In Great Valley
a monthly e-newsletter from the Great Valley School District
January 2020
MS Students Earn Math Distinction
Student Artists
Photography Contest
Great Valley High School student, Alex Porterfield, had his photograph selected for the 2019 Drexel Photography High School Contest Exhibition. High school students from all over the country made submissions to the exhibition, with only 170 photographs selected.
Budget to Stay within Act 1 Index
At its meeting on January 9, the Great Valley Board of School Directors adopted a resolution related to the development of the 2020-2021 school district budget. The resolution affirms that the school district will balance the final budget for 2020-2021 by maintaining current tax rates or increasing tax rates by an amount less than or equal to the Act 1 index. As calculated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the applicable index for the next fiscal year is 2.6%.
Board Review
The Great Valley Board of School Directors conducted a regular business meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
Complete meeting highlights and meeting agendas are available on our website. Meeting broadcasts are available on GVTV (Comcast Channel 14 and/or Verizon Channel 36), or via our website.
Board Approvals
- treasurer's report and tax collector's report
- GVHS request to establish student activity clubs
- transfer to capital reserve
- SOS contract
- consultant contract: Dr. David Piper
- consultant contract: Dr. Scott Decker
- contract with Instructure for additional services with Canvas learning management system
- 12-month subscription of streaming audiobook service for teachers, students, and parents K-12
- renewal of Global Compliance Network, Inc.
- service agreement with Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. for Responsive Classroom One Day Workshop
- contract with LearnWell for educational services
- special education settlement agreement
- new Krapf school bus driver
- addendum to food service RFP
- acceptance of the June 30, 2019 Audited Financial Report
- approval of contract with ELA Sport (Synthetic Turf Design and Construction Supervision Contract)
Student Voices about Full-Day Kindergarten
District Feasibility Study
Contact us
Email: communications@gvsd.org
Website: www.gvsd.org
Location: 47 Church Road, Malvern
Phone: 610-889-2125
Facebook: facebook.com/GreatValleySD