The White Coat Ceremony was held Tuesday, April 12th in the CAIHS Auditorium. Twenty Nine Career Connection Academy Students were recognized and received their White Coates for their initial participation and service in the Health Field. CCEDC’s White Coat ceremony symbolize higher education commitment for First Generation College Bound High School Students at CAIHS in the Healthcare After School program. The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage, welcoming students into the medical profession and emphasizing compassionate patient care at the very start of training. During the ceremony, students will come forward to be cloaked by a healthcare professional with a personalized white lab coat and certificate.

Career Connection Academy, an after-school program which provides first generation college bound students with an opportunity to explore healthcare and practice life skills to ensure future success.

Career Connection Academy is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC). The innovative program is being held at Coatesville Intermediate High School.

Career Connection Academy offers fifty students weekly, two-hour afterschool workshops, an opportunity to view a live surgery, and mentorship from our visiting medical and business partners. Students enter the program at level one and matriculate to level two the next year. The goal is to support the students throughout high school, so they have the support and encouragement to graduate and consider post-secondary education or training.

Congratulations to our weekly prize winners: Ryan Wagner, Isaac Smith, Ella Stone, Amauri Boyer, and Amirah Turner. These students were able to choose from various prizes such as an ice cream at lunch, a snack bag, an assignment pass or a rock fidget toy. Keep up the great work. We are so proud of all of our students that continue to show respect, ownership, courage and kindness.

3rd Quarter Report Cards are online in Home Access. Please log in and check your students grades and their current standing for the 2021-2022 school year.

As a reminder, a student who is failing two (2) or more core subjects or one (1) core subject and two (2) special subjects will be considered for retention in the present grade and will be recommended to Summer School in order to have the necessary skills and background knowledge to move to the next grade.

Below is the link to log into home access and if you are having difficulty with a username or password please contact your students Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Rodgers for students with the last names A through L at rodgerst@casdschools.org and Mr. Shirk for students with the last names M through Z at shirks@casdschools.org

http://homeaccess.casdschools.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess

Save the date! Saturday, May 14th SPOTLight will be sponsoring an end of year celebration for our 8th grade students. This will be to celebrate their end of middle school and beginning of high school. It will take place at the Intermediate High School from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be games, music, a movie, snacks and refreshments to choose from.

Pathways to Graduation:

1. KEYSTONE PROFICIENCY PATHWAY

2. KEYSTONE COMPOSITE PATHWAY

3. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONCENTRATOR PATHWAY

4. ALTERNATIVE 4 ASSESSMENT PATHWAY

5. EVIDENCE-BASED 5 PATHWAY

Gradation Requirements:

All CASD 9th to 12th grade students are required to earn 24 credits:

* 4 in each core content area (English, Math, Science and Social Studies

* 1.5 in Wellness/Fitness (includes .5 Health)

* 6.5 in Electives

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Maloney at maloneyc@casdschools.org

I have also attached the Pathways to Graduation Video and the Clow Chart Presentation to assist with the understanding of graduation for all students.

PathwaystoGraduation

CAIHS Families,

Below are the dates for the upcoming PSSA and Keystone Testing in the Spring. This year only students who are assigned to take the yearly exams will be coming to school that day. The students who are not assigned to take a test that day will have a virtual day. They are expected to complete the assignments on their Teachers Canvas page. For example, when 8th grade is taking the PSSA test the 9th grade students will be at home on a virtual school day. Each student will be notified what days they are to attend for testing.

April 25: PSSA ELA Section 1 and 2

April 26: PSSA ELA Section 3

May 2: PSSA Math Section 1 and 2

May 4: PSSA Science Section 1 and 2

May 16: Keystone Literature Section 1 and 2

May 17: Keystone Algebra Section 1 and 2

May 19: Keystone Biology Section 1 and 2

Just a friendly reminder that the Coatesville Area School District continues to offer COVID-19 testing to students who become symptomatic during school hours. Our school nurses have been trained in the administration of BinaxNOW Tests and Cue (PCR) Tests.

Please note that students must have completed parental consent form on file with school nurse in order to be eligible to participate in this voluntary testing program. Please download consent form. Participants must create personalized QR Test Code by following directions below.

Registration for Student QR Test Code: · Click https://register.pennrapidtest.org/ or enter this url into your web browser (the app is not compatible with Internet Explorer but should work on most other browsers).

Follow instructions on screen, which include answering questions about (child’s) demographic information to create personalized QR code.

Please submit completed parental consent form and QR Test Code to school nurse.

Covid Consent Form