Superintendent’s Report

December 20, 2021

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Eric J. Becoats, Ed.D.

Agenda

• Updates/Upcoming Events
• Highlights - Celebrating Success
• Special Thanks

Updates/Upcoming Events

Masking Order

COVID Data Tracking

COVID Data Tracking

Polar Plunge Fundraiser

Penn Wood High School

Life Skills Classes

• Proceeds support the PA Special Olympics in support of athletes with intellectual disabilities
• Teacher Ms. Julia Pickett and Instructional Assistant Ms. Vivian Callahan will take the plunge on January 28th
• Support the Penn Wood team at www.specialolympicspa.org or scan the code

Celebrating Success

Congratulations!

Sharon Oladeji

Honoree at the Delco Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame

• Honored for Cross Country Track
• Earned team’s Most Improved and Most Valuable Runner Awards
• 3rd Place in Del Val League Championship
• Current top-ranked senior academically
• Member of National Honor Society
• Questbridge National College Math Finalist

Congratulations!

Marina Byrne-Folan

WPSD Human Resources Administrator

• Earned certification as a Senior Certified Professional by the Society for Human Resource Management
• To receive certification, HR professionals must demonstrate mastery of HR knowledge and ability to effectively perform HR duties and responsibilities that align to organizational goals

Congratulations!

DreamBox Fall Math Challenge

• Elementary students across the district completed 80,839 math lessons
• Ardmore Avenue - District-wide winning school with 41.35% of students averaging above 5 lessons per week, for a average combined time of 8 hours, 36 minutes (35.6 lessons) completed per student

• District-wide Fall MVP is Yadon McDuffie, 2nd grader at Ardmore Avenue, completed 368 lessons
• Ms. Laurie Reisen’s 6th Grade Class at Park Lane - District-wide winning class, averaging 86.6 lessons per student

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Congratulations!

FBLA Regional Leadership Conference

Penn Wood High School Future Business Leaders of America competed in the Regional Leadership Conference. The following students advanced and will compete in the State Leadership Conference in Hershey, PA in April.

• Nhaomi Lartey - 1st Place in Organizational Leadership
• Lorynda Syverin - 2nd Place in Human Resource Management
• Addis Getnet - 3rd Place in Advertising
• Rabia Saikhu - 3rd Place in Economics

Ms. Denise Ghisu is the FBLA Advisor

Penn Wood High School FBLA

Special Thanks

Vaccine Clinic December 9

A Hearty “Thank You” to…

• Volunteers - Board Members, Darby Police Department, WPSD Staff and Administration, Community Members
• Managing Security, Set-up and Food - Maintenance Staff, Security Staff, and Food Service Staff
• Host School - Park Lane
• Donations - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., WPSD Staff, Community
• Vaccinators - CHOP

Ms. Marisa Taddonio, WPSD Social Worker, arranged the donation of six bicycles by community members Mr. Jim Butz and Ms. Jen Pastalone, that were raffled as part of the vaccine clinic

Bicycle Donation

Men on Mission

• 1st Shift of Volunteer MoM Team started Dec. 15
• Purpose of MoM is to greet students, offer support and encourage a focused learning environment

Delco Daily Times Article

WPSD Schools and Offices Will be Closed

December 24 through December 31, 2021

School resumes Monday, January 3, 2022

Winter Recess