School Board Blog » board meetings http://www.leous.org/blog My thoughts on school district issues. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:56:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What’s in a Name? http://www.leous.org/blog/2009/12/23/whats-in-a-name/ http://www.leous.org/blog/2009/12/23/whats-in-a-name/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:34:59 +0000 Jim http://www.leous.org/blog/?p=61 One of the first issues which we were asked to vote on at the December 7 meeting was the name for the new elementary school on the Panorama/Mt. Nittany site.  Several suggestions were made and the board consensus seemed to be Mt. Nittany Elementary which would make it similar to the Park Forest Middle School/Park Forest Elementary situation on that site.  Board member Dorothea Stahl came up with a great idea of letting the students from Panorama Village and Boalsburg Elementary vote on it.  We came up with three names for them to choose from: Mt. Nittany Elementary, Brandywine Elementary — named for Brandywine Drive, and Panorama Elementary.

The board was informed just before the December 21st meeting that the winner was Mt. Nittany Elementary (MNE).  Congratulation to the students and staff at both schools for turning this around so quickly.  Thanks also to Dorothea for being a strong advocate for this process.  What a great idea to get the students involved in the naming.  As a member of the District Wide Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee, I look forward to a brand new Mt. Nittany Elementary School.

]]> http://www.leous.org/blog/2009/12/23/whats-in-a-name/feed/ 0 And so it begins… http://www.leous.org/blog/2009/12/10/and-so-it-begins/ http://www.leous.org/blog/2009/12/10/and-so-it-begins/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:17:38 +0000 Jim http://www.leous.org/blog/?p=54 Monday, December 7, was the Board Reorganization Meeting.  Judge Thomas Kistler was on hand to hand to swear in Penni Fishbaine, Gowen Roper, David Hutchinson, Jim Pawelczyk, and me.  Judge Kistler did a wonderful job and gave the ceremony the pomp and circumstance accorded by his office.  His goal was to be respectful and brief and I think he accomplished both.

Thanks to Judge Kistler, and Dr. Mextorf for putting together this ceremony.  A special thanks to the old board for both your service and making Penni and me feel so welcome.  I’m still a little overwhelmed, but the old board, the superintendent, and his staff have really eased my transition to the school board.  Thank you!

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