aining, the
and world.
there were
held at
round
The safety
teams drills
were challenged
to research and design robots that imp
ated
in age-appropriate
safety training.
he human
water cycle.
he high school and middle school and also
he Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Fox Chapel Area High School number one in
ard of School Directors has hired a safety and
Allegheny
County based on 2017
ACT scores and number two in Allegheny County fo
Construction
a school police force. The plan is Begins
to hire four on New Kerr School
he
2017
SAT
scores.
The
number
fi ve School
in the
for The their
ACT scores,
e ol Kerr
community
came
together
to break
ground
for were
the new
Kerr Elementary
July state
10, 2018.
new building
is being a
year
who
will
cover
each
of students
the
schools.
nstructed on 11
the
same
property
as News
the
current
School
on the lower fi eld (the current playground).
School
number
in
the
state
for
their Kerr SAT
scores.
and
the new safety
and
security
coordinator
In his opening remarks, Superintendent Gene Freeman, Ed.D., described the
ce
forces
in
the
district.
The
offi
cers
will
be nonprofi
groundbreaking
a “grand
Special
Kerr
Elementary
f ox c h as
a t
pe
l a r e occasion.”
a s ch o o
l dedicated
d is guests
t r ict included
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ommon Sense Media, the
national
organization
helping
rising fi fth grader Sophia Jacobs and incoming kindergartner Veronica Mascilli, al
nicipal, or military police offi cers or sheriffs.
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nd families thrive in a world of digital
media
and
technology,
recognized
with Kerr alum
John A.
Meinert.
Mr. Meinert, who
still lives on his Fox
family Chape
farm abo
mile the
from Kerr
School, expressed
that he year.
was looking
transition fr
Area
as a Common
for
2017-2018
school
The forward
award to the
recognize
new secure
vestibule. Sense
Each of District
the six a the
old to the new. He and his wife sent their eight children to Kerr, and eight of t
greeted
by a staff has
member
and must grandchildren
sign
hat
the district
demonstrated
a commitment
to there.
taking
a whole-community
appro
also attended
They anticipate
that a fourth generation
of Me
children
will be attending school at the new Kerr.
also purchased
a subscription
to
o t has
preparing
its students
to use the
power
of digital media to explore, create, connect
the
new construction
will
provide
critical realm,
updates to such
Kerr and
will
include several
f nd
visitors
criminal
records the
and perils
this The new
learn, for while
limiting
that
exist
in
the
online
as
plagiarism,
innovative features. Centrally located in the new building will be a collaboratory s
20
school
year.
oss of privacy, and cyberbullying. that The
recognition
also students
acknowledged
the
district’s
includes
a large area where
will gather to work
on projects,
conduct
research, collaborate, and plan. There will be a makerspace, a SMALLab learning
ommitment
to
creating
a
culture
of digital learning and citizenship.
ail, and website tip lines so that students
space, and a computer science robotics lab, in addition to a traditional library. The
Kerr will include space for a language immersion
program in which classes will be primarily taught
in Spanish and will be open to students across the
related to school safety. Safety nets are
in There will also be space for a prekindergarten
district.
assroom,
along with the
Creativity and Literacy Program.
al or emotional
issues.
nstruction will Fox
continue
throughout
the 2018-2019
Chapel
Area School
District school year and is scheduled to be completed in
e s. fall of 2019. 9 It is Message
anticipated
the
cost of the new Kerr Elementary School
will Arts
be approximately
from the
Superintendent
21 Fine
and Music Achievements
21 million.
10 Highlights
23 Staff Awards and Accomplishments
% = Percent scoring advanced and profi cient
The Keystone Exams are end-of-course assessments administered at various grade levels and the results are
12 Construction Begins banked
on New
Kerr School
School Board
until the students’ junior year for accountability purposes. Fox Chapel Area students continue to score
well above
state averages
in all three subject areas assessed.
13 Proactive Plan to Protect
Students
and Staff
24 Summer Learning
sion Program
Language Immersion Program
26 Service to the Community
h will no longer
be
the
dominate
language
2018
Senior
Year
SAT
Scores
14 Student Achievement
27 Mean
2017-2018
Fox Chapel Athletic Accomplishments
Fox Chapel Area
e a defi nite 18 advantage
they
are fl uent in
ERW
604 30 Fox Chapel Area High School Class of 2018
Student Awards if
and
Achievements
Math
600
20 Science and Technology Recognitions
logy, medicine,
education,
and
law.
Not
ERW = Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
A total of 270 members (78 percent) of the 345 students in the Class of 2018 took the SAT during their junior
ilingual exhibit higher cognitive
and School students have outscored the state and nation on the SAT in all
or senior year. Fox ability
Chapel Area High
the Schools.indd 4
subject areas for many years. State and national SAT mean scores were not available for 2018 at press time.
Fox Chapel Area High School 2018 AP Test Results
Tests Scored 3+
p up in schools across the country. During Total AP 690 Tests Taken
314
District made the decision
to create a Spanish
The high school offered 26 Advanced Placement (AP) courses during the 2017-2018
school year
and all
many four
students take multiple courses. Success on an AP exam is defi ned
oming fi rst 8 graders selected
from
as a score of 3 or higher which represents the score point that research fi nds predictive
college success and School.
college graduation. More than 93 percent of Fox Chapel Area
ool year at the new Kerr of Elementary
Total AP Students
336
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