Thanksgiving Coat Drive
 The Dallas High school PTSO is planning the annual Thanksgiving Coat Drive to be held the week of November 9-13th. The committee is in need of volunteer parents to assist in the collection and distribution of the community donations. Contact Robyn Jones, School Counselor if you would like to help out with any of our events throughout the year at 674-7217 or via e-mail at rjones@dallassd.com. The PTSO Steering Committee meets once a month on the first Thursday at 8:15 am in the Guidance Office. New parent volunteers are always welcome.
Pictured left to right: 1st row- Tammy Richie, Deborah Chielli, Karen Szatkowski, Deb Danko, Barbara Goode.
2nd row-Anne Manganello, Karen Muldoon, Robyn Jones, School Counselor, Bonnie Stachnik, Gail Petorak
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Dallas High School Students Present Project at PSBA Conference
 Students Pierce Donavan and Robert Adams presented their "Student Scheduling" Project at the PSBA Conference in Hershey, PA. In Picture: Seated: Pierce Donavan, Robert Adams, students; Standing: Karen Kyle, School Board President, Sandy Pesavento, Educational Technologist and Frank Galicki, Superintendent.
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FLU UPDATE
Please be advised that there are confirmed cases of influenza A in all Dallas School District buildings. All sick individuals are being managed by their physicians, who are treating all confirmed flu cases as if they are, or could be, H1N1 influenza.
Rest assured that School District officials remain vigilant in monitoring attendance, communicating with the families of sick students and staff, and following all hygiene recommendations of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Those recommendations are detailed below.
District officials encourage all members of the community to follow the Health Department’s guidance and precautions regarding the flu.
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Responses to Influenza during the 2009-2010 School Year
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Dallas School District will be adhering to the following guideline from the CDC as we monitor the health and safety of our students, staff and families. We are requesting that you help us keep tabs on the health status of our students by: keeping your child home from school and school related activities if he/she is ill; notifying the school when your child is ill; promptly reporting to the school to pick up your child should they become ill while in school. The following is an excerpt from the CDC Web site of recommendations for the schools:
Stay home when sick: Those with flu-like illness should stay home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever, or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medicines. They should stay home even if they are using antiviral drugs. (For more information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/exclusion.htm.)
Separate ill students and staff: Students and staff who appear to have flu-like illness should be sent to a room separate from others until they can be sent home. CDC recommends that they wear a surgical mask, if possible, and that those who care for ill students and staff wear protective gear such as a mask.
Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette: The new recommendations emphasize the importance of the basic foundations of influenza prevention: stay home when sick, wash hands frequently with soap and water when possible, and cover noses and mouths with a tissue when coughing or sneezing (or a shirt sleeve or elbow if no tissue is available).
Routine cleaning: School staff should routinely clean areas that students and staff touch often with the cleaners they typically use. Special cleaning with bleach and other non-detergent-based cleaners is not necessary.
Early treatment of high-risk students and staff: People at high risk for influenza complications who become ill with influenza-like illness should speak with their health care provider as soon as possible. Early treatment with antiviral medications is very important for people at high risk because it can prevent hospitalizations and deaths. People at high risk include those who are pregnant, have asthma or diabetes, have compromised immune systems, or have neuromuscular diseases.
Consideration of selective school dismissal: Although there are not many schools where all or most students are at high risk (for example, schools for medically fragile children or for pregnant students) a community might decide to dismiss such a school to better protect these high-risk students.
If you have any further questions regarding these recommendations, please do not hesitate to contact: Laura J. O’Malley, RN, MS, Certified School Nurse
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Top 10 Tips for Preventing the Spread of Flu
flutips.pdf
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New Traffic Pattern due to Construction
Due to new construction, all Middle School traffic should turn right after passing the Administration building and exit through Pear Tree Lane. All High School traffic should also turn right after passing the Administration building and exit through the student parking lot on to Conyngham Avenue, back on to Hildebrand Road.
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Right to Know Law and Open Records
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Governor Edward G. Rendell signed the new Right-To-Know law on February 14, 2008 fundamentally changing the way people access public records of their government. Government agencies must presume that a record is a public record available for inspection or copying. The new law requires government agencies, including school districts, to comply with the new regulations as set forth by the Right-to-Know Law Act 3 of 2008. This new law changes the way citizens have access to public records of their government agencies and the way these government agencies process these requests. To obtain a public record from the Dallas School District, please download the proper form posted below and mail it to:
Grant S. Palfey, Open Records Officer
Dallas School District
P.O. Box 2000
Dallas, PA 18612
Phone: (570) 674-7231
Fax: (570) 675-0192
gpalfey@dallassd.com
Cost for copies of requested information is $.25 per page.
To Submit a Right to Know Request or for More Information:
Contact Grant S. Palfey, Open Records Officer
Dallas School District
P.O. Box 2000
Dallas, PA 18612
Phone: (570) 674-7231
Fax: (570) 675-0192
gpalfey@dallassd.com
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Contact Information:
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
Phone: 717-346-9903
website: openrecords.state.pa.us
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Building Improvement Project
Information
Dallas School District Conceptual Site Analysis; Potential Project Costs; Program Documentation Presentation and Existing Conditions Presentation
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