SUPERINTENDENT'S LETTER
May 22, 2007
Among the actions taken by the Board at its meeting last evening were the following:
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Publicly recognized the following faculty members and students:
Golden Apple Award for High School Humanities Course
Dr. Doug Stenberg
Robert Chappel
Sarah Leiby
Peter Sunderman
Berks County Law Day Essay Winner
Katie Rinehart, Grade 6, Shiloh Hills Elementary School
Presenter: Karen Barshinger
PA Computer Fair Winners
Ethan Thompson – 1st place, logo design
Mitch Rozetar – 1st place, animation
Alessio Scarpino – 2nd place, digital video
Eric Fitterling – 2nd place, multimedia presentation
Lucas Springer – 2nd place, graphic design
Tyler Lockard – 3rd place, website design
Presenter: Mike Fitzgerald
Best Buddies Spirit of Friendship Award Winners
Megan Dell
Christin Walter
Sarah Walter
Andrew Wedlock
Vicky Derr
Kelsey McClaughlin
Rob Isley
Presenters: Diane Anderson & Emilia Talarico
Boys Basketball
Coach
Team Honors
Captains
Individual Honors
Girls Basketball
Coach
Team Honors
Captains
Individual Honors
Boys Bowling
Coach
Captain
Individual Honors
Matt Coldren – Berks County Coach of the Year
League Record – 10-1, Season Record 29-5
Division & County Champions, District & State Qualifiers
Tied School Record for wins – 29
Ryan Ebner & Josh Smith
Josh Smith – All County, 1000 point scorer
Ryan Ebner – All County, Berks County Player of the Year
Mark Daniels – All Division
Chris Hartzel – All Division
Doug Myer
League Record 10-1, Season Record 22-9
District & State Qualifiers, Wilson Tournament Champions
Steph Binder, Christy Yousaitis, and Brittany Melnyk
Vanessa Rivera – All County
Christy Yousaitis – All Division
Samantha Simcox – All Division
Dave Hause
Ryan Wyandt
Ryan Wyandt – All County, State Qualifier
Andrew Hettinger – All Division, State Qualifier
Jordan Krause – State Qualifier
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Girls Bowling
Coach
Captains
Individual Honors
Ice Hockey
Coach
Captain
Individual Honors
Wrestling
Coach
Team Honors
Captains
Individual Honors
Boys Swimming
Coach
Diving Coach
Team Honors
Captains
Individual Honors
Valarie Noecker
Leigha Harrington and Laura Spoonhoward
Kaitlin Smith – All County, State Qualifier
Laura Spoonhoward – All County, State Qualifier, Won Berks County Singles
Tournament, Named to Eastern PA All Star Team
Courtney Woytko – All Division, State Qualifier
Jon Schneider
Derek Hamilton
Derek Hamilton – League All Star
Kris Good – League All Star
Scott McCool – League All Star
John Schneider – League All Star
Chris Barry – League All Star
Ryan Stover – League All Star
Jan Johnson
League Record 7-0, Season Record 14-6
Berks Division 1 Champions
Jamie Derr, Paul Nebroskie, Matt McMillin, & George Rinehart
Jamie Derr – All Division
Nick Dragonette – All Division, District 3 Section IV Champion
Paul Nebroskie – All Division
George Rinehart – All Division, BCIAA Individual Champion
Matt McMillan – All Division, District 3 Section IV Champion
Ricky Pena – All Division
Roy Snyder
Kathy Good
League Record 7-0, Season Record 11-1, Central Penn League Champions, District
Champion
Dave Levkoff, Derek Straub, Sean Wagner, Steve Yeager
Dave Levkoff – All League, All County, All State
Derek Straub – All League, All State, All American, District Champion
Steve Yeager – All League, All County, All State, All American, District Champion
Joe Deighan – All League, All County
J.C. Hoffa – All League, All State, All American, District Champion
Ryan Kuser – All League, All County, All State, All American, District Diving Champion,
Berks County Diver of the Year
Nick Woomer – All League, All County, All State, All American, District Champion
Steve Gallagher – All League, All County, All State, All American, District Champion
Dan Crigler – All League, All County, All State
Jared Figueroa – All League, All State, All American
Girls Swimming
Coach
Team Honors
Captains
Individual Honors
Bob Bright – Berks County Coach of the Year
Central Penn League Champions, District 3 Champions, 6 th in States
Julie Cantwell, Alex Crigler, Marianne Flynn, Danielle Smith
Julie Cantwell – All League, All State, All American
Marianne Flynn – All League, All County, All State, All American, Berks County Swimmer
of the Year
Chelsea Beck – All League, All State, All American
Caitlin McGregor – All League, All State
Tatum Colitz – All League, All State, All American
Paige Impink – All League, All State, All American
Sami Wierzbicki – All League, All State, All American
Morgan Speece – All League, All County
Alex Crigler – All League
Presenter: Helen Stevenson
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Winter Cheerleading
Coach
Team Honors
Captains
Karen Rudisill
National Cheerleading Champions in the Varsity Co-Ed Division at Nationals,
Myrtle Beach, SC
1st Place Varsity Co-Ed Division at St. Joseph’s University Hawk Classic
Lindsey Davis, Andrea Derr, and Joe Purnell
-- Ratified/approved the SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT as follows:
Unpaid Leaves
Devon Fennelly, Long-Term Librarian Substitute, Whitfield, 6/1/07 (1 work day).
Lorijean Wallence, Art Teacher, Central, 8/11 – 8/25/07 (3 in-service days)
Resignations
Frances Shellenberger, Food Service Worker, Southern, eff. 5/9/07.
Philip Hall, Assistant Business Manager, eff. 5/21/07.
Tiffany Allbert, Special Education Instructional Assistant, Central, eff. 6/7/07.
Change in Status
Jennifer Holland, Long-Term Substitute Teacher, West Wyomissing/Lincoln Park, to Full-Time Temporary
Professional Employee, Learning Support Teacher, Cornwall Terrace, eff. 8/21/07 (new position).
Tom Bambrick, Network Specialist to Network Administrator, eff. 7/1/07.
Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher (eff. 5/18/07)
Belinda Davison, Elementary
Emergency Substitute Teacher (eff. 5/22/07)
Douglas Croner, Elementary and Secondary
Nancy Thren, Elementary
Mentor
Marilyn Zinn for Dianna Accordino, Shiloh Hills, for the 2006-2007 school year.
Staff Leader
Rick Tothero, Cornwall Terrace, additional compensation for the 2006-2007 school year.
Summer Employment
1.) Operations Department
Ted Kramer, Carpenter, 25 hrs./wk.., eff. 6/1/07.
Dan Witman, Carpenter, 25 hrs./wk., eff. 6/1/07.
Donald Wealand, Carpenter, 25 hrs./wk., eff. 6/1/07.
2.) Behind-the-Wheel Driver Training
Joel Dries, Driving Instructor, total of 344 hrs., 6/11/07 – 8/6/07.
Ken Romberger, Driving Instructor, total of 225 hrs., 6/11/07 – 8/6/07.
Ray Zale, Driving Instructor, average of 25 hrs./mo. (June, July & Aug) eff. 7/1/07.
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Accepted with gratitude $50.00 from the Southern Junior High School PTO to help defray costs of the 2007
Wilson High School Academic Banquet Principal’s Recognition.
Approved the 2007-2008 Summer and School Year Curriculum and Staff Development Workshops.
Approved the Resolution approving and adopting student discipline Waiver and Consent Agreement dated
May 10, 2007.
Ratified the placement of one male High School student, Grade 11, on 5/14/07 into the Alsace Alternative
Education Program.
Ratified the placement of one male High School student, Grade 11, on 5/17/07 into the Wernersville
Alternative Education Program.
Granted permission to waive tuition until the end of the school year for Aleta Timpson, Grade 11,
High School, who moved out of the district on May 4, 2007.
Approved the Assistant Director of Finance job description revision, effective 5/21/07.
Approved to create a Wilson Educational Foundation and to establish IRS Section 501(c) 3 status using
attorneys from Fox Rothchild.
Approved the Resolution of House Bill 466 which requires the Pennsylvania Department of Education to
fund cyber charter schools and not use taxpayer’s dollars.
Approved to contract with Austill’s Rehabilitation Service, Inc., for 3.5 days per week of occupational
therapy services at $57 per hour and 3 days per week of speech therapy services at $63 per hour for the
2007-2008 school year.
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Approved to enter into an agreement to partner with Market Street Sports Group to assist Wilson School
District through the procurement of corporate sponsorships. The final form of agreement shall be subject to
the approval of both the Wilson School District Solicitor and Administration. The agreement shall provide
that the District has absolute discretion to approve any proposed sponsor and has the right to unilaterally
terminate the agreement with Market Street.
Held the final reading and adoption of revised Policy #218 – Student Discipline.
Held the second reading of revised Policy #916 – School Volunteers.
Held the first reading of the following revised/new policies:
Policy #146 – Student Services (new)
Policy #220 – Student Expression/Distribution and Posting of Materials (revised)
Policy #233 – Suspension and Expulsion (revised)
Policy #235 – Student Rights/Surveys (revised)
Policy #236 – Student Assistance Program (new)
Policy #814 – Copyright Material (revised)
Policy #815 - Acceptable Use of Technology and Internet Safety
Steve Leever and Luke Hadfield gave a presentation on middle school.
Enrollment Update - As of May 16, 2007, the total district enrollment is 5,707 students. This is a decrease of 17
students since last month’s report.
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