INSIDE THIS ISSUE:New to the ELANCOEducational Family .........1-3

Notice to Parents..................4

Integrated Pest ManagementNotification .......................5

AHERA Notification...............5

Senior Citizen Courtesy Card..................................5

Upcoming Events .................6

ELANCO EXTRAThis newsletter is an official publica-tion of the Eastern Lancaster CountySchool District. Comments or suggestions are to be addressed to:

ELANCO Extrac/o Patrick T. Winters669 E. Main St.P.O. Box 609New Holland, PA 17557-0609

In partnership with family, businessand community, we will provide anenvironment in which all personshave the opportunity to acquire theknowledge, skills and character tobecome productive citizens in achanging world.

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ELANCO

December 16 Senior High Holiday Concert in the Auditorium @ 7:00p

School Board Meeting at New Holland Elementary @ 7:00p

December 17 Board the Bus Bowling at Brecknock Elementary from 3:30-5:30p

Secondary Holiday Music Assemblies

December 19 Elementary Spartan Band Holiday Tour

December 23–January 1 Winter Break (No School)

January 4 Elementary Wrestling Tournament from 8:00a-6:00p

January 6 Brecknock PTO Meeting in the LMC @ 7:00p

Blue Ball PTO Meeting @ 7:00p

January 9–11 District Chorus Festival

January 13 School Board Committee of the Whole Meeting in Community Hall @ 7:00p

January 14 New Holland PTO Meeting in the Cafeteria from 7:00-9:00p

January 16 Early Dismissal @ 11:15a – HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

January 17 Early Dismissal @ 11:15a – HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

End of 2nd Marking Period

ELANCO Elementary Skating Party @ 5:00p

Website www.elanco.org Eastern Lancaster County School District

ELANCO School Board

Glenn M. Yoder – President

Rodney Jones – Vice-President

Thomas E. Wentzel – Treasurer

Marion L. Martin – Secretary (Non-Board Member)

Jonathan DahlGlenn HartzPaul W. IrvinMelissa R. ReadmanJennifer D. ZeisetDr. Heidi L. Zimmerman

Administration

Dr. Robert Hollister Superintendent

Dr. Nadine LarkinAssistant to the Superintendent

Mr. Keith RamseyChief of Finance and Operations

ELANCO Extra Editor

Patrick T. Winters

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Garden Spot High School

Kristen BarnettKristen received her undergraduate

degree from the University of Delawareand teaches 9th Grade and 11th GradeEnglish. She believes that great teachersunderstand the value of looking beyondfirst impressions to the true worth of aperson, classroom, or even school andthat they are able to build relationshipswith their students in order to truly“see” how to make a difference in eachstudent’s life. Her favorite quotation isfrom Henry David Thoreau who said,“It’s not what you look at that matters,it’s what you see.”

Crystal BicktaCrystal received her RN from the

Reading Hospital School of Nursing; herBSN from Kutztown University; and herCertified School Nurse certificationfrom Alvernia University and serves as aSchool Nurse for Garden Spot HighSchool while providing services to middle school students as well. She believes that a great teacher is one whowas “called” to the profession and believes that teaching is what theywere destined to do so that they canshare their knowledge with anyonewho is willing to learn. Her favoritequotation is from Vivian Greene whosaid, “Life isn’t about waiting for thestorm to pass…It’s about learning todance in the rain.”

Lacie BuxtonLacie received her undergraduate

degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and teaches AcademicChemistry. She believes that greatteachers create a sense of communityand belonging in the classroom wherestudents are encouraged and comfort-able to meet high expectations. Her favorite quotation comes from BenjaminFranklin who said, “Tell me and I forget.Teach me and I remember. Involve meand I learn.”

Lindsey HubertLindsey received her Bachelor of

Science and Masters of Arts in Teachingfrom the University of Pittsburgh andteaches 10th Grade Chemistry. She believes that a great teacher creates asense of community and belonging inthe classroom. Her favorite quotation isfrom Henry David Thoreau who said,“Go confidently in the direction of yourdreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

Kasara NeeKasara received an undergraduate

degree in English Literature with aminor in Secondary Education fromSaint Vincent College and teaches Keystone English 10. She believes that a great teacher has a combination ofconsistency and a sense of humor andrecognizes that we live in a world wherestudents crave constant and positive relationships with adults. Her favoritequotation comes from Mark Twain whosaid, “Always do right. This will gratifysome and astonish the rest.”Deidre Petry

Deidre received her undergraduatedegree from York College and teachesin the Alternative Education classroom.She believes that the most importantcharacteristic of a great teacher is thatthey have a daily goal to help students succeed and grow academically andemotionally. Her favorite quotation isfrom Aristotle who said, “Educating themind without educating the heart is noeducation at all.”Ashley Rutchauskas

Ashley received her undergraduatedegree from Lafayette College andteachers 9th-12th Grade Business Education; Personal Finance, Careersand Financial Management, and Ac-counting I specifically. She believes thata great teacher is supportive and under-stands that every class is diverse andunique, so support is what allows eachstudent to continue on the journey. Herfavorite quotation comes from RobertFulghum who said, “Live a balancedlife; learn some and think some anddraw and paint and sing and dance andplay and work every day some.”Shannon Urich

Shannon received her undergraduatedegree from Lebanon Valley Collegeand teaches Autistic Support. She believes that the most important characteristic of a great teacher is passion. Her favorite quotation is fromForest Witcraft who said, “A hundredyears from now, it will not matter whatkind of car I drove, what kind of house Ilived in, how much money I had in thebank…but the world may be a betterplace because I made a difference inthe life of a child.”

New Holland

Meghan DuffeyMeghan received undergraduate

degrees from Pennsylvania State University in Advertising and Integrative

Arts and Kutztown University in Ele-mentary Education and teaches 2ndGrade. She believes that the most important characteristic of a greatteacher is to be passionate about his/herjob. Her favorite quotation is from Dr.Seuss who said, “You have brains in yourhead. You have feet in your shoes. Youcan steer yourself in any direction youchoose. You’re on your own. And youknow what you know. You are the guywho’ll decide where to go.”Rachel Foley

Rachel received her undergraduatedegree from Millersville University andteaches 3rd and 4th Grade EmotionalSupport. She believes that the most important characteristic of a greatteacher is to be open-minded. Her favorite quotation comes from Abra-ham Maslow who said, “If you onlyhave a hammer, you tend to see everyproblem as a nail.”Sherry Lowe

Sherry received her undergraduatedegree from the University of SouthDakota and teaches 4th Grade. She believes that the most important char-acteristics of a great teacher are believ-ing that all children can learn andstriving to make a difference in the livesof students. Her favorite quotationcomes from Henry David Thoreau whosaid, “It’s not what you look at thatmatters, it’s what you see.”Amber Reif

Amber received her undergraduateBachelor’s degree in Social Work fromEastern University; received her Mastersdegree and certification in ElementaryEducation from Arcadia University; andteaches 2nd Grade. She believes thatthe most important characteristic of agreat teacher is to be flexible and toadapt to the needs of the students. Herfavorite quotation is from William Jameswho said, “The greatest use of a life isto spend it for something that will outlast it.”

Kathryn WarrenKathryn received her Bachelor’s

degree in Elementary and Special Edu-cation from Millersville University andteaches Intermediate Emotional Support.She believes that the most importantcharacteristic of a great teacher is a personal love of learning and an under-standing that there is always room forgrowth. Her favorite quotation is fromConfucius who said, “Wherever you go,go with all your heart.”

New to the ELANCO Educational Family669 E. Main St.P.O. Box 609

Front Row (Left to Right): Brittnie Frey, Kelly Hull, Deidre Petry, Loralie Bowe, Lacie Buxton, Rachel Foley, Erin McDonough, Kayla Gursky, Rebecca Alexander Middle Row (Left to Right): Breighana Guy, Katie Gentile,Jackie Boscaino, Shannon Urich, Sheila Zoleski, Ashley Rutchauskas, Kristen Barnett, Lindsey Hubert, Jennifer Holste Back Row (Left to Right): Zachary Starry, Zachary Fulmer, Meghan Duffey, Amber Reif, Sherry Lowe, CrystalBickta, Michael Lewis, Alex GoodmanNot Pictured: Lacey Henn, Kasara Nee, Amanda Nelson, Kristen Parsons, Kathryn Warren, Carol Williams

Blue Ball Elementary

Rebecca AlexanderRebecca received her undergraduate

degree from Millersville University and is aschool psychologist at New Holland andBlue Ball. She believes that the most impor-tant characteristic for a great teacher andschool psychologist is patience. Her favoritequotation is by Robert Goddard who said,“It is difficult to say what is impossible, forthe dream of yesterday is the hope of todayand the reality of tomorrow.”Jackie Boscaino

Jackie received her undergraduate degreein Elementary and Special Education fromMillersville University and teaches Intermedi-ate Multiple Disabilities Support. She

believes that the most important character-istic of a teacher is having an open mindand flexibility so that students are providedwith ample opportunities that make themaware of their capabilities. Her favorite quotation is from Winston Churchill whosaid, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal:it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Loralie BoweLoralie received her undergraduate

degree from Brigham Young University andteaches 3rd Grade. She believes that a greatteacher has compassion and is able to lovethe students and find ways to reach each ofthem. Her favorite quotation comes fromJames Nesmith in Galaxy Quest who said,“Never give up. Never surrender.”

For the 2013-2014 school year, ELANCO School District is excited to welcome 32 newfaculty members to our educational family. While they are terrific at what they do and have become acclimated to their new surroundings in the District, we wanted to take this oppor-tunity to give you some insight into who they really are and why they love what they do.

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Kayla GurskyKayla received her undergraduate

Bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from York College andteaches in the Primary Multiple Disabili-ties (MDS) classroom. She believes themost important characteristic of a greatteacher is a passion for working with children. Her favorite quotation is fromGandhi who said, “Be the change youwish to see in the world.”Michael Lewis

Michael received his undergraduatedegree from Millersville University andteaches 5th Grade. He believes that themost important characteristic of a greatteacher is to truly care about the students,be real with them, and teach in the waysthat they learn best. His favorite quotationis from Ignacio Estrada who said, “If a childcannot learn the way we teach, maybe weshould teach the way they learn.”Carol Williams

Carol received her undergraduate degree in elementary education fromLancaster Bible College and teaches 4thGrade. She believes that the most impor-tant characteristic of an effective teacheris reflection because great teachers reflect upon previously executed lessonsand look for ways to increase effective-ness for the future. Her favorite quotationis from Harriet Tubman who said, “Everygreat dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within youthe strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to changethe world.”

Brecknock Elementary

Brittnie FreyBrittnie received her undergraduate

degree in Early Childhood/Special Educa-tion from Millersville University and is alearning support teacher. She believesthat the most important characteristic ofa great teacher is an open heart becausethe relationships that you build with yourstudents are far more important thanwhat you teach them. In her words, youneed to touch their hearts before youcan reach their minds. Her favorite quotation comes from the Walt DisneyCompany who said, “No matter howyour heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish willcome true.”Katie Gentile

Katie received her undergraduate degree from Millersville University and isa 3rd Grade teacher. She believes that

the most important characteristic of agreat teacher is being able to connectwith students because if you can touchtheir hearts, you can touch their minds.Her favorite quotation is by Judy Garlandwho said, “Be a FIRST rate version ofyourself, not a SECOND rate version ofsomeone else.”Alex Goodman

Alex received his undergraduate degree from Millersville University and isa K-6 music teacher. He believes that agreat teacher is someone who not onlyhelps a student grasp difficult conceptsbut is also someone who inspires andmotivates students to make connectionsbetween what they are learning andwhere they want to go in life. His favoritequotation is by Billy Joel who said, “Ithink music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’ssomething we are all touched by. Nomatter what culture we’re from, every-one loves music.”Breighana Guy

Breighana received her undergraduatedegree from Millersville University inEarly Childhood/Elementary Educationand Special Education and teaches AutisticSupport. She believes that the most important characteristic of a great teacheris the desire to be a lifelong learner and tolearn from your students. Her favoritequotation is from Ghandi who said, “Bethe change you wish to see in the world.”Lacey Henn

Lacey graduated from West ChesterUniversity with a Bachelor’s degree in Ele-mentary Education and a minor in Spe-cial Education, and she teaches 2ndGrade. She believes that the most im-portant characteristic of an effectiveteacher is passion and a desire to reacheach and every student. After all, with aclassroom full of students that all learndifferently, a teacher needs to teach thelesson in a way that benefits each of hisor her students. Her favorite quotation isfrom Ghandi who said, “Be the changethat you wish to see in the world.”Amanda Nelson

Amanda received her undergraduatedegree from Mansfield University in Musicand Business and teaches kindergarten.She believes that great teachers are posi-tive and enthusiastic, and she always triesher best to make her lessons fun for students. She also believes that it is important for a teacher to love learningand be able to pass on that love of learn-ing to their students so they can carry it

with them wherever their lives may leadthem. Her favorite quotation comes fromDr. Seuss who said, ”The more that youread, the more things you will know. Themore that you know, the more placesyou’ll go.”Sheila Zoleski

Sheila received her undergraduate degree from Temple University’s TylerSchool of Art in Philadelphia and is a K-6art teacher. She believes that a greatteacher explores and learns constantlyand helps give new perspectives, options,and excitement to students. Her favoritequotation is from St. Joan of Arc whosaid, “I am not afraid, I was born to do this.”

Garden Spot Middle School

Zachary FulmerZachary received his undergraduate

degree from Grove City College; his Masters degree from Johns Hopkins; andteaches 8th Grade Mathematics. He be-lieves that a great teacher must havehigh expectations for every student. Hisfavorite quotation is from Booker T.Washington who said, “Nothing evercomes to one that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.”Jennifer Holste

Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degreein Education from West Chester Univer-sity; her Masters degree in Educationfrom Cabrini College; and teaches 7thGrade Science. She believes that a greatteacher is flexible in every sense of theword because blessed are the flexible forthey shall not break. Her favorite quota-tion is from Thomas A. Edison who said,“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000ways that won’t work.”Kelly Hull

Kelly received her undergraduate degree from Millersville University and isan Autistic Support teacher. She believesthat a great teacher expects respect,gives respect, and reflects respect in allthey do and with all whom they interact.Her favorite quotation is from MarvaCollins who said, “There is a brilliantchild locked inside every student.”Zachary Starry

Zachary received his undergraduatedegree from Millersville University andteaches 7th Grade Pre-Algebra. He be-lieves that a great teacher is understand-ing of a student’s wants and needs. Hisfavorite quotation is from Vince Lombardiwho said, “Winning isn’t everything, butwanting to win is.”

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Integrated Pest Management Notification Letter for DistrictResidents

The Eastern Lancaster County SchoolDistrict uses an Integrated Pest Man-agement (IPM) approach for managinginsects, rodents, and weeds. Our goal isto protect every student from pesticideexposure by using an IPM approach topest management. Our IPM approachfocuses on making the school buildingand grounds an unfavorable habitat forthese pests by removing food andwater sources and eliminating their hiding and breeding places. We accom-plish this through routine cleaning andmaintenance. We routinely monitor theschool building and grounds to detectany pests that are present. The pestmonitoring team consists of our build-ing maintenance, office, and teachingstaff and includes our students. Pestsightings are reported to our IPM Coor-dinator who evaluates the “pest prob-lem” and determines the appropriatepest management techniques to addressthe problem. The techniques can include increased sanitation, modifyingstorage practices, sealing entry points,physically removing the pest, etc.

From time to time, it may be neces-sary to use chemicals to manage a pestproblem. Chemicals will only be usedwhen necessary and will not be routinelyapplied. When chemicals are used, theschool will try to use the least toxic

product when possible. (Applicationswill be made only after normal schoolhours.) Notices will be posted in theseareas 72 hours prior to application andfor two days following the application.

Parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school may request priornotification of specific pesticide applica-tion made at the school. To receive notification you must be placed on theschool notification registry. If youwould like to be placed on the registry, please notify the District inwriting to the attention of Neal Walsh.Please include your e-mail address ifyou would like to be notified electroni-cally or a telephone number where youcan be reached between the hours of8:00a and 4:00p.

If a chemical application must bemade to control an emergency pestproblem (e.g. stinging insects), noticewill be provided by telephone to anyparent or guardian who has requestedsuch notification in writing. Exemptionsto this notification include disinfectantand antimicrobial products; self-con-tained baits placed in areas not accessi-ble to students; and to get the baitplaced in cracks, crevices or voids.

Each year the District will prepare anew notification registry.

If you have any questions, pleasecontact Neal Walsh, IPM Coordinator,at (717) 354-1596.

The Eastern Lancaster County School District will issue asenior citizen courtesy card to any resident of the schooldistrict who is 65 years of age or older and who completes this application. The pass will remain valid for as long asthe person is a resident of the school district unless other-wise revoked by the Board of Directors. The pass may be

used to provide free admission to all athletic contests,plays, and musical events sponsored by the EasternLancaster County School District and its school, exceptcommencement. Where reserved seats or limited admis-sions are sold, it will be necessary to obtain tickets in orderto secure admission.

Senior Citizen Courtesy Card

Mrs. Kara MartinK-12 Director of Special Education andGifted Services

In compliance with state and federal laws, Eastern

Lancaster County School District hereby gives notice that it

conducts ongoing activities to identify students who may be

in need of various student services including special

education and related services for protected handicapped

students, and services for gifted students.

Additional InformationFor further information on the rights of

parents and children, provision of services,

screening and evaluation, and procedural

safeguards, you may contact an Eastern

Lancaster County School District principal or

the K-12 Director of Special Education and

Gifted Services in writing.

ConfidentialityAll information gathered about your child

by the public school is subject to the

confidentiality provisions contained in federal

and state law. The District has policies and

procedures in effect governing the collection,

maintenance, destruction and disclosure to

third parties of this information. For

information about these policies and proce-

dures, as well as definitions of disability-

related terms, the rights of confidentiality, and

access to educational records, you may contact

the building principal or the K-12 Director of

Special Education and Gifted Services

in writing.

Notice to Parents

Special Education (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004)If you believe your school-age child may be eligible as a child with a

disability and in need of special education and related services, screeningand evaluation processes are available to you at no cost upon written request. These processes are designed to assess your child’s needs anddetermine eligibility. You may request screening and evaluation at anytime, even if your child is not enrolled in the District’s public school program. Requests for evaluation and screening should be made in writ-ing to the building principal. Individualized services and programs areavailable for children who are determined to need specially designed instruction due to the following conditions: autism, deafness, deaf/blindness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, mental retarda-tion, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impair-ment, specific learning disability, speech and language impairment,traumatic brain injury, and visual impairment.

Children age three through the age of admission to first grade are alsoeligible if they have developmental delays and as a result need special ed-ucation and related services. Developmental delay is defined as a childwho is less than the age of beginners and at least three years of age andis considered to have a developmental delay when one of the followingexists: (i) The child’s score, on a developmental assessment device, on anassessment instrument which yields a score in months, indicates that thechild is delayed by 25% of the child’s chronological age in one or moredevelopmental areas, or (ii) The child is delayed in one or more of thedevelopmental areas, as documented by test performance of 1.5 standard deviations below the mean on a standardized test. Develop-mental areas included cognitive, communicative, physical, social/emotional and self-help. For additional information you may contact theLancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 Early Intervention Program at(717) 606-1601.

Service Agreement Plans (Section 504 of Americans with Disabilities Act)

Eastern Lancaster County School District provides to each protectedhandicapped student related aids, services or accommodations that areneeded to provide equal opportunity to participate in and benefit fromthe public school program and extracurricular activities to the maximumextent appropriate to the child’s abilities. Services are provided withoutdiscrimination or cost to the child or family.

To qualify for services under Section 504, the child must be school agewith a physical or mental disability that substantially limits or prohibitsparticipation in or access to an aspect of the public school program.These services and protections for “protected handicapped students” aredistinct from those applicable to all eligible or exceptional students enrolled (or seeking enrollment) in the special education programs.

Gifted Education Programs

(Chapter 16)

If you believe that your scho

ol-age child

may be in need of gifted sup

port services,

screening and evaluation pr

ocesses are

available to you at no cost u

pon written

request. These processes are

designed to

assess the student’s needs an

d determine

eligibility. You may request

screening and

evaluation at any time, even

if your child is

not enrolled in the District’s

public school

program. Requests for evalu

ation and

screening need to be made

in writing to

the building principal.

EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT • NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557

APPLICATION FOR SENIOR CITIZEN COURTESY CARD

Date ________________________

Name of Applicant ________________________________________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth______________________________Telephone Number ______________________________________________

Pass Issued By ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Integrated Pest Management Notification

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA): Notification for ELANCO

In accordance with AHERA, weare purveying notification of thepresence of asbestos containingbuilding materials in our schools.

The District is complying with allregulations in regard to the AsbestosContaining Building Materials(ACBM) and there is no need forsafety or health concerns relative toasbestos exposure.

Copies of the Asbestos Manage-ment Plan and Inspection Reportsare available at the District Officeand can be reviewed by contactingNeal Walsh at (717) 354-1596.

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