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DCIU Update
A Word From Dr. Larry O’Shea
August 2010 Delaware County Intermediate Unit #25
Inside this issue:
Marsha Dworkin
Recognized as
Expert in Field
2
DCIU STARS 3
DCIU ESY Program 4
Education
Foundation
Procedures
Reminder
4
The New DCIU
Marple Education
Center
5
Mandatory Electronic Payroll
Vouchers
6
DCIU Wellness Initiatives: Zumba
and Yoga
7
DCIU’s annual Opening Day was held on September 1
at the Springfield Country Club. The nearly 800
employees (all except the Early Intervention staff who
could not be with us due to scheduling) who attended
the event received greetings from Ed Cardow on
behalf of the Board. Mr. Cardow talked about some of
the Board’s activities and accomplishments and
expressed his appreciation for the hard work of the
employees. Dr. O’Shea gave a review of the accom-
plishments that the DCIU staff have completed over
the past year. The list was compiled from the input of
many staff members. It is not ―all inclusive‖ as there
are probably a large number of other accomplishments that haven’t been reported, but, it
does reflect the breadth and depth of the services that we as an organization provide to a
myriad of customers. Finally, the keynote speaker, Marvin Worthy, of Worthy Consulting
and Training, inspired the audience to use their own unique leadership style and sense of
fair play to ―stand up for children.‖
DCIU Celebrates Opening Day 2010
Opening Day keynote speaker, Marvin
Worthy, President and CEO of Worthy
Consulting and Training.
Welcome back to another exciting, challenging school year. I hope that
by now you have received my email detailing a long list of accomplish-
ments that, together, we achieved during the 2009-10 school year. I also
discussed these accomplishments during our Opening Day program on
September 1 and presented these accomplishments to the Board. I said it
then, and I’m saying it again: Thank you all for your hard work, dedica-
tion and ongoing commitment to DCIU and to the children and families
we serve.
I hope that you are as excited as I am about the new school year. Already for 2010-11, we
are well on our way to adding to those accomplishments. For example, after nearly two
years of planning and construction, we have opened the doors to our new Marple Education
Center. Staff are still hard at work moving in and unpacking boxes, but we are ready to
receive children into this beautiful new facility. We can also look forward to the completion
of our strategic plan for the long term direction of our organization as well as its implemen-
tation. Finally, many of you are already hard at work on the execution of your departmental
Wildly Important Goals (WIGS), which align to many of the principals put forth in our
draft strategic pillars and that will help us define what we need to do every day, week and
month in order to live up to our esteemed mission in this region.
Best wishes for a wonderful school year.
...for children
DCTS held its first summer Camp Program from June 28 – July 2. The
programs were all sold out with 60 students enrolled all together. Held at
the Folcroft campus, the programs included:
Techstorm!: Students learned how to use Computer Aided Drafting and De-
sign (CADD)— the same tools used by designers, architects and engineers
to bring ideas to life. Hands-on projects and fieldtrips to high-tech design and manufacturing compa-
nies introduced students to the wealth of careers in engineering.
Motor Mania: Innovations in automotive technology made this an exciting field to explore. Instructor
Bill Jenkins guided students through hand tools, safety, the components of motors, and how to build
and adapt every day motors to put a new ZOOM in their wheels.
Curious Cooks: This camp blended creative cooking skills with hands-on experiments that illustrated
how the recipes work. Field trips provided opportunities to experience culinary careers and how
today’s creative chefs promote local foods and farms.
Jr. Green Builders: Building trades have taken on a new and exciting role in green collar careers.
Hands-on projects help students learn basic building skills while exploring new technologies and
techniques that will make buildings more energy efficient and better protect the environment.
DCTS First Summer Camp a Success
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Pictured center, DCIU’s Debbie L. Miller receives a check
from Genuardi’s in the amount of $5000 for the work the
DCIU OPTIONS Program does with employees with
disabilities. This is the second year in a row that Genuardi’s
has given the program such a generous donation. Pictured
with Debbie is Linda DiFebbo, Genuardi’s H/R hiring coordina-
tor on the left, and on the right is Marge Lynam, H/R Advisor.
OPTIONS Receives $5000 Check from
Genuardi’s
DCIU Hearing and Language Supervisor, Marsha Dworkin, had been identified
as a leader in disability and educational policy in the state of Pennsylvania, by the
White House Disability Office. As such, she will assist the White House with
outreach efforts in regards to disability policy and will be asked to participate in
conference calls and other kinds of events in this regard. Kudos to Marsha for
being recognized as a national expert in her field!
Marsha Dworkin Identified as Expert by White House Office
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Cindy Barnes, Andrea Bitner and Ray
Withers (nominated by Jen Copus and Grace
Quagliariello)
These three outstanding teachers dedicated
countless hours in creating, planning, organiz-
ing, and instructing students for our first DCIU
Title III ELL Summer Camp for secondary
students. Cindy, Andrea, and Ray worked
wonderfully as a group, but individually they
went above and beyond to provide their
students an optimal learning experience this
summer.
Cindy worked diligently writing the standards
based curriculum, securing transportation for
students in five school districts, and schedul-
ing guest speakers. Guest speakers were
selected based upon the content area themes
and student interest. In addition, Cindy put
together a slide show that highlighted all ELL Summer Camps, including our elementary camps. This slide
show will be shown to DCIU Title III Consortium Districts and to the ELL Staff.
Ray took time from his busy personal life to solicit donations from various local businesses, which included
daily snacks for students. He also put in countless hours assisting in the development of the standards-based
curriculum.
Andrea helped plan guest speakers and also solicited donations from local businesses. She also worked hard
in the development of the curriculum and put in extra time working with community organizations to enrich
the summer program. All three teachers deserve to be recognized for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the secon-
dary students of the DCIU ELL Program. The secondary program was well-received in its first year and we
look forward to building upon this success in future years.
Karen Peterson (nominated by Sallie Elizabeth Clayton)
Karen rejuvenated an almost defunct teen parent program at Upper Darby High School the first
year she joined the staff
She has established and maintained positive liaisons and relationships with the administrators,
staff, community agencies and students
She serves the largest enrollment population of pregnant and parenting students in the entire county
She is mature, reliable, responsible, and self-motivated
She works well with a team or independently
She is committed and dedicated to assisting students in achieving their highest educational, career
and personal goals
She is truly an excellent role model and model employee
Sharing Talent And Recognizing Service (STARS)
From l to r: Grace Quagliariello, Andrea Bitner, Dr. Larry
O’Shea, Cindy Barnes and Ed Cardow at the September 1
Board meeting.
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DCIU Extended School Year Programs (ESY) were held over the summer
at Francis Harvey Green, Pennington, Newtown Towers Apartments and
Morton. ESY teachers used themed-based instruction in the programs this
year, with the world of dinosaurs as the theme. Intensive reading, writing,
listening and language skills were submersed within the theme as the
students were being taught the various skills. ESY is designed to keep
progress going for children who might regress without school over the long
summer break. Participation in DCIU’s ESY program has steadily increased
over the last three years.
DCIU ESY 2010
Education Foundation Procedures—REMINDER
Many of the DCIU Education Foundation grant recipients are doing a wonderful job using
their grant monies as well as obtaining other corporate and foundation grants for their
programs and students. However, recipients are reminded to please follow the procedures
stipulated in the Grant Procedures form (on website) to avoid many of the issues we’ve experienced this
past year. For example, many of the checks that came in during the 09-10 year were made out to DCIU (or to a
specific program), but they must be made out to the Foundation, according to our auditors. Also, prior to apply-
ing for any outside grants, please complete the Grant Notification form, which can also be found on the DCIU
website, and send it to Adriene Irving. When applying for outside grants, please refer to the following:
Grant Administration Grants received from outside sources (corporations, charitable organizations, etc.) that are required to go through
a 501 (c)(3) organization are handled by the DCIU Education Foundation. Teachers/Supervisors applying for
these grants must follow certain steps to be in compliance with the procedures of the Education Foundation:
Notify the Director of Information and Communications of the intent to apply for the Grant.
ALL Grant applications must be sent to the Director of Legislative and
Community Services for signature. Provide a copy of all grant related documentation to both the Director of Legislative and Commu-
nity Services and the Business Office. Documentation should include, but is not limited to: Grant Application, Grant
Award Letter, and Grant Acceptance Letter. It is the responsibility of the Teacher/Supervisor applying for the grant to provide
any information from the organization awarding the grant, as it relates to required
follow-up documentation or grant restrictions.
Any checks provided once a grant has been awarded MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO :
DCIU – EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Importa
nt
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The new DCIU Marple Education Center is officially ready to
receive students on September 7. The Marple Township building
inspector issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for the up-
per and lower levels of the building. We cannot occupy the cafe-
teria and kitchen at this time, however. Parents of students in the
Autistic Support programs had an opportunity to see the build-
ing at an Open House on September 2. They were quite
impressed with our beautiful new facility!
In addition to tremendous Board support, George Illicher and
Jack Curtin have managed this project with skill and persis-
tence. Maria Edelberg, Joe Pardini and the entire Special Programs staff
have also done an excellent job helping to move this project forward. No
project is without its problems and that certainly has been the case with
Marple. We still have a ways to go until this project is finalized, but we
have reached an important milestone.
Introducing the new Marple Education Center
An excited Chef Don Young puts the finishing
touches on his DCTS Culinary Arts classroom.
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Electronic Payroll Voucher—Mandatory January 1, 2011
TO: ALL DCIU/DCTS EMPLOYEES
FROM: TOM BROWN, BUSINESS MANAGER
Last year at this time, we introduced the electronic payroll voucher.
The electronic notification of your payroll voucher is sent to your
home e-mail or your work e-mail address. Approximately 25%, or
250, of DCIU and DCTS employees have received their vouchers
electronically this past year.
This is a secure method of pay notification and replaces the hard-
copy voucher mailed to your home using the US Postal Service. The e-mail saves time and money, is
“Green” to the environment and is delivered immediately when payroll is run. Your direct deposit to
your bank account will still be made on the date of the payroll schedule.
Sign up and receive your payroll voucher via e-mail by contacting Jean McCullough in the Human Resources
Department, [email protected]. Indicate your wish to have your pay voucher sent via e-mail and provide
your preferred e-mail address.
Please sign up as soon as you can but prior to January 1, 2011. After January 1, 2011, all paper vouchers will
be eliminated and electronic vouchers will default to your work e-mail address. Employees can also access
pay information via the Employee Access Center.
403b Workshop
If you are considering retirement, or plan to retire in the near future,
this Kades-Margolis pre-retirement workshop is for you. This is an
opportunity to gain critical knowledge by attending this free,
informational workshop.
Tuesday, November 15, 2010
4:00-6:00 p.m.
DCIU Morton Education Center, Room 172
Information: Contact Greg Field, CRPC, CLTC
Financial Advisor
1-800-433-1828, ext. 131
200 Yale Ave.
Morton, PA 19070
Phone: 610-938-9000
Fax: 610-938-9887
Email: [email protected]
DELAWARE
COUNTY
INTERMEDIATE
UNIT
WWW.DCIU.ORG
The HR Department is pleased to bring you this health and wellness information each
month on behalf of IBX and HMS. Look for more on the DCIU website.
Yoga Classes begin again on Monday, September 13th
from 4:45-5:45 p.m. We are also adding another class
starting on Thursday, September 23rd from 4:45-5:45. The Thursday night class will be a Yin Yoga class (Yin
Yoga –relaxes, restores, and rejuvenates) and Monday
night yoga will be our ―regular‖ class (building energy,
flexibility and strength). Take one class a week or take
them both, they totally complement each other.
Yoga is good for the body, mind and spirit. Sometimes less really is more. Letting go of striving and
surrendering to the wisdom of your body will teach you
lessons you’ll never learn in books, lectures, and how-to
courses. In yogic postures, your body becomes your teacher. Let go and let your body
show you the way. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Melanie at 610-938-9000 ext.
2032 or email at [email protected]
There is no set fee for classes; however, participants are encouraged to drop a
donation in the box.
It’s Yoga Time Again
DCIU Wellness Committee
announces Zumba classes!
Looking to burn calories and
have fun at the same time?
Join the Zumba party! Try a
free demo on Wed., Sept. 8
at 4:45 p.m. in Morton
Room 171. Call
Adriene Irving for details at
ext. 2058. Classes will be held each
Wednesday (except the
first Wednesday) at 4:45.
Donations will be accepted.
Zum
ba!