CAIHS Monday Morning Message

October 16, 2023

PAYS Survey and PSAT

The 8th Grade students are taking the PAYS survey today, and 8th/9th Grade students will take the PSAT test on Wednesday October 18th. Both are online and we need every students to have their chromebooks charged and ready to take the survey and exam. If there is an issue with their chromebook they must see technology ASAP to get it corrected. Again we need everyone present with their chromebooks each and every day.

National Junior Honor Society

Last week Mrs. Fidanza and members of the National Junior Honor Society volunteered their time and cleaned up the school grounds and planted grass seed and perennials around the flag pool. We are very grateful for their effort and their pride for our great school. Perennial plants were donated by the Kasitz family and mulch was donated by Caln Township.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Coatesville Area School District

Parent-Teacher Conferences


Dear Parents and Guardians,


The staff at the Coatesville Area Intermediate High School cordially invites you to attend our parent teacher conferences. Conferences will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 12:00 pm – 7:30 pm.


The purpose of these conferences is to provide you with an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress, and to help plan for the remainder of the school year.


We will again be using the on-line scheduling system. Each time slot with be 15 minutes in length with the teacher(s) of your choice, and you may schedule to meet with as many teachers as you would like. Please follow the directions on the website for scheduling a conference, scheduling multiple conferences, and/or scheduling multiple children. All conference times will be filled on a first come first served basis. To schedule a conference online, please follow the link below:


https://ptcfast.com/schools/Coatesville_Area_Senior_High_School


The link can also be found on our website: https://www.casdschools.org/CAIHS

If you are unable to schedule a conference online for any reason or would prefer to schedule your conference(s) via telephone, please reach out to your student’s teachers. Thank you for your continued support of your child’s education, and we look forward to meeting with you!

Weekly ROCK Winners

Congratulations to our Weekly ROCK Winners. Congratulations we had almost 300 ROCKS turned in this week.


Sabrina Thomas

Aaliyah Harvey

Jaylynn Martinez

Jam Lane

Stephen Carbo

Jose Calle-Idrovo

Catalina Serrano

William Jones

Enrique Galarza

Julia Trexler

Zack Zelker

Year Book Early Sales Event

The 2023-2024 Coatesville Area Intermediate High School Yearbook is currently on sale for $40. Make sure you order early to get the sale price and current promotions. If you have any questions, please reach out to the yearbook advisor Ms. Perri at PerriA@casdschools.org


Coatesville Area Intermediate High School Yearbook

Parents - Please Update your Child's Information!

The District will continue to utilize PowerSchool Enrollment to manage our online Student Information Update process. This system is a secure and streamlined process which allows the District to verify all student demographic, emergency, and medical information. The system will also allow families to electronically sign annual permission forms.

An email was sent on August 15th to the first parent/guardian listed for each current student in grades 1-12 who attended Coatesville Area School District last year and are returning for the 2022-2023 school year. This email notification will include your student’s snapcode and a snapcode link, which will take you directly to your child’s online registration.



Should you have any questions or concerns pertaining to the form, please do not hesitate to contact us at 610-466-2420.

ATTENDANCE

Regular school attendance is imperative for success in school. If your child is absent from school, please email the reason for the excuse that includes the date and purpose of the absence. You can email these to our attendance office at CAIHSAttendance Students can also bring notes down to the attendance window located in the main office. Please see the attendance requirements for all students below.


  • If a student misses 18 days of school and/or 9 days in a semester, and/or misses the same class 18 times, and/or is habitually late to school, he/she will be required to have a School Attendance Improvement Plan (SAIP) meeting. From the meeting, the team will discuss the student’s attendance and make a potential recommendation for retention or being held back.


  • In order to receive credit, a student must attend 90% of his/her class days.


  • If a student misses more than 10 lawful or unlawful absences, requires an excuse from a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or medical doctor.


  • A student can be retained for failing to show academic achievement for promotion.


  • Retention or being held back shall only be considered for the worst-case scenarios and parents/guardians will be notified and a part of the process.


CAIHS families, should you have any questions, please reach out to CAIHS's administration.

HOME ACCESS CENTER & STUDENT SCHEDULES

Students and Parents,


Parents, the Home Access Center is open for you to view your student’s schedule and grades. The Home Access Center can be reached at the following link:


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


As students enter the site:

Username: firstname.lastname (no spaces)

Password: student ID


Counselors contact information (Grades 8-9) for schedule issues is:


Last Names: A-L Mrs. Rodgers at rodgerst@casdschools.org


Last Names: M-Z Mr. Shirk at shirks@casdschools.org

CHROMEBOOKS/TECHNOLOGY

Students should be prepared to have their chrome books in school with them daily. For assistance in any technology needs please visit CASD Techonology Department for FAQ’s, How To’s, and Self-Help resources.


  • Please remember to charge your Chromebook and be sure to bring your school issued Chromebook and Charger the first day of school. If your child doesn’t have a Chromebook, they will be issued one during the first few weeks of school.


  • For new students- chromebooks are being formatted and will be handed out to those students in the 1st and 2nd weeks of school.
  • For students who have broken or lost chromebooks we will lend you a chromebook until yours can be replaced.
  • 9th grade students- will continue to use your current chromebook and when the new chromebooks come in you will turn in your old chromebook and receive a new one.
  • The annual technology insurance fees for the 2023-24 school year were posted to Rev Track. As always, the technology insurance fee for students receiving compass benefits is waived.

  • Also, there is an annual cap of $100 per family to support families with multiple children. Please remit the posted technology insurance fees before the start of the school year - The discount is applied at checkout.

    • Grades K-12: $40 per student
      • The annual technology insurance fee includes one device repair per school year at no cost – The most common repair is replacing a screen at a cost of $450 for devices.
      • Subsequent repairs beyond the first repair per school year incur a progressive repair deductible, depending on the device type.