Weekly Roundup: Security initiative, Seneca valedictorian and salutatorian, Tabernacle board of education
Catch up on what happened this week in Tabernacle.
School security initiative has been launched in Burlington County
Burlington County is taking the lead in security enhancements, being the first county in the state to offer a $20 million grant program that will allow school buildings to be more secure.
Participating schools must submit grant applications to the county and agree to a security evaluation by a highly qualified architectural firm.
Security enhancements that may be made include new entrance vestibules, scan card systems, portable screening devices, panic alarms, entry buzzers and security cameras.
Seneca High School valedictorian and salutatorian reflect on the past four years
Seneca High School valedictorian Alexis Tierney and salutatorian Kayla Pfeffer reflected on their academic accomplishments and cherished memories as their high school careers come to a close.
The commencement ceremony for the Class of 2018 will be held at Seneca High School on June 21 at 6 p.m. where Tierney and Pfeffer will speak and be joined together as a class, one last time.
The board looks ahead as the school year comes to a close
Officials wrapped up the school year at last week’s board of education meeting, starting with a presentation from Donna Layne’s third-grade class on its involvement in creating a 700-square-foot rain garden in the Tabernacle Elementary School courtyard.
The presentation was followed by a curriculum update presented by Barry Saide, supervisor of curriculum and instruction. Saide stated teachers should not be “teaching in the dark” and therefore can seek further education in their field through the proposed curriculum update.
To make curriculum improvements, a “curriculum cohort” of a maximum of 15 staff members can partake in a year-long focus in math, English language arts or subject/content specific.
