Stop For the Bus
The Spring-Ford Area School District is proud to partner with BusPatrol and four neighboring school districts this school year. BusPatrol is a safety technology company with the mission of making the journey to and from school safer for children. BusPatrol's safety programs change driver behavior and create a culture of awareness and responsibility around school buses. The program and cameras will go-live starting in September. 

The partnership with BusPatrol will reduce the number of illegal passes in Spring-Ford, by educating drivers and helping local law enforcement to capture and enforce violations. The AI-powered stop-arm cameras capture the license plates of vehicles that ignore school bus stop-arms.

As well as stop-arm cameras, the entire school bus fleet at Spring-Ford Area School District will be outfitted with 360° cloud-managed safety cameras and a silent alarm system. This will improve safety on the school bus and allow the school district to respond immediately if there is an emergency. The technology, installation, and maintenance are provided at zero cost through BusPatrol’s violator-funded business model. Click here to learn more.

Schedule Release Dates
When will I find out my child’s schedule for the 2022-2023 school year? You may log on to your Skyward account to check your students schedule, homeroom and transportation information during the following time(s) - 2022-2023 Schedule/Homeroom Release Dates: 

• K-4: August 16, 2022 at 3 p.m.
• 5-8: August 17, 2022 at 3 p.m.
• 9-12: August 18, 2022 at 3 p.m.

Morning or afternoon kindergarten assignments were sent on August 3, 2022. Please contact your child's school if you did not receive morning or afternoon assignment information.

First Day Verification Reminder
Whether this is your first year as a Spring-Ford parent, or your last, the transition to a new school year can be a bit overwhelming. To help with this process, the Spring-Ford Area School District will utilize online First Day Verification (FDV) for the 2022-2023 school year. First Day Verification opened on Skyward on August 1, 2022. If FDV is not complete, student schedules and/or teacher assignments will not be accessible in Skyward.

2022-2023 BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIMELINE

• August 16: K-4 schedules posted to Skyward after 3 p.m.
• August 17: 5-8 schedules posted to Skyward after 3 p.m.  
• August 17: ELD Welcome Back Night, 5-6:30 p.m.
• August 18: 9-12 schedules posted to Skyward after 3 p.m.  
• August 18: 5/6/7 Grade Center Self Guided Tours, 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
• August 18: 8GC Self-Guided Building Tour; 9am - 2pm and 4pm - 6pm
• August 19: 8GC Self-Guided Building Tour; 9am - 2pm
• August 19: SFAHS Self-Guided Tour; 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.
• August 22: 8GC Self-Guided Building Tour; 9am - 3pm
• August 22: Regularly scheduled School Board Meeting
• August 22: 9-12 Grade Self Guided Tours, 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.
• August 25: Elementary Self Guided Tours, Various Times
• August 28: Enjoy your last day of summer, we’ll see you tomorrow!
• August 29: Welcome Back to the First Day of School! Send your First Day of School pictures to ecrew@spring-ford.net to be included in the SFASD Facebook album.

Elementary Back to School Nights

• Brooke ES - September 7, 2022
• Evans ES - September 7, 2022
• Limerick ES - August 30, 2022
• Oaks ES - September 7, 2022
• Royersford ES - September 7, 2022
• Spring City ES - September 7, 2022
• Upper Providence ES - August 30, 2022
• 5th Grade - September 8, 2022
• 6th Grade - September 12, 2022

Secondary Back to School Nights

• 7th Grade - September 1, 2022
• 8th Grade - August 31, 2022
• 9th Grade - September 13, 2022
• 10-12 Grade - September 20, 2022

4th Grade Band and String Lesson Registration
All students entering 4th Grade for the Fall of 2022 can register for Band and String Lessons by clicking here.

Once you have registered for lessons, please click here to obtain an Instrument Rental and purchase your Music Book

If you have any additional questions please contact our Elementary Band Director Mr. Slifer- bslif@spring-ford.net or Elementary Strings Director Mrs. Sunny- shwan@spring-ford.net

Join the Spring-Ford Team!
Are you ready to join the Spring-Ford family? The Office of Human Resources is pleased to accept employment applications for all positions electronically. Click here to learn more, apply online, or share with a friend.

Interested in part-time or flexible hours? Check out current openings from our partner providers:

• Part-Time Food Service - Aramark
• Full-Time Lead Cook - Aramark
• Guest Teachers - STS, Inc.
• Bus Drivers - Custer's Garage

Athletic Registration
Registration for the 2022-23 school year is now open. Please keep in mind if your child will be participating in sports for the 2022-23 school year, the student must pass a PIAA physical exam. Physicals must be administered by a doctor June 1, 2022 or after and they cannot tryout for a sport unless the online registration and physical is complete at least 2 weeks before tryouts begin. Online registration includes a CIPPE Physical (PIAA section 7), this will be uploaded to your online registration. Click here to learn more.

2022-2023 Food Service Prices
The federal government has not extended waivers that allowed all children to receive free school meal, meaning SFASD will return to pre-pandemic practices in the 2022-2023 school year. This year, families who qualify are encouraged to participate in the Free or Reduced Priced Meals program to help offset the cost of daily breakfast and/or lunch. It’s easy to find out, easy to apply, and risk free. Meal prices for the 2022-2023 school year will be:

• Grades K-4 Breakfast: $1.60
• Grades 5-12 Breakfast: $1.85
• Grades 1-4 Lunch: $3.05
• Grades 5-12 Lunch: $3.25
• Reduced Price Breakfast (K-12): $0.30
• Reduced Price Lunch (1-12): $0.40

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Board Meeting Dates
All Work Session Meetings and Board Meetings will be held in the Spring-Ford Area High School Cafeteria on the third and fourth Mondays of the month at 7:30 p.m., unless designated otherwise. Committee Meetings are held in the District Office Conference Room.

• Special Board Meeting, August 22, 2022, 7:30 p.m.

Don’t miss a meeting! Click on the gray RSS Feed button or Orange Bell to subscribe to the School Board Meeting Calendar.

Spring-Ford SNAP Fundraiser
Summertime is for family, friends, fun, and ice cream.SNAP will be presenting a series of raffles to help you enjoy every last minute of it. Our first raffle starts now!

This raffle includes 4 $25 gift certificates to local ice cream stops as well as $100 in a gas gift card to get you there.

• $25 in gift cards for Bruster’s, Scoupe De Ville, Handel’s and Rita’s.
• $100 in a gas card to a local gas station of your choice.

Tickets are $10 and ONLY 50 will be sold. Summer is going fast and this raffle will too! Tickets can be purchased on sfsnap.org.

The Lifeline and 988
When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.  Click here to learn more.