So excited to see this ESSA TIER 1 reading program being utilized in our elementary Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Programs! I can’t wait to see the gains that students make in this program! Allentown Schools Voyager Sopris #afterschoolprograms

Looking forward to sharing Dieruff High School’s A-TSI journey on Tuesday afternoon with Michael G. Makhoul, Eric Lech, and Mr. Reimschussel. We will be highlighting the PA Department of Education’s Essential Practices that helped move the Huskies into owning their school improvement work. Allentown Schools

It was an honor to share Dieruff High School’s school improvement story at the Improving School Performance Conference with Michael G. Makhoul, Eric Lech and Mr. Reimschussel. Thank you PAFPC for the opportunity to highlight the Huskies progress as an A-TSI school. Allentown Schools #isp_2023

The Middle School Boy’s Basketball Championship game between Trexler and South Mountain was a great game to watch! Congratulations to the Trexler Bulldogs for taking home the trophy this year! Allentown Schools

Today MuhlenbergElementary started a extended day program called League of Learners for kindergarten students! It was a great first day with 25 students working on early literacy skills in small groups and having some basketball fun with Toomey Anderson. Allentown Schools

So excited to see Central Elementary students engaged in the Voyager Passport reading intervention program during ASD21Century today! Great job, Ms. Hassler! Allentown Schools Principal Bodnar Voyager Sopris #evidencebasedprogram

☕ A good read for your Sunday morning: ‘It’s going to take the strengths of everyone’: Allentown’s new superintendent lays out plans for making district one of state’s top academic performers bit.ly/40br1mE

Thank you Eric Lech for reviewing the school improvement process with us today! Central Elementary Ramos Elementary Jefferson Elementary Allentown Schools

Thank you to all of community organizations that attended the Allentown Schools’s Summer Programs Summit. We had great collaborative conversations about working together to support our students this summer.

This morning during our Breakfast with Dr. Birks, I had the honor to lead the Community Builder with the Community of Learners at the Admin Bldg. Making TWIZZLERS Twists knots with one hand would be challenging alone but it is easier with a partner. We are better together! Allentown Schools

It was great to return to the school where we began our teaching careers to thank some amazing teachers for all that they do! Tiffany Polek Allentown Schools

What an amazing mural! Students in the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century program at Ritter Elementary created this mural under the mentorship of local artist Matt from ArtsQuest. The themes of the mural are friendship, imagination and collaboration. Allentown Schools ASD21Century

So very proud of this former MuhlenbergElementary Owl! Maria, your future is very bright! Allentown Schools #proudformerprincipal

I am so excited about this project! Having our community, not just our school district, participate in the Superintendent’s Reading League is amazing! Allentown Schools I wonder who will read the most minutes? Mike Schlossberg Peter Schweyer @matthewtuerk Rep. Joshua Siegel

Getting ready for Study Sync professional development with Maria Spinosa M.Ed, M.Ed, doctoral candidate and Kristyn Senneca. #stillsmiling #collaboration Allentown Schools Trexler B21 Allentown

New opportunities are coming for Allentown Schools high school students! The recommendations were based on parent, teacher and student feedback! Dieruff High School Allen High School B21 Allentown

On demand tutoring is an awesome resource for our students. Allentown Schools

The Learning and Team is fortunate to have Michael as our intern this summer! Micheal goes to an Early College class at LCCC in the morning and then works with us in the afternoon. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for him! Allentown Schools #NationalInternDay

❄️ A Holiday Message from Superintendent Dr. Carol D. Birks ❄️ Happy Holidays! ¡Felices Fiestas! عطلة سعيدة! View the full Holiday Message here: bit.ly/3ZYqyHc 🎨 This artwork was created by Jayla Walker, a twelfth-grade student at William Allen High School.

Phenomenal day at JBC for the AJ Brown Camp! AJ was tremendous today bringing smiles to so many young campers and also was so great to our HS guys working the camp as helpers and spending time with them also. Great day for our program, school, and city. Thanks to all who helped.