Dear Residents, Parents and Friends, The School District of Haverford Township includes seven distinct schools with students from thousands of families who reside in many different communities, but we all have the same HAVERFORD PRIDE. Pride starts with our teachers who each year continue to train and grow into institutional leaders. Pride shows in the classroom where our teachers create quality educational opportunities every day for every student. Pride is evident in the distinct school cultures which all include a spirit of collaboration between parents, teachers and the greater community. Pride is on display as our athletic teams win with good sportsmanship. By far the best example of our Pride is our consistently high level of student achievement. Pride is academic achievement and community spirit put to work with grit. Recent research has defined the trait of grit as sticking with things over a very long-term until you master them. Grit is shown in hard work and determination. Students need grit to learn and grow in an ever changing world. The School Board, Administration and teachers need grit to meet the challenges of making a difference in the learning and lives of our students. Here at the School District of Haverford Township we will continue to use innovative tools, collaboration, training and hard work to promote student achievement and the love of learning. Each child deserves the opportunity to show their Pride to the world.

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Sincerely, William S. Keilbaugh, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools

BUDGET 2013 - 2014 Total Expenditures: $98,010,223 Millage Increase: 3.55% to 27.6784 mills Homeowner Increase: $153 or $12.75/mo The Middle School renovation was completed in 2012. This concluded a three-year capital improvement project that cost $63,305,000. The district refinanced construction bonds for a total savings of $128,000. The 2012-2013 budget included $78,000 of that savings.

TEST SCORES 2012 The District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2012. The District received AP® District Honor Roll recognition from the College Board The District was ranked in the top 25 Districts in Pennsylvania by schooldigger.com for 2012

School Board Front Row: (L-R) Philip Hopkins, Vice-President Coleen Bennett, President Denis A. Gray Esq., Patricia Giambuzzi Back Row: (L-R) Joseph P. Martin, Ph.D. P.E., James E. Goldschmidt, Ph.D., Kimberly Allen-Stuck, Ph.D, Lawrence A. Feinberg, Russell Bilotta

All 5 Elementary schools achieved AYP status in 2012. Manoa and Coopertown achieved AYP status by meeting all the performance targets. Chestnutwold 4th graders were 100% proficient in the PSSA Math test. Haverford Middle School achieved AYP status. Philadelphia Business Journal ranked Haverford High School the 28th best High School in the region based on SAT scores. Over 75% of Haverford High School students took the SAT. Newsweek ranked Haverford High School 31st out of Public High Schools in Pennsylvania based on a number of criteria including graduation rate, AP and SAT scores. Haverford High School math and reading combined PSSA scores were stronger than 83% of Pennsylvania high schools according to schooldigger.com.  

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Chatham Park Elementary School

Students participated in the Maniac Magee Race for the Homeless for the 15th year. Parents, students and teachers collaborated to plan the event which raised funds for the Norristown Salvation Army, and resulted in Chatham Park being the organization’s #1 contributor. Students chose the name Spike for the Chatham Park mascot, after the bulldog went 60 years without a name. 98.9% of Chatham Park 4th graders scored advanced or proficient in the 2012 PSSA Math Exam.  

Chatham Park Elementary School 400 Allston Road Havertown, PA 19083 610-853-5900, Ext. 1000 Principal: Sara Christianson Students: 565 Faculty: 36

First grade teacher Alisha Miller was chosen for the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award. Eleven students displayed their artwork for a month as part of First Friday Main Line’s Emerging Artist Show. First grader Sarah Hubley was a winner in the 2013 Dr. Nicholas Spennato Young Authors Writing Project. Chatham Park achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status on their Pennsylvania Standardized Tests for 2012.

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Chestnutwold Elementary School

100% of fourth grade students scored advanced or proficient in the 2012 PSSA Math Exam. Through the collaboration of parents and teachers, students in the fourth grade had the opportunity to explore vocations at the annual Career Day where 43 local adults volunteered to talk about their jobs. Fifth graders in the Program for Gifted Learners finished first in Pennsylvania in the Thinking Cap Challenge, a contest of general knowledge. Fourth grade Reading Buddies met with first grade students to listen to them read and explore books together.

Chestnutwold Elementary School 630 Loraine Street Ardmore, PA 19003 610-853-5900, Ext. 8000 Principal: Joel DiBartolomeo Students: 486 Faculty: 30

Student representatives from each homeroom met in School Delegation and shared ideas, concerns and questions from their respective homerooms with teachers and administrators in order to make the school community better. Students created art, collected supplies and sent holiday cheer to a partner school in Philadelphia through the Chestnutwold Elementary Civic Awareness Program. Students collected $1,642 in a monthlong coin drive to help victims of Superstorm Sandy. Chestnutwold achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status on their Pennsylvania Standardized Tests for 2012 by meeting all performance targets.

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Coopertown Elementary School

Third graders finished second in the nation in Wordmasters, a national vocabulary competition based on analogies. Three students received the highest national honors including Elizabeth Wolfe who earned a perfect score, one of only 39 in the nation. Newberry Award Winning Author, Grace Linn, spoke at an assembly and invited students up to the stage to act out stories from her new book, Starry River of the Sky. A children’s choir from Uganda performed at an all-school assembly and then the 4th and 5th grade chorus hosted the guest choir for lunch and sang for their new friends.

Coopertown Elementary School 800 Coopertown RoadBryn Mawr, PA 19010 610-853-5900, Ext. 3000 Principal: Angela Sorrentino Students: 428 Faculty: 31

Fifth graders read World War II novel, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, and The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco. In response, students participated in The Butterfly Project sponsored by the Holocaust Museum Houston. Each student created a butterfly to represent a child who died during the Holocaust. Throughout the school year, students donated items for various organizations through the Coopertown Cares project which works to create a difference in each student’s understanding, compassion and empathy of those within and beyond the local community. Coopertown achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status on their Pennsylvania Standardized Tests for 2012 by meeting all performance targets.

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Lynnewood Elementary School

Lynnewood won the School District of Haverford Township Elementary Track Meet for the 3rd year in a row. Fifth grader Elizabeth Joslin was Principal for the Day after writing the winning essay in the annual contest. Her essay proposed special fall assemblies to invite the "older" kids to get to know the “younger” kids and build school community. Second graders welcomed Grandfriends to a special tea where students entertained them with plays, music and treats, and the Grandfriends entertained students with wonderful stories about their 2nd grade experiences.

Lynnewood Elementary School 1400 Lawrence Road Havertown, PA 19083 610-853-5900, Ext. 4000 Principal: Susan Mingey Students: 568 Faculty: 36

97.7% of fourth graders scored advanced or proficient in the 2012 PSSA Math Exam. Parents organized a food and supply drive for victims of Superstorm Sandy. The Lynnewood community responded by filling trucks with relief items which were sent to NJ. Fifth graders in the Program for Gifted Learners finished second in Pennsylvania in the Thinking Cap Challenge, a contest of general knowledge. Joining only 19 other students in the country, fifth grader, June Park, earned a perfect score in the national Continental Math League. Lynnewood achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status on their Pennsylvania Standardized Tests for 2012 by meeting all performance targets.

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Manoa Elementary School

Second graders experimented with Lego robotics education as part of the school-wide Lego Dream Project, funded by a Haverford Education Foundation Empowerment Grant.   98.8% of fourth graders and 98.7% of fifth graders scored advanced or proficient in the 2012 PSSA Math Exam. Kindergarteners held a bake sale in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and raised $1,000 for Philabundance, a non-profit organization that provides food for the needy. Students put on a production of the play 101 Dalmatians.

Manoa Elementary School 201 South Manoa Road Havertown, PA 19083 610-853-5900, Ext. 6000 Principal: Kyle Hammond Students: 618 Faculty: 39

Second grade student Kateri Simmons won the Dr. Nicholas Spennato Young Author's Project award with her story, "Freddy's Key to Christmas." Kindergarten students welcomed Grandfriends to a special tea where students entertained them with music and treats and the Grandfriends entertained students with wonderful stories about their Kindergarten experiences. At the annual Young Writer’s Day, local authors spoke to students about creative writing, and students participated in a number of writing activities. Manoa achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status status on their Pennsylvania Standardized Tests for 2012 by meeting all performance targets.

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Haverford Middle School

Haverford Middle School defeated Paxon Hollow Middle School in 3 athletic events to win the coveted Potter Cup, but the real winner was the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation who received the $40,000 that students raised through the event. 18 girls attended the Catalyst Conference at Swarthmore College which highlighted opportunities for women in the field of science. The girl’s track team won the gold at the Valley Forge Relays in the premier event of the meet, the distance medley relay.

Haverford Middle School 1701 Darby Road, Havertown 610-853-5900, Ext. 5000 Principal: Daniel Horan Students: 1315 Faculty: 112

Haverford Middle School’s award winning chorus, 7th Heaven, won second place and $2,000 in the regional B101 Christmas Choir Competition for their rendition of “Carol of the Bells." 50 students created a conservation project that won the grand prize for their age group in The Philadelphia Zoo Albert M. Greenfield Foundation UNLESS contest. The campaign included surveys, a flash mob, sculptures and a movie to raise awareness of the importance of “saving energy to save wildlife.” The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association awarded the Haverford Middle School with the District 1 Sportsmanship Award. 100% of eighth graders who took the 2012 Algebra Keystone Exam scored advanced or proficient. Haverford Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status status on their Pennsylvania Standardized Tests for 2012 by meeting all performance targets.

Haverford High School 200 Mill RoadHavertown, PA 19083 610-853-5900, Ext. 2000 Principal: Jeffrey Nesbitt, Ed.D. Students: 1719 Faculty: 120

Haverford High School was the only high school in the Philadelphia area to host author Julie Otsuka, whose book The Buddha in the Attic was chosen for the 2013 One Book, One Philadelphia program. The School District of Haverford Township was named to the 2012 AP® District Honor Roll by the College Board due to the increased availability of AP courses and increased student achievement. WHHS (99.9 FM), one of the oldest running high school FM stations in the country, received $20,000 in grants from The Kal and Lucille Rudman Foundation and the Haverford Education Foundation to fund an equipment upgrade. Students named the studio The Kal and Lucille Rudman Studio and welcomed the radio and music industry legend to Haverford High.

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Haverford High School

Junior Hugh Huang earned a perfect score on the 2012 SAT. Six seniors were named 2012 National Merit Finalists, and 44 students were named 2012 AP® Scholars for earning a score of 3 or more in 3 different exams. The Instrumental Music Department hosted two master class sessions presented by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Softball team and the girls Field Hockey team were Central League Champions. Students collected food for 40 families at the Thanksgiving Basket drive. Senior Cross Country runner Tess Meehan was named 2012 Daily Times Female Runner of the Year.