December 11, 2013
At the December 11, 2013 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education the following individuals and groups were recognized for helping to make Washington Township a Superior School District.
Mary Crossland, Grade 4 – John Strange Elementary School
Mary’s winter themed artwork was selected to be used for the District’s Annual Open House card. Mary’s artwork was also on display at the Open House (December 12, 2013) along with other student artwork.
Alani Hightower-Bend Grade 5 – Nora Elementary School
Alani is an honor student at Nora who works daily to live the Learner Profile. An exemplary student, she is committed to her learning and making the right choices, working very hard to maintain her high achievement while balancing her after school responsibilities. Alani is a professional model and also belongs to the Washington Township Swim Club. She was chosen as the WISHTV’s “Athlete of the Week” because of her many accomplishments.
Aidan Lander – Grade 5 – Nora Elementary School
Aidan is a fifth grade honor student at Nora. An exemplary student, he is committed to his learning and making the right choices. Aidan works very hard to maintain his high achievement while living the Learner Profile. Aidan was recently selected to play the role of Jojo in North Central High School’s production of Seussical the Musical. This role allowed Aidan to show how truly amazing he is as he maintains his academic excellence while also attending nightly practice.
Northview Spell Bowl Team
Team Members: Ivory Cook, Eric Feeney, Caroline Kuntz, Sophie Langfitt, Catherine Moore, Beryl Omeeboh, Kiah Paicely, Alexis Paulk, Leia Pfeffer, Robbie Riggs, Jack Rominger, Ashlyn Roy, Aireyale Sanders, Enoch Wang, Jayd Washington and Coach: Leah Floyd
Congratulations to the Northview Spell bowl Team for placing first in the local area spelling competition on October 22nd. A special shout out to 8th grader Eric Feeney for receiving a perfect speller award. Northview is ranked #13 out of the 57 schools that competed State wide.
Dr. Ena Shelley, Dr. Brooke Kandel and Dr. Susan Adams – Butler College of Education
From Education Insight: The Butler University College of Education has become the first College of Education in Indiana authorized to offer teacher certification courses in International Baccalaureate (IB) education for primary and middle grades. The decision to pursue IB recognition came in response to requests from the College’s IB partnership districts and schools, the MSD of Washington Township, the International School of Indiana, and the Indianapolis Public Schools’ Gambold Preparatory Magnet High School and the Center for Inquiry schools No. 2 and No. 84. The College of Education will begin offering a sequence of four IB certificate courses in summer of 2014 for practicing teachers and those enrolled in certain Master’s Programs.
Susan Adams and Brooke Kandel-Cisco provided extraordinary leadership in creating the opportunity for the Butler COE to become formally recognized by the I.B. organization to offer the PYP and MYP certificate program for educators. The College Of Education will be one of twenty-two higher education institutions worldwide to offer these levels of I.B. certification!
Over the next few years, Butler’s College of Education may also seek recognition to offer IB certification options for undergraduate pre-service teacher candidates and the IB Diploma Programme Certificate, which covers instruction for college bound 16 to 19 year olds.
The Skillman Corporation – Mr. Bart York
Warnecke Investment Group – Brad Warnecke
CSO Architects – Jim Funk
City Securities Corporation – Steve Pratt
It is civic and community leaders like these whose generosity makes it possible for our Foundation to continue to improve the learning environment for thousands of students in Washington Township Schools. These donors were $5000 special event sponsors.
These donors understand the importance of strong, attractive and successful public schools in their community. It makes it easier to hire and recruit new employees, and it creates a prosperous customer base for the long term health of the community. This isn’t a short term, one time gift that these companies made. It is part of their ongoing commitment to Washington Township students.
