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Teachers waving to students on a bus on the last day of school at Sinking Springs Elementary

Panther Head with the text: Welcome Back

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 21, 2024!

We are proud to welcome more than 5,500 students back to school here at Central York! As a reminder, the first day of school is also Kindergarten Orientation. Kindergartners should report with their parent(s)/guardian(s) for that day during the time provided by the building principal.

Your child's building principal will send additional information related to the first day of school.

First Day of School Signs

School Supplies

Central York School District will provide all of the necessary supplies (with the exception of a backpack) for your child in grades K-6, therefore no school supply lists will be sent home from the District.

Students in grades 7-12 may receive a specific supply list from their teachers during the first week of school.

Transportation

Student busing and transportation information is now available via the link below through Tuesday, August 13, 2024, to review and request changes.

Requests for transportation changes must be made before Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Change requests received after August 13 will not be processed until after the first day of school on August 21, 2024. This procedure ensures accurate driver routing and rostering for the first day of school.

Skyward

Skyward is the District's Student Information System (SIS). It stores information that includes attendance history, grades, school reports, personal family information (address, phone, email, emergency contacts), and health information. Skyward is also used as a communication tool for teachers and administrators to send messages to families.

Communications

During the school year, families will receive weekly news from the District and their child's school building. Please be sure that your contact information including email addresses is up-to-date in Skyward to ensure you are receiving all District communications.

The CYSD Weekly News, High School, and Middle School newsletters will be sent on Mondays during the school year. All Elementary School newsletters will be sent on Fridays during the school year. For your convenience, weekly newsletters will also be accessible on our District Website.

District Newsletters

Families may also receive periodic emails and updates via Skyward regarding important updates and information. Those will be sent via email and also available to view in Skyward.

Student Handbooks

Attendance Information

Students may be excused from school in the event of illness, death in the immediate family, quarantine, or exceptional reasons determined to be urgent by the school authorities in accordance with school law. Please see Board Policy 204 for more information on what constitutes an excused absence.

Parents/guardians should use the Skyward Family Access Center to enter attendance/absence information for students. This is web-based and available 24 hours a day.