Edinboro University, the Schools to
Watch selection process is based on
a written application that requires
schools to show how they met criteria
developed by the National Forum to
Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.
Schools that meet the criteria are
visited by state teams that observe
classrooms, interview administrators,
teachers, students and parents, and
look at achievement data, suspension
rates, quality of lessons and student
work. Schools are recognized for a
three-year period, and at the end of
three years, they must demonstrate
progress on specific goals in order to
be redesignated. “Schools to Watch”
requires schools to not just identify
strengths, but to also focus on areas
for continuous improvement, thus
the three-year redesignation. “We are
proud of the redesignation through
the Schools to Watch program,” says
Superintendent Brian Miller, Ed.D.
“It gives us an opportunity to hold
up a program against a set of criteria.
STW will be embedded in the district
strategic plan for 2019 - 2023 for our
middle school to reflect the dynamic
nature of continuous improvement.”
The program was led by Principal
David Kristofic and Assistant
Principal Jacob Minsinger with the
support of teachers Sheri Murslack
and Jennifer Bubb, and Counselor
Jennifer Mullaugh. PR Parent Support
Association President Stephanie
Drenning and eighth-graders Jaimee
Joshi, Sreyashi Mondal, Noah
Moskala and John Varghese, and
seventh-graders Michael Lattari and
Benjamin Lyons made presentations.