Global Village Academy
5720 State Road, Parma, OH 44134-2594
Voice (216) 767-5956 FAX (216) 767-5653
www.globalvillageacademy.net
Principal: Anna P. Holowatyj
Community
Global Village Academy serves the educational needs of Parma, Ohio and the surrounding communities some of which are Strongsville, Cleveland, Parma Heights, and North Royalton. Global Village Academy (GVA) is located in one of the heart of the “Ukrainian Village” in Parma. GVA enjoys a diversified economic base. Currently, GVA consists of an elementary school (K-4) and a middle school (grades 5, 6, & 7). This configuration is in line with the Parma City School District (whose high schools are 8th grade though 12th grade), allowing our children to enter high school upon completing GVA. GVA’s student body, at the end of School Year 2016-2017, had a very unique ethnically/cultural diverse population: 123 Ukrainian/Russian (mainly Ukrainian), 2 African-American, 1 African- Ukrainian, 2 Puerto Rican, 2 Philippine, 2 Lebanese, 2 Bulgarian, 1 Cambodian, and 22 that identify themselves ethnically as American.
School
Global Village Academy is an elementary/middle school with a 158 (SY16-17) student enrollment in grades K–7. Optimum school capacity is 176 students. The school opened in the summer of 2011 with its first kindergarten class entering into the 6th grade this 2017-2018 school year. Global Village Academy is currently sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education, Office of School Sponsorship.
Curriculum
Theacademic programis organized on a rotating schedule. Students receive and minimum of 45-minutes of English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science classes daily. Due to scheduling of non-core classes students receive and additional 45 minutes daily of Math instructions. Students attend Cultural/Language (Ukrainian and/or Spanish) 45 minute period classes twice a week and Gym and Music once a week.
Grading
A – Excellent / 90–100B – Above average / 80–89
C – Average / 70–79
D – Below average / 60–69
F – Failure / 60 or below
Rank
GVA does not have class ranking.
Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculation
GPAis not computed nor used since there is no class ranking at GVA. Parent/Teacher/Administration communication along with student grades and State testing are tracked and addressed regarding students progress and academic intervention needs.
Class of 2019
The GVA Class of SY 2018-2019 will be the very first complete cycle of students completing K through 7 classes at Global Village Academy. GVA is proud to say that the majority of students, who will be in the class of 2019, have been in the GVA family their entire elementary academic career.
Distinctions
· 5 out of 5 years averaging in the top 30% of Ohio Elementary Schools per State Performance Index
· 100% 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee achievement yearly
· 4 out of 4 State Audits with “0” Citations and “0” Findings
· Identified to the U.S. Department of Education by Ohio Department of Education in January 2016 as High Quality/High Performing (under Federal Definition)