About leslyeabrutyn1970

Dr. Leslye Abrutyn is a highly regarded professional in the primary,
secondary, post-secondary, and graduate-level community of schools,
both in Philadelphia and nationwide.

Dr. Leslye Abrutyn’s Educational
Credentials and Accomplishments:
Dr. Leslye
Abrutyn received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in education
leadership and her master’s degree in special education from Temple
University, in Philadelphia. Dr. Leslye Abrutyn earned her Bachelor’s
Degree in elementary education from Boston University, and Leslye
Abrutyn also holds certifications as an elementary school principal, a
secondary school principal, and as superintendent of schools.

Dr. Leslye Abrutyn currently serves as superintendent of the Penn-Delco
School District, where  she began her tenure there in 1993 as
assistant superintendent. In these roles, Dr. Leslye Abrutyn managed
more than 500 teachers, administrators, and support personnel; in
addition, the district’s buses transported more than 4,200 students to
school each day.

Also at Penn-Delco, Leslye Abrutyn improved the practice of hiring and
recruiting teachers, implemented professional training programs,
enhanced the schools’ curriculum, and managed the process of overseeing
the renovation of every district facility, plus new construction.

Dr. Leslye Abrutyn has shown cutting-edge insight and skill at
Penn-Delco regarding the implementation of educational technology in
support of classroom instruction. This earned Dr. Leslye Abrutyn both
state and national recognition.  In addition, Dr. Leslye Abrutyn’s
initiatives resulted in a phenomenal rise in standardized test scores
at two elementary schools—Parkside and Coebourn.  Dr. Leslye
Abrutyn’s efforts at Parkside resulted in the highest increase ever
recorded in the Commonwealth—300 points—where the average increase in
scores statewide was fewer than 10 points.

Dr. Leslye Abrutyn’s Honors in the
Country’s Capitol
Former U.S. Undersecretary of Education Gene Hickok and former
Pennsylvania Education Secretary singled out Dr. Leslye Abrutyn’s work
in a address to Congress in Washington, D.C.,  in 1999,
commenting, “Our experience in Pennsylvania is that technology can
indeed improve academic achievement...the Penn-Delco School District
outside of Philadelphia…developed a technology plan designed to empower
teachers and offer customized learning.”

Hickok also commended Leslye Abrutyn and Penn-Delco for using
technology as a teaching tool to reinforce, not replace, classroom
lessons and for achieving a “staggering” nearly 31 percent rise in
student standardized test scores in one year.

Dr. Leslye Abrutyn’s Awards and
Community Achievements
Dr. Leslye Abrutyn presented “Using Technology to Improve Achievement
Accountability and Public Support” at the 2001 Technology and Learning
Conference in Atlanta.
Leslye Abrutyn also spearheaded a video training program for Penn-Delco
schools, produced by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development (ASCD), to be distributed nationally and internationally.

In 1999, Dr. Leslye Abrutyn was named to Temple University’s “Gallery
of Success” for Dr. Leslye Abrutyn’s achievements and served on the
Board of Advisors for the Professional Development Leadership Center at
the university. Leslye Abrutyn also has served on the Teacher
Preparation Advisory Board at Cabrini College in Philadelphia.

Additionally, Leslye Abrutyn served on the Pennsylvania Department of
Education Advisory Board. Dr. Leslye Abrutyn has participated for many
years in the March of Dimes Walkathon for Delaware County, and Dr.
Leslye Abrutyn is an active member of the Delaware County Intermediate
Unit “Safe Schools” Planning and Steering Committee.