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Scranton School District PAYS Survey
Scranton School District PAYS Survey

The Scranton School District will administer the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) in the window of September 15th until November 21st. The survey will be given to 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students. All three intermediate schools, both high schools, and the Scranton Cyber Academy will be choosing their own day within that time period to administer the survey. Below you will find information about the survey, as well as letters in both English and Spanish that provide more information, and the next steps once schools have chosen their individual dates to administer the test. Once schools have selected which day they are going to administer the survey, a letter will be sent home to families with contact information regarding who to contact in order to opt-out. 

What is the Pennsylvania Youth Survey?

The Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) is a biennial survey of youth in the 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades. PAYS asks questions about students’ perspectives of their school environment, attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors concerning mental health, alcohol, tobacco, other drugs (ATOD), violence, and other health risk behaviors. The survey also collects information about risk factors, which are the conditions that increase the likelihood that a child will develop problem behaviors later in life. It also collects information about protective factors – people or conditions in a community that can buffer youth from risk.  

What is the purpose of PAYS?

PAYS gathers local data and information needed to identify appropriate prevention and intervention programs to address such problems as mental health concerns, substance use, and violence in our schools and communities.  Schools, government agencies, local stakeholders, and community prevention coalitions use PAYS data to assess issues facing youth in a community, identify programming that can be used to address the locally-identified problems, select curricula, and demonstrate the need for funding through grant submissions and presentations to potential funders. It also helps schools, districts, and counties judge the effectiveness of current prevention and intervention efforts and to make appropriate corrections. In addition, PAYS seeks youth input on protective factors or supports in their communities; family lives, and interpersonal relationships that help them succeed in life. Through PAYS data, especially the risks faced by and protections available to youth, communities can utilize a data-driven decision-making process to use limited prevention resources best.   

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Welcome Back 2025

We would like to welcome our new and returning students to the start of what we hope will be a very productive school year in the Scranton Cyber Academy!

We are excited to have each of you in our program, and we would like to share with you some very important information and directions for you to follow, in order to make this school year as positive an experience as possible!

  • All students and families must complete the Cyber Academy Parent/Student Sign Off 2025-26 form before the start of the school year. Families with more than one child in SCA must complete this form for each of their children. This form is very important, as it is what we will use to ensure that we have accurate contact information for you, that you have a clear understanding of the S.S.D. and the SCA policies, and whether or not you have a school issued Chromebook.
  • Families that complete the  Cyber Academy Parent/Student Sign Off 2025-26 stating that they need a school issued Chromebook will be contacted with another email informing them of the dates, times, and location in which the Chromebooks will be distributed.
  • You can visit the Scranton S.D. Home Access Center to view student schedules, and to monitor your assignments due and your grades throughout the entire school year. (If you do not know your username or password, you can email your child's school counselor or our clerk to request that information.)
  • If your child was enrolled in SCA for the entire 24-25 school year, and they were absent for 25 or more days of school, you should have received a letter with the date and time of a meeting to be held at Isaac Tripp Elementary School to discuss the importance of regular attendance at school. Please follow the directions on that letter to confirm that you will be attending the meeting.
  • First day of school for students: Wednesday, August 27.

 

Students in grades 9-12:

New for this school year, our students will be switching from APEX to Courseware for all of their learning activities. It is VERY IMPORTANT to note that using the Courseware program, student assignments must be completed within the due date assigned by the teachers. Students that attempt to wait until the end of the marking period to complete and submit all (most) of their assignments at one time, will find that the assignments will not be accepted.

 

Students in grades 7-8:

New for this school year, our students will be switching from Pearson to Courseware for all of their learning activities. Since their instruction is live, the teachers will assist the students with accessing the materials.

 

Students in grades K-6:

There are no changes to our K-6 programs for this school year. Each of your children's teachers will be reaching out to you with more detailed information.

 

Mandatory Cyber Paperwork

All Parents of Scranton Cyber Academy Students must complete the following Sign of FORM.  This must be completed prior to students beginning classes.

 

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