Message from the Superintendent

     Welcome to the web-site of the Wattsburg Area School District.  I am proud to announce that the district made Annual Yearly Progress in 2009-2010 in all three buildings as measured by the Pennsylvania System of State Assessment.  The proficiency level of our students was well above the 56% in mathematics and the 63% in reading required by the state.  This is a testimony to the teamwork that occurred among our administrative team, our teachers, our support staff, our students, and our parents.  We are continuously striving to improve our programs so that our students can reach their full academic potential.
     This school year we will continue to provide time for teachers to meet in teams in order to further refine curriculum.  Presently we are using the Curriculum Connector database in order to map our curriculum for each grade level and check the vertical and horizontal alignment of curriculum K-12.  We have added a component known as Performance Tracker to more effectively analyze achievement data and create individual profiles for our students as they move from grade level to grade level.  We have many teachers who are adept at the Understanding by Design framework endorsed by Wiggins and McTighe, and have begun to train teachers in the instructional strategies of the Pennsylvania Literacy Network.  In addition, we have a team of elementary administrators, counselors, and teachers who are guiding the implementation of the Response to Intervention and Instruction initiative in the Elementary Center, and we have a team of teachers attending sessions in SAS Math to learn proven techniques for improving students’ conceptual knowledge of mathematics.
   As the school year began, we provided professional development in the Standards-Aligned –System provided by PDE, and offered support for our data teams as they analyzed our the most updated achievement data for our students.
     We hope that you will visit our web-site often to stay current on the many events that are occurring in Wattsburg Area Elementary Center, Wattsburg Area Middle School and Seneca High School.  Contact information for all of our administrators is provided.  Our supervisorsfor plant operations and transportation, technology, food service and housekeeping can also be contacted through the email addresses listed.
     I am honored to serve a school district that cares so deeply for the welfare and academic achievement of its 1607 students, and am looking forward to a productive year with students and staff!  Feel free to contact me at any time with questions or concerns about your students or the workings of the Wattsburg Area School District.