WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:01.770 My name is Lynette Waller, 2 00:00:01.770 --> 00:00:04.140 and I am the Assistant Superintendent at the 3 00:00:04.140 --> 00:00:06.110 Wyomissing Area School District. 4 00:00:06.110 --> 00:00:08.870 So as the Assistant Superintendent, I work closely 5 00:00:08.870 --> 00:00:11.690 line:15% with the District Superintendent to primarily 6 00:00:11.690 --> 00:00:15.930 line:15% oversee instructional operations as far as the curriculum. 7 00:00:15.930 --> 00:00:19.304 line:15% I also supervise the other district administrators, 8 00:00:19.304 --> 00:00:22.350 line:15% and I support with all areas of operations 9 00:00:22.350 --> 00:00:24.179 as far as facilities management, 10 00:00:24.179 --> 00:00:26.770 line:15% instructional technology, finances. 11 00:00:26.770 --> 00:00:30.500 line:15% So I'm available to support the district and also 12 00:00:30.500 --> 00:00:32.630 line:15% I would lead up on new initiatives. 13 00:00:32.630 --> 00:00:35.720 line:15% I work closely with the district staff, 14 00:00:35.720 --> 00:00:38.029 along with parents and our school board. 15 00:00:38.029 --> 00:00:40.540 One new initiative that we're focusing on is 16 00:00:40.540 --> 00:00:42.600 implementing a STEAM program. 17 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:43.890 So STEAM is a fairly, 18 00:00:43.890 --> 00:00:46.768 it's something that's a hot topic in education. 19 00:00:46.768 --> 00:00:49.740 We're implementing one to one technology, 20 00:00:49.740 --> 00:00:51.850 so all of our students, K to 12, 21 00:00:51.850 --> 00:00:53.720 would have their own device to use. 22 00:00:53.720 --> 00:00:55.191 line:15% Right now we're using iPads. 23 00:00:55.191 --> 00:00:58.250 line:15% At the same time, we're implementing a STEM initiative, 24 00:00:58.250 --> 00:01:01.230 line:15% where we're creating maker spaces in our buildings 25 00:01:01.230 --> 00:01:03.370 line:15% where our students would be introduced to 26 00:01:03.370 --> 00:01:06.859 design methodology and innovation. 27 00:01:06.859 --> 00:01:09.250 They would have experiences starting at kindergarten 28 00:01:09.250 --> 00:01:11.700 all the way up to high school. 29 00:01:11.700 --> 00:01:13.050 I go in in the morning, 30 00:01:13.050 --> 00:01:17.490 and I'm normally at the school around 7:15, 7:30. 31 00:01:18.910 --> 00:01:21.050 A lot of that starts off with just being in the office 32 00:01:21.050 --> 00:01:23.470 and getting a sense of any new emails 33 00:01:23.470 --> 00:01:25.260 or anything that may have come in over the evening, 34 00:01:25.260 --> 00:01:27.330 and just staying on top of that. 35 00:01:27.330 --> 00:01:28.300 Then it just depends. 36 00:01:28.300 --> 00:01:30.960 line:15% Some days it's a Board meeting first thing in the morning. 37 00:01:30.960 --> 00:01:32.440 line:15% It could be meeting with teachers, 38 00:01:32.440 --> 00:01:34.800 line:15% maybe participating in a faculty meeting 39 00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:37.280 line:15% or planning out a professional development session. 40 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:39.550 line:15% Then it's getting around to our buildings, 41 00:01:39.550 --> 00:01:40.770 interacting with our principals, 42 00:01:40.770 --> 00:01:45.050 making sure that they have all of the necessary materials 43 00:01:45.050 --> 00:01:48.600 or resources or instructional focus for whatever 44 00:01:48.600 --> 00:01:50.260 they are focusing on that day. 45 00:01:50.260 --> 00:01:52.000 So I get around to a lot of the schools, 46 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.010 and then sometimes it's being available if a parent 47 00:01:56.010 --> 00:01:58.330 has a need or if there's a situation with a student. 48 00:01:58.330 --> 00:01:59.770 I may have to support that, 49 00:01:59.770 --> 00:02:00.981 maybe meet with the family. 50 00:02:00.981 --> 00:02:03.150 Sometimes it's going out into the community 51 00:02:03.150 --> 00:02:05.130 line:15% and maybe going to a borough meeting 52 00:02:05.130 --> 00:02:08.174 line:15% or just working with some of our community partners. 53 00:02:08.174 --> 00:02:10.210 line:15% Every day is a little bit different. 54 00:02:10.210 --> 00:02:13.110 line:15% Even when you have a schedule, you kind of don't. 55 00:02:13.110 --> 00:02:16.254 So you just have to be extremely flexible and fluid 56 00:02:16.254 --> 00:02:18.900 in everything that's happening and just responsive.