Parent Resources
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services (COMPASS) offers applications and screenings for Cash Assistance, Energy Assistance (LIHEAP), Food Stamp Benefits, Healthcare Coverage (Adults and Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP), Medicaid, Home & Community-Based Services, Long Term Care. Log onto this website at www.compass.state.pa.us and get more information on any of these services
Updates:
Lincoln Student Locker Numbers are under the student’s BIO page in Alma. Visit the parent Portal for links to each of the schools Alma Pages.
2023-2024 Beginning of the Year Forms
These forms are to be completed at the beginning of each year and when first entering the district. These forms are completed in ALMA using ALMA Start. For more instructions, please visit the Parent Portal page. Instructions are located below the links to the schools.
Bullying
The ECASD takes bullying very seriously. The definition of bullying is when someone is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself. Here are some resources to help parents and students with bullying.
Bullying at School and Online - Ten Actions Parents Can Take to Help With Bullying
The Bullying Prevention Consultation Helpline is 1-866-716-0424. Messages can be left 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will be returned Monday-Friday during regular business hours.
Safe 2 Say
Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late.
ECASD Students can access Safe2Say on their Classlink Launch Pad and the URL https://www.p3campus.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=3085
Ellwood City Schools participate in the Ellwood City Bread Basket Program. This program is an extension of the Feeding American BackPack Program, which has been fighting against hunger in America for more than 15 years. The program's goal is to help provide children with nutritious, easy-to-prepare food to take home on the weekends when other resources are unavailable.
ECASD participates in this program, hoping that none of our students go hungry over the weekends. To ensure that your child confidentially receives their bag of food on Fridays, each building has a procedure to distribute the food at the end of the day; North Side and Perry teachers put the bags in student backpacks at discreet times; Hartman students pick their bags up in the Nurse's office at the end of the day, and Lincoln students pick their bags up in the Guidance office at the end of the day. If your student(s) is in need of this program for this school year, we ask that you contact your child's school counselor.
Bread Basket
School Visitation
When visiting a school, please make sure you call ahead and set up an appointment with who you want to meet. All visitors are required to have proper Identification. It is used in the RAPTOR system. All visitors must have a visitor pass to enter the school area.
Parent Teacher Meetings
Please contact your child’s teacher directly to set up a teacher meeting. All email addresses are in our staff directory in the Alma Student Information System.