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354 Swedesford Rd. Malvern PA 19355 • office 610.644.1790 • message board 610.889.1620 - attendance option 2
Back to School News:
- This year's Kindergarten Play Date is scheduled for Tuesday, August 25th at 10:00 AM
- New Family Orientation will be held on Wednesday, August 26th at 6:30 PM
MEDICATION POLICY CHANGE
All parents will be receiving a letter this summer to advise them about a medication policy change in our schools. We need to make this change to bring us into compliance with the Professional Nursing Law of PA (P.L. 317, No. 69). In addition to the legal consideration, our students’ safety is always our first concern. Because we continue to see an increase in the number of students who take prescription medicine on a regular basis, we are increasingly concerned about the possibility of drug interactions when additional medicine is sent into school. Therefore, effective September 2009, Great Valley School District will require a physician written order for the school nurses to administer any medication sent into our schools.
Our goal is to make this policy change as easy as possible for parents while we work to ensure our students’ safety. Compliance with this policy change can happen in a number of ways:
- Securing a written order from the doctor at the time of the appointment or yearly physical appointment for a medication taken as needed throughout the year,
- Requesting the doctor to fax a written prescription order to the school nurse,
- Administering the medicine before or after school.
- You may administer medication to your student at school.
Please remember that your consent for some "over-the-counter" medications is given via your signature on the Annual Emergency/Medical Update Card, issued to you every June. These medications include:
- Acetaminophen (generic Tylenol),
- Ibuprofen (generic Advil or Motrin),
- Calcium Antacid (generic TUMS),
- For Emergency Only:
1. Diphenhydramine HCl (generic Benadryl),
2. Epinephrine Auto-Injector ,"EpiPen"
These medications will not need an additional doctor’s written order. If you have not returned your child’s Emergency/Medical Update Card, please do so as soon as possible.
We thank you in advance for your support in keeping our students safe and keeping us in compliance with our Nursing Law. The new form can be found in your elementary handbook in the fall, and right here online via the "Forms" link on the left.
Attention 5th Grade Parents
Your school’s web site now includes an information sheet that answers some common questions about your student’s transition to sixth grade. Click here to download the information!
La Transición de la Escuela Primaria a la Secundaria: Las Preguntas Comunes
K.D. Markley Named 2008-2009 Distinguished Title I School!K. D. Markley Elementary School was selected to receive the 2008-2009 Distinguished Title I Schools Award from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Federal Programs. See more ...
Resources for Parents: Right Here Online!
Did you know that a Parent Resource page is available right here on this web site? The page includes links and information on a variety of topics for parents. Newly added is a link to provide parents with information about the PSSA. Throughout the months of February to May, students across Pennsylvania in grades 3 to 8 and 11 will participate in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Your child’s teacher, through the use of the district curriculum, integrates concepts and skills that are measured on the PSSA. See the Parent Resource page for more information!
ATTENTION PARENTS: Market Day online ordering information and a calendar of delivery dates can be accessed through the PTO's main page of our website.
The 2009-2010 District Calendar has been approved - click here
Principal: Mrs. Juliette Pennyman
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