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Pennsylvania Department of Education
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Education
333 Market StreetHarrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Professional Education Report
Thursday, September 10, 2009(Last Last Approved: Friday, April 20, 2007)Entity:
Northwestern Lehigh SD
Address:
6493 Route 309New Tripoli, PA 18066-2038
Phone:
(610) 298-8661 Ext: 1225
Contact Name:
Susanne Meixsell
Professional Education Planning Committee
Name Affiliation Membership Category Appointed By
Bender, Anne Northwestern Lehigh HighSchoolEd Specialist -Instructional TechnologyEducational SpecialistsBleam,DeborahCommunity Representative CommunityRepresentativeSchool BoardCarnahan,TariNorthwestern Lehigh HighSchoolSecondary SchoolTeacherHigh School TeachersCartier, Renee Weisenberg Elementary Administrator Administrative TeamFitzgerald,SaraNorthwestern Lehigh MiddleSchoolMiddle School Teacher Middle SchoolTeachersFoucek,AndreaNorthwestern Lehigh Highand Middle SchoolsEd Specialist - SchoolPsychologistEducational SpecialistsGates,ElisabethNorthwestern Lehigh MiddleSchoolMiddle School Teacher Middle SchoolTeachersGensits,StephenNorthwestern Lehigh HighSchoolSecondary SchoolTeacherHigh School TeachersHuber, Nancy Business Representative Business Representative School BoardJohnston,MarshaNorthwestern Elementary Elementary SchoolTeacherElementary TeachersKlein,ChristopherNorthwestern Lehigh MiddleSchoolMiddle School Teacher Middle SchoolTeachersMeixsell,SusanneCentral Office Administrator Administrative TeamNickischer,AmyNorthwestern Lehigh HighSchoolAdministrator Administrative TeamPiescienski,MarciCommunity Representative CommunityRepresentativeSchool BoardReiss, Pamela Northwestern Lehigh HighSchoolSecondary SchoolTeacherHigh School TeachersScott, Mark Central Office Administrator Administrative TeamStark, Beth Weisenberg Elementary Elementary SchoolTeacherWeisenbergElementary TeachersStitzel, LeAnn Central Office Administrator Administrative TeamSuter, David Business Representative Business Representative School BoardVenusto,CathyParent Parent School BoardYadush,AileenParent Parent School Board
Needs AssessmentReflections
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Legacy Dataview 371
Concern Last Modified: 5/18/2009
The District continues its commitment to increasing the reading proficiency rates forspecial education students. This continues to be an area of challenge in that the regulareducation students are meeting with AYP, but not all of the special education studentsare meeting with AYP. Over the course of the previous plan, the K-12 Language Artscurriculum was reviewed and rewritten with regular and special education teachers toachieve complete alignment with the PA Academic Standards and AssessmentAnchors. As a result, a new reading series with a research based component parallelingthe general education curriculum, has been implemented at the elementary levels overthe past two years.Additionally, the 5th Grade will be returning to the elementary level in September of2009. As part of this realignment, the 5th grade language arts curriculum has beenmapped and is being revised to reflect differences in delivery systems and instructionalpractices between the Elementary and Middle Level programs.Reading benchmark tests as well as the use of DIBELS, Developmental ReadingAssessment and Study Island data is being utilized to identify and remediate readingdeficiencies very early for individual students. The District is also renewing its focus onimproving the use of Differentiated Instruction approaches through increased staffdevelopment.The Northwestern Lehigh School District has assessed the staff development needs of theprofessional educators relevant to instructional and technology skills through the use of theProfessional Development Council Needs Assessment, the Technology Needs AssessmentSurvey, and staff development/course evaluations. This data was analyzed to develop a courseof action for the Strategic Plan as well as professional development needs to support all areas ofgrowth.The Middle States Accreditation for Growth continues to serve as a key piece of data inidentifying needs for the High School and District. Additionally, current PSSA results andbenchmark assessments have been analyzed to identify targeted areas for improvement andmore focused staff development. Through the analysis of all this data, it was very clear to theStrategic Planning Committee that focused and integrated goals for improvement to sustain adultlearning are critical.Additional resources that were considered in designing the Professional Development Plan werethe following:
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District Mission Statement
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District Vision of 2012
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District Shared Values
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Student Achievement Data
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Educational Technology Plan
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Special Education Plan
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Student Services Plan
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Academic Standards and Assessment Plan
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Student Demographic Data
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Ongoing input from District administrators as well as teaching staff
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PATI surveys
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Parent Advisory Councils and Parent Teacher Organizations
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State and Federal Regulations such as IDIEA, Chapter 16, and Chapter 12
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Act 48 regulationsThe Northwestern Lehigh School District maintains the philosophy that teachers andadministrators need to learn side-by-side so that both groups can strive for improved student
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