Tuesday evening, we learned of the passing of Dr. Carol Powell, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction in the School District of Lancaster, after a courageous, yearlong battle with cancer. […]
News Category Archives:
SDoL COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
The School District of Lancaster is partnering with Union Community Care and Penn Medicine LGH to offer COVID-19 vaccines in our schools. Over the next two weeks, healthcare professionals will […]
School Based Health Clinics at SDoL Schools
COVID-19 Vaccines for School District of Lancaster Students Ages 5-11 The School Based Health Clinics are open only to students and staff of the School District of Lancaster. There is […]
SDoL Receives Two Awards for Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the School District of Lancaster by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada […]
Jackson Students Give Back to Community
Nearly 470 students took to the streets on Friday afternoon for the first Jackson Day of Action. Students from Jackson Middle School gave back to their community by picking up […]
SDoL Launches FAFSA Completion Campaign
October 1st marks the first day Class of 2022 students can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). School District of Lancaster encourages all graduating seniors to complete […]
Naomi Main selected as National Merit Semi-Finalist
Naomi-Jeanne Main, a J.P. McCaskey High School senior/IB diploma candidate, is a semifinalist in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program! Naomi will have the opportunity to continue in the competition […]
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Funds
The district has received the following recommendations for families experiencing issues with the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) funds. Please note that SDoL does not have access to P-EBT information […]
PSSA and Keystone Fall Testing
This fall, students will participate in PSSA tests and Keystone exams that were delayed last spring. The assessment window runs from August 30 through September 30 and includes students in […]
Read SDoL’s summer District Dispatch
The District Dispatch, the School District of Lancaster’s community newsletter, is hitting mailboxes in early August. The summer 2021 issue features a look back at McCaskey’s Class of 2021 commencement, […]
Middle School Dress Code for 2021-22
SDoL middle schools will pilot a relaxed dress code for the 2021-22 school year. Students in grades 6-8 at Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Reynolds and Wheatland Middle School will not be […]
McCaskey returns home, celebrates 87th commencement in stadium as in years past
A 30-minute rain delay did not dampen the spirits of J.P. McCaskey High School’s 87th graduating class, their families or their friends. “I can’t help but think how far we […]