DID YOU KNOW …
SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZATION MEETING
ox Chapel Area FOX CHAPEL AREA SCHOOL NEWS
DID YOU KNOW …
The Fox Chapel Area School District has received national , state , and regional recognitions .
• The Pennsylvania and United States departments of education have honored individual buildings and programs through their elementary and secondary school recognition programs . All six schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools and two schools , Fox Chapel Area High School and , most recently , Fairview Elementary School , received the designation twice .
• In 2016 , the district was one of only 19 new school districts nationwide accepted into Digital Promise ’ s League of Innovative Schools .
• The district was honored by the College Board in 2017 with placement on the 7 th Annual AP ® District Honor Roll , a distinction for districts that show significant gains in student access and success on Advanced Placement courses and tests .
• The high school was the first school , nationally and internationally , to be recognized for Programs of Distinction in Visual Arts ( 2015 ). Additionally , the high school was the first ever to receive Exemplary Educational Program Credentials in school counseling ( 2012 ) and also received the same credentials in music ( 2012 ). These recognitions came from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools .
• The Fox Chapel Area School District has been named among the “ Best Communities for Music Education ” for the past five years .
• Dorseyville Middle School was named a 2013 and a 2010 Pennsylvania Don Eichhorn Schools : Schools to Watch school .
• Fox Chapel Area High School was given 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2009 , and 2008 Silver Medal ranks by U . S . News & World Report and was ranked among the nation ’ s top high schools in 2016 , 2013 , and 2012 by Newsweek . The high school is also ranked among the top 250 high schools in the nation and received an “ A + Overall Niche Grade ” on niche . com .
• All four Fox Chapel Area elementary schools were ranked by niche . com as being among the 2017 best public elementary schools ( in the top 18 ) in the Pittsburgh metro area .
• Other commendations have recognized district programs and individuals , including the winner of the 2015 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year , the 2013 Outstanding Superintendent Award from the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association ( PMEA ), the 2012 PMEA District 1 Citation of Excellence , the 2011 Assistant Principal of the Year , the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award , and a Disney Teacher Award .
SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZATION MEETING
The Fox Chapel Area Board of School Directors held its annual reorganization meeting December 5 , 2016 . Terry L . Wirginis was re‐elected president , Nancy B . Foster was re‐elected vice president , and Sandra M . Garbisch was re‐elected assistant secretary .
The Board also set the following meeting schedule for 2017 :
Agenda Study Sessions
April 3 * ( Fox Chapel Area High School ); May 1 ( Dorseyville Middle School ); June 5 ( O ’ Hara Elementary School ); August 14 * ( Fox Chapel Area High School ); September 11 * ( Fox Chapel Area High School ); October 2 ( Fox Chapel Area High School ); November 6 ( Kerr Elementary School ); and December 4 * ( Fox Chapel Area High School ).
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Regular Business Meetings
April 3 *; May 8 ; June 12 ; August 14 *; September 11 *; October 9 ; November 13 ; and December 4 *. All regular business meetings and combined meetings are held at Fox Chapel Area High School .
The School Board ’ s annual reorganization meeting will be held December 4 , immediately following the December combined agenda study session and regular business meeting at Fox Chapel Area High School .
All Board meetings are held on Mondays at 7 p . m .
Treasurer Joel R . Weinstein ; Robert Mauro ; Somer Obernauer Jr .; Lisa M . Rutkowski ; Eric C . Schmidt ; and Dharmesh Vyas , M . D ., Ph . D ., are also members of the Fox Chapel Area Board of School Directors .
* Indicates a combined agenda study session and regular business meeting .