School Information

Hours:  Our school day begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:30 PM.  Morning kindergarten students report at 9:00 AM and are dismissed at 11:35 AM and afternoon kindergarten students report at 12:50 AM and leave at 3:30 PM.

School closings and delays will be posted on the district website and X (Twitter) and Bluesky feeds and shared with Lancaster Newspapers and local radio and television stations as early as possible. You can also call the inclement weather hotline at (717) 872-9500, ext. 2333, to check on the status of Penn Manor schools.

When inclement weather conditions develop during the day, resulting in an early closing, parents will be notified via automated phone call. Phone calls will NOT be made for closings/delays announced BEFORE the school day begins.

During an early dismissal for inclement weather, high school and middle school students will generally be dismissed first, followed by elementary students. 

During two-hour delays with modified kindergarten, all school-related functions, including transportation, will begin two hours later than normal.

Modified kindergarten schedule: AM Kindergarten will start at 11 a.m. and run until 12:45 p.m. PM Kindergarten will run from 1:45 p.m. until the regular dismissal time.

Snow days: There are four weather makeup days built into the 2024-2025 district calendar, and if schools need to close because of inclement weather, school will be in session on these days. Once the weather makeup days have been exhausted, school days may be added to the end of the school year if there are additional school closings.

Sapphire notifications: Penn Manor uses the Sapphire phone and text communications service for rapid notifications. The system uses contact information from the Sapphire student information system. To assure you are contacted, please make sure your email address and phone information are updated in your Sapphire Community Portal account. For instructions, please see this guide.


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Four Day Cycle:   Our school operates on a four day schedule.   The first day of school each year is Day A, the next is Day B, etc.     After Day D the cycle starts again with Day A.

Attendance:  Any time a student is absent, he/she is expected to bring in a note stating the reason for the absence.  Any absence not accompanied by an excuse will be considered unexcused.  Students arriving after 9:00 AM will be considered tardy.

Visitors: All visitors are expected to enter through the office, sign in, and wear a badge while in the building.  In order to avoid classroom interruptions  we asked that parents leave messages and materials in the office.