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Richland Elementary Earns Recognition for Fourth Consecutive Year
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Division In all, 96 schools were honored as Distinguished Title PRINCIPAL GENE NICASTRO,
of Federal Programs is honoring Richland Elementary I Schools. To receive this honor, schools had to show SHOWN HERE WITH READING
School for being named a Title I Distinguished School high achievement on the math and reading PSSAs or TEACHERS DONNA FAUX AND
for 2015-2016. This marks the fourth consecutive Keystone exam scores, while qualifying for financial MELINDA BELL, DISCUSSES
year that Richland Elementary School has earned this assistance through the Federal Title I program. THE SCHOOL’S SPECIAL
prestigious recognition. RECOGNITION.
Richland Elementary received the honor because it
ranked in the top five percent of Title I schools in
Pennsylvania based on aggregate math and English
language arts scores on the Pennsylvania System of
School Assessments (PSSAs). Richland is one of about
1,800 schools in PA that qualify for Title I funding.
Principal Gene Nicastro attributes the continued
success to the supportive families in the community,
attentive students and a focused and determined staff
who strives to meet students’ needs.
“The staff is focused on learning, and we utilize a sys-
tem of data analysis and progress monitoring to identi-
fy students’ needs,” said Mr. Nicastro. “The staff does
a tremendous job in building positive relationships
with students, understanding their specific needs, and
implementing strategies to improve achievement.”
District Publishes Academic Achievement Report
The district produced the Academic Achievement KEYSTONE PRELIMINARY TESTING WINDOWS
Report for the third year in a row. The annual report 2016-2017
on student learning reported data from the 2014-
2015 school year and compared the performance of Winter Wave I Dec. 5-16, 2016
Pine-Richland students whenever possible to students Winter Wave II Jan. 9-23, 2017
throughout Pennsylvania and the nation. Spring May 15-26, 2017
Summer July 31-Aug. 4, 2017
The report looks at the following:
PSSA PRELIMINARY WINDOWS 2016-2017
• Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSAs)
• Keystone Exams April 3-7, 2017 – English Language Arts (Grades 3-8)
• School Performance Profile April 24-28, 2017 – Mathematics (Grades 3-8)
• Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System May 1-5, 2017 – Science (Grades 4 & 8)
(PVAAS) May 8-12, 2017 – Make-Up Window
• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
• American College Test (ACT) Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
Testing windows may vary or change after the start of
To review the entire report, visit: the school year. Visit www.pinerichland.org periodically
www.pinerichland.org/academicreport. for updates.
2016 PINE-RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 9
