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Mon Valley School
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Welcome to Mon Valley School!
We are excited and honored to have you and your child as part of the Mon Valley family. We recently welcomed Mr. Timothy Fabrizi as the new assistant principal of Mon Valley. He began his tenure mid-October and is working diligently to know and understand the needs of the entire school, and all the individual students. If you have not already met him, please consider coming by the school. We always welcome engaging with you regarding your student.
I would like to highlight some of the incredible things the students and staff of Mon Valley School have accomplished:
- Work placement opportunities are in full swing and we have about 40 students working and learning job skills in nearby businesses.
- Mon Valley opened a new vocational program -- computer science -- and students have learned how to code, work with technology, and have started some advanced graphics, as well as marketing and design projects.
- Staff are working diligently on building and updating curricular resources for our emotional support program.
- All school members have been instrumental in our continued rollout of the school-wide positive behavior support program. We have built a lab, run by students, for students who exhibit positive behaviors.
- Our students have attended Camp Guyasuta for Boy Scouts; competed in multiple basketball and football games against other schools; our cheerleaders recently attended a cheerleading camp; and we hosted our annual Harvest Festival to celebrate fall.
- On top of this, all students and staff continue to work hard to build the academic and social skills needed to become as independent as possible and allow our students to become productive members of society.
I am proud of all they have accomplished. We look forward to continuing to build these skills, introduce more activities and allow our children to grow socially, emotionally and academically. Whether you are looking at Mon Valley School for full-time or vocational placements, we strive to help students find a passion and joy in whatever they would like to pursue. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 412-469-2551.
Dr. Richard Dowell
Principal
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About our school:
Mon Valley School is a comprehensive, public, non-residential special education school for students with special needs aged 5- to 21-years old. We offer a wide range of both full- and part-time programs.
We instill in our students work and life readiness through meaningful educational programs and hands-on activities both in our classrooms, and outside in our gardens and scenic trails.
Our school building is designed to accommodate students' special needs with dedicated programs, a sensory room and handicapped accessible restrooms. Our school offers numerous specialized classrooms, such as:
- Autistic support
- Emotional support
- Life skills support
- Physical support
- Recreational classes in the gymnasium and outdoors.
We also offer an array of vocational programs and our building includes an auto tech, woodshop, kitchen and warehouse. Our specialized vocational programs prepare students for many careers, including:
- Computer science
- Buildings and grounds
- Food service
- Industrial production and maintenance
- Materials handling
- Auto tech
- Nurse’s aide
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Important links:
Click here for the 2020-2021 academic calendar.
Click here for the 2020-2021 Mon Valley parent-student handbook.
All of our school meal menus can be found on the Nutrislice food service website.
For information regarding transition services, click here.
Our Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) letter can be found here.
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Contact us:
Phone: 412-469-2551
Fax: 412-469-0242