From North Penn School District Newsletter:
March 2015
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 for the remainder of the year 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."