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To Read Our RSD 2013-14 Annual Report: Pathway to Excellence ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 READING SCHOOL DISTRICT PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS pg. 2 Superintendent’s Message pg. 3 Board President’s Message Reading School District pg. 4 About Reading School District 800 Washington St. Reading, PA 19601 pg. 4 Class of 2014 Graduation Spotlight (484) 258-7000 office (610) 371-5971 fax pg. 5 Our Schools www.ReadingSD.org pg. 6 Budget Outlook Project Manager pg. 6-12 District Highlights Kristin Boyd Celebrating the Library, Art, Music and Physical Education programs in the Reading School District. Director of Community Engagement Reading School District 12th & Marion – Physical Education Cover Design Odalys Calderin CONNECT WITH US Visit ReadingSD.org and our school She loves to hoop Julie A. Bunnick shoot — and won first websites for important news, events, place at the local Elks Hoop Shoot Contest. Northeast Middle School Graphic Designer – Library information and announcements. Our Karla & Alexandra Office of the Executive Director Dominguez websites are continually updated. We read to know we’re not Berks County Intermediate Unit alone – C.S. Lewis Facebook.com/ReadingSD Twitter: @RDGschools Publisher For the upcoming school year, we are Pinterest.com/ReadingSD Reading School District working to establish or strengthen our YouTube.com: Search Reading © Copyright 2013-14 PTOs and PTAs. If you are interested in School District TV participating, contact Kristin Boyd at Special thanks to our advertisers 484-258-7031 or boydkm@readingsd. Information included in this Reading Musical Foundation org. Also, email Kristin to sign up for our publication is from the 2013- http://readingmusicalfoundation.org e-newsletters and alerts. 12th & Marion – Art 2014 school year. Juan Coste Kautter & Kelley Architects This excellent artist inspires others with his creativity. www.kautterkelley.com Greater Reading Economic Partnership/Careers in 2 Years www.greaterreading.com www.careersin2years.com 13th & Green – Music Ernesto Castaneda Special thanks to the following Hopes his younger brothers Angel and Anthony will have music class, too! for providing photos and content RSD staff and administrators The Reading Musical Foundation and other local endorsed partners would like to thank the Reading School District administration and board members for their support of the district’s LAMP Sally Henderson/Berks Christian School programs. Reading School District’s commitment to bring out the best in every child happens daily in the library, art, music and physical education classes. We encourage our community and Pam Keeler/BCIU neighborhood friends to contact the district’s administration and school board and voice your support of these life-changing education opportunities. Lauren Little/Reading Eagle Endorsed Partners: Dave Zerbe Photography Studio www.readingmusicalfoundation.org Gilmore-Henne Fund + Rochelle Gray Calvary United Emily Yoder-Scheider + Lorrie Beard Church of Christ Where Christ is lived! Alneasa Jordan More than 300 students competed in the annual (and fun!) All Elementary School Fidevia Track and Field Day, held in May at the track behind Reading High School. TABLE OF CONTENTS pg. 2 Superintendent’s Message pg. 3 Board President’s Message Reading School District pg. 4 About Reading School District 800 Washington St. Reading, PA 19601 pg. 4 Class of 2014 Graduation Spotlight (484) 258-7000 office (610) 371-5971 fax pg. 5 Our Schools www.ReadingSD.org pg. 6 Budget Outlook Project Manager pg. 6-12 District Highlights Kristin Boyd Celebrating the Library, Art, Music and Physical Education programs in the Reading School District. Director of Community Engagement Reading School District 12th & Marion – Physical Education Cover Design Odalys Calderin CONNECT WITH US Visit ReadingSD.org and our school She loves to hoop Julie A. Bunnick shoot — and won first websites for important news, events, place at the local Elks Hoop Shoot Contest. Northeast Middle School Graphic Designer – Library information and announcements. Our Karla & Alexandra Office of the Executive Director Dominguez websites are continually updated. We read to know we’re not Berks County Intermediate Unit alone – C.S. Lewis Facebook.com/ReadingSD Twitter: @RDGschools Publisher For the upcoming school year, we are Pinterest.com/ReadingSD Reading School District working to establish or strengthen our YouTube.com: Search Reading © Copyright 2013-14 PTOs and PTAs. If you are interested in School District TV participating, contact Kristin Boyd at Special thanks to our advertisers 484-258-7031 or boydkm@readingsd. Information included in this Reading Musical Foundation org. Also, email Kristin to sign up for our publication is from the 2013- http://readingmusicalfoundation.org e-newsletters and alerts. 12th & Marion – Art 2014 school year. Juan Coste Kautter & Kelley Architects This excellent artist inspires others with his creativity. www.kautterkelley.com Greater Reading Economic Partnership/Careers in 2 Years www.greaterreading.com www.careersin2years.com 13th & Green – Music Ernesto Castaneda Special thanks to the following Hopes his younger brothers Angel and Anthony will have music class, too! for providing photos and content RSD staff and administrators The Reading Musical Foundation and other local endorsed partners would like to thank the Reading School District administration and board members for their support of the district’s LAMP Sally Henderson/Berks Christian School programs. Reading School District’s commitment to bring out the best in every child happens daily in the library, art, music and physical education classes. We encourage our community and Pam Keeler/BCIU neighborhood friends to contact the district’s administration and school board and voice your support of these life-changing education opportunities. Lauren Little/Reading Eagle Endorsed Partners: Dave Zerbe Photography Studio www.readingmusicalfoundation.org Gilmore-Henne Fund + Rochelle Gray Calvary United Emily Yoder-Scheider + Lorrie Beard Church of Christ Where Christ is lived! Alneasa Jordan More than 300 students competed in the annual (and fun!) All Elementary School Fidevia Track and Field Day, held in May at the track behind Reading High School. SUPERINTENDENT’S BOARD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS I am proud to serve as president of the Manuel Guzman l Vice President Reading School Board of Directors. Just as [email protected] MESSAGE the district is on a pathway to excellence, so is this board. We are working diligently It gives me great pleasure to serve as Superintendent of the Reading School Bernardo Carbajal, Esq. to establish a new tone and new expec- District. The 2014-2015 school year will be a paramount time in our continuing [email protected] tation for how we interact, conduct busi- journey to success, as we create a “Pathway to Excellence” for ALL children nesses and govern the district. And we are in the Reading School District. Abraham Cepeda, Esq. striving to be positive examples for our stu- Please understand, the pathway we aspire to create will entail an enor- [email protected] dents, staff and the community. mous set of challenges and events filled with infinite possibilities of success, Though not an easy decision, contracting with Dr. John George and, together, we have the capacity to exceed expectations. The 2014-2015 Pierre V. Cooper ABOUT DR. KHALID N. MUMIN and the BCIU this year to oversee district operations was a nec- school year will focus specifically on assessing, planning, implementing and [email protected] essary step in the right direction. Their assistance has helped our evaluating the following five areas: Academics, School Safety, Communica- Hometown: Philadelphia, PA district continue on our pathway to excellence. For example, our tion, Organizational Effectiveness and Community Partnerships. More specif- Finance Department is now fully functioning with up-to-date and Robin Costenbader-Jacobson ic, the aforementioned areas will guide the work of the teaching staff, sup- Education: University of Pennsylvania accurate records (see our budget outlook on page 6), and our [email protected] port staff and administrative team. We aspire to become a school system Ed.D, Educational Leadership staff is currently in the process of reviewing, rewriting and realigning that is flexible by placing tremendous investments in teaching and learning, Pennsylvania State University the district’s curriculum (see page 12). school climate, fiscal responsibility, collaboration, transparency, community Robert Heebner, Jr. M.Ed., Teaching and Curriculum One of my favorite moments this year was attending graduation involvement and responsive, reciprocal communication. [email protected] in June and congratulating students as they received their diplo- This annual report is among the many first steps on our pathway to excel- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania mas. My heart was full of joy. That night was a reminder of why I and lence. Here, you’ll find succinct summaries about student accomplishments, B.A., English John Kramer my fellow board members decided to serve. Our priority is always graduation highlights, history-making military appointments, valued commu- [email protected] to provide a quality education for our more than 17,000 students, nity partnerships, newly adopted math curriculum, school programs, con- Northeastern Christian Junior College A.A., Liberal Arts/English and we will continue to work together to ensure that happens. struction projects and our financial
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