Guidance and Resources for our Community
Beginning Monday, March 16 through Sunday, March 29, Beaver County schools will be closed and will not be in session for students. This includes all school activities, field trips, and facility use through March 29.
3/19/2020
Pennsylvania Department of Education Cancels Statewide Assessments
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced today the cancellation of all PSSA testing and Keystone exams for the 2019-20 school year as a result of COVID-19. This includes the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA).
3/19/2020
Free Meals in Beaver County
The following attachment has a weekly schedule (day of the week) where you can find meals in Beaver County
3/18/2020
Beaver County Resources for Assistance
3/18/2020
The Center for Hope is sad to report that they are closing the center for the next two weeks, effective immediately. Because of this, today’s food distribution scheduled for the Crestview Village community center parking lot is cancelled. We are working to find a way to continue to help feeding the students of Ambridge during this time. Please continue to check your email for updates.
Thank you for understanding. Stay healthy.
3/18/2020
Update from Positive Steps:
During this crisis we are aware that many of our clients may be in need of therapy more than ever. WPPC has taken measures that will allow us to provide face to face therapy at either our Beaver or Baden office. Additionally, the PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has loosened the regulations around Telehealth during the COVID19 crisis which will allow our therapists to conduct therapy sessions via internet, Facetime or phone. Unfortunately, this only applies to clients whose primary insurance is Medical Assistance. None of the commercial insurances have followed suit. We will be contacting clients and/or their parents/guardians to offer these services.
Prevention created a YouTube Channel that will have information and videos on a wide range of topics.
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zxbGwMmpYSqABbAkcDxkw/featured?view_as=subscriber
More information on the channel and content to come.
3/18/2020
Kennywood ticket sales in the District were scheduled for Tuesday March 24th. This has been cancelled. Please see the below message from Kennywood.
Dear Kennywood Coordinator,
We know the Coronavirus situation has been at the top of everyone’s mind of late, and it has been at Kennywood as well. The health and safety of our Guests and Team Members is always our top priority, and our team has been proactive in enhancing cleaning, sanitation, and disinfection protocols for our Team Members currently working, and in preparing for when the park opens for the 2020 Summer Season.
At this time, we continue to plan towards the start of the Kennywood season on Saturday, May 2. We will continue our careful monitoring of the current situation, adhering strictly to the recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as our local and statewide health and safety agencies.
However, Kennywood management has made the decision to cancel ALL in-school ticket sales for 2020. We will not be rescheduling any ticket sale dates. Your school district’s picnic tickets will still be available on the personalized URL that you were assigned. We are adjusting the price online to meet the same value as a ticket sold at the school. In the occasion that Kennywood does not proceed with its current operating schedule, I will be in contact with the affected district to reschedule a picnic date.
3/17/2020
Like most of you, we have become increasingly concerned with how the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation could affect our students and their learning. With that in mind we are sharing a list of resources for you to use during your time at home. This is not a list developed by AASD, but rather a list of resources gathered from the Internet. We hope you find something you can use online or offline.
Resources for At-Home Learning
3/17/2020
The School Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 has been cancelled.
3/16/2020
The Center for Hope will be distributing food to Ambridge students to help families in need during the school closing. One bag of food will be distributed for each child in the family.
Food bags will be distributed at the following locations:
Food will be distributed until all bags are gone. Please continue to check your email for updates on the shutdown and additional food distribution dates.
3/15/2020
Ambridge Area School District has designated lunch only meal services in three locations throughout the district. This service will run from Tuesday, March 17, 2020 through Friday, March 27, 2020 in the following locations:
3/13/2020
The SAT exams scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at the Senior High School, have been cancelled.
3/13/2020
Beginning Monday, March 16 through Sunday, March 29, Beaver County schools will be closed and will not be in session for students. This includes all school activities, field trips, and facility use through March 29. Further information from the Superintendent will be forthcoming.
Members of the Ambridge Area Middle School National Junior Honor Society recently completed a group service project in which they put together and delivered care packages to such organizations as the Beaver County Humane Society, Ambridge Police Department, Economy Fire Department, a local women’s shelter, and a local homeless shelter. Packages were also mailed to military troops deployed overseas. These members have continuously shown their commitment to the NJHS pillars of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship since their induction, and they continue to positively represent our district!
Complete application is required. Competitive pay and benefits. Drug screening and clearances required by school district. Please submit letter of interest to June Mueller jmueller@ambridge.k12.pa.us, Facility Manager and CC: Tracey Murphy tmurphy@ambridge.k12.pa.us
Various part‐time and substitute positions available this school year. Prior experience in quantity food prep and kitchen safety is preferable. Successful candidates will work as team players in a fast‐paced food
service setting. Flexibility to work amongst five schools is preferred. $10.00 per hour to start. Other opportunities for growth! Complete an employment application and apply for current Act 34, Act 151 and 114 clearances through our website at www.ambridge.k12.pa.us Forward letter of interest, application, and clearances to Ambridge School District, 909 Duss Avenue, Ambridge, PA 15003, Attn: Mrs. Janet Gaffney.
EOE
PARENTS! HELP WANTED!
Ambridge Area School District contracts Day to Day Substitute Para-Professionals/Instructional Aides and Teachers through Precision HR Solutions. Substitutes in these areas are no longer employees of Ambridge Area School District.
Precision HR will be responsible for employing substitutes in these areas and filling all day to day absences. Questions regarding employment with Precision HR may be directed to Suzanne Walsh at swalsh@precisionhr.net or call 888-416-4338.
If you would like to apply for a Professional vacancy for the current school year, your credentials must be complete on PA-Educator.net. Please observe posting deadlines. Please do not mail duplicate application packets to Ambridge Area School District. Unsolicited application materials or transcripts cannot be acknowledged or returned. For more information please contact Mary Jo Sivy, 901 Duss Avenue, Ambridge, PA 15003
If interested, please view the attached job description and submit a letter of bid by hard copy at the Central Administrative Office located at Ambridge Area High School addressed to: Mr. Barry J. King, Director of Academic Affairs or send a letter electronically to bking@ambridge.k12.pa.us and CC Mrs. Rebecca DeMase at jmueller@ambridge.k12.pa.us
Dianne Kasnic Prinz
Class of 1956
Dianne Kasnic Prinz is a 1956 graduate of Ambridge Area High School. She won scholarships to the University of Pittsburgh, where she received a bachelor’s degree in physics. She later received a doctorate in physics from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Kasnic Prinz was a space scientist for the Naval Research Laboratory. In the 1970’s, Dr. Prinz was the first woman selected to be trained as a payload specialist by NASA and was scheduled to be sent into space before her flight was canceled after the 1986 Challenger explosion. She worked in a field dominated by men. In the early 1970’s, when she was an official involved in a satellite launch at the White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico, Dr. Prinz had to improvise, because there were no women’s restrooms.
Her awards include a Navy Award of Merit for Group Achievement, the NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award and the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Dr. Prinz volunteered for the Navy Community Outreach Program and gave lectures about space research in her NASA flight suit at schools in the Washington area.
Brandon Guilish
Class of 2003
Brandon Guilish is a 2003 graduate of Ambridge Area High School. Mr. Guilish graduated with honors from Temple University with a degree in Film and Media Arts. In a very short period of time, Brandon has made a mark on the field of reality TV. He is a sought after producer and director and has traveled to over 40 countries across the globe. Some of his credits include producer/director of Weird But True (National Geography), The Great Human Race (National Geography) and co-executive producer of Uncommon Grounds (Travel Channel) and Dangerous Grounds. He received the 2019 Daytime Emmy award for his work as the Director on Weird But True.
Through his work, he encountered some of the world’s most struggling countries and became determined to use his skills as a director and producer to give back. In 2018, Brandon traveled to Uganda with a team of filmmakers to document the South Sudanese refugee crisis and to raise awareness of the lack of education and clean water in this area of the world. Following his trip, he and his team raised thousands of dollars to help provide clean water in the Ugandan refugee camps. Brandon regularly volunteers for his church and is instrumental in producing footage for an annual fundraiser to provide meals for 10,000 families throughout the Philadelphia area.
Marita Grabiak
Class of 1976
is a 1976 graduate of Ambridge Area High School. She attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated with honors from University of California Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture/Television and a Minor in Art History. Marita is a veteran Television Director/Writer, with 40 credits in episodic television. Her TV movies, both thrillers and romantic comedies, are highly rated in Lifetime and Hallmark Channels. A versatile director, she has worked with acclaimed actors such as: Emma Stone, Kathy Bates, George Clooney and Sally Fields. With thousands of hours of film production experience, she made the move into Television Directing on the long running series ER in 2001.
Marita Grabiak has been a financial supporter of the Laughlin Memorial Library as well as a loyal patron. Marita was especially fond of a rare 1917 Fairyland map that was displayed in the children’s room. Upon discovery, that this map was no longer in good condition, she went to great lengths to provide a restored copy that is now returned to its rightful spot thanks to her persistence and dedication.
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