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Superintendent’s Report

June 24, 2024

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Eric J. Becoats, Ed.D.

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Agenda

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  • Celebrating Success
  • Special Thanks
  • District and Community Announcements

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Celebrating Success

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Congratulations!

367 Penn Wood

High School Seniors participated in Commencement Exercises at St. Joseph’s University

on June 13, 2024.

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PWHS at the Cappies!

Penn Wood HS students won three awards at the Cappies Awards Gala on June 2 at Cardinal O'Hara High School! This event recognizes outstanding high school theater programs and students throughout the region.�

The Spirit Award - Morgan Askew-Green�

Best Song - Feed Me (Git It) performed by Gabriel Beckett, Idrees Streater & Violet Schleigh�

Best Ensemble in a Musical - Erinma Ebo, Samiah Fatokun & Jada Payton as The Urchins

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All-American

Congratulations to Kivaleon Clarke’ 24 for his incredible success in the triple jump this season!

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On June 15th at the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field, he placed fourth and was named All-American.

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Employee of the Quarter

Congratulations to:

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  • Melissa Mitch and Heather Hendry, �East Lansdowne Elementary School
  • Ashley Grimaldi, Ninth Grade Academy
  • Karim Jackson, Penn Wood MS
  • Dr. Ryan McShay, Penn Wood MS
  • Brian Sandman, Blended Learning & �Education Technology
  • Sequoya Watts, Department of Special Services

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Podcast

Episode of What Do You Say? With Dr. Eric J. was released on June 3rd. The guests were Penn Wood HS’s new athletic director, Mr. Leon Howard and three members of the PWHS Class of 2024 who shared their reflections and future plans.�

This encounter led to a special graduation ceremony for Gonkarnuetay "Tay" Wowah as he left early for Marine Corps bootcamp and was not able to attend Commencement

on June 13.

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Tune in to hear the latest episode at

whatdoyousay.podbean.com

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New season starts in September!

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Special Thanks

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Special thanks to…

And the generous people who donate through DonorsChoose.org to help fund classroom projects for public school teachers and students.

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During the month of June, WPSD staff had projects totaling more than $1700 fully funded. Congratulations!

  • Ashley Costello, Ninth Grade Academy
  • Kimberly Banaszak, Penn Wood High Schoool

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Special thanks to…

Forum Philly, led by Rev. Dr. Malcolm Byrd, for sponsoring the student-led Juneteenth events.

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Forum Philly provided a $500 stipend to each participating school for supplies and materials to support the assembly programs.

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District and Community Announcements

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Free Summer Meals

  • Free meals for children and teens age 18 and under
  • Monday through Thursday, June 24 - July 25
  • Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.�Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Ardmore Avenue ES and Park Lane ES

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Modified Summer Schedule

June 24, 2024- August 5, 2024

  • Schools and Offices will Open

Monday through Thursday

  • 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
  • Schools and Offices will be Closed on Fridays
  • Schools and offices will also be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

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Student Registration

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  • Student registration will continue throughout the summer, please visit the registration page on the William Penn School District website for additional information.

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  • School will resume on September 4, 2024. The 2024-25 school year calendar is available to review on the William Penn School District website.

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