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How To Attend a School Board Meeting
PALCS Board Meeting public sessions are held monthly at 6:30pm both in-person and on Zoom. In-person meetings are held at 1645 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382.
*The Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2024 will be held at 1332 Enterprise Drive, West Chester, PA 19380.
- Attend in Person
If you plan on attending in person, please email bot@palcs.org so we can be prepared to welcome you and guide you in our building. - Attend Online
Public Board Meetings are broadcast through Zoom at this link.
Note that the link will only be active during Board Meeting sessions.
Before attending a board meeting, click here to review School Board Meeting Conduct and Procedures.
- Attend in Person
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Meeting Dates
The following is the list of upcoming School Board Meeting dates. This list will be updated as future meetings are scheduled. All meetings start at 6:30pm.
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Thursday July 18, 2024 – Canceled
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Thursday August 15, 2024
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Thursday September 19, 2024
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Thursday October 17, 2024
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Thursday November 21, 2024
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Thursday December 19, 2024
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Thursday January 16, 2025
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Thursday February 20, 2025
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Thursday March 20, 2025
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Thursday April 17, 2025
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Thursday May 15, 2025
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Thursday June, 26, 2025
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Meeting Minutes
The following are the most recent school board meeting minutes. For an archive of past school board meeting minutes, please click the link below.
- September 19, 2024 – Minutes | Recording
- October 17, 2024 – Agenda | Recording
- November 21, 2024 – Agenda
Please click here for an archive of past School Board Meeting Minutes.
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School Policies
The following is a list of all PALCS school policies. If you have questions about any of our policies, contact our school office with questions.
- Acceptable Use and Internet Policy
- Accounts Payable Policy
- Age Discrimination Act Policy
- Administration of Medication and Medical Marijuana Policy
- Allowability of Costs Policy
- Attendance Policy
- Bullying and Hazing Prevention and Intervention Policy
- Cash Management Policy
- Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Policy
- Child Find Policy,
- Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Mandatory Reporting Policy
- Confidentiality Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Consequences for Students Convicted of Sexual Assault Policy
- Controlled Substance/ Paraphernalia and Alcohol Policy
- Coverage Pay for Budgeted Open Positions Policy
- Dating Violence Policy
- Disposal of Equipment, Supplies, and Textbook Supplies Policy
- Dual Enrollment Policy
- Electronic Records and Signatures Policy
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Policy
- Employee Evaluation and Performance Policy
- Employee Reimbursement Policy
- English Language Development (ELD) Policy
- Enrollment Policy
- Extended Work from Home (EWFH) Policy
- Extracurricular Activities Policy
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Policy
- Family Engagement Policy
- Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Policy
- Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) Policy
- Field Trips and Extended Stay Trips Policy
- Fund Balance Policy
- Gifted Education Policy
- Homeless Student Policy
- Independent Study Policy
- Internet Reimbursement Policy,
- Literary Novels, Plays, and Textbook Approval Policy
- Name Change Policy
- New Course Adoption Policy
- PALCSchool Mobile App Privacy Policy
- Parent and Family Engagement Policy
- Positive Behavior Supports Policy
- Procedures for Managing Equipment Policy
- Promotion and Retention Policy
- Purchases Subject to Bid Policy
- Records Management, Retention and Destruction Policy
- Refugee/Immigrant/Undocumented Student Policy
- Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies Policy
- Religious Exemption from Curriculum Assignments Policy
- School Fundraising Policy and Procedure
- Section 504 Policy
- Self-Carry of Epinephrine Auto Injector and/or Asthma Inhaler Policy
- Service Animal Policy
- Special Education Policy
- Special Education Evaluation, Reevaluation, and Independent Evaluation Policy
- Special Education Surrogate Parent Policy
- Social Media and Networking Guidelines Policy
- Student Teacher Program Policy
- Student Weapons Policy
- Time and Effort Policy
- Title IX Policy and Grievance Procedures
- Threat Assessment Policy
- Tobacco and Nicotine Use Policy
- Travel/Meal Reimbursement Policy
- Travel/Vehicle Use Policy
- Van Usage Policy
- Visitor Policy
- Vocational Technical School Policy
- Volunteer Policy
- Wellness Policy
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School Planning Documents
The following is a list of PALCS school planning documents. If you have questions about any of our plans, contact our school office with questions.
School Board
The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, PALCS, welcomes you to learn more about our innovative cyber charter school! We are proud of the many great accomplishments of our PALCS Family, and we appreciate the efforts of parents, students, faculty, staff and all of our many team members as we work together to set our students up for a lifetime of success.
Read below for information on the school board, meeting times, minutes and other information. We appreciate your interest in helping to make PALCS the leading online school in Pennsylvania!
