With the end of the year quickly approaching, we are excited about all of the wonderful celebrations that are happening at Central Mountain High School such as the Prom, Senior Ball, School Musical, and Spring Carnival.

Various other activities will culminate our 2022-23 school year celebrating our Seniors. The graduation ceremony is scheduled for June 1st at Malinak Stadium. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 PM. Parents, family and members of the community are invited to attend all of these events happening at our school. This is the time of year when you need to finish strong and run through to June 1st and the last day of school. Keep pushing hard CMHS students, and before you know it we will be on summer vacation. We are proud of our Seniors and want to wish them the best of luck in all of their endeavors after Central Mountain High School. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

May 4th- Spring Carnival

May 29th - Memorial Day - No School

June 1st - Last Student Day - 3 hour Early Dismissal

June 1st - Central Mountain High School Graduation - 6:30 pm (raindate June 2)

Central Mountain High School Seniors and Senior Parents

Below is an informational letter of all senior events with dates and times.

CLICK HERE

With winter moving into unpredictable spring weather, there will be days when we may need to delay the start of the school day, call an unexpected early dismissal or have a remote learning day. Please be sure to sign up for Bloomz, our new messaging app, so you don't miss any important information.

All of these students and teachers need a round of applause for being AMAZING ROLE MODELS in our school.

The BENV Kiwanis proudly supports this year's Youth Writing Essay Contest. This year's theme is: “SPRING INTO NEW BEGINNINGS & GROWTH”.

Help make school attendance a priority...avoid the #SpringSlump!

The faculty and staff of KCSD encourage parents to ensure that students attend school everyday in order to achieve academic success!

If you are concerned about your student's attendance, please reach out to your student's school counselor.

If you are concerned about a student for any reason, you can make a SAP referral. The SAP referral can potentially lead to any needed services and/or supports the student may need to be successful.

Click on the picture to make a referral!

• Visit a local state park and enjoy special events or explore nature!
• Visit the Ross Library and take advantage of their summer programs.
• Check out the Lock Haven Chamber of Commerce site for a list of summer events that you or your family may be interested in attending.

If your family speaks a language other than English, the district has access to translators and interpreters that can accompany you in meetings with teachers and school members. If you would like to be connected with a translator or interpreter please reach out to your child’s teacher or the school guidance counselor. The accessibility features in the top right corner of this Smore allow you to translate this page.

A counselor is someone to talk to, who will listen without judgment. A school counselor can assist in short-term counseling and if needed arrange long-term counseling and the SAP (Student Assistance Program) and Tier II support. Counselors can teach students tools to improve and cope with different situations, especially because sometimes it's hard to figure out where to start. Students may be want to see a counselor for the following reasons:

• Want to share an experience/feelings
• Feel depressed and/or lonely
• Have thoughts of self-harm
• Feel stressed and/or anxious
• Feel angry and/or frustrated
• Want to improve grade(s)
• Talk about college/careers
• Relationship/peer issues/conflicts
• Personal issues (divorce/separation, loss of a loved one, etc.)

To learn more or to schedule a meeting, please contact your student's school counselor.

Christine Koch, Class of 2023 School Counselor (12th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4519

Email: ckoch@kcsd.us

Holly Moore, Class of 2024 School Counselor (11th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4515

Email: hmoore@kcsd.us

Tara Johnson, Class of 2025 School Counselor(10th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4518

Email: tjohnson@kcsd.us

Molly Leitch, Class of 2026 School Counselor (9th)

Phone: 570-893-4900 x4305

Email: mleitch@kcsd.us

Kyle Galer, District Wide School Social Worker

Phone: 570-893-4900 x2341

Email: kgaler@kcsd.us

Are you interested in helping out as a game worker for our Central Mountain events!?? If so see the flyer for more information.

Keystone Central School District has School Resource Officers throughout our district for safety and security.

Officer Scott VanGorder - Central Mountain High School

Officer Cory Beaver - Bucktail High School & Renovo Elementary

Officer Mike Fetzer - Elementary district-wide and District Attendance Officer

Officer Todd Brian - District-wide

Did you know the Keystone Central School District offers a full cyber program to students K-12?

Please use the following link to read the the up coming events and information for the month of March.

https://www.smore.com/4nkhq

Spring becomes a busy time for both state and local assessments. Assessments play an important role in curriculum, instruction and interventions for student learning.

State Assessments

Spring PSSA Window - April 24-May 12

ELA - April 24-26 (Grades 3-8)

Math - May 1-2 (Grades 3-8)

Science - May 3-4 (grades 4 and 8 only)

Spring Keystone Exam Window - May 15-May 26 - HS Biology, Alg 1, 10th grade Literature

Lit- May 15-16

Bio - May 17-18

Alg 1- May 22-23

AP Exams

Testing Window - May 1-12

Local Assessments

Spring Aimsweb and NWEA MAP Window - May 10 - May 17

Act 35 Civics Exam Window - May 22- May 26

Please contact your child's teacher for information and updates on your child's progress.

NWEA Family Toolkit

NWEA FAQ

About Aimsweb

Need to register for the SAT, find out testing locations, dates and registration deadlines!

In May we will conduct our final round of assessments to see how much our students have grown throughout the school year! We start with PSSAs the last week in April into the first week in May. After those are finished, we monitor English/Language Arts and math through AimsWeb and MAPs and compare the scores to the beginning of the year and the winter data sweep. We will be celebrating so much growth this year based on what we are seeing day to day!

Our reallocation for the Title I, II, and IV grants comes each spring. The reallocation is an adjustment of the original grant amounts, and sometimes schools lose quite a bit of money compared to the original allocation of funds. Thankfully this year the reallocation did not hit any school hard. We lost very little in Title I, and we actually had a minor increase in Title II and Title IV. Your input helps us determine how we are going to plan our programs across the district and spend our federal funds.

At all school levels, we use Title IV federal funds to purchase incentives for PBIS (our positive school-wide behavior supports) rewards, and we emphasize the goal of following school rules in all schools.

All elementary schools within the district are Title I schoolwide schools and receive Title I federal funds to support the positions of Interventionist and Title I Associates.

Required documents for families:

Right to Request Qualifications of Teachers (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us .

Note: If your child is taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is instructing in a content area for which they are not currently certified, the district must notify you. Four-week notification letters will be added here if that becomes necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us.

Title I District Parent Policy - Policy 918

Coaching Newsletter for Families - How We Teach Reading

Title I Complaint Procedure

School Improvement Plan

Many questions can arise concerning your child's laptop, internet access, busing information or maybe you'd like to volunteer in your child's school. These links below can help you get answers or point you in the direction of who to speak to.

Main Phone Line: 570-893-4900 ext 4501

Main Office Fax Number: 570-893-4640

Student Service Fax Number: 570-893-4642

Tawnni Germello- Administrative Secretary (Front Office- Main)

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4502

Email: tgermello@kcsd.us

Dana Robinson- Administrative Secretary (Back Office- Student Services)

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4302

Email: drobinson@kcsd.us

Sandy Crays- Attendance Secretary

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4508

Email: scrays@kcsd.us or cmhsattendance@kcsd.us (use for excuses & early dismissal notes)

Aleisha Jarrells- Student Service Secretary

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4516

Email: ajarrells@kcsd.us

April Lucas- CTC Secretary

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4301

Email: alucas@kcsd.us

Jenn Walters- School Nurse

Phone: 570-893-4900 ext. 4601

Email: jwalters@kcsd.us