District Committees

Ongoing Committees

Purpose

Arts in ASD
Dr. Matthew Harris, Supervisor of Fine Arts

To engage interested parents, secondary student representatives, and faculty from across curricular and extra-curricular content/activity areas, grade levels, and buildings in quarterly meetings to promote feedback regarding programming growth and development.

Equity Committee
Dr. Carmen Lesesne, Equity Officer

To bring District stakeholders of all levels together to provide feedback on equity initiatives in Abington Schools. The Committee meets to review priority areas for equity, which have ties to all departments within the District. In addition, committee members will explore efforts at both the School District and school building level in working toward the District's mission and vision.

Positive Climate and Culture
Ms. Marie Capitolo, Director of Special Education

Dr. Robert Rosenthal, Director of Pupil Services

Mr. Daniel Oldham, Principal of McKinley Elementary

Mr. Joseph Tagliaferro, Supervisor of Student Services

To develop consistent, research-based practices to provide a positive school climate, bullying prevention, violence prevention, and crisis response. The charge is to review data (including disaggregated data), review best practices, examine current practices, and make recommendations that will ensure that our school district is providing the needed support, interventions, and district professional development to increase prosocial behavior, prevent disruptive behavior (including bullying behavior), and to appropriately address and respond to violence, crises, and disruptive behavior.

Superintendent's Committees

Description

6-12 English Language Arts
Ms. Laura Enama, Assistant Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning

6-12 English Language Arts Superintendent's Administrative Procedure

K-5 Science
Dr. Stephanie Viola, Assistant Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning

K-5 Science Superintendent's Administrative Procedure

Portrait of a Graduate
Dr. Toni Butz, Director of Teaching and Learning

Mr. Joseph Tagliaferro, Supervisor of Student Services

Portrait of a Graduate Superintendent's Administrative Procedure