 |
| Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash |
Quick bit of news as it relates to snow closing…the high school (9-12) will move their PD Day to the January 31, 2018 and CFC, Elementary, and Middle Schools will maintain the original date of January 29th, 2018 (as written on the District Calendar).
Please make plans to join us January 16th/ Tuesday for the second strategic planning night for "expectations for the future". Please plan to arrive anytime after 6pm as we will begin at 6:30 promptly. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Shout Out Section
"Kevin Dick (district maintenance), Frank Lowers, Glenn Hunter, and Benjamin Pierce (Bacon custodians) went above and beyond on New Year’s Eve. Frank called me to let me know that there was a broken pipe and water was pouring into Bacon School’s cafeteria. I called Kevin at home. He was having guests over but left his own party to help Frank find the valves to stop the flood. Kevin called me back. They had gotten the water shut off but Frank had a huge mess to clean up. I arrived at Bacon School about an hour later. Frank, Glenn, and Ben were already there dragging wet rugs out of rooms, mopping up water, and cleaning up collapsed ceiling tiles. They spent their New Year’s Eve getting Bacon School cleaned up and ready to open on Tuesday. It’s nice to work with people who are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done."
~ Ryan Cruzan, Facilities Manager
"Shout out to Vicky Allen and Courtney Fry for running a (successful!) fundraiser in December for our new Special Education scholarship. I appreciate the time and dedication they have to the program and our students. They are back at it again this week planning our next fundraiser for January."
~ Jessica Kauffman
"A big Holly Heights shout out to both Pat Fredrick and Suzanne Sheppard for organizing our holiday giving tree. They helped so many of our families with the support of our generous staff."
~ Steve Saul
"I wanted to take a moment to thank Justin Dodge for setting up the Administration Dashboard on Google. I was very impressed with the ease of the process and how quickly it can be updated. This makes our reporting process streamlined."
"Amy Gehringer bought Teddy Bears for her students prior the Winter Break. Kids who earned them were given the teddy bear and were able to get their picture taken in front of a gigantic bear."
~ Spike Cook
"Bridget Borlak works tirelessly to meet the needs of the English Department. She keeps the staff abreast of all state mandates and provides them with the necessary tools to meet those requirements. Bridget has been instrumental in the development of the Early College High School Pathway. She is a valued and respected member of the department. Thank you for all that you do!"
~ Maggie Colina
"Special thanks to Lauren Daigle and Alicia Discepola for providing staff Tech Tuesday emails. Thank you for your new ideas and passion by providing staff not only these emails but also your hard work and dedication throughout the school year."
~ JoAnne Colacurcio
"Since I came to Bacon, Spike Cook has made himself available to me for questions and advice. He continues to check in with me from time to time, and he's gone beyond the extra mile in terms of support and encouragement. Thanks, Spike. I appreciate it!"
~ Mike Coyle
"Shawn Jenkins and Holly Capertina - Thanks for your flexibility and passionate commitment during this round of PARCC testing. We experienced snow days and delayed openings, but persevered through it all with a positive attitude."
~ Pat Wulk
"Congratulations to Julia Araujo and Karen Simmons received a grant from Lowe's "Toolbox for Education" grant program for their project, "Veggies for Veterans." This project combines STEM, healthy lifestyles and our adopted veterans."
~ Brian Robinson
"Gracias to Gloria Perez for making sure everything was ready at CFC for the bilingual program's annual Three Kings Day celebration. She consistently advocates and does all she can for our Spanish-speaking students and their families."
~ Debbie Homan
"A great deal of thanks to the English department curriculum teams who always are at the ready to develop and revise the curricula to ensure that our students get the world-class education they deserve. Your expertise and dedication to our students is so appreciated. Keep the great ideas coming! Janet Todd, KT Fouhy, Katherine Rossbach, Erin Maines, Sue Zatzariny, Dana Siniavsky, Danielle Carroll, Tara Cotton and Lisa Maldonado."
~ Bridget Borlak
"This week, I want to recognize Mr. Kell, our school business administrator. He has the most difficult job of overseeing the District’s budget. He has to deal with me when I come in and say “I need money to support items like teacher mini-grants or other worthwhile expenditures for our students” although not originally in the budget. If it is good for kids I always try to find a way. But that really means I go to Bryce and say “find it”. Like whoever is in charge of your household budget, there are times where they would love to give everyone what they want. The truth is, if you ran a budget by giving everyone what the want you would quickly find yourself unable to provide what we need. I would like to thank Mr. Kell for providing funding for what we need and often finding opportunities to support the things we want too. Great job Bryce!"
~ Dr. David Gentile
Have an amazing 3-day weekend!
Regards,
Dr. G.
Dr. David N. Gentile
Superintendent of Schools
“Lead Learner”
@drgentile_mps (Twitter)
856-327-6001
#MPSWC (MPS World Class)
#greatdaytobeabolt
No comments:
Post a Comment