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A special shoutout and thank you to all our Teachers and TAs this week for the incredible job you are doing to teach our students during distance learning. The Rep Council applauds your efforts. During this time, don’t forget to take care of yourself! Here are a few great ideas from Rep Council Member Gina …

Dr. Joseph Rella, former PJSTA music teacher, principal and Superintendent passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020. All of the teachers and staff are mourning the loss of the man that gave his own heart to the students and community everyday over the past 25 years. Our hearts go out to the Rella family.  —In …

The PJSTA wants to make sure we do our part in being counted in the 2020 Census! Being counted can determines how many congressional seats New York Stat has and school funding from the federal government. Please make sure to fill out your census form. Here are some links explaining the benefits of your participation …

Our own Mrs. Reduto of Terryville Elementary School was honored with the ASSET Bright Light Award at the BOE meeting Monday night for incorporating technology to strengthen the language skills of her ELL learners. This past year Mrs. Reduto utilized Spheros robots for block based programming and STEAM skills, Kahoot to provide quick and fun …

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Audrey Amrein Beardsley is one of the leading experts in the nation in the field of value-added assessment and also one of the nation’s leading skeptics of the claim that teacher “effectiveness” can be measured by the test scores of their students. Recently, a study was published by…