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Communications

Eastern Lancaster County School District Website provides Parents and the Community access to District/Schools calendars, news, events, lunch menus, assessment and academic information, support resources, staff contact information, School Board activity and more. 

ELANCOExtra Newsletter is the District’s print/digital newsletter that is published and distributed to the Eastern Lancaster County School District Community.  It includes information about events, news, and other happenings going on in the District and schools. To view current or past issues click on ELANCOExtra - District Newsletter.

ELANCO.ORG Email is the District’s email system that all staff members are able to use to communicate with Parents and learners. Staff members’ email format is firstname_lastname@elanco.org. (eg. john_doe@elanco.org)

ParentSquare is a new communication tool that makes it easy to stay involved with your child’s learning!  ParentSquare allows two way communication with parents, guardians, staff, students, and coaches! The District will use this platform to send important messages that come from the Superintendent's Office and School Administration regarding weather emergencies, school closings, urgent notifications, or announcements. 

PowerSchool Parent Portal is an online portal accessible anywhere on the web that parents can log in to and see all of their children in one place. This also is used for completing the annual student update, back-to-school forms, and updating contact and emergency contact information.  Parents with secondary learners have access to assignments, grades, and reports. For more information click on PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Social Media @elancosd is the name of the school district’s official accounts for Twitter and Instagram. The District also has an official Facebook account www.facebook.com/elancosd. Each school building has their own Facebook account as well. 

Weather-Related Emergencies/School Closings will be communicated by several platforms approved by the District. These channels are the most reliable resources to find information concerning school closings or delays.  For more information click Weather Emergencies/School Closings.

Communication Process 

The Eastern Lancaster County School District is committed to effectively communicating with the learners, parents and guardians, staff, and community it serves.  We understand that this means not only sharing information from the district, but also creating clear and efficient ways to gather information and respond to questions or concerns. 

To meet this need, the communication process for ELANCO was developed.  Communicating with the person who is closest to a question or concern will resolve most issues.  When this does not happen, please follow the steps outlined to continue through the communication process.  For more information click Communication Process & Flow.