Upper Adams School District

161 N. Main Street

Biglerville, PA 17307

(717) 677-7191

FAX (717) 677-9807

District website: www.upperadams.org

Upper Adams School District Mission

The Upper Adams School District provides challenging and inspiring educational opportunities, empowering each student to be a responsible and productive individual.

Upper Adams School District Vision

All Students College and Career Ready.

Welcome back to Canner Nation!

The 2023-2024 school year has officially started and it is great to see our schools and classrooms filled with students, faculty, and staff! During our opening in-service day with UASD Faculty and Staff, I shared a video about Kobe Bryant’s relentless work to become better at his profession as an American professional basketball shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant, a Lower Merion High School, Pennsylvania native spent countless hours before and after practices working on becoming a better basketball player. Bryant created the “Mamba mentality”, which means “just trying to get better every day.” Kobe once stated, it is the “simplest form of just trying to get better at whatever you’re doing.” Over time he continued to get better as demonstrated in his career highlights, awards, and accomplishments.

This year I ask all adults and students to demonstrate the Kobe Bryant “Mamba mentality” in their work inside and outside the schools and classrooms. If we work hard each day, we will continue to personally get better at whatever we are teaching, learning, and doing each day.

The Upper Adams School District website is newly updated to better serve the school community. We hope you take time to view the new website and identify the areas of the website that will benefit you as a school community member. We will continue to utilize our website www.upperadams.org and other forms of district electronic communications to keep the school community informed. If you have not received any communications at this point, please contact your child’s school to verify your current contact information is up-to-date. In this newsletter you will find a number of helpful updates. Some of the information includes the following topics:

o 2023-2024 Academic Calendar

o Business Office Updates

o Transportation Reminders

o Food Services Information

o Employment Opportunities Information

o Curriculum Information

o Cumberland Perry Area Career and Technical Center (CPACTC) Information

o Other Contact Information

As you visit our schools during the 2023-2024 school year, please take time to welcome our newest UASD Family Members at each building. We are excited as we create a partnership and work together to achieve our district mission, vision, and building/student goals. Working together we will be able to continue to enhance the education we provide each and every student in our district.

Best wishes for a great year! GO CANNERS!

Wesley T. Doll

The public can view the meetings of the Board of Directors via YouTube. The YouTube link can be found on the district website at www.upperadams.org at the bottom left of the homepage.

If you have questions about the meetings or if you would like to be placed on a future agenda to speak to the board during public comment, please contact the following email address: Questions4Board@upperadams.org by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to a board meeting.

The Upper Adams School District Policy Book is available on line by clicking on the link below. You can also view policy by going to the district website at www.upperadams.org.

UASD Board Policies

The Unger-Stock Outstanding Teacher Award has been made possible by the generous donation of Colonel Guinn E. Unger (retired). Through a charitable trust established by Col. Unger and the late Mrs. Phyllis E. Unger, the Upper Adams School District has been able to perpetuate the long-standing tradition of recognizing outstanding teachers. Col. Unger, a 1943 graduate of Biglerville High School, realizes the importance high-quality teachers played in his life and the lives of his children. In 1995, Colonel Unger encouraged the Upper Adams School District to institute the Guinn E. Unger Innovative Teaching Practices Award. This award, presented to one secondary and one elementary teacher each year, recognized the efforts to institute innovative teaching practices into the classroom.

Colonel Unger was a student of the late L.V. Stock, who was a teacher and administrator in the Upper Adams School District from 1923 through 1957. In 1985, the L. V. Stock Teacher of Excellence Award was formed through the generous contribution of Verna O. Stock, in honor of her late husband, Leslie V. Stock. After nearly twenty years of honoring distinction in teaching through the L.V. Stock Teacher of Excellence Award, the tradition came close to extinction due to dwindling funds. When faced with the possibility of losing the tie between the L.V. Stock name and teacher excellence, Colonel Unger agreed to support the initiation of a new award, combining the components of both the former L.V. Stock and Guinn E. Unger awards. Thus, in 2005, the Unger-Stock Outstanding Teacher Award was conceived.

During the 2022-2023 school year we collected more than 60 nominations for 26 separate elementary teachers for the prestigious Unger-Stock Award. Similarly, we received 49 nominations for 21 secondary teachers. The committee met on May 10, 2023 and reviewed each nomination and candidate. On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 we recognized the elementary and secondary Unger-Stock Outstanding Teacher recipients by name publicly at the Upper Adams School District Board Meeting. We provided both recipients with recognition and their awards at the district-wide opening in-service program.

The 2022-2023 elementary recipient is Mrs. Juanita Buchheister. She is currently a kindergarten teacher at Biglerville Elementary School and she has taught in the Upper Adams School District for 32 years. Here is a list of a few comments from the nomination forms submitted for Mrs. Buchheister:

“Mrs. Buchheister goes above and beyond to provide a great classroom experience….”

“…She is always patient and understanding, helpful and never gives up.”

“My daughter always says Mrs Buchheister is the best and as a previous student of hers, I agree!”

“Even after her career of many years, she still displays a love for teaching!”

“I’ve never seen her without a smile on her face!”

The 2022-2023 secondary recipient of the Unger-Stock Award is Mr. Chris Berger. Mr. Berger has taught in the district for 17 years and he is also a coach. Let me share some comments from a few forms used to nominate Mr. Berger:

“….he is firm…but well-liked”

“Mr. Berger absolutely knows what he teachers as he tells us about points in history…”

“He is a coach and engages with students about sports and clubs.”

“Mr. Berger has simple yet efficient ways of teaching subjects we work on.”

“Mr. Berger is a very welcoming teacher and he is very friendly.”

“He always encourages us to be successful and to strive in life.”

“Many students appreciate his knowledge and his wisdom when teaching us.”

Canner Funds awards nearly $18,000 to Upper Adams educators for

2023-24 school year

Last May, the Canner Funds awarded 23 grants totaling nearly $18,000 to teachers throughout the Upper Adams School District for use during the 2023-24 school year. The grants provide full or partial funding for initiatives such as technology upgrades, extracurricular activities, educational field trips, and more.

“We’re immensely gratified to be able to act in support of our teachers—and by extension, our students—in such a tangible way,” said Canner Funds president Ann Showers. “Canner Funds grants are made possible entirely by the generous support of community members who see the importance of supporting high-impact educational experiences for the children of the Upper Adams school district. Providing a high-quality education for our children indelibly impacts the health and vitality of our community at large.”

Established in 2010 to enhance the quality of the educational experience provided to the students of the Upper Adams School District, the Canner Funds enables community members to support district students through teacher grants and student scholarships. For more information, visit CannerFunds.com.

Welcome back to this 2023-2024 school year! My name is Melissa Calderon and I am the School Social Worker for the district. Just a little information about myself; I have lived in the Upper Adams School District over 20 years. I have five children, three of my children have already graduated from Biglerville High School and two children currently at Biglerville Elementary School. I am a Shippensburg University Graduate with a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Social Work. I also possess my Social Work Licensure through the Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapist, and Professional Counselors I am a proud bilingual speaker in both English & Spanish. My experience extends to almost 20 years working in various social work field that includes; mental health, child welfare and case management. I will be working in conjunction with the School Counselors, Administrators, School Nurses, students and families. I am excited to be here and look forward to this new school year.

So far this year, I have completed a Parent Resource Guide in both English and Spanish that will be available on the school website under Social Work Department, but also in print at your child’s school. I also have available brochures in English and Spanish explaining what my role is within the district. These brochures can also be found on my Social Work page on the district website. I have been attending many trainings and workshops with the hope to bring more resources and services to not only the schools, but to our families as well.

Since I am District wide, my position allows for me to be all the school buildings. If you have any questions, concerns, or are in need of any assistance, feel free to reach out to me. My main office is at the High School; however, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s I am at Biglerville Elementary and Friday’s at the Intermediate School.

I look forward to a wonderful school year and working with everyone!

Melissa Calderon, MSW, LSW

School Social Worker

Office: 717-677-7191 ext 2512

Cell phone: 717-778-8512

Email: m.calderon@upperadams.org

Budget 2023-2024

Final adoption of the 2023-2024 budget was adopted on June 20, 2023. For updated information on the 2023-2024 budget, please visit the Upper Adams School District website at www.upperadams.org under Departments - Finance.

Tax Office

If you have questions regarding your tax bill, please reach out to your tax collector as noted below.

Arendtsville Borough

Adams County Court House

Treasurer Office

117 Baltimore Street, Suite 101, Gettysburg, PA 17325

717-337-9833

Bendersville Borough

Adams County Court House

Treasurer Office

117 Baltimore Street, Suite 101, Gettysburg PA 17325

717-337-9833

Biglerville Borough

Beth Corson

28 Ditzler Ave, Biglerville, PA 17307

717-677-0465

biglervilletaxcollector@gmail.com

Butler Township

Garry Fair

1800 Table Rock Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325

717-677-0777

garry_fair@yahoo.com

Menallen Township

Ellen Black

39 West Point Rd., Aspers, PA 17304

717-677-7974

eblack@centurylink.com

Tyrone Township

Joanne Reed

PO Box 125, Gardners, PA 17324

717-677-0624

tyronetaxcollector@yahoo.com

Free Breakfast

Free breakfast will be available for the 2023-2024 school year for all students. This was recently announced by Governor Shapiro.

Students will be required to pay for lunch daily, unless they qualify under the free/reduced meal application process. We strongly encourage families to complete the free/reduced meal application so it does not impact any current or future benefits that you are receiving. Families can apply online at Online Free/Reduced Meal Application, https://www.compass.state.pa.us, or for a printed copy please visit: Free/Reduced Meal Application (English) or Free/Reduced Meal Application (Spanish). Please contact your local building for a printed copy, if needed. If students wish to purchase additional items during breakfast or lunch, they must have the funds available to purchase.

If a student’s cafeteria account has a negative balance, the student will be offered a standard lunch, as defined by the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program (NSLP, SBP).

No charges will be allowed for extra items, such as a-la-carte options, drinks, or second meals.

All foods available in district schools during the school day will be offered to students with consideration for promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity. Foods provided through the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs will comply with federal nutrition standards under the School Meals Initiative. All competitive foods and beverages available to students in district schools during the school day will comply with the Nutritional Standards for Competitive Foods in Pennsylvania Schools.

The cafeteria operates under strict state and federal regulations governing the preparation and serving of foods. Menus for each building are available at: https://upperadams.nutrislice.com/.

Note: Chartwells may experience difficulty in purchasing food items or receiving partially filled items from the shortages in manufacturing. Chartwells may need to change the menu to reflect items that are available for purchase. Our goal remains the same: to serve delicious and nutritious meals to all students every day.

Account Balance Information

MYSCHOOLBUCKS.COM: The Upper Adams School District is pleased to offer an online option for families to pay for student lunches. Our Food Service Department accepts payments for school meals through MySchoolBucks.com – an online payment service. MySchoolBucks.com offers a secure transaction gateway that accepts all major credit cards/debit cards as a means of adding money to your child’s meal account. Note: For the 2023-2024 school year there is no service fee to use a credit card/debit card.

(IMPORTANT: The District participated with MySchoolBucks.com to provide parents/guardians the opportunity to view their child’s account 24/7. Setting up and viewing the account is free. Making a payment to their account online is optional)

If a payment by personal check is returned to the School District, marked “Non-Sufficient Funds” (NSF), the School District will reverse the credit to the student’s account in the amount of the original check. A $25.00 fee will be assessed for NSF checks returned to the School District. This may result in a negative balance in the account and the procedures listed below will be followed for charging meals and paying the overdue balance.

Negative Balance Information

If your student has a negative balance, please pay the outstanding balance prior to the end of the school year. Payment may be made using MySchoolBucks, https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getlogin or by sending a check in with your student to be applied to their account.

The initial collection of negative balances will be communicated to the parents/guardians by the 15th of every month. If at the end of the school year, June 1, 2023, if the student continues to have a negative balance, the negative balance may be referred to a collection agency.

The 2023-2024 Academic Calendar was approved by the Upper Adams School Board at their meeting held on 4/18/2023.

Please note that the early dismissal days will be on the following schedule:

Biglerville High School & Upper Adams Middle School (Secondary Campus)

Dismissal at 10:45 a.m. No Lunch will be served.

Upper Adams Intermediate School & Biglerville Elementary School (Elementary Campuses)

Dismissal at 11:45 a.m. No Lunch will be served.

The Biglerville High School Students have the opportunity to participate in classes at the Cumberland Perry Area Career and Technical Center (CPACTC). Students apply for admission and are interviewed for open seats. There are 22 areas of learning available to students. This year's CPACTC 46 students are participating in 17 different programs. We are proud of the partnership that we have with CPACTC.

Parent Reminders from Transportation

If changes need to be made to your student’s bus stop, it is important that you contact the Transportation Department at 717-677-7191 ext. 2711 or email Vanessa Wagner-Lee at v.wagner-lee@upperadams.org.

Students need to be at the bus stop 5-10 minutes earlier than their regularly scheduled pick-up time.

If you have moved, please contact your student's building for a Change of Address Form. Once transportation receives the completed form, transportation will be changed within three (3) business days. Transportation will not be changed until the change of address process is completed.

Drivers Needed

The Upper Adams School District is in need of bus drivers for district field trips, sporting events and band activities. If you are interested, please contact Vanessa Wagner-Lee at the number and email listed above.

Please make sure your students use the designated cross walks when crossing the streets in our towns. It is for their safety and security that we ask you to remind your students about this item.

We extend our congratulations to the Class of 2023 Senior Awards and Scholarship Winners!

SENIOR AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Alumni Scholastic Awards

Valedictorian: Natalie Showaker

Salutatorian: Luke Showers

Upper Adams School Board Scholars

Natalie Showaker, Luke Showers, Rebecca Swatsburg, Cameron Tyson, Aidan Kissner, Brylee Rodgers, Devan Ponce, Trinity Trimmer, Paige Miller, Ethan Fetters, Chance Davis,

Erik Garcia-Tacuba, Seth Lady

Honor Hoods for 96-100% Grade Average

Nicolas Acevedo, Caden Althoff, Cinthya Chavarria, Chance Davis,

Colin Ferguson, Ethan Fetters, Erik Garcia-Tacuba, Yadira Garcia, Marianna Hartman, Ian Himes, Bryan Jahn, Kaylee Keeran, Aidan Kissner, Kaitlyn Kline, Ashya Lady, Seth Lady, Paige Miller, Hannah Orndorff, Abigail Orner, Heidi Orner, Gabriella Pirich, Devan Ponce, McKenzie Ratay, Brylee Rodgers, Caitlynn Royal, Jonas Rutkowski, Christian Shaffer, Natalie Showaker, Luke Showers, Courtney Smith, Luke Spadacino, Rebecca Swatsburg, Trinity Trimmer, Cameron Tyson, Andrew Wood, Emily Woolson

Honor Stoles for 92-95% Grade Average

Eduardo Aguilar, Daejanai Armstrong, Mikaela Benoit, Jian Paul Café, David Cardoso-Reyes, Cohen Compton, Brylee Eller, Colby Fulton, Nereyda Gastelum Zamora, Emily Peralta-Romero, Daegan Rodriguez, Owen Steinour

National Honor Society

Nicolas Acevedo, Caden Althoff, Jian Paul Café, David Cardoso-Reyes, Cinthya Chavarria, Chance Davis, Brylee Eller, Colin Ferguson, Ethan Fetters, Colby Fulton, Yadira Garcia Ruiz, Erik Garcia-Tacuba, Nereyda Gastelum Zamora, Marianna Hartman, Ian Himes, Bryan Jahn, Kaylee Keeran, Aidan Kissner, Kaitlyn Kline, Ashya Lady, Seth Lady, Paige Miller, Hannah Orndorff, Abigail Orner, Heidi Orner, Gabriella Pirich, Devan Ponce, McKenzie Ratay, Brylee Rodgers, Caitlynn Royal, Jonas Rutkowski, Christian Shaffer, Natalie Showaker, Luke Showers, Autumn Slaybaugh, Courtney Smith, Luke Spadacino, Owen Steinour, Rebecca Swatsburg, Trinity Trimmer, Cameron Tyson, Andrew Wood, Emily Woolson

National Art Honor Society

Nicolas Acevedo, Amalia Aguilar Apolinar, Sheyanne Alamo, Alessia Carella, Cinthya Chavarria, Brylee Eller, Yadira Garcia, McKenzie Ratay, Emily Woolson

National Technical Honor Society

Austin Black - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Jian Paul Café - Automation, Robotics and Electronics

Senior Student Council Outstanding Service Awards

Nicolas Acevedo, Colby Fulton, Aidan Kissner, Devan Ponce, Brylee Rodgers, Natalie Showaker, Cameron Tyson

Upper Adams Hall of Honor

Cameron Tyson

School Counselors Association

Kaitlyn Kline

Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Gettyburg College Award

Rebecca Swatsburg

American Legion Awards

Seth Lady & Gabriella Pirich

Upper Adams Education Association Award

Dylanie Castillo Salazar

The John Phillip Sousa Award

Trinity Trimmer

The Ed Taylor Memorial Award

Sheyanne Alamo

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

Bryan Jahn

The Ruth Evelyn Lupp Music Awards

Ashya Lady & Gabriella Pirich

The Nathaniel Huettner Memorial Drama Award

Gabriella Pirich

The BHS Technology Education Award

Caden Althoff

The Builder’s Association of Adams County

Courtney Smith

FFA Cecill R. Snyder

Courtney Smith

FFA Agricultural Awards

Maci Dinges & Brody Gardner

Agricultural Mechanics Award

Gavin Taylor

Eric L. Black Memorial Award

Fernando Alvarez

South Mountain Antique Engine Agriculture Award

Ag Winners: Andrew Bear & Levi Roberts

Tech Winner: Jonas Rutkowski

Pennsylvania State Seal of Biliteracy Award

Yadira Garcia

The Excellence in Modern Foreign Language Awards

French - Katherine Ramos-Morales

Spanish - Abigail Orner & Emily Peralta-Romero

Biglerville High School Science Award

Natalie Showaker

Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Awards

Heidi Order & Cameron Tyson

Biglerville High School Math Award

Luke Showers

The Bill Wigglelance High School English Awards

Ethan Fetters & Trinity Trimmer

Biglerville High School History Awards

Bryan Jahn & Natalie Showaker

Biglerville High School Art Award

Hannah Orndorff

Art Assistant Award

Brylee Eller

Biglerville High School Senior Yearbook Merit Award

Shane Stoermer

Ethan Slaybaugh Memorial Scholarship

Devan Ponce

The Family and Consumer Sciences Awards

Culinary: Brayden Dellinger, Ian Himes

Child Development: Cinthya Chavarria,

Heidi Orner, Karina Pulido-Reyes, Amahirani Zavala Polina

Mildred Walters Leader Memorial Award

Brylee Rodgers

Senior Self Improvement Awards

Alessia Carella, Carina Heller, Daegan Rodriguez, Owen Steinour

Adams Electric Cooperative Scholarship

Nayleen Paul

Biglerville High School M.S. Cline Scholarships

Cynthia Chavarria & Logan Newcomer

Canner Funds Awards Scholarship

Luke Showers

Ray & Violet Flickinger Scholarship

Kaitlyn Kline

Apple Harvest Scholarship

Seth Lady

Luella Musselman Paul Scholarship

Brylee Rodgers

Thomas E. Arnold Scholarship

Brylee Rodgers

Westfield and Westfield Agents Association Scholarship

Paige Miller

Marine Semper Fidelis Music Award

Eduardo Aguilar

Marine Scholastic Excellence Award

Luke Showers

Marine Distinguished Athlete Awards

Seth Lady & Emily Woolson

Donald E. Baer Pharmaceutical Scholarship

Hannah Orndorff

Hale-Sterrett Medical Scholarships

Paige Miller & Natalie Showaker

Rotary Club

Rebecca Swatsburg

Arendtsville Vocational School Alumni Scholarships

Gabriella Pirich, Levi Roberts & Luke Showers

Kermit L. Jacoby Jr. Scholarships

Kaitlyn Kline & Luke Showers

Adams County Bar Association Law Day Scholarship

Brylee Rodgers

The Upper Adams Youth Football League Award

Colby Fulton

Did someone say Professional Development? What is Professional Development anyway? Professional development refers to the continuing learning opportunities available to teachers and other education personnel throughout the Upper Adams School District. Effective professional development is viewed as vital to our success at the Upper Adams School District and also contributes positively to our teacher satisfaction with their teaching experience. As with all school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Upper Adams School District faces an array of complex challenges—from working with an increasingly diverse population of students, to integrating new technology in the classroom, to meeting rigorous academic standards and goals—research continues to stress the need for teachers to be able to enhance and build on their instructional knowledge.

The Upper Adams School District Professional Development Process consists of a committee of professional staff members who meet annually to review the results of a district–wide survey

concerning emerging training needs for staff members. From this meeting, a professional

development catalog is developed for the summer months that provides staff members the

opportunity to engage in a wide variety of professional development options. Similarly, the

administrative team meets, as well, and plans the professional development activities for the

upcoming school year based on current state mandates, district initiatives, and building goals.

During the 2023–2024 school year, the Upper Adams School District has a variety of

professional development opportunities planned for our professional staff members. At

Biglerville Elementary School, staff members will be involved in literacy training, as a part of

the Success For Pennsylvania Early Learners (SPEL) Grant the district received to enhance our

core literacy instruction. The SPEL Grant will provide intensive professional

development/coaching to our teachers at Biglerville Elementary School to ensure that early

learners receive evidence-based practices to improve outcomes in literacy, and school and family engagement. The Lincoln Intermediate Unit (LIU) and the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) in Harrisburg will be assisting Biglerville Elementary School in implementing this grant.

The Upper Adams Intermediate School transitioned students from using MacBooks to iPads

during the summer months. As a part of this initiative, the Upper Adams School District has

partnered with professional development trainers from Apple to meet with the staff members and work with them throughout the school year. The goals are for the professional staff members to become acclimated to the iPads, learn how to best integrate the new technology into classroom instructional practices, and understand the potential the iPads can bring to the classroom to enhance and support the learning process for students.

Focusing professional development on pre and post assessments, as well as positive behavior

support, are the target areas for the Upper Adams Middle School for the 2023–2024 school year.

Professional staff members will be working on updating assessments to identify what students

know prior to teaching a concept and then targeting deficit skills during instruction. This pre and

post assessment concept will provide students with more focused instruction during classroom

lessons. In addition, student behavior will be a focus for the Upper Adams Middle School as

a result of a partnership with Live School. This program will help the Upper Adams Middle

School enhance the school culture with a school–wide points and rewards system. Professional

staff members will be trained to use behavioral rubrics, motivate students with a rewards store,

and share data with parents and staff.

Biglerville High School continues its school climate and restorative practices professional

development goals for the 2023–2024 school year. Professional staff members resume their

journey from previous years and will be further trained to implement restorative practices

throughout the school building. Restorative practices is a framework that focuses on improving

and repairing relationships between students and their school communities. The purpose is to

build healthy communities, increase positive social experiences, decrease discipline issues and

antisocial behavior, repair harm, and restore relationships.

District–wide, Upper Adams will continue to focus on revising, writing, and enhancing our K–12

science curriculum to meet Pennsylvania’s new science standards. The new science standards

are aligned to current research and best practices in science education. They prioritize a shift

away from memorization of facts to having students productively participate in scientific

discourse and practices, involve students in sustained investigation to support deeper

understanding, and recognize that even young children are capable of more sophisticated

scientific reasoning than originally thought. The standards also include a new domain for

''Environmental Literacy and Sustainability'' across all grade levels.

Professional development is alive and thriving for our teachers in the Upper Adams School

District. Their learning opportunities will provide our students with a higher quality and more

engaging educational experience.

We all have heard the adage, “Technology is great when it works!” The Upper Adams School District Technology Department had a full summer of projects to make sure technology does, in fact, work for our returning students, staff, teachers, and community members. In addition to

“working”, it is imperative that the technology we offer our users is safe and secure at all times. Not only are we concerned about the standard viruses and malware that are ever present, but we prioritize keeping our students safe while online as well. Many times, it feels as it is a moving target with technology changing so rapidly. However, we pride ourselves on creating a safe and secure digital environment for all the users connected to the Upper Adams School District

network. Several projects during the summer helped to meet this goal. They include:

New Core Switch: The Upper Adams School District Technology Department installed a new

core switch, which will allow a more stable, faster, secure, and updated experience for anyone

who is using a device to connect to the Internet or complete online tasks.

New Firewalls/Filtering Infrastructure: The Technology Department installed new firewalls

and filtering software to make the online experience for all users much safer, more secure, and

allow our technicians more options to resolve an issue with concerning websites or potentially

unsafe software that wants to connect to our network.

Operating System Upgrades: Various devices and servers were upgraded to the newest version

of their operating system. Outdated operating systems are an invitation for viruses, network

attacks, and security issues. With these upgrades, these devices now provide a more stable,

secure, and protected experience for the applications they support.

Battery Back-Up Replacement: A power outage can be devastating for a large organization.

Data can be lost, devices can be damaged, and the network infrastructure can become

compromised. During the summer months, the Upper Adams School District Technology

Department replaced outdated and non-functioning battery back-ups with new devices that can

keep the district running for a short time in the event of an unexpected power outage. This will

provide protection for our hardware, as well as give our users piece of mind that their data will

be safer during a power outage event.

New District Website & Mobile App: The Upper Adams School District built a new website to

make it easier for users to find information, learn about events, and connect with our school

buildings and staff members. The new website is ADA compliant and features a number of

enhancements from the previous website, including an interactive activities calendar, easier

access to frequently visited departments, and more intuitive alerts about school district events. In

addition, the Upper Adams School District mobile app was rebuilt and has a new user interface,

which provides easier navigation to district information and events. Users can also create

custom notifications for calendar events and alerts and be easily connected to our social media

channels and announcements.

Technology is “working” in the Upper Adams School District. There is no finish line as

technology is constantly changing. The Upper Adams School District Technology Department

remains committed to keeping our devices and users safe and secure when working online and/or

completing digital tasks. We will continue to maintain our network and infrastructure with a

focus on security and positive user experience.

There are a number of organizations who have events happening across the district. Please visit our district website and view the Community Public Events Page for all the latest information.

The following information is due to the district Nurses' Offices at the beginning of the school year.

Dental Exams for Kindergarten, 3rd Grade and 7th Grade Students

Physicals for Kindergarten, 6th Grade and 11th Grade Students

Immunization updates are needed for students entering Kindergarten, 7th Grade and 12th Grade. They include the following:

7th Grade - Tdap and Meningitis is required by the first day of school

12th Grade - Second dose of Meningitis is required by the fifth day of school

If you are in need of Dental Exam or Physical Exam paperwork or have questions regarding the required information including immunizations, please contact the School Nurse in your student's building.

Sally Jones, School Nurse, Biglerville High School & Upper Adams Middle School

s.jones@upperadams.org

Jenna Landis, School Nurse, Upper Adams Intermediate School

j.landis@upperadams.org

Heather Then, School Nurse, Biglerville Elementary School

h.then@upperadams.org

To view all open positions and apply, please go to the Upper Adams School District website at www.upperadams.org. Departments - Human Resources.

You may also contact Tina Fair, Human Resources Coordinator at 717-677-7191 extension 2721 or by email at t.fair@upperadams.org .

For updated employment opportunities at Upper Adams School District, please visit our employment page on the district website at www.upperadams.org.

If interested in employment opportunities with one of our contractors, please reference the chart below for positions and who to contact.

Contractor Employment Opportunities and Contact Information

Aramark

Custodial

Substitute Custodial

https://careers.aramark.com/

Positions are available now!

Chartwells

Food Service Worker

Substitute Food Service Worker

www.compassgroupcareers.com

or Mike at 717-677-7191 x2510

Positions available now!

Jacoby Transportation*

Bus drivers

Van drivers

Substitute bus drivers

Substitute van drivers

Website: https://www.jacobytransportation.com/careers/

Rolling Hills Transit/Folium Inc.

Van drivers

Substitute van drivers

Website: https://foliuminc.e3applicants.com/careers

Weaver Transportation*

Bus drivers

Substitute bus drivers

Contact: weaversbusservice@gmail.com or Matt at 717-968-2340

Kelly Education Services

Substitute Teachers

Substitute Instructional Assistants

Contact: Ashley Freed, Client Manager, at 717-229-9819

or email her at ashf767@kellyservices.com

*Paid training maybe available