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Sharon Hill School highlights PBIS recognition, student leadership and Girls Lead conference
Summary
Sharon Hill School staff and students told the board the school has strengthened culture and climate, earned state PBIS recognition, and runs student programs including Reading Olympics and a Girls Lead leadership program supported by a local nonprofit.
Sharon Hill School staff presented a summary of the school's culture, positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) recognition and student leadership programs at the April 23 Southeast Delco School District board meeting.
The school presenter, identified in remarks as the principal of Sharon Hill School, described a three-year progression of school theme work and acknowledged that academic performance dipped after early gains. The principal said their PSSA baseline data from 2022 through 2025 show the school remains behind state proficiency standards but competitive within the district, and then summarized this year's academic targets.
Staff and students then described a series of student-centered activities and partnerships. The PBIS program was singled out as a point of pride: staff said the school is a fourth-year recipient of recognition for implementing PBIS with fidelity and highlighted parent engagement events (ice cream social, cookie bake, bingo) and a culminating PBS funday supported in part by donations from Franklin Credit Union.
A sixth grader, Abigail N, briefly described Reading Olympics procedures: participants read from a list of 45 books and compete by answering content questions to earn ribbons. Miss Hudson, identified as a speech therapist at Sharon Hill School, described the Girls Lead program, a no-cost leadership opportunity run in partnership with a local nonprofit (the Women's Resource Center). She said Girls Lead includes community-project work, conferences (Villanova, Drexelbrook, Newman University), and in the coming year will focus on providing feminine-hygiene products in middle school bathrooms.
School staff thanked families and the board for support and said these programs have increased student engagement and parent involvement. The board did not take a formal vote on school programming during the presentation.
The presentation closed with student representatives recounting a regional leadership conference experience and encouragement for continued board support of student leadership opportunities.
