,
visible possession of tobacco products, possession of weapons
or mace, hitting or pushing the bus driver, throwing objects at
the bus driver when he/she is on or off the bus, or other similar
offenses deemed by the principal and transportation supervisor
to merit the following penalty.
First Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for fifteen days.
Second Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for thirty days.
Third Offense - Suspension of riding privileges for remainder
of year.
DISCIPLINE MAY BE CHANGED AND ASSIGNED AS
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BUILDING
PRINCIPAL AND TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR.
A disciplinary letter will be used to notify individuals concerned with the action taken as a result of information furnished
by the building principal, contractor or the school bus driver.
The Transportation Office will mail the original letter to
the parent, the second copy to the bus company and the driver,
and the third copy to the building principal. A fourth copy will
remain on file in the Transportation Office.
SCHOOL BUS STOPS: SCHOOL BOARD POLICY
The assignment of school bus stops is the responsibility of the
school district. Parents must recognize that bus stop assignments
cannot be customized to meet every individual need and still be
part of an effective an economical transportation system.
VIDEO MONITORS ON SCHOOL BUSES (Policy No. 810.1)
The Board of School Directors and school officials recognize
that serious misconduct on a school bus may jeopardize the safety
of all passengers. Therefore, video monitoring and audio devices
shall be used to discourage student misconduct.
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The Butler Area School District operates its own lunch program.
A breakfast program has also been introduced in all the elementary
schools and the Junior High School. The food is prepared in the
Senior High and Central Commissary and transported to the eleven
elementary schools, Junior High and Intermediate High. The
district participates in the National School Lunch Program which
requires the “Type A” lunch to be served each day. The “Type A”
lunch consists of 2 oz. protein, 3/4 cup fruit, 3/4 cup vegetable,
whole grains breads, and 1/2 pint of low fat milk.
Approximately 575,000 “Type A” meals per year are served to
students. Prices of lunches are $2.00 for elementary students and
$2.25 for secondary students. Students wishing to buy lunches in
advance may do so by contacting the cafeteria manager. Students
who qualify on the basis of state guidelines can receive free or
reduced-price meals. Applications are available at each school
building. The cost of reduced-price meals is 40 cents. Anyone
wishing to visit our Central Commissary is welcome and may do so
by contacting the food service office at (724) 214-3224 to schedule
a time.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating
on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director,
Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call
(202) 720-5964 (voice & TDD), USDA is an equal Opportunity
provider & employer.
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DILLON McCANDLESS KING
COULTER & GRAHAM L.L.P.
Attorneys at Law • School Solicitors
128 W. Cunningham Street, Butler, PA 16001
Telephone: (724) 283-2200
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Center Township • Safety
Patrol Workshop 10:00am
Center Township • Kindergarten
Open House
JHS • 7th Grade Orientation
9-11 am & 1-3 pm
Center Township • Open Houses
Grades 1 & 4 - 9:00am
Grades 2 & 5 - 10:00am
Grades 3 & 6 - 11:00am
SHS • 11th Grade Orientation
1-3 pm
TeachER In-Service
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IHS • 9th Grade Orientation
1-3 pm
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TeachER In-Service
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1st Day of School
for Students
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Meridian • Fundraiser Kick-Off • 2:30pm
SHS Stadium • Pie Festival
7:00pm
Summer Band Camp
Students receive academic credit for participating in the Golden
Tornado Marching Band & Sequinettes. Membership is by audition and is available to students in grades nine through twelve.
Mini Camp is held after the last day of school each year to help
orient new members to the band program and distribute music
and performance schedules to all band members. A mandatory
ten-day band camp is held prior to the start of school in August.
An additional percussion and sequinette camp is scheduled three
days prior to Band Camp.
Each year the Tornado Band introduces the varsity football
season by presenting the Pie Festival sponsored by the Band Parents Organization. Patrons enjoy a piece of pie, ice cream, and a
beverage while previewing the Tornado Band’s pregame and halftime shows. Between the pregame and halftime shows the varsity
cheerleaders and varsity football team and coaches are introduced.
One of the largest high school bands in the country, the Golden
Tornado travels yearly and has compiled an impressive national
performance resume: In November 27, 1997 Lead Band - Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade, April 29, 1999, Kentucky Derby Pegasus
Parade, December 31, 1999, Disneyland Holiday Parade, January
1, 2000, 111th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, November
19, 2000, Toronto Santa Claus Parade, December 29, 2001, Florida
Citrus Bowl Parade, December 30, 2001, Disney World Holiday
Parade, November 28, 2002, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,
November 27, 2003, Boscov’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, December 31, 2004, Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade, November
20, 2005, Toronto Santa Claus Parade and January 1, 2007, 118th
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.
Rolex Estate Jewelry
Moses
J E W E L E R S
Butler’s Diamond Family Since 1949
524 Northpointe Circle • Seven Fields, PA 16046
(724) 591-5776
101 Clearview Circle • Butler, PA 16001
(724) 283-2776
www.mosesjewelers.com
District Sports Program/Staff
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
Phone: (724) 214-3232
Athletic Director...............................................................William Mylan
Assistant Athletic Director............................................... Jeff McAnallen
Trainers .......................Health Trax Rehabilitation Systems/NOVA Care
Game Managers...... Gary Shingleton, William McElroy, Dave Andrews
Varsity Head Coaches
Aquaettes............................................................................... Dacia Como
Baseball...................................................................................Todd Erdos
Basketball (Boys)................................................................ Matt Clement
Basketball (Girls).............................................................. Dorothea Epps
Bowling.................................................................................Robert Cupp
Cheerleaders............................................................................ Nicole Nea
Cross Country (Boys & Girls)..........................................Rick Davanzati
Diving...................................................................................Ken Bedford
Football......................................................................... Robert Densmore
Golf (Boys)...................................................................Travis Shingleton
Golf (Girls)..........................................................................Sarah Zediker
Lacrosse (Boys).................................................................... Jim Vollberg
Lacrosse (Girls)................................................................................. TBD
Rifle (Boys & Girls).......................................................... Eric Beveridge
Soccer (Boys)...................................................................... Troy Mohney
Soccer (Girls)...........................................................................Steve Perri
Softball............................................................................... Shawna Troup
Swimming (Boys & Girls).................................................... David Bocci
Tennis (Boys & Girls).................................Dave Hartzell & Alisa Green
Track (Boys)...................................................................Richard Schontz
Track (Girls)....................................................................... John Williams
Indoor Track (Boys)........................................................Richard Schontz
Indoor Track (Girls)........................................................... John Williams
Volleyball (Boys)..............................................................Lewis Liparulo
Volleyball (Girls)............................................................... Dan Mountain
Wrestling ...............................................................................Scott Stoner
Varsity Assistant Coaches
Baseball ................................................................................ Daryl Patten
Basketball (Boys, V/JV).................................................... Pat McClellan
Basketball (Girls, V/JV)............................................................ Paul Epps
Bowling..................................................................................... Kurt Huff
Cross Country (Boys & Girls)...............................................Mike Denee
Football...................................................................................Jeff Wagner
Lacrosse (Boys)....................................................................... Mike Courteau
Lacrosse (Girls)................................................................................. TBD
Rifle (Boys & Girls)....................................................... Matt Hutchinson
Softball (Girls) .....................................................................Jenna Geibel
Swimming......................................................................... Amelia Rashid
Tennis (Boys & Girls)............................................................ Alisa Green
Track (Boys)................................................. Rick Zitalone/Jeff Renwick
Track (Girls)...............................................Rick Davanzati/Mike Seybert
Track/Indoor (Boys & Girls)......................Rick Zitalone/Rick Davanzati
Wrestling ...............................................................................Fred Powell
Junior Varsity Coaches
Baseball.............................................................................. Andy Onufrak
Basketball (Boys)................................................................... Don Hillard
Basketball (Girls).............................................................. Ashley Nocera
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Cheerleaders (10th)........................................................... Nichole Geibel
Cheerleaders (9th).........................................................Jenessa Allshouse
Football......................................................................... William McElroy
Football (Asst. Vars./JV).......................................................... Bill Elliott
Golf................................................................................. Gary Shingleton
Soccer (Boys)...............................................................Blake McChesney
Soccer (Girls).......................................................................... Emily Karr
Softball (Head/Asst)...............................................................Daryl Smith
Volleyball (Boys V/JV).........................................................James Aggas
Volleyball (Girls).............................................................. Danielle Lloyd
Wrestling........................................................................ Trevor McCance
Jr. High Coaches
Baseball (Head/Asst.)........................................................... John Negley
Basketball (Boys, Gr. 7/Gold).................................................. Bill Elliott
Basketball (Boys, Gr. 8/Gold)............................................ Justin Glagola
Basketball (Girls, Gr. 7/Gold).........................................Joe Lewanowski
Basketball (Girls, Gr. 8/Gold)............................................Gerald Markle
Basketball (Boys, Gr. 7/White)............................................. John Cooper
Basketball (Boys, Gr. 8/White)...........................................Dave Schmidt
Basketball (Boys, Gr. 9)......................................................Gene Rodgers
Cheerleaders (Gr. 7)........................................................ Marianne Miller
Cheerleaders (Gr. 8)......................................................... Jennifer Walton
Cross Country (Boys & Girls, Gr. 7-8)............................. Caitlyn Painter
Football (Boys, Gr.9)....................................................... Frank Jendesky
Football Assistant (Boys, Gr.9)........................................... Charles Regis
Football (Boys, Gr. 7).................................................. Brian Hilderbrand
Football (Boys, Gr. 8)..................................................... Jordan Johnston
Football Assistant (Boys, Gr. 7-8)...................................... Chris Demeio
Soccer (Boys, Gr. 7-8)...................................................................... TBD
Soccer (Boys, Gr. 9)..............................................................Mike Zirpoli
Soccer (Girls, Gr. 7-8 Gold)......................................Mickayla Denniston
Soccer (Girls, Gr. 7-8 White)..................................................Blair Gantz
Softball (Head/Asst.)........................................................ Tina O’Donnell
Track (Boys, Gr. 7-8)............................................................... Bill Elliott
Track (Girls, 7-8)..........................................................TBD/Mike Denee
Volleyball (Boys, Gr. 7-8).......................... TBD/Mike Denee/Tim Liparulo
Volleyball (Girls, Gr. 7-8)....................Sandra Augustine/Danielle Lloyd
Racheal Doutt/Alicia Sheppeck
Wrestling (Boys, Gr. 7-9)...............................................Don Geibel/TBD
PIAA
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
WPIAL
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
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School’s Website: www.goldentornadosports.com
To view weekly or monthly athletic events:
Click on “all sporting events and schedules”
For directions to athletic events:
Click on - Directions to any or all events. . .
To print out the Physical Form: Click on Physical Form
Event Information & to “Create Account”
Click on Receive notification of any Athletic Schedule
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Meridian • PTO Meeting • 9:15am
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Labor Day
VACATION
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 10:00am
Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp. • Football Friday
Northwest • School Spirit Day
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
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Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30pm
Clearfield • Fall Fundraiser
Begins September 9th
Ends September 30th
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Summit • Rapid Hearing Screening
Center Twp K-3 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:00-6:45pm
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Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm Connoquenessing • Fall Picture Day
Emily Brittain • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Conno • PTC Meeting • 7:00pm
Meridian • School Store
Northwest• School Pictures
Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
8:30pm
Summit Twp • SSO Meeting • 9:30am
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Meridian • Fundraiser Due
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Broad St. • Rapid Hearing Screening
Oakland • Rapid Hearing Screening
Broad St • PTO Fundraiser
Begins September 15th
Ends September 30th
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • Spiritwear Campaign
Begins
Clearfield • Rapid Hearing Screening
Center Township • Open House
Grades K-2 -7:00pm-9:00pm
Summit Twp • Open House • 6:00-8:00pm
Northwest • Chuck E Cheese Night
• 3-9pm
Conno. • Rapid Hearing Screening
Center Ave • Rapid Hearing Screening • K-3
Broad Street • Open House
Center Township • Open House
• 5:30pm-7:30pm
Grades 3-6 -7:00pm-9:00pm
Center Ave. • Open House 5:30-7:30pm
Conno • Open House • 6:30-8:30 pm Clearfield • Open House • 6:30-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • Open House • 5:30pm-7:30pm
Constitution Day • District Wide McQuistion • Open House • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Ave • PTO Book Fair • 5:00-7:30pm Meridian • Open House • 6:30-8:30pm
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am-1:30pm Northwest • Open House 6:30-8:30pm
SHS Stadium • Butler County Band Festival Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
• 7:30pm
Oakland Twp • Open House 6:30-8:30pm
Center Ave • PTO Club’s Choice
Fundraiser
Begins September 18th
Ends September 29th
Summit Twp • School Pictures
SHS • ACT Test
Broad Street • PTO Fundraiser • September 15th thru September 30th ~~~~ Center Ave • PTO Club’s Choice Fundraiser • September 18th thru September 29th
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Center Ave • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp. • Rapid Hearing Screening
Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:30-
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
SHS • Homecoming Dance
7:30pm
McQuistion • Rapid Hearing Screening
Meridian • School Store
8:30pm
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:308:30pm
TeachER In-Service
Day
SHS • Spirit Week • September 22nd thru September 26th
Broad Street • PTO Fundraiser • September 15th thru September 30th ~~~~ Center Ave • PTO Club’s Choice Fundraiser • September 18th thru September 29th
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Fundraiser Ends
Connoquenessing • Scholastic Book
Fair • September 29th thru October 3rd
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Sr. High • Rapid Hearing Screening
JHS • Open House • 6:00-8:00 pm
Broad Street • PTO Fundraiser • September 15th thru September 30th
EMERGENCY SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
School closings and delayed openings are announced on local
radio stations WISR and WBUT and on Pittsburgh radio stations
KDKA and WTAE. The decision to close or delay the opening of
schools because of weather conditions is made by the Superintendent of Schools on the basis of information received from the bus
contractors, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and
the Pennsylvania State Police. Any announcement concerning the
Butler Area School District includes all schools. An individual
school will not be named unless the emergency affects only that
particular school.
When the opening of school is delayed, students should add the
length of delay to their regular bus pickup time. For example, a
student who normally catches a bus at 7:15 a.m. would catch it at
9:15 a.m. if there is a two-hour delay. When the weather becomes
severe during the school day, parents should listen to local radio
stations for announcements concerning early dismissals.
Snow Days will be made-up in the following order:
• February 16, 2015 • April 06, 2015
• April 07, 2015
• Additional Days in June 2015
• April 02, 2015
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - SEPTEMBER, 2014
Elementary
Broad Street (Gr. K-6).............................................................248
Center Avenue (Gr. K-6).........................................................170
Center Township (Gr. K-6).....................................................630
Clearfield Township (Gr. K-6)................................................219
Connoquenessing (Gr. K-6)....................................................266
Emily Brittain (Gr. K-6)..........................................................384
McQuistion (Gr. K-6)..............................................................455
Meridian (Gr. K-6)..................................................................430
Northwest (Gr. K-6)................................................................392
Oakland Township (Gr. K-6)..................................................291
Summit Township (Gr. K-6)...................................................209
Total for Elementary Schools............................................3,694
Secondary
Junior High (Gr. 7-8)............................................................1,165
Intermediate High (Gr. 9-10)...............................................1,211
Senior High (Gr. 11-12).......................................................1,138
Total for Secondary Schools........................................3,514
Total Enrollment (Gr. K-12)..............................................7,208
Certification of Age
An individual who needs to certify his age for any reason,
such as applying for a passport or qualifying for social security benefits, may do so by using school records. Elementary
school records dating from 1920-1921 are on file in the Harriger
Educational Services Center. Anyone needing such proof of age
should write or call that office.
DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSONS
Art, Gr. K-12....................................................... Erich Campbell
Business, Gr. 9-12...............................................Randall Gettens
English, Gr. 11-12.....................................................Dana Meute
English, Gr. 9-10...................................................... Kevin Srock
English, Gr. 7-8......................................................... Mary Caton
Family & Consumer Sciences................................... Kelly Erdos
Guidance, Gr. K-12................................................. Sheila Walter
Health/Physical Education, Gr. K-6..................... Lewis Liparulo
Health/Physical Education, Gr. 7-12...............Jeffrey McAnallen
Industrial Arts, Gr. 7-12...................................... Robert Wolford
Language, Gr. 7-12...............................................Tonya Burgess
Library Science, Gr. K-12.......................... Christine Karenbauer
Mathematics, Gr. 11-12.........................................Alicia Goldner
Mathematics, Gr. 9-10......................................... Marjory Yeager
Mathematics, Gr. 7-8.............................................Amy Bodamer
Music, Gr. K-12.................................................... Jeffrey Kroner
Nurses, Gr. K-12................................................... Judith Zarnick
Science, Gr. 11-12.............................................. Chris McGarrah
Science, Gr. 9-10................................................Matthew Nocera
Science, Gr. 7-8........................................................Rodger Lane
Social Studies, Gr. 11-12........................................ Martin Rubeo
Social Studies, Gr. 9-10......................................... David Cooper
Social Studies, Gr. 7-8........................................... Breit Cochran
Special Education, Gr. 7-12.................................... Beth Samson
Special Education, Gr. K-6...................................... Crystal Ross
GUIDANCE STAFF
Senior High School
A-Gn..................................................................... Sarah Beneigh
Go-N....................................................................... Sheila Walter
O-Z........................................................................... Mark Maloy
Intermediate High School
A-B & CTP Students....................................... Shannon McGraw
C-L........................................................................... George Link
M-Z .....................................................................Alecia Mowrey
Junior High School
Grade 7......................................................................... Lisa Lynd
Grade 8................................................................... Jennifer Noro
Elementary Schools
Clearfield, Emily Brittain, Oakland.........................Erin Gardner
Center Twp., Northwest.................................Junelle Wisniewski
Broad Street, Connoquenessing, Meridian............. Sarah Slovak
Center Avenue, McQuistion, Summit...................Angela Schnur
GED Testing
The General Education Development Test (GED) is designed
for people eighteen years of age or older who do not have high
school diplomas. It allows them to use knowledge they have
acquired from firsthand observation, experience, and reading to
obtain a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma
issued by the Department of Education. More than two hundred
people take the test annually. It is given on the third Saturday of
every month in the library at Butler Senior High School. Information about the test and registration procedures may be obtained by
contacting (724) 287-8721 anytime during the school day.
BUTLER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2014-2015
The District’s assessment schedule is a combination of District assessment requirements and federal requirements associated with the “No Child Left Behind” legislation. The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, the PSSA, is the
state’s response to federal assessment mandates in this legislation.
Grade Name
Time Date
K
Individual Progress Reporting
On-going
On-going
1
Stanford Achievement Test - (10) (Language Arts and Math)
Fall
October
1
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test Fall
October
3
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
Fall
October
3
PSSA (Reading and Mathematics)
Spring
April 13-24, 2015
4
PSSA (Reading and Mathematics)
Spring
April 13-24, 2015
5
PSSA (Reading and Mathematics) Spring
April 13-24, 2015
5
PSSA (Writing)
Spring
April 13-17, 2015
6
PSSA (Reading and Mathematics)
Spring
April 13-24, 2015
7
Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (8)
Fall
November 2014
7
PSSA (Reading and Mathematics)
Spring
April 13-24, 2015
8
PSSA (Reading and Mathematics)
Spring
April 13-24, 2015
8
PSSA (Science)
Spring
April 27 - May 1, 2015
8
PSSA (Writing)
Spring
April 13-17, 2015
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Keystone Exams
Winter Wave 1 December 3-17, 2014
9-11
Keystone Exams
Wave 2
January 7-21, 2015
9-11
Keystone Exams
Spring
May 13-17, 2015
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Meridian • Rapid Hearing Screening
IHS • Open House - 7:00-9:00 pm
Meridian • Spiritwear Orders Due
Orthodontics and Invisalign for Adults and Children
Dr. Dane D. Benko
220 North Main Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-287-7767
www.benkoortho.com
Dr. Rita McGrogan
Center Twp. • School Pictures
McQuistion • Rapid Hearing Screening
SHS • Open House - 7:00-9:00 pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm-8:00pm
Meridian • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Summit Twp • SSO Meeting • 9:30am
Northwest • Rapid Hearing Screening
SHS • SAT Test
Connoquenessing • Scholastic Book Fair • September 29th thru October 3rd
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Emily Brittain • Rapid Hearing Screening Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:00-6:45pm Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Ave • PTO Box Tops Drive
Conno • PTC Meeting • 10:00am
Meridian • PTO meeting • 7:00pm
Begins • October 6th thru October
Summit • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:30-8:30pm
JHS • Picture Day
24th
Marching Band Concert
Conno • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:00-8:30pm
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
IHS • Auditorium 7:00pm
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
IHS • School Pictures
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Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30-8:30pm McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm-8:30pm Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am-1:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp K-3 • Skating Party • 6:30Oakland Twp • Vision Screening K-1
8:30pm
SHS • Choir Concert
SHS Auditorium 7:30pm
SHS • PSAT Test
Center Twp. • Vision Screening
Gr. K & 1
Meridian • Fundraiser Pick-Up • 4:00-6:00pm
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Junior High • Rapid Hearing Screening
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Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm IHS • Preparing for College Night • 7:00pm
McQuistion • Market Day • 3:30-4:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
Summit • Market Day Pick-up
• 4:30-5:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Center Ave • PTO Box Tops Drive
Ends October 24th
Meridian • School Spirit Day
Summit • School Store • Lunch Time
Northwest • Halloween Family Fun
Night • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • Blood Drive
Center Ave • Halloween Parties
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• 2:30pm
Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:308:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag •
6-8:30pm
Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp. • Vision Screening
Gr. K & 1
Summit • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Connoquenessing • Dental Exam
Meridian • Symphony • 2:00pm
First Quarter
Report Cards
Center Township • Halloween Party • 2:00pm
Center Twp • Black/Orange Dress Up Day
Clearfield • Halloween Party • 2:00pm
Conno • Halloween Party • 2:00pm
Emily Brittain • Halloween Parties • 2:30pm
McQuistion • Parties • 2:00pm • amK 10:30am
Meridian • Party • amK-10:30 • pmK-3-1:45pm
Meridian • Fall Festival (4-6) • 1:30-3:15pm
Oakland Twp • Halloween Parties • 2:15-3:15
Summit Twp • Halloween Parties • 2pm
SHS • Blood Drive
Meridian • Fall Vendor / Craft Show •
10:00am-2:00pm
Health Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL STUDENTS
GRADES K - 12
● 4 doses of Tetanus* (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)
● 4 doses of Diphtheria* (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)
● 3 doses of Polio
● 2 doses of Measles** +
● 2 doses of Mumps** +
● 1 dose of Rubella (German measles)** +
● 3 doses of Hepatitis B
● 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or history of disease +
*Usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or Td
**Usually given as MMR
+1st dose given at 12 months or older
CHILDREN ATTENDING 7TH GRADE IN 2014 – 2015
NEED ALL OF THE ABOVE, PLUS
● 1 dose of Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) (if 5
years has elapsed since last tetanus immunization)
● 1 dose of Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV Required)
These requirements allow for medical reasons and religious
beliefs. If your child is exempt from immunizations, he /she may
be removed from school during an outbreak. Pennsylvania’s
school immunization requirements can be found in 28 PA.CODE
CH.23 (School Immunization). Contact your school nurse, health
care provider, or 1-877 PA HEALTH for more information.
A parent must submit evidence of the required immunizations
to meet a state’s standards if a child transfers to another school.
Children can receive necessary immunizations from their family doctor. The Pennsylvania Department of Health may be
contacted at (724) 287-1769 for further information on various
other healthcare providers. The school district is required to
exclude any child not fully immunized.
Protected Handicapped Students
Under the provisions of Title 22, Chapter 15, Protected
Handicapped Students, the Butler Area School District will provide each protected handicapped student enrolled in the district,
without cost to the student or family, those related aids, services
or accommodations which are needed to afford the student equal
opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school
program and extracurricular activities without discrimination and
to the maximum extent appropriate to the student’s abilities.
Examinations*
Medical - original entry, grades 6 and 11
Dental - original entry, grades 3 and 7
Vision - annual
Hearing - grades K, 1, 2, 3, 7, 11, and special education
Heights and Weights - annual • All students are required by the
PA. Dept. of Health to have height/weight measurement and calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI). Schools in Pennsylvania are required
to send this information to parents. Included in the letter will be an
explanation of BMI numbers.
Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) - grades 6, 7 (this may be done
in 6th grade by your child’s physician during the required 6th grade
physical exam).
*Parents may choose to have their family physician or dentist
give the medical and dental exams and furnish the home school with
a report. Private examinations may be dated twelve months prior to
the opening of school.
School Nurses
The Pennsylvania School Code requires school districts to
provide a school nurse for every fifteen hundred full-time students
in grades one through twelve. The Butler Area School District
employs eight school nurses, all certified by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education. One nurse is assigned full-time to each
of the three secondary schools. Five nurses are assigned to the
eleven elementary schools. They follow an itinerant schedule that
also includes the non-public schools within district boundaries.
If your child has a specific health concern that requires nursing
services during school hours, you are encouraged to contact the
school nurse. The school nurses are always available to answer
questions and address parents’ concerns. In order to augment the
delivery of health services to the elementary children of the Butler
Area School District, Eight Health Room Technicians have been
employed. The technicians are Licensed Registered Nurses or
Licensed Practical Nurses who work under the supervision of the
school nurse.
School Safety Program
The Butler Area School District endorses and the PTA’s/PTO’s
sponsor a variety of safety programs throughout the school year.
The following programs are supported:
1. Programs provided by the Butler City Police, Butler
Township Police, and the Pennsylvania State Police-Charlie
Check-First, Officer Phil, and Car/Bike Safety Programs
2. Valley Lines School Services - Buffy the School Bus,
School Bus Safety Programs
3. Victim Outreach Intervention Center - Child Assault
Prevention Program (CAP)
NEW RESIDENTS
New residents in the Butler Area School District who have
elementary school children should register them at their nearest
elementary school before the new term begins.
Parent-Teacher Officers
Broad Street Parent-Teacher Organization
Executive Board........................................................................................
Executive Board........................................................................................
Executive Board........................................................................................
Executive Board........................................................................................
Center Avenue Parent-Teacher Organization
Executive Board ...................................................................Karen Neigh
Executive Board........................................................................................
Executive Board..................................................................... Amy Slagle
Center Township Parent-Teacher Organization
President ........................................................................Lianne Campbell
Vice President..........................................................Michelle Roudybush
Secretary.................................................... Liz Monaco/Stephanie Vicari
Treasurer........................................................................ Christine Gavula
Clearfield Township Parent-Teacher Organization
President ..................................................................................... Jill Titus
Vice-President............................................................. Jennifer Stahoviak
Secretary......................................................................... Brenna Moskala
Treasurer............................................................................ Miranda Lunn
Connoquenessing Parent-Teacher Council
President........................................................................... Robin Spangler
Vice-President..................................................................... Jeneane Sintz
Secretary...............................................................Mary Ellen Pawlowicz
Treasurer.............................................................................. Stacia Arcori
Emily Brittain Parent-Teacher Organization
President .......................................................................... Christine Davis
Vice-President........................................................................Judy Brown
Co-Secretary.............................................. Allison Parks/Valerie Dryden
Treasurer.........................................................................Kristin Sapienza
McQuistion Parent-Teacher Organization
President ..................................................................................Lori Lewis
Vice-President..................................................................... Pam Flanigan
Secretary.........................................................................Brenda Michaux
Treasurer........................................................................Melanie Gillgrist
Meridian Parent-Teacher Association
President ......................................................................... Timmi Longdon
Vice-President................................................................. Jennifer Griffith
Secretary......................................................................Margaret Sklencar
Treasurer...............................................................................Lyric Schnur
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Northwest Parent-Teacher Association
President ....................................................................... Courtney Nichols
Vice-President.........................................................................Tracy Loch
Secretary................................................................................Beth Stoops
Treasurer....................................................................................Jill Maier
Oakland Township Parent-Teacher Association
President ............................................................................. Tiffanie Hans
Vice-President..................................................................Crystal Baptiste
Secretary...............................................................................Diane Lynch
Summit Township Parent-Teacher Association
President ................................................................................. Nikki Ekas
Vice-President.....................................................................Erika Marsico
Secretary.............................................................................Carrie Collins
Treasurer....................................................................... Angela Campbell
Junior High School PSSO
President .................................................................................. Mary Ford
Senior High School PSSO
President .............................................................................Alexis Monks
Vice-President..................................................................... Jessica White
Secretary........................................................................Rachel Robmann
Treasurer...................................................................... Derrick Andreassi
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SHS • SAT Test
JAMES E. MADIGAN, D.M.D.
ORTHODONTICS
343 North Main Street, Butler, PA 16001 • (724) 282-3812
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Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30pm
SHS • Financial Aid & College
Admission Program
Grade 9-12 SHS Cafeteria
7:00pm-9:00pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:00-6:45pm
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 9:15am
Conno • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:00-8:30pm
Summit • SSO Meeting • 9:30am
JHS • Dental Exam
SHS/IHS Orchestra Concert
IHS Auditorium 7:00pm
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm Center Twp • Red/White/Blue Dress-up Day
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 10:00am
JHS • Career Day
Meridian • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 4:00pm
JHS • Dental Exam
SHS • Powderpuff Football 3-6:00pm
JHS • 8th Grade Washington DC Trip
Act 80 day
students 1/2 day
Emily Brittain • Food Drive • Nov. 3rd thru Nov. 7th
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JHS • 8th Grade
Washington DC Trip
Center Twp. • Red,White, Blue
Dress-up Day
Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp K-3 • Skating Party
• 6:30-8:30pm
Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am-1:30pm
Conno • PTC Meeting • 10:00am
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
Summit • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:30-8:30pm
Connoquenessing • Science Fair
Oakland Twp • Skate Party
• 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Dental Exam
Meridian • Dental Exam
Summit • Picture Re-Take Day
Veterans Day
Vacation Day
SHS • Thespian Show • November 14th and November 15th
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Clearfield • Dental Exam
Drama Club Play • 2:30 & 6:30pm
Center Ave • Dental Exam
Center Ave. • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm Broad Street • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00pm Emily Brittain • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm
Center Twp. • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm Conno • Parent Visitation Day • 10-2:00pm McQuistion • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm
Northwest • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm
Meridian • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00pm
Clearfield • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • School Spirit Day
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Oakland
Twp
•
Parent
Visitation
•
10-2:00
pm
Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
Summit • Parent Visitation • 10-2:00 pm
MARCHING BAND NYC
• 6-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
November 21st thru November 23rd
Meridian • School Store
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November 21st thru November 23rd
Center Township • Thanksgiving Food Drive • Nov. 17th thru Nov. 21st
Center Avenue • PTO Book Fair • Nov. 17th thru Nov. 21st // Northwest • Book Fair • Nov. 17th thru Nov. 21st
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Nov. 21st thru Nov. 23rd
Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Summit • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:308:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag •
6-8:30pm
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THANKSGIVING VACATION
Programs for Exceptional Learners
Programs for Exceptional Learners
The Butler Area School District is responsible for providing children
with disabilities a Free Appropriate Public Education or FAPE. FAPE is a
federal mandate that all children with disabilities must receive appropriate
educational programs, tailored to their unique needs, from which they
receive educational benefit at no cost to families.
The special education programs operated by the Butler Area School
District comply with the provisions of Pennsylvania Regulations for
Special Education, Chapter 14. These programs are designed specifically
for the individual student and are based upon evaluation information
provided by each child’s Multidisciplinary Team.
Support Teams/Student Assistant Teams
Children are referred to the Special Education Department through
the building level Student Support Team and Child Study Team Meetings.
All students referred to Special Education in the Butler Area School
District typically begin with this process. The Student Support Team
Meetings and Child Study Team Meetings are held regularly in each
school building throughout the school year. Children may be referred
to the Team by the classroom teacher, the principal, speech therapist,
parent(s), or school psychologist. Group administered achievement test
scores, group ability scores, grades, health information, and information
provided by members of the Student Support Team knowledgeable of the
child’s needs are reviewed and discussed by Team Members. Student
Support Teams and Child Study Team recommendations may include:
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Adaptions in the classroom to meet the child’s individual needs.
A conference with the child’s parents to discuss recommendations.
A referral to community agencies, with parental permission, for
support/assistance in working with the child.
Monitoring of the child’s progress in a general education program.
Referral to the school psychologist to initiate an individual
multidisciplinary team evaluation.
Placement in Special Education
Children are placed into a special education program following
the administration of a multidisciplinary team evaluation. The child’s
parents/guardians are a part of the evaluation team. This evaluation is
coordinated by the school psychologist. In order for a student to meet the
educational criteria for a disability and be eligible for Special Education
services, the student must meet two criteria. First, the student must qualify
as a student with a disability. Second, the student must have a need for
specially designed instruction. If the child meets this two-pronged
criteria, recommendations for services are made through this Evaluation
Report (ER). An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is developed for
children that are found eligible for special education services following
the completion of an ER. Students cannot receive special education
support without permission from parents/legal guardian.
2. Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with
disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when
the nature or severity of the disability of a child is such that education in
regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be
achieved satisfactorily.
Special Education Programs
The Butler Area School District provides special education and related
services in several categorical areas, utilizing a range of organizational
arrangements. A continuum of special education program options is
available in the District including itinerant, supplemental, and full-time
programs. Students are placed in the program which most appropriately
meets their needs in the least restrictive educational environment. Support
services are available for students placed in inclusive classroom settings.
The Butler Area School District employs Special Education
Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Gifted Coordinators,
School Psychologists, Paraprofessionals, a Teacher of the Deaf /Hearing
Impaired, and a Transition Coordinator to provide services outlined in
the programs listed below. Additionally, the district contracts with the
Midwestern Intermediate Unit to receive services from professionals
including Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Teachers of the
Blind / Visually Impaired, and other specialists based on student need.
DEFINITION: A program for students with a disability who require
services primarily in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, or
speaking or listening skills related to academic performance.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Butler Area School District provides
learning support services in each school to insure that children needing
this service may receive it in their home school. A student must qualify for
special education services, following a multidisciplinary team evaluation,
prior to being considered for placement in the Learning Support Program.
Life Skills Support Program
DEFINITION: A program for students with a disability who require
services primarily in the areas of academic, functional or vocational skills
necessary for independent living.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Butler Area School District offers
classes for students who qualify for life skills support at McQuistion
Elementary School, Junior High School, Intermediate High School,
and Senior High School. Children must qualify for special education
services to be eligible for placement in a Life Skills Support Program.
Transportation is provided to program locations for all students in the
District.
Autistic Support Program
Multiple Disabilities Support Program
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Butler Area School District provides
itinerant autistic support services at the elementary and secondary level
for students in their home schools. The Butler Area School District also
provides autistic support services in the life skills support classrooms
located at Meridian Elementary, Northwest Elementary, the Junior High
School, the Intermediate High School, and the Senior High School.
Transportation is provided to program locations by the District.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Butler Area School District offers
multiple disabilities classes at Northwest Elementary School and Butler
Senior High School. Children placed in this special education program
exhibit concomitant impairments, the combination of which results in
needs which require extraordinary service delivery. Children must qualify
for special education services to be eligible for placement in a Multiple
Disabilities Support Program. Transportation is provided to program
locations for all students in the District.
Emotional Support Program
Speech and Language Support Program
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Butler Area School District provides
emotional support classes at Center Township Elementary School and
at each of the three secondary schools. Itinerant emotional support
services are also available at both the elementary and secondary level for
students in the home school. Children must qualify for special education
services to be eligible for placement in the Emotional Support Program.
Transportation is provided to program locations by the District.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Itinerant speech and language support
services are offered at each school building in the Butler Area School
District. Children in need of speech and/or language support services are
identified and taught, on an itinerant basis, by speech/language therapists.
DEFINITION: A program for students with the disability of autism who
require services to address needs primarily in the areas of communication,
social skills or behaviors consistent with those of autism spectrum
disorders.
DEFINITION: A program for students with a disability who require
services primarily in the areas of social or emotional skills development
or functional behavior.
Gifted Support Program
Inclusive Practices
DEFINITION: A Gifted Support Program is designed for students
whose primary identified need is for gifted support.
1. To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities,
including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities,
are educated with children who are nondisabled.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Gifted Support Program is designed
to provide gifted services to those students qualified for the program under
Chapter 16 of the Pennsylvania School Code. Chapter 16 defines the
mentally gifted student as one with “outstanding intellectual and creative
ability-the development of which requires special services and programs
not ordinarily provided in the regular education program.” Gifted Support
is available in each of the school district’s 14 schools.
The term inclusion is often referred to as the Least Restrictive
Environment (LRE). By law, it is the IEP Team that decides on the educational
placement for an individual student. In accordance with the Individuals With
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) follows these guidelines:
Learning Support Program
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DEFINITION: A program for students with more than one disability
the result of which is severe impairment requiring services primarily
in the areas of academic, functional or vocational skills necessary for
independent living.
DEFINITION: A program for students with speech and language
impairments who require services primarily in the areas of communication
or use of assistive technologies designed to provide or facilitate the
development of communication capacity or skills.
*** Special Education Programs located outside the Butler Area
School District
Children are also placed in special schools operated by Midwestern
Intermediate Unit IV, private schools, and Approved Private Schools in
Western Pennsylvania. These placements are arranged to meet the unique
needs of eligible children.
Special Education Information
For more information, please contact the special education
office at (724) 214-3122.
2014DECEMBER2014
SUNDAY MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1 2 3456
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:30pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:00-6:45pm
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm
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Emily Brittain • Dental Exam
Broad St • Dental Exam
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
8
9
Center Twp K-3 Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • SAT Test
Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
THANKSGIVING
VACATION
McQuistion • Dental Exam
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm-8:00pm
10
Northwest • School Spirit Day
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Summit • Dental Exam
Center Twp 4-6• Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Connoquenessing • PTC Meeting • 10:00am
Meridian • School Store
Meridian • Teacher Luncheon
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag •
Summit • SSO Meeting • 9:30am
6-8:30pm
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Center Ave. • PTO Pictures with Santa
SHS • ACT Test
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McQuistion • Holiday Workshop • December 8th thru December 12th
Clearfield • Santa’s Workshop • Dec 10th thru Dec 11th • and Dec. 13th
Emily Brittain • Santa Shoppe • December 8th thru December 12th
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Clearfield • Santa’s Workshop
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Meridian • Chuck E. Cheese Family
Night • 4:00-8:00pm
Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Summit • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
JHS • Holiday Concert • 8:00am
Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
JHS • Holiday Concert • 8:00am
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am-1:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm McQuistion • Market Day • 3:30-4:30pm
Meridian • Christmas Parties • 2-3pm
Meridian • School Store
SHS Choir Concert
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS Auditorium 7:30pm
Summit • Market Day Pick-up • 4:30-5:30pm
JHS • Holiday Dance • 6:00pm
Meridian • School Spirit Day
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Meridian • Christmas Party • 2:00-3:00pm
Broad St. • Holiday Parties - 2:30 pm
Center Ave. • PTO Christmas Parties 2:30 pm
Center Township • Holiday Party - 2:00 pm
Clearfield • Christmas Party • 2:00pm
Conno • Christmas Parties • 2:00pm
Emily Brittain • Holiday Parties • 2:30pm
McQuistion • Party • 2pm • amK 10:30am
Northwest • Christmas Parties • 2:15-3:00pm
Oakland Twp • Christmas Parties • 2:15-3:15pm
Summit • Christmas Parties • 2:15pm
IHS Variety Show • 9-10am
SHS Variety Show
WINTER VACATION DAYS • 24th thru the 31st
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WINTER VACATION DAYS • 24th thru the 31st
School District Policies
Entrance Age
Children entering kindergarten must be five years old on or
before September 1. No provision is made for early admission.
Registration is held in April each year. Children entering first grade
must be six years old on or before September 1.
Compulsory Attendance
Pennsylvania School Code requires children between the ages
of eight and seventeen to be enrolled in school. The absence of a
student because of illness is considered an excused absence when
the student’s parent or guardian provides a written excuse.
Illegal Absences
When a student is illegally absent or truant, teachers are under
no obligation to permit the student to complete assignments or make
up tests missed during the absence. Parents of a student who has
been illegally absent for three or more days will receive a registered
letter from the district notifying them that a first offense has been
committed. A second offense results in a fine plus costs payable
to the district magistrate. Each additional offense carries a fine
plus costs. Parents receiving a citation may either pay the fine or
request a hearing before the magistrate. A parent failing to pay a
fine can be sentenced to the county jail for a period not exceeding
five days.
Waiver of Compulsory Attendance
Parents may apply for a waiver of the compulsory attendance
regulations when they want their children to accompany them on
a family trip which the superintendent, following Pennsylvania
Department of Education regulations, deems to have educational
value. Parents are required to notify the building principal two
weeks in advance by submitting an application requesting the
waiver. Application forms are available in each principal’s office.
Approval by the principal is required.
Work Permits
By law, all children under eighteen years of age are required
to have an employment certificate or work permit from the school
before entering industrial and other employment. Exceptions are
seventeen year-olds who have graduated from high school. Work
permits are issued through school attendance offices. Before being issued a permit, a student must have the signatures of a parent,
prospective employer, and family or school physician and must
present a birth certificate or other evidence of age.
Assignments of Students
Attendance areas are established for the elementary schools in
the district. However, parents who are willing to provide the necessary transportation may request that their children attend a school
in another attendance area. The request must be made before the
beginning of school in the fall. The principal of the school may
approve the request if the class size of the particular grade permits
and circumstances warrant.
Suspensions and Expulsions
The school district has an extensive discipline code, which is
outlined in the Policy Manual. Depending on the violation, students may be assigned to detention hall, suspended, or expelled.
Detention hall is held in an assigned room on designated days.
In-school suspension means that a student is removed from the
regular classroom and assigned to a special, supervised study area.
A temporary suspension is exclusion from school for up to three
days. No formal hearing is required. A full suspension is exclusion
from school for up to ten days after the student and his or her parents
have an informal hearing before the principal. The hearing must
be held during the first three days of the suspension. Parents are
notified of all suspensions. The suspension officially starts the next
school day after it is issued. Students on school property during
periods of out-of-school suspensions will be viewed as trespassers and referred to the police. Expulsion means exclusion from
school for more than ten days. A formal hearing is required, and
the Board of School Directors can make the expulsion permanent.
Even though expelled, a student under the age of seventeen
is still subject to the compulsory school attendance law. The
student’s parents or guardian are responsible for placing the student
in another public or private school. Expulsions may be reviewed
by the Board at the request of a student, his or her parents, or an
appropriate agency.
Locker Search
A Locker Search Policy, approved by the Board of School
Directors, April 9, 1996, is included in the district’s discipline
policies. School officials have the right to conduct locker searches
for the following reasons:
General locker search - Conducted for administrative
purposes to check the cleanliness of lockers and to find missing
library books, text books, and other school property. Students will
not be notified.
Search based on reasonable suspicion - Conducted on
the basis of reasonable suspicion that the student is concealing
something which violates the law or school rules. The student shall
be given reasonable opportunity to be present during the search,
unless it is believed that the suspected item could harm persons or
property or that the evidence could be removed or destroyed.
Items not permitted in lockers - In accordance with district
policy and state and federal law, disciplinary or criminal proceedings will be instituted against students having any of the following
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items in their lockers: knives, firearms, ammunition, fire crackers,
smoke bombs or any other incendiary or explosive device; tobacco
products, alcohol, or drugs (controlled substances) in any form;
obscene materials, stolen property, or drug use paraphernalia;
decals or pictures on any part of the locker.
Early Dismissal of Secondary Students
The building principal may excuse students in grades 10, 11,
and 12 for the last period of the school day if the student is scheduled for study hall that period, has written parent permission, and
has transportation home.
Graduation Requirement Adoption
In addition to all other course and credit graduation requirements, each student must demonstrate proficiency in reading and
mathematics on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
(PSSA) or on a District assessment, or provide evidence of proficiency in reading and mathematics as determined by the district.
Confidentiality of Student Records
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act is a federal law
which protects the confidentiality of student educational records
by limiting their disclosure. It guarantees the following rights to
parents and “eligible students,” those who are 18 years of age or
older:
1. Access to records - Parents or eligible students have the
right to inspect their child’s or their own educational records, to
receive copies of the records in most cases and to have a school
official explain the records if requested. To inspect their records,
a parent or eligible student should contact the building principal.
A parent includes both natural parents, a guardian, or an individual
acting as a parent of the student in the absence of a parent or guardian. Either parent of the student has the authority to inspect and
review the educational records of the student unless the school
has been provided with evidence that there is a legally binding
instrument or a state law or court order governing the divorce,
separation, or custody and indicating otherwise.
2. Challenge to records - Parents or eligible students have
the right to request that their educational records be changed if they
are inaccurate, misleading, or violate students’ rights, and to have
a hearing if that request is refused.
3. Disclosure - FERPA provides that educational records
can’t be released without the written consent of the parent or
eligible student, except in certain specified instances.
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TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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VACATION DAYS • NEW YEAR’S
45 6 789
10
Center Twp • Dental Exam
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 10:00am
Meridian • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Summit • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:30-8:30pm
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
IHS • Semester Exams
Jan. 10th thru Jan. 16th
Conno • Swimming Party • 6:00pm-8:00pm
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Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:308:30pm
SHS • Semester Exam
Center Twp K-3 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:006:45pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm-8:30pm
Northwest • Chuck E Cheese Night
• 3-9pm
Center Township • Dental Exams
Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Connoquenessing • PTC Meeting • 7:00pm Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest
• Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Oakland • Dental Exams K & 3
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
Clearfield • PENNY Challenge • January 12th thru January 16th
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MARTIN LUTHER
KING
VACATION
TeachER In-Service
Day
Clearfield • Gift Certificate Day •
11:30am - 1:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
IHS • Winter Semi-Formal Dance
7:00-10:00pm
SHS • SAT Test
SECOND QUARTER
REPORT CARDS
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Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:308:30pm
McQuistion • Market Day • 3:30-4:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag •
6-8:30pm
Summit • Market Day Pick-up • 4:305:30pm
Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
McQuistion • Book Fair • January 26th thru January 30th • 9:00am - 3:00pm
Meridian • School Spirit Day
Tornado Big Band Dance
Crossfire Campus 7:00pm
Confidentiality of Student Records (cont.)
4. Directory Information-In accordance with the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, and the National Defense Authorization Act
for the Fiscal Year 2002, the Butler Area School District discloses
three (3) categories of directory information (name, address, and
telephone number) upon request to third parties such as colleges
or universities, alumni associations, school approved vendors
providing services related to graduation, and members of the
Armed Forces. The three (3) categories of directory information
will be provided as requested from third parties unless permission
to release this information is denied in writing by the parent(s),
guardian(s), or eligible student.
The school district has a detailed policy statement dealing with
the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of pupil records. Any
parent or eligible student may obtain a copy by contacting the
Harriger Educational Services Center. Anyone who feels that the
district is not complying with FERPA may send a letter of complaint to the following address: FERPA OFFICE, Department of
Education, Room 4511, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202.
Psychological Services
The school district employs four school psychologists who
assist principals, teachers, and parents in identifying the learning needs of individual students. They also administer individual
tests and head a multidisciplinary team which makes the decisions
concerning referrals and re-evaluations of students who may need
a special education placement. The results of psychological evaluations are confidential. Written parent permission is necessary
before a psychologist works with any student.
Dawn Bell
Kristen Young
Jasa Shafer
Jaclyn Cooper
Student Search Policy
Purpose
1. Reasonable Suspicion
Searches of students or the possessions in their immediate
control (e.g., handbags, bookbags) shall only be conducted when
there is reasonable suspicion that:
a. There has been a criminal infraction or a violation of a
school policy or rule governing behavior or discipline;
b. the individual who is the subject of the search
participated in the infraction or violation, and
c. evidence of the infraction of violation, or proceeds
therefrom, is in the possession of the student in the location
to be searched.
2. Scope of Search
Except in situations where there is an immediate threat to the
health, safety, or welfare of the student or others, the scope of a
search may only occur when the seriousness of the infraction or
violation and the information supporting the investigation warrant.
Metal detectors may be used when available and appropriate. Strip
search of any pupil by any school employee is forbidden. When
school authorities have exhausted all reasonable alternatives and
still have reason to believe that contraband or proceed of a crime
are upon the pupil’s person, police may be called and presented
with the facts. School personnel shall then leave the issue of any
further investigation of the pupil’s person to the discretion of the
police. Cooperation by providing, at police request, a private area to
conduct any further investigation is authorized, but school personnel shall refrain from any further physical or verbal participation,
including coercion of the pupil to cooperate with the police.
3. Administrative/Entry Searches (Metal Detectors)
In order to reduce or discourage the presence of weapons, the
Board of Education has authorized the use of metal detectors in certain circumstances where a heightened danger to students and staff
justifies a limited intrusion into a student’s personal privacy.
a. Purpose
The purpose of the metal detector scan is to prevent the possession of weapons on school property. At all times, the degree
and nature of the search are not to go beyond what is necessary to
allow staff to discharge its responsibility of maintaining the health,
safety, and welfare of a safe, school environment.
b. Notification
Notification will be provided that a scanning device may be
used to detect prohibited articles.
Prohibited Articles
Alcohol
Counterfeit Drugs
Drugs
Drug Paraphernalia
Fireworks
Obscene Materials
Stolen Property
Tobacco Products
Weapons
Butler Area School District
Student Control Policy Section
Definition, Section 227
Definition, Section 227
Definition, Section 227
Definition, Section 227
Definition, Section 218.1
Definition, Section 226
Definition, Section 226
Definition, Section 221
Definition, Section 218.1
Any student of the Butler Area School District attending any
Butler Area School is not permitted to possess any of the articles
defined above while on school property, off school property during a school-sponsored activity, function, or event, or on a school
bus to or from school or a school-sponsored activity, function, or
event. Any student suspected of concealing any of these articles
will be accompanied to the office of the principal of the building
which the student is assigned where the student will be subject to
the procedures outlined under the Butler Area School District’s
Student Search Policy. The complete Student Search Policy appears in the student handbook.
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Student Assistance Programs
The BASD initiated the following Student Assistance Programs
to provide a means for identifying students who may be having
difficulty in school.
1. Core Teams
The Butler Area School District Core Teams are comprised of
groups concerned and trained professional staff members whose
purpose is to identify students with problems which inhibit educational growth. The Core Team seeks to assist students in dealing
with a wide variety of behaviors which interfere with their academic
performance as well as their social, emotional, physical, and mental
development. The Core Team’s primary function is to identify
students whose behavior causes reason for concern and to initiate
a positive plan for intervention. Referral to the Core Team may be
initiated by any professional staff member or parent by completing
a Core Team Referral Form or personally contacting the building
principal.
2.Aftercare
Aftercare is a school-based group directed by trained school
staff members whose purpose is to provide students who have successfully completed any treatment program, in- or out- patient, with
assistance in readjusting to the school environment. It also provides
an opportunity to share problems and concerns that characterized
the readjustment period. The group lends support for maintaining
a chemically free lifestyle. The success of an aftercare program
depends on strong family, community, and school support.
Professional staff members, parents and guardians are encouraged to utilize the programs outlined in any situation they feel
appropriate to aid students enrolled in the Butler Area School
District.
Building Liaison Officers:
Butler Junior High School............................ Stephen Dobransky
Butler Intermediate High School.............................. John Wyllie
Butler Senior High School......................................... Jeff Schnur
3. Drug and Alcohol Prevention Education
The Butler County Area School District is involved in the
Pennsylvania School Improvement Model for Drug and Alcohol
Prevention Education. The national drug and alcohol education
model curriculum, “Here’s Looking At You, 2000,” is currently
in place in grades K-12 in the district. All teachers have been
provided with in-service training on the use of this curriculum.
The conceptual framework of the “Here’s Looking At You, 2000”
curriculum involves information skills on drugs and alcohol, developing decision-making coping skills, and improving students’
self-concepts.
2015FEBRUARY2015
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY
SATURDAY
12 3 4567
Clearfield • Parent/Child Lunches •
Feb 3rd & 4th
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:308:30pm
Clearfield • Parent/Child Lunches •
Feb 3rd & 4th
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
Conno • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:008:30pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm-8:00pm
Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Northwest • Valentine’s Day Family
Fun Night • 6:30-8:30pm
Summit • Lunchtime • School Store
SHS • Winter Semi-Formal
8 9 10 111213
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Broad Street • Valentine Party - 1:30 pm
Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30-8:30pm Center Twp K-3 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm Center Ave. • Valentine Parties - 2:30 pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:00Connoquenessing • PTC Meeting • 10:00am Center Township • Valentine Party - 2 pm
Clearfield • Valentine Party • 2:00pm
6:45pm
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm Conno • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Conno • Valentine Parties • 2:00pm
Emily Brittain • Valentine Parties • 2:30pm
McQuistion •Party • 2pm • amK 10:30am
Meridian • Valentine’s Day Party • 2-3pm
Oakland Twp. • Valentine Parties • 2:15-3:15pm
Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Summit Twp • Valentine Parties • 2:15pm
Summit • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:30-8:30pm
F.B.L.A. • State Leadership Competition •
February 14, 15, 16th
TeachER In-Service
Day
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F.B.L.A. • State Leadership Competition •
February 14, 15, 16th
F.B.L.A. • State Leadership Competition •
February 14, 15, 16th
Clearfield • Skating Party
• 6:30-8:30pm
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am1:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
Conno • Father/Daughter Dance
7:00pm-9:00pm
PRESIDENT’S DAY
VACATION
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SHS/IHS Band & Orchestra Pops
Concert - IHS Auditorium 7:00pm
Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Summit• Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Orthodontics and Invisalign for Adults and Children
Dr. Dane D. Benko
220 North Main Street
Butler, PA 16001
724-287-7767
www.benkoortho.com
Dr. Rita McGrogan
Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
JHS • ESP Play • 2:30 & 6:30pm
JHS • ESP Play • 7:00pm
Meridian • School Spirit Day
Smoking and Tobacco Use
Increasingly, residents of the Butler Area School District are
asserting that their children have a right to a tobacco-free educational environment.
Moreover, the Surgeon General of the United States, citing
authoritative medical studies, has recognized the harmful effects
of tobacco use, smoking, and “secondary” smoke to all persons.
Recognizing that the use of tobacco in any form is a danger to
the health, safety, and welfare of its student body and employees,
the Board of School Directors hereby declares that all school
buildings, school grounds, administrative offices, and the school
buses to be designated as tobacco-free areas at all times pursuant
to the School Tobacco Control Act, 35 P.S. Section 1223.5, the
Clean Indoor Air Act, 35 P.S. Section 1230.1, and Federal Public
Law 103-227 of March 31, 1994 and Act 145 of 1996.
“School grounds” includes property owned by, leased by, or
under the control of the Butler Area School District.
“Smoking” includes possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar,
pipe, or other lighted smoking equipment.
“Tobacco use” includes smoking and the use of smokeless
tobacco in any form.
Smoking or tobacco use in any form by students, employees,
and persons under contract to the Butler Area School District
in any place where smoking or tobacco use is prohibited by the
provisions of this policy shall constitute a violation of this policy
and be subject to the penalties of this policy.
Smoking and tobacco use by coaches, sponsors, and advisors,
along with any other person associated with any Butler Area School
District extra-curricular event, shall be and hereby is prohibited on
school grounds before, during, and after the event, performance,
game, or practice.
Conspicuous signs shall be posted in each school building and
school bus indicating that all school buildings and school buses and
school grounds are designated tobacco-free areas. A copy of this
policy shall be posted in each school building, and in the student
and faculty handbooks. Pursuant to Act 145 of 1996, students will
be referred to the District Magistrate for all tobacco violations.
Use of Video Surveillance Cameras
The Board of School Directors and school officials recognize
the need to provide a safe learning environment for students and
staff and to protect District property and equipment. Therefore,
video surveillance cameras will be used as a security measure at
each school location.
Any activities detected through the use of video surveillance
cameras that present breach of security or possible criminal activity
will be reported immediately to the building principal.
If it is determined through the investigation that a student has
committed an unlawful or unsafe act in violation of school rules,
appropriate disciplinary consequences will be administered.
Any type of activity detected through the use of video surveillance cameras that might constitute a violation of the law will be
reported immediately to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Use of Student Photographs, Videotape, or Other Images
The District recognizes that the use of student photographs,
videotape, or other images can be used to promote students and
School District activities in a positive manner and can be a part
of an effective public relations program with the community.
Whenever student images are used or displayed as part of
any school activity or publication, care should be taken to protect the privacy of individual students. Certain publications and
productions such as yearbooks, student newspapers, and public
performances of school activities use student names to identify
individuals who appear in that publication or performance. At
all times, the use of student images in any display, publication, or
broadcast must promote the student, the activity, and the District
in a positive manner.
Parent who do not want their child’s image used in any District
publication, display, or broadcast must provide a written request to
that effect to the building principal at the beginning of each school
year. The district cannot guarantee that a student’s image will not
inadvertently appear as part of a school-related activity.
Homeless Students
The Board recognizes its obligation to ensure that homeless
students have access to the same educational programs and services provided to other District students. The Board shall make
reasonable efforts to identify homeless children within the District,
encourage their enrollment, and eliminate existing barriers to their
attendance and education. This will be done in compliance with
federal and state laws and regulations. The District shall maintain
an effective means of outreach to encourage parental involvement
in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the District’s
program and the education of its children.
Migrant Students
The Board establishes programs to address the needs of and
provide appropriate services for migrant students attending District
schools. This includes identifying migrant students and assessing
their educational, health, and social needs; providing appropriate
educational opportunities to meet the challenging content and
performance standards required of all students; providing a full
range of school-based services; providing outreach and advocacy
for children and families related to education, health, nutrition, and
social services; providing parents with opportunities for meaningful
participation; and providing staff with the appropriate professional
development.
Limited English Proficiency Program
In accordance with the Board’s philosophy to provide a quality
educational program to all students, the District shall provide an
appropriate planned instructional program for identified students
whose dominate language is not English. The purpose of the
program is to increase the English language proficiency of eligible
students so that they can attain the academic standards adopted
by the Board and achieve academic success. Students who have
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) will be identified through the
use of multiple criteria that include a Home Language Survey. The
District shall maintain an effective means of outreach to encourage
parental involvement in the development, implementation, and
evaluation of the District’s program and the education of their
children.
Parents or community members seeking additional information
regarding District policies should contact the Butler Area School
District Administration Offices at 110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA
16001, (724) 287-8721, or connect to the District’s website at www.
butler.k12.pa.us.
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Butler County Area
Vocational-Technical School
The Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School offers
the following courses to high school students; Air Conditioning/
Heating; Collision Repair; Automotive Technology; Building
Construction; Carpentry; Commercial Art; Computer Networking and Telecommunications; Cosmetology; Culinary Arts;
Graphic Arts; Health Assistant; Heavy Equipment Mechanics;
Machine Technology; Protective Services, and Welding.
Participating school districts are: Butler Area, Karns City
Area, Mars Area, Moniteau, Seneca Valley, Slippery Rock Area
and South Butler County.
For additional course information, please contact the Butler
County Area Vocational-Technical School Guidance Office at
(724) 282-0735.
AVTS ADMINISTRATORS
Dr. Joseph T. Cunningham.............................................. Director
Mr. Kurt Speicher............................. Principal/Assistant Director
Rebekah J. Davis............................................. Business Manager
JOINT OPERATING COMMITTEE
Carmen Bianco....................................................................Butler
Jacqueline Pfeiffer................................................... South Butler
Eric DiTullio.......................................................... Seneca Valley
John Conrad........................................................................Butler
Bill Halle ............................................................................Butler
Roy Peffer..................................................................... Moniteau
Gordon Marburger............................................................... Mars
James Nickel.......................................................... Seneca Valley
Linda Rieck.............................................................. South Butler
Josh Price.................................................................... Karns City
James Keffalas....................................................................Butler
Rev. Michael Scheer..............................................Slippery Rock
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School offers a
variety of computer, trade, industrial and apprenticeship programs
to adults. Course offerings for the spring and fall terms may be
obtained by contacting the Adult Evening School Office;
(724) 282-0735, extension 242, or the school’s
website: (www.bcvt.tec.pa.us).
MEGAN’S LAW NOTIFICATION
When a sexually violent predator (a Megan’s Law offender) moves
into the District, the state an local police are notified. The police departments are then required to provide notice to community members
within the vicinity of the violator’s residence. For the community at
large, detailed information is maintained on the Pennsylvania State
Police website at (www.psp2.state.pa.us/SVP/Butler_County)
2015MARCH2015
SUNDAY MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Conno • Kindergarten Orientation •
Broad Street • Kindergarten Orientation
1:00pm
• 10:00am
Emily Brittain • Kindergarten Orientation •
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 9:15am
9:30am
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Oakland • Kindergarten Orientation
• 10:00am
Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
Center Township • Kindergarten
Orientation • 7:00pm
Northwest • Kindergarten Orientation • 10:00am
Summit • Kindergarten Orientation • 10:00am
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 10:00am
Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Center Ave • Green Eggs & Ham
Breakfast •
8:00-8:45am
ACT 80 DAY
1/2 DAY STUDENTS
Northwest • Literacy Program • March 2nd thru March 6th
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Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:308:30pm
Conno • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:008:30pm
Clearfield • Kindergarten Orientation
• 10:00am
Broad Street • Kindergarten
Registration by Appointment
Center Twp. • Skate Party K-3
Emily Brittain • Market Day 6-6:45pm
Meridian • Kindergarten Orientation
• 9:30am
Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm Center Ave • Kindergarten Orientation
• 10:00am
Connoquenessing • PTC Meeting •
10:00am
Center Township • Kindergarten
Center Township • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
McQuistion • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
Orientation • 6:30 pm
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
Summit • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Northwest • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • SAT Test
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Conno • Kindergarten
Registration by Appointment
Clearfield • Kindergarten Registration
By Appointment
Meridian • Kindergarten Registration
• By Appointment
Clearfield • Skating Party
• 6:30-8:30pm
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am1:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Oakland • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
Summit • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
Meridian • School Store
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Summit • Lunchtime • School Store
SHS • All School Musical
SHS • All School Musical
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Center Ave • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • Kindergarten
Registration by Appointment
Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Ave • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
McQuistion • Kindergarten
Registration by appointment
THIRD QUARTER
REPORT CARDS
Meridian • Book Fair • March 23rd thru March 27th
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JHS • 7th Grade
Gettysburg Trip
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Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Conno • Swim Party • 6:00pm-8:00pm
Emily Brittain • Kindergarten
Registration by Appointment
Meridian • School Spirit Day
SHS • Sweatpants Dance 7:30pm
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Meridian • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm
JHS • 7th Grade Gettysburg Trip
Rental of School Facilities
PAYMENT OF SCHOOL TAXES
School-affiliated organizations may use school facilities according to the following fee schedule.
Groups planning to charge admission to an event pay higher rates for some facilities.
Rental Facility
RATES PER SESSION
Senior High
Intermediate High
With No
With
No
Adm. Adm.
Adm. Adm.
Junior High Elementary
With
No
With No
Adm.Adm. Adm.Adm.
Stadium............................................................1650............1550
Stadium No Lights...........................................1550............1450
Soccer Stadium..........................................................................................800...............650
Soccer Stadium No Lights.........................................................................675...............600
Auditorium
Performance.................................................750..............625..............750...............625................575...........525
Rehearsal or Set Up.....................................200..............200..............200...............200................275...........175
Additional Fees (Stage Manager/Spotlight Operator)
Gymnasium
No Bleachers................................................450..............350..............275...............225................175...........150
With Bleachers.............................................550..............450..............400...............350..............xxxx.........xxxx
Pool (including locker rooms)...........................350..............250..............350...............250................225...........200
Locker Rooms....................................................100................90..............100.................90..................60.............50
Classrooms (one).................................................55................55................55.................55..................55.............55
Each additional...............................................30................30................30.................30..................30.............30
Cafeteria.............................................................175..............150..............175...............150................175...........150
With Set Up..................................................275..............250..............250...............225................250...........225
Multi-Purpose Room................................................................................................................................................................100..........75
With Chairs........................................................................................................................................................................125........100
The cost of additional parkers and policemen needed for large group
events is paid by the organization renting the facility. Groups wishing
additional information about these and other rental services should call
Les Zang at (724) 214-3216.
ASBESTOS NOTIFICATION
During the Summer of 1988, all of the buildings occupied by the Butler Area
School District were inspected for asbestos containing materials. All materials friable and non-friable suspected to contain asbestos were sampled and
analyzed. A management plan was formulated and submitted to Pennsylvania
DER for approval. On October 19, 1989, our management plan was approved.
The complete Asbestos Management Plan is available for review in the office
of your school.
It is the intention of the Butler Area School District to maintain all asbestos
containing material located in the school buildings at the lowest possible risk
to all the building occupants and workers.
The BASD will periodically inspect all the asbestos containing materials
and maintain them in a good undamaged condition. Follow up inspections by
certified inspectors were conducted in April 1989, February 1992, February
1995, August 1998, August 2001, July 2004, July 2007, July 2010 and July
2013.
The following schools are asbestos free: Broad Street Elem., Center
Avenue Elem., Clearfield Township Elem., Emily Brittain Elem., McQuistion
Elem., Meridian Elem., Northwest Elem., Summit Elem., and Butler Junior
High School.
The following schools have asbestos containing materials that are in good
undamaged condition: Center Township Elem., Connoquenessing Elem.,
Oakland Township Elem., Butler Intermediate High School, Butler Senior High
School, and the Administration Building.
Six-month Periodical Surveillance Inspections will be completed during
September, 2013, March, 2014, September 2014, and March 2015.
If you have any questions regarding asbestos, please contact
Glenn Terwilliger at (724) 214-3215.
PEST MANAGEMENT NOTIFICATION
The Butler Area School District uses an Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
approach for managing insects, rodents, and weeds. Our goal is to protect every
student from pesticide exposure by using an IPM approach to pest management. Our
IPM approach focuses on making the school building and grounds an unfavorable
habitat for these pests by removing food and water sources and eliminating their
hiding and breeding places. Techniques to eliminate pests may include increased
sanitation, modifying storage practices, sealing entry points, physically removing
the pest, etc. From time to time, it may be necessary to use pesticides registered
by the Environmental Protection Agency to manage a pest problem. A pesticide will
only be used when necessary and will not be routinely applied. When a pesticide
is necessary , the school will try to use the least toxic product that is effective.
Applications will be made only when unauthorized persons do not have access to
the area(s) being treated. Notices will be posted in these areas 72 hours prior to
application and for two days following application. You may request prior notification
of specific pesticide applications made at your child’s building. To receive notification, you must be placed on the District’s notification registry. If you would like to
be placed on this registry, please notify Mr. Michael A. Shoop, IPM Coordinator/
Grounds Supervisor, Butler School District Maintenance Department, 120 Campus
Lane, Butler, PA 16001 in writing of your name, the school where your child attends,
and your telephone contact information. Please include your email address if you
would like to be notified electronically.
If a pesticide application must be made to control an emergency pest problem,
notice will be provided by telephone to any parent/guardian who has requested
such notification in writing. Exemptions to this notification include disinfectants
and antimicrobial products; self-containerized baits placed in areas not accessible
to students, and gel type baits placed in cracks, crevices, or voids; and swimming
pool maintenance chemicals.
Each year, during the month of July, the Butler Area School District will prepare
a new notification registry. Therefore, you will be required to update your registry
participation on an annual basis. If you have any questions about this matter, please
contact Mr. Michael Shoop, IPM Coordinator, at (724) 214-3256. Thank you for
your cooperation in this matter.
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The major source of local revenue for the district is the real
estate or property tax of 91.80 mills. The real estate tax and the
resident and per capita taxes of $5 each are payable on the following basis:
At 2% discount........................................August 1 - September 30
At face................................................... October 1 - November 30
Plus 10 % Penalty ............................. December 1 - December 31
The wage tax is payable by April 15. Local service tax of $10
is due by March 31 or thirty days thereafter.
STATISTICS
Real Estate
Market Value....................................................$2,590,255,208
Assessed Value....................................................$431,111,591
Taxes
Real Estate.......................................................................94.80
1 Mill Tax Yields...................................................$409,947.72
Per Capita.....................................................................$5 Each
Real Estate Transfer......................................................... 1/2%
Earned Income................................................................. 1/2%
LST (Local Services Tax)................................................$5.00
Area in Square Miles................................................................152
Population............................................................................58,965
Taxpayers.............................................................................35,222
District Employees
Administrators.......................................................................35
Professionals.............................................................................493
Clerical........................................................................................57
Custodial and Maintenance.........................................................85
Food Service...............................................................................71
Paraprofessionals................................................................107
Total..........................................................................................848
Tuition Rates
Parents who move out of the district and those already living in other
school districts may enroll their children in the Butler Area Schools
according to the following tuition schedule approved by the Board
of School Directors.
Grade Level
Annual Rate
Kindergarten$4,301.41
Grades 1-6 (regular)
$8,602.81
Grades 7-12 (regular)
$7,948.56......... The yearly
tuition rate is based upon audited costs of providing instruction. Should the
Pennsylvania Department of Education revise the tuition rate, the district
will make the adjustment retroactive to the beginning of the school year.
2015APRIL2015
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SATURDAY
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Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Oakland Twp. • PTO Meeting • 4:00pm
JAMES E. MADIGAN, D.M.D.
ORTHODONTICS
343 North Main Street, Butler, PA 16001 • (724) 282-3812
SPRING VACATION DAYS
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McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Connoquenessing • PTC Meeting •
10:00am
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 7:00pm-8:00pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp • Skate Party
• 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • ACTTest
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
SPRING VACATION DAYS
Center Avenue • PTO Lunch with a Loved One • April 8th thru April 10th
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Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:308:30pm
Summit • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6-8:30pm
Center Twp K-3 • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:006:45pm
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am1:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
FAB • Showcase
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • Choir Concert
SHS Auditorium 7:30pm
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Conno • Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:008:30pm
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Bowling/Laser Tag
Broad Street • Annual Volunteer
Luncheon • 12:00pm
Emily Brittain • PTO Meeting • 6:30pm
Meridian • School Spirit Day
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Oakland Twp • Bowling/Laser Tag
• 6-8:30pm
Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 9:15am
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp 4-6 • Skating Party • 6:308:30pm
Distinguished Graduate Award
A Distinguished Graduate Award is presented annually by the Senior
Class to a person who has graduated from Butler Senior High School
and has outstanding achievements in his/her chosen profession and has
made contributions to the community, state or nation. Nominations are
requested by April of each year and the award winner is announced at
commencement exercises.
The class of 1980 chose Dr. George P. Young (1942). The Class
of 1981 chose P. Richard Rittelmann (1956). The Class of 1982 chose
Dr. Edward M. Ifft (1955). The Class of 1983 chose Orlando S. Pride
(1925). The Class of 1984 chose William K. Parker (1961). The Class
of 1985 chose Dr. William L. Grecco (1942). The Class of 1986 chose
Miss Margaret Puff (1922). The Class of 1987 chose Dr. Thomas Oesterling (1956). The Class of 1988 chose Dr. Peter E. Sheptak (1955).
The Class of 1989 chose Dr. Dorthea Drews Johnson (1948). The
Class of 1990 chose Dr. Samuel Scarnato (1947). The Class of 1991
chose H. Creston Doner (1922). The Class of 1992 chose Dr. William
Perry (1945). The Class of 1993 chose Mr. Daniel D’Aniello (1964).
The Class of 1994 chose Dr. Ernest E. Moore, Jr. (1964). The Class
of 1995 chose Dr. Rebecca J. West (1964). The Class of 1996 chose
Mr. William Purvis (1966). The Class of 1997 chose Dr. William H.
Dumbaugh, Jr. (1947). The Class of 1998 chose Mr. John W. Gumpper
(1936). The Class of 1999 chose Mr. Carl J. Yankowski (1966). The
Class of 2000 chose Mr. Carmen V. Scialabba (1953). The Class of 2001
chose Mr. George “Mike” Kelly (1966). The Class of 2002 chose Rear
Adm. Jonathan Greenert (1971). The Class of 2003 chose Mrs. Paula
J. Smith Hartley (1980). The Class of 2004 chose Mr. Richard Hoehn
(1954). The Class of 2005 chose Mr. Jim Pugh (1968). The Class of
2006 chose Miss Kerry Dumbaugh (1970).The Class of 2007 chose
Mr. George K. Kiester (1929).The class of 2008 chose Mr. Thomas
J. Rutkoski (1962). The Class of 2009 chose Mr. Patrick C. Smith
(1971). The Class of 2010 chose Mr. John E. Kosar (1956). The Class
of 2011 chose Mr. Chester Aaron (1941). The Class of 2012 chose John
L. Pinder Jr. The Class of 2013 chose Mr. James Anderson (1969).The
Class of 2014 chose Mr. John W. Connor (1946).
Scholarship
Since its inception in 1983, sixty-one graduating seniors have
received full scholarships under the Theodore K. Vogeley Memorial
Scholarship. The funding for this scholarship was provided by the estate
of Theodore K. Vogeley, a local Butler businessman. Applicants for the
scholarship must be graduating seniors of Butler Senior High School.
The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition, books, room and board,
and fixed fees for the college of the recipient’s choice for the full four
years of undergraduate study.
Members of the selection committee include the Butler Senior
High School Principal, the court appointed attorney, and the Director
of the Boy Scouts for the Butler Area.
Refer to Guidance Website
Annual Senior Awards
Gold Card Club
Anyone who is at least 65 years old and a resident of Butler Area
School District is eligible to join the Gold Card Club. The district initiated
the program in the fall of 1974 as a way of thanking older residents in
the community for the years of support they have given the schools.
Application forms are available at the Harriger Educational Services
Center. The Gold Membership Card is a general admission ticket to
all school-sponsored activities, including home football and basketball
games. Members receive reserved seat tickets to the senior high musical
by presenting their gold card wherever tickets are being sold. Questions
about the Gold Card Club should be directed to (724) 214-3109.
Name
Area of Recognition
Col. Maffei Scholarship Award
Associated Artists of Butler Co. Award
BEA Scholarship Award
Burt Hill Kosar Rittlemann Scholarship Honoring Ed Howard
Butler Eagle Scholarship
Butler High School Alumni Association Scholarships
Butler Jr. Women’s Club Award
Butler Women’s Club Foreign Language Award
Matthew Cunningham Scholarship
DECA Student of the Year
Doyle Drama Award
Elks Scholarship Awards
Don Gibson Scholarship
Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation Scholarship Award
Goodman Educational Trust Fund Award
Dr. John Graham Award
Ruth A. Graham Memorial Award
Heckett Award for Academic Excellence Jaycees Service Award
Eric S. Knotick Memorial Award
Gertrude Reed Chapter of The National Honor Award Society
National Scholar Athlete Awards
Nelson Palmer Award
Shelly Portman Memorial Award
Sheptak Distinguished Graduate Award
J. V. Ritts Award
Student Council Scholarship Ted Hogg Memorial
Varsity Cheerleaders Scholarship Award
Veterans of Foreign Wars Award
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Award
Vogeley Scholarship Charles E. Wilkin Award Tuesday Musical Club/Helen Heiner Award
Slippery Rock University Academic Book Club
Bausch and Lomb Science Award
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Math and Science Award
American Association of University Women Award
Marthann Duffy Rettig Memorial Scholarship
Lion’s Club Student of the Year
Future Teachers of America Awards
Citizen’s National Bank Scholarship
Educational Support Personnel Association Award
Bennie Rubino Memorial Scholarship
Jeffrey T. Warnick Scholarship Frank W. Preston Memorial Scholarship Patricia DeLair Memorial Award
Roseanne Cavalero & Jane Cavalero Scholarship Fund
Butler Physical Therapy Associates Scholarship Award
Child Development Scholarship Award
Butler County Counselor Association
Jason D. Karenbauer Scholarship Award
McDonald’s Corporation Ray A. Kroc
Youth Achievement Award
Carnegie Mellon Award
Paul Eisenhuth Award
Butler County Road Race, Inc. Scholarship
Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship
Outstanding Student Council Member Award
June M. Orr Memorial Scholarship
Jame Mullner CTP and Art Scholarships
Jame Mullner Bowling and Golf Scholarships
Outstanding JROTC Student
Outstanding Art Student.......................................................................... Associated Artists of Butler Co.
Academic Merit (children of BEA members)......................................... Butler Education Association
Academic Achievement, Financial Need................................................ Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
Academic Achievement, Financial Need................................................ Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
Academic Achievement, Financial Need, School Spirit......................... BHS Alumni Association
Academic Achievement and Volunteer Service ...................................... Butler Jr. Women’s Club
Outstanding Foreign Language Student.................................................. Women’s Club of Butler
Student Planning to major in Environmental Science............................. Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
Superior DECA Co-Op Student.............................................................. BHS DECA Chapter
Outstanding Drama Student ................................................................... Classmates of Joseph Doyle
Outstanding Personal and Academic Characteristics ............................. Butler Elks Club
Student who plans to study music at 4-year college................................ Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
Academic Achievement & Financial Need............................................. Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
Financial Need and Scholarship.............................................................. Goodman Educational Trust Fund
Outstanding Support Person in Athletics................................................. Butler Lion’s Club
Greatest Contribution to Theater............................................................. Friends of Ruth A. Graham
Senior Male who Excels in English and Math........................................ Heckett Division of Corporation
Outstanding Volunteer Service................................................................ Butler Jaycees
Student Planning to attend Clarion University ....................................... Aunt of Eric S. Knotick
Scholarship, Leadership and Service....................................................... Gertrude Reed Chapter of NHS
Outstanding Male & Female Scholar Athletes........................................ U.S. Army Reserve
Outstanding Physics Student .................................................................. Nelson Palmer
Outstanding Sequinette............................................................................ Portman Family
Outstanding Student Planning a career in Science,
Engineering or Health-related career............................................ Dr. Peter Sheptak
Financial Need and Scholarship ............................................................. J. V. Ritts Scholarship Fund
Outstanding Student Council Member/Non-Member............................. Butler High Student Council
Scholarship.............................................................................................. Butler Jr. High School Student Council
Cheerleader with 2 years experience & highest quality point avg.......... Varsity Cheerleaders
Outstanding Male Athlete........................................................................ VFW
Outstanding Female Athlete.................................................................... VFW Auxiliary
Scholarship School & Community Activities including Scouting.......... Vogeley Fund
Student Planning a Nursing Career......................................................... Charles E. Wilkin Award
Outstanding Vocalist or Outstanding Instrumentalist.............................. Tuesday Musical Club/Helen Heiner Award
Outstanding Academic Student............................................................... Slippery Rock University Academic Book Club
Outstanding Science Student................................................................... Bausch and Lomb Science Award
Outstanding Math or Science Student..................................................... Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Academic Excellence.............................................................................. A.A.U.W.
Student Planning to major in Medical, Education,
Economics or Economic Development.............................................. Friends & Family of Marthann Duffy Rettig
Community Service and Academics........................................................ Lion’s Club
Student Planning to major in Education ................................................. Future Teachers of America
Outstanding Academic Achievement...................................................... Citizen’s National Bank
Service and Academic Achievement....................................................... B.E.S.P.A.
Student Planning to Major in Education................................................. Friends & Family of Bennie Rubino
Student Planning to Major in Business or Business-related career......... Friends & Family of Jeffrey T. Warnick
Student Planning to Major in Engineering ............................................. Mrs. Frank W. Preston
Student Planning to Major in Graphic Arts,
Commercial Art or related field ......................................................... Friends of DeLair Family
Highest Academic Ranking Male and Female Student .......................... Cavalero Trust Fund
Student Planning to major in Physical Therapy or related field.............. Butler Physical Therapy Associates
Outstanding Interest in Career in Early Childhood or related field......... Sr. High School Child Development Classes
An Outstanding Graduate in Butler County............................................ Butler County Counselors Association
Student Planning Career in Education or related field ........................... Friends & Family of Jason D. Karenbauer
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Sponsor
An Outstanding All-Around Student....................................................... McDonald’s Corporation
Excellence in Science and Math.............................................................. CMU Chapter of Society of Women Engineers
Outstanding Speech/Debate Student....................................................... Friends & Family of Paul Eisenhuth
Outstanding Student Athlete in Cross Country/Track............................. Butler County Road Race, Inc.
Student Planning a Career in Education.................................................. Alpha Alpha chapter
Based on Attendance, Spirit and Dedication .......................................... SHS Student Council
Pursuing degree in Christian education, ministry,
missions, or related field .................................................................... Family & Friends
Outstanding CTP Student/Outstanding Art Student................................ Family & Friends
Member of Butler Bowling Team/Member of Butler Golf Team............ Family & Friends
2015MAY2015
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TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Broad Street • PTO Meeting • 1:00pm
Summit • Lunchtime • School Store
SHS • Spring Play
JHS • Kennywood Trip • 9:00am
IHS • Kennywood Trip • 9:00am
SHS • Spring Play
Center Township • Grandparents
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Day (K & 1) • 10:00am-11:45am
Emily Brittain • Grandparents Day
Center Township • Grandparents Day
• 9:30am-11:15am
(4-6) • 10:00am-11:45am
McQuistion
• Grandparents Day (K - 3)
Connoquenessing • Grandparents Day
• 10:00am-11:45am
10:00am-11:45am
Oakland • Grandparents Day • 10:00am-11:45am
Clearfield • Book Fair
Summit • Grandparents Day • 9:30- 11:15am
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Connoquenessing • PTC Meeting • 7:00pm
Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
SHS • Band & Orchestra Concert
IHS Auditorium 7:00pm
Broad Street • Grandparents/Grandfriends
Day • 9:30am-11:15am
Center Ave • Grandparents/Grandfriends
Day • 10:00am-11:45am
Center Township • Grandparents
Day (2 & 3) • 10:00am-11:45am
Clearfield • Grandparents/Grandfriends Day •
9:30am - 11:15am
McQuistion • Grandparents Day (4-6) • 10-11:45am
Meridian • Grandparents Day (am K 1-3) • 10-11:45am
Meridian • Grandparents Day (pm K 4-6) • 1:15-3:00pm
Senior Prom
ACT 80 DAY
1/2 DAY STUDENTS
Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Grandparents Day • 1:15pm-3:00pm
McQuistion • PTO Meeting • 10:00am
Oakland • PTO Executive Session • 6:30pm
Center Avenue • PTO Book Fair • May 4th thru May 8th // Northwest • Spring Book Fair • May 4th thru May 8th
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National Junior Honor Society •
Induction Ceremony • IHS • 6:30pm
Clearfield • PTG Meeting • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp ALL • Skating Party • 6:308:30pm
Emily Brittain • Market Day • 6:006:45pm
Northwest • Chuck E Cheese Night
• 3-9pm
Clearfield • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Conno • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Northwest • Spring Fling Home Room
National Honor Society •
Parties • 2:15-3:00pm
Induction Ceremony • SHS • 7:00pm
Meridian • School Store
Oakland Twp • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
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Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Twp ALL • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • Senior Recognition
7:00 pm
Clearfield • School Store • 11:30am1:30pm
SHS • Choir Concert
SHS Auditorium 7:30 pm
Broad Street • Accelerated Reader
Fun Fair
Conno • 6th Grade Only •
Bowling/Laser Tag • 6:00-8:30pm
Meridian • School Store
Northwest • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm
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Center Ave. • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
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MEMORIAL DAY
VACATION
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 9:15am
Meridian • PTO Meeting • 9:15am
Summit Twp • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
Center Township • Ice Cream Social
for Grades K,1,2, & 4
Center Township • Sixth Grade
Banquet
JHS • Orchestra Concert
Center Township • Ice Cream Social
for Grades 3,5,6
Center Township • 6th Grade
Yearbook Signing
Meridian • School Spirit Day
Meridian • School Picnic
Northwest • Field Day
Federal/State Programs for Education
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
ESEA Title 1
The Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments
provides financial assistance to local school districts for planning
and operating special programs for educationally disadvantaged
children. Title I funds are used to provide supplemental instruction in reading and math to distict students attending the following
schools:
Elementary
Broad Street
Oakland Township
Center Avenue
Clearfield Township
Northwest
Summit Township
Emily Brittain
Title I Parental Involvement Policy
The Butler Area School District is committed to the goal of
providing quality education for every child in the district. We
recognize that a child’s education is a responsibility shared by the
school and family and agrees to effectively educate all students.
The school, parents/guardians, and communities must work together as knowledgeable partners in meeting this responsibility.
Parent/guardian and family involvement is an ongoing process that assists parents/guardians and families in meeting basic
obligations as their children’s first educators. This involvement
also supports parents’/guardians’ participation in the shared decision making at all grade levels concerning the education of their
children.
Site-based management is the predominant operational model
for the Title I program. At the beginning of the year, a meeting
will be held at the school to explain the Title I program being
implemented. At that meeting they will be given information on the
Title I Program along with the District’s current Parental Involvement Policy. Parents will be encouraged to attend and participate
in the school environment to the greatest extent possible. The
parental involvement policy will include a mandatory site-based
parent/school compact that supports the school’s parental involvement plan.
OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE COMPETITIVE
GRANTS will be sought as they are announced.
LIBRARY SCIENCE PROGRAM
All students receive a minimum of 30 hours of library science
instruction at each building level per year.
Butler School District Libraries are ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA participants with online access to over eleven million resources
in the database with 2.3 million unique titles. The Senior High is
also a Lin Tel Database, PENN PAGES, LIAS, NASA, CNN (XCHANGE) news program member. The Senior and Intermediate
High Schools have the computerized index to access magazine
articles. Our secondary libraries combined have approximately
85,000 library resources.
Each of the elementary school libraries has a collection of from
5,000 to 9,000 volumes plus audio-visual materials. All libraries
have Internet access and computerized on-line circulation using
Follett Web Collection Plus software.
PARENT’S RIGHT TO REVIEW TEACHER
QUALIFICATIONS UNDER NO CHILD LEFT
BEHIND ACT
As a parent of a student in the Butler Area School District,
you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the
classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows
you to ask for certain information about your child’s classroom
teachers and requires the district to give you this information in
a timely manner if you ask for it. Specifically, you have the right
to ask for the following information about each of your child’s
classroom teachers.
• Whether the Pennsylvania Department of Education has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he/she
teaches.
• Whether the Pennsylvania Department of Education has
decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being
licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special
circumstances.
• The teacher’s college major; whether the teacher has any advance degree and, if so, the subject of the degrees.
• Whether any teacher’s aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services and, if they do, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive any of this information,
please call (724) 287-8721.
AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE PROGRAM
Since its organization in 1956, the Butler Chapter of the American Field Service has sent students to other nations and hosted many
foreign exchange students. Butler Senior High students may also
participate in the American Abroad Program.
Butler’s senior class may include exchange students from
foreign countries though the AFS or other approved exchange
agencies.
Each October/November the local AFS Chapter sponsors a
citrus fruit sale to raise money for the exchange programs.
Title II-A
Title II-A is a supplemental program intended to improve the
skills of teachers. Funds will be made available for in-service
training and retraining of teachers in the core areas during the
school year. In addition, the District has secured funding through
Title II- A to reduce class sizes in the elementary grades.
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Connoquenessing • 6th Grade Picnic
Meridian • 6th Grade Awards
Meridian • 6th Grade Celebration
Oakland • Skate Party
Program • 7pm
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Free Admission Day • 6:30-8:30pm
Meridian • AR Assembly • 9:30am
Meridian • Skating Party • 6:30-8:30pm
McQuistion • Skate Party • 6:30-8:30pm Northwest • Market Day • 5:30-6:00pm
Northwest • Skate Party
Summit Twp • Skating Party
Free Admission Day • 6:30-8:30pm
SHS • Senior Olympiad
Free Admission Day • 6:30-8:30pm
IHS • Semester Exams
May 29th thru June 4th
SHS • Senior Olympiad
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ACT 80 DAY
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BUTLER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
STRATEGIC PLAN
In September of 2008, the Butler Area School Board approved
a six-year strategic plan that defined the District’s mission, beliefs, and goals. The strategic planning process afforded parents,
students, teachers, administrators, and community members the
opportunity to come together to conduct a comprehensive review
of prior planning initiatives; ongoing committee work; national,
state, and local data; and current educational trends.
As a result of this work, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee has approved the following:
The Butler Area School District Mission Statement
Believing that each individual can learn, the Butler Area School
District, in partnership with families and in cooperation with the
community, is committed to creating a safe, positive, and stimulating environment that accords each person dignity and respect,
provides equal opportunities to learn, encourages excellence, and
develops responsible citizens who are life-long learners prepared
for life in a changing global society.
Belief Statements -1. Each individual can learn.
2. Learning is a life-long process.
3. High expectations encourage optimal individual
achievement.
4. Excellence deserves recognition.
5. An educated citizenry ensures a strong foundation for a
democratic society.
6. Education is a shared responsibility, which depends on the
mutual cooperation of the student, family, school, and
community.
7. Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect.
8. Providing equal opportunity for all encourages individuals to
realize their full potential.
9. Learning is most effective in a safe, positive, and stimulating
environment.
The educational and organizational goals included in the
strategic plan are as follows:
Educational Goals-Acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas:
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Mathematics
Science and Technology
Environment and Ecology
Social Studies
Arts and Humanities
Career Education and Work
Health, Safety, and Physical Fitness
Family and Consumer Science
World Languages
Process Information
Problem Solve
Work Independently
Collaborate with Others
Adapt to Change
To reinforce the District’s capacity for systematic change,
our existing committee structure was used to develop the action
plans included in the Strategic Plan. The action plans support
both the educational and organizational goals. These committees
include:
Curriculum Council-Instructional and Professional Development Council
District Assessment Committee
Instructional Technology Committee
Community Advisory Committee for School Safety and Security
The committee work will be evaluated to determine progress toward
the established goals, provide clear guidance for future programs,
and ensure that the District’s mission is being fulfilled.
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Creating Excellence in our CommunityThe Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc.
Financial support for the printing of the school activities calendar is provided by the Golden Tornado Scholastic
Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the businesses and
individuals who are listed on the inside pages.
What began in the fall of 1990 as a small group of people
interested in improving the Butler Senior High School
stadium became, in 1991, The Golden Tornado Scholastic
Foundation, Inc.the non-profit, publicly supported, charitable organization was established to support projects in the
best interest of Butler Area School District students.
Each year, The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
provides funding for creative teaching grants as well as
student scholarships. In addition, the Foundation has made
possible a number of environmental projects, a musical
instrument replacement fund, and the publication of several
books including the nationally recognized “Silent Heroes
Among Us.”
Now in our second decade, the Foundation continues to
seek opportunities to invest in the future of our community
by supporting projects that enhance the educational experience of Butler Area School District students. We invite you
to share in the Foundation’s vision by supporting this year’s
Annual Fund. For more information on how you can help
create educational excellence through the Golden Tornado
Scholastic Foundation, call (724) 214-3104.
The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation
110 Campus Lane
Butler, Pennsylvania 16001
(724) 214-3104
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