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Superintendent’s Report

May 22, 2023

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Eric J. Becoats, Ed.D.

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Agenda

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  • PWHS Student Leadership Team Presentation
  • Student Highlights
  • Celebrating Success
  • Special Thanks
  • District and Community Announcements

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PWHS Student Leadership Team Presentation

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MEDIA CENTER

Penn Wood High School’s

Student Leadership Team

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Why is this important for Penn Wood and it’s student body?

SIGNIFICANCE

Other public school libraries

EXAMPLES

Our planned updates and designs

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CONTENT PLAN

Estimate Cost & Breakdown

OUR BUDGET

How we plan on splitting up responsibility

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PLANNED ROLES

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Why is this important for Penn Wood and it’s student body?

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PWHS Student Leadership

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INTRODUCTION

As leaders representing the Penn Wood High School Student Body, we feel that having a Media Room would be an invaluable addition to our school. We hope that the Media Room can serve as a place of relaxation while also providing access to numerous resources for students to utilize.

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CONTENT

Our planned updates and designs

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Main Room

  • Circular Tables
  • Beanbag Area
  • Hanging Accents (Paper Fixtures)
  • Repaint Pillars
  • Desk Dividers

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Meeting Rooms

  • Remove Whiteboards from Rooms
  • Add TVs
  • Long Rectangular Tables
  • Office Chairs
  • Possible Charging Station

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EXAMPLES

Other public school libraries

PWHS Leadership Team

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OTHER SCHOOLS/ PHOTO INSPO

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Schools in Pennsylvania like Baldwin, Canon-McMillan School District, and South Hills High School have libraries similar to what we are trying to achieve.

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ROLES

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How we plan on splitting up responsibility

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COMPANY NAME

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Potential Jobs (students)

  • Resident Librarian

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  • Assistant Librarian

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  • Library Clerk

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  • Rotated Staff Supervision

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Thank You for Listening

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Student Highlights

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ALDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SAGE MICKENS

4th Grade

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  • Sage says “Hello” to everyone with a glowing smile and enjoys exchanging friendly whistles.
  • As a dedicated student, she completes every assignment and respects the daily reinforcement provided for her success.
  • She enjoys participating in social activities and interacting with other 4th graders.

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ARDMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Brooke Morris

5th Grade

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  • She is a natural leader, other students gravitate to her kindness and generosity. She works well her peers.
  • She is a calming presence and exudes patience, was able to tutor a second grade student this year.
  • She plays a musical instrument with the same enthusiasm that she completes her academic work.

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BELL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Amira Mengah

Kindergarten

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  • Amira is a young leader who enjoys school.

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  • Amira is super kind to everyone.

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  • Amira works very hard and helps others.

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Building Exceptional Lifelong Learners

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COLWYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Nylah Keys

5th grade

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  • Selfless, caring, and hardworking are just a few ways to describe what a great student she is.

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  • She is a role model to others in being able to choose kindness in all life situations and sets a quiet example for others to follow.

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  • Everyday, she focuses on having a high rate of participation in classroom discussions and is equally determined to perform at a high-rate of excellence in every subject area.

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EAST LANSDOWNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Elizabeth Antwi

5th Grade

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  • Her attendance is immaculate and has never missed any homework assignments.

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  • She participates daily in all subjects and explains her reasoning aloud when answering questions.

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  • She is polite, kind, a true role model at East Lansdowne Elementary School.

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EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Khylen Ford

Fourth Grade

  • Enthusiastic, energetic and engages easily with learning activities.

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  • Takes an interest in the world around him. Is very outgoing and inquisitive.

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  • Enjoys hands on learning experiences, problem solving, and working with peers.

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PARK LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Cassandra Tarr

4th grade

  • She is a student who gives tremendous effort and has brought her grades up each quarter.
  • She is a responsible student and a member of the safety committee.
  • She is respectful to all adults and her peers.
  • She helps everyone when she is finished with her own work.

She personifies the Park Lane pledge values to a tee.

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WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Adrianna Welch

First Grade

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  • Adriana has made great strides this year both academically and behaviorally.
  • Adriana Welch takes a leadership role in her classroom on a daily basis.
  • Adriana consistently R.O.A.R.s in school and has received the Citizenship Award each quarter.

We are Walnut Proud!!

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PENN WOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Wilber Olivet-Suchite

7th Grade

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  • Wilber has earned Distinguished Honor Roll for all three marking periods. He has maintained a GPA of 4.0 in each quarter.

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  • Wilber is bilingual and supports our Spanish speaking students. He has gone above and beyond for his classmates both in and outside the classroom.

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  • Wilber is kind, courteous and a overall great student. He consistently demonstrates Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Safety and Excellence (R.A.I.S.E) here at Penn Wood Middle School.

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We Are Penn Wood Proud!

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PENN WOOD NINTH GRADE ACADEMY

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Karrine Hayes

9th Grade

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  • Shown steady improvement all year and has hit her academic stride
  • She works hard, ask excellent questions, and adapts to academic challenges
  • Karrine leads by example and pushes classmates to their best.

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PENN WOOD HIGH - GREEN AVENUE

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Bryan Thelisma

12th grade

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  • Bryan is an honor roll and AP student
  • Bryan has a 4.4 GPA and is consistently ranked in the top ten of his class
  • Bryan does our morning announcements and does it with such great enthusiasm that it is a great way for everyone to start the day

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PERSONALIZED LEARNING COMMUNITY

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James Hobbs

12th grade

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  • Academic Excellence
  • Extremely respectful
  • He has perfect attendance and completes all his work while having job

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Celebrating Success

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Congratulations…

To the PWHS track & field team for winning the DelVal Championships in both the boys and girls divisions

  • At Districts, Kivaleon Clarke was third in the triple jump and Terry Dweh was fifth in the 300m hurdles, both qualifying for the state championships.
  • They had fourteen first place finishes and qualified in nine events for the District I PIAA championships.
  • Congrats to the coaches and team on a great season! Good luck at States!

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Congratulations…

Congratulations to Penn Wood High School senior Nhaomi Lartey

  • Who was named the Rotary Student of the Year by the Rotary Club Upper Darby/Lansdowne.

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  • On May 23, she will be honored at a luncheon and receive a $1,500 scholarship.

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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 May, WPSD staff had projects totaling more than $2000 fully funded. Congratulations!

  • Nicole Reale - Penn Wood Middle School
  • Jess Telese - East Lansdowne
  • Rachael Albert - East Lansdowne
  • Jeannie Pietrzak - Penn Wood Middle School
  • Tashawna Maxwell - Penn Wood Middle School
  • Bridget Hartshorne - East Lansdowne

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Special thanks to…

To the Aldan, Colwyn, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne and Yeadon Borough Police Chiefs who met with the district on May 15, 2023 to discuss school and neighborhood safety.

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District and Community Announcements

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Kerr Field Update

Complete

    • Erosion control install complete
    • Demolition complete
    • Clearing complete
    • Topsoil stripping complete
    • Storm water basins (all 3) are complete
    • Concrete Bleacher pads complete
    • Goal post foundations complete
    • Field lighting foundations complete

In Progress

    • Earthwork 90% Complete
    • Storm water management piping and controls 95% complete
    • ACCO drainage 95% complete
    • Concrete curb at field 60% complete
    • Field lighting conduit and electric 20% complete
    • Electric and data conduit has commenced
    • Parking lot curb 50% complete
    • Fence 25% complete
    • Synthetic turf stone base 70% complete

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Sitework

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Kerr Field Update

Building

    • MAS continues to solicit pricing for carpentry and roofing at this time
    • Building pad subgrade complete
    • Building foundation excavation complete
    • Building sanitary discharge line installed
    • Building foundations complete
    • Building masonry subgrade complete
    • Building backfill complete

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