A message from the Superintendent

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Greetings PV Families,

Next week begins Thanksgiving break; there will be no school for students. On Monday and Tuesday, we will be holding parent-teacher conferences. We are looking forward to engaging with you about your child's school year. Please visit ParentVUE to verify your conference date/time.

Speaking of ParentVUE, the discipline module was recently made available to parents at the secondary level (middle school and high school). I understand this raised a few questions. Additional information about this module, including a rationale for why it was released as well as an explanation of what parents can/will see, is available here.

And finally, as you may or may not be aware, the District is in the process of assessing the feasibility of students walking and biking to school. We have partnered with the Montgomery County Planning Commission to study the possibilities. In an effort to learn more from our families, we are asking that you reference this flyer and complete the brief survey included by the end of December.

In closing, I'd like to wish you and your family a safe, happy, and healthy Thanksgiving! We have much to be grateful for!

Sincerely,

Dr. Barbara A. Russell

Superintendent

• Discipline Module in ParentVUE (secondary only)
• Thanksgiving Meal Boxes

• Educational Equity Task Force

• Calendar Discussion
• Holiday Shop & PowerPacks

• FID Day Reminder

• Upcoming District Dates

A community member, and former PV student, is organizing FREE Thanksgiving meal boxes for PV families in need (each box is intended to serve a family of 6). Interested families can use this form to sign up. Pickup is scheduled for Monday, November 21, between noon and 4pm (alternate arrangements available on request).

We are creating an Educational Equity Task Force of stakeholder representatives to include, teachers, administrators, support staff, students, parents, community, and business representatives. The task force will collaborate with district administration to assist in developing an Equity Action Plan. If you are interested in being a part of this work, please use this form to indicate your interest. The task force will meet several times over the course of this school year, in-person, during evening hours, beginning on November 30 from 7:00-8:30 PM in the library at Middle School East.

On Thursday, December 1st, the Communications Committee will meet at 3:45pm. As part of the conversation, we will be discussing the instructional calendar for the 2023-24 school year. Topics to consider in relation to the calendar include holidays, professional development schedules, and beginning and end of year dates. If interested in joining the meeting, please consult the District calendar for details.

Perkiomen Valley School District is excited to once again support families in need this holiday season through the PV Power Packs Holiday Shop run by community volunteers.

The PV Power Packs Holiday Shop will be open on the following dates and times in the Evergreen Elementary School Library. Enter through the main doors at the front of the school.

Tuesday, 12/6: 5-8 pm

Wednesday, 12/7: 5-8 pm

Thursday, 12/8: 11 - 1:30

If you are a parent or guardian of a student in the Perkiomen Valley School District who is in need of assistance this holiday season, you can come during these times to shop for your student and any younger siblings. There is no financial documentation needed and we only ask that you share the name of the school where your child is enrolled. We will have extra volunteers in a separate room to supervise younger children if you are unable to get childcare.

If you have specific needs or are unable to come during these times, please email Sarah at PowerPacks@pvsd.org or reach out to your school principal or counselor.

If you’d like to donate, toys, gift cards, bath & body products for men & women, arts and crafts, adult sized hoodies and more are being collected to support the PV Power Packs Holiday Shop. You can check our Amazon Wish List at https://tinyurl.com/powerpackshsfor ideas.

Donations can be dropped off at any school through December 2nd and placed in the large cans that are located in the vestibule of each school’s main entrance or mailed directly to the shop at Power Packs Holiday Shop, c/o Evergreen Elementary, 98 Kagey Road, Collegeville, PA 19426. Monetary donations are accepted via check sent to PV Power Packs, 3 Iron Bridge Dr. Collegeville, 19426 or by PayPal at donations@pvsd.org with Power Packs in the memo line. We thank you in advance for your generosity this holiday season.

Visit our website to learn more, Power Packs, and follow us on Facebook @PVPowerPacks.

As the weather begins to turn, I thought it best to remind everyone about the possibility of FIDs (Flexible Instructional Days) in response to inclement weather. After utilizing all three (3) built-in inclement weather days, the District may implement a FID to provide virtual instruction to students. FIDs assist schools in meeting the required 180 student days while avoiding the need to extend the instructional calendar year. PA Schools may use up to five (5) FIDs per school year.

Learn more on our website.

• Monday, November 21 & Tuesday, November 22 - Parent~Teacher Conferences
• Wednesday, November 23 - Friday November 25 - Thanksgiving Holiday
• Wednesday, November 30 - Educational Equity Task Force @ 7:00pm
  
• Thursday, December 1, Communications Committee @ 3:45pm

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