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reensburg Salem
Greensburg Salem
Discusses Aging
Facilities
In the spring of 2015, the Greensburg Salem
Board of Directors created a district Facilities
Advisory Committee comprised of community
members, board members and staff who live in
the district. The committee began meeting soon
after to begin discussing our aging facilities. The
committee set out to create short-term and longterm district facility goals to help envision the
future of Greensburg Salem. Subsequent meetings
spawned ideas for considering multiple methods
to achieve goals.
While final recommendations have not yet been
determined, the committee recommended to the
Board of Directors to consider seizing immediate
opportunities for energy savings funding under PA
Act 39. Greensburg Salem Board of Directors voted
to enter into an agreement with Schneider Electric
at the October, 2016 board meeting. In accordance
with the energy savings act, Schneider Electric will
serve as the Energy Savings Company (ESCO) to
perform a district-wide energy savings audit at no
cost.
The final audit report information will allow the
committee, board and administration to discuss
and evaluate how facility energy savings initiatives
may permit the upgrade of some building systems
by leveraging energy savings and applying
those savings to much needed building system
upgrades. The audit and report are expected to
take between two and three months to complete.
Greensburg Salem does not expect that energy
savings initiatives will support the upgrade of all
that needs addressed, but instead see this as an
opportunity to begin moving in the right direction
as we continue to develop a vision for Greensburg
Salem’s future.
Principal Tina Federico and Guidance Counselor Jessica Pritts introduce program to bus
drivers Gary Overdorff, Brandi Duncan, Ray Bair, Pete Longdon, and Frank Gore.
Peaceful School Bus Program Kicks
Off at Metzgar Elementary
Metzgar Elementary recently instituted The Peaceful School Bus Program, a
whole-school program designed to decrease inappropriate behavior on buses
while creating a climate of respect and cooperation. The main goal of the
Peaceful School Bus Program is to develop a positive and safe environment on
the school bus for all students.
In an effort to decrease bus behavior referrals, Principal Tina Federico and
Guidance Counselor Jessica Pritts decided to put the Peaceful School Bus
Program into action. The program builds upon and expands the existing School
Wide Positive Behavior Support Program and helps to create and develop
positive relationships and pro-social behavior skills in a way that is fun and
rewarding to the students. Mrs. Pritts met with classes to “kick-off” the new
program and remind and emphasize the desired behavioral outcomes for bus
behavior. First Student school bus drivers were also invited to a special breakfast
where they learned about their role in the implementation of the Peaceful
School Bus Program. With the help of students, drivers, and faculty working
together to reinforce kind, respectful, ap propriate behavior both on and off the
bus, Metzgar students are on their way to a safer, more peaceful bus ride.
Metzgar Receives Stipend for
Project Expansion
This building chiller system was manufactured in
1967. Still in operation today, it has considerably
exceeded its typical life expectancy of 20 to 25
years.
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Greensburg Salem’s Coordinator of Student Services Todd McMillen recently
announced the award of a $10,000.00 stipend that will cover the cost of training
related expenses and expansion of Multi-Tiered System of Supports/Response
to Intervention and Instruction (MTSS/RTII), a program that focuses on students
who are performing significantly below average. Metzgar Principal Tina Federico
applied for the MTSS Tier-3 Problem-Solving initiative in the spring of 2016, and
her team was chosen by the state to participate and receive on-site technical
assistance focusing on instruction, intervention, and data analysis. According
to Mrs. Federico, “MTSS/RTII is really a system of finding and supporting those
students who are struggling in the curriculum. It includes reading and math
but we have focused our efforts on the reading/language arts area for now.” She
felt that the additional training and support would help to meet the needs of
students in the school through the implementation of the year-long program.