Reiffton

Winter Weather School Closures, Delays & Dismissals Reminders

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To be alerted by phone, email, text and app notifications when school needs to close, dismiss early or delay opening due to bad weather, please take a moment to register your FREE and secure account on ParentSquare, which is Exeter's new app for district, school and classroom news, events, sign-ups and more. Your registration allows you to confirm your contact details so you can be sure to receive school alerts when bad weather strikes.

We'll also send out alerts through our social media channels, website banner and on these TV stations:

And  radio stations:

  • WEEU 830AM
  • Y102.5FM

School Board Votes to Institute Mask Mandate and Update Quarantine Guidelines

Due to the rising COVID cases in the community, the Exeter Township Board of School Directors met tonight to make changes to the District's Health & Safety Plan. Tonight, they approved two motions, which go into effect tomorrow, January 3, 2022, when all students and staff return to school. They are as follows:
  • All students, staff and visitors must wear masks inside school buildings from Monday, January 3rd through at least Wednesday, January 19th.
  • They updated quarantine guidelines to align with CDC recommendations.
The District will be updating its Health & Safety Plan and FAQs to reflect these changes, which will be available on its website at www.exetersd.org/covid.

Exeter Launches New District Website

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Featuring a news-forward focus, a clean design and community-centered content, the District launched a new website this month at the URL-friendly www.exetersd.org to refresh its online presence. New features include a day-of-the-week widget to help parents and students remember the cycle day, a consistent menu from school-to-school, a news-centered splash page with news, events and social media/ParentSquare feeds, a Community Bulletin Board for local organizations to post their registrations and events, and a grade/department-centered fly-out directory on each school's page to make it easier for you to find teachers and staff. Please make sure you click on the SCHOOLS tab to check out your school's respective site!

We're continuing to make adjustments to our mobile-friendly version and have a few other tweaks/improvements in the works, but we're eager to hear your feedback or suggestions! Please feel free to email communications@nullexetersd.org with features you'd like to see, which may be included in a future update!

Jennifer Dorta recognized as SHAPE PA’s Elementary Teacher of the Year

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Reiffton's Health & Physical Education teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Dorta, was named SHAPE PA's Elementary Teacher of the Year following her regional win in the spring and then her state-wide recognition later this year. A teacher in Exeter for 16 years, Mrs. Dorta is known for her enthusiastic and caring teaching style that motivates students to take care of their emotional wellness just as much as their physical health as she creates dynamic lessons for her students and collaborates with her fellow teachers to create cross-curricular learning activities. Presented with the challenges of teaching virtually at the start of the pandemic, Mrs. Dorta harnessed her creativity as she brought themes and corresponding dress-up opportunities, (such as pirate week) to keep her students engaged as they learned from home. "Social and emotional learning is very important to me," she says as she explains that her lessons often refer to the wellness triangle to encourage her students to keep their lives in balance physically, socially and mentally/emotionally.

The SHAPE PA Award stems from the SHAPE America Society of Health and Physical Educators. Every year, this group recognizes teachers from school districts in every state that have shown dedication, commitment and excellence in their school. Mrs. Dorta received her award and recognition at a banquet last month. Congratulations to Mrs. Dorta!

Mask Update

Dear Exeter Families,

The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court struck down Pennsylvania’s school mask mandate yesterday, effectively ending masking requirements in PA public schools. At this time, the Exeter Township Board of School Directors has mandated that staff and students continue to wear masks until December 15th. On Wednesday, December 15th, staff, students and visitors may choose to wear or not wear masks in all school buildings. The District will continue to ask students who are visiting the school nurse to wear a  mask, and will provide one if requested. Masks will continue to be required to be worn on school buses as per federal TSA requirements. 

At a future date, the government or the Board of School Directors could reimpose masking requirements. Please continue to monitor school communication for updates.

Thank you for your continued cooperation.