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We are
pleased that you are taking the time to visit our West Jefferson
Hills School District Web Site. Mrs. Terry Kinavey joined the
West Jefferson Hills School District in 1993 as the McClellan
Elementary School principal. In September 2001, she was named
the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for grades K-12
/Federal Program Coordinator. In December of 2005, she was
named Assistant to the Superintendent. At a Special Board
Meeting held on January 15, 2008, Mrs. Kinavey was appointed
Superintendent of the West Jefferson Hills School effective,
July 1, 2008 for a five-year term. Prior to coming to West
Jefferson Hills, Mrs. Kinavey was a teacher, middle school
principal, and an elementary principal in the Steel Valley
School District. Terry Kinavey earned a Bachelor of Science in
education from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
Principal K-8 Certification from California University, a
Masters Degree in Administration and Policy from the California
University Graduate program. Her thesis was called, “Elementary
Public School Principal’s Involvement with Special Education
Programs.” She also attended the Computer Systems Institute in
1980, and earned her Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility from
California University in 1993, and has seventy-two credits
toward her doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh
Doctoral Program Administration and Policy Studies. Mrs.
Kinavey is a member of the Career Services Advisory Board for
California University and has served on the Tri-State Area
School Study Council at the University of Pittsburgh. In
addition, she has served on the board for Achieving Student
Success through Excellence in Teaching. Her accomplishments
also include the School of the Future Project in
collaboration with California University and keynote speaker for
a number of workshops and conferences. In addition, she was the
recipient of the Gift of Time Tribute for three
consecutive years, has been selected by one or more students of
merit as a teacher who “made a difference” in the life of that
student and was, therefore, acknowledged for excellence as a
distinguished educator in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
and Administrators, received over nine Mon Valley Consortium
grants, and planned/coordinated/participated in Steel Valley
Today presentations over Adelphia Cable programming. She is a
member of PAESSP (Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and
Secondary School Principals), ASCD (Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development, PASCD (Pennsylvania Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development), NMSA (National Middle
School Association), PSBA (Pennsylvania School Boards
Association), PDK (Phi Delta Kappa International), and IRA
(International Reading Association.)
Mrs.
Kinavey’s Mission:
Educational Excellence today for tomorrow by:
Accentuating Rigor Building
Relationships Creating Relevance
(The
ABC’s of the 3R’s)
West Jefferson Hills School District strives to create a
fiscally attentive, collaborative, enriching, and respectful
learning environment where students are challenged in a rigorous
standards-based curriculum utilizing technology and data- driven
instruction.
Mrs.
Kinavey believes that it is our job as parents, community
members, and a school district to
challenge each student to maximize his or her potential and
achieve success. The West
Jefferson Hills curriculum actively engages the entire learning
community in a rigorous
educational program that:
·
teaches
knowledge, skills, and concepts in a variety of academic
disciplines, nurtures individual interest and talents;
·
inspires
intellectual curiosity;
·
develops
integrity and personal responsibility;
·
embraces
rigor and relevance with a global perspective;
·
and fosters
the emotional, social, and physical well-being of each person.
The
curriculum needs to prepare students for the world beyond
school, not just for the next level
of education. Therefore, the curriculum must reflect what the
community believes
students should know and be able to do when they graduate from
high school. |
