Pennsylvania Department of Education

 





COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
333 MARKET STREET
HARRISBURG, PA 17126-0333







Student Services Report
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Entity: Mount Union Area SD
Address: 28 W Market St
Mount Union, PA 17066-1232
Phone:
Contact Name:

 

Organization Description

The Mount Union Area School District

The organizational structure of the Mount Union Area School District is as follows:
3 Elementary Schools (Grades K-6)
        Mount Union - Kistler Elementary School
        Shirley Township Elementary School
        Mapleton Union Elementary School

During the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school year Mount Union - Kistler  and Shirley Township hosted a Pre K program in partnership with Huntingdon County Child and Adult Development Corporation.  This initiative was supported through Pre K Counts, Pa Pre K Counts and Head Start Supplemental in addition to Title 1 funding for the 2008-2009 school year.

One Junior High/Middle School (Grades 7-8)
One Senior High School (Grades 9-12)


The planned courses of instruction and assessment programs are matched to the state requirements under Chapter 4 for all of our programs.  The state and district benchmarks and/or local assessments have been developed or adopted to address the Pennsylvania Academic Standards.  Monitoring of the program and data analysis of the results will be completed at each grade level according to descriptions outlined in our assessment action plan.

Core Purpose

Mission

The Mount Union Area School District prepares all children for success and productivity in a global society by encouraging the fulfillment of individual hopes and dreams.

Vision

During the next six years the Mount Union Area School District will have:

In Program Development

In Professional Development

In Curriculum

In Assessment

In Individual Student Focus

In Leadership


In Staffing

In Instruction

In Facilities

In Technology

In Finance

In Community

Shared Values

Trust:  Relying on the integrity, ability and character of those around us and of our organization as a whole.

Respect:  Honoring ourselves and those around us, daily.

Compassion:  Recognition of the plight of others, coupled with an intense desire to help them overcome it.

Ownership:  Having a stake or sense of self in the creation of and operation of our systems and the fulfillment of our individual destiny.

Current Student Services

Service

Comment

Huntingdon County Children Services

Provides support services to families

Mifflin County Children and Youth Services

Provides support services to families

Tri County MH/MR

Provides assistance to families with mental health and/or mental retardation needs

Huntingdon County Family Based Mental Health

Provides to families a comprehensive team of behavioral and mental health personnel to provide in home and school services

Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11

Provides resources and consultative services

Mount Union Area School District Counseling and Guidance Program

Provides one Elementary, one Middle School and one High School Counselor to provide individual, small group and school-wide programs for students that promote normal development and resiliency in children.

Mount Union Area School District School Psychologist

The school psychologist provides developmentally appropriate services, diagnostic, intervention and referral services and consultative services to our students.

Mount Union Area School District Student Assistance Program (SAP)

Secondary SAP team provides assistance to students who have social/emotional needs that significantly ipact their learning/achievement. Community liasons help connect students and their families with resources when needed. These liasons also provide direct counseling to the students.

Olweuss Bully Prevention Program

Middle School students and staff are active participants in the bully prevention program.

Transition Services

Students with IEPs are provided transition services in order to provide for a transition to adult life.

Health Services

Health services are provided to the entire school population. Student health services include physical examinations, vision, hearing, measuring, recording, and reporting growth patterns of students, as well as the day to day maintenance of overall health within the district (safe administration of medicines, care and case management of health problems, and interventions for health needs). The Body Mass Index BMI) of each student is measure annually and reported to parents.

Transportation Services

The district operates a student transportation system for
all students living more than a mile from the school.

Breakfast/Lunch Programs

Our cafeterias offer nutritional meals that qualify under the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommended guidelines for federal subsidy/reimbursement.
Students whose parents qualify based on federal income guidelines are eligible for free or reduced priced meals.

Title I Services

Mount Union Elementary Schools are targeted assistance buildings. All guidelines are followed in relation to the identification of students and the implementation
of services.

Pre K Counts

Two classrooms for four year olds are operated in partnership with Huntingdon County Child and Adult Development Corporation. These two classroom are serving 34 students.

EAP Tutoring

Tutoring services are offered to students (K-12) in need of remediation throughout the school year. Tutoring is offered after school and for 45 hours in the summer.

Special Education/IDEIA

A full continuum of special education services is available for children with special needs.

Gifted Education

Enrichment and acceleration opportunities are available for qualifying students.

Elementary Instructional Support Team

Each elementary has a prereferral process that involves not only academic concerns but behavioral and emotional concerns as well. This is a team approach following the IST model.

Youth Advocacy Program

Provides support for our SAP team through assessments and referral services. Also runs in-school groups with the Jr. High School Counselor.

Mainstream Counseling

Provides support for our SAP team through assessments and provides one on one counseling in the school setting.

Huntingdon House

Provides in-school counseling services for students who are victims of domestic or sexual violence. Counselor also runs teen issues groups for Junior High students.

Huntingdon County Probation

Meets with students who are involved with the juvenile legal system.

Juniata River Center

Provides counseling and wrap-around services for students involved with their agency.

Base Service Unit

Coordinates mental health services for students in our school district

TEAM Advisement

Teachers as Educators, Advisors and Mentors. Staff assigned students to mentor. Grades 7-12

On Line Courses

Students have the opportunity to take online courses for course recovery, course acceleration, remediation or enrichment

Blended Learning

Students have the opportunity to schedule their courses using a combination of traditional classroom settings, online courses at home, or online courses in the school computer labs

Virtual Learning

Students have the opportunity to setup their schedules using all online courses done at home. These students will have a faculty advisor and will be eligible to participate in all activities offered to students that are attending school in the traditional classrooms.

Teen Parenting

For pregnant teens (male and female). Program focuses on parenting skills, attendance, drop out prevention and academics.

Needs Assessment

The Pennsylvania Youth Survey was administered to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 in the spring of 2007.  It is administered to students every two years. This report provides the most current information on  students regarding their behavior, attitudes and knowledge concerning alcohol and other drugs as well as violence and other maladaptive behaviors. It will be readministered in the spring of 2009.

PA Youth Survey results support the need for comprehensive drug and alcohol education K-12.  Other confidential results will be examined by the counseling staff in order to provide services and programs in the areas of concern.  As a result of information provided in the survey report, the team recognized a need to collaborate with Youth Advocate Program and the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 in order to develop a school-wide behavioral health program to be implemented during the 2008-2009 school year for grades 7 and 8.  The plan is to expand this program to other grade levels based on data collected on the effectiveness of the program.  The district is in the process of submitting a grant to help support this initiative.

A recent review of career education activities indicated a gap at the elementary level. Planned instruction will be developed to integrate state Career Education and Work Standards into the elementary curriculum.  Another need voiced by students and staff was the need for a monitoring program at the high school.  This program, in its infancy, provides a staff mentor for each student.  Regular team meetings are held between the mentor and the mentees.   During the course of the school year students and staff are surveyed to highlight strengths and needs of the program.  During team meeting such topics as goal setting, test taking, study skills, sexual harassment, multicultural issues, career choices, conflict resolution are discussed.

Action Plan - Narratives

Developmental Services

The vision of the Mount Union Area School District counseling program is to prepare students to achieve success in school, become life-long learners and develop into productive members of our society.

The elementary school counselors help.......

The Mount Union Area School District provides a developmental guidance program for all students grades Pre-K through grade 6.  Our developmental program is designed to meet the needs of students, parents, teachers, and administration.  The developmental guidance program focuses on various aspects of  social/emotional growth as well as academic achievement as it relates to individual grade levels.  The teacher and guidance counselor work in conjunction with one another to best meet the needs of their students.  Developmental guidance lessons include, but are not limited to, the following:  friendship, respect for self and others, responsibility, understanding  feelings, study skills, & career exploration.

 

Individual counseling services are provided based upon need.  Referrals are made by teachers, parents, administration and self-referrals.  If additional community services are needed to meet the needs of the student, they are made by the guidance counselor upon approval of the parent.  The guidance counselor then works with community agencies as a liaison between the classroom teacher and the agency often providing necessary information needed for the ongoing treatment of the student.  Group counseling, where the counselor meets with several students (4-6) with similar concerns to assist in school functioning, is also provided.  The guidance counselor serves as an advocate for students through  participation  in Instructional Support Team meetings, Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation meetings, and IEP meetings.  In addition, the guidance counselor is an integral part of the kindergarten registration team.  Each year, the guidance counselor assists in administering a kindergarten screening to all incoming kindergarten students.  This screening provides valuable information for the parent as well as the kindergarten teacher.  Additionally, the guidance counselor meets with Head Start parents twice a year to address school readiness issues.

Junior High School Counselors Help......

The junior high school counseling department invites all students to participate in a scheduled visit to the junior high school in May of their 6th grade year.  The program includes a question and answer time led by the junior high school counselor and upperclassmen, a building tour and an introduction of 7th grade teachers and junior high staff.  The purpose of the visit is to help reduce the anxiety that many 6th grade students feel prior to entering 7th grade by allowing them to become familiar with their new building and meet some of their teachers and the junior high staff.

 All 7th grade and new students are invited to an orientation led by the junior high principal a week before the new school year starts.  During this time, students and their parents are introduced to school policies, their teachers and other staff and are again given a tour of the building.  Students receive their schedules, homeroom assignments and locker numbers.  Academic, personal and social developmental concerns of 7th grade students are addressed for the benefit of students and their parents by the junior high school counselor.

At the beginning of 7th grade, each incoming student is assigned a faculty/staff advisor and meets with that advisor and 11-15 other 7th grade students every three week.  The purpose of the advisory group is to provide students with a strong school connection, and facilitate academic and personal growth and success.  Topics covered during these sessions include: academic goal setting and post-secondary options, test taking and study skills, learning styles, time management, sexual harassment,  outreach to others, bullying, career development and other appropriate subjects pertinent to the development of junior high students.  In addition, each advisor meets individually with each student at least two times during the school year in order to address academic progress.

 The junior/senior high school counseling department arranges for presentations on internet safety and healthy dating through Huntingdon House.  Huntingdon House also runs ongoing teen issues groups throughout the school year.  The SAP drug and alcohol counselor and the junior high school counselor run teen groups as well.  Students are educated on bullying prevention and drugs and alcohol in health class.  The counseling department provides individual student counseling for the purpose of encouraging personal, social, career and academic growth.  Skills taught include self awareness, problem-solving, coping, peer relationships, conflict resolution, and diversity awareness, among others.  These services are provided in order to ensure that every student leave the Mount Union Area School District is prepared academically and emotionally for the world beyond high school.

 Career Education

Overview
All 7th and 8th grade students are helped with career planning through their advisory group.  A portfolio, beginning in 6th grade, is continued throughout a student’s junior and senior high career and periodic goal setting and reevaluation is a regular part of advisory.

 

7th grade students are guided through the “Career Explorer” booklet which enables them to better understand themselves, an essential factor in preparing to select a career option.  The booklet stresses the importance of choosing a career based on individual interests and personality traits.

 

In addition, the junior high school counseling department guides 8th grade students through a career discovery process by using EducationPlanner.org.  This online site includes an interest inventory self-assessment with related career options, helpful advice on middle school planning, dropout prevention, managing stress and many other useful resources specifically designed for middle/ junior high school aged students.  EducationPlanner.org is designed to meet the needs of individual students by directing them to a career and appropriate education based on their interests and aptitudes.  8th grade students also gain further insight into career options through presentations from guest speakers.

High School Counselors Help.....



Diagnostic, Intervention and Referral Services

Guidance Services-description of current services:

The District’s Student Service programs include diagnostic, intervention and referral services that support the District’s Strategic Plan goals and Action Plans. These programs are designed to assist students who are experiencing problems that present barriers to their academic and general well-being. 

Guidance Services: The elementary guidance counselors participate on various school teams that discuss student concerns and develop plans for referral and intervention. The District currently has Instructional Support at all elementary levels, and Student Assistant teams at the middle and high school levels. In addition, the counselors are active members of the multidisciplinary teams that develop interventions, behavior plans, IEP’s and GIEP’s for individual students. All of the guidance counselors provide individual counseling to students and their families as needed to support them during times of crisis to address issues that negatively impact school success. At the elementary level, guidance counselors facilitate small groups that target specific issues such as divorce, friendship, character education, bullying, career development and social skills. As appropriate, the elementary guidance counselors in conjunction with other faculty members, makes referrals to Children and Youth, Big Brother Big Sister, Second Mile, Behavior Health and other mental health agencies.    

Elementary Guidance Service Goals: Participate in IST team meeting to improve the functioning of these teams as needed. Expand on the individual counseling, classroom lessons, and small support group options available to students. Act as a referral source to establish services for students at the elementary school level.

Health Services:  The Certified School Nurses administer the day to day health services provided to individual students.  These services include the safe administration of medication to students according to school district medication guidelines. The certified school nurses do specific health screenings.  Based upon the results of these health screenings, the nurses provide feedback to parents/guardians to follow up with family doctors as needed for medical, hearing, vision or dental care.  When students attend school with communicable diseases or other potential health problems such as head lice, the certified school nurses assist the individual student and then help to coordinate preventative measures in the schools. The certified school nurses attend to minor injuries and illnesses that occur during the school day, communicating with parents/guardians about student care as needed.  In acute care situations the certified school nurses provide immediate emergent care to students and staff while also making arrangements for additional emergency care as needed.
 

Health Services Goals: To expand the role of the certified school nurses in working with individual students to promote healthy life styles.  To continue to provide professional development opportunities on issues related to children’s health and school health systems. 

Psychological Services 

The school psychologist conducts comprehensive evaluations for students who have significant academic and/or behavioral concerns and are not making progress within the regular education environment with standard supports and services. The psychologist also provides evaluations for eligibility for the district gifted and talented program. Assessment tools used for evaluations are IQ testing, academic achievement testing, tests of social, emotional, and behavioral adjustment, functional behavior assessments, various rating scales, classroom observations, parent interviews, teacher interviews, student interviews and observations. Prior to referral for special education eligibility determination the school psychologist consults with the Instructional Support Teams at the elementary level and classroom teachers at the secondary levels to provide pre-referral collaboration.  The school psychologist is part of the MDE team that makes recommendations from the results of the evaluation and determines eligibility for specially designed instruction.  The school psychologist may provide individual counseling to targeted students or assist with support group activities.  They may also evaluate and individual in a crisis situation and assist in determining the appropriate course of action. 

 Psychological Goals

The school psychologist will continue to expand her role through the development of the RtI model within the district to provide more support to the regular education program and services in pre-referral programming.  Specifically she will provide information and support on school-wide positive behavior support programs, data team meetings, and data collection and intervention.



Consultation and Coordination Services

Guidance Services: The elementary guidance counselors consult and coordinate community agency services for the students at all levels. With the permission of the parent/guardian, the counselor can provide and receive information from counselors, physicians, private psychologists, TIU social workers, and other types of community agency employees such as Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS) and Mobile Therapists. This information is useful in designing, implementing and assessing school based improvement plans for students. By coordinating school-based and community services the District increased the likelihood that all students will be able to meet high academic and develop positive social/emotional skills for a healthy life. Guidance counselors provide foundational support when they participate in the development of classroom lessons and school-wide programs such as anti-bullying programs, tutoring programs, Second Mile, Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, and collaborations with Junior Achievement. The guidance program also supports the system through professional development for faculty and staff and through parent information programs. 

The district is in the process of collaborating with a local agency in order to receive grant funding to support a school wide postive behavioral support program.  This grant could provide up to $45,000 to develop the program.  The agency that the district is in partnership with is Youth Advocacy Program.

 

 Guidance Services Goals:   Provide resources for parents through literature on current topics. Act as link for connecting parents with community resources. Participate in transitional services with new students and to students moving from one education level to another.

Health Services:  The Certified School Nurses manage the plans for students with chronic health problems such as diabetes, severe asthma, allergies and ADHD.  They help the students learn developmentally appropriate strategies for the individual management of their health problems.  They participate in the development of the district health policies and guidelines, as well as in the implementation of the policies.  They provide information to individual students, to faculty, and to families about current health issues and concerns, such as childhood obesity and other chronic childhood diseases.  As appropriate, the nurses communicate with physicians, psychologists and other community agency personnel about a student’s health issues after receiving parental permission to do so.  This coordination of school based and community services increases the likelihood that a student can participate fully in school and achieve high levels of success. 

Health Services Goals:  Expand the use of district newsletters and web pages to provide information to the school community on health related topics that affect a child’s development and academic progress.  Continue classroom lessons for elementary students on wellness topics to supplement the guidance and physical education programs that already exist.

Psychological Services 

School psychologists consult with community-based agencies once permission is granted, such as, medical doctors, social workers, counselors, psychiatrists, inpatient and partial program facilities, County MH/MR, probation, NorthWestern Human Services, Youth Advocacy Program, and United Behavioral Health, who provide services for district students.  They also make referrals and share a list of available community resources with parents when necessary.   

Psychological Goals 

School psychologists would like to expand the use of the district website to offer information to families about community resources and resources regarding child development and education. 


 

 

 

 



Student Assistance Program

The Mount Union Area School District has student assistance teams in its secondary buildings to support students and families in need of school-based and community support to overcome problems adversely affecting their academic achievement.

The teams consists of members from middle and high school levels which include building administrators, regular and special education teachers, guidance counselors, liaisons from mental health and drug and alcohol and as needed probation and children and youth. The goals of SAP are to provide supportive services to students and families when there are significant interferences with students success in school. These may include alcohol and other drugs, behavioral concerns, attendance or other mental health concerns that affect the students emotional/social well being. The teams second goal is to provide ongoing education and awareness so that healthy life-style choices may be made.

Referral Process: Students may be referred to the SAP team by a teacher or other school staff person such as the guidance counselor or principal. Parents, family members, and other students can refer a student to the team or the student can refer himself/herself. Reasons for referrals are observed changes in behavior that indicate that the student is experiencing a difficulty that is interfering with success in school.  The SAP team will not work with students and their families until they have received their permission. Strict confidentiality is maintained to protect the student's and the family's privacy.

Team Planning:  The SAP team meets weekly to discuss cases in order to make plans for assigning case managers, collecting information, communicating with the appropriate people and agencies, and for developing action plans.   

Intervention and Recommendations:  The case managers for a particular student will talk with the student and the parents to gather specific information related to the concern. They use interviews and checklists to gather the information. The case managers then meet with the student and the parent/guardian to develop an action plan to help the student achieve success in school by addressing the barriers to learning. The plan might include services and activities within the school such as meeting with the guidance counselor, school nurse, or school psychologist, assigning a mentor, or working with the remedial reading teacher. The plan might also include contacting community services, such as MH/MR, private counselors and crisis intake. The community liaisons are helpful with this aspect of the planning.

Support and Follow-up:  The case managers of the SAP team continue to work with the family through ongoing communication and through monitoring the success of the student as the action plan is implemented. Modifications to the plan can be made as the team monitors the student's progress toward success in school. The support continues until the team believes that the concern has been adequately addressed.

 



Communication

The Mount Union Area School District believes that communication with parents, students, and the community is critical to the implementation of its strategic plan.

Information is provided in a number of ways, but the district website is a tremendous source of information related to district policies and procedures, building level procedures, educational opportunities, and extracurricular activities.  Areas of particular help to parents include: access to the school’s library catalog, teacher website links, study island access and a log-on for Power School.

Information about education opportunities and school policies is provided to parents and students through building handbooks. These handbooks, distributed at the beginning of the school year and upon new student registration, include an assignment book which students daily take back and forth from school to home.  In this way, parents can monitor their children’s homework assignments.

During this Open House, parents at each grade/subject area are provided with specific information about the district's curriculum, student expectations, and available supports.

Through Power School, parents in the Mount Union Area School District can directly access their children’s grades and are encouraged to contact teachers via email addresses that are made available.

Administrators, counselors and teachers communicate through letters, phone calls, newsletters, and the webpage. Back to school nights, teacher conferences are other methods of communicating.

Modes of communication in the MUASD include, but are not limited to:
Back to School Nights (once per year)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (once per year for grades 1-12, two times per year for kindergarten parents)
District Website (ongoing)
Individual parent/teacher conferences/family support meetings, etc. (ongoing, as needed)
Building Handbooks (distributed annually and upon new registration)
District Calendar (distributed annually and upon new registration)
Mailings (ongoing, as needed)
Report Cards ( four times per year)
Progress Reports (four times per year)

Action Plan

Goal: FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE (for districts and schools that graduate seniors)
Description: Graduate rate will meet an 80% threshold and/or show growth.

Strategy: Transition Planning
Description: Students will be educated regarding their career and education options.
Activities:

Activity

Description

Attend presentations and one-one counseling

Students will be made aware of all their educational and employment opportunities available to them regarding their post-secondary plans

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Curt Whitesel

Ongoing

$0.00

Strategy: Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
Description: To provide students with special needs opportunities for career exploration and development in order to increase the graduation rate of students with disabilities.
Activities:

Activity

Description

College and Trade School Visits

On site visits to various colleges and trade schools selected by and based on students’ interest.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Ongoing

$0.00

 

Activity

Description

Contact with transition agencies

School district personnel will provide contact information and provide meeting time opportunities for students to meet with representatives from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Career Link and other transition agencies.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Ongoing

$0.00

 

Activity

Description

Job Shadowing

Student with disabilities will be paired with suitable job shadowing opportunities based on information gathered from career interest inventories

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Ongoing

$0.00

 

Activity

Description

Unpaid Work Experiences

Students will be placed based on interests in various potential work/co op experiences part of the school day.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Ongoing

$0.00



Goal: STUDENT ATTENDANCE (any school that does not graduate seniors)
Description: Student attendance will meet a 90% threshold and/or show growth.

Strategy: An accountability system that is age appropriate.
Description: system would be able to communicate absences to parents effectively.
Activities:

Activity

Description

Committee meetings

Develop and implement an accountability system that is age appropriate

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Amy Smith

Ongoing

$0.00

Strategy: Developmentally appropriate incentive program
Description: Develop and implement reward programs for students’ attendance (perfect or improvements) in which the incentives are delivered in a manner that is age appropriate
Activities:

Activity

Description

Horace Mann Incentive Program

Develop a hierarchy of incentives for improving attendance.

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Amy Smith

Ongoing

$0.00



Goal: STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN STATE ASSESSMENTS
Description: At least 95% of eligible students will participate in required state-wide assessments.

Strategy: Improve Participation in PSSA testing.
Description: Attendance reward incentive program through Horace Mann Insurance
Activities:

Activity

Description

PSSA Incentive Program

Incentives will be offered to students to encourage their best performance on the PSSA.
-Reward Trips
-Incentive Assemblies

Person Responsible

Timeline for Implementation

Resources

Amy Smith

Ongoing

$0.00

Strategic Planning Process

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In March 2008, the Mount Union Area School District facilitator met with representative from the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 in order to review the process and began the task of assembling a steering committee to develop the Strategic Plan 2008-2014.  Our school principals solicited parents, students, and community members to serve on the committee.  The Strategic Plan Steering Committee was composed of administrators, teachers, students, School board members, parents, community members, business leaders and support personnel.  The facilitator for the strategic plan was identified as the Director of Special Education/Student Services.

The Strategic Plan Steering Committee scheduled numerous meetings throughout the 2007-08 school year to develop Action Teams that were created to develop the goals, strategies and activities.  Each action team consisted of a team leader, parents, students, business/community members, and various school-related personnel.  The action teams shared their plans with the entire Strategic Plan Steering Committee.  Each Action Plan was reviewed and subsequently approved by the Steering Committee.

On August 18, 2008 a draft copy of the plan was presented to all school board members.  On August 29, 2008 all finalized plans were presented to the Board of Education Directors for review. To allow community review, copies of the Chapter 4 Educational Strategic Plan, Professional Education Plan, Induction Plan, and Technology Plan were published on the Mount Union Area School District website, www.muasd.org, placed in main offices of all district school buildings, and displayed in the Huntingdon County Library-Mount Union Branch.

The final plan was presented to the Board of School Directors of the Mount Union Area School District on September 28, 2008.  Final Board adoption of the plan occurred at the regular Board of Directors meeting held on September 28, 2008.  Copies of the plans were placed in school offices and on the school's website for community review. 

 

Strategic Planning Committee

Name

Affiliation

Membership Category

Appointed By

Amy Miles

Mount Union Area School District

Parent

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Amy Smith

Mount Union Area School District

Administrator

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Bambi Guentner

Mount Union Area School District

Ed Specialist - School Psychologist

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Brian Kritzer

Mount Union Area School District

Special Education Teacher

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Curt Whitesel

Mount Union Area School District

Administrator

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

David Hummel

Mount Union Area School District

Administrator

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

James Estep

Mount Union Area School District

Administrator

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Joan Coraor

Mount Union Area School District

Ed Specialist - School Counselor

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Michelle Gutshall

Youth Advocacy Program

Other

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Randy Crowder

Mount Union Area High School

Special Education Teacher

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Rex Goss

Mount Union Area School District

Ed Specialist - School Counselor

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Robert Wydock

Mount Union Area School District

Special Education Teacher

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Sonja Boozel

Mount Union Area High School

Special Education Teacher

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Susan Hendricks

Mount Union Area School District

Ed Specialist - School Counselor

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Thomas Newingham

Mount Union Area School District

Other

Curt Whitesel

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Mount Union Area School District

Administrator

Tonya DeVecchis-Kerr

Assurance for the Collection, Maintenance, and Dissemination of Student Records

By checking each of the boxes below, the local education agency assures compliance with the requirements of 22 PA Code Chapter 12 and with the policies and procedures of Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). PDE will specify, in writing, policies and procedures to be followed. Requests for any deviations from these regulations, policies, and procedures must be made in writing to PDE (electronic mail may be directed to ra-chapter12@state.pa.us).

 

The Local Education Agency (LEA) assures the following:

 

The LEA has a local plan, including policies and procedures, in place for the collection, maintenance, and dissemination of student records in compliance with §12.31(a) and §12.32

The plan shall be maintained in compliance with §12.31(b) and made available to PDE in compliance with §12.31(c)

Assurance for the Operation of Student Services and Programs

By checking each of the boxes below, the local education agency assures compliance with the requirements of 22 PA Code Chapter 12 and with the policies and procedures of Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). PDE will specify, in writing, policies and procedures to be followed. Requests for any deviations from these regulations, policies, and procedures must be made in writing to PDE (electronic mail may be directed to ra-chapter12@state.pa.us).

 

The Local Education Agency (LEA) assures that there are local policies and procedures in place that address:

 

Free Education and Attendance (in compliance with §12.1)

School Rules (in compliance with §12.3)

Discrimination (in compliance with §12.4)

Corporal Punishment (in compliance with §12.5)

Exclusion from School, Classes, Hearings (in compliance with §12.6, §12.7, §12.8)

Freedom of Expression (in compliance with §12.9)

Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance (in compliance with §12.10)

Hair and Dress (in compliance with §12.11)

Confidential Communications (in compliance with §12.12)

Searches (in compliance with §12.14)

Emergency Care and Administration of Medication and Treatment (in compliance with 35 P.S. §§ 780-101 - 780-144)

 

The LEA acknowledges that the above policies shall be maintained locally and be made available to the public upon request. The policies are not to be submitted to the Commonwealth except upon specific request by PDE.

 

In addition, the LEA assures the following:

 

The Student Services Report complies with §12.41(b), §12.41(c), and §12.42 (consistent with the Early Intervention Services System Act (11 P.S. §§875-101 - 875-503)

Consistent with §445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.A. §1232h), parents or guardians are informed regarding individual survey student assessments and provided a process for refusal to participate (in compliance with §12.41(d))

Persons delivering student services shall be specifically licensed or certified as required by statute or regulation (in compliance with §12.41(e))

Supporting Documents - Attachment

·  Mount Union Area School District Health and Wellness Policy