FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2015
CONTACT: Madeline Bergman, 215-853-1032
Communication & Development Specialist
H ATFIELD E LEMENTARY S CHOOL R ECEIVES $50,000 G RANT
LANSDALE – In December, Hatfield Elementary School was selected as a Reward – High Progress
School for its high achievement as a Title 1 School under the state's School Performance Profile.
This Reward is now paying off in terms of a $50,000 Innovation Grant, a competitive grant designed
to promote new learning structures and processes that meet individual student needs.
The funding will support four programs designed by Hatfield and district-level staff programs. These
programs are focused on Title 1 students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade and include the
following:
1. An after-school program to improve literacy and numeracy skills.
2. An after-school enrichment program to build academic vocabulary and background
knowledge.
3. A summer kindergarten readiness program for incoming kindergarten students to follow the
English as a Second Language summer program for incoming kindergarten students. It will
give these students three weeks of instruction on literacy skills prior to the beginning of
kindergarten.
4. Professional development designed to assist teachers in implementing strategies to reach
higher levels of analysis and application of concepts.
“We are very proud of Hatfield Elementary School, one of only 36 schools in Pennsylvania to receive
a Reward grant to fund innovative programs and collaboration to improve practice,” said Diane
Holben, Ed.D. NPSD assistant superintendent. “ With these funds, Hatfield students will have more
opportunities to build academic vocabulary, background knowledge, and core literacy skills through
additional intervention and enrichment programs. Many thanks to the Hatfield staff for collaborating
to develop engaging, enriching academic supports for our students.”
For more information, please contact Madeline Bergman at 215-853-1032.
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