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This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/12/21/superintendents-forum-take-a-moment-to-appreciate-teachers/ By: Thomas Voelker, Daniel Boone Area School DistrictThursday, December 21, 2023 Teaching is a noble profession. It is the profession that teaches all other professions. Teachers have the ability to inspire, motivate and help students become better versions of themselves than they ever thought possible. Teachers are not just educators, imparting knowledge; they also serve as mentors, role models and...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/12/07/superintendents-forum-artificial-intelligence-as-a-tool-for-learning/ By: Dr. Richard Mextorf, Hamburg Area School DistrictThursday, December 7, 2023 I learned to drive in a 1974 Ford Pinto. For those of you old enough to remember, that was the one with the exploding gas tank. It was a standard shift with no power steering or power brakes. Dad made us learn on a standard shift car so we...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/11/23/superintendents-forum-grateful-for-the-role-our-school-safety-officials-play/ By: Mrs. Marybeth Torchia, Boyertown Area School DistrictThursday, November 28, 2023 “School days, school days, dear old golden rule days…”  If only it were as simple as “…readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic,” as Gus Edwards and Will D. Cobb wrote in their song “School Days (When We Were A Couple of Kids)” in 1907. Yes, it has been more than...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/11/09/superintendents-forum-the-future-of-education-is-up-to-each-of-us/ By: Dr. Andrew Netznik, Tulpehocken Area School DistrictThursday, November 9, 2023 The other day, a friend asked me what I thought education would look like in 10 years and if I thought the state of education would improve. And I did not know how to answer him.  For the first time in 21 years of being in education, I truly...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/10/26/superintendents-forum-how-edibles-are-changing-landscape-of-drugs-in-berks-county/ By: Dr. Christy Haller, Exeter School DistrictThursday, October 26, 2023 A national study published this year by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that the number of children who accidentally ingested drug-laced edibles rose from 207 cases in 2017 to a staggering 3,014 cases in 2021. This, as both a parent and an educator, is extremely alarming. As it turns...Read More