The New York district named Nicole M. Wolfe, the current assistant superintendent for business and elementary education, as the new superintendent. She replaces Union-Endicott CSD's Suzanne McLeod.
Stoughton's school committee selected John Marcus as the Massachusetts district's new superintendent, replacing Superintendent Marguerite Rizzi. He currently serves as the assistant superintendent for Sharon Public Schools.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that 29 school districts are being awarded grants totaling $2 million that will cover 900 seats. He also announced that a nonprofit is launching a privately funded fellowship program for elementary school math teachers to improve their skills. In addition, the New Jersey Department of Education will be shifting $13.6 million in federal funding to low-income districts for a range of programs including STEM.
Vernier Software & Technology has released the Exploring Motion and Force with Go Direct Sensor Cart downloadable activity module to engage students in hands-on learning as they investigate STEM concepts such as frictional forces, motion and simple machines.
Phoenix Academy, an elementary school in High Point, North Carolina, rolled out a multi-faceted safety system, which includes a shooter detection system, door barricades, cameras and mapping equipment, and lights. It is tied into the city's 911 emergency communications center.
Age of Learning's ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, a digital learning resource for children, and ReadingIQ, a digital library with thousands of titles for kids 12 and under, now include Lexile measures from MetaMetrics for their digital books.
KinderLab Robotics expanded its KIBO curriculum suite by announcing the K2-focused Growing with KIBO. It is designed to support classrooms with a complete, sequenced STEAM curriculum covering robotics, coding and computational thinking. In addition, it provides opportunities for integrating these topics with arts and literacy activities.
New Washington legislation focuses on suicide prevention, school resource officer training and mental health. Legislators also hope to open regional safety centers to provide training, support and coordination to teachers and students.
Schneider Electric and Vista USD have completed five phases of projects to modernize lighting, HVAC equipment and thermostat systems. The California district is expected to generate $785,000 in savings by the end of 2019. Schneider Electric is also working with students on STEM education.
Students at Porter Elementary are part of pilot program for Keenville, a computer-based video game-like assessment application. The new test was made available to first and second grade students at all public schools in Georgia at the beginning of the school year, but it is up to each teacher whether to use it in the classroom.
