West Jefferson Hills School District
| West Jefferson Hills School District | |
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835 Old Clairton Road Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Administrator |
Acting Superintendent - Elizabeth H. Wheat |
| Principal | Christopher Sefcheck, HS |
| Principal | Daniel Como,, MS |
| Principal | Tina Mayer, GHES |
| Principal | Christopher Very, JES |
| Principal | Justin Liberatore, MES |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,863 pupils 2015-16, 2800 (2014–15) |
| • Kindergarten | 174 |
| • Grade 1 | 239 |
| • Grade 2 | 190 |
| • Grade 3 | 238 |
| • Grade 4 | 202 |
| • Grade 5 | 231 |
| • Grade 6 | 207 |
| • Grade 7 | 231 |
| • Grade 8 | 233 |
| • Grade 9 | 224 |
| • Grade 10 | 235 |
| • Grade 11 | 210 |
| • Grade 12 | 223 |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Athletics conference | WPIAL |
| Budget | $47.6 million, 2016-17 |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Rival | West Mifflin |
| Website | www.wjhsd.net |
Acting Superintendent - Elizabeth H. Wheat
Director of Human Resources - Dr. Lindsay Pfister
Director of Finance - Tracy Harris
Acting Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment - Christopher S. Sefcheck
Supervisor of Special Education/Pupil Personnel - Elizabeth H. Wheat
Director of Facilities - Ryan Snodgrass
Technology Director - Suhail Baloch
Athletic Director - William Cherpak
West Jefferson Hills School District is a midsized, suburban, public school system for residents of Jefferson Hills, West Elizabeth, and Pleasant Hills. Each of these South Hills communities are suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. West Jefferson Hills School District encompasses approximately 20 square miles. Per the 2015 local census data, it serves a resident population of 20,500. School district officials reported, in school year 2016–17, that the West Jefferson Hills School District provided basic educational services to 2,837 pupils through the employment of 210 teachers, 125 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 17 administrators.
The West Jefferson School Board is constituted of volunteer members who serve four-year terms after being elected to office. The school board works to set policy and long range plans for the district. The current members of the board are Brian Fernandes, Board President; Suzanne Downer, Board Vice President; John Hosmer, Board Vice President; Jill Bertini; Carolyn Bourgeois; David Dominick; Kerri Gonot; and Anna Louise Lilley.
The school district solicitor is Robert McTiernan of Tucker Arensberg.
West Jefferson Hills School District was ranked 68th out of 500 Pennsylvania school districts for student academic achievement, by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2016. The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for: math, reading, writing and science.[5] The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs.
2015 – 63rd
2014 - 50th.
In 2016, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 500 Pennsylvania school districts. West Jefferson Hills School District ranked 269th. In 2014, the District ranked 309. In 2012, the District was ranked 299th. [10] The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
The West Jefferson Hills School District was ranked 20th out of 105 Western Pennsylvania School Districts in 2016, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic performance on the PSSAsfor: math, reading, writing and science.[12][13] (includes 105 districts in: Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County,Butler County, Fayette County, Washington County and Westmoreland County excludes Duquesne City School District & Midland Borough School District due to no high schools)
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