Bristol Township School District

Dear Bristol Township School Community,

I hope today finds you and your family well as the school year moves into February.

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their support and understanding as we navigated some difficult weather conditions and brutal cold this past month. We know that it has presented challenges for all of us. I have to share my thanks and appreciation for our Operations and Facilities Teams, who have worked very hard in tough conditions to get our schools ready and open for our students, who, I think we all would agree, should always be in school as much as possible.

As of this writing and release, we still have one unused "Snow Day." After that, we will move to Remote Instruction if deemed necessary, but remember to always follow our Communication Portals for updates and information.

Keeping with this theme of gratitude and appreciation, we had a couple of recent examples that demonstrate the outstanding staff we have at BTSD and how much they care about the community. As we navigated a tragedy at a local nursing home on the day prior to winter break, we were asked by local officials to make Truman High School available as an Operations Center, and I have to give a shout out to so many of our school community members who rushed over there to get it ready and make it happen. That includes Operations Manager Mr. Cox, Security Coordinator Luke Miller, District Health Coordinator Regina Jones and our nurses, the entire Truman High School administration team and even School Board President Mr. Morgan, who stepped up to help out in this time of need. We received many compliments and accolades about the professionalism and willingness of our team to help out during this local emergency from many of those involved.

On to the good news! Our January Smore highlights School Board Appreciation Month and tells the tale of the Franklin Cleaning Crew "Saving the Day." Truman Drama's "Beetlejuice" tickets are on sale, and we encourage you to spread the word about the upcoming Kindergarten registration.

Please enjoy this month's newsletter!

Sincerely,

Michael Nitti

Superintendent of Schools

Our School Board of Directors are volunteers who spend countless hours in meetings, at school events, and behind the scenes to ensure our students’ success. Thank you for your service and commitment to the Bristol Township School community!

Members of the district’s Curriculum Team presented at the Improving School Performance Conference in Pittsburgh, held January 25-28. This conference is hosted by the PA Department of Education's Division of Federal Programs and the PA Association of Federal Program Coordinators (PAFPC).

• Jessica Festa and Jillian Cargill presented “Huddle Up for Literacy: A Winning Game Plan for Continuous School Improvement.”
  
  
• Megan Gancarz and Amy Coleman presented “Leveraging the School Improvement Process: Building Systems of Support through SWPBIS Implementation.”
  
  
• Eric Sarappo's presented “Math intervention: Empowering Every Learner: A Tiered Approach to Math Intervention with SpringMath.”

Read more about their presentations.

A crisis unfolded in the late evening hours of December 16.

Although it should be acknowledged that this was the type of deeply personal household crisis that almost every family can unfortunately relate to.

After Heather Anderson’s mother picked her up from work—having just taken the children to the Franklin Middle School choral concert—Anderson discovered that her two-year-old son Ollie’s beloved stuffed animal, Wally, had been left behind in the auditorium.

Continue reading at https://tinyurl.com/franklincrew

Congratulations to the Foundation of the Arts students of the month, who were recognized at this month’s Board meeting! Each honoree received a certificate and a Barnes & Noble gift card.

Harry S Truman High School is proud to be the first of four high schools in the world to perform the pilot of Beetlejuice before MTI opens licensing to other schools.

“The cast and crew will have many opportunities to work with new techniques and exhaust their creative solutions to bring this show to life in the Lou Volpe auditorium,” said Theatre Educator Tracey Gatte.

TICKET SALES

Ticket sales are online only and cost $12 plus fees. Recommended for ages 12+. Show dates are March 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m., and an additional showing on March 7 at 1 p.m. The dress rehearsal is on March 3, 7 p.m., with a $5 donation, cash only, at the door.

Through March 31 at the Levittown Giant (4001 New Falls Rd.)

BTSD is once again proud to be part of the GIANT Feeding School Kids initiative! From January 1 – March 31, you can round up at the register to support our school district’s efforts working to eliminate childhood hunger.

Through this initiative, BTSD and other public school districts can use funds to support meal programs to expand food distribution programs, create on-campus food pantries and gardens, supply extra weekend meals, and eliminate outstanding student meal debt.

Through last year's program, BTSD received $8,071.21 for our food service department. Let's raise even more in 2026!

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215-943-3200
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