001I now call the December 22nd, 2025 meeting of the law and princmore board of school directors to order. In opening, as you are willing and able, please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the right stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice. >> Miss Mosley, would you please take the attendance roll call? >> Dr. Crawford >> here. >> Mr. Deble here. Mrs. Livingstone >> here. >> Mr. Miller >> here. Mrs. Woodet >> here. >> Mrs. Williams >> here. >> Six voting board members present. >> Thank you very much. Uh next we'll move to our student representatives report and we have Miss Dasha NY there with us today as there about wonderful things going on in WSSC. Thank
002you. >> Thank you. Good evening everyone. This is the last report of 2025, but with so much happening in the district, it's clear we'll be ending the year strong. Without further ado, let's get started. Starting with some of the high school's recent achievements. Once again, speech and debate is dominating the stage. For speech, notable accomplishments include students finaling and declamation, varsity dramatic interpretation, and varsity humorous interpretation. Maline Garson and Green Seder Second and Varsity Duo interpretations. Vla Kelly semi filing in extemporaneous speaking. Copper Stockman placing second in Barcel oratory and Zoe Jen and Evelyn Smith placing third and first respectively for rising star pros. Debate wasn't lagging behind either. Notable accomplishments include semi- finalists in varsity public forum and varsity policy debate. four students co-ch championing in no novice policy debate, finalists in rising star
003in congressional debate, and Ted Dudley and Colin Foster semi-finaling and placing second at the Princeton Invitational and Bridge debate tournaments, respectively. All in all, the team did fantastic, claiming first place at sweep stakes for the Lal invitational. Science Olympiad kicked the season off with not one, not two, but three invitationals. The high school competed with schools nationwide on the virtual Dick Smith Memorial Invitational with Haven placing in the top 15 out of 93 teams for 12 events. They kept the momentum going at the Battle of Valley Forge Invitational with students placing Circuit Lab, helicopter, and water quality. Another team off to a strong start is Haven HighQ. The team beat Marble Newtown and Penrass met the first competition of the year, aiming to defend their title as the national champions. As for high school athletics,
004winter sports at Haven are getting going. The boys freshman basketball team and the boys junior varsity basketball team have been dominating the court. The two teams face tough opponents and claimed victory over Rner and Pentest. As for Hayden's wrestling team, our middle school currently has the largest wrestling team in the Central League with 47 athletes total. Our program is also one of the few in the league that have female wrestlers on the team, making Haven's program truly unique and inclusive. Although the fall football games are sadly over, the season continues for South. Sophomore Matt Styer attended a national competition in Austin, Texas, and tied for third in field goal turning. Our senior class has also had several student athletic recruits with students committing to Stockton University, Thinka College, St. Hence, Temple, Gettsburg, Harvard, and Horn.
005As for recent happenings in the district, Haven Arts had a lot happening this month. Strath Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra held their annual winter concert conducted by Mr. Puitaro. The audience enjoyed modern fan favorites from the musicals Hamilton and Wicked as well as a classical Mozart symphony. The orchestra also performed in the beloved tradition of a second floor winter concert. The high school orchestra gave a glowing performance last Wednesday during the annual holiday concert under the theme of Northern Lights and in the decorated second floor hallway. The orchestra lit up the hallways with festive music. Last week was also the Strath Haven Coral Concert and the Haven dance program performed. Elementary schools also had their winter concerts where families were able to celebrate their hard work. The middle school wasn't lacking in music either. The
006final SHMath fine and applied arts night entered the sixth grade band, sixth grade orchestra, and sixth grade chorus. Exceptional middle middle school students were also recognized for their character as Panthers of the Month. These students demonstrated SHHS values by showing what it truly means to be safe, be respectful, be responsible, and be kind. The high school also held a career fair for health professions. Students were able to learn about various career paths like arms thief, therapy, and emergency services. And that wraps up the last student board representative report of 2025. The district certainly ended the year off strong with countless amazing happenings and achievements. Joy and I are looking forward to continuing to share about what's happening in the district in 2026. We hope everyone enjoys the winter break and we'll see you all next
007year. Thank you. Thank you so much and we will look forward to seeing you both in 2026. All right. Uh next we turn to Dr. Johnston and the superintendence report. Great. >> So we'll just get the uh the presentation called up here in a minute. Um but I did want to start by just saying that as we are kind of [clears throat] in a time of reflection at the end of a calendar year. Um, for me it's been a time to kind of look back on where was I last year at this time. And uh, last Christmas day I actually did a visit to Wall Street and I walked around independently before I was still being interviewed and I thought, let me get to know this place. Let me walk around the schools and get
008to know it from the outside. So, I went to all five schools on Christmas morning and uh, I liked what I saw. I really liked what I saw. And now that I'm on the inside, I have to tell you, I love what I see. I love who we are. I love what we're about. I love what we bring for our students and our student reports have just always brought so much of the life of the district to the board and uh it's just such a joy to get to go to those things and see those things. So I do have just two images to start with tonight as we uh as we begin uh a presentation a brief [clears throat] presentation for me and um Jackie if you could just advance it for me. Thank
009you so much. Um, I really think about us being this our district being a district that offers enriching and enlivening learning experiences for our students in safe and inclusive learning environments. [clears throat] So, I had the opportunity to go to five of our winter concerts and they were phenomenal. I know no other district that I've ever been to that offers the type of musical opportunities that we have for our students. And I was really blown away by our uh high school orchestra. which is our middle school orchestra actually being shown on the screens. And so that's, you know, just emblematic of the the enriching and enlivening experiences that we have for our students. And then I think about the safe and inclusive learning environment we want them to learn in. And on the right side
010of this screen, you see the award that our middle school here received just a couple of weeks ago from CHOP um identifying us [clears throat] as uh a youth heart watch uh safe school um award. Uh, and it's so important that we not only have the equipment in place to save children's lives should there be a cardiac event in our schools, but we've had the training and the drills to know that we can put that equipment into action um, and make sure that we can be responsive to our students needs at all times. So, both the middle school and the high school have this designation, one of very few schools in the county that have worked hard to achieve this designation. And I'm so appreciative of our middle school nursing staff, uh, our high school
011nursing staff who have led this charge to make sure that all of our children can come to school safe and ready to learn. So with that, I just really want to say that I am so grateful to be here and so grateful to have been chosen to be the superintendent of this amazing district and I look forward to so many more great things happening for our students in 2026. I just have two short updates tonight because the main event is a presentation from Mr. Crawl and our students at West tonight. Uh we have um uh as you know a long-standing tradition uh once we get to December and for the next four months after December hearing from one principal a month and we do shake up the order so it's not always the same principle
012going first. So Mr. Crawl has the dubious distinction of going first and setting the bar for his colleagues tonight. And I can't wait for you to hear his presentation. So I'm going to be very brief and so um really I just want to give you two quick updates. Um earlier this month we had an AI community forum and uh really tip my hat to AJ Croni and Kate Pquette uh our technology leaders here in the district who led a a very thoughtful conversation about how we might venture into AI as a district. And I just want to summarize some of what we heard from our community members particularly our parents who attended. And first it really was a strong sense of apprehension about what does AI mean for student learning and a real caution about
013being careful about how we might move ahead with any way that we bring AI to the classroom. That was balanced with an understanding that AI is here though. Um it's all around us. So it's unavoidable. We need to kind of we we can't we can't escape it. But we need to make sure that we move slowly and with purpose using evidence-based practices. And I really appreciated that there was such a strong sense of commitment to our students in the room. It wasn't like let's just go after the new bright shiny new thing. It was let's be really thoughtful about in this district about what it's going to mean for our students if and when how we introduce any AI into learning and really a push for um guard rails to be in place. And uh
014the final thing that I'll just mention from the form that really stood out to me was a very very strong desire to make sure we preserve critical thinking skills and writing skills in our students. So my last piece in bold down there just says that you know we don't have AI tools in front of our students right now except for any of the um as you as we use a search engine the way that uh search engines show AI results but we've been very cautious about introducing AI into the classroom. This forum was in service of bringing forward a policy or more likely an uh an AR uh to the policy committee in the new year for the policy committee to consider about those guardrails about what are we putting in place to you know
015move into the world of AI but with those types of uh you know important characteristics in place for that policy. So really informative conversation, very grateful for the community members who were there and the dialogue that we have and it gave me a sense of hope for how we will move ahead um in a world that continues to evolve and uh so a very robust and and rich conversation. My second and final update is just about the high school renovation. Uh work continues to proceed um in a really thoughtful and I think um very planful way for what we can do to improve the learning environment for our students at the high school. So as you know we have selected our architect KCBA and they have working with them Snider Hoffman the MEP mechanical electrical
016and plumbing uh firm that is helping us really think about that warm safe dry. How are we going to make sure how will we make sure that the building continues to function well into the future and so they're conducting site visits right now and particularly during the break when we won't have students in the building. We're really glad to have our architect and uh the engineers into the building to really get under the hood and see what what definitely needs to be replaced and then we can start costing that out further and seeing you know what what can we afford and how will we make sure that we um really prioritize the improvements that we get building. The other important question is how much additional classroom space do we absolutely need? We know we need
017to take down eight modular classrooms. Do we need less than eight, more than eight new classrooms? We know that we want to add life skills programming at the high school for students with disabilities. And so, um, it's been great working with KCBA and principal Benzing to go over the current use of the high school and to think about what's the future use of the high school. And I'll tell you, uh, we sat with maps in my office last week looking at every space in the school after Mr. Benzing had already set up a spreadsheet with the information of how the school was used because our architects had a lot of questions about what they saw on the map. They said, "This is labeled storage, but you're telling me you use that for the school psychologist
018or a speech and language pathologist." And Andy said, you know, Mr. Benson said, "Yes, that we are using every corner, every nook, every cranny we can to serve students well inside the high school." And it was really helpful that the architects could really look room by room and think through how it's not just the actual classroom spaces. It's every space in the building that we're using for learning right now and making sure we have a good accounting of that as we make our our priorities going forward. So based on the capacity analysis, based on the site visits, they'll our architects will begin meeting with faculty by department uh in January to hear more from them. We really want that teacher input on what can we do to make the high school better for their the
019teaching that they need to do there. That's the the core of what we do. So, we really want to hear from the faculty. We'll bring ideas to the board in February and then uh more ideas out to the community a little later in February uh to get more community input on our priorities for the high school. So very excited about how we're moving forward there and very hopeful as I think about our future learners at West who are here tonight to uh to welcome them into a uh a more even more vibrant building into the future. So those are my uh two quick updates for tonight, but I am so excited for you to hear from Principal Crawl. Um and really just um you know the principles this year are bringing to you uh information
020about helping us all understand the life of the building and what's great about each of our buildings. And there's so much to tell and I'm so excited for you to hear from our students. The elementary principles, just so everyone is aware, have decided amongst themselves how to divide up an overview of our new curriculum resources. So tonight, Principal Crawl will tell you about the district's implementation of arts and letters, our new ELA, our English language arts for curriculum for students. And when Mr. Heinley is here and when Dr. Tucker here, they'll give you an update on other aspects of our new curriculum materials. But I'm very excited for Principal Crawl to give you that update on uh not only just what's happening at West, but also how we are uh progressing with arts and letters
021um across the district. So, Principal Crawl, over to you. >> Do you guys All right. >> Thank you. And uh good evening uh board of school directors and Dr. Johnston. Uh thank you for having us here tonight. It's certainly a busy time of year and uh there have been a lot of exciting things happening in the building the last few weeks and I know firsthand how much anticipation and excitement uh our students have in thinking about wrapping up the unofficial first half of the school year uh tomorrow. But I know tomorrow is going to be a great day and it's it's been a great start to the school year. Uh my team and I, my all-star team and I here are proud to represent Wanford Elementary School and we're excited to share a snapshot of
022the great work that's been happening at West so far this school year. So, in a few moments, I'll introduce our student presenters who will share some highlights, you know, in their own words. Before that, I'd like to briefly outline a three-part agenda for the evening. U in just a few moments, um I'm sorry. Tonight, we'll begin by highlighting our schoolwide uh theme and how it connects to daily learning uh student experiences, our PBIS framework, and some fun and notable uh additions we've made this year. Uh next, our student presenters will share some special events, recognize a couple of individuals, and introduce a new recognition uh program to the community that we launched this fall. And then I'll conclude, as Dr. Johnson mentioned uh with an overview of the implementation of the arts and letters new
023English language arts curriculum that is happening across all three buildings in grades K to five. Um I do like to always ground our presentations in purpose just like we do in our faculty meetings uh by reflecting on our school mission. Uh this mission was developed by our west cares committee which is what our PBIS tier 1 team has coined themselves a few years ago. Um and it continues to guide the school's work. So, a lot of decisions that we make when we're looking at making a change, we really try to think back to this mission statement and think about what's in the best interest of our kids and our school community. They remind us that everything we do is centered on supporting student growth uh by creating and sustaining a peaceful learning environment where everyone
024is safe, respectful, responsible, and helpful. Our schoolwide theme for this year, selected at the end of last school year, very fun, has been both engaging and energizing. The theme is game on and it has allowed us to creatively connect ideas of games, perseverance, the idea of leveling up to student learning and behavior expectations. We've even had some fun holiday inspired sweaters, beating the desire for both holiday spirit and connecting to our school theme. So that was last week we had our our sweater day on Thursday. Our school theme coordinator, Miss Sarah Bryan, along with teachers and our PBIS team have been very intentional in weaving this theme into our schoolwide messaging and events. So, just an example, just today we had our first annual rock paper scissors day. And that tournament was supposed to really
025wasn't really a tournament. It was really just a day to reflect on having fun, learning how to play, just to play. not really focusing on coining a a winner, but practicing sportsmanship, connecting with our fellow classmates, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. Did you guys have some beads today that you won or lost? I know I had I had three at the start of the day and ended up with none. So, um at the beginning of the year uh kickoff assembly, Miss Ryan introduced the core language and some of the verbiage that we're using with our game on theme this year. uh ideas such as leveling up, sometimes needing to press the reset button, um and learning from failure. We emphasize that even in a game or in school or sometimes at home, things don't go as
026planned. Uh but valuable learning can really still occur in those moments. And those moments can sometimes provide the the most uh valuable opportunities for growth. And so that's really what the message that we want to um share with our students. All of this language is intentionally designed to promote that growth mindset. Uh encouraging students to stretch beyond their comfort zones and understand that growth doesn't happen without effort. Uh the theme also lend itself beautifully to, you know, can imagine schoolwide aesthetics in an elementary school with all of our engaging bulletin boards and messaging that makes West such a welcoming and enjoyable place to go to school. During that kickoff assembly, we also shared uh some behavior data from our Swiss uh behavior data collection system and that helped us monitor schoolwide trends and that data
027showed that our students experience the greatest challenges meeting behavior expectations in some of the less structured settings. So you can imagine places like recess and lunch. In response to that, our team introduced the acronym SORE which stands for sportsmanship, overcoming adversity, accountability, and reflection. very restorative ideas and that's sometimes what the work we do in tough moments at recess when we're trying to work through a situation of conflict with maybe with a couple of students but it's a great you know acronym for students to reflect on and also here practiced these values are reinforced in a classroom across classrooms and throughout the building to help frame expectations in a way that align directly to our theme exciting development this year has been the rebranding of our PBIS imagery and our rusty mascot. Thanks to strong
028parent and community partnerships, we were able to refresh some of our visual messaging around the building. With the addition of some hallway TV monitors last year, we now even have more opportunities to highlight positive behaviors and reinforce those expectations. And some of the things that you see up here are taken directly from our behavior expectations matrix, which really hasn't changed, but we just kind of updated it and refreshed it a little bit. And I like the idea of putting some of these reminders around the building for students to constantly see and teachers to um also reinforce when they see them as well. Our updated RA rusty mascot was created through a collaborative effort between our PTO and parent graphic designer Mr. Charlie Leighton who generously donated his time and talent. We had several versions of
029the Rusty last year that were voted on by our student body. You guys remember voting last year? And the one that won we affectionately called the chubby Rusty, but he looks like a Disney character. I mean, it like jumps off the page. Um, but he won by a landslide. He was really the most popular one. Uh, our new Rusty appears throughout the building promoting our tier one expectations through uh such visuals as the Rusty reminders, our classroom posters um that you see an example of there. These physical classroom posters which hang in every room. They again take our language from our behavior matrix and then they specify it for what's expected in the classroom and those were generously uh printed by the Barkstdale photo company free of charge for us this summer. So I want
030to give them a shout out and say thank you for that. Um and you know it's just given us some excitement to think about uh you know some of the things that have not changed which is what our expectations are. We're pretty solid in knowing what we expect from our students and the people in our building. uh but it's given us a fun way to uh celebrate it and sort of update it again. There's some other artwork done by Mr. Leon. At this point, I'd like to introduce our fourth and fifth grade student presenters. These students are representing our fifth grade west ambassadors and our principles pack students and they are here to share some special moments from our school year and help recognize a long-erving and valued member of our west community. First, you
031will hear from Miss Laya Senl, who will share about a special day we held on December 3rd. And following Laya, both Miss P Luchia Purangeli and Mr. Rory Gallard will speak about the principal pack program. All right, >> good evening members of the board and superintendent Dr. Johnson. My name is Laya Senth and I a fifth grader at Wongford Elementary School. I am here to share about a very important person to our school. Bob Vesurro, or as we call him, Mr. Bob, has been a very important part of our Wallingford Elementary School family for as long as many of us can remember. Mr. Bob, our headbuilding custodian, has retired after 21 years in the Wallingford Swathmore School District, most of them at West. Mr. Bob was helpful every day setting up chairs and tables for
032breakfast and lunch for students by keeping our building clean and helping it run but tiptop shape. Over the course of his career, Mr. Bob set up over more than 1,600,000 chairs. Mr. Bob was always a friendly face to the people in our building, our staff and students included. He would often hang out in the cafeteria while students ate lunch, offering smiles and help when needed. On Wednesday, December 3rd, Mr. Mr. Bob completed his last workday and he was honored by our school on this day with a special sendoff assembly and an awesome clap out at the end of the day. We will miss Mr. Bob's hard work and care for our building and for our students. We wanted to say a big thank you Mr. Bob and congratulations on your well-deserved retirement. Next, my classmate
033Latia Pangeli is going to share with you about Wes's Princess Back. Good evening. My name is Luchia Parangeli and I'm a fifth grader at West. The principal's pack is a new tier 1 recognition program started by our school PB PBIS team and our principal. This opportunity for student acknowledgement occurs when teachers and staff nominate students on their achievement progress and by showing model characteristics of West student and citizen. It might be that a student is nominated for consistently serving as a model to their peers or that they have seen tremendous growth in one of our tenant areas of being safe, responsible, respectful, and helpful. Or maybe they have just done something so fantastic that it deserves some special recognition. Our principal's pack student honories receive a special certific certificate and a small gift at a
034ceremony with the principal counselor and front office staff and their parents are notified with an official letter ahead of time. This year so far the school has honored over 75 students as part of Wes's principal pack with many more to come. Congratulations to our members this year. Next, Rory Gallard is going to share with you a better about a particular student that was honored this year. Good evening and my name is Rory Gelard. Although I was selected as an as an October honore of the principal's pack, I am not here to speak about myself tonight. But one of our West schoolmates, Claire Morgan, a third grade student at West in Mr. Fantosy's class, was nominated and celebrated by our staff, principal, and peers because she has set an extraordinary example for our building. Every day
035she seeks opportunities to help and interact with some very important students. Miss Bannon, our autistic support teacher, nominated Claire because of her care, patience, and excitement and willingness to include, play, and teach students in our autis program. And Claire has been has a very big heart and sees the value in every person she comes in contact with. Her interactions with Miss Bannon's students have been exactly the kind of things and that we want to celebrate and recognize rec and congratulations Claire for being so awesome and for setting a great example for everyone in our school. Thank you guys so much. Thank you Rory, Llaya, and Luchia. All three of these students, and Claire, these are wonderful examples of uh why we do the work that we do and just great examples for the rest of
036our kids. So, thank you guys for coming tonight. I want to meet you guys afterwards. So, don't leave until I'm finished. Okay. Um so how is west doing academically? Uh by one important measure our 2000 just one important measure our 2025 uh PSA achievement scores were performing uh very well. Uh while there was always room for growth and deeper analysis and improvement uh our students in grades three, four, and five continue to exceed state averages on that state assessment across all tested areas. In several cases, our combined proficient and advanced scores were 35 to 40 percentage points higher than state averages. These results reflect the diligence of our students and the intentional instructional practices by our teachers. This year, our elementary teams are also piloting professional learning communities to analyze achievement data and look more
037deeply and make to make instructional decisions that further enhance the student outcome. So like I said, we're always constantly looking to improve and looking at subgroups of students where we need to make that improvement. A key driver of continued growth will be our adoption of the great mind's arts and letters curriculum. Our new K to5 English language arts curriculum. Arts and letters builds literacy skills through uh knowledgebased, you know, rich content that really extends far beyond the the basic comprehension skills. It develops critical thinking, uses imagination, and really a deep appreciation for a lot of disciplines, art being one of them, history, science, and culture. Each module is organized into lesson arcs, which provide connected, purposeful pathways to learning. Rather than isolated skills, students build understanding over time, making learning more meaningful and memorable. Here
038you see kindergarten students working in module 2 centered on the essential question, what happens on farms. Students explored farm life, jobs, landscapes, and animals, culminating in a hands-on really rich activity where you could see their toppers, their their crowns, and their hats. They were all themed on some farm animals. And this the smile and engagement really says it all. In second grade, module one focused on the essential question, how does seasonal change affect nature and people? Students concluded the ark with chlorophyll paintings blending science, art, and literacy. And the rich texts that are selected are just part of the overall plan for content and knowledge development. as all of these are examples of resources that are accessed just in that one module one on seasonal change. So you can see there's several types of literary
039texts that will be used in reference. Uh poetry obviously art which you know we we get that idea just from the title arts and letters and there's been a lot of examination of art and looking at some really great classic art. So I can tell you Miss Ryan has been like thrilled about that. Uh some articles and then also some videos that can really tie a lot of these themes and ideas together. it. Um, where am I here? I got so keyed into what I was looking at there, I lost my place. Okay, here are some fourth grade uh student workbooks showing how the writing pro process is intentionally scaffolded uh guiding students step by step towards a final informational, creative or persuasive writing piece. These processes start in the lower grades and gradually build
040in expectations for students. So over time, each year their foundation really grows and the writing process is practiced and repeated. So although this year we're in year one of arts and letters, we're seeing a lot of improvement and really like what we're seeing. I can only imagine that in two and three years time when students have started through this program, it won't be like coming into fourth grade and seeing this for the first time. One particularly special example comes from first grade where in module one arc e centered on the book ready to fly. The essential question was why are books important? So we wonder why we're looking at a ballet dancer. Students learned about the true story of Sylvia Townsen who taught herself ballet in the 1950s by borrowing books from a bookmobile. An
041inspiring story that also introduced themes of creativity, perseverance, and social history. What made this extraordinary experience even better was how our learning extended beyond the page. Our first grade team partnered with West Parent and Swathmore College dance instructor, Mrs. Olivia Seabi, who along with her students brought ballet to life. Dancers Wanita Prior, Emma Hulahan, and Justin Hone demonstrated warm-up routines, skills, and techniques, answered student questions, and even shared their ballet shoes, creating an unforgettable realorld connection for our students. As we continue learning the Arts and Letters platform, we're also able to access detailed academic data. Teachers, administrators can analyze performance at the grade level, class level, and individual student level with both standards performance and assessment item perform performance. So, think of like assessment questions or test questions. They can look at things by test
042questions or the standards that they are addressing. These insights allow us to identify strengths, areas for growth, and next instructional steps. So, what I'm going to do next is kind of pull the curtain behind a little bit. And really, all I want you to focus on is the colors that you're seeing on the screen. So Dr. Johnson warned me. He said, "Don't overwhelm people. There's going to be too much data on there. Too no too small script." So just look at the colors. So for instance, in fifth grade, well, let me tell you this. Blue represents [clears throat] meeting expectations. The cream color, which is here, really tiny right there, represents approaching expectations. And the orange, which luckily we don't see any right here, uh represents not yet meeting expectations. So for instance, in fifth
043grade, this is grade level data based on the module one reading comprehension assessment focused on fluency. So you can see that we performed really well and the overall grade score was 90% achievement across the grade. So that's great. See the big blue ring. So that blue color is what we're looking for. Here's a slightly different example where you see where we have more room for growth. In third grade, the average score across this assessment was 77% on this module one reading comprehension assessment. grow what you know. So this put us solidly in the approaching expectations category. And just so you know, the next threshold was 80%. So we're close to then getting that meeting expectations u category. But when we need to look at information like this and dig a little bit deeper, the platform
044allows us to narrow down on particular assessment items or test questions, showing where we are meeting expectations in the blue and where we are still in the approaching expectations with the cream or potentially where we're even below uh below that point. So not yet meeting expectations or approaching expectations. That would be orange. Here's the overall grade level performance of an end of module task averaging just 80%. So we see our blue is back there taking into that meeting expectations category. But the reason I'm showing you this one is to show you that again you can narrow down not only on uh assessment questions or or test items but also on the standards. So this teacher can pull up a report to look at, you know, how or we can do that at the grade level
045where we are meeting expectations by standard, where we're meeting them by test questions. Each teacher can pull a report to look at their own class. Oh, I think my clicker that's okay. There we go. Each teacher can also pull a report to look at their own class data to focus down on individual student performance uh based on the assessment items or academic standards. So here you see a fourth grade class shown. There were 22 students that took this assessment. 18 of them were meeting expectations. Three were approaching expectations and one was not yet not yet approaching expectations category. The teacher also has you then opportunity to kind of look at more detailed information of by student. So those red lines on the left side are really the list of student names of a particular class.
046And then the teacher can get a very detailed look at where students are, you know, really exceeding expectations or meeting them and where there's still opportunities for growth or where there could be some potential struggle. All to really then help us design our instruction so that we can best support those students that that need it. And while this data is very valuable, it's important to remember that it exists to support the meaningful, memorable learning experiences that truly define school. Moments like when a child holding up close a real ballet shoe after seeing art come alive, jump off the page or jump off the stage. These are the moments that students will remember because they help make learning real. We are really excited to continue to work with arts and letters both with our data exploration
047and progress towards higher student achievement as well as with these meaningful moments that only hardworking and dedicated teachers can imagine and help plan. It is really going to be a great second half of the year. So, in closing, I do want to uh express my gratitude to the entire West community, our teachers and aids, front office staff, counselors, our personal care assistants, behavioral support staff, custodial and kitchen teams, safety aid, nurses, parent teacher organization, and all of our parents. Thank you guys for coming tonight. Uh Wallingford Elementary School is certainly a very special place because of all of them. Uh, I'm certainly incredibly fortunate enough to work there alongside such a dedicated team. So, from Llaya and Luchia and Rory and all of us at West, I just want to say thank you for having
048us tonight. Hope you have a great holiday season. And if anybody has any questions, I've been more than willing to help answer them. So, thank you guys. Um, and first things first, Gina the show. Thank you so much for spending night with us. Always exciting. This is always my one of my favorite things to come and support. So, I love seeing what's going on at West. And I was just remarking to Dr. Johnson that I had no idea that the arts and letters he actually got the real time updates. That's that's amazing. So, I'll just go down the line and see if anyone else has any comments made. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Call. No questions. >> No, I just wanted to say what a great job the three students represented did. Thank you
049so much. >> Yeah, I'll say the same. I get nervous talking even on this microphone just to this small group and you guys were complete pros. So, they were awesome job. Great job. saying thank you and you are inspiring students. It was a pleasure. >> Thank you Mr. Pearl for a wonderful presentation and for you great students for representing um the mission statement of your school and being um great examples for fellow students to follow. So congratulations and have a wonderful smooth even that was a good All right. Um, moving on next to board announcements. We do have one announcement this evening. Uh, the board would like to announce that we will be launching a 360 degree review of Dr. Johnson's performance as superintendent to date. Uh, the process is designed to gather constructive feedback
050from multiple stakeholder groups in order to provide a mid-year formative feedback to support Dr. Johnson's continiveness WSSC. Uh this approach was actually recommended by Dr. Johnston who has found it to be a valuable professional tool in its past. Um and it also reflects the board's ongoing commitment to being transparent, collaborative, and continually improving. Um so I would like to briefly explain how it will work. We will invite a variety of stakeholder groups to participate in an online survey. Uh these groups will include board members, all WSSC cabinet members, meaning central admin staff as well as all building level administrators, teacher leaders, which includes grade level chairs, department chairs, building reps, support personnel, parents in volunteer leadership positions such as HSA, BTO leaders, sports booster leaders, and music association leaders, community members who have interacted with
051Dr. Johnson on district related topics. Um, so after the break, participants will receive an email from me on January 5th notifying you that the survey will be sent to your inboxes on Wednesday, January 7th. Uh, on Wednesday the 7th, the online survey will be distributed via email and participants will be asked to complete it by the following Wednesday, January 14th. Uh, once the feedback is received, your responses will be summarized and reviewed for themes. Um, and as a board, we're going to use this to provide constructive feedback to Dr. Johnston. Uh, just to be clear, it is not for evaluative purposes or contractual purposes. It's just a tool for growth and improvement. Um, it's also important to note that all responses will remain confidential and anonymous. I will share the aggregated results with Dr. Johnston
052privately. I will also share a summary of the overall results with the community at our January 26 board meeting. Um so just overall in closing the process is intended to strengthen our partnership with Dr. Johnston and ensure that we are working together collaboratively and productively. Um so thank you in advance for your thoughtful and honest feedback and we are looking forward to hearing from you. All right. So um thank you. All right. So moving on to audience recognition response to items for action on the agenda. I'm assuming we're good. Okay. Everyone says we are good. Um, moving right along for minutes. We have two items for action under minutes this evening. Would anyone on the board like to separate one from the other? Seeing not, uh, we have the minutes of the November 20th, 25
053uh, 20th, 2025 regular board meeting and the minutes of the December 1st, 2025 reorganization meeting. Uh, do I have a motion for approval? So move. Thank you. Uh and a second. Second. Thank you. Any discussion? None. Miss Mosley, if you will please take a roll call. >> Dr. Crawford. >> Mr. Mr. Dibble. >> Here. >> Hi. >> Mr. Livingstone. I >> Mr. Miller. I Mrs. Witep. I >> Mrs. Williams >> I >> motion passes six to zero. >> Thank you so much. Next we move to board committee reports. Um as a reminder our ed affairs facilities and finance and policy committee meetings are available to view on our YouTube channel. Um as such we will skip right down to uh wellness advisory Dr. Crawler. Okay. Um and actually we have a few absences tonight. We
054have some health reasons. So, uh, we will then go to Delaware County Community College leaison and Mr. Miller. >> Their report is attached to each. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> All right. Uh, next on personnel, we have 12 items for action and personnel. All items in the section are attached or described in the agenda. Item N is forformational purposes only. Are there any items on this list that anyone on the board would like to separate from the rest? Hearing none. The items for action are resignations and retirements, appointments, leaves of absence, change of position, 2526 mentors appointments, 2526 conference requests, 2526 activity supplementals, 2526 fall athletic supplementals, 2526 winter athletic supplementals, 2526 activities advisors appointments, accompanists at Strath Haven High school. Another accompanist at Sakman High School. Um, do I have a motion to approve?
055>> So moved. >> Thank you. And a second. Any discussion? I'll start on my left. You can go down. Any discussion? >> Thank you. [clears throat] >> All right. Mosley, can you please take a roll call vote? >> Dr. Crawford. >> Hi. >> Mr. Dibble. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Mr. Livingstone. >> Hi, >> Mr. Miller. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Woodet. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Williams. >> I >> motion passes six to zero. >> Thank you. We have one action one item for action in policy this evening. All the item in the section is attached or described in the agenda. As a reminder, the administrative regulations are attached forformational purposes only. So, we have policies for second reading. Do I have a motion for approval? So move. >> Thank you, Miss Woodet. A second. Thank you,
056Dr. Crawford. Any discussion? What's that? Is your mic on? I would just like to ask Dr. Johnson to do a brief summary of the new equity um policy that's in this second read. Thank you, Miss Wet. I'm very happy to do that. We actually had a chance to build the equity policy off of the equity statement that we finalized earlier this school year. And really, the two together really take into account the way that we need to uh continue to prioritize a focus on improving outcomes for all students in our district. And the thing that I really love about the policy is it lays out the specific areas for us to delve into to improve and strengthen equitable outcomes for all of our students. Everything from how we approach the curricular materials that we put
057in front of students to how we think about discipline and how we think about [clears throat] achievement outcomes and using data to ensure strong achievement for all of our students. It will also then help us to create an AR uh to even better strengthen the action steps. So, it's not just a policy that lives up on a shelf, but it's a lived policy that will hopefully continue to make a difference for our students. >> Thanks. >> All right, Miss Bosley, Miss Bosley, can you take a roll call vote, please? >> Dr. Crawford, >> hi. >> Mr. Dble, >> hi. >> Mrs. Leone, >> hi. >> Mr. Miller, >> hi. >> Miss Litzette. >> Hi, >> Mrs. William. >> Hi. >> Motion passes six to zero. >> Thank you. Next, we move to student services. We
058have two items tonight for approval in student services. All items in the section are as attached or described in the agenda. Are there any items on this list that anyone on the board would like to separate from the rest? Seeing none, we have Bayata Home Healthcare Inc. and Social Work PRN. Do I have a motion for approval? >> So move. >> Thank you, Mr. Miller. A second. >> Second. Thank you, Mr. Dibble. Any discussion? All right, Miss Mosley, can you please take a roll call vote? >> Dr. Crawford, >> I. >> Mr. Libble, >> I. >> Mrs. Livingstone, >> hi. >> Mr. Miller, >> hi. >> Mrs. Witet, >> I. >> Mrs. Williams, >> I. >> Motion passes six to zero. >> Thank you. Uh, we next moves to find finance and facilities and we
059have 11 items for approval under finance and facilities. All items in the section are as attached or described in the agenda. Are there any items on this list that anyone on the board would like to separate from the rest? Right. Seeing none, uh we have bills paid to vendor November 1st through the 30th 25. Financial statements for November 1st through the 30th 25 treasures report uh November 1st through the 30th 25 budget transfers redevelopment assistance capital program grant addition and renovations to Strathan High School CHA solutions uh subject foundation for WSSD restricted grant agreement fiscal year 27 act one opt out resolution KF State Bank fisc year 2027 budget resolution and a tax appeal. Uh, do I have a motion for approval? >> Thank you, Mr. Miller. A second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss
060Livingstone. Uh, any discussion? >> I just want to uh point out for the public the two resolutions that we're voting on tonight. Uh the act one opt out resolution simply says that we will not try to build outside of the act one recommendation of 3.5% for a tax increase. It does not mean that we are approving a 3.5% tax increase. It is simply that we will not go above that. And the uh other resolution is uh a board giving the administration some parameters to build a budget for the following year. Uh the again the ranges of 3% to 3.4% are for their purposes to build the budget. It is not us approving a increase of 3 to 3.4%. Uh nor uh are any of the directions a binding uh vote. It is a resolution to
061help give guidance to the administration which hopefully be helpful in building a budget that we can then iterate on. >> Thank you um Mr. Miller for for that because I was going to ask for an ex, you know, a little summary on the OP the act one opt out resolution and as the chair of the finance and facilities um great Miss Mosley, would you please take a little bit? >> Dr. Crawford. >> Hi, >> Mr. Double. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Livingstone. >> Hi, >> Mr. Miller. >> Hi, >> M. What's >> I >> Mrs. Williams? >> I motion passes six to zero. Um, next item not. >> Okay. Uh, any old business? Any new business? Um if not we wish everyone a happy new year and we will see you back in 2026 and next
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