Online Resources

Parent Survival Guide
As part of their services to the South Fayette Township School District, we are pleased to announce that our school social workers, (Mr. Rich Wheland, Mr. Rich Lewis and Mrs. Tammy Kirsch) have written several articles and tip sheets to help parents deal with problems commonly encountered during youth and adolescence. Links to all of these articles are provided below. If you have any questions regarding these articles or for our social workers please contact your buildings guidance counselor.

• Allowance
• Argumentative Teen
• But I Want It
• Parenting Newsletter
• Reality Check
• Teen Development
• What Employees Expect

Websites
South Fayette Township School Report Card
This website provides district information on staff, schools, curriculum, extracurricular activities, budget, and transportation.

South Fayette Township Middle School Profile Page
This page contains enrollment, attendance, assessment, and staff information on South Fayette Middle School as maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Olweus Bully Prevention Program
This website provides greater details and statistical information about the bully prevention program run by the middle school.

Pennsylvania Department of Education
This website is the official website for the state’s department of education.

Understanding PSSA Results
This site provides information from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to help you interpret your son/daughter(s) PSSA scoring results.

Safe and Drug Free Schools
This site provides information on the State of Pennsylvania’s initiative to establish and maintain schools with optimal learning environments.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

How to Protect Your Child’s Online Privacy
This site provides details about the new Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which went into effect earlier this year. Find out all about COPPA and learn tips for safeguarding children's using the internet.

Dangers of MySpace
This site provides a number of parent testimonials detailing the dangers that are associated with the "My Space" website - ranging from the luring of children by adults to the virtual "bully-haven" that the internet can become.

Drug Free Pennsylvania
This site is designed to address middle school drug issues in Pennsylvania and provide parents with tips and facts about current substance abuse topics.