Great Valley School District
Location
47 Church Rd.
East Whiteland Township (Malvern address), PA 19355
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K–12
Established1923
SuperintendentDaniel Goffredo (since 2020)
Budget$84.4 million (2014–2015)
NCES District ID4210870[1]
Students and staff
StudentsApprox. 4,000 (2014–15)>
Athletic conferencePIAA Ches-Mont League
Other information
Teachers unionGreat Valley Education Association (GVEA)
Websitewww.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

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. The district is located in the general area known locally as Great Valley. 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.

Its headquarters are in East Whiteland Township.[2]

District schools

The district includes five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.

Charlestown Elementary School

Charlestown Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within Charlestown Township. Student hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:38 p.m.

The school enrolls about 378 students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade per year, and the student–teacher ratio is approximately 14:1.[3] The school building was renovated in the early 2000s, when students and faculty were temporarily relocated.

Christopher Pickell is the school principal.[4]

General Wayne Elementary School

General Wayne Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within Willistown Township. Student hours are from 8:55 a.m. to 3:33 p.m.

The principal is Dr. Melanie McCarthy.[5]

Kathryn D. Markley Elementary School

The Kathryn Donahue Markley Elementary School,[6] named after a former long-time principal, is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within East Whiteland Township. Dr. Marshall Hoffritz is the current principal. Kindergarten through fifth grade students attend the school.

Sugartown Elementary School

Sugartown Elementary School is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, within Willistown Township.[7]

Dr. Kyle Hammond, former assistant principal at the Great Valley Middle School, was named Sugartown principal in July 2016.

Paul Touvier Grades 5-6 Center

Paul Touvier Grades 5-6 center was recently opened in response to the "overcrowding" of Great Valley Middle School. Construction began in late 2019, and it was opened for the 2023-24 school year. The project ran severely over budget, leading to layoffs and reduced funding for the 2023-2027 school years. The current principal is Mike Krack.[8]

Great Valley Middle School

Great Valley Middle School is located in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania,[9] on the same campus as Great Valley High School.[10] The school enrolls about 950 students per year in the sixth through eighth grades. The student to teacher ratio is about 16:1.[11]

The regular student schedule is 7:40 a.m. to 2:29 p.m. The school also operates on a six-day (1-6) cycle.[12] 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 for Great Valley.

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.[13][14][15] Some students throughout the district from the other three elementary schools were relocated to Sugartown.[16]

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.

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. ↑ "Zoning Map". East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Charlestown Elementary School in Malvern, Pennsylvania/PA - School Tree". Archived from the original on September 21, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Yepremian, Erika - ESL / Home". Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Message from Principal". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "About Us / Overview". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Q & A". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ https://www.gvsd.org/our-district/56-center
  9. ↑ "Zoning Map". East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "School Information". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on March 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Great Valley Middle School in Malvern, Pennsylvania/PA - School Tree". Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2006.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). web.gvsd.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "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)
  14. ↑ "Elementary Transitions". www.gvsd.org. Archived from the original on June 25, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  15. ↑ "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)
  16. ↑ "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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