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Welcome to the fall issue of Plum magazine. As I write this, we are having one of the hottest summers on record, and it doesn’t look like the record-breaking temperatures will end just because the leaves will be changing colors soon. So while this is the fall issue, I want to reiterate some summer tips from the health department to help you stay safe in the heat. The last two points are probably the most critical because they deal with children and the elderly. Stay cool indoors, preferably in an air-conditioned environment. Fans don’t help much when temperatures are in the 90s. A cool bath or shower is a more effective way to cool off, if you don’t have air conditioning. Better yet, visit someplace that does, such as a senior center, theater, mall or neighbor’s house. Drink plenty of fluids, at least eight cups a day, but avoid alcoholic or caffeinated drinks which actually cause you to lose more fluids. Avoid hot foods and heavy meals, which add heat to your body. Wear lightweight, light-colored and loose-fitting clothing. A wide-brimmed hat provides shade and helps keep the head cool. Sunscreen can prevent sunburn, which can affect your body’s ability to cool itself and also cause a loss of body fluids. Avoid strenuous physical activity, particularly during the hotter part of the day. Never leave a child, or a pet, in a vehicle alone on a hot day. A child may become disoriented in just five minutes, unconscious in 10 and brain-damaged in 20. Use the buddy system and check on the elderly and the infirm who do not have air conditioning and are less able to take care of themselves. For senior citizens, local governments also establish cooling centers to help people to beat the heat. Contact your local municipality for the one nearest you before the temperatures top 90 again. As always, enjoy your fall, IN Plum!

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Message from Dr. Glasspool Dear Parents and Residents,

It is my pleasure to welcome back our students and their families for the 2012-2013 school year. On behalf of the District, we extend a special welcome to students and families new to the Plum Borough School District. Throughout the summer months, our employees were busy preparing for the new school year. Our custodians and maintenance employees have done an exceptional job cleaning and repairing our facilities; our teachers have participated in Moodle, gmail, and positive school-wide behavior supports summer trainings; our technology department has upgraded computers, installed new technology, and repaired peripherals; and our principals with the help of their administrative assistants have prepared schedules, developed programs, analyzed student data, and organized supplies and buildings for the return of our students. This summer we have installed security cameras and exterior lights at Holiday Park, Adlai Stevenson, and Regency Park Elementary Schools. Our High School softball field is complete and ready for play. After two years of planning and eighteen months of construction, the new George Pivik Elementary School is complete and ready for students. At the beginning of the month, sixteen residents, eight employees, and the Board of School Directors began crafting our Five-Year Strategic Plan to shape our academic and financial future. Our District focus, again this year, is to ensure a minimum of one year’s worth of academic and cognitive growth for each student. To ensure we meet our objectives, teacher professional development time and activities are planned to improve teaching methodologies and align our curriculum with the new common core standards. To ensure all students achieve at high levels, we will continue to develop our Response to Intervention and Instruction Program and work to seamlessly integrate technology into our classrooms. We believe these initiatives will continue to build on our tradition of academic excellence and the individualization of educational options. Within the pages of our back-to-school issue you will find pertinent information about our Title I and Special Education Programs, student bus stop lists, and athletic schedules. As always, visit our District website for additional information at www.pbsd.k12.pa.us. Best Regards, Dr. Timothy S. Glasspool Superintendent Plum | Fall 2012 | incommunitymagazines.com 1

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OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Friday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Monday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday

8/31/12 9/1/12 9/4/12 9/6/12 9/8/12 9/11/12 9/18/12 9/20/12 9/22/12 9/25/12 9/27/12 9/29/12 10/1/12 10/4/12 10/6/12 10/9/12 10/11/12

Shaler Tournament vs Knoch Shaler Tournament vs TBA Central Catholic Allderdice High School North Allegheny Senior High School Fox Chapel High School Woodland Hills High School Penn Hills Senior High School Gateway High School Central Catholic Allderdice High School Fox Chapel High School Franklin Regional High School Woodland Hills High School McKeesport Area High School Penn Hills Senior High School Gateway High School

Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away

6:00 TBA 7:30 3:30 12:30 7:30 3:30 7:30 2:00 7:30 7:30 12:30 7:30 7:30 2:00 7:30 7:30

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Girls Varsity Soccer

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DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

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Friday Saturday Wednesday Thursday Monday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Monday Wednesday Friday Monday Friday Monday Wednesday Thursday

8/31/12 9/1/12 9/5/12 9/6/12 9/10/12 9/12/12 9/15/12 9/19/12 9/22/12 9/24/12 9/26/12 9/28/12 10/1/12 10/5/12 10/8/12 10/10/12 10/11/12

Indiana Tournament vs. Hollidaysburg Indiana Tournament vs. TBA Oakland Catholic High School Franklin Regional High School Allderdice High School Fox Chapel High School Shaler Area High School Woodland Hills H. S. Penn Hills Senior High School Gateway High School Oakland Catholic High School Allderdice High School Fox Chapel High School Woodland Hills High School Penn Hills Senior High School Gateway High School Knoch High School

Away Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Away Away Away Home Away

3:30 12:00 7:30 7:30 4:00 7:00 7:30 7:00 10:00 7:30 4:00 3:30 6:30 3:00 7:30 7:30 3:45

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Boys Varsity Football DAY

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Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday

8/31/12 9/7/12 9/14/12 9/21/12 9/28/12 10/5/12 10/12/12 10/19/12 10/26/12

Bethel Park Senior High School Baldwin High School Mount Lebanon Senior High School Woodland Hills High School Canon-McMillan Senior High School Peters Township High School Penn Hills Senior High School Upper St. Clair High School Pine-Richland High School

Home Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Away

7:00 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30

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Girls Varsity Volleyball DAY

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OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Monday Thursday Monday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Saturday

9/1/12 9/4/12 9/6/12 9/8/12 9/11/12 9/13/12 9/15/12 9/17/12 9/20/12 9/24/12 9/26/12 9/27/12 10/2/12 10/4/12 10/9/12 10/11/12 10/16/12 10/20/12

Butler Tournament McKeesport Area High School Shaler Area High School Shaler Area Varsity Tournament Penn Hills Senior High School Woodland Hills High School Plum Girls Varsity Tournament Baldwin High School Gateway High School Peters Township High School Oakland Catholic High School McKeesport Area High School Shaler Area High School Penn Hills Senior High School Woodland Hills High School Oakland Catholic High School Gateway High School North Allegheny Tournament

Away Away Home Away Away Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away

8:30 6:30 7:00 8:00 7:30 7:00 8:30 7:00 7:00 7:15 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:00 7:00 8:30

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Varsity Cross Country DAY

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LOCATION

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Saturday Saturday Tuesday Tuesday

9/1/12 9/8/12 9/18/12 9/25/12

Away Away Away Home

9:00 8:00 3:30 3:30

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Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Monday Thursday Thursday

10/2/12 10/6/12 10/9/12 10/15/12 10/18/12 10/25/12

Gateway Invitational Red White and Blue Invitational Highlands High School Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic / Penn Hills Allderdice High School Grove City Invitational Kiski Area/Fox Chapel Penn Trafford High School Tri State Meet WPIAL Championships

Away Away Home Home Away Away

3:15 9:00 3:30 3:30 4:30 2:30

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Girls Varsity Tennis DAY

Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Tuesday Thursday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Wednesday Monday

DATE

8/24/12 8/27/12 8/29/12 8/31/12 9/4/12 9/6/12 9/10/12 9/12/12 9/13/12 9/14/12 9/18/12 9/19/12 9/20/12 9/24/12 9/26/12 9/27/12 9/28/12 10/1/12 10/3/12 10/8/12

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Fox Chapel High School Shady Side Academy Woodland Hills High School McKeesport Area High School Shaler Area High School Penn Hills Senior High School Gateway High School Fox Chapel High School Girls Section Singles @ Fox Chapel High School Girls Section Singles @ Fox Chapel High School Shady Side Academy Woodland Hills High School Penn Trafford High School McKeesport Area High School Shaler Area High School Girls Section Doubles @ Fox Chapel High School Girls Section Doubles @ Fox Chapel High School Penn Hills Senior High School Gateway High School Hampton High School

Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Home Home Home Away Home Away Away Away Home Away

3:30 4:15 3:30 3:30 3:00 3:30 3:30 3:30 11:30 11:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 11:30 11:30 3:30 3:30 3:30

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Varsity Golf

Plum

DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday

8/21/12 8/22/12 8/23/12 8/24/12 8/28/12 8/29/12 9/4/12 9/5/12 9/6/12 9/11/12 9/13/12 9/18/12

Home Away Away Home Away Away Home Home Home Away Home Away

3:30 2:25 3:30 3:30 3:00 3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 4:00 3:30 10:00

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Wednesday Wednesday Friday Monday Wednesday

9/19/12 9/26/12 9/28/12 10/1/12 10/3/12

Fox Chapel High School Franklin Regional High School Riverview Jr./Sr. High School Kiski Area Sr. High School Penn Trafford High School Penn Hills Senior High School Woodland Hills High School Hampton High School Gateway High School Fox Chapel High School Franklin Regional High School WPIAL Individual Sectional Qualifiers @ Fox Chapel High School Kiski Area Sr. High School Penn Hills Senior High School Woodland Hills High School Gateway High School Deer Lakes High School

Away Home Away Away Away

3:15 3:30 2:20 3:30 3:30

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  SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GUIDELINES Pupil transportation is a vital part of the public school system. Because of the geographic features of Plum Borough, transportation is a major part of our operation. Each year our school buses travel approximately 700,000 miles. The safety of our children is our utmost concern. In addition to the school officials and parents, the children must be a part of this safety consciousness. They must follow certain guidelines to ensure their safety as well as the safety of their fellow students. For this reason, a set of rules and regulations for bus riding has been established. 1. Students are to be at their designated stop five minutes prior to the assigned pick-up time. 2. Students are to remain at the designated stop until the bus arrives. Students should wait at least ten feet from the edge of the highway at the designated stop. Boarding will take place in single file with no pushing, once the bus comes to a full stop. 3. When students must cross the roadway before getting on the bus, these students must wait until the bus stops and the red lights are activated. The students must also look at the bus driver and check both lanes of traffic before crossing the roadway, during loading and unloading. 4. Assigned seats will be done at the beginning of the school year. Kindergarten students are usually kept in the front of the bus. Seating arrangements can be adjusted when discipline problems arise. 5. All students must remain in their seats during the bus ride. No student is permitted to hang out the window or to throw anything out of the windows. 6. No student is permitted to open the emergency door, roof hatch, or window escape except upon the direction of the driver or in an emergency in which the driver is incapacitated. 7. Every student who rides a bus must get on and off at the bus stop assigned. Any student who wishes to ride a bus other than his regular school bus must have a written request signed by a parent and the building principal. The same request is required if the student needs to get off at a stop that is not his regular bus stop. The bus driver has the right to refuse such a request if the request results in an overload situation. 8. Smoking is not permitted on the school bus. Screwdrivers and other hand tools, weapons, guns, knives, water guns, bats and balls, hockey sticks, skateboards, matches, or lighters, and other items that can be a hazard or conceived as a weapon are not permitted on the bus. 9. No vulgar language or vulgarity of any kind shall be used on the bus or at the designated bus stop. 10. No eating or drinking is permitted on the bus. 11. Intentional carrying of snow or ice into the bus and the snowballing of buses is not permitted. 12. Any unwarranted conduct not specifically covered in the preceding regulations but which the bus driver, the principal, or the director of transportation determines to be detrimental to the safe operation of the bus is not permitted.

Consequences for students who violate the Bus Safety Guidelines are as follows: 1. Verbal warning by the driver. 2. Conference between the driver and student. Driver informs student of consequences of further discipline problems. Seating arrangement may be altered at this time. 3. 1st Formal Write-up: The Building Principal notifies the student and the parents that there is a danger of the student losing transportation privileges. 4. 2nd Formal Write-up: The student and his/her parents are made aware that transportation privileges are suspended for an amount of time as determined by the Building Principal. Future incidents can result in a progression in the disciplinary actions. 5. 3rd Formal Write-up: The student and parents are notified that transportation privileges for the remainder of the school year are in jeopardy. Length of suspension will be determined by the Building Principal based on his/her investigation. It is emphasized that riding a school bus is a privilege. Serious types of misbehavior such as vandalism and the disregard for the safety of the bus driver and the other students may result in immediate and indefinite suspension regardless of the number of times the student has been suspended. This is based on the Building Principal’s investigation and assessment. PLUM BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS SCHEDULE 2012-13 The times indicated in the schedule are starting times for the buses at the first stop. Students should be at the bus stop five (5) minutes before pick-up time - no earlier. Students are not permitted to ride buses other than their assigned bus, for it could cause overloading. Overloading creates a hazard and is in violation of state law. Parents are asked to acquaint their children with all stops, procedures, and safety rules. It might be helpful to take your children to the bus in the morning and meet the bus when it returns in the afternoon until they are familiar with the stop. If you have any questions concerning the bus schedule (stops, times, etc.) please contact the School Transportation Department at 412-795-3600. We need your cooperation to provide a safe and efficient transportation system. KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten students should follow the regular scheduled bus routes listed under each elementary school. There is no midday transportation for Kindergarten students attending St. John’s School during the 2012-13 school year. If you have any questions concerning Kindergarten transportation, please contact the Transportation Office. Starting and Dismissal times for this year are as follows: Plum Senior High...................................................... 7:30 a.m. 2:20 p.m. Oblock Junior High ................................................. 8:15 a.m. 3:00 p.m. All Elementary Schools........................................... 8:45 a.m. 3:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist................................................... 8:40 a.m. 3:00 p.m.

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Bus # 107 - 7:00 A.M.

 To Plum High School Bus # 100 - 7:00 A.M. Edgemeade Plan Cresthaven and Carriage Carriage and South Windgap Carriage and Belmont Valley Fields @ Old Leechburg Rd. Meadow Hill Dr. @ Old Leechburg Rd.

Bus # 101 - 7:00 A.M. Milltown Rd. (Shearer Rd. to Repp Rd.) Repp Rd. (Milltown Rd. to Rte. #909) Carrie Ann Dr. @ Repp Rd. Kellywood Plan Lynn Ann Dr. (Loop) Kellywood Estates (New Plan) Emerald Dr. and Kellywood Ct.

Bus # 102 - 6:55 A.M. Boyce Park Village (First Loop) Regency Park Plan Regency Dr. and Pikeview (Upper and Lower)

Bus # 104 - 7:00 A.M. Rustic Ridge Plan (Lower Loop) Rustic Ridge Dr. and Autumnwood Ct. Rustic Ridge Dr. and Stonedge Ct. Rustic Ridge Dr. and Meadowood Dr. Meadowood and Fieldstone Ct. Meadowood and Overbrook Terrace Bus # 105 - 6:55 A.M. Tahoe and Moraine Rd. Tahoe and Blue Ridge (Upper) Blue Ridge and Skyline Blue Ridge and Gasline Tahoe and Blue Ridge (Lower) Tahoe @ Pine Valley Rte #380 (New Texas Rd. to Center New Texas)

Bus # 106 - 7:00 A.M. Edgemead Plan Belmont and Cresthaven Cresthaven and North Windgap Cresthaven and Shelbourne Shelbourne and South Windgap Shelbourne and Belmont

Shearer Rd. Kerr Rd. Entrance of Ramparts Rampart Blvd. and Duquesne Ligonier and Duquesne Rampart Blvd. and Ligonier Rampart Blvd. and Venango Ct.

Bus # 108 - 6:55 A.M. Holiday Park Dr. and Settlers Ct. Holiday Park Dr. and Sierra (Upper) Holiday Park Dr. and Black Hills Rd. Hialeah and Church Driveway Hialeah and Mardi Gras Ozark Dr. and Hialeah Bus # 176 - 6:55 A.M. Oblock Rd. and Surfside Dr. Surfside Dr. and Rainer Dr. Surfside Dr. and Blue Ridge Surfside Dr. and Carnival Dr. Carnival and Presque Isle Dr. Charter Heights Impala and Cape Cod Impala and Catalina Catalina Dr. and North Duane Bus # 180 - 6:55 A.M. South Duane Dr. Presque Isle Dr. and Timothy Presque Isle Dr. and Tahoe Presque Isle Dr. and Conneaut (Upper and Lower) New Texas Rd. (Rte. #380 to Renton Rd.)

Bus # 181 - 6:50 A.M. Rte. #909 (Kerr Rd. to Hulton Rd.) Coxcomb Lane Hulton Rd. (Rte. #909 to Leechburg Rd.) Pennsylvania Ave. Lincoln Ave. Northern Ave. Jefferson St. Frankland Ave. Kirk Dr. Mary St. Old Leechburg Rd. (Unity to Greendale Village)

Bus # 182 - 6:50 A.M. Greensburg Rd. (Crystal Springs to Drennen Rd.) Old Leechburg Rd. (Greensburg Rd. to Sardis) Renton Rd. (Sardis Rd. to New Texas Rd.) Plum St. @ Renton Rd. Renton Ave. and Renton Rd. Oak and Renton Ave. Apple And Oak Apple and Pine St.

Plum

Bus # 183 - 6:55 A.M.

Bus # 188 - 7:05 A.M.

Palmer Rd. Francis and Scott Rd. Scott and Roberts Rd. Roberts and Clements Rd. Eighmy and Finley Rd. Beech Rd. Elm Rd. Maple and Oak Rd. Center New Texas Rd. (Palmer to New Texas Rd.)

Unity Center Rd. (Center to Unity) Jackson Rd. Bank St. @ Allegheny Ave. Center and Perry St. Elicker Rd.

Bus # 184 - 6:55 A.M. Rte. #380 (Ozark Dr. to Sardis Rd.) Sardis Rd. (Rte.#380 to Webster Rd.) Upper Drennen @ Sardis Rd. McAllister Dr. @ Sardis Rd. Leechburg Rd. (Webster to Elicker Rd.) Cherry Springs @ Leechburg Rd. Bus # 185 - 6:50 A.M. Pierson Run Rd. (Rte. #380 to Old Frankstown Rd.) Old Frankstown Rd. Whispering Pines Plan Balkan Dr. @ Old Frankstown Center Rd. (Old Frankstown to Rte. #380) Mark Haven Plan Wimbledon and Providence Wimbledon and Dehaviland

Bus # 186 - 6:50 A.M. Kane Rd.@ New Texas Rd. Logans Ferry and Shangri La Logans Ferry and Sagamore Logans Ferry and Teton Logans Ferry and Shasta Shasta and Creole New Texas Rd. (Rte.#286 to Rte.#380) Falls Village Knollview Dr. Carpenter Dr. Rockland Manor @ New Texas Rd.

Bus # 187 - 7:00 A.M. Rte. #380 (Center to Millers Lane) Willow Village @ Rte. #380 Millers Lane and Mower Dr. Mower and Vale Dr. Crestview Dr. and Deborah Jane Dr. Deborah Jane and Universal Rd. Universal Rd. Frankin Dr. Elwood Ave. Leechburg Rd. (Siple St. to Nesbits)

Bus # 189 - 6:55 A.M. Alcan and Ohiopyle Abers Creek Rd. and Cayuga Dr. Abers Creek and Chapparal Chapparal @ 2240 Chapparal and Green Haven Ct. Chapparal and Cayuga Bus # 190 - 6:55 A.M. Anderson Ave. and Anderson Lane Anderson Ave. and Miller's Lane Miller's Lane and Regency Dr. Regency Dr. and Kathy Lynn (Both Ends) Rte. #380 (Kathy Lynn to Crestview Dr.) Vale and Crestview Vale and Deborah Jane Dr. Vale and Regency Dr. Regency Park School Driveway Unity Center Apartments

Bus # 191 - 7:05 A.M. Rampart Blvd. and Prince George Rampart Blvd. and Frontenac Frontenac and Dinwiddie Dr. Peppertree Bus # 192 - 6:55 A.M. Pine Valley Dr. (Middle) Pine Valley Dr. and Malabar Oblock Rd. and Malabar Oblock Rd. Deer Valley Estates Oblock Rd. and Great Smokey Oblock Rd. and Alcan Dr.

Bus # 193 - 6:55 A.M. Ohiopyle and Oblock Rd. Holiday Park Dr. and Oblock Rd. Holiday Park Dr. (Middle) Holiday Park Dr. and Presque Isle Dr. Presque Isle Dr. and Sun Valley Fiesta Dr. and Holiday Park Dr.

Bus # 194 - 6:50 A.M. Logans Ferry Heights Voscamp and Entrance Dr. Memorial Dr. Browntown Rd. Old Leechburg Rd. (Sardis to Ross Hollow Rd.) Ross Hollow Rd. (Old Leechburg to New Texas) Rustic Ridge Plan (Upper Loop) Rustic Ridge Dr. and Timberwood Ct. Rustic Ridge Dr. and Brookside Rustic Ridge Dr. @ 128 Bus # 195 - 6:55 A.M. Rte. #380 (New Texas to Ozark Dr.) Ozark and Nassau Dr. Mardi Gras and Nassau Havana Dr. and Paree (Upper and Lower) Havana Dr. and Holiday Park Dr.

Bus # 197 - 6:55 A.M. Oblock Rd. and Kinzua Mt. Hood and Oblock Rd. Key West and Oblock Rd. Key West and Shady Hollow Key West and Sugarloaf Mt. Hood and Sugarloaf Woodlawn Estates Wedgewood and Red Oak Douglas Fir and Firwood New Texas Rd. (Renton Rd. to Nesbits) Bus # 198 - 6:55 A.M. Rainier and Catskill Dr. Catskill Dr. (Middle) Surfside and Catskill Dr. Surfside and Tivoli Briarwood and New Texas Rd. Bus # 199 - 6:55 A.M. Old Leechburg Rd. (Ross Hollow to New Texas Rd.) Highlands Plan (Stirling and Aberdeen) Old Leechburg Rd. (New Texas to Greendale Village) Windy Oaks @ Old Leechburg Rd. Greendale Village Harvest Hill and Grovecrest Harvest Hill and Greendale Knollwood Ct. Bus # 261 - 6:30 A.M. Clements Rd. (Rte. #380 to Renton Rd.) Webster Rd. Wright Rd. Logans Ferry Hill (Webster to Rte. #909) Barking Rd. Rte #909 (Logans Ferry Hill to Kerr Rd.)

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Woodlawn Estates (Bus #108 in P.M.) Havana and Paree Upper and Lower (Bus # 108 in P.M.) Holiday Park Dr. and Havana (Bus #108 in P.M.)

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Ramparts Blvd. and Venango Ct. Ramparts Blvd. and Duquesne Duquesne and Ligonier Ramparts Ct.

Bus # 100 - 7:30 A.M. Mardi Gras and Nassau Ozark Dr. and Nassau Dr. Ozark Dr. and Bahama Dr. Hialeah Dr. and Mardi Gras Holiday Park Dr. and Settlers Ct. Holiday Park Dr. and Sierra (Upper) Holiday Park Dr. and Black Hills Impala and Cape Cod Impala and Catalina South Duane Dr.

Bus # 102 - 7:20 A.M. Universal Rd. (Unity Center Rd. to Deborah Jane Dr.) Vale Dr. and Crestview Vale Dr. and Arlington Vale Dr. and Deborah Jane Dr. Vale Dr. and Mower Rte. #380 (Crestview to Millers Lane) Edgemeade Plan (Bus # 197 in P.M.) Cresthaven and Shelbourne (Bus # 197 in P.M.) Shelbourne and South Windgap (Bus # 197 in P.M.) Cresthaven and Carriage (Bus # 197 in P.M.) South Windgap and Carriage (Bus 197 in P.M.) Carriage and Belmont (Bus 197 in P.M.) Bus # 105 - 7:25 A.M. Leechburg Rd. (Nesbits to Siple St.) Unity Center Rd. (Leechburg Rd. to Millers Lane) Unity Center Apartments Crestview Dr. and Deborah Jane Dr. Regency Dr. and Millers Lane Regency Dr. and Kathy Lynn Rte. # 380 (Millers Lane to Center) Willow Village Rte. #380 (Unity Center Rd. to New Texas Rd.)

Bus # 176 - 7:25 A.M. Shearer Rd. Ramparts Plan Peppertree and Dinwiddie Dinwiddie and Frontenac Ramparts Blvd. and Frontenac Ramparts Blvd. and Ligonier 8

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Bus # 183 - 7:25 A.M. Rte. #909 (Kerr Rd. to Hulton Rd.) (Bus #184 in P.M.) Hulton Rd. (Bus #184 in P.M.) Pennsylvania Ave. (Bus #184 in P.M.) Northern Ave. (Bus # 184 in P.M.) Frankland Ave. (Bus # 184 in P.M.) Kirk Dr. (Bus #184 in P.M.) Steurnagle Lane @ Hulton Rd. (Bus #184 In P.M.) Mary St. (Bus # 184 in P.M.) Allegheny @ Bank (Bus #108 in P.M.)

Bus # 189 - 7:25 A.M. Center New Texas Rd. (Plum Crest to Palmer Rd.) Francis and Palmer Rd. Scott and Roberts Rd. Roberts and Clements Rd. Scott and Francis Rd. McJunkin and Finley Finley and Eighmy Beech and Elm Maple and Oak Briarwood @ New Texas Rd. Rockland Manor @ New Texas Rd. Bus # 190 - 7:25 A.M. Leechburg Rd. (Elicker to Sardis Rd.) Cherry Springs @ Leechburg Rd. Browntown Rd. Logans Ferry Heights Memorial Dr. Voscamp Dr. Greensburg Rd. (Crystal Springs to Drennen Rd.) Hemphill Hollow Rd. @ Greensburg Rd. Abers Creek Rd. (Rte. #380 to Holiday Park Dr.)

Bus # 184 - 7:25 A.M.

Bus # 192 - 7:25 A.M.

Repp Rd. New Kellywood Plan Kellywood Ct. and Emerald Kellywood Estates Lynn Ann Dr. and Kelly Ridge Lynn Ann Dr. (Middle) Lynn Ann Dr. and Ridgeview Carrie Ann Dr. @ Repp Rd. Milltown Rd. New Texas Rd. (Nesbits to Rte. #380) (Bus #108 in P.M.)

Ross Hollow Rd. (New Texas Rd. to Old Leechburg Rd.) Rustic Ridge Plan (Both Loops) Ridgetop and Meadowood Meadowood and Rustic Ridge Dr. Rustic Ridge @ Ross Hollow Rd. Old Leechburg Rd. (Ross Hollow to Sardis Rd.) Sardis Rd. (Old Leechburg Rd. to Rte. #380) Rte #380 (Sardis to Abers Creek Rd.) (Bus 190 in P.M.)

Bus # 186 - 7:25 A.M. New Texas Rd. (Rte. #380 to Rte. #286) Kane Rd. @ New Texas Rd. Logans Ferry Rd. and Shangri La Logans Ferry Rd. and Sagamore Logans Ferry Rd. and Teton Logans Ferry Rd. and Shasta Pine Valley Dr. (Middle) Pine Valley Dr. and Malabar Oblock Rd. (1000 - 1100 Block)

Bus # 188 - 7:25 A.M. Sardis Rd. (Webster to Old Leechburg Rd.) McAllister Dr. @ Sardis Rd. Renton Rd. (Sardis Rd. to New Taxas Rd.) Apple and Renton Rd. Apple and Oak Rd. Oak and Renton Ave. Renton Ave. and Renton Rd.

Bus # 193 - 7:25 A.M. Elicker Rd. (Bus #108 in P.M.) Anderson Ave and Millers Lane Pikeview Dr. (Upper and Lower) Regency Park School Driveway Unity Center Rd. (Millers Lane to Rte. #380) Jackson Rd. Willow Dr. Pierson Run Rd. Old Frankstown Rd. (Pierson Run Rd. to Rte. #286) Whispering Pines Plan Balkin Dr. and Foxtail Rd. Bus # 195 - 7:25 A.M Old Leechburg Rd. (New Texas to Unity Center Rd.) Windy Oaks @ Old Leechburg Rd. Meadow Hill Dr. Greendale Village

Greendale and Harvest Hill Dr. Greendale and Knollwood Ct. Boyce Park Village (First Loop) Rte. #380 (New Texas to Abers Creek) (Bus #108 in P.M.)

Bus # 197 - 7:30 P.M. Center Rd. (Center to Old Frankstown Rd.) Oblock Ave. Mark Haven Plan Wimbledon and Justine Wimbledon and Providence Wimbledon and Dehaviland Old Frankstown Rd. Bus # 261 - 7:15 A.M. Rte. #909 (Kerr Rd. to Logans Ferry Hill) Barking Rd. Nichols and Voscamp Logans Ferry Hill Edwards Rd. Webster Rd. Old Leechburg Rd. (Sardis to Greensburg Rd.) Old Leechburg Rd. (Ross Hollow to New Texas Rd.) Highlands Plan (Stirling and Aberdeen) Clements Rd. (Renton to Rte. #380)

To Adlai Stevenson Elementary School Bus # 107 - 8:05 A.M. Briarwood and Thornwood Briarwood and Thistle Ct. Rockland Dr. Rockland and Stone Haven Ct. Rockland and Sandstone Ct. Rockland and Cobblestone Dr. Cobblestone and Limestone Ct. Oblock Rd. (Malabar to Key West) Deer Valley Estates @ Oblock Rd. Oblock Rd. and Kinzua

Bus # 261 - 8:10 A.M. Rt. 380 (New Texas Rd. to County Line) Clements Rd. Hallowell Dr. Bus # 249 in P.M.

Bus # 176 - 8:10 A.M.

Bus # 244 - 7:50 A.M.

Ross Hollow Rd. (Old Leechburg Rd. to New Texas Rd.) Rustic Ridge Plan Ridgetop and Rustic Ridge Dr. Rustic Ridge Dr. and BrooksideDr. Rustic Ridge Dr. and Timberwood Ct.

Coxcomb Hill Barking Rd. Columbia Rd. Pine St. Extension (Renton Plan) 1455 Mallisee Rd.

Bus # 182 - 8:05 A.M. Center Rd. (Center to Old Frankstown Rd.) Oblock Ave Mark Haven Plan Douglas Dr. and Justine Dr. Wimbledon Dr. and Justine Dr. Winbledon Dr. and Providence Dr. Wimbledon Dr. and Dehaviland Dr.

Bus # 185 - 8:00 A.M. Edgemead Plan Cresthaven and Carriage Carriage at #208 Carriage and South Windgap Carriage and Belmont McJunkin Rd. Eighmy and Finley Beech Rd. (Eighmy to Center New Texas Rd.) Maple Rd. and Oak Rd. Beech Rd. and Elm Rd.

Bus # 188 - 8:10 a.m. Rustic Ridge Plan Rustic Ridge Dr. and Autumnwood Ct. Rustic Ridge Dr. and Stonedge Ct. Rustic Ridge Dr. and Meadowood Dr. Meadowood Dr. and Fieldstone Ct. Meadowood Dr. and Overbrook Terrace Meadowood Dr. and Rustic Ridge Dr. Center New Texas Rd. (Plum Crest to Palmer Rd.)

Bus # 189 - 8:10 A.M. Edgemead Plan Belmont and Cresthaven Cresthaven and North Windgap Cresthaven and Shelbourne Shelbourne and South Windgap Shelbourne and Belmont Center New Texas Rd. (Rte. 380 to Center School) Bus # 197 - 8:00 A.M.

To Center Elementary School Bus # 105 - 8:15 A.M. Renton Rd. (Sardis Rd. to New Texas Rd.) Plum St. Renton Rd. and Renton Ave. Renton Ave. and Oak St. Apple and Oak St. Renton Rd. and Apple St.

Rte. 380 (New Texas Rd. to Center New Texas Rd.) Palmer Rd. Francis and Palmer Francis Rd. Francis and Scott Scott and Roberts Roberts and Clements Rte. 380 (Unity Center Rd. to New Texas Rd.) Boyce Park Village (Both Loops)

Bus # 249 - 8:15 A.M. Old Frankstown Rd. (Rte. 286 to Pierson Run Rd.) Pierson Run Rd. Trestle Rd. Thomas St. at Pierson Run Rd. (Bus # 255 in P.M.)

To Holiday Park Elementary School Bus # 100 - 8:10 A.M. Pine Valley Dr. (Rte. #286 to Tahoe Dr.) Harborview and Arcadia Park Key West and Shady Hollow Key West and Sugarloaf Mt. Hood and Sugarloaf Bus # 101 - 8:10 A.M. Logans Ferry Rd. (3807 up) Shangra La Apartments Pin Oak Alvin Ct. Charter Heights Sandune Ct. Impala and Cape Cod Dr. Catalina and North Duane Dr. Bus # 102 - 8:10 A.M. Blue Ridge and Tahoe (Lower) Blue Ridge and Gas Line Blue Ridge and Skyline Blue Ridge and Tahoe (Upper) Tahoe and Moraine Oliver Ct. Bus # 103 - 8:10 A.M. Whispering Pines Plan Foxtail Rd. and Lacebark Foxtail Rd. and Balkan Dr. Kane Rd. Logans Ferry Rd. (3807 and Lower) Logans Ferry and Teton Logans Ferry and Shasta Shasta and Creole Malabar (Bus #198 in P.M.)

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Greendale Village Harvest Hill and Grovecrest Harvest Hill and Greendale Greendale and Brushy Ridge Ct. Valley Fields @ Old Leechburg Rd. Rolling Hills Ct. Meadow Hill Dr. @ Old Leechburg Rd.

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Bus # 184 - 8:15 A.M. Presque Isle and Timothy South Duane Dr. (Bus #180 in P.M.) Bus # 186 - 8:10 A.M. Chapparal Dr. Abers Creek Rd. and Chapparal Abers Creek Rd. (Middle) Abers Creek Rd. and Cayuga Holiday Park Dr. and Settlers Ct. Holiday Park Dr. and Upper Sierra Holiday Park Dr. and Black Hills

Bus # 194 - 8:05 A.M. New Texas Rd. (Rte. #380 to Rte. #286) Carpenter Dr. Yettman Dr. Falls Village East View Dr. McKim Dr. Woodlawn Estates Douglas Fir and Firwood Wedgewood and Red Oak

To Pivik Elementary School Bus # 104 - 8:05 A.M. Peppertree Plan Peppertree Dr. and Ashley Ln. (Both Ends) Highlands Plan Stirling and Windsor Ct. Stirling and Aberdeen Glengarry Ct. Aberdeen Dr. and Edenburg Dr.

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Bus # 181 - 8:05 A.M. Rte. #909 (Ramparts to Hulton Rd.) Coxcomb Lane Hulton Rd. Pennsylvania Ave. Lincoln Ave. Jefferson Ave. Frankland Ave. Eastern Ave. Morath Lane Kirk Dr. (go in Trailer Ct.) Mary St. Old Leechburg Rd. (Pinto to Greendale Village)

Bus # 187 - 8:00 A.M. 231 Coxcomb Hill Kellywood (Phase #2) Emerald and Kellwood Ct. Rampart Gardens 219 Ligonier Lane Duquesne and Ligonier Lebeouf and Duquesne 198 Coxcomb Hill Bus # 190 - 8:10 A.M. Sardis Rd. (Rte. #380 to Webster Rd.) Upper Drennen Rd. @ Sardis Rd. Leechburg Rd. (Sardis Rd. to Nesbits ) Cherrywood Dr. and Blossom Ct. Cherrywood Dr. @ Leechburg Rd. Bus #183 in P.M.

Bus # 192 - 8:00 A.M. Milltown Rd. (Shearer Rd. to Repp Rd.) Repp Rd. (Milltown Rd. to Repp Rd.) Carrie Ann Dr. @ Repp Rd. Kellywood Estates Lynn Ann and Kelly Ridge Lynn Ann (Middle) Lynn Ann and Ridgewood Ct. Dinwiddie Dr. (Frontenac to Kerr Rd.) Dinwiddie Dr. and Frontenac Dinwiddie Dr. and Peppertree Dr. Dinwiddie Dr. and Kerr Rd.

Bus # 195 - 8:05 A.M. New Texas Rd. (Rte. #380 to Renton Rd.) Leechburg Rd. (New Texas Rd. to Ralph St.)

Bus # 196 - 8:00 A.M. Greensburg Rd. (Rt. #909 to Drennen Rd.) Crystal Springs Drennen Rd. Old Leechburg Rd. (Greensburg Rd. to Sardis Rd.) McAllister Dr. (First Turn Around) Old Leechburg Rd. (Sardis Rd. to New Texas Rd.) Old Leechburg Rd. (New Texas Rd. to School Rd.) Windy Oak Dr. and Pin Oak Bus # 199 - 8:05 A.M. Shearer Rd. Kerr Rd. Ramparts Rampart Ct. Rampart and Duquesne Rampart Blvd. and Venango Ct. Rampart Blvd. and Ligonier Rampart Blvd. and Prince George Frontenac and Tionesta Rampart Blvd. and Frontenac Frontenac (Middle) New Texas Rd. (Nesbits to Center New Texas Rd.) Bus # 244 - 8:00 A.M. Webster Rd. (Greensburg Rd. to Sardis Rd.) Wright Rd.

Bus # 245 - 8:20 A.M. Steurnagle Lane Barnes Rd. Elicker Rd. Rosewood @ Elicker Rd. (Bus 261 in P.M.)

To Regency Park Elementary School Bus # 108 - 8:05 A.M. Rte. #380 (Crestview to Center) Willow Village @ Rte. #380 Unity Center Road (Center to Anderson Lane) College Ave. Jackson Rd. Anderson Ave. Universal Rd. (Deborah Jane to Unity Center Rd.) Franklin Dr. Ellwood Ave. Unity Center Rd. (Millers Lane to Anderson Ave.)

Bus # 191 - 8:00 A.M.

Bus #180 - 7:45 A.M.

Bus # 192 - 8:10 A.M.

Logans Ferry Hill Demetrio Lane Edwards Rd. Logans Ferry Heights Memorial Dr. Browntown Rd.

Whispering Pines Balkan Dr. @ Foxtail Charter Heights Impala and Cape Cod Tahoe and Moraine Blue Ridge Loop Harborview @ Arcadia Park Pine Valley Dr. 1099 Oblock Rd. Bar Harbor and Rainier 344 Holiday Park Dr. New Texas Rd. (Rte. #380 to Old Leechburg Rd.) Rockland Manor Loop Briarwood Hills Loop Old Leechburg Rd. (New Texas Rd. to Unity) Windy Oaks @ Old Leechburg Rd. Greendale Village Harvest Hill and Greendale Harvest Hill and Grovecrest

Repp Rd. (Rte.#909 to Milltown) Kellywood Estates Lynn Ann Dr. (Middle) Lynn Ann and Kelly Ridge Ridgeview and Kelly Ridge Dinwiddie Dr. (Frontenac to Kerr Rd.) Dinwiddie Dr. and Frontenac Dinwiddie Dr. and Peppertree Dr. Dinwiddie Dr. and Kerr Rd. (Bus #104 in P.M.)

Bus # 193 - 8:15 A.M. Old Leechburg Rd. (Unity to Sherrie Dr.) Sherrie and Chris Ct. Sherrie and Jane St. Garlow and Argow Garlow (Middle) Garlow and Perry Allegheny and Bank St. Center St. and Perry Siple and Leechburg Rd. Unity Center Apartments

To St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Bus # 104 - 8:05 A.M. Peppertree Plan Peppertree and Ashley Ln. (Both Ends) Bus # 106 - 7:40 A.M Old Farm Rd. Oblock Rd. and Ohiopyle Oblock Rd. and Holiday Park Dr. Oblock Rd . And Kinzua Mt. Hood and Sugarloaf Key West Dr. Presque Isle Dr. and Carnival Presque Isle Dr. and Conneaut Havana and Paree Ozark and Nassau Hialeah and Ozark Ross Hollow Rd. (Old Leechburg Rd. to New Texas Rd.) (Bus # 191 in P.M.) Rustic Ridge and Stonedge Ct. (Bus #191 in P.M.) Meadowood and Ridge Top (Bus #191 in P.M.) Meadowood And Rustic Ridge Dr. (Bus #191 in P.M.) Pampena Lane @ Ross Hollow Rd. (Bus #191 in P.M.) 3412 Leechburg Rd. (Bus #191 in P.M.)

Bus # 108 - 8:10 P.M. Anderson Ave. (Bus #183 in P.M.) Regency Park School (Bus #199 in P.M.)

Bus # 181 - 8:10 A.M. Hulton Rd. Hulton Rd. and Pennsylvania Ave. (Bus #247 in P.M.)

Bus # 182 - 8:05 A.M. Center Rd. (Center to Old Frankstown Rd.) Mark Haven Plan Wimbledon and Providence (Bus #199 in P.M.)

Bus # 185 - 8:05 A.M. Edgemede Plan Cresthaven and Carriage Carriage @ 224 Carriage and South Windgap Carriage and Belmont (Bus #199 in P.M.) Bus # 187 - 8:05 P.M. Kellywood @ Repp Rd. (Phase 2) Emerald Dr. and Kellywood Ct. Duquesne and Lebeouf (Bus #104 in P.M.)

Bus # 189 - 8:10 A.M. Edgemead Plan Belmont and Cresthaven Cresthaven and North Windgap Cresthaven and Shelbourne Shelbourne and South Windgap Shelbourne and Belmont (Bus #199 in P.M.)

Bus # 193 - 8:15 A.M Sherrie and Chris Ct. Garlow and Perry St. (Bus #183 in P.M.) Bus # 196 - 8:10 P.M. McAllister Dr. (Bus #191 in P.M.)

Bus # 198 - 7:50 A.M Alcan Dr. Chapparal Dr. Holiday Park Dr. and Sierra New Texas Rd. (Rte.#286 to Rte.#380) (Bus #182 in P.M.) Boyce Park Village (Both Loops) Maple Rd. and Oak Rd. McJunkin Rd. Eighmy and Finley Rd. Unity Center Rd. (Francis Rd. to St. Johns School)

Bus # 199 - 8:05 P.M. Ramparts Rampart Blvd. and Ligonier (Bus #104 in P.M.)

Bus # 247 - 8:10 A.M. Highlands Plan Stirling and Aberdeen Glengarry Ct. Renton Ave. and Walnut Thomas St. @ Pierson Run Rd. Center Hill Rd. @Pierson Run Rd. Edgemede Plan Cresthaven and Carriage Carriage @ 224 Carriage and South Windgap Carriage and Belmont (Bus #199 in P.M.)

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Title I Reading Program Title I Program Description Title I is a federally funded supplemental reading program. Supplemental reading instruction is available to all students in grades kindergarten through 6 who demonstrate a need for this instruction. Candidates for the program are identified through assessments and teacher observations. The Title I teachers are certified reading specialists who work closely with classroom teachers to develop appropriate interventions. The purpose of the program is to provide additional instruction and practice in all facets of the reading process. Students in grades kindergarten through 4 are taught in educational environments that best meet their needs. Supplementary instruction may occur in small flexible groups that meet three to five times per week, one-on-one sessions, or in the whole class setting. Students in grades 5 – 6 receive instruction through the Academy of Reading and Academy of Math computer programs with teacher intervention as needed. Parents are kept informed of their children’s progress through progress reports, assessment reports, and parent conferences. Parents are also informed about the Title I Program through parent workshops, take-home information, the district website, and planning meetings. All parents of Title I students have the opportunity to be involved in federal programs planning. At the spring meeting plans for the upcoming school year are discussed and parents can provide input into how federal funds will be used in the district’s Title I and Title II projects. Parents are asked to review and assist in designing strategies for increasing parental involvement. Parents are also encouraged to partner with teachers by volunteering in their child’s school and practicing reading with their children at home. Parents are also invited to attend workshops with their children to learn techniques to support their children in reading at home. If you would like more information about Title I programs or would like to add parent input to our program, please contact Jason Knisely, Federal Programs Coordinator at 412-798-6334 or kniselyj@pbsd.k12.pa.us

Parent Involvement Policy Our goal in Plum Borough School District is to provide an academic program of the highest quality for our students. We endeavor to help all children meet proficient and advanced levels in literacy. A critical component to our students’ success is the on-going support and participation of our parents/guardians. We define parent and family involvement as an on-going process that assists families to meet their basic obligation as their children’s first educators, promotes clear two-way communications between home and school and supports parents as leaders and decision makers at all levels concerning the education of their children. It is our intention that this document will focus and refine our efforts in the area of parent involvement.

Communications: • The school handbook will be published for parents on the district web site and a hard copy will be provided to parents who do not have online access. • The school calendar is available on the district website. • All parties will sign Parent/Student/Teacher compacts as students enter the Title I Program. This compact describes how the parents, students and school staff will share the responsibilities for improving student achievement. • The Parent Involvement Policy, developed with parent participation, will be on file in the building and will be distributed to parents as part of the Title I Parent Information Packet. • Parents will be invited to meet the Title I staff at the elementary schools’ Open House.

• Parents of Title I students will be invited to attend a meeting in the fall of the school year. This meeting will address detailed information regarding Plum Borough School District’s Title I Program, each elementary school’s performance proﬁle, the program’s design to meet academic standards, and assessment results. • Parent-teacher conferences will be held in November of each school year to discuss individual assessment results and interpretation. Day and evening hours will be oﬀered to accommodate family schedules. • Formal assessment results will be distributed directly to parents as those results are received.

Parent Education/Support: • Parent volunteers are strongly encouraged. Volunteer opportunities: classroom guest readers, field trip chaperones, PIE (Parents in Education) helpers, PTA participation and assisting in the organization of leveled libraries to support the K-6 Guided Reading model. • Title I parents will be invited to attend at least two workshops facilitated by the Title I staff. These workshops will be designed to provide parents with the support needed to guide their child’s development in the five core elements of reading. • The elementary guidance counselors will serve as liaisons to community agencies to help parents connect with needed services. • The spring parent workshop will include a parent planning component for the following year’s Title I Program. • Parents will be provided resources from the US Department of Education at www2.ed.gov/about/pubs/intro/index.html. These will enable them to help their children with academics at home. Parents can also utilize the SPAC’s (State Parent Advisory Council) web site, www.miu4.k12.pa.us, as a resource for improving academic achievement.

Parent/Guardian Notification No Child Left Behind Law requires notification to parents/guardians when any of the following situations exist in a district receiving Federal funds. 1. Districts must annually disseminate Federal Programs Complaint Resolution Procedures to parents/guardians of students and appropriate private school officials or representatives. 2. At the beginning of each school year, a participating LEA must notify the parents/guardians of each student attending a building that receives Title I funds that they may request, and the district will provide in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers and any paraprofessionals providing services to their child. 3. A building that receives Title I funds must provide all parents/guardians notice that their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks, by a teacher or a person who is not appropriately certified. 4. When a school is identified for School Improvement, the district must notify the parents/guardians of all children in the identified Title I building of its School Improvement status. Yearly updates are provided to parents with available options until the building is no longer identified for improvement. 5. Within thirty days after the beginning of the school year, a district must inform parents/guardians that their LEP child has been identified for participation in a language instruction educational program. 6. Parents/guardians of students enrolled in a persistently dangerous school or students who are victims of violent criminal offense while on school property must be notified of their option to transfer their student to a school that is not designated persistently dangerous.

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Entrance Requirements According to Pennsylvania State Law, the admission of beginners to the public schools shall be confined to the first two weeks of the annual school term in districts operating on an annual promotion basis. Children entering first grade must be 6 years of age on or before September 1 of the school year. Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years of age on or before September 1 of the school year. No early entrance of children to the kindergarten program or the first grade will be permitted.

Drug-Free Workplace The Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act requires schools to be free of the illegal use of drugs and requires the district to issue the following statement to all: “No one is allowed to use, make, sell, distribute, or have in their possession any illegal drugs.”

Unlawful Harassment The School Board strives to provide a safe, positive learning climate for students in the schools. It is the policy of the district to maintain an educational environment in which harassment in any form is not tolerated. The Board prohibits all forms of unlawful harassment of students and employees by all district students and staff members, contracted individuals and vendors, and volunteers in the schools. Students and employees should be aware of the policy and adhere to it. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to the building principal. This policy is available in the guidance office or administrative office.

Non-discrimination in School and Classroom The Board declares it to be the policy of this district to provide an equal opportunity for all students to achieve their maximum potential through the programs offered in the schools regardless of race, color, age, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, or handicap/disability. The Board shall provide to all students, without discrimination, course offerings, counseling assistance, employment, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The district shall make reasonable accommodations for students identified with physical and mental impairments that constitute disabilities, consistent with the requirements of federal and state laws and regulations. This policy is available in the Central Administration. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Dr. Guy Rossi, Assistant Superintendent/Compliance Officer, at Central Administration Offices, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239 (412-795-0100 ext. 6360). For information regarding activities and facilities accessible to and usable by physically-challenged persons, contact the building principals or the Special Education office at 412-798-6393. If any individual requires special accommodations, contact the building principal three days prior to the scheduled event in order that accommodations can be secured.

Board of School Directors The Plum Borough Board of School Directors is responsible for educational policies of the district and is responsible to the state government and the local community for the education of children from kindergarten through grade twelve.

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Board members are elected by residents of Plum Borough for a four-year term of oﬃce. The Board, under state guidelines, establishes policies which are executed by the Superintendent with the help of the administrative staﬀ.

Members Andrew Drake, President Kevin Dowdell, Treasurer Shane McMasters Joe Tommarello Rich Zucco Non-Members Cindy Vento, Board Secretary

Sal Colella, Vice-President Tom McGough John St. Leger Loretta White

Andrews & Price, Solicitor

School Board Meetings Parents and residents are invited to attend school board meetings on the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Visit our website for dates and times of Board Committee Meetings. Because of scheduling conﬂicts, meeting dates and locations could change. Please check the district’s website, Information Line for up-to-date information, or the Mustang Channel.

Plum Communication All board meetings (with the exception of personnel and executive sessions) are open to the public. Final decisions are made at the school board level, and those decisions are carried out by administration, faculty, and staﬀ. Prior to a ﬁnal decision, there are a few steps impacting the vote. Whenever the administration develops a proposal (whether by its own initiative or as directed by the School Board), it is presented to the appropriate Board committee, e.g. education, athletics, transportation, etc. for discussion and evaluation. Once the proposal has been heard, the Board committee then decides whether to pursue more research or recommend the proposal for a board vote.

Communication Venues • District website www.pbsd.k12.pa.us • Plum Schools’ Information Line 412-795-0100 ext. 1 • Board meetings are advertised and announced in the Tribune Review. • Board committee minutes are available to the public at the Central Administration Oﬃces during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. or by downloading from the website. • The Mustang Channel

Use of Buildings School facilities are available for use by residents and organized groups after school hours. Persons who wish to use the facilities need to complete a Building Use Application, available at each building, the Facilities Department, 900 Elicker Road, as well as the website, http://www.pbsd.k12.pa.us. Forms are due a minimum of 30 days prior to requested use date. Completed forms are forwarded to the School Board for ﬁnal approval. Whenever a scheduling conﬂict arises over building use between community group and a school-sponsored group, the school group will take precedence.

Services for Preschool Children with Disabilities The Early Intervention Services Act - Act 212 - entitles all preschool children with disabilities to appropriate early intervention services. The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare is responsible for providing services to infants and toddlers, defined as children from birth through two years of age. At-risk children are eligible for screening and monitoring through The Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, Inc., 412.885.6000. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is responsible for providing services to preschool children (ages 3-5). If your child is less than age of beginners and at least 3 years of age, they are considered to have a developmental delay when difficulties exist in the areas of cognitive, communicative, physical, social/emotional and self-help development. For more information, contact: Project DART Allegheny Intermediate Unit 475 E. Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120 412.394.5816 Special Education Services for School-Age Exceptional Students Plum Borough School District provides a free, appropriate, public education (FAPE) to exceptional students consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 (P.L.108- 446). To qualify as an exceptional student, the child must be of school-age, in need of specially-designed instruction, and meet eligibility criteria for one or more of the following physical or mental disabilities: autism, deaf-blindness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment including deafness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment including blindness, and in the case of a child that is of pre-school age, developmental delay. Identification procedures ensure eligible students receive an appropriate program consisting of individualized special education and related services. At no cost to the parents, these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law and planned to ensure meaningful educational benefit and student progress. To identify students who may be eligible for special education, various screening assessments are conducted on an ongoing basis. These assessments may include: hearing, vision, physical and speech/language screening; a review of group-based data (cumulative academic records, ability and achievement test scores, enrollment and attendance records, report cards, and health records); and a review by the building-level RtII (Response to Instruction and Intervention) Core Team. When screening results suggest that a student may need special education services, PBSD will, with parental consent, conduct an evaluation. Parents who suspect their child may need special education services may also submit a written request for an evaluation to the school principal.

Services designed to meet the needs of exceptional students include a timely evaluation and the annual development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents are an integral part of the IEP process and should be present at IEP meetings. Plum Borough School District will make every effort to ensure parent participation at all IEP meetings. The extent of special education services and the location for the delivery of those services are determined by the IEP team and based on student’s identified needs and abilities. Consideration also is given to the student’s chronological age and level of intensity of the specified intervention. The district may provide supplementary aids and services, such as transportation, physical therapy, and occupational therapy as necessary for the student to benefit from the special education program. Parents may obtain additional information about special education services and programs and parental due process rights by contacting the child’s school principal or the Special Education Office at 412.798.6393. PA Department of Education http://www.education.state.pa.us PA Training and Technical Assistance Network http://pattan.net Learning Disabilities OnLine http://www.ldonline.org/parents Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder http://chadd.org Cognitive, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities http://www.thearcpa.org Exceptional Students in Non-Public Schools Plum Borough School District’s special education programs and services are accessible to resident students attending nonpublic schools. Special education programs are made accessible to non-public school students through dual-enrollment following evaluation and development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents of nonpublic school students who suspect that their child has a disability and is in need of special education may request a multidisciplinary team evaluation of their child through a written request the district’s Special Education Office at 412.798.6393. continued on next page

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Chapter 15: Services for Protected Handicapped Students In compliance with state and federal law, the Plum Borough School District provides services or accommodations to protected handicapped students. These services ensure equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the student’s abilities. They are provided without discrimination or cost to the student or family. To qualify for services as a “Protected Handicapped Student,” the child must be of school age and have a physical or mental disability which substantially limits or prohibits participation in or access to an aspect of the school program. Additional information on evaluation procedures and services for protected handicapped students can be obtained from the child’s school principal or the Special Education Office at 412.798.6393. Release of Information Policy According to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), non-confidential information about students may be included in publications such as sports programs, newspapers, radio and television news reports, newsletters, award and graduation programs, yearbooks, musical and play programs and other school publications. This information may include the student’s name, address, study interests, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weights and heights of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees, awards received and other similar information. Parents who wish to exempt their children from the release of such information should do so in writing to the principal. Student Records The District’s policy on student records guarantees that parents and eligible students shall have the right to review and obtain a copy of the record; challenge its contents; refuse individual consent where permission is needed for releasing certain information; and file complaints with the Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington DC 20202. This policy is in compliance with the Pennsylvania State Board of Education’s regulations and with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. If a child transfers to another school system, the District will forward the record when a parent-initiated written request is sent from the new school. Homeless Students The board recognizes its obligations 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, in compliance with federal and state law and regulations.

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Deadline for nominations: October 5th

What You Can Accomplish, If You Only Try By Pamela Palongue

How much can just one high school student do? Surprisingly, quite a lot. Nathan Polacek, a 15-year-old Plum High School sophomore, has managed to found a nonprofit called the Community and Wildlife Foundation which has already been a positive influence for good in our area. According to Nathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, Shannon Polacek, he has always been very independent and did most of the legwork for organizing the foundation himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He found a nonprofit consulting company online that was located in Florida,â&#x20AC;? explains Shannon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They helped him file for nonprofit status and Nathan was able to find local businesses willing to become sponsors for the new organization.â&#x20AC;? There is a board of directors to oversee the operations of CWF which includes two school teachers, an accountant and Nathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Rob Polacek. Some of the projects that CWF has already tackled include finding furniture for an impoverished family in Braddock and renovating two playgrounds in East Pittsburgh.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We mainly had to paint [the playground equipment], cut the grass and fill in some areas with mulch, which was donated by Plumline Nursery and Home Depot,â&#x20AC;? says Nathan. The teen is currently busy helping to produce a promotional video for the Plum Creek Day Camp, in association with his church, Plum Creek Presbyterian. Nathan is in charge of camera work and editing of the film. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to get the word out about the organization,â&#x20AC;? says Nathan who further adds that it is CWFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal to help with a variety of causes. Being the director of a nonprofit keeps the sophomore too busy for extracurricular activities, but Nathan excels in math and science and is especially fond of history. If you would like more information on the Community and Wildlife Foundation and how to help, please visit the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page.

UPMC TODAY Health and Wellness News You Can Use | Fall 2012

Get Ready for Fall Soon the leaves will change color and fall to the ground — a welcome mat for cooler days, chilly nights, football games, hayrides, warm sweaters, and everything else that makes fall special.

What’s Inside 2

From Hands to Hips, Shoulders to Knees, UPMC East Does it All

Give Your Back a Break Using Your Blood for Natural Healing

A Partnership of Hope and Transformation

Magee’s Newest Baby Is Two Stories Tall — and Ready for Guests

Building a Better Emergency Department

From Hands to Hips, Shoulders to Knees, UPMC East Does it All Comprehensive orthopaedic and joint replacement surgery now offered close to home.

patients. In addition to general inpatient orthopaedic procedures, the hospital offers a total joint replacement program that includes primary knee and hip replacements, complex knee replacements, and shoulder and elbow replacements. Other procedures include surgeries involving the spine, feet, elbows, hands, and wrists. Hand specialist Robert Kaufmann, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at UPMC East and director of UPMC Monroeville Surgery Center, describes the new hospital as “an asset to the community.” “The benefits are enormous,” says Dr. Kaufmann. “We’re providing patients from the eastern suburbs access to UPMC’s high-quality care without having to drive through the Squirrel Hill tunnel,” he adds.

Expert care for complex cases

David Ehman (left) at a postoperative checkup with Dr. Brian Klatt.

Eager to walk again without pain, David Ehman jumped at the opportunity to have knee replacement surgery at UPMC East, which is much closer to his home. To his surprise, he was first in line — officially the new hospital’s first surgical patient. “It’s outstanding. Everything is beautiful. Having top-notch care this side of Pittsburgh is excellent,” says David, a corrections officer. “Best of all, UPMC East is an easy drive from my home. I’ll definitely be coming back to have my other knee replaced.” His surgeon, Brian Klatt, MD, chief of orthopaedics at UPMC East, says the new hospital offers residents in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs the same orthopaedic specialists and surgeons who practice at UPMC’s renowned Oakland facilities. “That’s what’s so exciting to our patients. They don’t have to travel into the city. We’re bringing the finest surgeons right here to their community,” says Dr. Klatt.

Dr. Kaufmann says area residents will still have outpatient procedures performed across the street at the surgery center, but complex upper extremity surgeries will be done at the new hospital. “There are no limitations. The surgical expertise available at UPMC East can handle any complex case — and handle it well,” he says. Michael Rogal, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, says UPMC East offers the benefits and personalized care of a community hospital with the surgical expertise of a specialized hospital. “Convenience plays an important part in the healing process. Instead of asking patients to go to Oakland for specialized treatment, we’re bringing that training and expertise to patients here in the eastern suburbs,” Dr. Rogal says.

A team approach At UPMC East, a comprehensive team approach assures that patients receive the best possible care from orthopaedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists, physiatrists, nurses, and physical therapists. Rehabilitation and physical therapy begin almost immediately after surgery.

A growing need As people live longer and strive to stay active and healthy, the demand for joint replacement surgery is growing, Dr. Klatt says. Advanced joint reconstruction techniques, minimally invasive surgery, and computer-assisted surgery available at UPMC East help to restore function and shorten hospital stays for

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“Our goal is to provide patients with the highest level of individualized care, using the latest technology to restore their quality of life as quickly, comfortably, and conveniently as possible,” says Dr. Klatt. To schedule an appointment with one of our orthopaedic surgeons, call 1-800-533-UPMC (8762).

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Give Your Back a Break

“And studies show that smokers have more back problems than non-smokers, which is another good reason to quit,” she adds. To help keep your back healthy and strong, Dr. Moon also recommends the following: Sit up straight. Use good posture when sitting or standing. That improves muscle tone and makes breathing easier.

Tips that can help you avoid back pain.

Work out. Back and abdominal exercises strengthen the core muscles that support your back, while low-impact aerobics strengthens bones and improves blood flow to muscles.

Amazingly complex, remarkably strong, and incredibly flexible, your back is one of the most important parts of your body. Without it, you couldn’t stand up straight, walk on the beach, chase after the kids, or dance the night away.

Lose it. Being overweight puts added strain on your back muscles. Carrying weight around your midsection isn’t good for your heart either.

Like most people, you probably take your back for granted — until it starts to hurt. “Eight out of 10 Americans will have back pain at some point in their lives,” says M. Melissa Moon, DO, a physician in the UPMC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. So what’s causing all those achy backs? “Everyday habits like hunching over your computer, toting a heavy purse or backpack, or picking up a toddler are often to blame for the pain,” says Dr. Moon.

Using Your Blood for Natural Healing Even after having surgery for a sports-related groin injury, recovery was slow for Megan Cortazzo, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with UPMC. A fellow physician suggested platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy — and her results were so positive that she now offers the service to patients at UPMC.

Think before lifting. Remember to keep your back straight and bend at the knees or hips when lifting something. Ask for help with a heavy load. Pay attention. If you feel back pain during any activity, stop and rest. Your body may be trying to keep you from getting hurt. Call the doctor. Most back pain can be relieved with self-care. However, Dr. Moon recommends that you see a doctor if: đ You have pain after a fall or injury. đ You have weakness, pain, or numbness in one or both legs. đ The pain is severe and doesn’t improve with medication and rest. đ The pain is accompanied by trouble urinating, fever, or unintentional weight loss. Learn more about building a healthy back at UPMC.com/Today. Source: National Institutes of Health

It also can be an effective alternative to surgery for patients with a wide range of conditions, she says, including: • Chronic tennis elbow (tendinosis) • Mild to moderate rotator cuff tears • Chronic ankle sprains • Mild arthritis of the knee For best results, Dr. Cortazzo recommends combining PRP therapy with physical therapy.

What is PRP therapy? PRP therapy is a type of regenerative injection therapy (RIT) that promotes the healing of injured or deteriorated tissue. “Platelets are rich in growth factors that stimulate healing,” explains Dr. Cortazzo. “We draw a small quantity of the patient’s blood and spin it in a special centrifuge machine. The process extracts platelets, which we then inject at the point of injury or inflammation,” says Dr. Cortazzo.

Is PRP therapy covered by insurance? Because it is still in its infancy, medical insurance does not cover PRP therapy. “Although it’s a self-pay procedure, many patients feel it’s worthwhile because it can eliminate lost work time and the cost of a deductible for surgery,” explains Dr. Cortazzo. “Most of all, they want the relief from pain it offers.”

Who should use PRP therapy? “PRP therapy’s use by professional athletes has generated tremendous interest in the procedure,” says Dr. Cortazzo.

For more information about PRP, call UPMC Rehabilitation Institute at 412-692-4400, or go to UPMC.com/prp.

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A Partnership of Hope and Transformation Every year, the lives of 74,000 cancer patients and their families are transformed by the care, specialized services, and research of UPMC CancerCenter, Partner with University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

Applying good science, investing in smart technology, and putting patients first. That’s the philosophy driving the cuttingedge research and lifesaving care offered through UPMC CancerCenter, Partner with University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI).

A network like no other UPMC CancerCenter is one of the nation’s largest integrated community networks of cancer physicians and health care specialists. Its more than 30 locations throughout western Pennsylvania and Ohio — including UPMC East — bring outstanding cancer care close to home for many patients. “One of the main strengths of the UPMC CancerCenter network is its ability to obtain virtually identical results wherever patients are treated,” says Peter Ellis, MD, director of the medical oncology network. “Our Clinical Pathways are evidence-based care standards that provide uniformity across the network.”

Three powerful pillars supported by 1,700 experts “Through our quarter-century-long partnership, UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter have identified three pillars that enable us to achieve our common goals: clinical care, specialized care, and research,” says Stanley Marks, MD, chairman of UPMC CancerCenter.

UPMC is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as having one of the best cancer programs in the nation.

“We’re committed to being a leader in the fight against cancer today and tomorrow, with the patient always at the center of all we do,” says Nancy Davidson, MD, director of UPMC CancerCenter. “From the groundbreaking research that takes place in our laboratories to our delivery of the latest cancer therapies in locations throughout the region, we’re at the frontline of cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment,” she says. “We also play a key role in inspiring and educating the next generation of bright young scientists and cancer specialists.”

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“It’s not always easy to see the ‘behind the scenes’ story of who we are and what we do. With these three pillars, we marshal the resources of nearly 250 medical, radiation, and surgical oncology physicians; more than 1,160 nurses, technicians, and staff; and 350 research and clinical faculty,” he explains. “Few organizations in the country can match the level of scientific and medical expertise, state-of-the-art technology, and physical locations found here.”

Pillar I: Clinical Care From the moment of diagnosis, UPMC CancerCenter’s network of nearly 100 medical oncologists links patients to a full range of treatments and services that include: đ Conventional chemotherapy đƫStem cell transplants đƫBiological therapy

đƫTargeted therapies đƫHormone therapy đƫPerfusion therapy

Pillar III: Research UPCI physicians and scientists are recognized leaders in molecular and medical oncology research. Their primary goal is to discover new ways to prevent, treat, and cure all types of cancer, particularly those with the lowest survival rates. Working hand-in-hand with UPMC CancerCenter, UPCI’s investigators strive to translate their research into actual treatment. More than 300 clinical trials now underway at UPCI give patients access to cutting-edge therapies long before they are broadly available. The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) 12th most-funded cancer research institution, UPCI received more than $174 million in support in 2011. UPCI is also western Pennsylvania’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mark Sosinski, MD, a nationally recognized lung cancer specialist who joined the UPMC CancerCenter and UPCI team in 2011, says “This was a good fit for me and my research, but the strong leadership really stood out.”

The UPMC CancerCenter radiation oncology network includes 16 community-based radiation oncology centers and 10 dual radiation and medical oncology centers. Many of these sites offer innovative, advanced technology that allows for more precise tumor imaging and radiation treatment. The surgical oncology network specializes in the surgical treatment of a wide variety of cancers, including many rare and difficult tumors. Its multidisciplinary team of physicians has attracted national attention for work in areas such as minimally invasive surgery, including robotic surgery; specialized procedures, such as the pancreatic Whipple; and regional perfusion therapy, which directs high concentrations of chemotherapy to the tumor site.

Pillar II: Specialized Care For patients with challenging or late-stage cancers, UPMC’s Hillman Cancer Center is a beacon of hope and innovation. It is home to internationally regarded surgical, medical, and radiation oncology specialists who perform treatments and procedures unavailable elsewhere in the region. Hillman also has the area’s most advanced imaging technologies to detect cancer and monitor treatment. Nationally ranked Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC features dedicated and comprehensive women’s cancer care, including breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers. For patients with hard-to-treat cancers, UPCI and UPMC CancerCenter offer disease-specific multidisciplinary clinics called Specialty Care Centers (SCC) designed to provide quick access to leading specialists. Many SCC reviews are done over the Internet, eliminating the need for long-distance travel. Care for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer is provided at the highly-ranked Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

To learn more about UPMC CancerCenter, Partner with University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, visit UPMCCancerCenter.com.

Hillman Cancer Center Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary When the Hillman Cancer Center opened its doors in 2002, it was hailed as an architectural gem — its spectacular, glass-block walled atrium serving as a symbolic link between research and patient care. Today, Hillman Cancer Center is the treatment and research flagship of the growing UPMC CancerCenter network. A 350,000-square-foot comprehensive cancer center, Hillman is home to UPMC CancerCenter’s pre-eminent clinical care for patients and UPCI’s internationally recognized academic and research programs. Here, patients and their families have access to specialized cancer diagnosis, prevention, care, and treatment, including multidisciplinary outpatient stem cell transplant services.

Architectural rendering of the patient waiting area of the Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers, currently under construction at Hillman Cancer Center.

Opening in January 2013, the new Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers will offer comprehensive diagnostic services, individually designed treatment plans, and long-term follow-up services to patients with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and other blood malignancies. For more information, visit UPMCCancerCenter.com.

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Magee’s Newest Baby Is Two Stories Tall — and Ready for Guests New state-of-the-art intensive care and cancer care units blend the latest in medical technology with the best in patient comfort.

It’s no coincidence that the words hospital and hospitality share the same Latin root, hospes, which means to treat guests with kindness and care. That spirit of welcome is immediately evident in the thoughtful design of two newly opened patient care units at MageeWomens Hospital of UPMC — one of Magee’s major expansion projects during a century of providing medical service.

“Their ideas and suggestions helped us create a quiet, calming, and safe environment for patients and caregivers. Each patient room is filled with natural light and decorated in soothing earth tones, blending comfort with technology. That kind of setting is very important to healing.”

Emphasizing patient and family-centered care Because studies confirm that the presence of loved ones promotes recovery, each patient room in the new unit features a comfortable sleeper sofa to encourage overnight stays. Family members also can order in-room meals for a modest fee, and all patient rooms have free Internet access and cable television. “Every room has separate zoned areas for families and caregivers, minimizing disruption and reducing infection,” explains David Muigai, MD, medical director of Magee’s ICU. “Visitors comment on how quiet it is here, thanks to acoustical features to minimize sound. And the ICU rooms are designed to accommodate changes in a patient’s condition, eliminating the need to transfer patients as they continue to recover.”

The patient rooms are warm and spacious, with a comfortable sleep sofa to encourage overnight stays by a family member or close friend.

“We wanted Magee’s latest major construction to focus on our patients with the greatest medical needs: those requiring intensive care and women undergoing cancer treatment,” says Leslie C. Davis, hospital president. “We’re still among the leading deliverers of babies in the nation, but we also care for men and children, from infants to centenarians. The additional beds also allow us to expand our core obstetrical (OB) services to the units that relocated. Adding space for our OB patients was a primary reason for this expansion.” Two floors were added to a three-story section of the hospital to create the new 14-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 28-bed Cancer Care Unit, more than doubling the number of critical care beds. Completed in record time, the new units increased the hospital’s overall bed capacity by 13 percent. “Before starting the project, we sought the advice of former patients, as well as our doctors, nurses, and staff,” says Joseph Kelley, MD, director of both the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Gynecologic Cancer Program at Magee.

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Each floor also has a family lounge and a meditation room. They offer privacy when needed, and company when desired. Both floors also incorporate the latest technology and best practices in green building solutions to minimize environmental impact. “We couldn’t be prouder of our newest addition,” says Dr. Kelley. “It reflects the kind of signature care and compassion Magee has delivered for more than 100 years.” Several of Magee’s programs, including cancer care, are again ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report (2012-13). Learn more about Magee’s services for women and men at UPMC.com/Magee. The meditation room on each floor provides patients and families with a private space that is peaceful and soothing.

Building a Better Emergency Department That was the ultimate goal behind months of planning and days of pilot testing at UPMC East.

Nearly everyone has a story about a trip to the emergency department — from frustrating delays before being seen by a doctor to endless waits for test results. Those kinds of stories actually helped challenge and inspire the men and women involved in developing UPMC East’s new Emergency Department (ED). They were determined to build a better ED from the initial design through opening day. “When most of us start a new job, we have to adapt to existing policies and ways of thinking,” explains Al Dawson Jr., PHRN, unit director of the ED at UPMC East. “Here, our team of emergency physicians, nurses, technicians, and staff continually ask: ‘How can we do this better?’ By thinking out of the box, we’re able to deliver a quality experience for our patients and their families.”

Shorter visits, better care If irritating waits top your list of things to avoid in the ED, you’ll appreciate UPMC East’s focus on trimming the time spent waiting for treatment. “For starters, we have a family lounge, not a waiting room,” says Timothy VanFleet, MD, chief of Emergency Services. “When you have a medical emergency, you’re immediately taken into a private room for evaluation and treatment. We don’t want our patients to wait for care.” Point-of-care testing also cuts down wait time at UPMC East’s ED. “Blood is drawn bedside and the tests are run in our own lab,” says Dr. VanFleet. “Results are usually in your doctor’s hands within 15 minutes — eliminating an hour or so of waiting.

That makes our patients happier, and it also improves our ability to provide quicker diagnoses and care. Depending on your injury or medical condition, that kind of fast turnaround can be lifesaving.” And other testing services have been carefully placed with patient convenience and safety in mind. “Both our radiology and computer tomography areas are just steps away from the ED, eliminating the need to move emergency patients from floor to floor for testing,” says Dr. VanFleet.

Inside and out, working in unison Safely delivering an injured or seriously ill patient to a hospital’s ED is like staging a carefully choreographed performance — everyone has a critical part to play and must do it perfectly. To ensure that happens at UPMC East, the ED staff worked for months before opening with area emergency medicine technicians and STAT MedEvac helicopter teams to train together, share knowledge, and prepare for the unexpected. “Preparing for the unexpected really did help us in the first few weeks after we opened on July 2,” says Mr. Dawson. “The number of people coming to the ED has really exceeded our expectations. Those early preparations helped us provide exceptional care and great turnaround times for our patients. We’ve had a very successful opening.” To view videos on UPMC East’s new Emergency Department, visit UPMCEast.com.

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Western Pennsylvania is home to many of these events, thanks to the many gearheads who live in the region. Here is a sampling of some of the many popular car cruises in the Pittsburgh area: Mineral Beach (in Finleyville) – This popular event happens every Friday night starting the first Friday in May, and often includes motorcycles as well as cars. This larger cruise usually includes several hundred cars. Wendy’s (in Peters Township, along Rt. 19) – This cruise is every Monday night beginning April 16th, and is a smaller cruise that usually has about 50 to 100 cars. McDonald’s (Meadowlands - Racetrack Road) – This event is held every other Saturday, beginning May 5. It is a medium-sized cruise is sponsored by The Washington Cruisers Car Club (www.washingtoncruisers.com).

For some, the smell of car wax, the heat of the summertime sunshine and the strains of Fifties music take them back to their younger days. In their minds, they go back to a time when having good weather and a great car for the afternoon, and the free time to enjoy it, were all that you needed for some fun. Nostalgia lovers, dust off the Turtle Wax car polish and break out the buffer. Thankfully, it’s again the time of year when you can lower the convertible roof on the car and go cruising, allowing the wind to blow through your hair, smelling the summer flowers and watching the gawkers staring at you as you roll past them in your classic car. After all, what’s the sense of having an antique car or a classic muscle car if you can’t show it off and allow others to enjoy it? Sharing the love of design, beauty and mechanics of a classic car or muscle car is part of the joy of collecting such vehicles. It also can be a quick cure for any lingering winter blues. The weather has warmed up—prematurely, in the eyes of some weather observers—but not too early for the many car buffs in Western Pennsylvania who have been waiting for the Car Cruise season to begin. Car cruises are an American tradition in which owners of classic and high-performance cars meet together in parking lots and other wide-open spaces, to show off their vehicles and to enjoy an afternoon or evening of fun with other car lovers. Often these events include music or entertainment and food, and sometimes, they even have races. All local car cruises are weather-dependent. Check the web sites for each cruise regularly to determine if a cruise will be held when foul weather could be imminent. While each car cruise is unique in its location and the makeup of vehicles, owners, and attractions, every car buff comes to the hobby by his or her own path. It could have started with a secret childhood yearning for a hot rod, or by catching a glimpse of something extraordinary in a shop window, seen totally by happenstance. Like a lover retelling the story of his romance, each classic car owner has a tale to tell about how he and his car were united.

Wexford Star Lite Car Cruise (Wexford) – Wexford Star Lite Car Cruise is held every Friday night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., starting May 25, through Labor Day. This is one of the largest weekly cruises in the region, and usually has more than 1,000 cars attending each week. The Wexford Star Lite Car Cruise is free and is hosted and presented by North Way Christian Community (www.starlitecarcruise.com). Ultimate Car Cruise (Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills) – Every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., May 16 through October. This cruise and many others can be found listed at the website www.carcruises.com. Flashlight Drags (Waynesburg) – Features a car show, a car cruise, a vendor’s midway, music, food and more. The idea behind this event sprang from the need for local hot rodders to have a place to legally and safely race each other. The essence of the event is providing a safe environment in which to enjoy the excitement of street racing, with an equal measure of nostalgia—which is where the antique and classic cars displayed at the event make their greatest impact. www.flashlightdrags.com. Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix International Car Show (Schenley Park, Pittsburgh) – Held every July and touted by international media including National Geographic magazine, the Vintage Grand Prix once hosted competitive races between racers in vintage cars around the park’s winding roads, but for years the entire event has been for show, and as always, still benefits charity. More than 2,000 cars, many of them very high-end, will be displayed at the event, in which all makes of car are welcome. Held annually since 1983, the Vintage Grand Prix has raised more than $2.75 million to benefit autistic and developmentally disabled people.

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Bob and Karen Smith of Plum were in search of an antique car in the spring of 2008. Karen wanted a Chevy Bel Air. Bob is a Ford lover and, apparently, a more persuasive salesperson since the couple currently enjoys a tropical rose and colonial white 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria. The Smiths found the car for sale on Craigslist and drove to Indianapolis, Ind., with a trailer to check out the car. They were impressed with the overall condition of the vehicle, which previously had its body and interior restored, and happily purchased it. The Crown Vic was an immediate head-turner in the neighborhood when the couple returned home. A few friends hopped in the back for a joyride around the block as soon as the car was backed off the trailer. The ride didn’t last long though as the old Ford’s brake pedal went straight to the floor on the first turn! Bob said he was disappointed there was a problem with the car so early on, but he had come to expect it with antiques.

The Smiths spent the next several winters improving the Crown Vic in their garage to get it into shape for the following cruising season. During those snowy western Pennsylvania months, they’ve replaced the braking system, rewired the car and installed a rebuilt six-tube AM radio. They also installed a new gas tank, fuel pump, fuel line and fuel filter. After the car was running well again, its frame and undercarriage were also completely restored. All the winter work done on the Crown Vic is put on display in the summer months when the Smiths participate in numerous local car shows and cruises. In the past, they also attended the Crown Victoria Association’s national convention in Somerset and plan to participate in the annual convention again this year in Ohio. “We’re looking forward to another cruising season,” Karen said. “The car gets plenty of attention, especially from little kids. The joy on their faces when we allow them to sit in the driver’s seat is priceless.”

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As a 41 year-old resident of Plum, Steve Boyd’s love of cars started right after high school. “No one in my family was ever really into cars, but as I went off to pursue my degree in communications at Clarion University, my friends were buying classic cars and sports cars that I could only dream about at the time,” explains Boyd. After college Boyd acquired several 1970s Pontiac Trans Ams, which he restored. After restoring the first car, he found the car he had always wanted - a 1969 Pontiac Firebird that a friend in the restoration parts business had purchased from a California estate sale.

It had been stored in a warehouse for nearly 30 years! The last time the car had seen pavement was in 1978. Boyd did the unthinkable, selling his completely restored car for the ’69 Firebird that had been baked in the San Jose sun and was in total disarray. With the help of a friend, Dave Brown, Boyd stripped the car to piles of car parts. Over the course of the next three years, the car came together with every single part receiving special attention before assembly. The paint on the car was done by a man named Jimmy Varacalli of East McKeesport who restored the car to a shiny black hue.

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A Truck for a Firefighter Alan Bender passed away in September 2000 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsburgh, he raised his family in Plum Borough. As a kid, Alan and his brother Wayne spent countless hours at the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department where their parents were members. It was then that Alan’s passion for firefighting really took hold. He became the Junior Chief and an officer at Holiday Park. He later became a member of Plum’s Unity Department and contemplated a career as a professional firefighter, but the responsibilities of day-to-day life took precedence and he never made the transition from volunteer to professional. He would remain a volunteer firefighter for the next 25 years. “I always admired his commitment and the lifelong bonds that he formed with many friends who shared the same sense of community and the brotherhood,” says Wayne. In 2001, just one year after Alan Bender’s passing at the age of 41, September 11th changed the world and the way we thought about it forever. For Wayne, the tragedy touched him on a more personal level as well, as he saw images of the fallen firefighters in New York. “I’m certain that if Alan had still been alive, he would have immediately headed to New York to assist in any relief efforts for the Fire Department of New York,” says Wayne. This past September, Wayne saw an ad for an old truck online that reminded him of his brother. “I soon found it was going to be more work

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than I wanted to do, so I initially declined, but days later, I still found myself still thinking about it. It was very similar to a truck that Alan had owned,” he explains. “And then I remembered that it was the 11th anniversary of his death. So I was drawn back to look at it again and a couple of weeks later, purchased the truck.” Wayne spent the past nine months doing a light restoration/modification on the 1980 Dodge as a remembrance to Alan and the 343 firefighters who perished on Sept. 11. The truck’s moniker became ‘F.A.S.T. Rescue,’ standing for Firefighter Assist and Search Team, which is a method of readiness adopted by the FDNY and many other departments nationwide to assist downed firefighters. Wayne added custom striping and lettering and some factory option packages. “I spent a considerable amount of time researching to locate and update many worn parts with good used or reproduction pieces and spent a lot of time on the overall design concept, including lots of cleaning and polishing.” Wayne hopes to soon make this truly a F.A.S.T. truck by installing a motor purchased from Alan almost 30 years ago with over 300 horsepower and nearly 343 cubic inches. Even though Alan Bender has been gone for almost 12 years now, he played a pivotal role in the restoration of the F.A.S.T. truck. When Wayne drives the newly-restored truck, there’s no doubt Alan will be along for the ride.

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Four Eagle Scouts from Troop 111 of the Holiday Park Methodist Church on Rt. 286 received their designations at the Court of Honor celebration on August 4. The scouts are: Joseph William Hayward, Scott Christopher Romanko, Shane P. Gillis and Adam J. Hand. The designation of Eagle Scout is the highest rank to which any member of the Boy Scouts of America can aspire. Only five percent of registered Boy Scouts earn the designation each year. In 2010, there were 126 merit badges listed that a Boy Scout can earn; to be an Eagle Scout a boy must earn 21 merit badges, 11 required by the organization and 10 of the scout’s choosing. A boy must become an Eagle Scout before age 18. Leadership is another important component of the Eagle Scout rank requirements. To become an Eagle Scout, the boy must spend at least six months in a leadership position within his unit while a Life Scout. Aside from completing the requirements and being active in his unit for at least six months after earning the rank of Life Scout, he must be able to demonstrate that he lives the Scout Oath and Law and provide a list of individuals he knows personally who will provide a recommendation. Once a boy feels that he has satisfied all of the requirements, he must undergo a Scoutmaster conference and a board of review. Joseph William Hayward has been in scouting since he was 10 and began as a Tiger Scout in first grade. He took on the position of den chief and helped the Cub Scouts of two different troops. He received the Special Den Chief Award for service above and beyond in 2009, and carried the troop in prayer as chaplain aide for two years. Hayward also was voted into the Order of the 32

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Arrow, and subsequently into the OA Brotherhood. He volunteered at summer camp and the following year was accepted to work at the camp, helping the scouts earn merit badges. His Eagle Project was to refurbish several picnic tables and to build an oversized picnic table for the Plum YMCA. The project took 350 work-hours (Boy Scout hours). The refurbished tables are for the special needs children at the Y, who had not been able to use them for two years due to their poor condition. Scott C. Romanko joined the Boy Scouts of America in first grade as a Tiger Cub. He went on to earn the Arrow of Light award and crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 111. Romanko progressed through the ranks on the way to becoming a Life Scout, holding various areas of responsibility which included den chief, patrol quartermaster, and patrol leader while balancing his scouting activities with school, soccer (Plum area and high school), and swimming (YMCA and high school varsity) along with working as a soccer referee and life guard. He was voted into the Order of the Arrow and recently voted into OA Brotherhood. His Eagle Project benefited the local YMCA and involved general area landscaping and the painting of the pool fence and select buildings around the pool. Shane Gillis’ journey in the scouting program began when he joined Pack 111 as a Tiger Scout in first grade. He later earned the Arrow of Light award and eagerly crossed over to Troop 111. As a Boy Scout in that troop, Gillis continued to earn merit badges and advance in rank. During this time he held numerous

leadership positions, the first of which serving as Cub Scout Den Chief. He is also a member of the Order of the Arrow. Gillis’ Eagle Project involved the repainting of the library parking lot and a community book drive in which approximately 2,000 books were received. Depending upon library needs and their condition, the books were either delivered to the library or sold. Funds received from sales were then distributed to the library as monetary donations. Adam J. Hand started as a Cub Scout in sixth grade and progressed into the Boy Scouts where he was voted into the Order of the Arrow. He continued on to earn all his necessary merit badges, and his Eagle Project was to build benches for the track field at the YMCA since there was no seating area there. The Eagle Scouts would like to thank Rev. Joel Garrett of the Holiday Park Methodist Church for graciously allowing the troop to use the church for meetings and activities, as well as Stanford Home Center for donating materials for the boys to complete their projects.

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SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY Peoples Natural Gas has launched an extensive program to modernize our infrastructure. More than $100 million has been invested to replace pipelines throughout our 16 county service territory ory y.. This means replacing over 40 miles of old cast-iron pipes and hiring additional pipeline workers and local contractors to do it. Last yearr,, we brought back 200 family-sustaining jobs to the region. This pipeline replacement program is the first major construction initiative of Peoples Natural Gas and it has been made for your safety and the need to modernize our infrastructure for the future. Safety is the number one priority of Peoples Natural Gas. Every day we strive to keep our customers, our employees and our communities safe. Peoples Natural Gas would like to remind you to help us keep your community safe. Know what’ s below e you dig. State law requires you what’s below.. Call 811 befor before to call 811 at least three days before you dig.

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Peoples Natural Gas has launched an extensive program to modernize our infrastructure. More than $100 million has been invested to replace pipelines throughout our 16 county service territory. This means replacing over 40 miles of old cast-iron pipes and hiring additional pipeline workers and local contractors to do it. Last year, we brought 200 jobs back to our region. These are not temporary jobs, but family sustaining jobs – the type of jobs that generations build on. Through the end of 2012, you will see Peoples Natural Gas employees hard at work on this project to improve the infrastructure of our communities. We will replace all the cast iron pipe in our entire system and continue to modernize our infrastructure in the years ahead. This is an extensive project and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to complete it. Peoples Natural Gas is once again a Western Pennsylvania managed company. All our management lives in the region. Our sole priority is serving our local communities. Our new company has refocused its total efforts right here. This pipeline replacement program is the first major construction initiative of Peoples Natural Gas and it has been made for your safety, and the need to modernize our infrastructure for the future. Safety is the number one priority of Peoples Natural Gas. Every day, we strive to keep our customers, our employees and our communities safe. Here are 3 Sensible Words about Natural Gas to help keep you and your family safe. Natural gas leaks are rare. But they can happen. Your senses will alert you if a leak occurs. SIGHT - Escaping gas affects the nutrients in soil, so discolored soil or dead vegetation near a pipeline may indicate a leak. Dirt or water blowing up from the group may indicate a natural gas leak. SOUND - Natural gas leaks may make a hissing or a high-pitched whistling noise. Noises will vary based on the line pressure. SMELL - A strong odor of natural gas can indicate unburned fuel in the air. Because the gas is odorless, a sulfur based odorant is added to give it a rotten-egg smell that warns of its presence. Be alert for this odorant or any petroleum smell.

Peoples Natural Gas emergency personnel are on duty to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you smell a natural gas odor, suspect a leak, or there is a fire, leave the area immediately and call the Peoples Natural Gas emergency service line at 1-800-400-4271.

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school graduates are estimated to earn just $1.2 million over the course of their lifetime, according to the same report.

Trade Schools and Vocational Careers: While vocational training can start in high school, thanks to regional vocational/technical centers that serve school districts, post-high school programs can take graduates from apprentices to masters of their field. What’s more, vocational programs aren’t like they used to be in the latter half of the 20th Century. Today’s vocational schools still cover trades such as carpentry, plumbing and stonemasonry, but they also excel in specialty fields such as computer networking, HVAC, and robotics. Online Learning: Online learning is a relatively new form of degree program using the power of the Internet to bring students and schools together. Also known as E-learning or distance education, online programs have brought some big names into the fold as Harvard and MIT recently joined forces, offering a variety of free, online courses. Online education typically costs less than bricks and mortar schools. Financing Education: No matter where you end up after high school, chances are you’re going to need to take out a few loans to make your goals attainable. Student loans come in a variety of forms ranging from federal to private. Scholarships often are attainable for eligible students, and are nice to have, but realistic students shouldn’t expect to garner enough scholarship money to cover their entire academic career. Programs such as the Federal Stafford Loan can offset up to $23,000 of tuition,

which can be increased to $46,000 if parents do not qualify for the Parent PLUS program. The downside to student loans is that you will be graduating with substantial debt to pay down. The upside, however, is that student loan interest rates are generally low, tax deductible and the loans themselves can be deferred until you are in a position to make payments on them, such as the time necessary for you to find a job. Benefits of tutoring services: One of the keys to acquiring scholarships is good grades. While thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally on the student to achieve, there are many services available that can help that student put in the extra effort to make the grade. From SAT preparation centers to study centers that cover a broader range of curricula, these investments are well worth the cost if the result is several thousand dollars coming off your tuition bill because you got a 4.0 versus a 3.8 GPA. Private Schools: Private schools are a popular option for parents when it comes to picking an education for their child. A study found that students who attend private school tend to score higher on standardized tests, and sends more graduates to college than public schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Private schools also tend to have a lower number of students, leading to a more effective student-teacher relationship. If a student tends to seek more attention or one-on-one help from teachers, private schools might weigh in more benefits. Private schools also create their own funding, including tuition, grants, and fundraising. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, the average cost of private school tuition tends to be around $17,441. Benefits of Preschools: When it comes to early cognitive development, researchers have found that that children who attend preschool tend to show higher intelligence quotients than those who do not, according to Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP). Although sending your child to preschool can help them academically, it also improves their early social skills. Preschool is the time when children become aware of sharing and learning how to interact with one another. The classroom gives the young students a friendly, safe environment that allows them to grow and prepare for the later education in kindergarten and Grade School. Children who attend preschool are usually between 3-5 years old.

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