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WCSD survey will help evaluate technology in households

The closure of school’s across Pennsylvania is nearing two weeks and will extend at least through the first week of April. Officials at Warren County School District are trying to evaluate the technology available to students’ households in order to determine how they could deliver resources during the shut-down. “The Warren County School District has created a technology survey to help us to understand the technologies available in our students’ homes,” Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Eric Mineweaser. “The survey information will help us as we plan ...

Superintendent will talk about calendar Monday

The earliest possible return date for students in Warren County is April 9. The latest attempt to “flatten the curve” of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from an educational standpoint was announced Monday by Gov. Tom Wolf and clarified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. If the new return date holds, Warren County School District students will be back at school on that Thursday, then start their Easter break the next day. Teachers would return to work on Tuesday, April 7. “They’re giving us two days to reboot,” Superintendent Amy Stewart said. The ...

Gov. extends school closures in PA

K-12 schools throughout the Commonwealth will remain closed for two weeks as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Tom Wolf made the announcement — which will close schools through at least the week of April 6. Today’s additional school closure will be for 14 days, beginning ...

Diving to learn

A group of Warren County students dove into a recent educational opportunity. A total of 42 students in the gifted support program from all four district attendance areas went to the Warren County YMCA for a sort of culminating activity from a year-long unit on the Great Lakes, erosion, ...

School closures extended through week of April 6

K-12 schools throughout the Commonwealth will remain closed for two weeks as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Tom Wolf made the announcement — which will close schools through at least the week of April 6. Today's additional school closure will be for 14 days, beginning Tuesday, March 24. When it's determined that students can return to school, administrators, teachers and other staff will be given two days to prepare classrooms, set up cafeterias, schedule transportation and arrange other business operations, according to PA Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera. ...

Student of the Year applications

School is out, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t exceptional students deserving of recognition in Warren County. The annual Times Observer Student of the Year Award will be made to one deserving county student. “Regardless of what’s happening, the Times Observer is going to move ...