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To address the A-C Valley School Board during a virtual workshop or voting meeting, individuals from the A-C Valley community should fill out this form by 3 p.m. on Friday the week before the meeting.
The district is considering options for make-up snow days for the 2025-2026 school year. Let us know your thoughts!
Our January voting meeting agenda and livestream. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Our January workshop agenda and livestream. Meeting begins on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6 p.m.
To address the A-C Valley School Board or comment on agenda items, individuals from the A-C Valley community should contact the district office at 724-659-5820 and request to be added to the agenda, or be present at the face-to-face monthly school board meeting. At each open board meeting, prior to official action by the school board an opportunity will always be provided for public comment.
Our elementary Christmas concert livestream. Concert begins at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024.
The High School Band and Choir Concert will be held at 7 P.M. on Thursday, December 19th in the High School Auditorium
The High School Band and Choir Concert will be held at 7 P.M. on Thursday, December 19th in the High School Auditorium
Agendas and our livestream for the December Voting/Re-Org Meeting. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 2nd.
This October 28-31, two ACV chief science officers, Alivya Hartzell and Andrew Stevenson, traveled to Chicago with Mr. Krautbauer to attend the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice conference.
Here they networked with many STEM professionals and other students in an effort to build community and expand STEM education opportunities in public schools. They learned about new technologies, educational practices, and changes in education across the country. They also learned about new college and career opportunities from numerous organizations. They hope to connect the local ACV student community with nearby communities and organizations, in order to expand learning opportunities for students across the region.
Alivya Hartzell and Andrew Stevenson
Our November 2024 School Board voting meeting agenda and livestream. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024.
Our November workshop agenda and livestream. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 11, 2024.
Anyone who plans to attend the UHS/ACV playoff game against Redbank at Brookville HS this Friday 11/8, you MUST use the link above to purchase tickets:
Our workshop livestream and agenda for October's workshop meeting. Virtual meeting livestream begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 14. Livestream link will be posted shortly before meeting begins.
Click for daily Book Blast updates!
10-21-2024
To our students, families, and community, Thank You so much for supporting our Book Blast! Over 800 books will be coming to our school to our students! We will celebrate soon with all the books heading our way. Get ready for book delivery day!
10-18-2024
To our students and families, great job completing your Book Blast Treasure Maps and enjoy your fun prizes! We will celebrate soon with all the books heading our way. Get ready for book delivery day! Contributions will be accepted through Sunday. To help all students at the school, make a school-wide contribution: https://tinyurl.
#bookblast #bookblastadventures #letsread
10-17-2024
Time is ticking to earn our students more books! You can contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or make a school-wide contribution https://tinyurl.
10-16-2024
Attention Book Blaster families! We have only a few days left! Now is the time to contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or to make a school-wide contribution:https://tinyurl.
Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that have contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support will help students take home as many books as possible, up to 10 each. In our quest to promote literacy and reading, every new book is like gold to be treasured!
10-15-2024
Our last Treasure Chest winner is Violet Black! Congratulations!
Did you know that Book Blast contributions help ensure all our students receive books? After your student earns all 10 books from the book list, additional contributions help provide more books for all our students, classrooms, and the library. Your involvement makes a world of difference!
If you’d like to support our school and help all our students have access to more books, please donate here: https://tinyurl.com/
#GiveLiteracy #BookBlast #
10-14-2024
Our 3rd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner is Marlee Buzard! Congratulations! Liam Stankiewicz, our Friday Winner, also came by and picked up his treasure chest too!
Did you know that Book Blast contributions help ensure all our students receive books? After your student earns all 10 books from the book list, additional contributions help provide more books for all our students, classrooms, and the library. Your involvement makes a world of difference!
If you’d like to support our school and help all our students have access to more books, please donate here: https://tinyurl.com/
#GiveLiteracy #BookBlast #
10-10-2024
The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Clara Jack! Congratulations! More treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 10+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest: https://app.
#readingadventure #literacymatters #booksaretreasure #BooksAreFun
10-9-2024
Our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to Arianna Bly for winning our first drawing prize: the Epic Treasure Chest! Miss. Best handed out the last three treasure map prizes she had for signing up, that was 144 prizes! More will come when all of our books are delivered in a couple of weeks! So if you have not signed up you still can! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests!
#booksarefun #bookraiser #
10-8-2024
Almost 144 kids have registered! Tomorrow (10/9) is the day we are giving away an Epic Treasure Chest full of awesome prizes! Act now! Simply invite 10+ friends and family members TONIGHT to support our Book Blast and your student will have a chance to win. Don't miss this epic opportunity! If you haven’t already, register your students here: https://app.booksarefun.
#bookblastadventures #literacymatters #booksarefun #bookblast @go.booksarefun
10-7-2024
Our Book Blast starts today! Parents look out for Treasure Maps headed your way! All parents need to do is sign-up their students and invite 10+ friends and family members to support students in building their own home library of books. Students will then earn some awesome prizes and a chance to win one of our Treasure Chests or an Epic Treasure Chest! Visit https://app.booksarefun.
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure.
The first 144 to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive their treasure map prizes the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will still receive the prizes after the event.
#bookblastadventures #booksarefun
Our September 2024 school board voting meeting agenda and livestream. Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024.
The A-C Valley Girls' Falcon Volleyball team and Student Council are hosting a Pink-Out Volleyball game on Monday, October 7, 2024 at the A-C Valley gymnasium. The JV game starts at 6:00 PM and the Varsity game is to follow. Student Council is selling Pink-Out T-shirts for this game. The order form is linked below. The proceeds from this T-shirt sale will be donated in loving memory of Holly Irwin.
T-shirt orders are due by Thursday, September 19, 2024 to either Minnie Logue or Tracy Patton at the A-C Valley High School. Money is due with the order form.
Thank you for your support.
Our ACVEA Falcon apparel fundraiser order form -- Orders are due to Mrs. Hartle by Monday, September 16, 2024.
Our September workshop meeting agenda and livestream. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 9 at 6 p.m.
CHIP covers uninsured kids up to age 19 in Pennsylvania. Click for more info.
Our agenda and livestream for our August 2024 voting meeting. Meeting begins at 6 pm on Monday, August 19, 2024.
A welcome back message and additional information from Superintendent, Dr. David McDeavitt.
Our agenda and livestream for the August 2024 school board workshop meeting. Meeting is held virtually, and the livestream link will be posted shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2024.
The Allegheny-Clarion Valley School Board will conduct a special meeting on Monday, August 5, 2024, in the Elementary Cafetorium, 776 State Route 58 E., Foxburg, PA 16036 beginning at 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of discussing the following matters:
--Youth Football using the football field during the
2024-2025 season;
--Advertising for an Administrator at WSTU; and
--Filling a long-term 4th grade substitute position
Attention A-C Valley Athletes:
ImPact baseline tests will be held for all sports on Thursday, August 1st, Friday, August 2nd, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., and Monday, August 5th, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please use the link below to schedule your test.
https://calendly.com/kinreg/impact-testing-2024
Who needs a test?
All athletes going into 7th, 9th, and 11th grades need to test, regardless of sport or season. All other athletes who have not had a baseline test and are going out for a sport must also test, regardless of grade level.
Please be advised that there will NOT be any other baseline ImPact tests given throughout the year.
Please contact the high school office if you have any questions.
Our July 2024 School Board voting meeting agenda and livestream. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2024.
Our July 2024 school board workshop agenda and livestream.
Our final budget for the 2024-2025 school year.
Our June 2024 school board meeting agenda and livestream link. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
The archived commencement ceremony livestream for the Allegheny-Clarion Valley Class of 2024.
Our May 2024 school board workshop agenda and livestream link. Meeting begins at 6pm, Monday, May 13.
Our April Board Meeting Agenda and Livestream
October 13, 2023
To our students and families, amazing job completing your Book Blast Treasure Maps! We will celebrate soon with all the books heading our way. Jump for joy and get ready for book delivery day! Contributions will be accepted through Sunday night. To help all students at our school, you can still make a school-wide contribution: https://
October 12th, 2023
Time is running out to earn our students more books for their home library! Until Sunday night, you can contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or make a school-wide contribution: https://
October 9th, 2023
October 5th, 2023
Congratulations to Brenton Gibson! He is the 3rd Treasure Chest Winner from our Book Blast! He came to the library to collect his treasure during Open House tonight. We still have one more Treasure Chest stuffed with cash to give away and then the grand prize iPad drawing, both will be announced on Monday. If you would like the chance to win, be sure to complete your Treasure Map assignment tonight and send out 15 or more invites to enter the drawing! Best of luck to all of you!
October 4th, 2023
October 3rd, 2023
Check point achieved! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Claire Russell! Congratulations! Here she is with others who are getting ready to enjoy their 3 prizes for just getting 10+ people to support them in building their home library. Congrats to Kylee, Myeles, Arabella, Clair, Maverick and Dexter! Now, more treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 15+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest prize: http://bookblast.
To: Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District Staff and Community
From: Dr. David McDeavitt
Subject: Safety Grant Update
Date: March 15, 2023
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has funding for School Safety and Security Program to support School Mental Health & Safety and Security Grants for the 2022-2023 school year. School entities are eligible to apply for these funds to address mental health initiatives and physical security enhancements (Retrieved from https://www.pccd.pa.gov/schoolsafety/Pages/School-Safety-and-Security-Grants-Program.aspx).
A-CV applied and have been awarded $109,458 for both Mental Health and Physical/Safety & Security for a total of $218,916 for safety related upgrades. The application and grant was submitted in the fall of 2022, and our school district has recently been approved.
Below are a list of items that were approved in the grant:
Mental Health
A-CV will be using the mental health grant to provide additional Social Worker Supports for our students. This grant is used to add additional days to the current social workers who has been in the district working with our students, and supporting our school counselors. Additional information about social workers in Pennsylvania can be found at https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Certification/CertFAQs/Pages/SchoolSocialWorkerCertificationFAQ.aspx.
We are also exploring other mental health supports for our students and are considering a collaborative approach with Glad Run to offer a License Therapist, IU6 License Professional Counselor, and/or School-Based Therapist for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The grant will also be used to purchase additional reading material for the Elementary School Counselor’s office.
In addition, we are planning to add the Rhithm program for the 2023-2024 school year. The Rhithm program is an online program that will be used by students to “check in” during homerooms. The “check in” will only take a few minutes and will provide our teachers and counsel’s with immediate and confidential feedback about student’s mental health needs. Rhithm promotes student well-being and provides learning lessons in a simple way, without interfering with our academic goals. Rhithm empowers counselors, social workers and leaders to increase their awareness, efficacy and efficiency through evidence-based decision-making (Retrieved from https://www.psba.org/rhithm/).
Physical Safety and Security
This grant will be used to renew our partnership with the Emlenton Borough and to contract with their Chief of Police, Mike Mills. Both the A-CV School Board and Emlenton Borough have approved this arrangement. Chief Mills will be on campus 10 hours per week, Chief Mills comes to us with years of police officer experience and will be used to offer additional safety supports and will help the school safety coordinator in updating safety procedures on campus, and off. Chief Mills will be on campus during the day and also supervise various afterschool and evening activities.
The grant will also be used to purchase a new SUV for the school police officer to help monitor campus during the day and travel between the two schools. The school principals, counselors, and attendance officers will be able to use this vehicle for home visits, and for various professional development opportunities.
Finally, we are also upgrading our safety related communication systems. The district will be adding 8 horn speakers outside of the buildings for better communication for all outside activities; such as, physical education classes, playground, track and parking lots. 12 IP Color Visual Alerter’s will be added to areas such as the cafeteria/kitchen, auditorium, and other areas that have difficulties hearing an announcement. The paging systems, multimedia intercom, and bell scheduler will be replaced and upgraded, and 8 new emergency call buttons will be installed in the office areas. In addition, we are planning to upgrade all of the classroom and office area phones through a three year agreement with KAPP.
If you have any questions about the safety rated upgrades listed above, please contact Dr. David McDeavitt @ 724-659-5820.
Final Update 10-26-2022
10-13-22
It’s been fun giving away Book Blast Treasure Chests and even an iPad over the past two weeks. Coming soon… the $100 Book Blast shopping sprees! To our students and families, great job completing your Treasure Maps. Enjoy your fun rewards! We will celebrate soon with all the books heading our way. Batten down the hatches and get ready for the big delivery!
Contributions will be accepted until Sunday, October 16 at midnight . If you would still like to contribute to the event, please do so through the invitation from your favorite student or make a school wide contribution: https://
Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that has contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support has helped every student to go home with at least one new, exciting book to read, and some students will earn up to 10. With a focus on the promotion of literacy and reading, a new book is like gold to be treasured!
10-12-22
Let’s blow our Book Blast out of the water! We have only a few days left, so now is the time to act. If you would still like to contribute to the event, please do so through the invitation from your favorite student or make a school wide contribution: https://
Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that has contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support has helped every student to go home with at least one new, exciting book to read, and some students will earn up to 10. With a focus on the promotion of literacy and reading, a new book is like gold to be treasured!
10-11-22
The Book Blast is going strong as we approach these last few days of the event. The student with the highest dollar amount of contributions from each grade level will be awarded a $100 Book Blast shopping spree. On top of that, the student with the highest dollar amount of contributions in the school will be awarded an additional $100 shopping spree. So, one student winner will be going home with a total of $200 in Book Blast shopping sprees!
10-10-2022
The high seas have never looked more beautiful.....or been so smart! We’re sailing through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students, and we’re having fun along the way. Today, we announced the winner of the iPad! Congratulations, Braxton Hilliard!
10-7-2022
Here is today's Book Blast Update- Cash Courson winner and today's kiddos that got their 3 prizes. Roxy Slee, Savanah Wagener, Izak Murray, Rose Hiebert, Merci Hiebert, Jayden Oesterling.
Arrrrgh, matey! Our book Blast has taken us on an incredible adventure, and we now have our 4th and final Treasure Chest stuffed with cash winner. Congratulations, Cash Courson!
The grand prize drawing for the iPad is up next! You can still register and enter the contact info for 10+ people who want to support your student’s love of books. These steps will also enter your pirate into the drawing for the iPad.
10-6-2022
Land ho! Our 3rd Book Blast Treasure Chest stuffed with cash winner has found the loot today. Congratulations, Tucker Elliott! We have more prizes to be awarded with our Book Blast event! The student with the highest dollar amount of contributions from each grade level will be awarded a $100 Book Blast shopping spree. The student with the highest dollar amount of contributions in the school will be awarded an additional $100 Book Blast shopping spree. The shopping spree awards are a fun way to add more books to your student’s home library!
For those families that still want to participate, hoist your ship’s sails and register here: http://bookblast.
If you’d like to support our school and help ALL our students have access to more books, please donate here: https://bookblast.
10-5-2022
If you’d like to support our school and help ALL our students have access to more books, please donate here: https://bookblast.booksarefun.com/Allegheny-ClarionES/pledge/?LgAdGRVZegEBHXxUWHpSRUY-
10-3-2022
Ahoy, mateys!! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest stuffed with money is Samantha Weckerly!” Congratulations! Now, more treasure awaits…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 10+ people who want to support your pirate’s home library: http://bookblast.booksarefun.
Tomorrow, your pirate could be hauling home the treasure! Mr. Herold's students were some of the 74 students that got to take home their 3 prizes today! Let's see how many more sign-up tonight!
We are trying some new mics this evening. Thank you for your patience as we tune them in.
August 24, 2021
Good afternoon,
We are sending a “BIG” Welcome Back to School to all the A-CV students who are returning to campus tomorrow. The staff at the district are excited to have our students in face-to-face instruction for the start of this school year. I want you to know that the school board, administration, teachers and all the support staff have diligently prepared our educational program to meet the needs of all our students.
We are planning to continue with our mitigation efforts to help keep students and staff safe. To help with this effort, I ask that you access our website at acvsd.org and review the Health and Safety Plan to ensure compliance. The health and safety plan covers 10 different mitigation strategies, but the one strategy that we need your help with is monitoring all COVID symptoms, and staying home when you are sick or had close contact with a COVID infected person.
As previously stated, wearing a mask while on campus will be optional for you and your family at this time, although we do encourage masking for those who have underlining medical conditions, people who are unvaccinated, and others who feel they need an extra layer of protection.
The one area where mask are mandated is on the bus and vans, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/Mask-Order-CDC_GMTF_01-29-21-p.pdf to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 based on President Joseph R. Biden’s https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/26/2021-01859/promoting-covid-19-safety-in-domestic-and-international-travel issued January 21, 2021. The Transportation Security Administration soon followed with a security directive implementing the CDC order (https://www.transit.dot.gov/TransitMaskUp).
We understand the past two years have been hectic and our teachers and staff want to help our students in any way possible. To ensure this is taking place, I ask that all parents follow our chain of command. If your child is experiencing difficulties or that you have a question, we ask that you contact their teacher first and then the principal afterward. If your concerns have not been addressed after speaking with the teacher and principal, I ask that you contact me at the district office.
*In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, USDA has issued nationwide waivers which effect School Nutrition Program operations in the 2021-2022 School Year. Our district has submitted an application and we are told that our students will receive free breakfast and lunches until our application has been approved. We are told that we are eligible for free lunches and that our packet will be reviewed in October.
In closing, we ask that you continue to be patient with the district and how we work with and handle COVID cases along with the PA Department of Health. We currently have one COVID case and over 10 people quarantined at this time.
Do you part to keep COVID out of the district and always - Dream Big, Work Hard, and Act Responsibly.
Dr. David McDeavitt
Meeting begins at 6 p.m.
If screen is dark, the board is in executive session and will be back shortly.
I am calling today to provide a few updated about the return to school on August 25, 2021. First, we are glad to report that our plan is to return to face-to-face learning. We have updated our health and safety plan, it is school board approved and sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This plan is posted on the district’s website @acvsd.org, you will see that it is an easy to reference document that you can access and read at any time. I encourage you to go to the website and review the plan before the start of school.
As it stands right now, the two big changes are with masking and social distancing. Currently, the district is encouraging, but not mandating masking for all student and staff during the school day. Although, on the buses and vans, masks are required at all times. As for social distancing, all students will be separated to the best of our ability by at least 3 feet in the classroom, cafeteria, and hallways. Please remember that these requirements may change if there are additional COVID cases in our district and across the county.
Just like last year, if we have a COVID outbreak in the district, we will need to close and go to remote learning for short periods of time. In addition, I could also foresee the possibility of requiring masks if we have the COVID variant is adversely affecting our ability to be face-to-face. Serving as the pandemic coordinator, I am asking everyone to be flexible this year and to support the school district if we need to make changes to our plan and most importantly stay home when you are sick.
In addition, we will be providing a voluntary Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic for anyone interested on August 19th from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Anyone from the community over the age of 12 who would like to receive a vaccination is welcome. We are welcoming anyone from the community to visit us if still in need of being vaccinated. Please see the flyer on our website for more information, as well as a link to book an appointment, although not required.
Our clinic will be held the week before school starts and will be in the High School Gymnasium. If you plan to attend, please bring your ID and health insurance if applicable, but not required. Thank you all for doing your part to help fight this pandemic and we'll see you all in person soon! Go Falcons!
If you have questions or concerns, contact me in the office at 724-659-5820.
Dr. David McDeavitt
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NOTICE
The Allegheny-Clarion Valley School Board, hereby gives notice that it will conduct a virtual public meeting using virtual technology on Monday, November 16, 2020, at 6:00 P.M. The Agenda for this meeting is available for the public to view by visiting www.acvsd.org. The public can attend this virtual meeting by listening to the meeting live by following instructions on www.acvsd.org. (It is recommended for the public to login 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting)
For those wishing to comment publicly to the board, please email those comments (limit of 400 words) to Board Secretary, Tammy Thompson Tammy.Thompson@acvsd.org by noon on Monday, November 16, 2020. These comments will be distributed to Board Members and to the Superintendent prior to the meeting. Comments received after the noon deadline will not be addressed. Anyone wishing to comment further will be allowed to do so at the next face-to-face board meeting.
September Meeting Agenda (PDF)
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