Dr. Mark Abbondanza, Principal
Welcome to North Strabane Intermediate School. Our school is dedicated to creating a safe and comfortable learning environment for all students. As an inclusive school, our faculty and staff foster positive social interactions to build a culture that is sensitive to the needs of young adolescents. Teaming is at the heart of the intermediate level. We strive to provide students with engaging collaborative learning experiences to challenge their thinking to problem solve.
About NSIS.....
Building Theme: Anchored in Excellence
Grade 5 Teams: Barracuda & Explorer & Triton & Nautilus
Grade 6 Teams: Independence & Intrepid
Student Population: Approximately 435
Academic Teachers: 18
Special Education Teachers: 5
Related Arts Teachers: 7 (Art, Band, Physical Education, Music, STEM Innovations)
Paraeducators: 6
Gifted Support Teacher: 1
School Counselor: 1
School Psychologist: 1
Speech & Language Teacher: 1
Reading Specialist: 1
Teaming:
5th Grade: Teams of Two
Teacher A- Math/Science
Teacher B- Language Arts/Social Studies
6th Grade: Two teams of five to meet content demands (Departmentalized)
Math
Science
English
Reading
Social Studies
Student Support:
Olweus Anti-Bullying School-Wide Program
Autistic/Life Skills Support Classroom
School-Wide Sensory Room
Co-Teaching & Resource Model
Gifted Support
Project-based learning
Kaleidoscope Assessment
80 minutes of pull-out instruction per week
Multiple competitions (Lit Fest, CalcuSolve, etc.) throughout the year
Reading Support
Visualizing and Verbalizing program used for vocabulary and comprehension
Wilson program used for students with Dyslexia
Small group intensive reading instruction
Parent Communication:
Connect5 Message (used frequently for parent communication)
NSIS Webpage
Teacher-created Twitter accounts
Teacher-created Instagram accounts
Remind App
Team NSIS Twitter Page for School-wide communication
Assessing Student Progress:
DIBELS ORF used with Reading Support students
Benchmark Literacy Reading Program (Implemented in 5th grade)
Benchmark Assessments (5th& 6th Grade Reading/Math/English)
Digital Resources:
Interactive Projector system in every room
Every student issued a Chromebook
Schoology (Learning Management System)