Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year
Please join me in recognizing volunteers from our…
~Board of Education~~Family School Association~
~Education Foundation~~Community Advisory Team~
Mr. Ernest HuggardPresident, Galloway Township Board of Education
Dr. William ZipparoPresident, Galloway Township Principals and Supervisors Association
Mr. Edward ZimmermanPresident, Galloway Township Education Association
Mr. Timothy E. Kelley
School Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Key Topics
DISTRICT GOALS 2014 - 2017
I. To provide a safe, healthy environment for students and staff
Programmatic: Implement School Resource Officer program in collaboration with the
Galloway Township Police Department
Continue to assess safety/security drills in cooperation with local law enforcement and emergency management as well as Department of Education mandates
Facility: Complete fire alarm replacement projects at Smithville, Reeds Road,
and Roland Rogers Elementary Schools
Assess and perform necessary repairs to fire alarm at Arthur Rann School
Research options and develop a plan for implementing an electronic visitor identification and entry system
Investigate options and develop a plan for hardening school entrances
Welcome our SRO Officer Doug Adams
II. To enhance instructional practice and student achievement in accordance with research and experience in best practices and in alignment with the Common Core State Standards
Student learning goals: Demonstrate academic progress for all students in language arts as measured by
available assessments
Demonstrate academic progress for all students in mathematics as measured by available assessments
Demonstrate progress in narrowing achievement gaps
Professional development goals: Provide workshops for teachers and administrators to further their understanding
the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and to prepare for the Partnership for the Assessment of College and Career Readiness (PARCC)
Support teachers in the use of technology for the teaching and learning process
Develop and implement a program that increases and sustains support for novice teachers, teachers new to Galloway, and mentor teachers
Enhance understanding of and strategies designed to address the impact of poverty on the brain and learning
Support teacher performance in areas identified through analysis of component scores on the Danielson Framework
III. To upgrade infrastructure and equipment to operate efficiently and effectively
Facility: Complete Roland Rogers and Smithville Schools roof replacements
Drain glycol and repair seals as needed at Reeds Road and GTMS
Replace piping to and from GTMS cooling tower
Assess the need for roof repair and/or replacement of shingled roof portions of Oceanville and Pomona
Replace cafeteria HVAC units at Roland Rogers and Smithville Schools
Continue district cycle of parking lot sealing/resurfacing to prolong useful lives
Technology: Recreate the back-up and disaster recovery system for the district.
Rewire base complement for voice, video, and data at the elementary schools
Revamp the middle school central media distribution network
Increase wireless access points to support the increase in personal devices for student learning and assessment
IV. To enhance parent/guardian, municipal, and community relations
District Level Committees: Combine Superintendent Advisory and Safety/Security Stakeholder Committees
Refine Committee purpose, meeting schedule, and activities
Expand Committee membership
Surveys:
Conduct and analyze results from district/community wide survey
Conduct and analyze results from school-based parental and student surveys
Community Involvement:
Expand outreach to senior citizens
Increase volunteer program
15 Minutes of FameFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
15 minutes of fame is short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon. The expression is credited to Andy Warhol, who included the words "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" in the program for a 1968 exhibition of his work at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Photographer Nat Finkelstein claims credit for the expression, stating that he was photographing Warhol in 1966 for a proposed book. A crowd gathered trying to get into the pictures and Warhol supposedly remarked that everyone wants to be famous, to which Finkelstein replied, "Yeah, for about fifteen minutes, Andy."[2]
How do you want to use
your 15 minutes?
Staff Recognition
TEN YEARS OF SERVICE:Bernice Adair – Arthur RannChristina Bauer – GTMSClaudia Booth – Pomona PreschoolKristen Costantino – Reeds RoadSheila Daugherty – GTMSSharon Delany – District OfficeJose Diaz – Roland RogersViolet Douglas - SmithvilleDenise Dunn - SmithvilleRegina Duricek – Reeds RoadJennifer Files - GTMSRobyn Goldberg – Arthur RannPatricia Gorman – District OfficeLisa Gradziel – Reeds RoadHelen Grimley – Arthur RannDonald Gross – Pomona PreschoolNoelle Guest – Arthur RannLinda Harmon – GTMSMary Hughes – Reeds Road
Sheila James – Roland RogersBeatrice Jenkins – Arthur RannMarie King – Roland RogersAndrzej Klimczak – District MaintenanceDiane Klotz – SmithvilleGregory Lick – Reeds RoadWilliam Manganiello – GTMSJanet Moran – Arthur RannKathleen Oliver – GTMSAndrea Olley – Pomona PreschoolLauren O’Neill – Reeds RoadJeremy Post – Arthur RannTheresa Reed – Arthur RannAlyssa Rice – Roland RogersPatricia Santoro – GTMSRobbyn Scott – Reeds RoadBarbara Somers – Reeds RoadKrista Venice – Off SiteMarie Westcott – Pomona Preschool
Tracy Bustard – Roland RogersDavid Fink – Reeds Road
Donna Fisher – GTMSJennifer Glascock – SmithvilleSharon Kroon – Roland Rogers
Calsel Malali – Arthur RannDavid Martin – GTMS
Terri Matise – Reeds RoadGail Mimler – GTMS
Sara Pagnani – Arthur RannNancy Park – Smithville
Bridget Richardson – Roland RogersKevin Throckmorton - GTMS
FIFTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE:
Spring Bass-Smoaks – Roland RogersDeartrest Fields – Reeds Road
Kathryn Piotrowski – GTMSCindy Rybaczyk – Arthur Rann
Carole Schwartz – District OfficeMichael Williams – Maintenance
TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE:
Gloria Brooks – Roland RogersJoanna Dembowski – Roland RogersRose Farquharson – Roland Rogers
Ellen Franks – Smithville Marguerite Hofmann – Reeds Road
Susan Kerrigan – GTMS Alison Marcello – Smithville
Marion McDonough – Roland RogersMarilyn Moore – District
Elizabeth Napoli – DistrictCarla Polisano – Smithville Helen Viscuglia – Smithville
TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE:
THIRTY+ YEARS OF SERVICE!Christa Atkins – District
Mary Lou Cawley – Reeds Road Carol deRuyter – GTMS
Kathie Hathaway – SmithvillePatti Lang – Roland RogersJanet Manganiello – GTMS
Timothy Scotti - GTMSStarr Sherman - GTMS
Cheryl Downey-Smisko – GTMS
Christa Atkins, TLF (District)Sharon Delany, Registrar (District)
Carol deRuyter, Mathematics Teacher (GTMS)Helene Gentile, School Nurse (Pomona)
Annette C. Giaquinto, Superintendent (District)Heather Harris, Administrative Assistant (District)
Kathie Hathaway, Principal (Smithville)Lisa Hathaway, Food Service Manager (ARES)
Paula Junker, Principal (GTMS)Timothy Kelley, School Business Administrator (District)
Dianne Mooney, Intervention (ARES) Elizabeth Napoli, Supervisor of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment(District)
Deloyed Patten, Custodian (Reeds Road)Heather Silver, Kindergarten Teacher (Smithville)
R. Jason Truppa, Special Education Teacher (GTMS)Elizabeth Vanderslice, Food Service Worker (Reeds Road)
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Welcome our new staff…Steven Bower – Physical Education, SmithvilleAmanda Bruffy – Teacher, Pomona Preschool
Kristi Cieslak – ESL, Smithville Robert Ford – Assistant Principal, SmithvillePatricia Hughes – Intervention, Smithville
Josh Kirby – Custodian, SmithvilleGiselle Prantadosi – Food Service, Roland Rogers
David Ragazzi – Assistant Principal, GTMSCindy Reynolds – School Social Worker, Arthur Rann
Andrea Stephens – 1st Grade Teacher, SmithvilleWilliam Wheatley – Food Service, Reeds Road
Special Thanks to…
the GTEA,White-Harris, &
Lincoln Investment for our refreshments this
morningand at New Staff Orientation!
Best wishes for a positive, productive year
– thrive!
Please report to your schools/offices as directed by your supervising administrator.