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How will you keep your kids busy this summer vacation?
Pine Island backs staff development plan
Mon, Oct 8th, 2012
Posted in Pine Island Education
Posted in Pine Island Education
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The Pine Island School Board, at its Oct. 4 meeting, unanimously approved Superintendent Tammy Berg-Beniak’s staff development proposal and its $58,600 price tag.
The plan aligns with the district’s three goals – high student achievement, collaborative work environment and effective and efficient operations – and includes 14 conferences, seminars and workshops. Among them are:
•K-12, positive behavior bullying prevention, for all teachers; outside consultant Justin Pratchin will provide student assembly, staff in-service and parent event, $2,000.
•K-12 TIES (Technology and Information Education Services) Workshop, for six staff members; registration, meals, substitute teachers pay and transportation, $3,600.
•K-8, literacy continuous improvement, for teachers of grades K-3 and 7-8; outside consultant providing on-site training, $12,000.
•Grades 9-12 course development; curriculum writing time to work on new course curriculum; new courses will follow research, community and student interest and state standards, $4,000.
Veterans Day program
Superintendent Berg-Beniak announced that the school will hold a Veterans Day program, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. The senior high band and choir will perform, and World War II veterans will receive a special tribute.
In addition, winners of the student poster contest will be presented. (Poster rules state, “Theme: Freedom - what does freedom mean to you? Criteria: Colorful.”)
Harry Kerr of Rochester, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, will give the keynote address.
PIAAA presentation
Clint Miller, representing the Pine Island Academics, Arts, and Athletics Foundation, described that organization.
It’s a nonprofit with which board members were already familiar. Since its founding five years ago, PIAAA has raised and contributed money to support educational programs and activities that the school’s operating budget doesn’t fund.
PIAAA’s contributions of $15,000 to $20,000 annually have underwritten field trips, music trips, a senior leadership conference, school technology and more.
When you see a need, let us know, Miller told the board. “Think of us as a partner.”
Community Planning Team organized
Board member John Champa reported that the new Community Planning Team, begun at the last board meeting (Sept. 17), is now complete and will hold its first meeting Oct. 10.
The team, a collaborative of Pine Island’s school board, City Council and Economic Development Authority, has assigned itself the task of providing short- and long-term planning for the town’s growth.
The council signed on at its Sept. 18 meeting, and the EDA joined Oct. 2.
Other business
•The 100 Book Challenge introductory meeting was well attended, Superintendent Berg-Beniak reported, with more than 200 parents on hand to learn about the school’s new reading program. “The only bad part,” she said, “was we had enough ice cream for just 60 people.”
•National Honor Society students will staff a “Moodle” (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) booth during parent-teacher conferences and answer parents’ questions about the e-learning software system with the amusing acronym. Pine Island is one of many Moodle-using school districts.
•Berg-Beniak introduced school board student representatives, senior Courtney O’Reilly and junior Ben Bauer. The two were elected by their classmates to participate in board meetings.
The board will hold its next meeting Oct. 15, 7 p.m., at the school.
The plan aligns with the district’s three goals – high student achievement, collaborative work environment and effective and efficient operations – and includes 14 conferences, seminars and workshops. Among them are:
•K-12, positive behavior bullying prevention, for all teachers; outside consultant Justin Pratchin will provide student assembly, staff in-service and parent event, $2,000.
•K-12 TIES (Technology and Information Education Services) Workshop, for six staff members; registration, meals, substitute teachers pay and transportation, $3,600.
•K-8, literacy continuous improvement, for teachers of grades K-3 and 7-8; outside consultant providing on-site training, $12,000.
•Grades 9-12 course development; curriculum writing time to work on new course curriculum; new courses will follow research, community and student interest and state standards, $4,000.
Veterans Day program
Superintendent Berg-Beniak announced that the school will hold a Veterans Day program, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. The senior high band and choir will perform, and World War II veterans will receive a special tribute.
In addition, winners of the student poster contest will be presented. (Poster rules state, “Theme: Freedom - what does freedom mean to you? Criteria: Colorful.”)
Harry Kerr of Rochester, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, will give the keynote address.
PIAAA presentation
Clint Miller, representing the Pine Island Academics, Arts, and Athletics Foundation, described that organization.
It’s a nonprofit with which board members were already familiar. Since its founding five years ago, PIAAA has raised and contributed money to support educational programs and activities that the school’s operating budget doesn’t fund.
PIAAA’s contributions of $15,000 to $20,000 annually have underwritten field trips, music trips, a senior leadership conference, school technology and more.
When you see a need, let us know, Miller told the board. “Think of us as a partner.”
Community Planning Team organized
Board member John Champa reported that the new Community Planning Team, begun at the last board meeting (Sept. 17), is now complete and will hold its first meeting Oct. 10.
The team, a collaborative of Pine Island’s school board, City Council and Economic Development Authority, has assigned itself the task of providing short- and long-term planning for the town’s growth.
The council signed on at its Sept. 18 meeting, and the EDA joined Oct. 2.
Other business
•The 100 Book Challenge introductory meeting was well attended, Superintendent Berg-Beniak reported, with more than 200 parents on hand to learn about the school’s new reading program. “The only bad part,” she said, “was we had enough ice cream for just 60 people.”
•National Honor Society students will staff a “Moodle” (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) booth during parent-teacher conferences and answer parents’ questions about the e-learning software system with the amusing acronym. Pine Island is one of many Moodle-using school districts.
•Berg-Beniak introduced school board student representatives, senior Courtney O’Reilly and junior Ben Bauer. The two were elected by their classmates to participate in board meetings.
The board will hold its next meeting Oct. 15, 7 p.m., at the school.
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