Paws Applause:

Shippensburg University School Study Council

 Recognizes Exemplary Programs 

At the 30^th Annual Exemplary Program Presentations and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, sixteen programs from the eleven county area of South Central Pennsylvania, including the Nancy Grayson/James Burd Elementary Schools’ “Primary Wellness & Fitness Program” and the Shippensburg Area Intermediate School’s program, “The Literacy Learning Luau”  from the Shippensburg Area School District, were recognized. 

The programs were selected by a committee of school administrators and University faculty and were based on the following criteria: they fill a generally recognized critical educational need; they utilized an innovative or creative approach; they were cost effective; they were easily replicable in another school setting; and they showed significant student improvement over a significant time period.  

Dr. Brian Small, Executive Director of the Shippensburg University School Study Council, cited the “creative and innovative collaboration by teams of teachers, administrators and staff in developing highly effective programs that meet a wide range of student needs”.  He emphasized that these programs and the teachers and staff who developed them “focused on helping students meet the highly rigorous academic, attitudinal and social requirements of in an increasingly complex and competitive global community.  

Over ninety teachers and administrators and University faculty attended the event and joined in the recognition of these outstanding programs.  The annual event is sponsored by the Shippensburg University School Study Council, a professional development partnership between public school districts and the University, which supports school system leaders in improving the instructional experience.

 

 

 

Photos: 

NGES photo:  Left to right:  Dr. Herbert Steffy, Shippensburg University Professor, Susan Martin, Nancy Grayson Elementary School Principal, Jesse Haller, Health& Physical Education teacher, Dr. Nellie Cyr, Associate Dean of the College of Education & Human Services, and Dr. Chester Mummau, Shippensburg School District Superintendent.

 SAIS:  Left to right:  Beth Jones, SAIS Librarian, Dr. Herbert Steffy, Shippensburg University Professor, Teri Mowery, SAIS Principal, Dr. Chester Mummau, Shippensburg Schools Superintendent, Grace Hockenberry, SAIS 5^th grade teacher, and Dr. Nellie Cyr, Shippensburg University Associate Dean of the College of Education & Human Services.