Weatherly Area School District - Home of the Wreckers

Pictured, Left - Right: Keith McCall, State Representative (122nd District) and House Majority Whip; Brian Borosh, WASD Director of Technology; Thomas McLaughlin, WHS Principal; Tom Connors, Weatherly Mayor; WHS CFF Coach, Katie Leach; Ray Musto, State Senator; Leo Kucewicz, Aide to Senator Musto; Dr. Ed Lyba, Director of Parters in Education.

On Thursday, March 29th, 2008, Weatherly Area School District hosted their Classrooms for the Future Flip the Switch Event/Open House. Students welcomed guests in the atrium of the High School by displaying a podcast and handing out business cards. After a luncheon for guests, the students showcased their projects with that were created on the Macbooks purchased through CFF funds. Four CFF funded classrooms were visited, so the visitors could see first hand the impact of the grant in action.

Guests that attended the CFF Flip the Switch/Open House included, WASD Board Members, State Representative (122nd District) and House Majority Whip, Keith McCall, State Senator (Senate District 14), Ray Musto; Aide to Senator Musto, Leo Kucewicz; Director of Parters in Education, Dr. Ed Lyba; PDE CFF Project Manager, Holly Jobe; PDE CFF Coach Mentor, Joanne Romano; Mayor of Weathery, Tom Connors; along with members of the local press.

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Weatherly Area High School has received funding for the Classrooms For the Future grant during year 2 of the competitive grant. Weatherly Area High will join more than 300 other school districts (of the 501) throughout the commonwealth as a grant recipient. Classrooms will be outfitted with laptops, lcd projectors, electronic whiteboards, digital cameras, and digital camcorders. A plethora of professional development is also included for teachers.

Through this competitive grant, Weatherly received $106,867 for hardware, plus $30,000 for a coach to assist teachers.

Through the creation of "smart classrooms," Classrooms for the Future schools will truly transform learning with laptop computers for students, multimedia tools, and professional development for educators to enhance both teaching and learning. Thanks to the commitment of Governor Rendell and the General Assembly over $90 million has been dedicated to support this nationally recognized model to reach even more students across the commonwealth.

Additional information can be found here:

PA Department of Education Classrooms For the Future