Karen Brown
On behalf of the board of directors, we would like to congratulate and welcome our two new school directors. Louise Mancuso Wolf and Jerry Pantone will be sworn in on December 6th. They will be filling the seats of Martin Michael Schmotzer and Elliot Rambo, whom we thank for their service to the District. Dave Solenday and I also ran for re-election, and we were each re-elected for our second terms.( Directors may run every four years, and there is no limit on terms.)
There are many challenges ahead for the new board. With less state funding for our schools and more reliance on funding through taxes, the board must continue to review all aspects of the District to ensure a high-quality educational program, while finding creative ways to fund such a program.
For the past several years, the Board of School Directors has set goals focused on the mission of the School District. They center on Traditional Values, Quality Education, and a World of Opportunities. We strive to achieve these goals by working together with the administration.
Traditional Values: Increase community engagement and energize the District’ s sense of pride by:
• Strengthening community relations by continuing to build relationships with parents, PTA / PTO, staff, and students of Baldwin- Whitehall, which enables us to work as a team towards the education of the students.
• Developing a year-to-year public relations / marketing plan that demonstrates ways to improve communication between the board and the community.
Quality Education: Strive for excellence in education by:
• Providing state-of-the-art instruction, which meets the needs
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of each student’ s unique learning profile by expanding innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving in every classroom to ensure college and career readiness and success in life after graduation.
• Continuing to provide a safe and nurturing environment to our students in order to increase overall academic achievement.
• Maintaining fiscal accountability through responsible budgetary decisions and continuous monitoring of expenditures and revenues, ensuring that all financial decisions have the least adverse impact on education.
A World of Opportunities: Work with the superintendent to lead the District toward the vision by:
• Developing skills in teamwork, problem-solving, and decisionmaking.
• Understanding and adhering to laws and local policies regarding the board’ s responsibility to set policy and the superintendent’ s responsibility to manage the school district and to direct employees in District and campus matters.
• Adhering to established policies and procedures for receiving and addressing ideas and concerns from students, employees and the community.
The Board of School Directors thanks our members for their service, and our community for your support. We look forward to working with you. All residents are welcome to attend our board meetings, which happen on the first and second Wednesdays of each month.
Working together, our board and our community will continue to make Baldwin-Whitehall a school district that our entire community is proud of. aldwin-Whitehall
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BALDWIN-WHITEHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTED INTO NATIONAL NETWORK OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
District joins Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, and will partner with other leading educators, entrepreneurs, and researchers from across the country.
Baldwin-Whitehall School District has been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate innovation in education and improve the opportunity to learn for all through technology and research. The District was selected from a competitive national pool of applicants based on its leadership, evidence of results, innovative vision for learning, and commitment to collaboration.
“ We are humbled, honored, and excited to join the League of Innovative Schools. This opportunity will allow us to work collaboratively with other forward-thinking districts across the country, while strengthening our partnerships with several local school districts, all in an effort to provide our students with the best opportunities so that they can make a positive impact on our global society.” Randal A. Lutz, Ed. D. Superintendent
The League of Innovative Schools, launched in late 2011, accepts new members through an open application process once per year. With the new members, the League now includes 93 school districts in 33 states. The full list of members can be found at digitalpromise. org / districts.
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