ATTENTION PARENTS: Please click HERE for the 2013-14 Kindergarten Registration
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ATTENTION PARENTS: This information is specific to the families of students attending the Albert Gallatin High School, North Middle School, and South Middle School:

The Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTCP) was created pursuant to Act 85 of 2012 (72 P.S. §1701-G.1, et seq).  This program enables eligible students residing within the boundaries of a low-achieving school to apply for a scholarship to attend a participating public or nonpublic school. A low achieving school is defined as a public elementary or secondary school ranking in the bottom 15 percent of its designation as an elementary or secondary school.  This ranking is based upon the combined math and reading scores from the previous school year’s PSSA.

 The scholarships are funded by businesses that make contributions to scholarship organizations in exchange for a tax credit.  The number of scholarships available to parents depends on the amount of contributions made by businesses.

 AGHS, NMS, and SMS are on the list of the bottom 15 percent for combined performance on the math and reading tests on the 2012 PSSA.

 Opportunity scholarships will be awarded by approved opportunity scholarship organizations, not the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).  The list of opportunity scholarship organizations is available on DCED’s website, www.newpa.com/ostc.  This link provides specific instructions on how to contact approved opportunity scholarship organizations.  

 Please see below for a Program Overview and other important information

The mission of the Albert Gallatin Area School District is to achieve educational excellence for all students.