IN Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Spring 2019

A MESSAGE FROM Dr. Randal A. Lutz Superintendent of Schools, Baldwin-Whitehall School District Lessons from a Blizzard Community is also at the heart of our Senior Exit Panels. That’s the special day when our soon-to-be-graduates present their career plans and receive guidance from BWSD staff, as well as from volunteers throughout our community—including senior citizens, small business owners, career specialists, and more. This year, will you stop by and share some advice with our seniors? See page 78 for details. As always, thank you for contributing to the continued success of our students and to the growth of our community. While each of us is capable of doing great work on our own, our biggest success stories happen when we find even better ways to work together. Sincerely, Dr. Randal A. Lutz Superintendent of Schools Baldwin-Whitehall School District LETTER FROM David J. Solenday Dear Friends and Family of Baldwin-Whitehall, Do you know what brings people together like nothing else? Snow. If you wake up to a few inches of snow on the ground, suddenly neighbors who rarely even speak will all be outside sharing jokes as they shovel their sidewalks. Seeing this always makes me wonder . . . if we’ll happily work together to clear our streets during a blizzard, what would it take for us to work together and improve our communities the whole year round? That’s one big reason why we started our annual Day of Caring, where students and staff from Baldwin-Whitehall invest a day in making life better for the senior citizens in our region. This year’s Day of Caring will be Friday, May 3. To get involved, learn more on page 83. You’ll also find this same community spirit in our Transition program for special needs students, and in the methods our District uses during our teacher in-service days, which helps make them even more collaborative and effective. School Board President Leading by Example Dear Baldwin-Whitehall Community Members, Although it’s the coldest day of the year as I type this, I know that by the time you read it, we’ll be well on our way to spring. Time is wonderful that way; what we spend our days doing now may not bear fruit for a while, but we plant those seeds today so they’ll blossom in the future. Education works the same way: our District’s teachers and staff plant little seeds of knowledge each day that will someday blossom into skills and careers. As the President of the Baldwin- Whitehall School Board, my fellow board members and I have a similar job. We must be diligent and responsible in the management of our District’s budgets and finances today, so that our community’s 76 BRENTWOOD-BALDWIN-WHITEHALL investment in the education of our children helps them grow up to become the community leaders of tomorrow. But community leadership also needs good examples to guide it. This year, consider the example that you set for the children in our community. What knowledge, experience, or skills do you have that you could be sharing with others? What observations, concerns, or ideas do you have that might spark new innovations or improvements in the way our District operates? Maybe most importantly: how are the conversations you have and the actions you take helping to guide the impressions of our District’s students, who learn more from our examples every day than we ever truly realize? If you’d like to share your ideas and suggestions with us, please join us at an upcoming Baldwin-Whitehall School Board meeting. Feel free to bring your kids along, too. Who knows? Maybe they’ll grow up to become members of their own school boards someday, and keep that community leadership cycle growing strong. Warmly yours (with gloves on), David J. Solenday School Board President Baldwin-Whitehall School District

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