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2022-2023 Elementary Handbook & Program of Studies

learning experience. There are many opportunities for participation available to interested parents. All families are
encouraged to become active in the PTO. When home and school work closely together, the children greatly benefit.
Information about PTO events and meetings is published on each schools calendar and via e-newsletters.
To view building calendars by visiting the home pages of each building: www.pinerichland.org/hes,
www.pinerichland.org/res, and www.pinerichland.org/wes. You can access each PTO website via these links:
● Hance PTO Website
● Richland PTO Website
● Wexford PTO Website

PARKING
Visitor parking is limited in front of the school between 9:20 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Do not park in the fire lane. Tickets may be
issued to violators who park in restricted areas. During evening events, parking continues to be limited. Please do not park on
the grass.
PARTY INVITATIONS
Party invitations should not be sent through the school to selected individuals, unless every child in the classroom is invited. To
avoid hurting children’s feelings, we recommend you mail all party invitations to the home. Addresses can be found in the
student directory, which is available in September for all elementary families.

PERSONAL BELONGINGS
All sweaters, jackets, lunch boxes and other personal belongings should be clearly labeled with the child’s
first and last name. Children are encouraged to check the lost and found for any lost items. Unclaimed items are
given to charity at the end of each nine-week period.

PETS
Pets are not permitted on the campus of Hance, Richland, or Wexford Elementary Schools.

PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOTAPE & WEBSITE
Please contact the Pine-Richland School District Communications Office by Sept. 15 each year if you wish your child
not to appear in photographs, video or on the website by completing a form via www.pinerichland.org/photo.

PROGRESS REPORTS (REPORT CARDS)
Formal reports of student progress are provided every nine weeks. The exact dates that progress reports are issued is
published in the Pine-Richland Activities Calendar. Report
cards are posted to the Sapphire Community Web Portal at the
end of the nine-week period for parent review. Hard copy
report cards are not issued. The online gradebook is accessible
to families throughout each grading period to provide current
performance updates by class, which are organized by
competency/skill.
PROMOTION/RETENTION
Retention is a considered decision that must be made based
on the individual student. Many factors must be evaluated,
and the multidisciplinary approach will be the means by which
the decision is reached. Factors to be reviewed include the student’s emotional, social, academic, physical,
chronological development, and also the most up to date “best practice” information regarding retention.

A team including the parents or guardians, classroom teacher, principal, school counselor, and other professionals who
are involved with the student will meet to discuss the possibility of retention.
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM OF SCHOOL ASSESSMENT (PSSA)
All third grade students are assessed through the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment annually in
the early spring in the areas of English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. Please refer to the Pine-Richland