Great Valley School District
| Great Valley School District | |
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47 Church Rd. Malvern, PA 19355 United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Established | 1923 |
| Superintendent | Regina Speaker Palubinsky |
| Budget | $84.4 million (2014–2015) |
| District ID | 4210870 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | Approx. 4,000 (2014–15)> |
| Athletic conference | PIAA Ches-Mont League |
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| Teachers union | Great Valley Education Association (GVEA) |
| Website | www |
The Great Valley School District is located in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia suburbs, specifically in the Delaware Valley region known as the Main Line, in eastern Chester County. The district provides public education for students in Charlestown, East Whiteland, and Willistown townships, as well as Malvern borough. The district is located in the general area known locally as the Great Valley.
The district superintendent is selected solely by the nine-member school board. On September 17, 2007, then-Superintendent Dr. Rita Jones, serving her 16th year in the position, received a new four-year contract, the result of a 5–4 school board vote.[1] On April 2, 2009, Dr. Jones announced her early retirement, effective in August of that year.[2] Dr. Melody Wilt served as interim superintendent until Dr. Alan Lonoconus was appointed to fill the position on October 20, 2009. On December 1st, 2014, Lonoconus announced his retirement, effective at the end of the 2014–15 school year.[3] Dr. Regina Speaker Palubinsky joined the Great Valley School district as the new superintendent in July 2015.[4]
The nine school board members are elected publicly; one non-voting student representative is appointed by Great Valley High School. The members are:
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