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CONTENTS Welcome to the 11th Issue of Reading on the Rise Magazine. Here you will find your source for Entertainment, Local Businesses and other areas of interest in the Reading area. Reading on the Rise welcomes all your advertising needs. We offer custom advertising and Graphic work. We offer product placement and helpful ideas to make your business grow. Utilizing our Extensive Network of Websites, Print Publications, Promotional Tools and Events is a great way to increase your exposure and drive traffic to your business. Reading on the Rise is also a great way to make all of your Personal Announcements such as Birthdays, Anniversaries, Reunions, Weddings, Birth Announcements and much more!! We are much more than an Advertising Magazine. We publish helpful and knowledgeable information to empower our communities. So when it comes to making the choice for your Advertising ,,,Stick with the Magazine that is in your Community and about your Community. Founder/Publisher Earl Lucas Contributors Lynn Travillion Reyes Maribel Cosme
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Deep-Dish Peach Cobbler Recipe for the filling: 6 cups peeled and sliced peaches (about 8 peaches) ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup brown sugar ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour for the dough: 6 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons salt 2 cups Crisco 2 eggs In a deep, covered pan, combine all of the filling ingredients. Add ½ cup water and mix well. Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture begins to thicken, about 10 minutes. Decrease the heat to a simmer and cover. Preheat the oven to 400°F. To make the dough, in a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt. Cut the Crisco into the mixture with a fork or pastry blender until it has the texture of coarse meal. Add the eggs and ¾ cup water. Mix well until the dough holds together in a ball and divide it into two equal parts. Turn one part out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a rectangle about ¼ inch thick and shaped to fit a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with enough overlap to form the side crust. Transfer the dough to a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and trim the edges to fit the pan. Press the dough into the pan, making sure to get the corners. Pour the warm peach mixture into the pan, spreading evenly. Roll the second part of the dough into a rectangle the same size as the first. Using a sharp knife, cut four ½-inch strips lengthwise. lay each strip evenly apart on top of the peach mixture, trimming the edges and tucking them underneath the bottom crust. Re-roll the dough if needed, and cut four more ½-inch strips widthwise. Lay the strips across the first four, creating a lattice pattern. Trim any overhang and tuck the strips underneath the bottom crust. Bake the cobbler in the lower portion of the oven for about 30 minutes, until the peach mixture bubbles and the dough is golden brown. Cool until the cobbler sets, about 20 minutes.
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Carlinda Purcell, the
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district’s leadership. Purcell, who began July 1, will need to fill many top spots. And she has recommended that the school board create four new positions: Executive director of assessment, research and evaluation Director of professional development Risk management and employee benefits Budget director Purcell did not return phone calls from bctv.org. The new positions are subject to board approval, said Frank Denbowski, a school board member. Denbowski said the recommended positions are justified and are a first step toward improving finances and academics. “Without a team in place, the district will not have the ability to move forward,” Denbowski said. Two of the new positions – executive director of assessment, research and evaluation, and director of professional development – would be paid for by reducing compensation for budgeted positions that are vacant. The risk-management position would be funded by not replacing a secretary and from anticipated savings from improved management. The budget director would be funded by cutting compensation for the controller and director of operations. Each new position conforms to the district strategic plan, adopted last July, Denbowski said. He said job descriptions included elements of the strategic plan, aimed at improving test scores and other student and teacher performance. “By putting bits and pieces of it (the strategic plan) in job descriptions it assigns ownership,” Denbowski said. Robert Peters, the district director of financial services, said that his team must include a budget director, a director of operations and a controller. “It’s absolutely necessary if we are going to do this right,” Peters said. Board member Isamac Torres-Figueroa said that right now she is uncomfortable with Purcell’s recommendation to create the new positions because so many teachers and staff were furloughed. After the jobs were advertised, Torres- Figueroa said, she got complaints from the public about the “audacity” of the district to let so many employees go and then seek new administrators. “There’s been a lot of talk about it,” Torres-Figueroa said. She also questions about how they will be funded. “I have not heard that they are budgeted for,” Torres-Figueroa said. “I want to speak with Dr. Purcell directly.” According to Purcell’s office, applicants will be screened shortly. According to recent advertisements, the district is looking for nine administrators: Chief academic, achievement and accountability officer Executive director of assessment, research and evaluation Executive director of elementary education Executive director of secondary education Director of special education Director of student services Director of professional development Director of communications Director of diversity and equity The deadline to apply for the positions was Friday, July 20, although the ad was still posted Thursday, July 26. An ad on the district’s website shows 14 vacancies. Another list of positions on the district website shows five vacancies. Linda Greth is the temporary director of communications. After hundreds of district employees were furloughed, Denbowski said, he would like to see past employees apply for the jobs. “We’re looking for the most qualified candidates,” Denbowski said. “The only thing I can hope is that teachers and administrators interested in these positions apply.” Students return to school Aug. 27. That’s when they will find out how the new administration will deal with challenges such as closing schools, restructuring grades, and dealing with hundreds of fewer positions. School officials furloughed more than 200 teachers and staff to close a budget shortfall of nearly $40 million — so classroom sizes may be larger.
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This is an update on the Criminal Record Expungement Clinic that was held on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 6:00pm in Birdsboro. Diana Rivera-O’Bryant and Al Dunn were the presenters. Two attorneys, Michael Lee and Ryan Hancock travelled from Philadelphia to Birdsboro to explain how to have old, aging criminal records expunged. Old, aging criminal records are a barrier to employment. Step by step, they presented websites and documents to prepare ex-offenders who are seeking gainful employment. The audience included ethnic backgrounds that were White, Black, Hispanic, and persons with disabilities. 70-85 people attended this event. The stories were so heartfelt that the need for more record expungement clinics in the area was immediately established. Future Criminal Record Expungement Clinics will be held in Boyertown, Pottstown, and Reading. Other communities who are interested in sponsoring a clinic can contact Diana Rivera O’Bryant at (610)374-6769 or Al Dunn at (484)400-6699.
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