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Superintendent’s Message
The Integration of Technology
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace.
Some futurists believe that these rapid global
changes, fueled in part by technological advances,
will change the way we live, communicate, and
prosper. It may even have an impact on how and
if our children work and whether they will
enjoy a standard of living we now take for granted.
It is important for the Chartiers Valley School
District to recognize these issues and work to
prepare our students for a global economy
where continuous learning will be the key to
continuous employment.
Photo: Anthony T. Skender, Jr., Superintendent
Educational technologies must be used to
support a new educational paradigm that will
prepare our students for the 21st Century and a
global economy. As Gary Marx, author of “Sixteen
Trends…Their Profound Impact on Our Future,”
notes, “It’s not the technology. It’s what it does
to unleash the genius of our students…that will
make a difference.”
It is the vision of Chartiers Valley School
District that students be engaged in a stimulating
academic environment within a rigorous
curriculum. We realize that the basic goals of
education have not changed significantly, but the
tools and instructional methods to achieve these
goals have advanced dramatically. Through
on-going comprehensive professional development,
our teachers will acquire the knowledge and
skills necessary to integrate technology into
daily lesson designs.
The integration of new technologies in our
classrooms will provide our students with an
avenue to succeed as citizens in a global society
where information is abundant and readily
accessible. The Chartiers Valley School District is
committed to preparing students to be competitive
within this world – a world unrestricted by time
and geography. Using current and emerging
technologies and electronic productivity tools,
our students will develop the problem-solving
and critical-thinking skills to become creative
users of technology in high-performing
environments. They must become effective
communicators, information seekers, analyzers,
evaluators, and creators of new ideas to thrive
in the world in which they are going to live.
It is important to understand that the focus is
not on the technology itself, but instead on its
utilization to improve instruction. It is critical
that we integrate technology into everyday lessons
so that it becomes almost invisible. There is no
question that we must begin to infuse technology
into the very core of instruction in our schools.
However, curriculum and instructional
methodology must drive the use of these tools.
Bringing new technologies into our facilities
will be meaningless unless they are connected
to clearly identified learning opportunities.
Our goal over the past two years has been to
increase student access to new technologies at
the classroom level rather than just in lab-based
facilities. We have increased our technology
budget dramatically over the past two years and
intend to further expand our investment in
classroom-based technology.
The increased access and use of technology
in our schools has helped to ignite excitement
in teaching and learning for this generation of
learners. We at the Chartiers Valley School
District want all students to have access to 21st
Century tools as they work with their teachers
to acquire the skills, knowledge, and expertise
to succeed in their work and in their lives.
Anthony T. Skender, Jr.
CVSD Administrative Profile
Published by the Chartiers Valley
School District for the residents of
Bridgeville Borough, Collier
Township, Heidelberg Borough and
Scott Township.
Board of Directors
Patti Figorski, President: 412-279-9030
Thomas Galluze, Vice President: 412-276-3725
Jeff Choura: 412-221-7704
Patricia Frey: 412-279-1439
Bridget Kelly: 412-279-5571
Beth McIntyre: 412-429-9242
Herb Ohliger: 412-279-1222
Mary Lou Petronsky: 412-221-7492
Pam Poletti: 412-429-8717
Central Administration
Anthony T. Skender, Jr, Superintendent
Tammy Whitfield, Ed.D, Assistant Superintendent
Betsy Sapienza
Acting Curriculum Director
Nicholas D. Morelli
Director of Finance and Support
Operations/Board Secretary
Donald Kaminski
Director of Human Resources
Robert Gold
Construction Manager
Arthur Turner
Director of Facilities
Nicholas Fratto
Coordinator of Special Programs
Michael Mazzeo
Director of Transportation
Please direct news items or questions
to the public relations office at
412-429-2234. Your input is greatly
appreciated!
It is the policy of Chartiers Valley
School District not to discriminate on
the basis of race, color, sex, religion,
marital or parental status, national
origin, age, or handicap in its
educational and vocational programs,
activities or employment as required
by Title IX, Section 504 and Title VI.
Questions regarding taxes should
be directed to your municipality:
Bridgeville, 412-221-6055;
Collier, 412-276-5277;
Heidelberg, 412-276-5413;
Scott, 412-276-5302.
Delinquent tax questions should be
directed to Maiello, Brungo and
Maiello at 412-242-9615.
The Board will hold Workshop and
Regular meetings on the second and
fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7
p.m. in the District Assembly Room at
the Administrative Offices, 2030
Swallow Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
The Board may take action or
conduct business for any particular
or general purpose at any of these
meetings. Additional special or committee
meetings will be called and
advertised as needed.
Showcase 2008
The Department of Performing Arts will present Showcase 2008, Peace, Love & Dance, on May 8-9
at 7:30 p.m. Showcase, directed by Cathy Jenkins and choreographed by Cathy Jenkins and Kim
McVay, features dance students from intro to level 3-4, acting students, and the cast of All Shook Up
in a year-end performance that is unique to Chartiers Valley High School.
Approximately 170 students will display their dancing, acting, and or singing ability during the
120-minute program. The show's featured performers, the 20-member Dance Ensemble, will
perform five dances while the cast from All Shook up will perform the musical production number
for C'mon Everybody and acting class students will enact a medley from the play Rent.
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