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Dragon Families, what a great start this week! We are happy to see all the new and old faces. Here are some reminders and updates.

Daily school schedule 8:00-3:15 Monday – Friday (no early release days).

Students may not enter the building prior to 8:00 unless they have ordered breakfast or are paying for before care.

Due to safety reasons please do not enter the parking lot to drop off or pick up your student. You can use the sunny circle, income support or park along Cutler in the afternoon or morning. Elementary students are to be picked up in the sunny circle. Please do not pull them out of line. This is due to supervision requirements.

We have limited staff and a small cafeteria so please do not send lunches that need to be heated up. Students can get an APS free hot lunch.

Last, there are no classes this Friday. August 22nd It is a teacher in-service. For your information the school calendar is on the website. http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/School-Calendar-2025-2026-Parent-View-1.pdf

Thank you and let’s have a great year!

Good afternoon Dragon Families. Hope you see you tomorrow for the Ice Cream Social from 4-6 pm. Otherwise we look forward to seeing you Monday, August 18th 8:00 am for the new school year. Please review below information regarding buses, before and after care and OSI fees. You can also talk to your homeroom teacher tomorrow. Also, our uniform store, Ad-It-Up, will be here during the Ice Cream Social to sell uniforms if you still need shirt!

Westside Buses
Our two westside bus routes will be running starting on Monday! Route information and rules can be found on our website, here: http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/?page_id=5458. If your student will be riding the bus either in the morning or afternoon, or both, please fill out the Application Form here: https://forms.gle/gyGnxnmTeWDRP6B79. Even if you filled this form out last year, please fill it out again this year so we have an accurate account of how many students will be on each bus.

Before & After Care
Before Care takes place every morning starting at 6:30am. Students may be signed in to the program in the front lobby, and then will head to the cafeteria until school officially starts for the day. After Care runs from the end of the school day until 5:30pm every day. Students sign themselves into the program immediately after dismissal, and may be picked up by signing them out in the front lobby. Please keep in mind that any student not picked up within 15 minutes of dismissal will be automatically signed into the After Care program. The cost for either of these programs is $5 per usage. This means if your students attends both Before and After Care on a day, it would be a $10 total charge for that day. This can be paid to the Before/After Care staff member in the front lobby by cash or check, or if you prefer to pay via credit card you will receive a bill to your email at the end of each month with that month’s balance owed.

OSI Fees
In an effort to promote more regular participation by students on OSIs and reduce the stress of repeated charges throughout the year, this year we will be implementing a new method of OSI fee collection. All students will be charged a $20 fee per academic quarter, which will go to cover OSI expenses (including transportation and venue costs). This means you will not be charged for any individual OSI, and all students are expected to attend every OSI. These experiences are a core component of our school’s charter, and it is imperative that all students attend each of them throughout the year. We thank our parents for their cooperation in making sure these experiences continue to enhance the learning of our students.

Thank you and have a good day!