IN Sewickley Spring 2016 | Page 58

QUAKER VALLEY Two New Administrators Join QVSD Q QUAKE R VAL L E Y SC HO O L DI ST RI C T NE WS ewickley Area uaker Valley School District announced the hiring of Mr. Aaron Rea as the new principal at Osborne Elementary School. Rea joins Quaker Valley from the Fox Chapel Area School District where he served as the assistant principal of O’Hara Elementary School. Rea also taught in Natrona Heights, PA and Burke, VA. He holds a Master’s Degree from Slippery Rock University and Principal’s Certification from Gannon University. Rea will join Quaker Valley in Mar. 2016. Quaker Valley School District also announced the hiring of Mr. Scott Antoline as the new Director of Finance and Operations. He joins Quaker Valley from the Rochester Area School District where he served as the district’s business manager. Antoline is a Certified Treasury Professional and joins QV with more than 26 years of experience in finance. Antoline joined Quaker Valley in Feb. 2016. ALICE Instructor Training at QVSD Q uaker Valley School District was proud to host ALICE Instructor Training for law enforcement, school personnel and other interested organizations on Feb. 15 and 16. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. The ALICE program provides survival strategies for violent intruder or active shooter incidents. Quaker Valley’s School Resource Officer, Aaron Vanatta, is a certified ALICE trainer and hosted this program. During the two-day training, participants learned and practiced survival-enhancing options for the moments between when a violent situation begins and when law enforcement arrives on scene. Training included classroom learning and mock scenario exercises. The classroom portion took place at Quaker Valley Middle School while the mock scenario exercises occurred at a vacant school building in a neighboring school district. 56 Sewickley Area Quaker Valley School District Named Among Best School Districts by Niche T he 2016 Niche Best School District Rankings named Quaker Valley School District #2 in Pittsburgh, #6 in PA and #49 in the nation. Niche computes rankings based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parent reviews and more. You can learn more about the rankings by visiting the following website: k12.niche.com/rankings/publicschool-districts/best-overall/.