April 27, 2020

Greetings Brentwood Families,

Food Distribution:

Food Distribution to families will continue through June 5, 2020.

The schedule for food distribution this week is Wednesday, April 28 and Friday, May 1, 2020. The location of the meal distribution is the MS/HS auditorium doors from 11:00am-12:30pm.

Closure Information:

•	The District applied for the Equity Grant sponsored by PDE and was awarded the maximum possible which was $61,745. This money must be used for the following,
o Tracfones and service plans for special education staff, ESL staff and nursing staff
o Transperfect Translation service costs for communicating with English Language Learner families o Costs associated with communication Special Education families
o Costs associated with the purchasing of an online registration platform for new students including new kindergarten students.
o Laptop computers for the elementary staff (At the beginning of the 19-20 school year, new laptop computers were leased for Middle and High School staff in preparation to move to a 1:1 setting at the Middle and High School in 20-21)

•	The Equity Grant money must be utilized by June 30, 2020 and the budget reporting is extremely detailed to ensure that the funds are spent on the items listed above.

•	The committee meeting scheduled for Monday, April 27, 2020 has been canceled the next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2020. The 2020-2021 proposed final budget will be reviewed. The May 11 meeting will be held via Zoom.

•	The Brentwood Borough School District students were treated to a “shout-out”, thanks to Mrs. Phillips who reached out to two fellow NMSI collaborators, Mr. Passwater and Mr. Record. Brentwood AP students have been using College Board live-streams in both AB and BC to supplement the e-learning experience. In the AP Calculus BC: Connecting AB to BC — Area and Volume presentation, Mr. Passwater and Mr. Record wore Spartan gear and specifically recognized Brentwood Borough School District and Mrs. Phillips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpT3Iiik8MQ&list=PLoGgviqq4844oVJMjJ8YkD4mQIoMp4Cbu&index=23

•	Mrs. Graff and Mrs. Kauric teamed up to create a kindness video displaying the students’ finished projects from our Social and Emotional Learning curriculum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGVjp4hT8pE&feature=youtu.be