ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Legislative Agenda
March 21, 2013
7:30 p.m.
I.
Call to Order
II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
B.
III.
Penncrest High School Girls’ Track 4 x 400 Relay Team
Penncrest High School Boys’ Track 4 x 800 Relay Team
Penncrest High School Wrestler – Joseph Gartland
Penncrest Swimming State Qualifiers
Teacher of The Year Nominees
a.
Paul DelPrato – Penncrest High School - Attachment A
b.
Josephine Dizon – Springton Lake Middle School - Attachment B
c.
Tracey Fritch – Media Elementary School - Attachment C
d.
Anthony Grisillo – Rose Tree Elementary School - Attachment D
e.
Rachael Pinsley – Glenwood Elementary School - Attachment E
f.
David Woods – Indian Lane Elementary School - Attachment F
Elementary AGP Program – Anthony Grisillo with third graders: Shannon
Tonetta, Sophia Cohen and Sophia Bush, fourth graders: Michael Gobran
and Spencer Schwartz, and fifth graders: Kevin Fernandes, Dhruv
Raman, Brendan Luong, Jack Kellogg and David Cage.
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
VI.
Legislative Meeting of February 28, 2013
Special Legislative Meeting Minutes of March 12, 2013
Educational Presentation
A.
V.
Roll Call
Presentations and Awards
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
IV.
Pledge of Allegiance
Student Liaison Reports
Board Liaison Reports
Committee Highlights and Reports
School Reports
Superintendent’s Report
Solicitor’s Report
President’s Report
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
RTMEA – Sue Williamson
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VII.
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Old Business
A.
IX.
None
New Business
A.
B.
C.
X.
Rose Tree Media Residents
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
b.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
c.
Supplemental Contracts
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Envirothon – Juniata College, PA
2.
Penncrest High School State Track and Field Championship Shippensburg University, PA
3.
Women’s Outdoor Leadership – Seneca Rocks, WV
4.
Springton Lake Middle School Science Olympiad State Competition
Juniata College, PA
5.
Penncrest High School PMEA All-State Music Festival
2013-2014 School Year Calendar – Draft – See Attachment G
Finance
A.
B.
Agenda
Purchasing
1.
None
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
2.
Chartwells Dining Services Contract
3.
Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services, CADES
Contract, See Attachment H
4.
Penncrest High School Boosters Donation
5.
Online Subscription Renewals for 2013-2014
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X.
Finance
C.
D.
XI.
Financials for February 2013
Bill Lists for February 2013
Adjournment
ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel at
6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Meeting of April 25, 2013, at Penncrest High School.
The Legislative Meetings are recorded on tape.
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R ose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
Director of Management Services
Mr. James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
I.
Members of the Board of School Directors
James Wigo, Superintendent
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
February 28, 2013
Minutes of the February 28, 2013 Legislative Meeting
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
___________________________________________________________________________
Board Members in Attendance:
John Hanna, President
Nancy Fronduti
Chris Guilday
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Vice -President
Nancy Mackrides
William O’Donnell
Students:
Rahmi Halaby
Talia Kaplan
Zachary Schauerman
Absent: Peter Barry
Tracy Barusevicius
Elizabeth Schneider
Also in Attendance:
Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen,Dir.PupilServ/Spec Ed
Joe Fuhr, Principal SYA
Ron Harris, Network Specialist
Ralph Harrison, Acting Principal SLMS
Anthony Jackowski, Ass’t. Principal SLMS
Joyce Jeuell, Supv. Elem Ed.
Mack Johnson, Mgmt. Systems Admin.
Patti Linden, Director of Technology
Tom Kelly, Solicitor
Patti Linden, Supv. Technology
Kim McCann, Info. Tech. Spec.
Chip Olinger, Athletic Director
Roxanne Schupp, Super. Business Oper.
Sharon Sweeney, Asst. Principal PHS
Silvan Alouf
Dave Stango, Ass’t. Principal PHS
Steve Taylor, Ass’t. Superintendent
Katherine White, Ass’t. Principal, SLMS
James Wigo, Superintendent
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II.
Approval of Minutes
A.
Legislative Meeting Minutes of January 24, 2013
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt
the following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 - 85
Resolve, that the Board approve the Legislative Meeting Minutes of
January 24, 2013.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
IV.
None
Educational Presentation
A.
V.
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
None
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
Student Centered Learning with Technology: Teacher – Jennifer
McLeod and students: Amanda Briglia, Tessa DeSerafino, Billy
Huggett, Ryan Polsky and Claire Walsh
Reports
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Student Liaison Reports
Board Liaison Reports
Committee Highlights and Reports
School Reports – In Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013
Superintendent’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013
Solicitor’s Report - In Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013
President’s Report – In Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013
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February 24, 2013
V.
Reports
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. Guilday seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 86
Resolve, the Board give Tom Kelly, Solicitor, permission to settle the
real estate tax assessment appeal.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
VI.
Scheduled Presentations (Limited to Five Minutes Each)
A.
VII.
None
Unscheduled Presentations (Limited to Three Minutes Each)
A.
VIII.
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
None
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
Rose Tree Media Residents - None
Old Business
None
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
2.
Nominations
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
3.
General
a.
Classification Change
b.
Supplemental Contracts – See Attachments A and B in
Official Legislative Minutes of February 28, 2013
c.
Other – Attachment C in Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013
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February 24, 2013
IX.
New Business
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 87
Resolve, that the Board approve the following:
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
b.
Professional
1.
Geralyn Mayernick, English Teacher, Springton
Lake Middle School, retirement effective June 19,
2013.
2.
Joyce Jeuell, Ed.D, Supervisor of Elementary
Special Education, resignation effective April 30,
2013.
Non-Instructional
1.
James Miller, Bus Driver, retirement effective
March 22, 2013.
2.
Audrey Saunders, Bus Aide, retirement effective
June 30, 2013.
3.
Benjamin Copple, Bus Driver, retirement effective
June 30, 2013.
4.
Linda Cunningham, Bus
effective June 30, 2013.
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Driver,
retirement
February 24, 2013
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
2.
Nominations
a.
b.
Professional
1.
Marianne Spiotta, Long Term Substitute Learning
Support Teacher, effective February 8, 2013 at
the annual salary of $52,309.00, Master’s
Degree/Step 1 to be pro-rated. Ms. Spiotta
received her Bachelor’s Degree from the
University of Delaware and her Master’s Degree
from LaSalle University. She is assigned to Media
Elementary replacing Kim Peckman who is on
leave. NOTE: MS. Spiotta is being hired pending
completion of her pre-employment paperwork.
2.
Christine Seeley, Director of Title I Summer
School at the annual salary of $3,200.00.
Non-Instructional
1.
Joseph Doyle, Jr., Substitute Bus Aide, change of
effective date to January 31, 2013.
2.
Recommend Board approval for the extension of
employment for the following Interventionists
through April 5, 2013. The extension of
employment will not change the total number of
hours they will work:
Shelly Bolinger
Sara Reath
Patricia Tulskie
3.
Rose Tree
Glenwood
Indian Lane
General
a.
Classification Change
1.
Marguerite Van Leer from Regular Cafeteria to
Substitute Cafeteria effective February 4, 2013 at
the rate of $11.63 per hour.
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February 24, 2013
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
b.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Penncrest personnel to serve as Dance
Chaperones for the 2012-2013 school year:
Sean Graham
Christopher Grouzes
Linda Kilpatrick
Christiana Kuntz
Anthony Lombardo
Andrea Rachubinski
$55.00/event
$55.00/event
$18.33/hour
$55.00/event
$55.00/event
$55.00/event
2.
Alicia Santelli, New Teacher Mentor effective
December 12, 2012 at the annual salary of
$694.82. Ms. Santelli is assigned to Penncrest
High School.
3.
William Carr, .5 New Teacher Mentor effective
January 28, 2013 at the annual salary of $580.00.
Mr. Carr is assigned to Springton Lake Middle
School.
4.
Maureen Shields, Reading Club Sponsor at the
annual salary of $290.00. Ms. Shields is assigned
to Media Elementary.
5.
Susan Howe, Reading Club Sponsor at the
annual salary of $290.00. Ms. Howe is assigned
to Media Elementary.
6.
Lindsay Groy, (.5) Special Ed Building
Coordinator for the 2nd semester at the annual
salary of $1,450.00. Ms. Groy is assigned to
Penncrest High School.
7.
Concetta Mattioni, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for
the second semester at the annual salary of
$580.00. Ms. Mattioni is assigned to Penncrest
High School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
b.
Supplemental Contracts
8.
Sandra Carter, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for the
second semester at the annual salary of $580.00.
Ms. Carter is assigned to Penncrest High School.
9.
Carl Kriebel, (.25) New Teacher Mentor for the
second semester at the annual salary of $290.00.
Mr. Kriebel is assigned to Penncrest High School.
10.
Stephan Mescanti, (.25) New Teacher Mentor for
the second semester at the annual salary of
$290.00. Mr. Mescanti is assigned to Penncrest
High School.
11.
Laura Nemec-Osborne, (.5) New Teacher Mentor
for the second semester at the annual salary of
$580.00. Ms. Nemec-Osborne is assigned to
Penncrest High School.
12.
Lisa Sukanick, (.5) New Teacher Mentor for the
second semester at the annual salary of $580.00.
13.
Recommend Board approval for the following
Penncrest personnel to serve as Jr./Sr. Prom
Chaperone at the rate of $25.00 per hour:
Linda Kilpatrick
Charron Verica
14.
Recommend Board approval of the Penncrest
High School Spring Athletic Supplemental
Contracts for the 2012-2013 school year. See
Attachment A in Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013.
15.
Recommend Board approval of the Springton
Lake Middle School Spring Athletic Supplemental
Contracts for the 2012-2013 school year. See
Attachment B in Official Legislative Minutes of
February 28, 2013.
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February 24, 2013
IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
c.
Other
1.
Resolve the Board approve an early retirement
incentive plan for members of RTMEA for the
2012-2013 school year. See Attachment C in
Official Legislative Minutes of February 28, 2013.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
None
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 88
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Chorus – Norfork, VA
2.
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad Team – Raystown
Lake/Juniata College
3.
Penncrest High School Spanish Exchange – Madrid,
Barcelona, Tavernes, Spain
Resolve, the Board approve the following:
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Chorus - Norfork, VA
Resolve, the Board approve the Penncrest High School Choir
to participate in the Virginia International Music Festival on
4/25/13.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
2.
Penncrest High School Science Olympiad Team – Raystown
Lake/Juniata College
Further resolve, the Board approve the Penncrest High School
Olympiad Team to participate in the State Tournament at
Raystown Lake/Juniata College, 4/25/13 – 4/27/13.
3.
Penncrest High School Spanish Exchange – Madrid,
Barcelona, Tavernes, Spain
Further resolve, the Board grant permission to offer an abroad
trip to Spain for the Spanish Exchange program in March-April
2014. The approximate cost to the student is $3,500.
Substitute fees will be between $1,020 - $2,142.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
C.
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
None
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
School Club
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 89
Resolve, that the Board approve the offering of an Improv Club at
Penncrest High School. The faculty advisor for this club is an unpaid,
volunteer position.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
None
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
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February 24, 2013
IX.
New Business
D.
In Recognition
The Board of School Directors regrets to inform members of Rose
Tree Media of the passing of Robert Malkovsky, teacher at Penncrest
High School. Mr. Malkovsky served the students of our district for 24
years as a physics teacher and Physics Olympics coach. He will be
sorely missed and the Board of School Directors offers its
condolences to family and friends.
XI.
Finance
A.
Purchasing
1.
None
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
2.
Villanova University – Penncrest Graduation – See Attachment
D in Official Legislative Minutes of February 28, 2013
3.
Teen Sage Contract – See Attachment E in Official Legislative
Minutes of February 28, 2013
4.
Change Orders and Allowance Adjustments
5.
Change Order – Media Elementary School Project
6.
Web Hosting Agreement – See Attachment F in Official
Legislative Minutes of February 28, 2013
7.
Textbook and Software Approval
8.
Settlement Agreement for a Special Education Student
9.
Settlement Agreement for a One-To-One Aide
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 90
A.
Purchasing
1.
None
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
Rose Tree Media School District Policy #612…(Public School
code section 609) when funds are not available for a proposed
appropriation, a legal transfer from one class of expenditure to
another may be made in the last nine (9) months of the fiscal
year by the board.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
Resolve, that the Board approve the following Budgetary
Transfers:
FY 13-8 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Operation of Building Services – Snow plowing
services
AMOUNT: $5,000.00
To:
Operation of Building Services – Replacement
equipment
AMOUNT: $5,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer is needed to cover the cost of
replacement playground equipment district-wide.
FY 13-9 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction - Supplies
AMOUNT: $1,108.00
To:
Instruction – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $1,108.00
RATIONALE: Transfer is needed to purchase equipment for
TV production class at Penncrest.
2.
Villanova University – Penncrest Graduation
Further resolve, that the School Board approve the contract
between Villanova University and the Rose Tree Media School
District for Commencement service for the Penncrest High
School Class of 2013 in the amount of$11,375.
See
Attachment D in Official Legislative Minutes of February 28,
2013.
3.
Teen Sage Contract
Further resolve, that the Board ratify the contract with Teen
Sage in an amount not to exceed $1,250 for two presentations
at Penncrest High School. Funding for the presentations is by
the Student Activity Fund. See Attachment E in Official
Legislative Minutes of February 28, 2013.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
Change Orders and Allowance Adjustments– Media
Elementary School Project
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following change
orders for the Media Elementary School Project:
DE-01 Hobbs Electric
DE-02 Hobbs Electric
DG-01 Dale Construction
DG-02 Dale Construction
P-01 AJB Mechanical
SC-01 Dale Construction
SC-02 Dale Construction
SC-04 Dale Construction
GC-01 Dale Construction
FP-01 Wayman
5.
Permit
Unused Allowance
Unused Allowance
Unused Allowance
Permit
Permit
Column Repair
Column Repair
Permit
Panel Replacement
$
229.00
$ 8,560.00)
$ (740.19)
$ (19,199.95)
$
944.00
$ 12,844.00
$ 2,271.25
$ 5,069.88
$ 4,519.00
$
750.00
$ (1,873.01)
Change Order – Media Elementary School Project
Further resolve, that the Board approve the following change
order for the Media Elementary School Project:
SC-03 Dale Construction Salvage $3,460.61
6.
Web Hosting Agreement – See Attachment F in Official
Legislative Minutes of February 28, 2013
Further resolve, that the Board approve the Renewal
Addendum to the Master Agreement between Schoolwires, Inc.
and Rose Tree Media School District to provide Licensed
Software and Web Hosting Service to the district for a term of
three (3) years commencing on July 1, 2013. The Renewal
Addendum fee is in an amount not to exceed Twenty six
thousand two hundred fourteen dollars ($26,214.00).
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X.
Finance
B.
General
7.
Textbook and Software Approval
Further resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the
attached list of textbooks and software for use beginning in the
2013-2014 school year.
Subject
Area
Business
Education
Level
Title
(Publisher)
High School
Introduction to Accounting: An Integrated
Approach (Ainsworth)
Marketing Essentials (Glencoe)
ESL
Elementary
National Geographic Avenues (Hampton-Brown)
Music
Elementary
Logic (software)
Science
High School
Biology (McGraw Hill)
Chemistry: Matter and Change (McGraw-Hill)
Social
High School
The American Nation, 14th Edition, AP Edition
Studies
(Pearson)
World
Middle School
Bien Dit, Level 2 (Holt McDougal)
Languages High School
Realidades, Level 2 (Prentice Hall)
Cambridge Latin, Unit 4 (Cambridge Univ.
Press)
8.
Settlement Agreement for a Special Education Student
Further resolve, that the Board approve a settlement
agreement for a special education student for resolution over a
dispute regarding claims for compensatory education and
tuition reimbursement for a special education student in an outof-state placement.
9.
Settlement Agreement for a One-To-One Aide
Further resolve, that the Board approve a settlement
agreement which provides for payment of a one-to-one aide for
a special education student placed by parents at St.
Katherine’s School.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
NAYS:
None
ABSENT: Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
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X.
Finance
Ms. Kinsler-Fox moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 91
Resolve the Board approve the following:
C.
D.
Financials for January 2013
Bill Lists for January 2013
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
NAYS:
None
ABSENT: Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
XI.
Adjournment
Ms. Kinsler-Fox moved and Mr. Guilday seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 92
Resolve, there being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the
Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Linda KinslerFox, Nancy Mackrides and William O’Donnell,
NAYS:
None
ABSENT: Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius and Elizabeth Schneider
______________________
Gail Boettcher
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February 24, 2013
R ose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
Director of Management Services
Mr. James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
I.
Members of the Board of School Directors
James Wigo, Superintendent
Grace A. Eves, Board Secretary
March 12, 2013
Minutes of the March 12, 2013 Special Legislative Meeting
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
___________________________________________________________________________
Board Members in Attendance:
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, John Hanna, President, Nancy Fronduti, Nancy Mackrides, William
O’Donnell and Elizabeth Schneider
Absent: Linda Kinsler-Fox, Vice -President
Also In Attendance: Anne Callahan, Grace Eves, Rick Gregg, Tom Kelly, Patti Linden, Steve
Taylor and James Wigo
II.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mrs. Mackrides seconded a motion to adopt the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 93
1.
Dr. Troy Czukoski, Principal, Springton Lake Middle School,
resignation effective March 5, 2013.
Resolve, that the Board approve the resignation of Dr. Troy
Czukoski, Principal, Springton Lake Middle School.
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II.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John
Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth Schneider
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox,
III.
Any Other Business that may come before the Board
IV.
Public Comment
V.
Adjournment
Mrs. Mackrides moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 94
Resolve, there being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned.
The aforementioned resolution was declared adopted by the Chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday, John
Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth Schneider
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
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III.
Presentations and Awards
A.
Penncrest High School Girls’ Track Relay Team
Resolve, the Board of School Directors present the Rose Tree
Media Award to the members of the Girls’ Indoor Track 4 x 400
Relay Team:
Katherine Arbogast, Brianna Artis, Alanna
Blessington and Alicia Collier. The team placed 6th at the State
Championships with a time of 4:01.42. Coaches include Mike Clark
and John Lohn.
B.
Penncrest High School Boys’ Track Relay Team
Resolve, the Board of School Directors present the Rose Tree
Media Award to the members of the Boys’ Indoor Track 4 x 800
Relay Team: Nicholas Angelina, Evan Emanuel, Soham Kamat
and Colin Myers. The team placed 5th at the State Championship
with a time of 8:02.16. Dion Durnell, Evan Emanuel, Soham Kamat
and Colin Myers ran the 4 x 400 and placed 13th in the State
Championship. Coaches are George Munro and Rob Brown.
C.
Penncrest High School Wrestler – Joseph Gartland
Resolve, the Board of School Directors present the Rose Tree
Media Award to Joseph Gartland, PA State Wrestling
Championship Silver Medal for the 170 lb. weight class. Joe
earned his 100th win in the District Championship match and has
finished his career with 105 wins which is a second all time high.
The wrestling coaches are Greg Jacobs, Bill Mowbray, Will Harmon
and Pat Carney.
D.
Penncrest Swimming Team
Resolve, the Board of School Directors present the Rose Tree
Media Award to Mary Kate Boylan. Mary Kate placed 24th in the
State Championships with a time of 24:07. Ted Woolery is the
coach of the girls swim team.
Resolve, the Board of School Directors present the Rose Tree
Media Award to Philip Nawn. Philip placed 24th in the IM and 17th
in the 500 free at the State Championships.
III.
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III.
Presentations and Awards
D.
Penncrest Swim Team (continued)
Resolve, the Board of School Directors present the Rose Tree
Media Award to Iago Dall‘Orto. Iago placed 20th in the backstroke
at the State Championships. He broke his own team record. The
boys’ swim team is coached by Andy Ikeler.
E.
III.
Teacher of the Year Nominees
a.
Paul DelPrato – See Attachment A
Mr. DelPrato is a veteran science teacher at Penncrest High
school. He has made his mark and is establishing his legacy
as a respected, dedicated and reliable teacher, adviser and
coach. Paul is creative, innovative and skilled in developing
and implementing instructional strategies and techniques
designed to meet the needs of all student levels assigned to
his classes. He daily meets the challenge to develop
lessons for special education, college prep and honors
students. Each level presents unique challenges to teachers
when taught in homogeneous classes. Paul discovers
unique ways to differentiate his lessons and makes
appropriate modification to adjust for each student’s needs.
Paul is an active and positive contributor to the total school
community, he steps up and makes things happen. He goes
the extra mile for his students and his school.
b.
Josephine Dizon – See Attachment B
The nominee for the Teacher of the Year award at Springton
Lake Middle School is Dr. Josephine Dizon. Dr. Dizon
earned her Bachelors of Science Degree from the University
of Delaware in Elementary and Middle School Science. She
continued her education at the City College of New York
where she earned her Masters of Science degree in Special
Education and she earned her Ed.D at Immaculata
University. Her lessons and passion transcend the
classroom for she is involved in a myriad of extracurricular
activities that impact the lives of her students. She cosponsors the Animal Care team, co-sponsors the Science
Olympiad Team and participates in school-sponsored
programs such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Hoops for
Hope and DVD-a-thon. Dr. Dizon is a valuable resource for
her colleagues and students. As Technology Coordinator,
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III.
Presentations and Awards
E.
Teacher of the Year Nominees
b.
Josephine Dizon (continued)
she as conducted professional Development technology
workshops, conducts mini-lessons for teachers and created,
and maintains a teacher technology resource website. Dr.
Dizon is instrumental in supporting the work of the sixth
grade PLC whose goal is to infuse reading and writing
across the curriculum.
III.
c.
Tracey Fritch – See Attachment C
Tracey Fritch is an experienced teacher who has made a
significant impact on literacy instruction in our school district.
She began her career as a classroom teacher, transitioned
to a reading support position, was assigned to be our
district’s literacy coach, and has now returned to a reading
support position at Media Elementary School. The direction
that Mrs. Fritch started us on during her tenure as literacy
coach set the parameters for our transition to a
reading/writing workshop model. She organized learning
labs, she chaired our district’s Literacy Council and she
offers her expertise and her vast library of resources to her
colleagues. She has offered countless hours of professional
development is well versed in topics including the Common
Core Standards and the Standards Aligned System. Mrs.
Fritch has earned the respect of her students, our parents
and her colleagues.
d.
Anthony Grisillo – See Attachment D
Creative, innovative, caring and student centered are a few
words to best describe Anthony as an educator. This
exceptional AGP teacher has done an extraordinary job with
instruction, not just with academically talented students, but
with students of all academic levels. His keen ability to open
up minds of children to be creative and innovative is a true
gift. He models enrichment lessons for teachers to observe,
ad he stimulates learning of every child and colleague. His
personal relationship with his students is a pleasure to
observe daily.
Anthony’s qualities consist of caring,
interested, professional, creative, hardworking, considerate,
all blended with his unique sense of humor.
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III.
Presentations and Awards
E.
III.
Teacher of the Year Nominees
e.
Rachael Pinsley – See Attachment E
Rachael Pinsley is a fifth grade teacher, team leader, coach
and club sponsor, who has guided students at Glenwood
Elementary School since 2002. She did not originally begin
her working career in education but as a food service
director at ARAMARK Corporation from 1995 until 2001.
After being inspired by her interaction with children during
her time with ARAMARK, she began taking education
courses at night and on weekends and earned her degree in
Elementary Education from Immaculata College. Rachael’s
attitude is that students come first, and that by working
together we can make Glenwood a better place for students
to receive the education they deserve. Rachael has created
new clubs, piloted new writing and reading programs, taught
workshops to train teachers on how to score assessments,
and assisted in writing curriculum. She supported our No
Place for Hate motto at Glenwood by filming and editing an
anti-bullying movie to help witnesses take a stand against
bullying. She represented her Elementary Colleagues by
presenting our new district initiative, Responsive Classrooms
to the Board of School Directors and the RTMSD
community. She inspires everyone around her with her
dedication and caring.
f.
David Woods – See Attachment F
Mr. Woods began his career in Rose Tree Media in 1976 at
Roosevelt School as a second grade teacher. He has
served as Professional Development Coordinator and is
currently the Science Coordinator at the building level. Mr.
Woods sponsors our Enviro Challenge team and is a
building leader in technology use. He has been a stellar
educator with a keen intellect, interest in educating the whole
child and openness to learning new methods and
approaches. He works hard at developing lessons that will
allow students to build upon their unique strengths and learn
about cooperation.
He models intellectual curiosity by
posing high-level questions that require dialogue among
students to find the best solution by using high-order thinking
skills. Mr. Woods teachers the Accelerated Math class in
fifth grade and has worked hard to make this class
interesting and challenging for this students.
Presentations and Awards
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4.
Appointment of Authority Members
Mr. Hanna moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 2
Resolve, that the Authority appoint Elizabeth Schneider to the Authority,
replacing the term of Veronica Barbato whose term ends 2014, Tracy
Barusevicius to the Authority replacing the term of William Montgomery whose
term ends in 2017 and Chris Guilday to the Authority, replacing the term of
Jeffrey Pettit whose term ends 2015.
The aforementioned resolution was adopted by the chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
5.
Peter Barry, Nancy Fronduti, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides,
William O’Donnell
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
Roll Call: Secretary, Grace Eves
Peter Barry
Tracy Barusevicius
Nancy Fronduti
Chris Guilday
John Hanna
6.
The Secretary read the following members names and term of expiration:
Pete Barry
Tracy Barusevicius
Nancy Fronduti
Chris Guilday
John Hanna
7.
Linda Kinsler-Fox - Absent
Nancy Mackrides
William O’Donnell
Elizabeth Schneider
2013
2017
2014
2015
2013
Linda Kinsler-Fox
Nancy Mackrides
William O’Donnell
Elizabeth Schneider
2015
2015
2017
2014
Approval of Minutes of March 9, 2012 Annual Meeting
Mr. Hanna moved and Mrs. Fronduti seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 3
Resolve, that the Authority approve the minutes of March 9, 2012 Annual
Meeting.
The aforementioned resolution was adopted by the chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth
Schneider
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
8.
Reappointment of Authority Members
Mr. Hanna moved and Mr. O’Donnell seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 4
Resolve, that the Authority Members recommend to the Board of School
Directors the reappointment of the following Committee Members:
Peter Barry
Tracy Barusevicius
Nancy Fronduti
Chris Guilday
John Hanna
2013
2017
2014
2015
2013
Linda Kinsler Fox
Nancy Mackrides
William O’Donnell
Elizabeth Schneider
2015
2015
2017
2014
The aforementioned resolution was adopted by the chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
9.
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth
Schneider
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
Election of Officers
Officers of the Authority shall be elected annually.
Mr. O’Donnell moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 5
Resolve, that the Authority Members elect the officers to the following positions:
Chairman – Nancy Mackrides
Secretary – Nancy Fronduti
At Large – William O’Donnell
At Large – Chris Guilday
At Large – Elizabeth Schneider
Vice Chairman – Peter Barry
Treasurer – John Hanna
At Large – Tracy Barusevicius
At Large – Linda Kinsler-Fox
The aforementioned resolution was adopted by the chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth
Schneider
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
10.
Appointment of Solicitor
Mr. Hanna moved and Mr. Guilday seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 6
Resolve that the Authority appoint Thomas L. Kelly, Esq. to the position of
Solicitor of the Central Delaware County School Authority.
The aforementioned resolution was adopted by the chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
11.
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth
Schneider
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
Adjournment
Mrs. Fronduti moved and Mr. Hanna seconded a motion to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION: 2012-2013 – 7
Resolve that there being no further business to come before the Authority, the
meeting is adjourned.
The aforementioned resolution was adopted by the chair, the vote being:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti, Chris Guilday,
John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, William O’Donnell and Elizabeth
Schnedier
None
Linda Kinsler-Fox
OFFICE OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
TO:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Mr. James M. Wigo, Superintendent of Schools
FROM:
Dr. Steve Taylor, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
DATE:
March 12, 2013
RE:
March 12, 2013 Curriculum & Instruction Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Mr. Peter Barry
Board Members in Attendance: Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti,
Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, Liz Schneider
Also in Attendance: Anne Callahan, Grace Eves, Rick Gregg, Patti Linden, Steve
Taylor, Jim Wigo, and members of the community.
Update on Penncrest Graduation 2014
Mr. Gregg updated the Board on Penncrest’s interest in moving graduation in 2014 to a
week later than the current date of the first Thursday in June. The move would increase
the amount of state subsidy received by RTMSD by about $7,000, since seniors would
come closer to attending school for 180 days. Villanova, the current graduation venue,
is not available in the evening of June 12, 2014, the proposed date, but is available at
10:30 in the morning. Other possibilities include the Carpenter Center at the University
of Delaware, which is used for graduation by Garnet Valley, Unionville-Chadds Ford,
and Avon Grove School Districts; the Chase Center at the Riverfront in Wilmington; and
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Administrators have already looked
at facilities at Neumann and St. Joseph’s, but both were considered too small for
Penncrest. In coming weeks, prior to making a final decision, Penncrest will survey
parents to gauge their feelings about various venues, days of the week, and times.
Proposed 2013-2014 Calendar
Dr. Taylor provided a draft of the 2013-2014 calendar for the Board. This calendar
essentially replicates the 2012-2013 calendar, with school starting for students on
Tuesday, September 3rd, and ending on Tuesday, June 17th. Three snow days are built
Curriculum and Instruction Meeting
March 12, 2013
Page 2
into the calendar making a total of 183 student days. The Board granted permission for
the draft calendar to appear on the March Legislative Agenda for a first reading.
Online Subscription Renewals for 2013-2014
In compliance with Policy 109, Dr. Taylor asked the Board’s permission to renew online
subscriptions for use by students in 2013-2014. These subscriptions fall into two basic
categories: applications used by students to learn new content or practice skills, and
databases used in the district’s libraries to help students with research. Both kinds of
online subscriptions are used extensively, as documented in the chart below.
Online
Program
Gizmos (Science)
KidBiz/TeenBiz (Reading)
Odyssey (Compass Learning Math)
Rand-McNally Classroom (Social Studies)
Reading A-Z (Reading)
Rosetta Stone (various languages for ESL)
Study Island (Math)
WebAssign (Science and Math)
Better Chinese (World Language)
Access PA Membership
Culturegrams by Proquest
Databases for History by ABC-CLIO
Databases for Literature, History, Health, and
General Reference by Gale/Cengage Learning
Follett Software (Library System Management)
InfoBase – Facts on File Database
Newsbank Database for Current Events
Noodle Tools
World Book Encyclopedia
Use
Grades
Affected
Examples of # of
Log ins
Library
Library
Library
Library
K-12
K-12
K-12
6-12
N/A
29,515 (2/1/12-2/1/13)
1,043 (2/1/12-2/1/13)
1,847 (2/1/12-2/1/13)
Library
Library
Library
Library
Library
K-12
9-12
9-12
9-12
K-12
N/A
879 (2/1/12-2/1/13)
N/A
415 (2/1/12-2/1/13)
N/A
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
Instructional
6-8
1-10
3-8
1-8
K-5
6-12
9-11
11-12
9-12
7,889 (since 1/1/12)
60,091 (since 9/1/12)
40,780 (since 9/1/12)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,830 (since 9/1/12)
N/A
12,040 (since 9/1/12)
Renewals are proposed at $174,933 and are dependent on final approval of the 20132014 budget. The Board gave permission for a resolution to appear on the March
Legislative Agenda.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Mr. James M Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
R ose Tree M edia School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-6136
Fax: 610-627-6136
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Servi
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James M. Wigo, Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
March 13, 2013
Subject:
March 12, 2013 – Finance Committee
Chairperson: Bill O’Donnell
____________________________________________________________
Board Members in Attendance: Pete Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Chris Guilday, John
Hanna, Nancy MacKrides, Bill O’Donnell and Elizabeth Schneider
Absent: Linda Kinsler-Fox and Nancy Fronduti
Also in Attendance: Jim Wigo, Grace Eves, Ken Phillips, RBC Capital, Skip Daino and
Lisa Taddie, Chartwells)
______________________________________________________________________
RBC Capital Presentation
Ken Phillips from RBC Capital gave a review of the District’s debt profile, advance
refunding of the 2004A bond and capital project financing for potential future capital
projects. There is the potential savings of approximately $1,000,000 by refunding
the 2004A bond. The administration will present a list of potential capital projects
during upcoming Operations Committee meetings. Ken Phillips will return to the
Finance Committee meeting for an update.
Action: Discussion
Chartwells Presentation
Mrs. Eves reviewed year-to-date financial information on expenditures and revenues
for the current fiscal year. Skip Daino, Chartwells Dining Services District Manager,
presented three proposed food service budgets for the 2013-2014 fiscal year which
included three scenarios on lunch prices. The committee also reviewed lunch prices
from seven Delaware County school districts. New federal regulations have
impacted the food service fund. Using the information that was presented, the
Committee determined that a $.10 increase in lunch prices for the next fiscal will
assist in offsetting increases in expenditures
Action: This item will be moved to the March 21st. Legislative meeting for Board
approval of the renewal contract with Chartwells’ Dining Services for the 2013/2014
school year pending contract review by the district solicitor and PDE.
PSBA Presentation
The Committee reviewed a call for program proposals from the Pennsylvania School
Board Association for presenting at the October 2013 PSBA School Leadership
Conference. The Administration will review the possibility of presenting information
on a one-to-one iPad initiative.
Action: Discussion
Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services (CADES) Transportation
Contract
The Committee reviewed the contract from CADES for providing transportation
services for special needs students during the summer months. The Districts has
used CADES services in the past.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 21st. Legislative meeting for approval.
Budgetary Transfers
FY 13-10 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Non Public Transportation – Contracted Carriers
$56,693.00
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Vehicle Servicing & Maintenance Services - Insurance
$10,000.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Vehicle Servicing & Maintenance Services - Supplies
$25,410.83
TO:
AMOUNT:
Non Public Transportation - Supplies
$ 8,470.28
TO:
AMOUNT:
Vehicle Servicing & Maintenance Services - Repairs
$24,608.92
TO:
AMOUNT:
Non Public Transportation - Repairs
$ 8,202.97
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase supplies and repairs.
FY 13-11 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Alternative Education Programs - Software
$9,000.00
To:
AMOUNT:
Alternative Education Programs – New Equipment
$9,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase apple laptops.
FY 13-12 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Technology Support Services - Supplies
$4,800.00
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction - Supplies
$2,00.00
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction - Supplies
$1,700.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Technology Support Services – New Equipment
$8,500.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase projectors for Media Elementary.
FY 13-13 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
$4,000.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
Instruction - Supplies
$4,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of paper through the end of the school
year.
FY 13-14 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics – Repairs and Maintenance
$4,000.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics - Supplies
$2,080.00
TO:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics – New Equipment
$1,920.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase supplies/equipment for Spring Sports
season.
FY 13-15 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
$3,200.00
To:
AMOUNT:
Instruction– New Equipment
$3,200.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase new two-way radios that work everywhere in
the building.
FY 13-16 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
$3,061.80
To:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development – Books
$3,061.80
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase Fountas and Pinnelll Leveled Literacy
Intervention System for the Reading Support Classrooms.
FY 13-17 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics – Repairs and Maintenance
$3,000.00
To:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics - Supplies
$3,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for additional awards and recognition due to the success
of the winter and spring sports teams.
FY 13-18 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction – New Equipment
$2,800.00
To:
AMOUNT:
Office of the Principal – New Equipment
$2,800.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase Macbook for the principal.
FY 13-19 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instructional Staff Professional Development - Misc. Exps
$1,500.00
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
$1,000.00
To:
AMOUNT:
Instruction – Contracted Services
$2,500.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to pay for a special end of year assembly for 100 Book
Challenge reader.
FY 13-20 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics – Repairs and Maintenance
$2,000.00
To:
AMOUNT:
School Sponsored Athletics - Travel
$2,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover travel due to teams traveling by mini vans to
competitions.
FY 13-21 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
AMOUNT:
Instruction - Supplies
$1,200.00
To:
AMOUNT:
Instruction – New Equipment
$1,200.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of new equipment for the music
department.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 21st. Legislative meeting for approval.
Budgetary Summary Comparison
The District has expensed 80% of expenditures and has received 91% of revenue.
Action: Discussion
2013/2014 Instructional Budget Review
The Instructional program budgets include regular, special, vocational and other
educational programs as well as the Delaware County Community College. Other
Instructional programs include the detention center, which is located within the
District. The District receives reimbursement from sending school districts for
students that are at the detention center. Overall expenditures have increased by
5.5% mainly due to increases in benefits. Expenditures and revenues will be further
reviewed as the Administration proceeds through the budget process. A special
Legislative meeting will be held on April 9th at the Education Center to adopt a
proposed final budget in accordance with PDE requirements. The District is required
to adopt a proposed final budget at least 30 days prior to the adoption of the final
budget in May.
Action: Discussion
Public Comment: Two members of the public were in attendance.
The next Finance Committee meeting will be held on April 9, 2013.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610-627-.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Grace A. Eves
Director of Management Services
Mr. James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
___
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
Mr. James M. Wigo, Superintendent
From:
Grace A. Eves, Director of Management Services
Date:
March 13, 2013
Subject:
March 12, 2013 - Operations Committee Agenda
Chairperson: Nancy Mackrides
___________________________________________________________________
Board Members in Attendance: Pete Barry, Tracy Barusevicius, Nancy Fronduti,
Chris Guilday, John Hanna, Nancy Mackrides, and Elizabeth Schneider
Absent: Linda Kinsler-Fox and Bill O’Donnell
Also in Attendance: Jim Wigo, Grace Eves, Ron Baldino and Dennis Cini
______________________________________________________________________
Capital Project Updates
•
Springton Lake Middle School
Contractors will be on site during Spring break to complete punch list items, such
as blinds, windowsills and exterior work weather permitting. A rededication is
scheduled for May 10th with an open house on May 11th. Outside bathrooms will
be available after the doors are modified to allow for secure use.
•
Media Elementary School
The majority of the structural steel is in place. Mechanical, electrical and sprinkler
work is on-going. The installation of insulation is near completion. Installation of
the roof is anticipated to begin the third week of March.
•
ESCO
Work at the Ed Center continues. The boiler at Penncrest will be shut down after
April 15th for replacement. The chiller will be shut down in June in preparation of
the installation of air conditioning in A & B wings. The Administration offices will
remain open with air conditioning during the project this summer. The project is
scheduled to be completed by the end of August.
Operations Committee Meeting Minutes
March 12, 2013
Page 2
•
13/14 Capital Projects
The Committee reviewed the 2013/2014 capital projects list for a total of
approximately $1.2 million. This amount is down from the original list that was
presented in January for approximately $2.2 million. The Committee gave
permission to Dennis Cini to proceed with preparing bids for the projects.
Results of the bids will be reviewed at a future Operations Committee meeting.
Action: Discussion
Donation – Fencing for Penncrest
The Committee approved the acceptance of a donation in the amount of
$2,957.70 from the Penncrest Baseball Booster club for an Enduro baseball
fence for the Varsity Baseball Field.
Action: This item will be moved to the March 21 Legislative meeting for approval.
Public Comment: Five members of the public were in attendance.
The next Operations Committee meeting will be on April 9, 2013
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
R ose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone: 610.627.6000
Fax: 610-891-0959
www.rtmsd.org
Anne D. Callahan
Director of Human Resources
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James M. Wigo, Sr., Superintendent
From:
Anne D. Callahan, Director of Human Resources
Date:
March 21, 2013
Subject:
Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting – March 12, 2013
Linda Kinsler-Fox, Chair
Board Members in attendance: P. Barry, T. Barusevisius, C. Guilday, J. Hanna,
N. Fronduti, N. Mackrides, W. O’Donnell and L. Schneider,
Absent: L. Kisler-Fox,
Also in attendance: A. Callahan, G. Eves, P. Linden, Rick Gregg, Steve Taylor, J.
Wigo and members of the community.
I.
Items for Legislative Meeting – Anne Callahan
Items to be included on the agenda of the Legislative meeting of the Board of
School Directors on March 21, 2013 were reviewed and discussed.
All items were approved to move forward to the legislative meeting for a vote of
the full Board of School Directors. Additional items will be added to the agenda
and forwarded to the Board of School Directors for review prior to the Legislative
meeting on March 21, 2013.
II.
Executive Session – An executive session was held to discuss matters of
personnel.
The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be held in the Board Room at
the Education Center on April 9, 2013.
Rose Tree Media School District
308 North Olive Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6000
Fax 610.565.5317
www.rtmsd.org
James M. Wigo
Superintendent of Schools
Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, PhD
Director of Pupil Services and
Special Education
To:
Members of the Board of School Directors
James Wigo, Superintendent of Schools
From:
Dr. Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, Director of Pupil Services and Special
Education
Date:
March 12, 2013
Subject:
March12, 2013 Pupil Services Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Ms. Nancy Fronduti
Board Members in Attendance: Peter Barry, Tracy Barusevicius Nancy Fronduti, Nancy
Mackrides, Christopher Guilday, John Hanna, Elizabeth Schneider
Others in Attendance:
members
James Wigo, Anne Callahan, Grace Eves, 5 community
Overnight field trips:
The Envirothon Team will compete in the State Envirothon competition at Juniata
College, 5/21/13-5/23/13. Five students will participate. They will be accompanied
by two chaperones. Substitute costs are $408.00 dollars; and transportation costs
are approximately $400.00 dollars. Hotel and meals costs are approximately
$750.00 dollars. The District is funding all costs.
Action: Approval will be on the March 2013 Legislative Agenda.
The Penncrest Track Team will participate in the State Track and Field
Championship on 5/24/13-5/25/13 at Shippensburg University, PA. 18 students will
participate. They will be accompanied by four chaperones. Registration costs are
$200.00 dollars, transportation costs are $600.00 dollars. Hotel and meals costs
are $1800.00 dollars. All costs are being paid through the Athletic Budget.
Action: Approval will be on the March 2013 Legislative Agenda.
Pupil Services Committee Meeting Minutes
March 12, 2013
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The Women’s Outdoor Leadership Trip is going on a 3-night camping trip to
Seneca Rocks, WV from 04/26/13-04/29/13. 12-16 students are participating with 3
chaperones. Substitute costs are $306.00, transportation costs are $560.00, and
hotel/meals are $2400.00. All costs are being paid by students and through student
fundraising.
Action: Approval will be on the January 2013 Legislative Agenda.
EXCELLENCE
TODAY
FOR TOMORROW
SCHOOL REPORT’S – March 21, 2013
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Our third graders took a PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) Field Test
in writing on Wednesday, February 06, 2013. The students really took the test seriously
and were working diligently.
Mrs. Vellios-Miller and our Student Ambassadors planned four days of activities aimed at
ending name-calling of all kinds. This was a No Place For Hate Event for our Community.
Tuesday, Day of Peace; Wednesday, Mix It up Day; Thursday, Day of Strengths
Friday, Day of compliments.
On Valentines Day, Glenwood faculty and staff participated in a fund raiser to support
heart health by wearing red and making a donation to the American Heart Association.
Those who contributed five dollars or more were entered into a Glenwood drawing for
some fabulous prizes! A total of $125 was raised and donated to the American Heart
Association. Thank you to all who participated.
The Junior Optimist Club at Glenwood sponsored a week of encouraging" Random Acts
of Kindness." Students were invited to take note of acts of kindness they saw or
experienced in school and to write a note about it and place it in a box in the cafeteria. All
acts of kindness were recorded without using names. A few were read over the loud
speaker at the end of each school day while the week was in progress. Almost 150
Random Acts of Kindness were reported by students. Way to go Glenwood!
The counting of Box Tops for Education has been completed! The winners were the
students in Mr. Davies’s class. The class collected a total of 2,720 Box Tops! The
number for the school collection was 12,900.
Kindergarten
Kindergarteners in February had the opportunity to hold two special celebrations! We
celebrated Valentine’s Day and counted, sorted and ate hearts! Just a week later, we
celebrated our 100th day of school, using the skip counting by 10’s skills we’ve been
developing all year. We’ve also worked hard on adding to our lists of sight words and
recalling and writing the numbers 11-20.
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First Grade
First grade celebrated Read Across America Day with a pajama party and several
different Dr. Seuss related activities. We shared our favorite Dr. Seuss books with our
classmates and read them to each other during partner reading. We read Oh The Places
You’ll Go and played a game. We read If I Ran the Zoo and created our own zoo
animals. We even made Oobleck after reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck. We also
read a biography about Theodor Seuss Geisel as a part of our non-fiction unit in reading
workshop.
Second Grade
Second graders celebrated Read Across America Day by wearing pajamas and snuggling
up with good books throughout the day. Our second graders are also learning what it
takes to become members of The Giraffe Club. Through a series of REACH lessons, the
students are learning the characteristics of leaders. Leaders are people who notice
problems around them and try to solve them even if others say they can’t. The students
have studied Caesar Chavez, Susan B Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and many others.
Third Grade
Third graders have been eagerly participating in Reading Workshop Book Series Clubs.
Each student is in a book club that has been reading a series on their Fountas and Pinnell
Reading Level. They have been focusing on making meaningful post-its, such as
envisioning characters, identifying character traits, and growing theories about characters.
Students are thinking deeply about characters and the author’s style.
Fourth Grade
Fourth Grade is in the process of creating personal nonfiction mini-books to go along with
the nonfiction reading and writing workshop units. They have been researching a topic of
their choice, and working to create a mini-book that includes all of the features of a real
nonfiction book. Math consists of geography and measurement, as well as time. They are
currently working on the Motion and Design unit for Science and are creating cars out of
K’nex that will move using a variety of forces. This will coincide with our Franklin Institute
assembly next week based on Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Fifth Grade
Fifth grade spent March getting ready for and taking the writing PSSAs. They wrote, and
wrote, and wrote some more. They practiced planning, drafting, revising, and publishing a
piece written specifically to a prompt. First, they created narrative pieces by using a flow
map to help organize their thoughts. Mr. Keeler revised the flow map to make it in the
shape of an inch worm. The antennae gave students a place to put the characters and
setting. The shape reminded students of a story mountain and ensured that they included
a beginning, events leading up to the climax, climax, and resolution. Students then used
tree maps to organize their thoughts for informational and persuasive pieces. Miss
Pinsley revised the tree map to look like a space shuttle. The boosters on either side
reminded students to include an introductory and concluding paragraph. For the
persuasive piece, smoke was included under the rocket to remind students to include a
call to action.
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Art
The Annual Glenwood Art Show is now on display. Every student in grades first through
fifth grade has something on display. Art work is arranged by grade level. Fifth graders
voluntarily participated in a poster contest for the NAACP. The theme of the contest was
"Making History Today." Students were asked to select a lesser known African-African
and to create a portrait of them. The students listed below were awarded prizes for
Glenwood Elementary. An awards ceremony was held at the Universalist Church of
Delaware County in Media, PA. 1st Place - Aden Ali, 2nd Place - Liam Mosteller, 3rd
Place - Adrianna Nicastro and Honorable Mention - Julianna Icenhour
AGP
Mr. G’s third grade classes will be filming and editing a trip through their solar system
model. Mr. G’s fourth grade classes will be applying Newton’s Laws of Motion to design
and build a chain reaction machine, which they will film and share on the Internet. Mr. G’s
5th classes will be building LEGO structure representing architectural landmarks, while
also drawing two-dimensional pictures of these buildings which will be at least three feet
long or tall. The drawings will be displayed along with museum quality placards sharing
information about the building.
INDIAN LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students at ILES celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday. They wore their PJ's to
school, brought their favorite Dr. Seuss books to share, played rhyming bingo, and
created red and white striped hats! In March, students will be observing and recording the
weather daily. Kindergartners will be graphing "lion" and "lamb" weather all month long!
First Grade
Our first graders are learning about the differences between facts and opinions. Students
created individual posters where they can attach fact and opinion statements. Smart
board activities, reading stories, and character analysis discussions support this theme.
We also learned about our past presidents surrounding the days of the February holiday.
We noted how some of our presidents are honored on coins. This helps us remember the
value of the coins we are counting in math class! Since most of our students are wise
consumers, there is a high level of interest and motivation in accurately adding money.
Our map skills unit has us repeating the phrase “Never eat soggy waffles” (or ‘salty
watermelon” for that matter) to help us navigate and locate places on primary maps.
Second Grade
In Reading Workshop, we are learning about nonfiction. We are discovering the
characteristics that separate it from fiction. These include facts, a glossary, a table of
contents, an index, headings, captions, charts, and diagrams. We are also discussing
how activating our schema helps us as we prepare to learn new things. In word study, we
focused on the suffix –ed and open syllables, adjectives and contractions. In Math, we
explored place value and were introduced to the algorithms to complete double digit
addition and subtraction problems both with and without regrouping. In Writing
Workshop, we are working on publishing our fairy tales! In Social Studies, we continued
our unit on African American History by learning about famous African Americans such as
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Harriet Tubman, Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks. We also began a new unit on Native
Americans. We are currently discovering the way of life of the Eastern Woodland Native
Americans. The second graders will also be participating in reading and writing centers in
celebration of Read Across America Day.
AGP
The third grade AGP students are in the process of creating a scale model and video tour
of our solar system. The fourth and fifth grade AGP students are exploring the American
Film Institute's Door Scene Challenge. Students are currently publishing their iMovie and
will be comparing and contrasting their peer’s interpretation of the assigned script.
Assembly on Black History Month
Our third, fourth and fifth graders attended an assembly entitled, Harriett, a 45-minute
new show about African-American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman. Actress
Irma Mason, who has performed at Hedgerow and Villanova Theatres, portrayed Tubman
in a show that enlightened our students on how Harriett escaped slavery and made more
than thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves by way of the Underground
Railroad. She also told how she helped John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers
Ferry and the post-war era struggle for women’s suffrage. A question and answer
session with students followed.
Kindergarten Registration
More than 50 new Indian Lane Kindergarteners were registered for the Fall 2013-2014
school year. Open registration was held in the morning and evening, which turned out to
be a very smooth process, thanks to the efforts of the District’s Pupil Services
department.
Student Council Events
Student Council organized a Family Skate Night at Ice Works on Friday, March 8.
Rescheduled from February due to weather, students and families enjoyed food, fun and
ice skating and also held a Chuck-a-Puck contest for $1.00 a puck. All proceeds
benefitted The Wounded Warrior Foundation, the charity selected by the Student Council.
March is Music in Our Schools Month
Mrs. Battavio, our Music teacher, set aside time during music class this month for any
student who wanted to show off their musical talents for the class. Like a mini talent
show, performances included solos, duets, trios and small ensembles. Songs were
played on piano, recorder and other musical instruments, as well as singing and dancing.
Students really enjoyed showing off their musical talents.
Read Across America
Springton Lake’s Optimists Club students were excited about returning to their elementary
schools to read to some of our students on Read Across America Day. We had a total of
about 15 students who participated in reading to our Kindergarten through second
graders. Both groups of students benefitted from this experience in more ways than one.
Art Show 2013: March 20, 2013 @ 6:30 p.m.
This spring’s art exhibit highlights the work completed by students in grades one through
five. The work is designated by colors. First grade has black posters, second grade
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completed turquoise posters, third grade has red posters, fourth grade produced purple
posters and fifth grade has white posters. The first grade art curriculum reviews portrait,
landscape, still-life, seascape and line, shape and color. The children learn the basic
elements and principles of art and how to apply these foundations to their work. The
second grade art curriculum focuses on “Art around the World.” The children experience
cultures around the world and learn how varying heritage can impact a work of art. The
third grade art curriculum concentrates on “Art through Time.” The children travel through
time to understand art from its primitive beginnings to our present day. The fourth grade
art curriculum highlights art from the regions of the United States. Their work emphasizes
images inspired by artists or people of a specific region. The state of Pennsylvania is a
focal point of particular interest. The fifth grade art curriculum emphasizes “American
Beginnings.” The class studies our country from its colonial birth. The work reflects our
founding fathers’ era as well as the artists of that time. As a pre-concert greeting, The
Dancing Bobcats, Christina Bream, Tori Breckenridge, Julia Brown, Emily Bruns, Allie
Ford, Carly Ford, Ava Hess, Rucha Kamat, Ava Lesicko, Lauren Niss, P.J. Pascal, Delia
Quinn, Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Radek, Rose Schwartz and Rachel Colemeco will perform a
jazz dance to the song “Call Me Maybe” under the direction of Miss Christina DiGregorio.
Special thanks to all the parent volunteers and school aides who gave so much of their
time and talent in the presentation of the art work.
Teacher of the Year
Indian Lane’s nominee for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, Mr. David Woods, was
recently notified that he is moving to the semi-final round of the competition. He will be
completing several essays in this stage and joins five other Rose Tree Media colleagues
in the hunt for this award. Congratulations to Mr. Woods.
Lunch with the Principal
First grader Chase Patti won a raffle drawing at our recent Mid-Winter Festival to have
lunch with Mr. Bennett. The winning student gets to choose a friend to come along and
can select any restaurant they want. Chase took Jason Vlaminck with him and the three
went to Friendly’s near the Granite Run Mall. A fun time was had by all!
MEDIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Kindergarten Celebrates
Kindergarten celebrated the 100th day of school with many activities organized in a wheel
format. The children practiced counting to 100 by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s through various math
activities. They created projects at home and shared them with all of the families during
library time. Their families provided an admiring audience. The children walked around
the school and marked various locations as “one hundred steps from kindergarten.” They
are very proud of what they have accomplished in the first 100 days of school.
Grade One Loves Snow
Is it snowing where you are? It’s snowing in first grade at Media. Our first graders are
caught in a snow globe and writing all about it. Have you heard of Wilson Bentley, the
man who developed a technique to photograph snowflakes? Well, he discovered that no
one snowflake design is ever repeated. Our students are creating unique snowflake
masterpieces and producing descriptive writing pieces to describe their snowflakes.
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Let’s not forget to tell you about using the scientific method to make it snow, snow, snow.
If you’ve missed all the snow days this winter like we have, you may want to stop by and
enjoy a bit of our snow fun in first grade at Media. Our snowy celebration ended with a hot
chocolate party, yummy fun!
Second Grade News
Second grade is working closely with Reading Practicum students from West Chester
University. This partnership is on-going. Interns have opportunities to hone their reading
teaching skills and 2nd graders have opportunities to work in small groups and receive
1:1 attention as needed. Second graders are reading, discussing and writing about
fiction and non-fiction quality literature. The books include a tall tale series by Steven
Kellogg and a Native American dwelling series by June Prezsler. Second graders have
been setting up their school stores which provide lots of hands-on learning and lots of fun.
Parent-Teacher Conferences, held in late February, were well-attended.
Third Grade Report
Students presented their SPACE research projects to their classmates. Students selfselected a topic and chose the method for presentation. Projects included posters,
interactive games, PowerPoint presentations, dramatic re-enactments, three dimensional
models, student scripted puppet shows, and mobiles. Students are now learning about
economics including markets, supply and demand, and wants and needs. Students are
taking part in an interactive, virtual lemonade stand. This simulation helps students
consider market forces in order to maximize profits. Third grade students also celebrated
the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation by learning about this important
document and the events that led up to it and the events that happened after the
proclamation was signed, up to and including the Civil Rights movement. Students
researched people instrumental in making changes during that time period and shared
their findings in written and oral reports.
Fourth Grade
In preparation for this year’s Science Fair, the fourth grade classes studied the steps in
the scientific method and reviewed guidelines for designing their own experiments. We
analyzed example projects and examined the process those students used to complete
their displays. With the online program BrainPop, we reviewed the use of questions to
guide experiments. Students then received a packet which, after discussion with their
parents, they used to design their own experiments addressing their own questions. This
year’s science fair will be held on April 18. During the elementary conference days, we
again implemented Student-Led Conferences, allowing students to report on their own
progress and on their goals for the future. Parents and students alike appreciated the
opportunity for students to reflect on their work and show evidence of their learning.
Parent feedback was very positive.
Grade 5
Fourth and fifth graders attended a Black History Month production, Harriett, at the
Hedgerow Theater. Mrs. Kotch organized the trip where the children were transported
back in time to hear a first-hand account of this amazing woman’s life. We were most
appreciative of Hedgerow’s willingness to work with us. They created special performance
dates for us since we do not have an auditorium this year. An added bonus is that our
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students were featured in an article about the production that appeared in several local
newspapers.
Art News
As part of their trip around the world with art, second grade children learned that Chinese
New Year is one of the most important celebrations on the Asian calendar. They created
origami snakes to mark that 2013 is the year of the snake. A festive display of their
snakes is on view at the Coffee Beanery at Franklin Mint Credit Union on State St. in
Media through the month of February.
Library News
On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 26, a story-teller, TA’HIRA, visited our first and
second graders in the Media School library. She captivated her audience with lyrical folk
tales from Africa. Her enthusiasm was contagious and the students eagerly participated
in the stories she told. The lessons embedded in TA’HIRA's stories taught the students
about treating others fairly and justly. TA’HIRA’s visit was part of our observation of Black
History Month. Our library also was the location for our new reading club. Students who
are behind in their at home reading are being invited to visit the library in the evening for
snacks, reading, and fun. The club is sponsored by Susan Howe and Maureen Shields.
Media School celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Monday, March 4, with a lively Read
Across America Day. It began promptly at 9:15 with a school-wide “read-in” in the gym,
followed by a visit from about 25 guest readers from Springton Lake. Many of these
middle-schoolers were alums of Media and were thrilled to be given the opportunity to
read aloud in various classrooms and to visit with teachers, siblings and friends. Every
student who is “on track” with their independent reading (100 Book Challenge) had a
chance to win a special prize. Our top two readers with 1300 lines each, Mila Jelic and
Grace Guerin, were also honored. Teachers decorated their classroom doors with
literature related themes as part of our reading celebration. Each year the NEA sponsors
and encourages READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY. We are always happy to participate.
AGP News from Mr. Smyth
Third Grade AGP: The third grade AGP students are in the process of creating a scale
model and video tour of our solar system. The model is on display in our upper level
hallway.
Fourth & Fifth Grade AGP: The fourth and fifth grade AGP students are
currently exploring the American Film Institute’s Door Scene Challenge. Students are
currently publishing their iMovie and will be comparing and contrasting their peer’s
interpretation of the assigned script. The 5th graders have been extremely busy working
on their self-selected research project. We have been guiding them through the process
of gathering and evaluating resources, note taking, concept-mapping, and creating
outlines. The children are gearing up to begin drafting! They also have been filming our
daily broadcast which is saved through a video streaming web site.
NAACP Black History Poster Contest
The local NAACP’s Black History Month Poster Contest began many years ago at Media
Elementary School. It has now expanded to ten schools in the county. Each school has
four students who are recognized for their creative and historically accurate work. Media’s
winners this year were Josh Kleiman, Andrew Rubin, Elijah Holmes, and Grace Guerin.
An award ceremony was held on Saturday, March 2 at The Unitarian Universalist Church
on Rose Tree Road. Representative Tom Killion was one of the speakers. This year the
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program opened with two songs performed by Media School’s Mustang Chorale. Kudos
to Jeanette Verdeur and her students for a beautiful performance.
ROSE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Academically Gifted Program
Mr. Grisillo’s third grade classes filmed and edited a trip through their solar system model.
The fourth grade classes applied Newton’s Laws of Motion to design and build a chain
reaction machine, which they filmed and shared on the Internet. Fifth grade classes built
LEGO structures representing architectural landmarks, while also drawing twodimensional pictures of these buildings which are at least three feet long or tall. The
drawings will be displayed along with museum quality placards sharing information about
the building.
Reading
March was a great month for reading! Students celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss
during Read Across America Day. From Kindergarten to 5th grade, students engaged in
Read-a-Thons and activities that honored Dr. Seuss and his many beloved books. Former
RTES students from Springton Lake entertained the elementary children with special
visits as guest readers. During the rest of this important reading month, younger students
continued their study of fiction and non-fiction literature, while older students focused on
responses to reading and on writing with clarity and focus.
First Grade
First grade celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday with guest readers from Springton Lake
Middle School. Reading Dr. Seuss has been helping students to grow as fluent readers;
his tongue twisters gave the children lots of practice. March Madness is happening in first
grade! The first graders took timed math tests each day and charted their progress
weekly. Learning math facts has never been so much fun!
Third Grade
The third grade had a busy month. We worked on our African American Inventor
Projects. The students did research on a famous black inventor. They created projects
to share the facts that they gathered with the rest of their class. Some students created
Powerpoint presentations, some created dioramas and others created posters or
timelines of the inventor’s life. The projects were then presented by each student to their
respective classes. All of the students did an excellent job.
Fifth Grade
The Rose Tree fifth graders celebrated science with our Science Fair presentations this
month. Students conducted experiments on one of the following topics: Biological
Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Earth Science, or Behavioral
Science. Displays and experiments were set up in the cafeteria for public viewing.
Students presented experiments that followed the scientific method successfully. Each
student displayed their observation on a tri-board poster. Graphs and charts indicated a
record of observation for the experiment. We had projects that ranged from plant growth,
to volcano eruptions, to nuclear energy. The Science Fair was well attended by adults
and students from other classes.
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SPRINGTON LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
The following Students of the Month were honored at the PTG Meeting on March 5:
February - Kyle Langan, Maria Michels, Jay Fein, Shannon Kelly, Owen Miller, Annalise
McLarnon, Alexander Wynn, Emma Ahlgren, Robert Neill, Kayla O’Connor, Matthew
Rebuck, Bryn Kolmansberger,
William Flounders, Ana Bernal, Liam Diefes, and
Sydney McCarthy. March - Justin Rossi, Callista Chartier, Eric Leung,Brielle McQuiston,
Paul Jordan, Natalia San Antonio, Matthew Arndt, Megan Spiotta, Alexander Anderson,
Emma Stauffer, Kyle Davis , Lauren Isaacs, James Riley McGowan, Madison Dickert,
Edward Lawler, Isabella Moscatelli, Alexander Prokop and Caroline Kirchhoff.
Art
For the hands on activity in the eighth grade sculpture unit, Ms. Sycz’ grade eight
students have constructed a standing clay form as a base for their clay figure sculpture.
Students are analyzing two well-known sculptures outside of studio time preparing to
write an essay comparing and contrasting the two artworks. Grade seven students have
completed constructing the base of their sculptures, which includes the shoulders, neck,
and head of a person, dog, cat or other animal. Students are now designing paper hat
patterns to be used to form clay hats that will add personality to their character. Grade six
students are finishing their sculpture of the bird form comparing the experience of working
three-dimensionally with the experience of depicting the same subject in the previous
lesson in a two-dimensional art form.
Mrs. Going’s eighth graders begin a new and fascinating unit studying the Renaissance
period, with a specific focus on Sculptor, Michelangelo. Students will learn the theory
behind Michelangelo's method of sculpting and capturing deep emotion in his marble
figures. Classes will sculpt a three dimensional figure, in proportion based on ancient
measuring techniques. Using higher order thinking skills, students will complete the unit
by analyzing theories behind the meaning of Michelangelo’s,"Pieta.” Seventh Grades
continue to work to understand Linear One Point Perspective and the use of Value to
create the illusion of three dimension. Colored pencil studies begin shortly. Sixth Grades
are immersed in paper mache developing their Bas Relief based on the Aztec culture and
the sun. The color theory unit will begin as students move into the color stage and
painting. Students have also begun the task of learning to visually dissect a piece of art
work, developing their observation skills.
Mrs. Prior’s eighth grade students are working on the final details of their illuminated
manuscript pages. Students will assess their work to check for the following qualities: the
quote is legible, the first letter is emphasized, the background contrasts with the lettering,
and the design is unified and balanced. Seventh grade students are planning paintings
that will utilize and illustrate elements of art. Color theory and vocabulary will be
reinforced by written reflections about their work. Sixth graders cannot wait to get started
with clay! Presently they are planning what buildings they will make, what two
dimensional shapes they will need to construct their three-dimensional structures, and
what details they will add in order to make windows, doors, and surface details.
Coincidentally, the students are learning about many sided shapes in math, so this lesson
lends itself nicely to making a math connection!
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The halls and showcases are filled with an array of work that the students have created
this year.
Guidance
The guidance department organized support groups for students in the building.
The
counselors also attended a workshop offered by Holcomb Behavioral Health Services
designed to educate counselors and give them an opportunity to share ideas regarding
facilitation of psycho-educational groups. Groups currently running include coping skills,
family issues, siblings with disabilities, and study skills. Eighth graders have completed
course selection for the high school. They using the Home Access Center to log on and
view teacher course recommendations. Eighth graders met with Margie Gilroy, eighth
grade counselor, to choose elective courses.
Counselors continue to meet with
individual students and new students to help with organization and academic
achievement. They attend parent/teacher meetings and arrange conferences to update
504 Service Agreements.
Language Arts
Sixth grade students in Mrs. Somerville's Enhanced Language Arts classes have just
completed a study on the Struggle for Civil Rights. The essential question, "How do we
achieve the ideal of equal rights for all?" helped the students to think critically and
develop a deeper understanding of the American Civil Rights Movement. The students
read stories, autobiographies, essays, speeches, poems and vignettes about the roots of
the Civil Rights Movement and the resistance that was faced during the movement. Each
student was assigned a particular "reading" in the book, Free At Last, and had to teach
the rest of the class by designing questions, a written summary, vocabulary words, and
creating a learning activity. Some of the learning activities included jeopardy games,
poetry, diary entries, cross word puzzles and written responses. The students concluded
the unit by working with partners and designing PowerPoint presentations on key leaders
during the Civil Rights Movement and sharing them with the class.
The eighth grade language arts classes are writing on demand essays in preparation for
the PSSA writing test. The students have written five informational and persuasive essays
since October in order to prepare for the exam the week of 3-11-13. Also, the students
are reading poetry by the following poets: Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks,
Tennyson, Robert Frost and Nikki Giovanni. The students are using their close reading
skills to analyze the poems and employ poetic terms. Grammar study continues with
verbs, adjectives and adverbs this month.
Library
Many teachers have been bringing their classes to the library to prepare for PSSA test
taking, including Mr. Henderson’s Math classes. Mrs. Gregg’s AGP classes have been
using the library facility in preparation for their research projects and Celebration of the
Mind.
To increase information literacy among seventh grade students, Ms. Brashers is
collaborating with Miss Shaw’s seventh grade SLMS Success class on a semester long
research project. Students have selected topics of interest, for example The Beatles,
Gymnastics, and Dr. Pepper. Students wrote several research questions to help guide
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their research and have been using the library’s database collection to find credible
resources on their topics.
Math
Eighth grade Geometry students will begin Chapter 8 in early March. Students will find
angle measures in polygons. They will investigate properties of parallelograms and learn
what information they can use to conclude that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
Students will also study special quadrilaterals such as rhombuses, rectangles, squares,
trapezoids, and kites. We continue to review for the PSSA. The students are review
numbers and operations, measurement, algebraic concepts, and data analysis and
probability.
Our Algebra I eighth grade students are finishing up Chapter 7 on solving linear systems
and linear inequalities. They practiced writing and solving linear systems that represent
real-life situations. They were introduced to three strategies that they could use to solve a
linear system—graphing, linear substitution, and linear combination. Students were
expected to be able to choose the best strategy given any linear system. The best choice
was the one that got the solution the quickest and easiest way. The students discovered
that sometimes, a linear system had no solution or infinitely many solutions.
Our eighth grade CMP2 students are finishing up a unit where they discovered the
relationship between the sides of a right triangle. They discovered the Pythagorean
Theorem, a2 + b2 = c2 and used it to solve for the measures of any side of a right triangle,
given two of the measures. The seventh grade CMP2 students just finished completing
the probability unit What Do You Expect?. This unit used a variety of situations that
provided the students a chance to review both experimental and theoretical probabilities,
equally likely events, fair/unfair games, and strategies for determining theoretical
probabilities. The unit then went on to explore the counting principle, tree diagrams, and
area models to determine compound probabilities. The students explored each of these
topics using spinners, choosing marbles, and rolling number cubes. The seventh grade
CMP2 accelerated students just finished completing the quadratics unit Frogs, Fleas, and
Painted Cubes. This unit focused on nonlinear polynomial relationships, the second degree polynomial, or the quadratic function. Students looked at a variety of problem
situations and discussed characteristics of quadratic relationships, as represented in
tables, graphs, and equations. The problems in this unit lead the students to discuss
shapes of graphs, location and interpretations of intercepts, lines of symmetry, and
presence and location of maximum and minimum points. They ended the unit by looking
at factored form and expanded form on quadratic equations and comparing them to their
previous concepts. All of our eighth grade students are continuing to practice and
prepare for PSSA, which is scheduled to start the week after spring break.
The seventh grade Algebra 1 students just finished completing the linear inequalities unit
from their Algebra I text. This unit had students write, solve, and graph linear inequalities
in one variable, including compound inequalities. They then worked on solving absolute
value equations and inequalities and learned how to graph linear inequalities in two
variables. They ended the unit by creating stem-and-leaf plots and box-and-whisker plots
and were asked to interpret data given in each.
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The sixth grade math students are currently finishing up the “Shapes and Designs” unit of
the Connected Math Program. The students have been learning how to estimate the
measure of any angle using benchmark angles, how to solve problems involving shapes,
and how to calculate the angle sum of a given polygon. The students learned which
polygons can tile a surface and why those polygons can tile a surface. The students also
investigated the symmetries of a shape. The students utilized angle rulers to measure
angle measurements. The students got to use poly-strips to create triangles and
quadrilaterals. The poly-strips allowed the students to see the important properties of
polygons. There were multiple manipulative used during this unit to keep the students
excited and engaged! The next unit the students will be working on is the Bits & Pieces II
unit.
Physical Education
In February, the sixth grade students were exposed to the pool for the first time of the
school year. The students started their lessons in accordance with the American Red
Cross swimming curriculum standards.
Students who did not have the multicultural games unit in January experienced it the start
of February where they had participated in activities from Switzerland, Israel, Germany
and England. Students learned about the origins of the activities in addition to some
background about the cultures and geography of the places that these games were
developed.
Classes who were in the weight room continued to learn about the different machines and
exercise physiology components. In addition, students participated in group challenges
where the students as a group tried to accomplish different tasks physically as well as
using the experiences to identify muscle groups, machines and exercises that affect one
another. The students recorded their work and added their combined totals for their
teammates and class periods. In addition, students learn to record their activities in
preparation of future experiences in weight rooms, fitness facilities and personal
documentation keeping of their health.
In the main gym, the climbing unit started. Students learned basics to rock wall and
element climbing. The students learned appropriate knots for doing Prussik climbing. Our
older students learned how to belay other people as they worked with each other to
create a support team for a climber.
Science
The sixth grade continues their study of DNA and genetics. Students are reading articles
about genetics and using the UNRAAVEL strategy to help prepare students for the
upcoming LA PSSAs. Students are using the textbook to investigate genetic disorders
and are using Punnett squares to determine the probability of sex-linked traits being
passed to offspring.
The seventh grade science program changes gears from electrical investigations to the
universal laws that dictate forces and energy. The forces are introduced when the
teachers perform several spectacular demonstrations including student participation.
Once a basic understand of forces and motion is established, vector diagrams are used to
represent direction and magnitude of forces working in cooperation or opposition.
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In eighth grade, we continue to prepare for the PSSA Science exam which will be held in
April. Specifically, we have focused on reviewing content on environmental science. In
addition, students have been working on the processes of balancing equations as
necessitated by the law of conservation of matter, as well as learning the different types
of equations that are found in chemistry. Finally, we have begun learning about acids and
bases, how they are found in nature, and the unique properties of water as it relates to
these substances.
Social Studies
The sixth grade students have studied the colonization of Africa by the European powers.
Students have compared the current map of Africa created by the Europeans to the tribal
map of Africa. Countries such as Nigeria and Rwanda are used as examples of the
modern consequences resulting from the mistreatment of the African people during the
colonial period. In addition, some students have studied and created graphs for the
Human Development Index to compare the well-being of people in African countries to
those in the U.S.
The seventh grade students have examined the causes of the Civil War. The students will
view a Prezi presentation about the causes and then be responsible for using the Prezi
software for their own presentations.
Eighth Grade Social Studies has been celebrating Black History Month by examining the
life and accomplishments of Jackie Robinson. We are reading and discussing how he
broke barriers as the first, and very successful, African American baseball player in the
major leagues. The students acknowledged Robinson's courage, determination,
excellence and integrity and how these personal qualities helped him to overcome the
barriers of prejudice. Some students are participating in an essay contest sponsored by
Scholastic. Scholastic asks students to write about how they used courage,
determination,
excellence
and
integrity
to
overcome
barriers
in
their own life. The students have also been creating replicas of Greek Buildings,
analyzing the battle strategies of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars and reading and
writing critically in preparation for the PSSAs.
Special Education
Students in Mrs. Hudak's sixth grade Language Arts class honored the birthday of Dr.
Seuss by participating in the annual Read Across America celebration. Students were
encouraged to bring in and share favorite Dr. Seuss books with fellow classmates. Time
was also set aside for class members to read other books of their choice in a relaxing,
enjoyable atmosphere, complete with slippers, pillows, and snacks. A good time was had
by all, proving that reading can be fun with a purpose.
In Ms. Bendistis’s eighth grade content language arts class, they have been preparing for
the upcoming PSSA writing test. They have written essays from the persuasive,
informational, and narrative genres. The students are also reading the novel, The
Outsiders. While enjoying the plot, they are practicing implementing reading strategies,
strengthening their comprehension skills, responding to journal prompts, and writing their
own higher order thinking questions. The students are also completing a book chat where
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they identify story elements and use examples from the text to support their opinions of
the novel. We will continue practicing for the PSSA and will shortly begin our poetry unit.
World Language
The French Club at Springton Lake continues to do fun and exciting activities. This
month Mardi Gras was celebrated with crepes and other delicious foods by French
classes and club members alike.
PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher of the Year Update
Penncrest’s Teacher of the Year, Paul DelPrato, has been selected as a semi-finalist for
Pennsylvania’s State Teacher of the Year for 2014. According to Selection Committee
Chair Diane Heitzenrater, “The competition was rigorous, and it is certainly an honor to
achieve this status.” Regional finalists will be selected in May. Congratulations, Paul!
Hi-Q News
Over the last month the Penncrest Hi-Q team not only won its regular-season Hi-Q
competition for the sixth consecutive year, it once again captured the Delco
Championship. In front of a packed house of students and guests, the PHS team
confidently delivered one correct answer after another and took the title from rivals
Haverford and Marple Newtown high schools with a final score of Penncrest - 50,
Haverford – 45, and Marple Newtown – 44. The team’s participation in the finals marked
their record-breaking twenty-seventh appearance in the Hi-Q Championships and the
tenth championship title.
Congratulations to Coach Michael Ludwig and the
Championship Team on their exciting win!
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program has now determined that Penncrest High School
senior Grace Chang has met all the requirements to advance to finalist standing in the
National Merit Scholarship Competition. All finalists will be considered for National Merit
Scholarships to be offered in 2013. Congratulations, Grace!
National Honor Society News
The National Honor Society would like to thank the Penncrest students, staff, and
community members for their support of our annual American Red Cross blood drive. It
was a very successful day. Over two hundred students came to the blood drive and we
collected 166 pints of blood. Additionally, 78 pints of blood were collected from adult
participants. An army of 35 NHS members ran virtually all aspects of the blood drive
(aside from the actual collection of blood). According to the American Red Cross, every
pint of blood saves three lives. By that arithmetic, there are 732 people whose lives we
will impact. Thank you Penncrest for allowing us to have a great blood drive and give
back to our community!
The Great Food Fight
Penncrest participated in the third annual "Shire's Great Food Fight" sponsored by
Philabundance this month. Food donations were collected at both Penncrest High School
and Glenwood Elementary School during the canned food drive. Founded in 1984,
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Philabundance has become the region’s largest hunger relief organization. "Shire's Great
Food Fight" was created to provide an opportunity for schools and their communities to
become involved in the fight against hunger through friendly competition. The results of
the contest to see which school collected the most canned food should be announced in
April.
At Penncrest, the canned food drive is spearheaded by our Student Council. Our school
has been involved in this effort from its inception three years ago. There are 17 schools
throughout the Delaware Valley participating in the effort this year and food collected will
be used to feed families here in our local community.
English Department News
Senior Alex Novak recently won the Southeastern Regional Poetry Out Loud competition
allowing him to represent Penncrest in Harrisburg at the state finals. Alex, coached by
faculty member Mr. Chris Grouzes, performed the poems: "Go and Catch a Falling Star"
by John Donne and "Death Shall have No Dominion" by Dylan Thomas. Poetry out Loud
is a national competition sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Poetry
Foundation, and The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The program is designed to
encourage high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization and
recitation. The competition requires students to memorize and recite two works of
poetry. Penncrest has been participating in the Poetry Out Loud competition for three
years; Ms. Marietta Rizzone is our faculty sponsor. Alex is the first student at Penncrest
to represent our school at this level of the state Poetry Out Loud competition. Principal
Richard Gregg, who attended the finals, commented “Alex was well-prepared [for the
competition].
He represented Penncrest and our region with class and pride.”
Congratulations, Alex!
Advanced Placement Language and Composition teachers Felicia Quinzi and Lisa Lobitz
are pleased to announce that two of their students, Ethan Fein and Grace Perks, were
selected as finalists in The Pennsylvania State University Essay Contest for High School
Writers. In this contest, Penn State recognizes excellent student writing from high
schools across Pennsylvania. This year, Penn State identified three winners and
seventeen finalists. The students had one hour to develop and write arguments in which
they identified a challenge faced by teenagers today and then demonstrated how media
depicts or exploits that challenge. The judges commented on the particularly impressive
entries this year. We are pleased and proud to count Ethan and Grace among the
finalists!
Recently, Penncrest celebrated the inaugural induction of members into Penncrest’s new
chapter of the National English Honor Society, Pi Lambda Sigma. The charter carries
with it a commitment to the mission of the founders of the Society: to promote mastery of
written expression, encourage worthwhile reading, and foster fellowship among students
who excel in English studies. The requirements are rigorous; students must have an
overall GPA of 3.5 or higher as well as a sustained 90% or higher in English. After
induction, students are expected to volunteer their time and talents to further the mission
of the Society. Congratulations to our 85 new NEHS members!
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Social Studies Department News
Thirty-six members of the Model UN Club attended the Penn International Relations
Conference at the University of Pennsylvania recently. The theme of the conference was
Europe's current identity crisis. During the event, professors from Penn and Temple
University engaged students with their lectures on the European Union's response to the
economic crisis of 2007-2008 and its current economic situation, as well as the
challenges it faces in coordinating foreign policy. A featured presenter was Ernst-Peter
Brezovszky, General Consul of the Republic of Austria in New York City, who offered a
more optimistic view of Europe's future. Students also participated in simulations, where
they were randomly assigned to teams in order to represent fictional countries in Europe,
and were challenged with improving their country's economic situation in the face of
various crises. The International Relations Conference offered great insight into how
Europe arrived at their current situation and how the United States can learn from
Europe's mistakes.
Congratulations to students Lucy Hall, Sebastian Weinmann, John McLaughlin, and Mark
Teamerson who were awarded Champions of the Crisis Simulations by the conference
organizers!
The social studies department is also pleased to announce that Chloe Boudazin and
Lauren Berlin placed first in the Group Documentary category with their project on
Edward Bernays at this year's Regional History Day Competition held at Immaculata
University.
Health and PE News
Eleventh and twelfth grade physical education students must submit personal PE
portfolios to pass the third marking period. Information on the portfolio requirement was
provided to students on the first day of school and students have been guided through the
process. The Health and PE department is currently offering extra portfolio help for juniors
and seniors along with sessions by appointment to assist students with meeting the
requirement.
Music Department News
Congratulations to the Penncrest Band members who performed with the PMEA Region
VI Band on Saturday, March 9: Nick Caggiano, baritone sax; Josh Doyle, euphonium;
Suzanne Hamilton, Bassoon; and Will Higgins, percussion. Region VI is the largest and
most competitive in the state, comprised of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Bucks and
Montgomery counties.
Science Department News
In March, the Penncrest Medical Scholars Club competed at Riddle Memorial Hospital in
the ninth annual Annenberg High School Science Symposium. Penncrest presented their
research findings on the topic of breast cancer to an audience of physicians, health care
professionals, parents, and fellow students from local high schools. Penncrest competed
against both Garnet Valley and Marple Newtown High School and was recognized for
having the most comprehensive study of a public health Issue. Team members were
questioned about their knowledge of breast cancer by a panel of judges including
physicians and administrators from Riddle and the Bryn-Mawr Health System. The
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competition was the culmination of the symposium that began in December with students
attending a live surgery. Presenters at the symposium included: John Bevilaqua, Dylan
Boyer, Alexis Efthimiadis, Michael Anne Henne, Nicolette Larosa, Andrea Larosa, Louis
Croquette, Julianna Palmer, Katie Panzer, Kira Panzer, Mirnalini Patil, Ruturaj Patil, and
Dan Zachariah.
Art Department News
The following members of the National Art Honor Society created portraits for The
Memory Project: Lauren Angelina, Casey Bilder, Maddie Conway, Regan Falkenstein,
Alexa Frederick, Olivia Graham, Elke Hess, Grace Hill, Annie Kernan, Jessica Labish,
Zoe LeLan, Jason Lin, Haley McGee, Victoria Meinhart, Brianna Noce, Megan O'Brien,
Jess Orcutt, Nicole Pedrick, Mia Pisano, Leah Piton, Noel Prior, Gabby Revenis,
Kimberely Seddon, Caroline Sides, Lauren Son, Liz Van Horn and Melissa Voorhees.
The Memory Project is a unique initiative in which art students create portraits (drawings,
paintings, digital art, etc.) for children and teens around the world who have been
neglected, orphaned, or disadvantaged. This is the third year Penncrest NAHS students
have participated in this endeavor. In our first year, nine students worked to create
portraits for the project.
This year, the initiative included 27 participants.
(http://www.memoryproject.org/abou.php)
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ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – EXECUTIVE SESSION
“In accordance with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, executive sessions of the
School Board were held on the following dates to review and discuss matters
permitted under Section 8 of the Act.”
February 28, 2013
March 12, 2013
March 21, 2013
There will be an executive session of the School Board for matters of personnel
at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Legislative Session of April 25, 2013, at Penncrest High
School. The Legislative meetings are recorded on tape.
Presidential Announcement
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
1.
Terminations
a.
Professional
1.
b.
Non-Instructional
1.
2.
a.
Professional
b.
Non-Instructional
Coleen Fickes, (.5) Support Staff II, effective March
11, 2013 at the rate of $16.01 per hour. Ms. Fickes is
assigned to Indian Lane Elementary. This is a new
position.
General
a.
Unpaid Leave of Absence
1.
b.
c.
Bridget Martin requests an unpaid leave of absence
commencing April 10, 2013 through June 30, 2013.
Rescind Supplemental Contracts
1.
Rescind appointment of David Stango to the Student
Council Advisor position effective January 28, 2013.
2.
Rescind appointment of Paul Norris as Softball Head
Coach. Mr. Norris will not be filling the position.
Supplemental Contracts
1.
IX. New Business
Christopher Bolles, Night Custodian Indian Lane
Elementary, resignation effective March 11, 2013.
Nominations
1.
3.
Lisa Jacinto-Cassidy, ESL Teacher, Springton Lake
Middle School, resignation, effective May 13, 2013.
Veronica Kurash-Kusheba, Video Club Sponsor at the
annual salary of $870.00. Ms. Kurash is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
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IX.
New Business
A.
Personnel
3.
General
c.
IX. New Business
Supplemental Contracts
2.
Alexis Viso, (.25) New Teacher Mentor for the second
semester at the annual salary of $290.00. Ms. Viso is
assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
3.
Susan Griffin (.25) New Teacher Mentor for the
second semester at the annual salary of $290.00. Ms.
Griffin is assigned to Springton Lake Middle School.
4.
Kristin Manderachi, Event Chaperone for the 20122013 school year at the rate of $55.00 per event. Ms.
Manderachi is assigned to Penncrest High School.
5.
Florence Brown, Event Chaperone for the 2012-2013
school year at the rate of $18.33 per hour. Ms. Brown
is assigned to Penncrest High School.
6.
William Carr, 8th Grade Softball Coach at the annual
salary of $3,045.00. Mr. Carr is assigned to Springton
Lake Middle School.
7.
Jeremy Smith, Student Council Advisor effective
January 28, 2013 at the annual salary of $1,305.00.
Mr. Smith is assigned to Penncrest High School.
8.
Caitlin Evans, Assistant Freshman Softball Coach at
the annual salary of $3,625.00. Ms. Evans is assigned
to Penncrest High School. NOTE: Ms. Evans is being
hired pending completion of her pre-employment
paperwork.
9.
Ken Hufnal, 7th Grade Baseball Coach, at the annual
salary of $3,045.00. Mr. Hufnal is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School.
10.
Louis Jones, 7th Grade Boys Lacrosse Coach, at the
annual salary of $3,040.00. Mr. Jones is assigned to
Springton Lake Middle School. NOTE: Mr. Jones is
being hired pending completion of his preemployment paperwork.
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IX.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
1.
Penncrest High School Envirothon – Juniata College
Resolve, the Board Approve the Penncrest High School Envirothon
Team to compete in the State Envirothon competition at Juniata
College, 5/21/13-5/23/13.
Background
Five students will participate. They will be accompanied by two
chaperones. Substitute costs are $408, transportation costs are
approximately $400 and hotel and meals costs are approximately
$750. The District is funding all costs.
2.
Penncrest High School State Track and Field Championship –
Shippensburg University
Resolve, the Board approve the Penncrest Track Team to
participate in the State Track and Field Championship on 5/24/135/25/13 at Shippensburg University, PA.
Background
Eighteen students will participate. They will be accompanied by four
chaperones. Registration costs are $200, transportation costs are
$600, and hotel and meals costs are $1,800. All costs are being
paid through the Athletic Budget.
3.
Women’s Outdoor Leadership – Seneca Rocks, WV
Resolve, the Board approve the Women’s Outdoor Leadership
group to participate in a 3-night camping trip to Seneca Rocks, WV
from 4/26/13 - 4/29/13.
Background
12-16 students are participating with 3 chaperones. The district is
funding the substitute costs at $306. Transportation costs are $560
and hotel/meals are $2,400. These costs are being paid by
students and through student fundraising.
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X.
New Business
B.
Overnight Trips
4.
Springton Lake Middle School Science Olympiad State Competition
– Juniata College
Resolve, the Board approve the Springton Lake Middle School
Science Olympiad team to participate in the State Competition from
4/25 to 4/26/2013.
Background
Nineteen students and four chaperones will attend the State
Competition. Substitute costs are $816 which will be paid for by the
district. The cost for transportation is $2,074 and hotel/meal
expenses are $1,150. These costs will be paid for by the students
and Springton Lake Middle School.
5.
Penncrest High School PMEA All-State Music Festival – Erie, PA
Resolve, the Board approve for a student to attend the PMEA All
State Music Festival in Erie, PA on April 17 – 20, 2013.
Background
If the student qualifies this weekend, one student and one
chaperone will attend the All-State Music Festival. Registration
costs is $550, substitute fee is $306, transportation $580 and
hotel/meals $545 for a total cost of $1,981. These costs will be
paid for by the district.
C.
2013-2014 School Year Calendar - Draft
Resolve, the Board review the 2013-2014 School Year Calendar.
See Attachment G
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X.
Finance
A.
Purchasing
1.
B.
None
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers
Rose Tree Media School District Policy #612…(Public
School code section 609) when funds are not available for a
proposed appropriation, a legal transfer from one class of
expenditure to another may be made in the last nine (9)
months of the fiscal year by the board.
Resolve, that the Board approve the following Budgetary
Transfers:
FY 13-10 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Non Public Transportation – Contracted Carriers
AMOUNT: $56,693.00
FROM:
Vehicle Servicing & Maintenance Services - Insurance
AMOUNT: $10,000.00
TO:
Vehicle Servicing & Maintenance Services - Supplies
AMOUNT: $25,410.83
TO:
Non Public Transportation - Supplies
AMOUNT: $ 8,470.28
TO:
Vehicle Servicing & Maintenance Services - Repairs
AMOUNT: $24,608.92
TO:
Non Public Transportation - Repairs
AMOUNT: $ 8,202.97
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase supplies and repairs.
FY 13-11 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Alternative Education Programs - Software
AMOUNT: $9,000.00
To:
Alternative Education Programs – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $9,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase apple laptops.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers (continued)
FY 13-12 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Technology Support Services - Supplies
AMOUNT: $4,800.00
FROM:
Instruction - Supplies
AMOUNT: $2,00.00
FROM:
Instruction - Supplies
AMOUNT: $1,700.00
TO:
Technology Support Services – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $8,500.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase projectors for Media
Elementary.
FY 13-13 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
AMOUNT: $4,000.00
TO:
Instruction - Supplies
AMOUNT: $4,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of paper through the
end of the school year.
FY 13-14 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
School Sponsored Athletics – Repairs and Maintenance
AMOUNT: $4,000.00
TO:
School Sponsored Athletics - Supplies
AMOUNT: $2,080.00
TO:
School Sponsored Athletics – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $1,920.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase supplies/equipment for
Spring Sports season.
FY 13-15 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
AMOUNT: $3,200.00
To:
Instruction– New Equipment
AMOUNT: $3,200.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase new two-way radios that
work everywhere in the building.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers (continued)
FY 13-16 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
AMOUNT: $3,061.80
To:
Instruction & Curriculum Development – Books
AMOUNT: $3,061.80
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase Fountas and Pinnelll
Leveled Literacy Intervention System for the Reading
Support Classrooms.
FY 13-17 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
School Sponsored Athletics – Repairs and Maintenance
AMOUNT: $3,000.00
To:
School Sponsored Athletics - Supplies
AMOUNT: $3,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed for additional awards and recognition
due to the success of the winter and spring sports teams.
FY 13-18 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $2,800.00
To:
Office of the Principal – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $2,800.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to purchase Macbook for the principal.
FY 13-19 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instructional Staff Professional Development - Misc. Exps
AMOUNT: $1,500.00
FROM:
Instruction & Curriculum Development - Supplies
AMOUNT: $1,000.00
To:
Instruction – Contracted Services
AMOUNT: $2,500.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to pay for a special end of year assembly
for 100 Book Challenge reader.
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X.
Finance
B.
General
1.
Budgetary Transfers (continued)
FY 13-20 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
School Sponsored Athletics – Repairs and Maintenance
AMOUNT: $2,000.00
To:
School Sponsored Athletics - Travel
AMOUNT: $2,000.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover travel due to teams traveling by
mini vans to competitions.
FY 13-21 Fund 10 General Fund
FROM:
Instruction - Supplies
AMOUNT: $1,200.00
To:
Instruction – New Equipment
AMOUNT: $1,200.00
RATIONALE: Transfer needed to cover the cost of new equipment for
the music department.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 12, Finance Committee meeting.
2.
Chartwells Dining Services Contract
Resolve, that the Board of School Directors approve the renewal
contract with Chartwells Dining Services for the 2013-2014 school year
pending contract review by the district solicitor and the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, PDE.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 12, Finance Committee meeting.
3.
Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services, CADES,
contract. See Attachment H
Resolve, that the Board of School Directors approve the contract with
CADES to provide transportation services for children enrolled in
summer special education programs. See Attached
Background
This item was discussed at the March 12, Finance Committee meeting
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X.
Finance
B.
General
4.
Penncrest High School Boosters Donation
Resolve, that the Board of School Directors accepts the donation of a
Enduro baseball fence for the Varsity Baseball field in the amount of
$2,957.70.
Background
This item was discussed at the March 12, Finance Committee meeting.
5.
Online Subscription Renewals for 2013-2014
Resolve, the Board of School Directors approve the attached list of
online subscription renewals for use in the 2013-2014 school year.
Online
Grades
Program
X. Finance
Use
Affected
Gizmos (Science)
Instructional
6-8
KidBiz/TeenBiz (Reading)
Instructional
1-10
Odyssey (Compass Learning Math)
Instructional
3-8
Rand-McNally Classroom (Social Studies)
Instructional
1-8
Reading A-Z (Reading)
Instructional
K-5
Rosetta Stone (various languages for ESL)
Instructional
6-12
Study Island (Math)
Instructional
9-11
WebAssign (Science and Math)
Instructional
11-12
Better Chinese (World Language)
Instructional
9-12
Access PA Membership
Library
K-12
Culturegrams by Proquest
Library
K-12
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Databases for History by ABC-CLIO
Library
K-12
Databases for Literature, History, Health, and General
Reference by Gale/Cengage Learning
Library
6-12
Follett Software (Library System Management)
Library
K-12
InfoBase – Facts on File Database
Library
9-12
Newsbank Database for Current Events
Library
9-12
Noodle Tools
Library
9-12
World Book Encyclopedia
Library
K-12
Background
Board of School Directors approves resource materials for use in Rose
Tree Media schools. The renewals listed above represent contracts
that must be approved by the Board. They provide a variety of
resources, but fall in two general categories: resource materials used in
the district’s libraries, such as the Follett library operating system or the
Facts on File database, and programs used explicitly for instruction,
such as KidBiz/TeenBiz. Purchases for 2013-2014 are proposed at a
total of $174,933. Renewals are dependent on final approval of the
2013-2014 budget. The online subscription renewals were discussed at
the March 2013 Curriculum & Instruction Committee Meeting.
X. Finance
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March 21, 2013
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL
To Whom It May Concern:
It is with a great deal of pleasure that I recommend Mr. Paul DelPrato for your consideration as a
candidate for Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year. Mr. DelPrato is a veteran science teacher at Penncrest
High School. Since joining the PHS faculty in 1999, he has made his mark and is establishing his legacy
as a respected, dedicated, and reliable teacher, adviser, and coach.
Paul is creative, innovative, and skilled in developing and implementing instructional strategies and
techniques designed to meet the needs of all student levels assigned to his classes. He daily meets the
challenge to develop lessons for special education, college prep, and honors students. Each level presents
unique challenges to teachers when taught in homogeneous classes; Paul, however, discovers unique
ways to differentiate his lessons and makes appropriate modifications to adjust for each student’s needs.
Paul strives daily to be an active and positive contributor to the total school community. Wherever and
whenever he sees a need, he steps up and makes things happen. He goes the extra mile for both his
students and his school. Whether as the “voice of Penncrest Lions football,” the emcee for graduation
and other significant events, a coach, or advisor, Paul is a team player and helps out wherever he is
needed… and he is needed a great deal! Paul is a “go to” person at PHS. He is “Mr. School Spirit” and
students recognize him as a teacher who cares. Paul’s pride in his school rubs off on his students in
positive ways every day.
Most importantly, Paul connects with the students at Penncrest – regardless of who they are, where they
come from, or what their abilities are. Long after the end of the school day, Paul can be found in his
classroom tutoring and mentoring a room full of students. They seek his advice, work on projects, and
receive help on assignments for his or other teachers’ classes. Paul develops and fosters meaningful
relationships with his students that make them feel connected to the school through their involvement in
his programs, activities, and classes.
Paul is truly the PHS Teacher of the Year for 2013. He is energetic, creative, enthusiastic, and reliable;
he shows initiative and makes a difference in the lives of the students at PHS. Paul challenges his
students in the classroom with relevant lessons and builds meaningful connections with his students that
last long after they have left his class. He is a teacher who makes a difference in the lives of students at
PHS and the one they will always remember fondly as they reminisce of their days spent at Penncrest. I
enthusiastically recommend him for your favorable consideration as Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.
He is an outstanding representative for the PHS faculty and would be an incredible representative and role
model for teachers in the Commonwealth and the United States.
Sincerely,
Richard Gregg
Principal
Springton Lake M iddle School
1900 N. Providence Road
Media, Pennsylvania 19063-2493
Telephone 610.627.6500
Fax 610.566.8665
www.rtmsd.org
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
Ralph Harrison, Acting Principal
Anthony J. Jackowski, M. A.
Assistant Principal
Katherine H. White, M.S.
Assistant Principal
Letter of Recommendation in support of Josephine Dizon, Ed.D.
Dr. Josephine Dizon has asked me to write a letter of recommendation in support of her
nomination for the 2014 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, and I am honored to do so. I
have had the privilege of working with Dr. Dizon, for the past seven years, first as a
grade level colleague, and for the past four years as her grade level principal. From the
moment Dr. Dizon joined our Springton Lake faculty, she has distinguished herself as a
dedicated, passionate and innovative educator who strives to motivate her students to
reach their highest potential.
Upon entering Dr. Dizon’s classroom, you are sure to experience the buzz of excitement
that permeates every lesson. Under her guidance, her students look forward to
stimulating labs and discussions, and they challenge themselves to think and behave
like real scientists. The innovative use of technology extends the students’ learning and
lends an element of authenticity to their work.
Dr. Dizon’s work with students does not end when the school bell rings. She cosponsors the Animal Care Team, co-sponsors the Science Olympiad Team, and
participates in school-sponsored programs such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of
Service, the faculty-student basketball game (Hoops for Hope) and the faculty-student
dodge ball marathon (DVD-a-thon).
Not only is Dr. Dizon a valuable resource for her students, she is also a valuable
resource for her colleagues, in our school and throughout the school district. As the
Springton Lake Technology Coordinator, she had conducted professional development
technology workshops, conducts technology mini-lessons for teachers before and after
school, and has created, and maintains, a teacher technology resource website. Dr.
Dizon has served as the Director of the Rose Tree Media Summer School Enrichment
Program and she hosts professional development workshops for faculty during the
summer months.
Dr. Dizon is driven to continually improve as an educator. She recently completed a
doctoral program in educational leadership and has been instrumental in supporting the
work of the sixth grade Professional Learning Community (PLC) whose goal is to infuse
reading and writing across the curriculum. In her spare time, she volunteers at the
Philadelphia Zoo!
I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Josephine Dizon as a nominee for the 2014
Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Award. She is a highly qualified, inspiring educator
who will continue to “teach and reach” our students and faculty for many years into the
future.
If you have questions, or if I can provide further information, please do not hesitate to
call me at 610-627-6505 or email me at kwhite@rtmsd.org.
Sincerely,
Katherine H. White
Assistant Principal
Tracey Fritch – Media Elementary School
Tracey Fritch is an experienced teacher who has made a significant impact on literacy
instruction in our school district. She began her career as a classroom teacher,
transitioned to a reading support position, was assigned to be our district’s literacy
coach, and has now returned, due to budgetary decisions, to a reading support position
at Media Elementary School. As her principal, it is with great pleasure that I recommend
her for recognition as a 2014 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.
Rose Tree Media is currently assessing and redefining our language arts program.
The direction that Mrs. Fritch started us on during her tenure as literacy coach set the
parameters for our transition to a reading/writing workshop model. She systematically
exposed our teachers to the wonderful work that is done by Lucy Calkins and her team
at Columbia University’s Teachers’ College. She organized “learning labs” where
teachers could observe colleagues whose literacy practices were current and reflective
of “best practice.” These experiences of embedded staff development, free from the
pressure of administrative supervision, were well received. She also chaired our
district’s Literacy Council, working closely with our Director of Elementary Education
and a consultant to introduce uniform assessments (DIBELS, DRA, GANSKE), new
word study programs, and a handwriting program.
Mrs. Fritch is a great collaborator. She enthusiastically offers her expertise and her vast
library of resources to her colleagues. Each year, she organizes several Saturday trips
to Teachers’ College “Reunions” and has been known to borrow a bigger car to drive
her colleagues there.
Our school had to move to temporary quarters this year due to construction issues. Our
maintenance staff gave Mrs. Fritch the award for moving the most materials. She
wanted to be sure that we had what we needed to deliver appropriate instruction.
Mrs. Fritch has offered countless hours of professional development and is well versed
in a variety of topics including the Common Core Standards and the Standards Aligned
System. She is articulate and poised and has earned the respect of her students, our
parents, and her colleagues.
Mrs. Fritch’s enthusiasm for learning is infectious. She is never satisfied with “good
enough” which is part of the reason that she is such an excellent teacher. She maintains
a rigorous schedule, as a professional and as a parent of two young children, but her
energy and enthusiasm never wane.
Mrs. Fritch is a great communicator. She presents instructional plans based on the
careful analysis of data with true passion. She also stays in close contact with her
students’ families via conferences, phone and email. Parents give her high marks for
her effective communication.
Mrs. Fritch has been a “culture changer” in our building and our district. It is unusual for
one person to have such a significant impact on the instructional practices of a
school/district. Mrs. Fritch is that person and deserves recognition for her extraordinary
work.
I hope that you will choose to recognize this talented educator.
Please feel free to contact me if you need more information.
Sincerely,
Maria C. Kotch
Principal, Media Elementary School
Rose Tree Elementary School
1101 First Avenue
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Telephone 610.627.7200
Fax 610.566.5087
www.rtmsd.org
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent
Wayne R. McAllister
Principal
To Whom It May Concern:
Creative, innovative, caring, and student centered are a few words to best describe Anthony Grisillo as an
educator.
This exceptional AGP (Academically Gifted Program) teacher has done an extraordinary job with instruction,
not just with academically talented students, but with students of all academic levels. His keen ability to
open up minds of children to be creative and innovative is a true gift. His personal relationship with his
students is a pleasure to observe daily.
Since 1997 Anthony has been a Title One instructor, technology coordinator, math specialist, science
coordinator and teacher of academically talented students, developing enrichment lessons for grades 1-5. His
lessons have incorporated movie making, chain reactions, life-size finback whale, hot air ballooning, gaming,
Lego robotics, rocketry and even simulated NASA missions.
Anthony’ s desire to constantly increase his knowledge and share his expertise extends well beyond our
school and community. This year Anthony presented at the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association
Conference in Hershey, PA. He presented a session on sharing ideas that infused science, with multiple
curricular areas, while exposing students to useful applications of technology to enhance their learning.
Anthony recently presented at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in
Philadelphia, PA. His presentation was on incorporating different curriculum strands while teaching science.
As you will see in section 2 of this application, Anthony is very well respected by professionals state-wide as
a presenter.
Anthony’ s daily schedule includes lessons in the regular education classroom to all students of various
academic levels. He models enrichment lessons for teachers to observe, as he stimulates learning of every
child and colleague. He sponsored the EnviroChallenge Club, LEGO Robotics Club, Gaming Club and
Astronomy Club. He also taught summer school courses in Rocketry, video production and LEGO Robotics.
One of Anthony’ s many qualities is his strong belief in public education. His sense of sincerity and integrity
about his position and public education is admirable.
The interpersonal skills that Anthony possesses translate to the qualities most essential in an outstanding
educator; caring, interested, professional, creative, hardworking, considerate, all blended with his unique
sense of humor. During my 30 years as a Principal, I have observed many educators and consider Anthony
Grisillo one of the best.
Mr. Grisillo loves his students, our families and our school. He obviously is an educator worthy of Teacher
of the Year consideration. He is highly respected by our students, faculty and community. Please contact me
to provide any additional information you might need. It would be an honor to discuss his accomplishments
Sincerely,
Wayne R. McAllister
Principal
Glenw ood Elementary School
122 S. Pennell Road
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Telephone 610.627-6900
Fax 610-892-7193
www.rtmsd.org
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
Eric F. Bucci
Principal
Friday, January 4, 2013
To Whom It May Concern:
To say that Rachael Pinsley exceeds the expectations of a Rose Tree Media School District employee at
Glenwood Elementary School would be an understatement. As a fifth grade teacher, team leader, coach and
club sponsor, Rachael has guided students at Glenwood Elementary School since 2002. She did not originally
begin her working career in education but as a food service director at ARAMARK Corporation from 1995 until
2001. After being inspired by her interaction with children during her time with ARAMARK, she began taking
education courses at night and on weekends and earned her degree in Elementary Education from Immaculata
College.
Rachael’s attitude is that students come first, and that by working together we can make Glenwood a better
place for students to receive the education they deserve. At times, it is possible for small, nagging issues to slip
through the cracks because no one claims responsibility. Rachael never lets the “not me” attitude get in the way
of excellent service and teaching at Glenwood. Rachael has created new clubs, piloted new writing and reading
programs, taught workshops to train teachers on how to score assessments, and assisted in writing curriculum.
She supported our No Place for Hate motto at Glenwood by filming and editing an anti-bullying movie to help
witnesses take a stand against bullying.
This fall, she represented her Elementary Colleagues by presenting our new district initiative, Responsive
Classrooms, to the Board of School Directors and the RTMSD community. She explained the initiative and
demonstrated how this program has been such a positive influence for all of our students and staff. She has even
received Lunar Rock and Project Astro training to help enhance our Science program at Glenwood.
To help recognize our students, Rachael has held writing competitions for our students featuring poetry as well
as prose. She has presented at the NSTA conference on how to integrate science with reading and writing by
creating science magazines. Rachael has also worked with students to help them achieve their goals for our
school and beyond by advising our Student Council program. Rachael infuses technology into her classroom
every day and creates web quests and wikis to help students reach their potential. Long after the school day has
ended, Rachael is still in the building, meeting with colleagues or students, or completing more routine tasks that
she postponed during the course of the day so that she could make time to conduct such meetings.
If attitude makes the difference between getting tasks done and making them fun, Rachael epitomizes great
attitude. She inspires everyone around her with her dedication and caring. On behalf of the administration and
faculty at Glenwood Elementary School and everyone who has benefited from her phenomenal work ethic and
service, we nominate Rachael Pinsley for the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.
Sincerely,
Eric F. Bucci
Principal
Total New Teacher Days: 197*
Total Teacher Days:
192*
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August 2013
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Teacher Days:
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25
November 2013
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Cum: 65
Cum: 60
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Teacher Days: 19
Student Days: 18
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Teacher Days: 19
Student Days: 19
February 2014
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Teacher Days: 19
Student Days: 18
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May 2014
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28 29
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Cum: 179
Cum: 171
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December 2013
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March 2014
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Teacher Days: 21
Student Days: 21
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27
Teacher Days: 13
Student Days: 12
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October 2013
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16 17
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23 24
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30 31
Teacher Days: 23
Student Days: 23
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Cum: 141
Cum: 135
June 2014
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Total Student Days 183*
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Cum: 19
Teacher Days: 15
Student Days: 15
Cum: 120
Cum: 114
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Teacher Days: 21
Student Days: 20
Key:
ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
2013-2014 SCHOOL CALENDAR
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28
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27
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Cum: 46
Cum: 42
January 2014
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15 16
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Teacher Days:
Student Days:
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Cum: 101
Cum: 96
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April 2014
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26
Teacher Days: 17 Cum: 158
Student Days: 16 Cum: 151
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20
27
7
14
21
28
July 2014
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30 31
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Cum: 192
Cum: 183
No School - Holiday
Full Inservice Day
Half Day for Students
August 20-22
August 26-29
September 2
September 3
September 5
November 5
November 25
November 26
November 27
New Teacher Orientation
Teacher Inservice
Holiday,All Buildings Closed
First Day of School K-12
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
No School Students - Teacher
Inservice
Parent Conferences K-8
Evening Hours
Parent Conferences K-8
SLMS 10:55 a.m. Early Dismissal
Elementary - No School K-5
Parent Conferences K-8
No School for Students K-8
November 28, 29
December 23-31
December 24-26
December 31
January 1
January 20
January 24
February 13
February 14
February 17
February 27
February 28
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Student/Teacher Holiday
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Semester Ends, Early
Dismissal for SLMS 11:50 a.m.
PHS Make-up Exams only
Early Dismissal Elementary
Student only 12:20
No School for Students
Teacher Inservice
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Elementary Conferences K-5
No School K-5
Elementary Conferences K-5
No School K-5
April 14-18
April 17-18
April 21
May 23
May 26
June 12
June 17
June 18
July 4
Student/Teacher Holiday
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
Teacher Inservice - Flex
Teacher Inservice - Flex
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
PHS Graduation
Last Day for Students, Early
Dismissal: PHS - 10:15
SLMS - 11:00; Elem. 12:00
Teacher Inservice
Holiday, All Buildings Closed
*These year-end dates allow for three emergency
school closings during the 2013-2014 school year.
If fewer than three emergency school closings are
needed, these days will be deducted from the end of
the year for students. If more than 3 snow days are
used, days in spring break may be utilized to meet our
necessary requirements for attendance.