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1101 Old Salem Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: (724) 850-3500
 

Welcome to Maxwell Elementary School

Committed to Educational Excellence

Nestled on 10 acres in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Maxwell Elementary School, which was renovated in 2001, is brimming with outstanding classes, activities, teachers, and volunteer parents. Committed to educational excellence, Maxwell serves approximately 408 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Maxwell houses the Hempfield Enrichment Program for Grades 3-5.

Building a Foundation for the Future

• Average class size in grades K – 3 is 20, and grades 4 – 5 is 24
• Three kindergarten classrooms (1 half day session in the AM and 2 full day sessions), 4 first grades, 3 second grades, 3 third grades, 3 fourth grades, and 3 fifth grade classrooms.
• Curriculum provides for 40-minute lessons through itinerant staff in art, library, music, physical education and technology to students in grades 1 through 5 and in Full-Day kindergarten. Half day Kindergarten students receive 20 minutes of each in the 5-day cycle.
• Two learning support classes
• Reading Support (Grades K - 5)
• Math Support (Grades 3 - 5)
• Developmental Guidance Program
• Hempfield Enrichment Program (for Gifted students)
• Speech Therapy
• Instructional Support Resource Room (for students needing Special Education)
• Instrumental Music (Grades 4 and 5)
• ESL – English as a Second Language (provided at Ft. Allen Elementary School)
• Full-time health room coverage
• Breakfast and lunch programs
• Elaborate computer lab, an auxiliary computer lab located in the library, a newly renovated library, kitchen, full-size gymnasium, as well as completely renovated offices, small meeting rooms and classrooms.
• Each classroom contains four student computers.
• The library offers five computers with CD Rom capability and access to the internet.
• Technology lab with 30 computers, a Smartboard Plus, and a portable Smartboard.

Fulfilling Our Mission

Our mission at Maxwell Elementary is to educate every child to be an academically successful student, a socially responsible citizen, and a life-long learner. By teaching the necessary knowledge and skills, and the appreciation of socio-economic and cultural diversity within a school that fosters mutual respect, creativity, and the joy of learning we are "Committed to Educational Excellence." In addition, the effective, caring, innovative staff in partnership with home and community provide our students with a safe, secure and supportive environment necessary to help meet the needs of all our students.

Activities and Organizations at Maxwell Elementary

• Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
  We are fortunate to have a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), which takes a very active part in supporting school programs and provides many items, events and services to enrich our students' school experiences.
   
• Partners in Education (P.I.E.)
  Our successful parent volunteer program, Partners In Education (P.I.E.), offers parents the opportunity to be more actively involved in their child's education.
   
• Project Peace in a Bully-Free School
  All schools, regardless of socioeconomic status, diversity and location, are working to confront the issue of conflict and bullying in our society and help students cope with the aftermath. Maxwell Elementary began Project Peace in the 1998 - 99 school year, a program to deter school conflict and violence and bring about peace and a bully-free environment in the hearts and minds of our students.
  
  Project Peace in a bully-free school works to reduce conflict and violence at Maxwell Elementary by teaching students how to discuss and mediate disagreements peacefully. It empowers students, who are still in their formative years, with the important life-skills that promote constructive communication, problem solving, critical-thinking and self-esteem. Through regular classroom meetings, students become active participants in governing behavior in their classrooms and school. Others take on the role of mediator and are trained in using the mediation process. With the help of neutral peer mediators, conflicts can be settled in a positive manner, benefiting the school climate as a whole.   Adults handle all bullying behavior as soon as it is discovered or reported.

• Student Council - Students in grades 4 and 5 are elected as participants in representing their classmates and providing service to the school and community.
   
• Scouting Opportunities
  Boys and girls at Maxwell Elementary can choose from several scouting groups some of whom use our building for their meetings and activities.
   
• Additional Programs
  The YMCA offers morning childcare from 7:00 – 8:30 AM and afternoon childcare from 3:40 – 6:00 PM in the Maxwell Elementary building. Please call 724.834.0150 for more information.
   
• Hempfield Parks and Recreation
  Hempfield Parks and Recreation offer a wide range of evening activities for students.   For more information, please call 724.836.7900.

Principal, Mrs. Debra Schoming

Debra L. Schoming, M.Ed., has 14 years experience as an elementary principal. During her tenure with the Hempfield Area School District, Mrs. Schoming previously served as principal at East Hempfield/West Point, West Point and Bovard Elementary School. She has been Title I Coordinator and oversaw the Elementary Science Program. Mrs. Schoming taught various grade levels from preschool to 6th grade in the Blacklick Valley School District in northern Cambria County for 19 years.  Her major area of concentration was in 5th grade teaching language arts, math and science. Mrs. Schoming received her BS in Education from the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown and her Master’s Degree in Education and Principal Certification from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Directions:

Maxwell Elementary School is located off of Route 66, just north of Greensburg.

For More Information…

We encourage parent involvement and work hand-in-hand to provide the best learning opportunities for our children. To learn more about Maxwell Elementary School, please call 724.850.3500 during our operating hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, or email Mrs. Debra Schoming at d.schoming@hempfieldarea.k12.pa.us.