Superintendent's Briefing
Central Dauphin School District | November 2024
Superintendent Turman at the EHS STEM Summit
Paxtang's Red Ribbon Celebration & Family Math Night
Thanks to Paxtang's school counselor Mrs. Orth and our Secretary Mr. Keich, the students got to enjoy popcorn and a movie at lunch to represent us making good choices so we can live like stars!
School counselor Mrs. Orth serves popcorn to a student.
Students sitting at a table enjoying their popcorn.
Paxtang Family Math Night - Adults working with student on math skills.
NOVEMBER Acknowledgements
National School Psychologists Week November 4-8
American Education Week November 18-22
Native American Heritage Month
School Board Spotlight
Introducing CDSD School Board of Directors Member, Eric Epstein, Assistant Secretary!
Eric represents Region 2. He was born in that community and attended Northside Elementary School, Lower Paxton Junior High School, and graduated from Central Dauphin High
School in 1978.
Eric is a retired teacher. He taught adult education and corrections' education at Tri-County OIC, and the Dauphin County Prison, Louisville Secure Treatment Unit, and the State Correctional Institute at Camp Hill. He was also an Assistant Professor of Holocaust Studies atPenn State Harrisburg, and co-author of “The Dictionary of the Holocaust."
His mother, Barbara is 92 and lives at home. She loves to play solitaire, and eat fast foods and sweets. His sister, Betsy, is a nurse practitioner. She is recovering from a stroke, and lives in Harrisburg. His daughter, Gabriela, is a New York Times best selling cartoonist based in Austin, Texas. Gabriela adapted two "Baby-Sitters Club" graphic novels, and co-created and illustrated the
award-winning bilingual graphic novel,”Invisible." She also illustrated and wrote the graphic
novel continuation of the Danny Phantom television series.
- Meet the Board: https://www.cdschools.org/our-district/school-board/board-of-school-directors
- Meeting Dates: https://www.cdschools.org/our-district/school-board/board-meeting-dates
- Contact the board with concerns: boardmembers@cdschools.org or the Board President directly Mike Jacobs at mjacobs@cdschools.org.
🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟
Colonial Park Rotary Students of the Month
Lana Johnson of CDHS
Aurelia Carter of EHS
Payton Goodyear of CDHS - ACDA National Honor Choir SSAA 8-10
East High Band Group 2A Silver Medal at Nationals Win
10th Anniversary Good Character Breakfast
10th Anniversary Good Character Breakfast at CDHS and Expansion into East High, CD Middle, East Middle and Swatara Middle Celebration.
Panorama Survey Fall 2024
Dear CDSD Community Resident/Stakeholder!
We need to hear from you! The CDSD is seeking input from families, residents and other community stakeholders to help guide our direction as a District. Your input is crucial to this process and greatly valued. Please use the links below.
The Panorama Family and Community Surveys are open today through Friday, December 6.
Family/Parents/Guardian/Stakeholder Survey:
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/centraldauphin/family24/surveys
Community/Resident/Stakeholder Survey:
Community: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/centraldauphin/community24/surveys
NUTRIPACKS INFORMATION
NutriPacks is a direct food distribution program for all students in the Central Dauphin School District. Nutripacks provides weekend food and nutritional information to families for 30 weeks during the school year and are dedicated to helping food insecure children have the resources to thrive socially, emotionally and academically. Enrollment for the 2024 - 2025 school year is now open: https://www.cdsdnutripacks.org/enroll
- Each NutriPacks student receives a weekly food pack including breakfast, lunch & dinner items for the weekend and 1/2 gallon of milk.
- STUDENTS - NutriPacks is currently distributing packs to over 700 students each week
- VOLUNTEERS - NutriPacks volunteers are the heart and soul of fulfilling our mission
- COMMUNITY SUPPORT - Our program is dependent on funding from donations, grants and businesses
- All donations directly support students in need in the Central Dauphin School District
Upcoming Breaks
Fall Break - November 27 - December 2
Winter Break - December 23-31
Access the complete online school calendar using this link: https://www.cdschools.org/all-events