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Great to Outstanding: School Climate
Dion Betts, Ed.D., Superintendent, Boyertown Area School District
There is no doubt that our District is great. This is indicated by ever-increasing student achievement, awards for academic, fine arts and sports programs, and a culture of collaboration.
To become outstanding in everything that we do requires a relevant vision, goals, and objectives for moving forward. You might know that each building develops an overall action plan that includes, a) developing a positive school climate, b) student achievement, and c) teacher collaboration and student interventions.
A positive school climate, good working relationships, and a structured environment have been shown to be a predicate to high student achievement.
At this time, I would like to highlight how the District is improving school climate in every school. We have a large-scale Anti-Bullying Action Plan (which includes outreach to all stakeholders), trainings and ensuring the safety of all students.
You will see the poster below in every classroom and hallway in the District. Students, staff and parents need to know how to help prevent and handle incidents of bullying. The poster is symbolic of the greater effort to ensure that our efforts will not stop until all incidents of bullying cease.
For additional information regarding BASD anti-bullying efforts as well as services available for students, please click HERE.
Boyertown Area School District
What is bullying?
- Bullying is intentional, mean behavior that is unwanted and usually repeated
- Being bullied may make one feel threatened, intimidated, excluded or defenseless
- Bullying may happen in different ways: verbal, physical, written, non-verbal or electronic
If I see bullying, I can:
- Tell a trusted adult
- Help the person being bullied get to a safe place
- Stick up for the person being bullied
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Dessert with the District: BASD Report to the Community
“It will be sort of a pot-luck dinner, except we will only be sharing desserts,” according to Dion E. Betts, Superintendent of the Boyertown Area School District. The District is hosting its first ever community/district night in which to provide a comprehensive report to the community on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the BASH cafeteria.
According to Dr. Betts, there has been a large degree of community and district collaboration, and this has taken place in a variety of forums, including the fairly new Business Advisory Committee, Foundation Investigation Committee, Anti Bullying Task Force, Strategic Planning, and in other venues as well. A comprehensive report is needed to pull together the ideas that will guide the district over the next few years, according to Dr. Betts.
A variety of parent/school organizations will be involved to assist with desserts and to provide support for the evening. Mrs. Gwen Semmens and other School Board Members will be in attendance with District personnel.
Everyone within the BASD boundaries is invited: parents, students, staff, and community members included. Everyone is free to bring a dessert, but of course, it is not required. There is no need to call ahead. However, if you have any questions, contact Dr. Dion Betts at dbetts@boyertownasd.org or call (610) 367-6031.
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Summer Camps
The Boyertown Area School District will offer several camp opportunities this summer. These camps will be run by our Boyertown Area School District teachers and will be located at both BASH and JHE. Transportation, if needed, is available for a fee. Click HERE for a course list.
You can register in two ways:
1. Complete the registration form and either mail it or drop it off at the Boyertown Area School District Education Center. You will need to include a check with your registration form. Click HERE for the form.
2. Register and pay with a credit card online. Click HERE and choose the School Store option.
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BASD Recipient of the Anti-Defamation League "Barry Morrison Courageous Conversations" Award
The award is given annually to a local school, district or community that has exhibited creativity and courage in engaging students and faculty in a dialogue about diversity through the No Place for Hate project.
I am pleased to announce that Boyertown Area School District has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Barry Morrison Courageous Conversations Award.
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Dr. Betts' Weekly Message
Click here to sign up to receive Dr. Betts' weekly message to the Boyertown community.
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Cyber and Hybrid Learning Opportunities
We would like you to view this brief webinar which explains the proposed BASD Cyber School.
A team of teachers, board members, and administrators has been working on this concept for several months. We would like the program to be operating for the upcoming school year.
Here is the link to stream the webinar:
http://tinyurl.com/785uwss
Dion Betts, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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