General

PALCS is open 180 days and runs a schedule like other public schools with holidays, winter break and spring break. Traditionally, our first day is in September the day after Labor Day, and the school year ends in [...]

Please view our Parent/Student Handbook.

Legally, PALCS is a public cyber charter school and is uniquely different from homeschool. While PALCS students are learning at home and aided by a parent, the term homeschool in Pennsylvania almost always refers to students learning under [...]

Several factors make PALCS a unique cyber school experience. Such as: Flexible scheduling, as teachers post lessons in advance and are available 24/7. PA certified teachers, many with life experience in their subjects, giving direct instruction. Families interacting [...]

PALCS has about 3100 students, so there may be about 3100 reasons why families choose PALCS — each case is different! That said, we do meet families who have common goals and needs for their students. Individualized academics, pacing [...]

As a public school , PALCS provides a free and proper education to any student in Pennsylvania who wishes to attend.

PALCS provides a full cyber school experience for any student living in Pennsylvania in grades K-12. This is regardless of race, religion, sex, ethnic background or any factor used for discrimination. Students under the age of 21 may [...]

PA Leadership Charter School (PALCS) is a state-approved public cyber charter school for Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Since 2004, PALCS has provided individualized online instruction with teacher curriculum created  to its families. We currently serve [...]