10-11 Fall Newsletter - Daniel Boone Area School District
10-11 Fall Newsletter - Daniel Boone Area School District
10-11 Fall Newsletter - Daniel Boone Area School District
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Mission stateMent<br />
The <strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Boone</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>, in partnership with students,<br />
parents and the community, is committed to empower all students as<br />
self-directed, creative life-long learners and responsible citizens who<br />
flourish in a diverse and dynamic world, by providing them with a<br />
strong foundation of knowledge, skills and experience in a safe learning<br />
environment.<br />
Belief stateMent<br />
• Contributing members of both our local and global society.<br />
• Self-directed life-long learners.<br />
• Able to view individual talents and cultural diversity as assets.<br />
• Sufficiently skilled to function at a post-secondary level.<br />
• Able to think critically.<br />
• Resilient and adaptive to change.<br />
• Effective and efficient users of technology.<br />
• Effective and resourceful problem solvers.<br />
• Involved in the community.<br />
• Able to function cooperatively as productive team members.<br />
• Risk takers toward accomplishing their goals.<br />
• Able to meet and exceed national and state academic standards.<br />
• Able to communicate effectively.<br />
BoaRD of sCHool DiReCtoRs<br />
Andrew Basile<br />
President<br />
Kevin F. McCullough<br />
Vice President<br />
Margaret M. Fiset<br />
Secretary<br />
Frank J. Cerminaro<br />
Treasurer<br />
JoAnn M. Hartzell<br />
Scott L. Potts<br />
Alan D. Ross<br />
Walter P. Sheehan<br />
Tamara D. Twardowski<br />
Linda L. Neiman<br />
Recording Secretary (non-member)<br />
Dr. Gary L. Otto<br />
Superintendent<br />
Blazing Trails, the official publication of <strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Boone</strong> <strong>School</strong>s, is<br />
published periodically by the school district for all residents of the<br />
<strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Boone</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>.<br />
Todd Sherman<br />
Editor<br />
The <strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Boone</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>, an equal opportunity employer, will not<br />
discriminate in employment, educational programs or activities, based on race,<br />
sex, handicap or because a person is a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam<br />
Era. This policy of non-discrimination extends to all other legally protected<br />
classifications. Publication of this policy in this document is in<br />
accordance with State and Federal laws including Title IX<br />
of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and<br />
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title Vl and<br />
Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We further affirm<br />
that all curriculum offering and student enrollment<br />
practices will be handled without discrimination<br />
based on sex, race, religion, national origin, or<br />
nonjob related handicaps or disabilities. Inquiries<br />
to be directed to Superintendent, <strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Boone</strong> <strong>Area</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>, Matthew Brooke Bldg – Suite 200,<br />
321 N. Furnace Street, Box 490, Birdsboro, PA 19508.<br />
Website: http://www.dboone.org<br />
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Superintendent’s Corner<br />
As part of my ongoing effort to keep our community informed<br />
of what is happening in our district, I want to focus<br />
this message on the upcoming development of the 20<strong>11</strong>-<br />
2012 budget for the district. Last year<br />
was a particularly difficult fiscal year<br />
as our state and national economy continued<br />
to struggle. The development<br />
of next year’s budget will present yet<br />
another set of challenges as we wade<br />
through this difficult economic and fiscal<br />
environment.<br />
The same factors that impacted our budget decisions last<br />
year continue to represent fiscal challenges and, in some<br />
cases, there are even greater challenges than last year. We<br />
continue to experience reduced revenues and will be facing<br />
increases in our fixed costs and contractual obligations.<br />
Investment income continues to remain flat and we are<br />
expecting a significant decrease in state revenues, based on<br />
feedback from the newly elected governor. The Act 1 Index<br />
has dropped significantly since last year, which severely<br />
limits the amount of revenue the district can raise via tax<br />
increases. Overall, the fiscal realities that confront us will require<br />
a careful and thorough examination of our entire educational<br />
program and all district programs and operations.<br />
The school board and administrative team have already<br />
started the hard work of trying to meet the challenges that<br />
we know face us as we try to develop a budget for the 20<strong>11</strong>-<br />
2012 school year. We know difficult decisions that impact<br />
the district’s fiscal standing and educational program will<br />
need to be made. We invite you to provide your feedback<br />
and ideas at our public meetings over the next six months<br />
as we work through the process of providing the most costeffective<br />
programs we can based on the resources that we<br />
will have available to us.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Dr. Gary L. Otto<br />
Superintendent of <strong>School</strong>s<br />
HigH ScHool StudentS<br />
Jana Mahon ▪ Molly Seasholtz ▪ Kayla Rivoli ▪ Sam Eigenbrot<br />
Alex Hamill ▪ Harlan Swavely ▪ Ian Kurtz ▪ Corinna Fu
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