Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School
| Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
15 Mulligan Drive South Hadley, Massachusetts United States |
|
| Information | |
| Type | charter school |
| Founded | 1996 (High School) 2004 (Middle School) |
| Principal | Scott Goldman |
| Faculty | 40 (Full Time) 60 (Part Time/Administrative) |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 400 |
| Average SAT scores | 569 verbal 517 math 544 writing 1630 total (2015-2016) |
| Website | http://www.pvpa.org |
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, or PVPA, is a public charter school in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1996 as part of the Massachusetts Educational Reform, PVPA was originally located in Hadley, Massachusetts, but relocated to South Hadley for its tenth year in 2005. The school serves students from over 60 towns in Western Massachusetts, but gives priority to students residing in Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin counties as well as the towns of Petersham, Brookfield, Sturbridge, and Athol. PVPA was founded by Ljuba Marsh and Bob Brick.
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts (Charter Public School) in Western Massachusetts is known for its performing and visual arts concentrations woven into its curriculum. Students are required to take all courses that Massachusetts public schools mandate (mathematics, science, English, languages, history, etc.) but also participate in a wide variety of performing arts and visual art courses.
Students take dance courses, sculpture and other visual arts, theater, and a variety of athletic activities in addition to arts courses. PVPA serves over a thousand students grades 7-12, from over 60 towns throughout Western Massachusetts. The students also participate in the revision of the school charter as a democratic process when the charter goes through renewals.
The school has two performance spaces, a main theater and a studio theater. In the 2005-06 school year, PVPA made a deal with the Academy of Music to hold their big musical production of the year at their facilities. From 2009-11, PVPA relocated their musicals to University of Massachusetts Amherst's Bowker Auditorium. In 2012, PVPA's musical productions relocated back to the Academy of Music, and many of the school's other productions are now held there as well.
PVPA is nationally known for its contributions to field of music.
...
Wikipedia