Dr. Amy Sichel Receives Award for Innovation and Use of Technology

 Dr. Amy Sichel was honored recently at the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) award ceremony in Hershey, Pa. when she received the EI/Kresovich Award for innovation and use of technology.      

Dr. Amy Sichel (left) receiving the award from Leah Shiley of EI Associates (center),
sponsor of the award, and Dr. Robert Frick (right), president of PASA.

     Abington School Board members Mrs. Jeannette Maitin, Mr. Jeffrey Bates, and Ms. Jo Blumenthal joined Mrs. Elizabeth Chavous, School Board president, at the luncheon where Dr. Sichel was honored.  The EI/Kresovich Award recognizes a superintendent who has demonstrated innovation and use of technology to promote educational excellence and student achievement.  Dr. Sichel was nominated for the award by her peers.

Dr. Amy Sichel (second from right) was supported by Abington School Board members
who attended the awards ceremony – Mrs. Jeannette Maitin (left),
Ms. Jo Blumenthal, and Jeffrey Bates, Esquire.

     Dr. Sichel mentioned at the ceremony that the award confirms the school district’s and community’s dedication to educational excellence and student achievement.  In the past few years, the school district has been committed to narrowing the achievement gap so that all students can be proficient in their work.  Recently, Philadelphia Magazine featured the school district for improving achievement with minority students.  Dr. Sichel stated that educational innovation has been responsible for helping to achieve this goal.  The school district was recently named as only one of only three in the US to win a highly competitive $250,000 technology grant from Microsoft and Dell Computer. 

     The EI/Kresovich Award is accompanied by a $1,000 donation to an organization designated by Dr. Sichel –  she selected the Abington Educational Foundation as the recipient.