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Ask the Superintendent - August 27, 2008
It may seem hard to believe, but summer as we
have come to know it, will end in less than one week
with the opening of school. It is not uncommon to
hear comments like; “I can’t believe school is
opening already – the summer seems so short.”
Although all summers appear to pass quickly, this
particular summer, in fact, went by exceptionally
fast.
Compared to other summers, this one truly lacked the
number of vacation days. Graduation was held June 27
and Labor Day weekend was earlier than usual, with
two of its days held in August. All summers are
hectic for school administrators, but with a
compressed time schedule, this one was exceedingly
busy. However, much has been accomplished.
After an extensive search, the middle school
principal and assistant principal positions were
filled. Ms. Colleen Kane, the former assistant
principal at the Middle School, was selected to
serve as the new principal. Mr. Jason Carter, an
experienced educator from the Delaware Valley School
District in Pennsylvania and a Penn State graduate,
was chosen as the assistant principal. Eighteen new
teachers have also been hired to fill retirements,
vacated positions or child care leaves.
The district has been active in other areas as well.
Our Transportation Department was especially busy
re-evaluating bus routes and consolidating bus
stops. These measures were undertaken to reduce
transportation costs. Our Maintenance Department and
custodians were under severe time constraints to
clean, paint, and have our buildings ready for the
opening day of school.
All of our buildings host a variety of activities
during the summer, which allowed for less time to
get them ready for the beginning of the school year.
However, in spite of these activities and the
shorter summer, all of our schools will be ready to
receive students on the first day of school. As busy
as the summer has been and as short as the summer
was, in many ways, schools without students are
nothing more than empty buildings. It will certainly
be good to have the “kids” return.
Roy Reese
Superintendent of Schools
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