Pine-Richland School District Keeps Strategic Plan Active
Pine-Richland School District is being intentional about ensuring the strategic plan is an active document. The district is now in year two of the strategic plan, which focuses on six categories; Teaching & Learning, Student Services & Learning, Finance & Operations, Workforce Development and Communication & Engagement.
The district identified six key strategic initiatives for the 2016-2017 school year including Instructional Strategies, In-Depth Program Review, Standardized Assessment / Universal Screener, Technology Integration, Evaluation & Performance-Based Feedback and Long-Range Budget & Capital Funding Plan. Visit pinerichland. org / sp for more specific details on the initiatives and strategic plan.
Pine-Richland High School Teacher Beth Sipe works with colleagues on Jan. 16, 2017 on developing text analysis questions, which help assess the level of understanding a student has on a selected
Wexford Elementary Unveils District’ s First Makerspace
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Wexford Elementary unveiled the first Pine-Richland School District makerspace with a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 8, 2016. A makerspace is a physical location where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials. Wexford’ s makerspace includes drawing boards, building planks as well as story, electronic and modeling kits and more. Librarian Maria McCormick received funds from multiple sources including $ 4,705 grant from the Pine-Richland Opportunities Fund. The Wexford Parent Teacher Organization provided 17 Chromebooks.
Third grader Alex Kastner shows Dr. Brian Miller, superintendent, how he can attach wires to tin foil on Makey Makey boards to manipulate images on a laptop screen.
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PA Department of Education Honors Richland Elementary School
Principal Dr. Gene Nicastro is shown with Melinda Bell and Donna Faux. They are the Title I reading specialists at Richland Elementary School.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’ s Division of Federal Programs is honoring Richland Elementary School for being named a Title I Distinguished School for 2016-2017. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Richland Elementary School has earned this prestigious recognition.
Richland Elementary received the honor because it ranked in the top five percent of Title I Schools in Pennsylvania based on aggregate math and English language arts scores on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments( PSSAs). To receive this honor, schools had to show high achievement on the PSSAs, while qualifying for financial assistance through the Federal Title I program.
Principal Dr. Gene Nicastro attributes the continued success to the supportive families in the community, attentive students and a focused and determined staff who strives to meet students’ needs.