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Superintendent’s Report

August 28, 2023

Eric J. Becoats, Ed.D.

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Agenda

School Opening
Special Thanks
District and Community Announcements

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School Opening

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Leadership Development

Leadership development activities with Principals, Assistant

Principals, Instructional Facilitators, Coaches, Academic

Interventionist and Site Based Teacher Leaders

Official Kick Off and Welcome Back - August 9
Leadership Development Summit - August 7, 8, 10-11
School Opening Presentations by School Leadership Teams - August 15, 17, and 18

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Superintendent’s School Opening Convocations

Traveling to schools on Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday August 30 to welcome faculty and staff as they return for the new school year.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 8:30am - All Elementary (K-6) Instructional Staff at Aldan Elementary School
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 8:30am - All Secondary (7-12) Instructional Staff at Penn Wood Middle School
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 10:30am - All Special Education Staff and District Wide Non-Instructional Staff at Bell Avenue

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School Opening Information

August 28 - August 31, 2023 - Teacher Professional Development
September 6, 2023 - First day of school for students in grades 1-12
September 6-7, 2023 - Kindergarten Orientation
September 8, 2023 - First day of school for kindergarten students

Visit the WPSD website for information about

school supplies, dress codes, school hours, registration, and more!

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Special Thanks

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Special thanks to…

PA State Representatives

Gina Curry and Heather Boyd and

Speaker Joanna McClinton,

for sponsoring backpack/school

supplies giveaway events

for WPSD families.

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Special thanks to…

The following Central Office staff members who supported Evans and East Lansdowne Elementary Schools today by helping unpack and setting up classrooms.

Barrett, Essie O	Mathies, Kyairra S
Brown, Madeline	Ryan, Shawn
Crossett, Kate R	Sumner, Joanna E
Dunn, Edward S	Womack, Carmalita
Farrell, Ryan	Abrahamsson, Deirdre A
Humphrey, Angela	Watson, Justin C
Lewis, Mark C	Agnew, Mary C
May, George	Subash Munukuntla
Tokley, Octavia M	Solomon, Paul*
CJ Hamm	Brown, Tara V
Bob Kaufmann	Darnell Deans
Sangare, Moussa	Liz Dortone

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District and Community Announcements

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STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 AND

THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO GET

READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

Meet Representatives from Each of Our Schools

Onsite Registration ~ Tour a WPSD School Bus

Resources from Community Partners

Information about WPSD Transportation, Food Services,

Communications, and More!

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Delaware County Wellness Center at Yeadon� 125 Chester Avenue� Yeadon, PA 19050

� Tuesday 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

� Wednesday 9:30 am – 3:30 pm� After Hours appointment availability on select Wednesdays and Saturdays.� Please call our Wellness Line at (484) 276-2100 for details.

� Thursday 9:30 am – 3:30 pm� By appointment only

The Delaware County Health Department Immunization Clinics Hours

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State Representative Joanna

McClinton’s Annual

Back-to-School Fair

Free school supplies
Refreshments
Completing Rebate applications
Community health and

wellness resources

Driving Manuals

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Save the Date

When: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Where: Penn Wood High School

Please join me and the WPSD staff as we showcase our district in various aspects, additional details will be shared in the coming weeks

State of Our Schools

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Request for Proposal (RFP) - School Security Equipment and Installation

The District is seeking proposals for School Security Equipment with installation for our three secondary schools.

For more information please visit the the District Website.