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Dear West Oak Lane Charter School Community,

WELCOME to the 2024-2025 School Year. I hope this message finds you and your families in good health and high spirits. As we enter the new school year, we are excited and optimistic about the opportunities it will bring to support our students and foster their growth and success.

I am pleased to welcome back and express sincere gratitude to our returning staff and students, as well as welcome the new staff and students to our school family. Together, we will continue to build on our successes, address new challenges, and strive for excellence in all we do.

Let us embrace this year with enthusiasm and commitment, working as a unified team to achieve our shared goals and make a positive impact where our students not only receive a high-quality education but also encounter an environment that nurtures their curiosity, cultivates critical thinking, and fosters a genuine love for learning.

“WE ARE FAMILY” continues to be our school theme! It highlights our commitment to loving and caring for one another, our students, and our families. This year brings fresh opportunities for growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Our journey thus far has been a testament to our collective commitment to excellence, innovation, and student success. We are here today, more robust and better. And together, we will continue to achieve great things for our students and communities.

At WOLCS, we are on a mission to raise achievement outcomes and ensure academic growth for every student. You all play a critical role in helping us fulfill this mission, and we are counting on you to join us in continuing to move WOLCS from “Good to Great”!

We are a strong school community, and your support is greatly appreciated. Together, we will remain committed, diligent, and focused and work hard to give our students our best. Thank you all for being a part of our WOLCS Family.

Here's to a successful and inspiring school year ahead!

Love, Peace & Blessings- Dr. Lee

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WOLCS Mobile App

That’s right, you can now keep up with all of the who, what, when and where for West Oak Lane Charter through the West Oak Lane Charter app by SchoolAppExpress available on all mobile devices!

Scan the QR code below to download the West Oak Lane Charter app by SchoolAppExpress on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry or Windows device. With our new app, you can:

Keep up with all of our latest news, information and announcements
Find out about events and activities
Contact teachers, staff and administration
Digitally submit Excuse Notes for Lateness/Absences
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Scholars' Club

The West Oak Lane Charter School Scholars’ Club is in its fourth year of existence. This prestigious program is designed to offer enhanced academic and social opportunities to challenge and enrich our most talented fourth through eighth grade students.

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2024-2025 School Calendar

Click here to view the 2024-25 WOLCS School Calendar.

Act 66 of 2021 - Student Grade Level Retainment Guidance

On June 30, Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 66 of 2021 (Act 66) into law. Act 66 permits students that were enrolled during the 2020-21 school year to repeat their 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 level. Based on this Act, parents/guardians and students, at or over the age of 18, have until July 15, 2021, to elect to have their child or themselves repeat a grade level for the 2021-22 school year. Please click "Read Full Story" to access the link to the PA Education department page on Act 66 and the form for retention in grade.

Coronavirus Update and Precautions

UPDATE: Due to the heightened concerns of exposure to the Coronavirus, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has closed all schools indefinitely. Please click "Read Full Story" below to keep updated on all available information.

Free Internet Service from Comcast

Internet Essentials from Comcast brings you affordable, high-speed Internet. We want to make it easier for low-income households to get connected so they can more easily work from home, access educational resources, and stay in contact with friends and family. You may be eligible for 2 months of free Internet Essentials service. Available for new Internet Essentials customers only. Apply by May 13, 2020.

School District Data Shows West Oak Lane Charter School Performance Spike

WEST OAK LANE—West Oak Lane Charter School’s (WOLCS) overall performance has increased by 19 percent as measured by the School District of Philadelphia’s newly released School Progress Report (SPR). The SPR is a school district tool used to monitor annual progress of district schools and public charter schools. Click "Read More" to find out more.

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