We would also like to WELCOME Toomey Anderson who will join the district as ASD’s new Coordinator of Student Activities & Athletics. Mr. Anderson will be responsible for assisting the Director of Operations in enhancing the district’s activities & athletic programming K-12!
Beginning Monday 3/16, grab-and-go breakfast & lunch will be available at all schools between 10 AM and 2 PM. Students and families can visit the school that is closest to their home, even if the child does to attend that school:
After 30+ years in the district, current operations director/former
@asdallen
principal, Keith Falko retired today. A small group of admins & staff came together to see him off & share some of their favorite moments from throughout the years. Congrats on retirement Mr. Falko!
A short snippet of a socially distant farewell car parade in honor of the irreplaceable Rooster, our district homlessness liaison. Staff, admin, families and even the mayor lined up to deliver balloons, signs and best wishes for his retirement!
#ASDCommittedToExcellence
Huge shout out to our IT & facilities teams, who today who helped organize& deliver almost 3,000 chrome books to our schools that will be in the hands of our students next week, bringing us one step closer in closing the digital divide!
#ASDCommittedToExcellence
@ThomasParkerASD
Welcome and congratulations! Last night the board approved Dr. Michael Q. Roth as the ASD's new Chief Academic Officer! Dr. Roth brings extensive administrative & academic leadership experience to ASD. Learn more:
WINTER WEATHER UPDATE: Due to extreme temperatures, the Allentown School District will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 31. The administration building will open at 10:00 AM. All activities are cancelled.
POWERFUL words and a wild response from the crowd as
@asdallen
Valedictorian Anna Tjeltveit gives her speech 👊 - full video coming soon!
#proudcanarynation
The Allentown School District is excited to announce that long time AP Micheal Makhoul has been named the new principal of Dieruff High School! The new role was made official at yesterday's board meeting. 🎉🐾
#HuskyPride
#ASDCommittedToExcellence
A surreal morning here at
@asddieruff
, where the Learning Dome (which has been closed since 2010) is OPEN to showcase the interactive technology that ASD hopes to bring back to the District and entire
#LehighValley
community
#STEM
#edtech
#scidome
A sneak peak into what goes on behind the scenes to prepare for a 5x meal pickup! Our food service staff has done an amazing job preparing healthy breakfast & lunch for our students! 🍎
🚨🚨WE INTERRUPT THIS BOARD MEETING TO CONGRATULATE MILAIJAH TORRES ON HER FREDDY AWARD!!!!!!! OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS!
@freddyawards
@asddieruff
It’s never to early to start learning! Today, the learning hub in city center
#Allentown
officially opened, providing Head Start programming to over 100 students and their families. We can’t wait to see these youngsters in our elementary schools in just a few years!
Another shout out to our academic team, custodians and security guards who are helping with distribution of paper copies of packets for students.
What is in print packet is the same as what is available on our website and has nearly 10 days of activities!
ASD is working to expand athletics & extra-curriculars to students K-12-now meet the man behind that mission! You've probably seen
@toomraider1
out & about at schools or in the community. Thanks
@Muhlenberg
for highlighting this AWESOME alum & his work! 💪
🚨 Special delivery!
One step closer towards our goal of increasing access to technology for our 17,000 students! Today 21 tech carts (with 30 laptops in each) were delivered to
@asdallen
today!
#asdcommittedtoexcellence
@ThomasParkerASD
Shout out to our amazing food services team who have been making sure that our students are able to safely pick up grab and go meals this week. THANK YOU for your continued dedication to our children during this time!
#ASDCommittedToExcellence
All schools and the administration building will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 7. All activities are cancelled.
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Todas las escuelas y el edificio de administración estarán cerradas mañana, miércoles 7 de marzo. Todas las actividades están canceladas.
In honor of
#NationalPrincipalsMonth
, can we talk about how AMAZING this group is? Our principals go above and beyond each day to ensure their students’ academic success, and work tirelessly to protect the health & safety of every person in our community. 💙 to say THANK YOU!
We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with
@DonorsChoose
! Our teachers will be able to access over 4 million donors to support their classroom projects that align with the mission, vision and commitment to equity in ASD!
@ThomasParkerASD
Good Morning ASD! Help us celebrate our amazing leaders today on
#SchoolPrincipalsDay
! Since we've closed our principals have adapted to help serve meals, distribute thousands of computers, host virtual faculty meetings and help get distance learning off the ground. THANK YOU!
Today, students from
@b21allentown
got to meet their
@LVHN
mentors! 16 students will spend their summer working with healthcare professionals in every department from the NICU to finance! Students who applied were matched to various offerings based on their interest and passion.
We would like to extend an extra special THANK YOU to our maintenance & facilities crew who worked so hard over the last few days preparing for and clearing snow from around our schools to ensure that students and the community have safe and accessible walkways and sidewalks.❄️
An Important Update from the Allentown School District regarding Opening of Schools: ASD Superintendent
@ThomasParkerASD
Recommends Opening Schools Virtually for Fall 2020
Please join ASD in congratulating Mrs. Nancy Wilt & Mr. Nicholas Miller who have been elected as the new President & Vice President of the Allentown School District Board of Directors!
@ThomasParkerASD
@PSBA
@PADeptofEd
@AASAHQ
On behalf of the ASD Board of Directors & the entire ASD staff, we would like to send a very special birthday greeting to Superintendent
@ThomasParkerASD
! We hope you enjoy your day! 🎂🎉
The official ribbon cutting from the grand opening of the newly refurbished baseball field at
@asdunionterrace
! Thank you
@ScottsLawnCare
@MLB
and Chase Utley for making our students dreams come true. The students in ASD and the city of Allentown thanks you!
@ThomasParkerASD
To close out
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we want to recognize all of the incredible women who support our students & families in ASD- and give a shout out to
@BodnarPrincipal
from
@asdcentral
who was named a difference maker by
@mcall
this month!
Moving to old business, a motion is made to un-table the name of the new elementary school. The motion on the floor PASSES and officially naming the new school after
@asdallen
alumnus, Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays-the first building in ASD that will be named after a female.
Nothing beats a surprise visit from a former student 💙
Last week, a few seniors from Allen, Dieruff & B21 surprised teachers who had a positive impact on their path to graduation. From the entire
#Classof2021
, we can't thank you enough!
Students were permitted to start their walk out at 9:55 (start of 4th period) and head to the auditorium to participate. Large groups now being checked in and seated. The bottom level holds roughly 250
@asdallen
#ASDCommittedToExcellence
#walkout
Congratulations to
@asddieruff
student Danny Garcia who was selected represent ASD in the
@PMEAstate
District 10 Chorus Festival, Jan 25 – 27, 2018, at Blue Mountain HS!
Kicking off
#ReadAcrossAmerica
Day at
@asdcentral
! Even with a two hour delay this morning, students were treated to a very special snack when they arrived! What could we possibly be making?
@lvreads2025
Raise your hand if you miss basketball! Congrats to A’quele Adderley, Nate Ellis, Emmanuel Ozuna, Quinton Stewart (
@asdallen
) and Isaiah Taylor (
@asddieruff
) who were all named to The Morning Call’s 2019-20 Boys Basketball All-Star Team!! ⭐🏀
WOW! What a great morning supporting the students & families of Allentown. Over 500 desks & chairs were given away to at Cleveland & McKinley. These desks moved FAST! Thank you to our awesome facilities team & principals who helped empty the buildings and load up cars!
Last night, we celebrated students and teachers from every school at the first annual Superintendent's Awards of Excellence! A full album will be posted on Facebook shortly - share your images from last night using the
#ASDCommittedToExcellence
and
#CelebrateASD
!
"Amid a nation in chaos, we must choose whether we remain silent or whether we speak power to the words of healing." ⠀
⠀
Please visit our website for an important message from Superintendent
@ThomasParkerASD
here:
🏆 Congratulations to WAHS Class of '03 graduate Amanda Seyfried for winning her first Emmy!! She won for portraying Elizabeth Holmes In ‘The Dropout’ - check it out!
What a night!! Thank you to all who generously supported the Learning Dome renovation project and attended tonight’s ribbon cutting. Your commitment to our students means the sun, moon and the stars! Public showings will begin this fall! 🌟🌟
After 42 years at Sheridan, we said farewell to our beloved secretary, Mrs. Peters and she begins her retirement. We celebrated the many lives she impacted with a big clapping parade and many hugs.
@AllentownSD
Wrapped up an engaging day long session of
#professionaldevelopment
with our school leaders and
@PADeptofEd
! Our team spent the day identifying opportunities to align school and district-level planning with the state’s emerging school improvement framework.
#ASDCommittedToExce
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ASD celebrates
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
! Let’s all shower teachers in appreciation and share how we love ❤️ like 👍, celebrate 🎉 and care for 😍)our teachers! Drop an emoji below and let us know how much you miss your favorite teacher & tag your school!
@ThomasParkerASD
What does a commitment to excellence look like? Today it looks like a truck! The pallets on this truck contain 1,526
#chromebooks
that help ASD work towards our goal of increasing personalized learning and instruction for all students!
#edtech
#ASDCommittedToExcellence