Welcome to the North Schuylkill School District

The North Schuylkill School District will graduate students who have a passion for learning and are empowered to be self-sufficient and successful.

Preliminary Budget Adoption

May 2, 2013

Click to view the 2013-2014 Preliminary Budget Announcement

Sealed Bid Notice

April 5, 2013

The North Schuylkill School District is accepting sealed bids on the following items:
(2) Blasius & Sons Upright Concert Grand Piano
Lester 6’ Baby Grand
Condition - Used

Click to View Official Bid Announcement

In Memoriam

On Wednesday morning, March 27th, the entire North Schuylkill family was saddened to learn that we lost a member of our staff.  Claire Krapf taught English and Mythology in the Jr./Sr. High School since 2002.  She touched the lives of her students and her colleagues by her warm smile and quick wit. Claire was a true educator in the purest sense of the word.  Thank you Claire for making North Schuylkill your extended family and for making us all a little better for having known you .  We will all miss you. God Bless!

Claire Krapf Obituary

Kindergarten Age Requirement

March 21, 2013

The North Schuylkill School District has adopted a new age requirement for students entering Kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. Students must be 5 by July 1, 2014 to register for Kindergarten in the North Schuylkill School District.

You can view the policy change here: Policy 201 - Admission of Students

Middle States Association of Secondary Schools

March 6, 2013

Dear North Schuylkill Community:

                On February 26, 27, 28 and March 1, 2013, an evaluation team from the Middles States Association visited the North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School to evaluate our programs and procedures for the purpose of determining if we would qualify for Middle States Accreditation.

                For the past eighteen months, the faculty, staff and administration have been doing a “Self-Study” to prepare for their visit.  Excellence by Design is an accreditation protocol that uses strategic planning as a vehicle for growth and improvement in student performance and in the school’s capacity to effect that growth. The purpose of Excellence by Design is to provide a framework and process to guide the school’s efforts to achieve excellence in student performance and to achieve accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

                During the evaluation team’s exit conference, we were very pleased to learn that the North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School will be recommended for Middle States Accreditation.  This is a wonderful accomplishment for the District and indicates the programs that are being offered for our students are of the finest quality in the state.  This also places the District in an elite tier of districts that have also attained Academic and Programmatic Excellence.

                I wish to express my appreciation to Mrs. Leah Briggs and Mr. Harry Lucas for taking on the task of Internal Coordinators for this project.  I also want to thank Principal Temchatin and the entire staff of the Junior/Senior High School for their commitment to excellence and their dedication to our students.

                For a better understanding of this process, I invite you to check the link on our website that has the completed self-study.

Andrew D. Smarkanic, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

A Flu Guide For Parents

January 16, 2013

Please review this guide for information about how you can help stop the spread of the influenza virus.

The Flu: A Guide For Parents

For additional information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FLU.gov

North Schuylkill Launches Blackboard Connect Parent Portal

October 30, 2012

The North Schuylkill School District has launched the Blackboard Connect Parent Portal. As some of you may have noticed during Hurricane Sandy, we can now send out both email and text alerts to alert parents to the closing of school. This new portal will allow you to control how you receive alerts, whether by phone call, text, or email. Please see the Welcome letter and Instructions below for more information.

Welcome Letter

Parent Portal Instructions

Please note: Changes made to phone numbers on the Parent Portal will not be refelected on your student's official records. In order to make changes to their official school records, please contact the school office.

NSE Bus Dismissal Change

September 24, 2012

In order to accommodate all of the students being dismissed in a timely manner, the lower parking lot loop must now be utilized in addition to the upper loop for bus dismissal.  This process will eliminate the need for a third round of bus dismissal all together.  Therefore, bus dismissal will be scheduled for two rounds at 3:20 P.M. and 3:25 P.M.  Please do not park along the sidewalk of this loop, which will be marked with yellow paint, at any time during dismissal including when the walkers/parent pick-ups are dismissed.  However, please bear in mind that this change does not apply to or affect the drop-off procedure in the morning.  We hope that this change will alleviate the problem of students arriving home behind schedule.   
This change will first take effect on Monday, October 1st, 2012.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school. 

Pennsylvania Keystone Exams Information

August 30, 2012

Pennsylvania Keystone Exams: FAQ

For additional information about the Keystone Exams, visit the SAS website at www.pdesas.org

North Schuylkill Featured in PA Leads Video

July 26, 2012

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Spartan Pride Magnets!

November 16, 2011

Spartan "Pride" Magnets are now available for $3 each! Magnets can be purchased in the Athletic Director's Office located in the Junior/Senior High School.

Spartan "Pride" Magnets

District Breakfast and Lunch Prices

Note:  Effective the school year beginning July 1, 2011, school nutrition programs will be required to move towards charging paid meal category students at a price that is on average equal to the difference between free meal reimbursement and paid meal reimbursement.  Schools that charge less than this amount are required to gradually increase their prices over time until they meet the requirement.  The law establishes a maximum annual increase in the federally required paid increases of 10 cents annually, but schools may choose to increase the price at a higher amount.  The law also allows school nutrition programs to cover the difference with non-Federal funds instead of raising paid meal prices.  Those school districts whose paid meal prices are already at, or above, what Section 205 requires, are not obligated to lower their paid meal prices.  Based on this information, the North Schuylkill School District meal prices will be as stated above.