Bensalem Township Schools Join National Group Seeking Improvement

BENSALEM, PA — As schools around the country attempt to provide better educational services for their students, the Bensalem Township School District is joining a growing number of districts nationwide that will work together to improve the level of excellence.

Bensalem Township is one of 21 Pennsylvania school districts that has joined the Learning 2025 network of demonstration systems. The network of districts is based on collaboration and strives to help advance student-centered, future-driven education in an initiative that is being administered by The School Superintendents Association.

With more than 60 districts around the United States involved, the effort is built around a “forward-learning” collection of urban, suburban and rural schools. The network serves as a national model to help guide and reposition districts by sharing successes and challenged that respective districts have experienced, the organization said in a news release.

“Serving as a demonstration site by participating in this initiative is an honor for Bensalem Township School District,” Bensalem Township schools Superintendent Dr. Sam Lee said in the release. “We look forward to working with other school districts from across the country to learn more about their strategic improvement efforts. In addition, our staff will be able to network with peers nationwide and share strategic ideas and winning solutions in our collective effort to strengthen our communities and raise student outcomes.”

Working with the School Superintendents Association, the network of participating schools relies on recommended essential practices for redesigning the way schools approach educating their students, the group said. The recommendations, which included the formation of the collaborative network of school districts, can be found here.

According to the organization, participating districts will:

• Receive senior consulting services, personalized engagement and strategic planning support for their district.
• Create a customized action plan tailored to meet the needs of their district.
• Gain a customized dashboard to track their district's progress and provide real data to community stakeholders.
• Take part in professional learning opportunities, including a complimentary registration to one of AASA's Leadership Network cohorts.
• Contribute to national research, practice and policy.
• Network, collaborate and learn with school systems that are committed to supporting the whole learner, ensuring anti-marginalization and adopting future-driven practices.
• Move their district forward with research-based recommendations to provide all learners with a bright future

“Our goal is to galvanize and synergize thought leaders from all sectors to emerge from the pandemic in better shape than they were before,” Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, AASA said in the release. “This initiative will ensure that educators are empowered and equipped to meet whole learners’ needs by personalizing and customizing instruction involving students in designing their own learning and coordinating resources to support ALL children’s overall growth and well-being.”