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Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! A new school year brings new opportunities for learning, growth, and collaboration. We believe that education is a partnership, and together, we can inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love for learning and create a supportive atmosphere that where every student can thrive academically and socially. We encourage open communication and collaboration among all stakeholders, ensuring that every voice is heard.

Thank you for your dedication, support, and the opportunity to serve the children, families, and taxpayers of the Upper Darby School District. Let's make this school year one filled with growth, achievement, and memorable experiences. Best wishes for a successful year ahead!

Warm regards,

The Board of School Directors

As part of the Board of School Directors' communication plan, the School Board of Directors sends monthly updates to the school community. Monthly updates include highlights of school board of directors' community engagement and advocacy efforts, important dates, upcoming school district events, updates on any new policies or changes in policies, financial updates, and information on district resources. These updates aim to keep everyone informed and engaged with the school community. The information included in these briefs is not intended to be a complete recounting of Board meetings and do not replace official Board meeting minutes. Official meeting minutes, agendas, reports, and presentations are available at BoardDocs. Also, the Board meetings are live streamed to the District's Official UDSD Board & Board Committee Meetings YouTube Channel. We welcome you to follow the issues the School Board is considering and to attend meetings to stay informed. Thank you for taking the time each month to read the School Board of Directors' Updates!

The Upper Darby School District Board of School Directors believes that all students, regardless of background, economic should have a quality public education and an equal opportunity for success. The Advocacy Corner provides information and resources for parents/guardians with the goal of ensuring that every child has access to the resources and support they deserve through equitable public school funding. Upper Darby School District has historically faced state underfunding while seeing the cost of educating students in Pennsylvania's public schools increasing steadily and an increase in unfunded mandates.

The Board of School Directors would like to thank everyone that sent Impact Statements to us and your State Representatives. We believe that your voices helped sway some voters with getting the 2024-25 Budget, Investing in Economic Development, K-12 and Higher Education, and Public Safety to Create Freedom and Opportunity for All Pennsylvanians.

School has started for millions of students in the Keystone State, which has a growing teacher shortage crisis, but a new statewide program is working to build a pipeline into the education system. Read the rest of the story: “Educators Rising Works to Reverse Teacher Shortage in Pennsylvania” (CBS News Philadelphia, 08/21/24).

"In Your Community" features board members' investment in stewardship and service and their efforts to engage with the community, participate in community events, listen to citizens, promote student achievement, and help community members understand how the school board works to advocate for students and families. Partnering with the community in volunteerism and in service of our community is important to us.

Board Member Michelle Piacentini-Kao came out to support the backpack give-away for the Upper Darby students held by State Rep. Gina Curry. She also participated in the first back-to-school activities at Drexel Hill Middle School. Thank you, Michelle, for your commitment to our students.

Board members are passionate about serving our students and the Upper Darby School District families and regularly engage in ways that enrich our community. The Board Member Highlight showcases the contributions, experiences, achievements, and insights of individual board members.

Damien Christopher Warsavage

This month the school board would like to shine a spotlight on our School Director, Damien Christopher Warsavage. Damien, a Royal himself, having attended Upper Darby School District schools, is a dedicated School Director who is passionate about his community and approaches ever task with love and enthusiasm. Recently the Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA) also noticed Damien’s dedication to the Upper Darby School District and honored him and his five years of service. Thank you, Damien, for all of your hard work! "I want to thank PSBA for this amazing award that represents 5 years of elected advocate service to a school district with the biggest heart and soul I know. Everything accomplished during that time happened in partnership with this community and I am eager to expand on our shared progress for as long as everyone will have me. I am forever in gratitude to you all."

In its partnership with the Delaware County Literacy Council, district administration presented on the benefits of the Adult English as a Second Language (ESL) program for the school district community. The presentation also included participant numbers from recent years. The Delaware County Literacy Council exists to help adults develop reading, writing, math, and English language skills to thrive in the workplace and the community. Click on the link below to view the district's presentation and to learn how to register for courses.

https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Board.nsf/files/D8EQ4K677EE5/$file/Delco%20Literacy%20Council-%20UDSD%20(1).pdf

District administration presented on the PA Youth Survey (PAYS) Results. The PAYS was administered during the fall of the 2023/24 school year at no cost, thanks to the sponsorship of the state agency partners. Local Summary Reports presenting the results were sent to the Superintendents of participating school districts and private/charter schools in April 2024. Click on the link below to view the district's presentation, which includes PAYS results data for our students, current supports, and recommended action steps.

https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Board.nsf/files/D8EQ4T67873C/$file/PA%20Youth%20Survey%20(PAYS)%20Results%202023.pdf

District administration and PFM Financial Advisors provided an update on the school district’s 2024 financing plan. Additionally, they sought authorization to proceed with the necessary steps to issue a General Obligation Bond for 2024. Click on the link below to view the presentation and to learn more about the impact of the bond issuance and the requested authorizations.

https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Board.nsf/files/D8HJ8S4BCB31/$file/2024%20Bond%20Presentation%20082724.pdf

The Board of School Directors would like to thank the following organizations/persons for their donations to support our students:

Busted Saddle, LLC

World Was Made For You, Inc. , LLC

State Representative Gina Curry

Greg Lingo

Santiago B. Paul

David Wetzel

The Kids in Need Foundation

Action Karate, LLC

Catherine Campbell-Perna

Click on the links below for the August and September Donations Reports:

https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Board.nsf/files/D7XJ574B75F4/$file/Donation%20Report%208-13-2024.pdf

https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Board.nsf/files/D8EPZR67127A/$file/Donation%20Report%208-27-2024.pdf

https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Board.nsf/files/D8UHR249A0D7/$file/Donation%20Report%209-10-2024.pdf

If you know a community member who would like to sign up to receive these updates and other important messages from the District, please click HERE or share this link: https://www.upperdarbysd.org/Page/6798.

The regular School Board meetings and the School Board Committee Meetings are held in-person and livestreamed to the UDSD Board & Board Committee Meetings YouTube Channel.

Do you have a question or comment? Click HERE to learn how to participate.

Click HERE to review the meeting agendas 24 hours prior to the meetings.

Click HERE to view the 2024-2025 Regular School Board Meetings schedule.

Click HERE to view the 2024-2025 School Board Committee Meetings schedule. School Board Committee Meetings consist of the Education and Pupil Services meeting and the Finance and Operations meeting.

🟫 09/24, 6:00 p.m. — Combined School Board Committee Meetings & Voting Meetings

🟫 10/08, 7:30 p.m. — Regular School Board Meeting

🟫 10/22, 6:00 p.m. — School Board Committee Meetings

The Upper Darby School District calendar includes events, activities and important deadlines for the school year. Updates may be made to this calendar as the year progresses, so please visit this page often to stay up-to-date. School buildings keep their own calendars of events on their webpages that include dates for school-related events. Please visit your school building website for more information. You can also access the district and school-level calendars on the Upper Darby School District mobile app. Visit your App Store to download it today!

Click on the image to the left to access the master calendar or click HERE.

For general calendar questions, please contact Aaronda Q. Beauford, Director of Communications, at abeauford@upperdarbysd.org.

School Board members are your neighbors and are public servants who make decisions that affect all students. Board members are volunteers and have a deep desire to serve children, a strong belief in the value of public education and a deep professional respect for the District staff who serve our children and their families every day. Serving as a School Board Director requires many dedicated hours of service to our community. Click HERE to learn more about how the Board of Directors serves the Upper Darby School District community.

Email: udsdschoolboard@upperdarbysd.org

School Board of Directors' Webpage: https://pa02209738.schoolwires.net/domain/1733

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