Hempfield Area High School Scores Well

Hempfield Area High School received a favorable report this month from a regional accreditation agency.

District school Superintendent Terry Foriska told school directors Monday night that a review by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, based in Philadelphia, credited the school for technology upgrades and improvements in staff development programming and initiatives, among other standards.

The report is part of a program on continuous school improvement that reviews progress every five years, although the high school participates in an accreditation process every 10 years.

Foriska noted that the school achieved five designated goals: integrating state-of-the-art technology; designing and implementing staff development programs to improve student learning and teacher effectiveness; implementing an intramural sports program; establishing a peer mediation program; and evaluating and correcting areas deemed to be safety and health hazards.