Last Day of School Signs
Do you have a student finishing up classes this week? Get a head start with your Last Day of School signs! Send your Last Day of School pictures to ecrew@spring-ford.net to be included in our Last Day of School Facebook album on June 8th.

PRO TIP: Don't have a printer? Pull up the Last Day sign on an iPad or tablet!

Click here for signs.

Important End of Year Dates

• 2024 Commencement Ceremony: Wednesday, June 5
• Last scheduled Student Day: Thursday, June 6
• Last scheduled Teacher Day: Friday, June 7
• Report Cards will be posted by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20
• First Day of School: August 26, 2024

Celebrate the Class of 2024
Spring-Ford Area High School's Graduation Ceremony will be held on June 5, 2024! In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be June 6th. You can watch LIVE on RCTV's YouTube and Facebook, as well as Verizon 44 and Comcast 968 (new number!).

Class of 1974 Reception
Spring-Ford Area High School invites the Class of 1974 to join their classmates on June 5, 2024 to celebrate their 50th High School Graduation. Before the graduation ceremony, we will hold a gathering for the 1973 Alumni and a guest.

5:30 p.m.: Class of 1974 Alumni will gather in the 9th Grade Media Center for an Alumni Reception.
7 p.m.: After the reception, those interested will move to the Commencement Ceremony in Coach McNelly Stadium.

Click here to RSVP no later than Sunday, June 2, 2024 to indicate your intentions so that we may make your visit enjoyable. We will be delighted to have you attend one or both events!

Upcoming Public Board Workshop
The Spring-Ford Area School District Board of Directors is holding a Board Workshop on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 12 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria located at 350 South Lewis Road, Royersford, PA. The Board will have a facilities discussion with a presentation from ICS. This meeting will be filmed by RCTV and available to watch live online at youtube.com/ramcountrytv.

Spring-Ford is Moving to ParentSquare
After over 15 years with Skylert, Spring-Ford has found a new home for our mass communications! ParentSquare is a tool that helps school districts easily communicate with parents, staff, and community. ParentSquare offers a host of tools that allows users to more effectively communicate and engage with families and students. Some features include:

• Mass notifications and Urgent Alerts
• Mobile application for all users (iOS and Android)
• Remind App Direct Messaging with two-way translation
• Calendar and event RSVP
• StudentSquare 

And so much more!

Mid-June, staff and parents will be invited to activate their ParentSquare accounts. Those who do not activate in June will still receive text, email, and phone notifications based on information provided in Skyward, so there should be no lapse in receiving information from the district over the summer as we transition from Skylert to ParentSquare.

NOTE: Skylert is NOT Skyward. Skylert is the communication tool we use for mass emails and phone calls.

Food Service Refunds

REFUNDS FOR SENIOR STUDENTS: If your senior has a balance of $5 or greater there are two ways the Food Service balance will be refunded at the end of the year:

• Senior’s balance will be automatically transferred to their sibling who attends Spring-Ford
• Senior’s balance will be refunded to the parent in Family 1
• If your Senior does not have a sibling attending Spring-Ford, you will receive an email with instructions on setting up an ACH deposit for the refund. 

REFUNDS FOR STUDENTS WITHDRAWN STUDENTS: Students who have withdrawn from Spring-Ford with a balance of $5.00 or greater:

• Student’s withdrawn, who have a sibling still attending Spring-Ford will have their remaining balance transferred to the sibling attending Spring-Ford.
• Student’s who have withdrawn and do not have a sibling attending Spring-Ford,  parents will receive an email with instructions on setting up an ACH deposit for refund.

TRANSFERING FUNDS BETWEEN STUDENTS: Parents can request to have funds transferred between siblings.  If you need funds transferred, please email Tracy Bogucki.

• Please include in the email the following information:
• Name of student the funds are being transferred from
• Name of the student the funds are being transferred to
• Amount to be transferred

Any questions regarding refunds can be directed to Tracy Bogucki at tbogu@spring-ford.net.

Kindergarten Registration is OPEN!
Welcome, Class of 2037! Registration is opening for incoming Kindergarten and new 1st-grade students! Children living in the Spring-Ford Area School District who will be five years old by August 31, 2024 are eligible to attend school in 2024-2025.

Families registering for Kindergarten will be the first to use Spring-Ford's new online registration system. Returning SFASD families who have already registered at least one student in Spring-Ford and already have a Spring-Ford Skyward account can log into Skyward to start the Kindergarten Registration process. Click here to learn more.

SUN Bucks Program
A new program called Summer EBT, or “SUN Bucks,” has been authorized by a bipartisan U.S. Congress to provide food dollars to low-income families with school-aged children over the summer months. The program is proven to reduce food insecurity and improve children's nutrition during summer break. Governor Shapiro’s administration announced that the Commonwealth would participate in this program beginning in the summer of 2024. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) coordinates the benefit issuance in Pennsylvania.

Who is Eligible:

A student is automatically eligible for 2024 Summer EBT/SUN Bucks if they are enrolled at a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program (SBP), AND they qualify for free or reduced-price school meals for any of these reasons:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or
• Medical Assistance with income that qualifies them for the NSLP/SBP, or
• Household meal application with income that qualifies, or
• Are homeless, runaway, migrant, foster, or in Head Start

If your child is automatically eligible for Summer EBT/SUN Bucks, you do not need to do anything else to receive the benefit. If you believe your income qualifies (185% or less of the federal poverty level), you can still apply for free or reduced meals through the school (unless your child attends a Community Eligibility Provision* (CEP) school) or apply for the Summer EBT/SUN Bucks through DHS. See “Summer EBT/SUN Bucks Application” below for details.

Click here to learn more.

Message from MCOPH
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health (MCOPH) has seen an uptick in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, throughout the county. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious disease. It can spread when a person with pertussis coughs or sneezes. A person with pertussis can spread the disease for several weeks unless treated. To protect yourself and others from getting sick, take action to help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, like pertussis:

• Avoid close contact with sick people: Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
• Stay home when you are sick:  It is important to stay home when sick for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medicines.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes: Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.  It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
• Wash your hands often:  Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use at least a 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth: Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Clean and disinfect: Clean surfaces and objects that are touched frequently, including desks, doorknobs, railings, computer keyboards, phones, and toys.
• Staying up to date with your vaccinations: Vaccines help your body create protective antibodies that help it fight off infections. By getting vaccinated, you can protect yourself and avoid spreading preventable diseases to other people in your community.
• If you think that your child has been exposed to pertussis or develops cold symptoms that include cough, contact their healthcare provider.