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=Welcome to the New Brighton Area School District! =

 Many activities and projects are happening throughout the district this year! The following descriptions are merely samplings of what's happening throughout the district.

Curriculum writing is a major undertaking in many of the departments from K-12. I am meeting with each department individually to review essentail questions, enduring understandings, behavioral objectives, assessments, accommodations, and materials. The goal is to have the finished curriculums posted on the district website by the end of the 2009-2010 school year.

In the elementary school, the students and teachers are learning through their new reading series from McGraw-Hill, //Treasures//. The primary grades are also using the Handwriting Without Tears program, and the teachers are utilizing handheld palm pilots from Wireless generation to record DIBELS scores. This technology will expedite the testing process and enable the teachers to have more time to directly work with the students.

The middle school is rolling out a new after school tutor/mentoring program titled TEAM PRIDE. This program helps students with homework and study skills in English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics. The middle school Chic Clique and Boy's Club have both increased participation this year. The seventh grade students participate in character education while the eighth grade students are involved in a manners program.

In the high school, the new 9th grade academy is showing positive results from both the teachers and the students with less failures and increased attendance. Study Island, Apangea, and Read 180 are continuing to be part of the high school's classes. Lions Online Academy (LOLA) showed a marked increase in the number of students participating in the district-run cyber program instead of attending cyber school out-of-district. In 2008-2009, New Brighton Area School District had thirty-eight students attending cyber school out-of-district. Currently, only twenty-two students are still going of of the district for cyber school.

We are excited about the programs we are offering our students and look forward to New Brighton Area School District being a premier district in Beaver County!

Best regards,

Dr. Cynthia Fuselier Director of Curriculum and Federal Programs 724.843.1795 cfuselier@nbsd.k12.pa.us