The Exeter Township Administration Building will be open to the public for the Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, April 5 at 6PM; however, the building will be closed to the public during business hours from Monday, April 4 through Friday, April 8 for HVAC work. We apologize for any inconvenience. Should you have concerns or questions, please contact the District at 610-779-0700. Thank you.
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It’s An Exeter Karaoke Throw-Down!
It’s an Exeter Karaoke throw-down! Exeter Township Junior High Principal Alex Brown and Exeter Township Senior High student Saishree Mupparaju are among local “celebrities” looking for your vote to see who will perform their chosen Karaoke song live in the 1st Annual Raise Your VOiCE Celebrity Karaoke Contest. To vote for Brown or Mupparaju (as part of a trio called the “Girl Gang”) to perform, you can donate an amount of your choosing at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/berks-county-community-foundation-inc/1st-annual-raise-your-voice-celebrity-karaoke. The top three contestants who raise the most amount of money will perform live on Friday, April 29th at the GoggleWorks (or you can view the performances live via Zoom).
Mupparaju and Brown are competing against five other local Berks County “celebrities,” including Dr. Kevin Terefenko, Dr. Denny Mauro, Stephanie Delozier, Rick Perez and Rob Flowers. All proceeds from vote donations benefit VOiCEup Berks and the Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading.
ETSD Names New Member During Special Voting Meeting
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors unanimously selected Robert Quinter to fill the vacated seat left by Michael Jupina’s resignation during a special voting meeting held at the Exeter Township Administration Building on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. During the meeting, the Board interviewed three candidates–Brad Fox, John Scaccia and Mr. Quinter–who applied for the unpaid seat and selected one through a vote according to Board Policy #004. Mr. Quinter will serve the rest of Mr. Jupina’s term, which expires in December 2023.
Mr. Quinter is a 1964 graduate of Exeter, a decorated and retired Marine, and has worked in medical operations and as a Realtor as a civilian. He previously served on the ETSD Board of School Directors from 2001-2017.
To view a video of the interviews and selection process, please click HERE.
Students Earn Reading Musical Foundation Scholarships
March is Music in our Schools month; to celebrate, we hope you'll help us congratulate the following students for receiving scholarships through the Reading Music Foundation. They are (from top left, clockwise):
- Xadiel Benejan-Rodriguez, 12th grade, alto saxophone
- Jillian Crotty, 7th grade, French horn
- Grace Campling, 7th grade, double bass
- Scarlet Jordan, 2nd grade, violin
- Michael Jordan, 6th grade, double bass
- Colette Jordan 5th grade, cello
- Lily Jordan, 6th grade, double bass
Congratulations to these outstanding musicians!
Berks Nature Provides Hands-On Lesson on Pollutants in Waterways
Using powdered cocoa, lemonade, fruit punch, sprinkles, oats and generously-filled water spray bottles, Reiffton students modeled the effects of animal poop to pollution in our waterways during a fun-filled, hands-on demonstration by Berks Nature, a non-profit dedicated to environmental conservation. Students gathered around a molded landscape model, delicately placing ingredients to simulate dirt, pollutants, trash, and their favorite–poop. Afterwards, the fun began when they started taking turns making it “rain” by spraying their models with water and creating mock thunderstorms to see how the ingredients mixed together and washed down into their model’s lake. “This is where your drinking water comes from,” said Michael Griffith, Berks Nature’s Education & Watershed Specialist. “Ewww!!” said 5th graders collectively as they saw their fake pollutants and poop collect in their lakes. Mr. Griffith looked pleased as he saw the look of disgust on their faces as if he knew he had succeeded in landing the point of his lesson: When you keep our environment clean, you keep our water clean.
Berks Nature provided the learning experience to both 5th and 6th graders as part of a grant and through the support of Reiffton’s APT. Thanks to both for providing an unforgettable lesson to our middle schoolers!
School Community Survey & Superintendent Application Now Open
The Exeter Township Board of School Directors is seeking a dynamic individual with integrity, visionary leadership, superior communication skills and outstanding administrative ability to lead a district of over 3,900 students and is seeking your opinion on the qualities you'd like to see in the next Superintendent of the Exeter Township School District. The desired candidate must possess experience in achieving high academic performance, creating academic equity, and sound school finance and business management; excellent verbal and written communication and leadership skills; a proven track record of staff accountability; experience with development and implementation of curriculum; knowledge of educational and technological best practices; and success in community engagement and involvement. Minimum of 10 years in education; building administrative or central office experience required. Superintendent experience preferred.
Your opinion matters and is an important part of the Board's selection process! Members of the community are invited and encouraged to participate in a survey to share their thoughts about qualities that are important to them in the next superintendent. Please click on the button below to complete an anonymous school community survey by April 11, 2022. We hope to hear from you!
To take the survey or apply for the Superintendent position, please visit https://exetersd.org/search.