Friday, January 18, 2013
Collier Township has agreed to provide “school resource officers” for the Chartiers Valley middle/high school and primary campuses. Find out when they could being walking the halls of the schools.
Collier Township agreed to provide “school resource officers” for the Chartiers Valley middle/high school and primary campuses, and they could begin walking the halls as early as February. The commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a contract with the school district that outlines the roles of the police officers, who commands them and reimbursement to the township. This comes just a week after the township appeared to be taking its time to study the issue despite several area residents urging the commissioners to hire the school resource officers. Township Manager Sal Sirabella said they weren’t far from agreeing to the program, but a variety of factors accelerated the agreement. “It was a lot of work done between the …
Find out how to register your child for kindergarten at Chartiers Valley next year.
Registration is beginning for the students who will enter kindergarten next year at the Chartiers Valley School District. If your child will be 5 years old before Sept. 1, they are eligible to attend kindergarten for the 2013-14 school year. To find out more information about registration, click this link to go to CVSD’s website. There is information with a pre-registration form that must be returned to the primary school by Feb. 15. Then you can schedule an appointment for either March 7 or 13 by calling 412-429-3270. The registration will take place at the primary school gym, and appointments are first-come-first-serve. All registration forms must be filled out before the appointment. Click this link to read more information about the …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
But Collier officials said they want to “get it right” and probably won’t make a decision on the school security program for another two months.
At Collier Township’s voting meeting last week, several area residents urged municipal officials to immediately install a school resource officer at the middle/high and primary campuses. But Collier officials said they want to “get it right” and are continuing to examine how to implement the program and how it fits into overall school security. Township Manager Sal Sirabella said a school resource officer is a “key element” to school safety, but is not the only aspect. “There have to be other improvements,” Sirabella said. “This is just one small part to make a school safe. The school board recognizes it. So does the police chief and township commissioners. It becomes a huge, continuous effort, and the school resource officer is one …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A car plowed into the rear of the Chartiers Valley primary school bus Monday afternoon on Route 50 between Scott Township and Heidelberg.
A car crashed into the rear of a Chartiers Valley school bus Monday afternoon, but no students were injured and the vehicle was able to finish its routes. A witness told Chartiers Valley Patch that they saw the car stuck beneath the rear of the bus on the Route 50 bridge between Heidelberg and Scott Township shortly after 4 p.m. Superintendent Brian White Jr. said no primary school students on Bus 36 were injured. He added that transportation director Michael Mazzeo Jr. went to the scene and found the bus to be undamaged before clearing it to finish dropping students off to their homes. A parent whose daughter rides the bus said she became concerned when the bus was running later than usual. She called the transportation department and …
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
A Collier Township official said there’s a “good chance” school resource officers could be working inside the Chartiers Valley middle/high and primary schools next year.
There’s a “good chance” school resource officers could be working inside the Chartiers Valley middle/high and primary schools next year. Collier Township commissioners and several Chartiers Valley School District officials met Wednesday to discuss implementing the program and the role the police officers would play while at the schools. Bob Schuler, president of the Collier Board of Commissioners, said they were concerned about making sure the township was ultimately in control of the police officers and that they weren’t just security guards. “It was a good meeting,” Schuler said. “A good discussion.” Chartiers Valley Superintendent Brian While Jr. and school directors Pam Poletti, Debbie Rice, Jamie Stevenson and Sandy Zeleznik met with …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The school district is working with police to place “school resource officers” inside the three campuses.
Chartiers Valley School District officials first thing Monday morning met with the police chiefs in Collier and Scott to review school security and how it can be improved. Superintendent Brian White Jr. spent the morning with Collier police Chief Tom Devin and Scott police Chief Jim Secreet and they discussed the possibility of adding a police officer to the district’s three school campuses. In a letter to parents Monday, White said they made the formal request to both police departments to have a “school resource officers” at the middle/high school, primary school and intermediate school. “The school district is making preparations to substantially fund this effort from our existing budget,” White wrote in the letter. The middle/high …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Students at Primary School spent Thursday showing off their experiments in the annual science fair. Did your child participate in the science fair? Post your photos on The Patch!
Students at Chartiers Valley Primary School spent Thursday showing off their experiments in the annual science fair. Did your child participate in the science fair? Upload your photos here! Like our Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Students at the primary school held a special tea celebration to honor and recognize veterans.
More than two dozen little kids gave veterans big thanks on Friday afternoon at Chartiers Valley Primary School, where a commemorative assembly is held each year on Veterans’ Day. The assembly is called the Veterans’ Tea, and it’s a CVPS tradition as old as the school itself. Hosted by a partnership of first- and second-grade teachers, it has been an annual event since the 1996 launch of the CVPS building. The first Veterans’ Tea came about at the design of second-grade teachers Suzanne Schweikert and Sandy (Sheldon) Hallett, who were subsequently joined in their efforts by first-grade teacher Patricia Conley. Though Hallett retired three years ago, she still attends the yearly celebration, which Schweikert described as an event to honor …
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Students were asked not to wear costumes to the primary and intermediate schools today.
The recent lice outbreak at Chartiers Valley Intermediate School has forced district officials to cancel the annual Halloween parade and request that students not wear costumes today. The decision also reaches to the primary school a few miles away, although there still will be a small Halloween parade in the front parking lot. In a letter sent home to parents, primary school principal Ronald Yasher said they are trying to make accommodations to prevent he spread of lice. District officials have said the lice outbreak at the intermediate school has been controlled and they want to prevent any additional cases. “This year we are asking that no costumes be worn for our Halloween party and parade,” Yasher wrote in the letter. “We want to …
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Steelergirl
11:38 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I'm glad to hear they were able to work out a contract and the officers will be receiving more training! Our children's safety is the most important thing here and as a parent of children at the high school and primary school i'm happy to know the officers may be there as soon as February. more ›