Recognition:
Rotary Club Student of the Month: Stefani Day
CTC Students: Family, Career & Community Leaders of America – Sara Kinney, Vice President
SkillsUSA – Shawn Purcell, Parliamentarian
Apollo Awards: The Crucible cast was nominated for 7 awards, the most nominations for any school:
1. Outstanding Play
2. Sam Hardy, Outstanding Lead male performance
3. Dillon Lewis, Outstanding Lead male performance
4. Katja Mandl, Outstanding Lead female performance
5. Ashley Ciortan, Outstanding Featured performance
6. Ben Knol, Outstanding Supporting male performance
7. Hannah Fouche, Outstanding Supporting female performance
The award ceremony will be held May 22, 2011 at the Hershey Theater.
Conclusion of 1st Semester:
First semester ends on Friday, January 21 with exams next week Tuesday through Friday. There will again be open campus for students with parent permission.
Professional Development:
Teacher:
o January 17, Martin Luther King Day will be an in-service for K-12 teachers. Through Lisa’s facilitation, teachers will be involved in a variety of activities, many lead by our own teachers. The day will end with all staff together to hear a presentation by Darcy and myself on the budget situation. As always, board members are welcomed to visit PD days.
o January 24, 2-hours professional development, 4-hours semester transition
Superintendent:
o Darcy, George, and I attended the “Public Schools in Crisis” forum with the Hourglass Foundation yesterday in Lancaster. It was a sobering but realistic picture of public education’s future from the perspective of PSBA, PSEA, teachers, principals, Superintendents, and legislators.
o Today I attended a presentation on “Documenting Discipline / Performance Management Blunders” presented at IU13.
Board Opportunities:
Legislative Breakfast: March 14 at IU13 Burle Center
IU Convention: April 13 at Lampeter Elementary
Transition Meetings:
As part of my transition meetings for this position, I have now begun to meet with officials in our local municipalities. My purpose is to build bridges and open the lines of communication.
Board Recognition Month:
January is School Director Recognition Month. We will be recognizing all of you for your tireless work at our board curriculum meeting but I would be amiss if I did not mention it at this formal meeting. Thank you very much for what you do throughout the year!
