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www.pvbears.org Pleasant Valley School District District Office Board of Education Pleasant Valley High School ~ Grades 9-12 2233 Route 115, Suite 100 1671 Route 209 Brodheadsville, PA 18322 Brodheadsville, PA 18322 Mrs. Donna Yozwiak, President Phone: 570-402-1000 Extension 4001 Mr. Len Peeters, Vice President 570-402-1000/Fax: 570-992-7275 Mrs. Laura Jecker, Treasurer www.pvbears.org Principal ...... Open Mr. Norman Burger Assistant Principal ..... Open Ms. Teresa Greggo Mrs. Susan Kresge Acting Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Charlene M. Brennan Assistant Principal ..... Ms. Kelli George Mr. Todd Kresge Mr. Dan Wunder Assistant to the Superintendent: Dr. Rae Lin Howard Mr. Delbert Zacharias Business Manager: Mr. Michael Simonetta Pleasant Valley Middle School ~ Grades 7-8 ------Director of Human Resources: Mrs. Jessica Tomon 2233 Route 115 Brodheadsville, PA 18322 Solicitor*.....Mr. Mark Fitzgerald, Esq. Phone: 570-402-1000 Extension 2001

Principal ...... Mr. Jason Van Voorhis Board Secretary*....Mrs. Tammy Smale District Administration Assistant Principal ..... Ms. Josephine Fields *Non Member Assistant Business Manager...... Mrs. Tammy Smale Accountant ...... Mrs. Marcia Taylor Pleasant Valley Intermediate School ~ Grades 4-6 Director of Athletics ...... Mr. Thomas Toth 477 Polk Township Road Director of Curr., Instr. & Assessment ...... Dr. Susan Mowrer Benda Colonial Intermediate Unit #20 Kunkletown, PA 18058 Curriculum Supervisor ...... Mrs. Lori Hagerman Phone: 570-402-1000 Extension 3001 6 Danforth Drive Director of Special Education ...... Ms. Julie Harris Easton, PA 18045 Supervisor of Special Education (Gr. K-4) ...... Mr. Michael McMullen Principal ...... Open (610) 252-5550 Supervisor of Special Education (Gr. 5-8) ...... Mrs. Fawn Meli Executive Director: Mr. Christopher Wolfel Assistant Principal ..... Ms. Kendal Askins Supervisor of Special Education (Gr. 9-12) ...... Ms. Amy Bargiel Acting Coordinator of Child Accounting ...... Ms. Deena Boyne Monroe Career and Technical Institute Coordinator of Child Accounting ...... Mrs. Viola Murphy Pleasant Valley Elementary School ~ Grades K-3 194 Laurel Lake Road ACCESS Coordinator ...... Mrs. Nelia Marcheski Bartonsville, PA 18321 476 Polk Township Road Director of Operations ...... Mr. Bill Gasper Kunkletown, PA 18058 (570) 629-2001 Network Administrator ...... Mr. Alex Sterenchock Director: Mr. Dennis Virga Phone: 570-402-1000 Extension 6001 Technology Coordinator ...... Mr. Chuck Tomori Chief of School Police/Security ...... Mrs. Lynn Courtright Principal ...... Mr. Roger Pomposello Asst. Chief of School Police/Security ...... Mr. Robert Miller Assistant Principal ..... Ms. Sabrina Albright Director of Food Services ...... Mrs. Beverly Hendricks Assistant Principal ..... Ms. Angela Borealo

Equal Rights and Opportunities The Pleasant Valley School District is an equal rights and opportunities education institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin/ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, union membership, religion, or any other legally protected classification in its admissions, educational programs, activities, or employment policies. Publication of this policy is in accord- ance with state and federal laws including the Americans With Disabilities Act, Title VI, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Amendments of 1974 State laws and PA Department of Education regulations concerning equal rights and opportunities. The Pleasant Valley School District’s commitment to non-discrimination ex- tends to students, employees, prospective employees, and the community. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usa- ble by persons with disabilities, in addition to all other inquiries, please contact the Director of Human Resources and Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator, located in the Pleasant Valley School Dis- trict Administration Building, 2233 Route 115, Suite 100, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania 18322 or by telephone at (570) 402-1000 Ext. 1209. K-12 CENTRAL REGISTRATION PVSD Health & Safety Plan S2SS - Safe to Say Something The Pleasant Valley School District General Registration Information The Pleasant Valley School District (PVSD) has estab- (PVSD) is committed to the safety lished a plan for the health and safety of our students and well-being of our students and and staff. Please refer to our website at educators. We believe this commit- Pleasant Valley School District has a central registra- www.pvbears.org, click on COVID-19 tab at the top of ment includes the implementation of tion office for all student registrations. The central reg- the home page and scroll to the Health & Safety Plan. programs that involve parents, teachers, support staff, adminis- istration office is located at the Polk Building, 630 In- The school district will continue to follow the guidelines trators, local law enforcement, mental health & wellness profes- terchange Road, Kresgeville, PA 18333, Brodheads- provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) sionals, and officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Edu- ville, PA. The hours are Monday through Friday from and the PA Department of Health. cation to take meaningful action to protect our students, staff 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM and community. throughout the year. As a part of that effort, PVSD is joining districts across the KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION PV BEARS “HOTLINE” Commonwealth in rolling out the Safe2Say Something (S2SS). Mandated by Pennsylvania State law, S2SS is an anonymous reporting system designed to help students and Kindergarten pre-registration for the 2022-2023 school The Pleasant Valley School District has established an emergency staff recognize the warning signs and signals (especially on year begins on September 13, 2021. Kindergarten social media) of individuals who may be a threat to them- registration for the 2022-2023 school year will be held “HOTLINE” available to parents, stu- dents and the general public. It is: selves or others. The S2SS program trains students and school from March 7, 2022 through April 12, 2022. Kindergar- staff members to treat every warning sign seriously and to act ten registration for early intervention will be held on quickly to get help by talking to a trusted adult and/or by report- February 16, 2022 and March 3, 2022. 1-570-402-1000, ext. 4444 ing it anonymously via phone, mobile app, or website to the Pennsylvania S2SS Crisis Center. District staff members For more information and/or questions about general This number is to be used to report THREATS or are trained to respond to and manage tips that are reported registration, Kindergarten registration, or special cir- TIPS with regard to the safety or well-being of the via: cumstances, contact the Central Registration Office at school district or any members of the school commu-  https://www.safe2saypa.org/ 570-402-1000, Extension 8010. nity (e.g., students, faculty, or staff).  Tipline: 1-844-SAF2SAY  Mobile App for Apple and Android Devices ALL CALLS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS For more information, please see our website NOTE: Calls may be recorded. Any person https://www.pvbears.org or the Safe2Say Something website at making false claims or reports will be prosecut- https://www.safe2saypa.org. ed to the fullest extent of the law.

EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSINGS

The Pleasant Valley School District will make every effort to close schools when travel would compromise the safety of students and school district personnel. However, there are times that, as a result of inclement weather or a failure in the power and/or heating systems of the schools, or for other emergency/safety concerns, it is necessary to close the schools either before the school day has begun or during the school day. If there is a need to enact a closing, announcements will be made immediately through the appropriate media and an auto- mated phone message will be generated. Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) can also tune into local radio or TV stations for this information (some stations are listed below). Parent(s)/Guardian(s) should also pay particular attention to possible delays in bus pick-ups, late arrivals home, or early dismissals and are responsible to listen to public announce- ments regarding weather emergencies. Interested parties may also call the school district’s main number for emergency closing information at 570-402-1000. Please refrain from con- tacting individual school offices or individual central administration offices to obtain information regarding school closures or early dismissals.

Also, parent(s)/guardian(s) are responsible to develop a plan for dealing with instances when school is closed or when children will be dismissed early from school and to inform their children about what to do or where to go in the case of an early dismissal. This should be done early in the school year so that all children are properly prepared for early dismissal at any time.

WBRE-TV (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) - Channel 28 “Cat Country” 96.1 FM “Magic 93” 92.9 FM WYOU-TV (Scranton) - Channel 22 WSBG FM 93.5/WVPO AM 840 (Stroudsburg) WLEV FM 100.7 (Allentown) WNEP-TV (Moosic) - Channel 16 WAEB AM 790/WAEB FM B104 (Whitehall) WODE “Oldies” 99.9 FM (Easton) WFMZ-TV (Allentown) - Channel 69 WARM 590 AM (Magic 93/Hot 97) WKRZ 107.9 FM Blue Ridge Cable TV-13 (Lehighton) WILK 980 AM

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. August/September 2021 - Robert Collier Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

August 29 August 30 August 31 September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 First Day of School for PVE Book Fair PVE Book Fair Labor Day Holiday Students (No School for Students) Athletic Committee Meeting Offices Open @ 4:00 PM 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rosh Hashanah Begins PVE Book Fair Rosh Hashanah Ends PVE Book Fair PVE Book Fair PVE Open House (Tentative) PVE Book Fair PVE Open House (Tentative) Labor Day Holiday PVM Fall Picture Day Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM (District Closed) PVM Open House (Tentative) District Faculty Meeting 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair SAT Exams 6:00 AM Education Committee Meeting Diversity Task Force PVI Open House ~ Grade 4 PVI Open House ~ Gr. 5 & 6 (Tentative) 9:30-11:30 AM 9:30-11:30 AM PVI Fall Title I Parent Mtg 9:30 AM-10:30 AM PVH Open House (Tentative) Operations Workshop Mtg 7:00 PM 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PVE Fall Title I Parent Mtg District Faculty Meeting Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM PVH Senior Picture Retakes 9:30 AM-10:30 AM

26 27 28 29 30 PVI Fall Picture Day PVH Underclassman Picture Day

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A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers. October 2021 - Helen Keller Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Bucket Game SAT Exams 6:00 AM Early Dismissal for Students

Act 80 Day-Professional Development

SPIRIT WEEK

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Education Committee Meeting PVE Fall Photos PVE Fall Photos PVE Fall Photos Act 80 Day-No School for 9:30-11:30 AM Athletic Committee Meeting Students @ 4:00 PM Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM Pre-K Ready, Set, Learn ~ PVE 5:30-700 PM

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Columbus Day Diversity Task Force PSAT Exams Staff Development Day 9:30-11:30 AM District Faculty Meeting (No School for Students)

Operations Workshop 7:00 PM

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PVM Fall Picture Retake Day Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District Faculty Meeting PVH Senior Panoramic Picture

31 Halloween

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. November 2021 - Malcolm X Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment

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1 2 3 4 5 6 Education Committee Meeting End of the 1st Marking Period Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM SAT Exams 6:00 AM 9:30-11:30 AM Athletic Committee Meeting @ 4:00 PM Pre-K Ready, Set, Learn ~ PVE 5:30-700 PM 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Daylight Savings Time Ends Operations Workshop Mtg Diversity Task Force PVI Fall Picture Retake// Veterans’ Day Act 80 Day-Parent Teacher PVH Fall Drama 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:30-11:30 AM Makeup Day Conferences PVH Veteran’s Day Assembly (No School for Students) All Sports Club ~ District Faculty Meeting HS Library @ 7:00 PM PVH Fall Drama 7:00 PM

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PVH Fall Drama 2:00 PM PVE/PVI Family STREAM Night PVE Photo Retakes @ PVE 5:30-7:30 PM Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Early Dismissal Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Recess (District Closed) (District Closed)

28 29 30 30 Hanukkah Begins Thanksgiving Recess Follow Us (District Closed) on Twitter: PVHS @PVBEARSHS PVMS @PVBEARSMS PVIS @pvibears PVES @pvebears

Education is the key to opportunity. December 2021 - Gordon B. Hinckley Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment

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1 2 3 4 Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM PVM Drama Production 7:00 PVM Drama Production Reorganization Meeting PM 2::00 PM & 7:00 PM Like Us on Facebook

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Education Committee Meeting PVM Winter Band Concert Athletic Committee Meeting PVH Winter Band Concert PVH Winter Band Concert 9:30-11:30 AM @ 7:30 PM @ 4:00 PM @ 7:00 PM HS New @ 7:00 PM HS New PVM Winter Band Concert Auditorium Auditorium (Snow Date) Hanukkah Ends @ 7:30 PM (Snow Date)

PVE & PVH Faculty Meeting

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PVH Winter Choir Concert PVH Winter Choir Concert Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM @ 7:00 PM HS New @ 7:00 PM HS New Auditorium Auditorium (Snow Date)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Early Dismissal Winter Recess Christmas Day (District Closed) Christmas Eve (District Closed)

26 27 28 29 30 31 Winter Recess Winter Recess Winter Recess Winter Recess Winter Recess

New Year’s Eve (District Closed)

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. January 2022 - Maya Angelou Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment

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1 New Year’s Day Follow Us on Twitter: (District Closed) PVHS @PVBEARSHS PVMS @PVBEARSMS PVIS @pvibears PVES @pvebears 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Education Committee Meeting Athletic Committee Meeting 9:30-11:30 AM @ 4:00 PM

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Operations Workshop Mtg Diversity Task Force District Faculty Meeting 7:00 PM 9:30-11:30 AM Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair (No School for Students) End of 2nd Marking Period Offices Open (Tentative) Pre-K Ready, Set, Learn ~ Snow Make-Up Day #3 (if school is PVES 5:30-700 PM closed on or before 1/10/22) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PVE, PVI & PVM Faculty Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM Meeting

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The purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. February 2022 - Sydney J. Harris Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 Groundhog Day

Like Us Athletic Committee Meeting on Facebook @ 4:00 PM

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Education Committee Meeting Diversity Task Force District Faculty Meeting Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM Act 80 Day—No School for 9:30-11:30 AM 9:30-11:30 AM Students

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Valentine’s Day PVE Early Intervention PVE Early Intervention Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten Registration Operations Workshop Mtg (Snow Date) 7:00 PM

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Presidents Day Night of Unity @ HS PVE, PVI & PVM Faculty Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM (No School for Students) 6:00-8:00 PM Meeting Offices Open

Snow Make-Up Day #5 (if school is closed on or before 2/14/22)

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You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book! March 2022 - Dr. Seuss Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 Read Across America Day PVE Early Intervention PVE Early Intervention Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten Registration Athletic Committee Meeting (Snow Date) @ 4:00 PM

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Kindergarten Registration Begins Diversity Task Force/ PVI Spring Picture Day Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM District Office 9:30-11:30 AM District Faculty Meeting Education Committee Meeting 9:30-11:30 AM All Sports Club Mtg HS 7:00 PM

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Daylight Savings Time Operations Workshop Mtg. PVE Spring Photos PVE Spring Photos PVH Spring Musical 7:00 PM PVH Spring Musical 7:00 PM Begins 7:00 PM Pre-K Ready, Set, Learn ~ PVES 5:30-700 PM

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PVH Spring Musical 2:00 PM PVM Spring Picture Day End of 3rd Marking Period (Tentative) PVE, PVI & PVM Faculty Meeting Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM

27 28 29 30 31 4th Grade Authors & Artists @ PVI 5:00-7:00 PM

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. April 2022 - Nelson Mandela Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Education Committee Meeting Diversity Task Force Mtg Athletic Committee Meeting 9:30-11:30 AM 9:30-11:30 AM @ 4:00 PM PVI, PVM & PVH Faculty Meeting

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Palm Sunday Operations Workshop Mtg Kindergarten Registration Ends Early Dismissal Spring Recess Spring Recess 7:00 PM (District Closed) PVM Spring Band Concert Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM @ 7:30 PM

PVE Faculty Meeting 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Easter Sunday Spring Recess PVI Gr. 5 Spellbinding Journey @ PVI 5:00-7:00 PM

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Academic Showcase Pre-K Ready, Set, Learn ~ Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM (Tentative) PVE 5:30-700 PM PVH Spring Band Concert @ 7:00 PM HS New Auditorium PVH Faculty Meeting

PSSA’s Grades 3-8 English Language Arts

Leadership is not wielding authority—it is empowering people. May 2022 - Becky Brodin Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Education Committee Meeting Athletic Committee Meeting SAT Exams 6:00 AM 9:30-11:30 AM @ 4:00 PM

PSSA’s Grades 3-8 Math, Science and Make-ups 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair PVI Book Fair Senior Prom PVE Field Day PVE Field Day-Rain Date PVE Field Day PVE Field Day PVH Performing Arts Awards PVH Spring Choir Concert PVE Field Day-Rain Date Banquet @ 6:00 PM @ 7:00 PM HS New Operations Workshop Mtg PVI Math Escape Room @ PVI District Faculty Meeting Auditorium 7:00 PM 5:00-7:00 PM Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PVE Spring Title I Parent PVI Spring Title I Parent 4th Grade Field Day 5th Grade Field Day 6th Grade Field Day Meeting/Schoolwide Planning Meeting/Schoolwide Planning 9:30 AM 9:30 AM Bear Band Concert~Gr. 5 & 6 7th Grade Field Day 8th Grade Field Day (Evening) PVI Chorus Concert—Gr. 5 PVI Chorus Concert—Gr. 4 (Evening) PVH Academic Awards (Evening) Banquet @ 6:00 PM

Keystone Exams 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PVI Field Day—Rain Date PVI Field Day—Rain Date PVI Field Day—Rain Date Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM PVI Beginning Band Concert PVM Field Day—Rain Date PVM Field Day—Rain Date (Evening) PVH Athletic Awards PVI Chorus Concert—Gr. 6 Banquet @ 6:00 PM (Evening ) PVH Faculty Meeting

Keystone Exams

29 30 31 Memorial Day Holiday (District Closed)

June 2022 Pleasant Valley School District: Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 Tentative Last Day of School Commencement for Students (Tentative) Athletic Committee Meeting Snow Make-up Day #1 Snow Make-up Day #2 @ 4:00 PM 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Education Committee Meeting Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM 9:30-11:30 AM Snow Make-up Day #4 Snow Make-up Day #6

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Operations Workshop Mtg Flag Day 7:00 PM All Sports Club Mtg HS 7:00 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM

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July 2022 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Independence Day PV Cub Academy @ PVE (District Closed) 8:30 AM—12:00 PM

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PV Cub Academy @ PVE 8:30 AM—12:00 PM 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PV Cub Academy @ PVE Board of Ed. Mtg 7:00 PM 8:30 AM—12:00 PM

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PV Cub Academy @ PVE 31 8:30 AM—12:00 PM

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