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12. Appointed Henry Berger as the district's representative to the Lebanon County
Technical School Authority Board for a term commencing January 1, 2003, and
continuing through January 1, 2007.
13. The following individuals volunteered their services as an assistant coaches
for the 2002-2003 school year (pending completion of all state and district
requirements):
Boys' Basketball William Roger Hayes Wrestling Stephen Heitz
Wrestling Mike Blackman Wrestling John Hanula
Wrestling Dennis Berry Wrestling Scott Hoffer
Wrestling Chris Buck Wrestling Dave HartmanDr. Zehner reported on the following
items:
1. Ruth Beachler was honored by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association for
her long term service as a Board
member of the Annville-Cleona School District. Mrs. Beachler has served as a
Board member for 15 years.
2. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association has launched a Public Outreach
Campaign to increase the public's
awareness of the value of public schools in today's marketplace and the role
local boards of education have in
the process of achieving quality education.
3. There have always been many "stars" at Annville-Cleona School District.
The most recent stars are members of
Mrs. Eschenmann's 6th grade. The students had their poetry published in the
Spring 2002 edition of
A Celebration of Young Poets. In addition, due to the large number of entries
accepted for publication, Annville
Elementary School was named as a Spring 2002 Poetic Achievement Honor School.
4. Board members received "Annville-Cleona Dutchmen Pride" pins which
were also give to all staff prior to the
Homecoming Tailgating Party. The party involved all staff members including
teachers, support staff, transportation and cafeteria staffs.
5. Lisa Brown reviewed PSSA and Stanford test results recently received. She
pointed out that in all areas A-C
students met or exceeded state averages.
6. As part of the district's goal to improve reading performance, students in
grades K-3 received DIBELS assessments. The assessments were administered by
the reading staff, psychologists, and special education
staff. Results were analyzed in order to determine specific reading needs of
students.
7. Some of the professional staff are participating in an after school book
discussion group. The group provides
an opportunity to read about current trends in education as well as share ideas
for classroom activities.
8. Reading is also a focus of the middle school staff. In addition, middle school
students are being offered a math
extensions opportunity. The highest performing math students receive a math/science
experience, while the
average and below average students receive an opportunity to get reinforcement
in areas for which they need
additional help.
9. A teacher inservice day was held on October 14. The day started with a videotape
supporting the need to be
"customer-focused" at work and sharing a positive attitude with students,
parents, and colleagues. Breakout
session were then held with K-1 staff focusing on phonemic awareness; grade
2-3 teachers focusing on
word study/phonics and use of small groups for reading; grade 4-8 staff focusing
on vocabulary instruction, and
the high school teachers focusing on the creation/sharing of instructional materials.
10. The Board received a booklet entitled "Pennsylvania School Finance
Primer" from the Education Policy and
Leadership Center, an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit organization
based in Harrisburg. The
primer explains how Pennsylvania funds its public school system with emphasis
on state and local financing.
11. Of the 784 students enrolled at the secondary school, 222 (or 28% of the
student body) are carried on the athletic eligibility lists. This equates to
1 out of every 4 students in grades 7 through 12 being involved in some type
of
athletic activity.
12. The Junior Honor Society held its induction ceremony on September 28. Their
project this year will be to support
the Heifer Project. This project involves donating a heifer to a family in an
underdeveloped country who will use
the milk to help their family. They, in turn, donate the offspring to other
needy families to keep the cycle of
help going.
13. Mrs. Bass hosted a lunch social for the 28 new high school students. The
students were welcomed to Annville-
Cleona School District with good food and conversation.
14. The Beth Israel Temple is purchasing 160 tickets for admission to the Holocaust
Museum in order for the entire
8th grade class to travel to the museum on March 12.
15. At the elementary level, the PTO completed its annual fund raiser. In addition
the Adult Volunteer Program
is underway in all elementary buildings. The Homework Club has also started
for grades 4, 5, and 6 at the
Annville Elementary School on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:00-8:50
a.m. The elementary intramural program has also started with 29% of students
in grades 5 and 6 participating in September in soccer,
football,and field hockey activities.
16. The district will be required to establish an Integrated Pest Management
Plan Policy. Dr. Zehner handed out a
proposed policy for Board members to review prior to the November work session
scheduled for November 12.