April 20, 2022
Dear Seneca Valley Families,
We are writing today to share our plan for proposed adjustments to student attendance zones, grades K-6. While this directly impacts elementary grades, we understand such changes ultimately touch our whole school community, which leads us to this important K-12 family letter.
As you are most likely aware, we will be closing Evans City Elementary/Evans City Middle School at the conclusion of this school year, and are excitedly preparing to open Ehrman Crest Elementary/Ehrman Crest Middle School for the 2022-23 school year. This state-of-the art facility, designed in part with input from the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, includes many new and unique features that we look forward to sharing with our families when the doors open in August.
Due to the physical location change of the new K-6 school and a need to study our ever-growing communities, we engaged with experts in the field of demography and feasibility this past winter. These in-depth, long-term assessments allowed us to develop a proposed adjustment plan that will ease capacity in all K-6 schools during a time of building transition and incremental population growth. Moving forward, it also allows us to create and expand school facility space for future programs and initiatives.
Ultimately, our overall goal is to provide the same kind of exemplary education and class sizes our families have come to expect. These changes will allow us to do that.
The first key takeaway for all current Evans City Elementary/Middle School families:
• Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, all students currently attending Evans City Elementary/Middle School, grades K-5, will attend Ehrman Crest Elementary/Middle School (current sixth graders will naturally be promoted to Ryan Gloyer Middle School, grades 7-8)
The second key takeaway is very specific for approximately 135 students in grades K-4. Connoquenessing Valley Elementary (K-4), Rowan Elementary (K-4) and Haine Elementary (K-4) students who live in/on the following will now attend Ehrman Crest Elementary/Middle School (K-6) for the 2022-23 school year:
- 2288-2306 Powell Road
- 4583-4601 Old Rt. 19
- 5530-5538 Freshcorn Road
- Avery’s Field
- Averys Way
- Cathys Court
- Christinas Court
- Deemers Drive
- Jacobs Court
- Birdie Drive
- Briar Creek
- Carlye Drive
- Tyler Drive
- Samuel Drive
- Coltsfoot Lane
- Eagle Drive
- Eden Square Apartments
- Old Station Road
- Prestwick Drive
- Glen Eden
- Eden Way Court
- Glendale Court
- Glenwood Court
- Greenspire Court
- Suncrest Drive
- Sunrise Drive
- Sunset Circle
- Sunset Court
- Greenfield Estates
- Creekside Court
- Farmview Court
- Green Fields Court
- Stonefield Drive
- Summit Court
- Klein Road
- Maples
- Acer Court
- Wiegand Drive
- Woodbine Estates
- Columbine Court
- Trillium Court
- Trillium Drive
- Woodbine Drive
The third key takeaway is specific to students who will attend grades 5-6 middle school:
- Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, all students assigned to attend Connoquenessing Valley and Ehrman Crest Elementary Schools for grades K-4 (including the adjusted areas noted above) will now attend Ehrman Crest Middle School for grades 5-6.
- Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, all students who are assigned to attend Haine and Rowan Elementary School for grades K-4 (including the adjusted areas noted above) will move on to attend Haine Middle School for grades 5-6.
- In addition to the adjusted K-4 areas listed above, Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School students, grade 4, and Haine Middle School students, grade 5, who live in/on the following will now attend Ehrman Crest Middle School, grades 5-6, for the 2022-23 school year:
- Antler Ridge
- Cherrington Drive
- Whispering Oaks Drive
- Glenbrook Manor
- Clover Court
- Edgewood Circle
- Glenbrook Drive
- Hillcrest Drive
- Meadowbrook Drive
- Manor Creek Farms
- Bayberry Lane
- Ellen Drive
- Little Creek Lane
- St. Andrew Court
- St. Cecilia Court
- St. James Court
- St. Phillips Court
- Warwick Lane
- Cedarbrook
- Windsor Court
- Antler Ridge
You can also view the following dashboard links to view these proposed adjusted K-6 attendance zones:
Members of the Davis Demographer Team, along with Seneca Valley Officials, will take part in a public presentation regarding the above information and will be available for questions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in the Seneca Valley Intermediate High School Auditorium. This is open to the public and reservations are not required to attend.
The 2022-23 K-6 student attendance zones adjustment proposal, as presented here and during the public presentation on April 25, will go before the Seneca Valley School Board for discussion and approval in May.
We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting new facility and thank you for your continued support of the Seneca Valley School District.