A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains Fanwood Thursday, August 19, 1999 Page 9
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Westfield Public Schools Set to Usher in New Year
WESTFIELD On September 8, Westfield Public Schools will open their doors to more than 5,000 students in grades Kindergarten through 12.
Among the highlights bringing in the new school year are revised curriculum programs, new textbooks, increased infusion of technology, new teachers and several facility improvements.
Academic Programs
A newly revised Language Arts Curriculum for the intermediate level (grades 6- 8) will be introduced to students this year. Developed to align properly with the State Core Content Curriculum Standards and to ensure articulation between the elementary, intermediate and high school levels, the new curriculum has a strong emphasis on technology.
New literature additions were selected in coordination with the Social Studies Department to include books that support issues of diversity, including the Holocaust and Genocide, which were formally introduced into the curriculum in 1998- 1999.
Through the New Elementary and Intermediate World Language program, Spanish will be introduced into the second grade curriculum. The adoption of this program is in compliance with the new core curriculum content standards required by the state.
The Introduction to World Language Course, formerly offered to sixth grade students to provide a taste of different languages and cultures, will be replaced by a student's choice of either Spanish or French.
New Textbooks
"Teen Health" for students in grades 6- 8; "Health: A Guide to Wellness" for grade 9- 12 health classes; "The Music Connection" for use in the elementary vocal music program; "Viva el Espanol: Learning System A" to support the new Spanish course for second grade students; "Hola" for the new sixth grade Spanish course; "Discovering French Bleu (A)" for the new sixth grade French course and "The Practice of Statistics" for the Westfield High School Advanced Placement Statistics course.
Facility Improvements, Additions
As a result of an $11.7 million bond referendum approved by Westfield voters in December, major work has occurred over the summer, including the start of a nine classroom addition at Franklin Elementary School to accommodate enrollment increases; floor tile replacement at Tamaques Elementary School; roof repair/ replacement at Jefferson Elementary School; lavatory renovation at Washington Elementary School; new windows at Roosevelt Intermediate School; lavatory renovation at Westfield High School; and classroom/ library cabling at Roosevelt and Edison Intermediate Schools.
Technology
New computer labs in both Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools (grades 6- 8) will provide 60 dedicated computers for the Language Arts program. In addition to these new computers for student use, each Language Arts teacher is being assigned a new lap top computer. This technology initiative complements Westfield's newly revised Language Arts curriculum at the intermediate level. Teacher training over the summer will ensure full utilization of the labs during the school year.
Fourth grade students in the Westfield Public Schools will have 105 new com puters and accompanying software to
supplement their curriculum this school year. To ensure optimum utilization of this technology, all of the district's fourth grade teachers were required to attend computer classes this summer in preparation for using the new computers installed in all six elementary schools.
The installation of five computers in each fourth grade classroom is a result of the public's approval of the 1999- 2000 School Budget.
In the 1998- 1999 school year, five computers were added to each fifth grade classroom, in an on- going effort to utilize technology to enhance curriculum. As a result of increasing enrollment at this level, Westfield anticipates placing 20 more computers in fifth grade classrooms to supplement the 95 already in use.
Thanks to the Education Fund of Westfield, a grant was established to outfit an Art/ Mac Lab at Westfield High School this year. Five multi- media computers, a professional color laser printer, digital camera, scanner, graphics tablets and new high- end software will enhance the Art Department's initiatives to incorporate technology of the graphic arts world into the high school program.
Teachers were introduced to the new computers this summer and plans include on- going training throughout the year.
As part of Westfield School District's Technology plan, completion of a district wide infrastructure is taking place. The district is entering the second phase of networking the high school. When complete, over 200 workstations will be linked to the library and the World Wide Web.
Networking the intermediate schools began this summer, with cabling of Roosevelt and Edison Intermediate Schools expected to be completed by September. Westfield's six elementary schools will be networked by June 2000, with cable installations taking place at two schools at a time.
A new district technician was hired to provide technology assistance to Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools. There are currently two technicians to help at the K- 5 level, and one at the high school.
More than 1,000 computers in the Westfield School District were cleaned over the summer by a crew of eight technology- abled young people. They also set up new computers and installed software, where needed. This was the second year that student assistant technicians were utilized to prepare district computers for the new school year.
A Union County Access 2000 Grant, with matching funds from the Westfield School District, will also provide increased technology for various schoolbased projects, including: Projector devices to connect to computers at Westfield
High School; a laser printer for Project '79 an alternative program at Westfield High School; a multi- media computer at Roosevelt Intermediate School; computers for Special Education at Edison Intermediate School; a digital camera and network printer for Wilson Elementary School; and a scanner for Washington School.
New Staff
New administrators: Michael Cullen Principal, Tamaques School; Joseph Malanga, Principal Washington School; and Helen Poole, English Department Chair, Westfield High School.
New Assignments
Cheryl O'Brien, Principal, Roosevelt Intermediate School (formerly Assistant Principal there) and Denis McMorrow, Assistant Principal, Roosevelt Intermediate School (formerly a sixth grade Language Arts teacher there).
Teachers
Approximately 40 new teachers have been hired to replace those who have retired or resigned, or to fill new positions due to increased enrollments or new state core content curriculum standards.
On June 29, the Westfield Board of Education and the Westfield Education Association approved the teacher's contract for the period of July 1, 1999 through June 20, 2002, making it possible for teachers to be ready to begin classes on September 8.
Strategic Plan
The Westfield Teacher Institute will begin this school year with programs designed for new teachers. The Westfield Teacher Institute will serve as a districtwide resource that supports teachers' efforts to continually grow as skilled and knowledgeable individuals and effective members of an educational community dedicated to achieving district goals.
Throughout 1999- 2000, both new and established teachers will be provided professional development to ensure the best possible success for all Westfield students and teachers.
In the 1999- 2000 school year, Superintendent of Schools Dr. William J. Foley plans to continue to expand efforts of the newly formed Partners In Education (P. I. E.) academic/ business organization, which is an outgrowth of Westfield's strategic planning efforts.
Westfield is encouraging the corporate sector to support local education efforts through teacher and student mentoring, sponsorships of clubs, etc.
To ensure effective family involvement in the education of all students, the Westfield School district plans to hold a community- wide meeting in the fall to release results on student/ parent surveys, which will be distributed at the secondary level.
the College of Liberal Arts and Science at Rider, while Jodi is an elementary education/ psychology major and Christine is an elementary education/ fine arts major. Both Christine and Jodi are enrolled at the College of Education at Rider.
* * * * * WESTFIELD Laura Sweeney
and Bill Sweeney, the daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sweeney of Westfield, have received the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the spring semester at Colgate University in Hamilton, N. Y.
Both Laura and Bill are members of the Class of 2001 and are 1997 graduates of Westfield High School.
Laura is concentrating in molecular biology at Colgate. She is a member of the Pep Band. Bill is a geology major and a member of the varsity crew team at Colgate.
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Christian LaCroix Fagin of Westfield has been named to the Dean's List for the spring 1999 semester at Randolph- Macon College in Ashland, Va.
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Julianne Mandrillo, a student at Westfield High School, recently participated in the Presidential Classroom Scholars Program, a civic education program, in Washington, D. C.
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MEET THE AUTHORS Members of Theresa Joslyn's second- grade class at School One Elementary in Scotch Plains display the books they wrote as part of a recent literary project developed by their teacher. Pictured, left to right, are: front row, Joseph DelPrete, Michelle Conway and Blake VanBuskirk, and back row, Mrs. Joslyn, Olivia Francavilla and Justine Cox.
School One Student Authors Complete Year- Long Project
SCOTCH PLAINS Students in Theresa Joslyn's second- grade class at School One Elementary in Scotch Plains had a chance to become young authors during the past school year.
Throughout the year, Mrs. Joslyn's students studied specific authors and their styles of writing. After learning about various forms of literature, each student wrote a children's story, complete with a dedication page and biography of the author, using the writing process throughout each phase of the project.
Once the stories were completed, each student's book was professionally bound in hard cover and catalogued. Students then hosted an "Authors' Tea," where they proudly shared their books with families and fellow students. Students also used the designs of their book covers to create squares for a class quilt.
Several pupils were invited to read their books for Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol B. Choye at the Scotch Plains- Fanwood Board of Education offices, where they also presented the students' quilt for display.
This classroom writing and publishing experience, developed by Mrs. Joslyn, was funded through the Scotch Plains- Fanwood Public Schools' mini- grant program, which awards grants on a competitive basis within the district for teacher- initiated special projects and activities. WESTFIELD Nine local residents
were among the 54 students in the Class of 1999 from The WardlawHartridge School located in Edison.
Westfield, resident, Elizabeth de Brucys, will be attending the University of Colorado in the fall.
Scotch Plains residents include: Matthew Carabuena who will be entering Syracuse University; Ritika Chopra, who will be attending New York University; Brian Fraser, who is going to Georgia Technical Institute; and Benjamin Friedman who is enrolled in Stanford University.
Additional Scotch Plains residents graduating include Kavitha
Janardhan, who will be attending the University of Michigan in September, Christina Keresztesy, who has been accepted by Rutgers University, Cook- Livingston; Stephanie Machrone, who is going to Susquehanna University; and Michelle Schackman, who will be attending Vassar College.
Benjamin, who also serves as student council president, was the recipient of the Lewis B. Timberlake Award for contributions to publications. Both Benjamin and Michelle were inducted into the Cum Laude Society.
Wardlaw- Hartridge School Graduates Local Students