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Jul 27

BUILD TO LIVE STREAM TESD REOPENING PRESENTATION MEETING

Tune in tonight at 7:00 PM to view the TESD presentation meeting via our Facebook page or website. Be sure to "like" our Facebook page t...

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Jun 17

BUILD Offering ERB Assessment Opportunity to All T/E Families

In response to last week's TESD School board vote to eliminate the long-valued ERB assessments for the upcoming 2020-21 school year, BUIL...

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Jun 7

ERBs Are Being Eliminated!

On Monday, June 8, TESD School Board will vote to eliminate ERB CTP testing for the 2020-21 school year. Following the challenging semest...

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Jun 3

School Reopening Guidelines Released by PA Dept. of Education

Find the latest details by following this link or clicking on the image below. Click here to see the June 3rd Preliminary Guidance for Ph...

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Jun 1

What's Happening in TESD; A Conversation with Individual Student Services

BUILD co-leaders discussed the following topics with Dr. Groppe & Lisa Snyder of TESD’s Individual Student Services on May 22, 2020. We ...

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Jun 1

Budget Strategy to Eliminate Important Assessments Given to Support Students Academically

At the June 8th School Board meeting, the board will be voting to eliminate the district’s ERB CTP testing for the 2020-2021 school year....

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Apr 27

Outcome of the Student Discipline Policy & Threat Assessment

Student Discipline Policy 5401 Update Student Discipline Policy 5401 Update The TESD Policy committee has been working on updates to its ...

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Apr 27

Family Survey on TESD Distance Learning

Survey Conducted by BUILD T/E March 30th to April 12th - First Phase of Distance Learning A huge thank you to everyone who participated i...

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Apr 17

Question for Education Committee Meeting Tonight (IDEA Waivers)

Has the T/E School District or the T/E School Board applied for these waivers for IDEA or Section 504 either directly or through any

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Apr 1

Why is TESD calling the police to report on children?

By Maggie Gaines, co-leader of BUILD T/E, parent of a child in the district and resident of Tredyffrin Township in Wayne, PA NOTE: the...

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Apr 1

The Risks of Threat Assessment to Students Are Dire

By Harold Jordan on March 25, 2020 Shared from Youth Today In the wake of highly publicized and tragic mass shootings at schools, jurisdi...

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Mar 31

BUILD on Distance Learning, Equity and School Closure Impact on Families

Dear T/E Families, We hope you and your families are well and you are finding ways to navigate these incredible circumstances. BUILD has...

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Mar 23

TESD Board Meets Tonight, Resources for COVID-19 School Closure & other news...

Hi BUILD Families! How’s it going? Loaded question, we know. ;) We are thinking of all of you. Distance learning is a new challenge fo...

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Mar 3

Our questions regarding the Student Discipline Policy #5401...

These are the concerns BUILD has with the proposed policy 5401 regarding student discipline: 1. Police are still called for a consult on ...

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Mar 3

Your support is needed! TESD Policy Committee Meeting - March 3rd @ 7 p.m.

By Maggie Gaines, March 3, 2020 Local friends: The TESD policy committee meeting is tonight. Policy 5401 is on the agenda with some propo...

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Mar 3

Will Proposed Changes to T/E Policy 5401 Prevent Police Involvement For Kindergartners...

March 3, 2020, By Pattye Benson There is a T/E School District Policy Committee meeting tonight, Tuesday, March 3, 7 PM at the District O...

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Mar 3

Parents protest T/E policy after kindergartner with Down Syndrome is reported to police

FEBRUARY 6, 2020 / BY CAROLINE O'HALLORAN T/E is in the news again and not for its test scores. The school district is grappling with its...

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Mar 3

A 6-year-old pointed a finger gun at her teacher and said ‘I shoot you.’ Her school called the cops.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer, by Maddie Hanna, Updated: February 11, 2020 Maggie Gaines understands why her daughter’s teacher at Valle...

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