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NOTICE: Act 66 of 2021 - Student Grade Level Retainment

On June 30, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 66 of 2021 into law.

This Act permits the following for the 2021-2022 School Year:

  • A student who was enrolled during the 2020-2021 School Year may repeat their 2020-2021 School Year grade level in an effort to make up for any lost educational opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, even if the student met the requirements to be promoted to the next grade; and

  • A student with a disability who was enrolled during the 2020-2021 School Year and turned age 21 (either during the 2020-2021 School Year or between the end of the 2020-2021 School Year and the beginning of the 2021-2022 School Year) may attend a school entity during the 2021-2022 School Year and receive services as outlined in their most recent Individualized Education Program (IEP) with all the protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

To qualify to repeat a grade level, a student had to be enrolled in one of the following school entities in Pennsylvania during the 2020-2021 School Year: a school district, intermediate unit, career and technical education center, charter school, cyber charter school, regional charter school, or nonpublic school.

Parents/guardians interested in re-enrolling their child under the above options for the 2021-2022 School Year must submit an Act 66 of 2021 Student Grade Level Retainment Notification Form to Mars Area School District that he/she will attend in the 2021-2022 School Year on or before July 15, 2021. DO NOT not submit the form to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

Instructions:

Please review the following instructions for submitting Act 66 of 2021 forms: 

  1. Obtain and complete the Act 66 of 2021 Student Grade Level Retainment Notification Form for the 2021-2022 School Year at the following link: https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/emergencyplanning/COVID-19/SchoolReopeningGuidance/ReopeningPreKto12/Pages/Student-Grade-Level-Retainment-(Act-66).aspx

Who must complete the form?

      • For students under age 18, a parent/guardian must complete submit the form.
      • Students, age 18 or older, must submit the form on their own behalf.
      • If a student with a disability was enrolled during the 2020-2021 School Year, turned 21 during the time periods listed above, and intends to return to school for the 2021-2022 School Year, both the parent/guardian and the student must complete the form.
  1. Submit the completed form to Mars Area School District at:

Dr. Mark A. Gross, Superintendent
Mars Area School District
545 Route 228
Mars, Pa. 16046 

All forms must be submitted by no later than 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
Forms will not be accepted or considered after this established deadline.