Great Valley School District

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Great Valley School District
Great Valley School District Logo.png
Location
47 Church Rd.
East Whiteland Township (Malvern address)
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades Pre-K–12
Established1923
SuperintendentDaniel Goffredo (since 2020)
Budget$84.4 million (2014–2015)
NCES District ID 4210870 [1]
Students and staff
StudentsApprox. 4,000 (2014–15)>
Athletic conferencePIAA Ches-Mont League
Other information
Teachers unionGreat Valley Education Association (GVEA)
Website www.gvsd.org
Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania public school districts with Great Valley School District highlighted in orange in the eastern part of the county Map of Chester County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania public school districts with Great Valley School District highlighted in orange in the eastern part of the county

Great Valley School District is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district provides public education for students in Charlestown, East Whiteland, and Willistown townships, and the borough of Malvern. It includes the Frazer census-designated place and a portion of the Paoli CDP. [2] The district is located in the general area known locally as Great Valley.

Contents

Its headquarters are in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. [3]

History

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the district operated virtually from March 12, 2020 to August 30, 2021, and had a mask mandate implemented from 2020 to 2022.

In 2024, the school district made national news after school officials discovered that a group of middle school students had created more than 20 TikTok accounts impersonating teachers. [4]

District schools

The district includes four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. A 5/6 Center will open in 24-25.

Charlestown Elementary School

Charlestown Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within Charlestown Township. Christopher Pickell is the school principal.

General Wayne Elementary School

General Wayne Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within Willistown Township.

The principal is Dr. Melanie McCarthy.

Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School

The Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within East Whiteland Township. Dr. Marshall Hoffritz is the current principal.

Sugartown Elementary School

Sugartown Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within Willistown Township.

Dr. Nicole Forrest is the principal.

Great Valley 5-6 Center

The Great Valley 5-6 Center will open for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. The principal is Dr. Kyle Hammond.

Great Valley Middle School

Great Valley Middle School is located in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, [5] on the same campus as Great Valley High School. [6]

The principal is Dr. Edward Souders and the assistant principal is Dr. Sharon Cohen.

Great Valley High School

The high school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade. The high school is located on the same campus as the middle school. The principal is Dr. Heidi Capetola and the assistant principals are Mr. Pat Connors and Mr. Henry McCloskey. Mr. Michael Semar, serves as Athletic Director.

School organization

By the 1990s, when the school had three functioning elementary schools, district population growth necessitated construction of a larger middle school and addition of a fourth elementary school. Once the new middle school was completed, the General Wayne facility was closed and converted into the fourth elementary school. Thereafter, Sugartown students temporarily used the renovated General Wayne school to allow for Sugartown's renovation and expansion. Thereafter, the high school underwent a four-year renovation that was completed during the 2006/2007 school year.

After Sugartown's elementary renovation, reassignment of students to schools within the district was necessary. This process began in June 2004 and was implemented in time for the 2006–2007 school year. [7] [8] [9] Some students throughout the district from the other three elementary schools were relocated to Sugartown. [10]

Former schools

Two older elementary schools, Greentree Elementary in Willistown Township and Malvern Elementary in Malvern Borough, were closed in the early 1980s and the buildings sold. Greentree was renovated and enlarged to become a commercial office building while the Malvern school was renovated and enlarged to become the Malvern borough town hall, police station, and public library.

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References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Great Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Zoning Map". East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Middle schoolers create over 20 fake TikTok accounts impersonating teachers in Chester County". 6abc Philadelphia. July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Zoning Map". East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "School Information". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on March 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Elementary Transitions". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on June 25, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". docushare.gvsd.org:8080. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". docushare.gvsd.org:8080. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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