Galloway Township

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Galloway Township
Public Schools
Where Children and Learning Come First
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All students can learn and succeed, but not on
the same day in the same way. William G. Spady
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Photo courtesy Yahoo! Maps, 2006
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Galloway Township covers approximately 90.36
square miles of Southern New Jersey and is
estimated to have 38,000 residents as of the year
2004.
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DID YOU KNOW?...

• The Galloway Township Public School District is
  the largest K-8 school district in Atlantic, Cape
  May, Cumberland, and Salem counties.
• Galloway Township is one of the fifteen largest
  K-8 districts in the entire state, with 7 schools
  and approximately 4,000 students enrolled.
• The district serves children from pre-school
  through 8th grade.
• We bus approximately 85 of our students to and
  from school.
• The majority of our 8th graders attend Absegami
  High School for their secondary education.

Lets tour the district!
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Oceanville Kindergarten Center
Grade K, 154 studentsPrincipal Sharon Kurtz
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Pomona Kindergarten Center
Grade K, 182 studentsPrincipal Sharon Kurtz
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Arthur Rann Elementary School
Grades 1 - 6, 647 studentsPrincipal John
GibsonAssistant Principal Kevin McGloin
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Reeds Road Elementary School
Grades 1 - 6, 626 studentsPrincipal Dr. William
ZipparoAssistant Principal Terry OConnor
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Roland Rogers Elementary School
Grades 1 - 6, 607 studentsPrincipal Ms. Robin
MooreAssistant Principal Ms. Melissa Giacomo
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Smithville Elementary School
Grades 1 - 6, 620 studentsPrincipal Dr. Kathie
HathawayAssistant Principal Mr. John Billen
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Galloway Township Middle School
Grades 7 8, 986 studentsPrincipal Dr. Donald
GrossAssistant Principal Ms. Ellen Ward Mr.
Geoff Haines
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Our Beliefs...

• We believe in high expectations for all students
  based on an individual students potential
• We believe our children will be provided with
  equal opportunity to learn in a safe environment
  where they feel they belong
• We believe the educational community and our
  schools will be dynamic, forward thinking and
  open-minded to explore new opportunities focused
  on keeping our schools on the cutting edge of
  education

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Our Beliefs...

• We believe that the future success of our schools
  and the education of our children is a shared
  responsibility among the school, the home, and
  the entire community
• We believe our diversity must be embraced for the
  benefit of enriching our students experiences
  and the overall educational program
• We believe in the continuous improvement of our
  schools through high quality professional
  development opportunities for school staff

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Our Mission...
Galloway Township Public Schools, a diverse and
progressive district, unifies educators,
families, and community to provide a safe,
challenging learning environment for all
children to develop and succeed.
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The Learning Pyramid
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Belonging Establishing a sense of community and
participation, and believing that students are
valuable members.
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Heroes Having a caring adult in the school that
each student can feel personally connected to, to
whom they can turn for advice, and can trust.
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Sense of Accomplishment Recognizing and
appreciating effort, perseverance, citizenship,
and the learning of more than one subject matter,
as well as academics.
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Fun and Excitement Providing an interesting and
enjoyable learning experience because it is okay
to have fun while learning.
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Curiosity and Creativity Allowing and
encouraging students to ask questions and
explore, and to keep this important
inquisitiveness ignited through the teen years.
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Spirit of Adventure Supporting students who
take healthful chances and letting them know its
all right to fail and succeed providing students
the opportunity to understand consequences, as
well as benefits.
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Leadership and Responsibility Giving every
student a voice in the learning environment
letting them know they matter and are responsible
for their decisions. Students need to own their
learning.
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Self-Confidence Encouraging students to believe
in themselves, that they can make a difference
helping them to be comfortable and assured in
their personal and emotional growth.
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NO EXCUSES
Lessons from 21 High-Performing, High-Poverty
Schools
We accept no excuses. Excuses do children no
favors. We refuse to accept that a child is too
poor to learn. We refuse to accept that a parent
is too detached to participate. We refuse to
accept that a school system is too poor to demand
high standards from its students. -Paul G.
Vallas, CEOPhiladelphia Public Schools
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NO EXCUSES

• Lessons from 21 High-Performing, High-Poverty
  Schools

• Innovation and flexibility on part of principal
• Relentless pursuit of excellence
• Master teachers bring out the best in a faculty
• Rigorous regular testing leads to continuous
  student achievement
• Achievement is the key to discipline
• Extend the mission of the school into the home
• Effort creates ability

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Best Practice FrameworkBased on the Practice of
High-Performing School Systems
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The Five Dials of Motivation
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Behaviors that Erode the Classroom Climate

• Sarcasm
• Negative tone of voice
• Negative body language
• Inconsistency
• Favoritism
• Put-downs
• Outbursts
• Public reprimands
• Unfairness
• Apathy
• Inflexibility
• Lack of humor

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We are now at a point where we must educate our
children in what no one knew yesterday and
prepare our schools for what no one knows
yet. -Margaret Mead
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