The administration and staff would like to welcome your student to Ionta Elementary/Delahunty Middle School for the Fall of 2021. As you know, in our schools each student is assigned a Chromebook to use for their daily schoolwork. Over the past several school years the usage of the Chromebooks has expanded and students are now able to bring them home to complete class assignments and projects. With this expanded use of Chromebooks comes the increased risk of damage or failure. The cost of replacing a damaged screen ($125), a damaged keyboard ($25) or a failed system board outside of the warranty ($190) can be costly.

To help offset the cost of these repairs, we are requiring parents and guardians to purchase insurance for these devices. The cost of this insurance is $25 per year. If your student is enrolled in the Free or Reduced lunch program, their costs will be $5 or $10, respectively.  There is no deductible for the insurance when a claim is filed and the coverage includes: 

• Accidental Damage including Cracked Screens
• Liquid Submersion or Spill
• Fire/Flood Damage
• Vandalism
• Natural Disasters
• Power Surge Due to Lightning
• Mechanical Failure
• Manufacturer Defect

Please note that coverage does not include lost Chromebooks or chargers, nor does it cover intentional damage, such as when a student removes a key from their own Chromebook’s keyboard.  If you have a MySchoolBucks account, for depositing funds for use in the cafeteria, you may have received an email with an invoice for the amount owed.  We apologize as that email was not to go out until Monday July 26th, but due to a technical error, it went out on Tuesday, July 20th.  Please note that payments can be made by either paying the Invoice through MySchoolBucks (there is a processing fee of $3.95) or you may bring in a check, payable to Hermitage School District, to the DMS Main Office from August 16th - August 30th.

Attention Parents of 9th-12th Grade Students:   If you elected to pay the Annual Technology Fee, an email or letter was mailed to you with the amount owed for the 2020-21 school year.  This payment is due by August 30th.  The Chromebook will be disabled if the payment is not made by the due date.  If you are a student who qualifies for the Free or Reduced Lunch program, you must apply for the program each school year to receive the discounted fee.  Please contact Mr. Reagle, Food Services Director, at (724) 981-8750 ext 1800 if you have any questions.

Payments can be made either via the School District Online Store (click on HHS Chromebook 1:1 Program after signing in) or by bringing a check to the HHS Library on or before August 30th.  Please note that there is a transaction fee to use the Online Store.

Attention Parents of 2021-22 8th Grade Students:  A letter was sent home discussing the HHS 1:1 Program on June 21st, which your student will now be a participant.  Details about this program will be provided at the 8th Grade Orientation, but we wanted each parent/guardian to know beforehand that this program has a shared cost.  Each parent/guardian is asked to pay either an annual $50 Technology Usage Fee at the start of each school year until graduation, which will total $250, or purchase the Chromebook now at a rate of $200.  If you choose to buy the Chromebook, you would not owe the Annual Technology Usage Fee and should you decide to leave or move from the Hermitage School District, you would keep the Chromebook. If you choose to only pay the Technology Usage Fee each year and you leave the school prior to graduation, you will need to return the Chromebook and the case.  Please note the the Technology Usage Fee for any student who qualifies for the Free or Reduced Lunch Program will be $10 or $20, respectively, per year.

In addition, you can choose to purchase insurance that will extend the warranty beyond the manufacturer's standard 1 year warranty and also provide accidental damage protection.  The cost of the insurance is $102 for 4 years of coverage.

Payments can be made either via the School District Online Store (click on HHS Chromebook 1:1 Program after signing in) or by bringing cash or a check/money order, made payable to the Hermitage School District, to the 8th Grade Orientation.  Please note that there is a transaction fee to use the Online Store.

The Hermitage School District has an online registration process for all incoming students for 2021-22. Please go to our the Student Registration Page to access the online forms, fill in the required information and upload the necessary documents to complete your child’s registration. 

If you do not have access to a computer or you are not able to scan and upload your documents, Chromebooks will be available at our Central Administration Office (411 N. Hermitage Rd.) for your use by appointment only. Please contact (724) 981-8750 ext 6000 to schedule an appointment.

Online Registration will close on Tuesday August 18th, at 3pm.  After that date any new registation applications must be submitted by appointment only.  Thank you.

Please note that this is only for new students or students who were not enrolled at the end of the 2020-21 school year.  The Returning Student Information Form will be available the week of June 14th for all currently enrolled students so that parents can update their student's demographic and medical information.

Attestation Ensuring Implementation of Mitigation Efforts

Letter to Parents Regarding the Start of School

Requested Parent Information Survey

CDC Guidance Information

Student Daily Symptom Screening Tool

At the June 21st School Board meeting, the board approved the Health and Safety Plan Summary, which will guide the district in starting the 2021-22 school year.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (724) 981-8750 ext 6010.  Thank you.