3680 OLD OAKDALE ROAD MCDONALD , PENNSYLVANIA 15057
PHONE 412 / 221.4542 FAX 724 / 693.0490 www . southfayette . org
Dr . Bille P . Rondinelli
Superintendent of Schools
Dear South Fayette Township School District Families and Community Members :
With a great sense of enthusiasm and excitement , we are eager for our children to return to campus as we start the 2017-2018 school year . Campus has been extremely busy throughout the summer with our finalization of the South Fayette High School Additions and Alterations project . Also , many students have participated or are participating in the Intermediate School ’ s STEAM Camps , Strings Camp , Little Green Machine Marching Band Camp / Band Camps , Little Lions Academy , Technology Programs , and Athletic Activities .
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SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
In addition to all of the student activities , adult learners have also been on campus for various professional development opportunities . Once again , South Fayette was proud to serve as the host site for the AIU 3 ’ s Advanced Placement ( AP ) Summer Institute coordinated by the AIU 3 ’ s Paul Cindric and in collaboration with the South Fayette Administration and Staff . Educators experienced an opportunity to exchange ideas and collaborate with colleagues . The AP Summer Institute ’ s primary purpose is to coach teachers by providing information , resources , and strategies that better engage students and enhance the teaching in the AP course experiences . Teachers had the opportunity to become a part of and the option to continue as a member of the extended AP learning community .
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Through the generosity of the Grable Foundation ( www . grable . org ), the South Fayette Township School District received a grant of $ 62,689 . The purpose of the grant , written and facilitated by the Director of Technology and Innovation , Aileen Owens , was to provide opportunities for teachers to Remake Learning . Regional educators experienced making ,
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building , designing and creating learning materials to use with their own students .
The South Fayette Township School District — with the ongoing regional support of the Grable Foundation and Remake Learning Network ( www . remakelearning . org ), including the collaborative expertise of consultants Norton Gutsky and Maureen Pedzwater — has developed and reimagined this unique professional development experience over the past five years to include a wide range of workshops around the theme of STEAM ( Science , Technology , Engineering , Arts , and Math ) Innovation .
During the June Summer Institute , educators selected from multiple workshops facilitated by South Fayette STEAM Facilitators / Administrators such as Melissa Unger , Shad Wachter , and Stephanie DeLuca . In addition , regional educational experts including Elizabeth Forward ’ s Stephanie Zuraw ( Digital Promise : League of Innovative Schools partner ) and her students worked on teaching Happy Atoms ( happyatoms . com ), described as , “ the physical and digital teaching tool that lets you discover the world of molecules in an intuitive , hands-on way .” Additional