- Pennsbury School District
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Pennsbury School District is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district serves Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township and Yardley, as well as portions of Morrisville, Newtown and Tullytown. For the 2009-2010 school year, there are 11,410 students enrolled in the district (includes Bucks Technical High School and Intermediate Unit student totals) with a budget of $175,553,000. [1] There is a total of 1,577 administrative, professional, and support staff.
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Schools
There are 15 public schools in Pennsbury School District:
Type Name Grades Enrollment [2] High School Pennsbury High School 9-12 3,591 Middle School Charles H. Boehm 6-8 770 Middle School Pennwood 6-8 963 Middle School William Penn 6-8 998 Elementary School Afton KG-5 607 Elementary School Edgewood KG-5 674 Elementary School Eleanor Roosevelt KG-5 502 Elementary School Fallsington KG-5 217 Elementary School Makefield KG-5 505 Elementary School Manor KG-5 424 Elementary School Oxford Valley KG-5 416 Elementary School Penn Valley KG-5 321 Elementary School Quarry Hill KG-5 634 Elementary School Village Park KG-5 317 Elementary School Walt Disney KG-5 345 Governance
The Board is composed of nine residents with voting power, each elected for a four-year term. The district Chief Executive Officer is Paul B. Long, Ed.D.
History
2005 Teacher's Strike
In 2005, the Pennsbury School District experienced a teacher's strike that generated significant regional coverage by the media. After voting down a tentative contract agreement, the leadership of the Pennsbury Education Association (PEA), the union to which all of Pennsbury's teachers belong, was authorized by its members to strike on October 24, 2005. The strike lasted a total of 21 days, the maximum allowed by Pennsylvania state law, and students went back to class on November 22, 2005. According to both the PEA and the school board, salary and health benefits were the main issues. Teachers objected to having to pay more for their health insurance, and wanted to see teacher salaries stay competitive with neighboring school districts. Both sides entered non-binding arbitration on November 22, 2005, as mandated by state law, and posted their final offers on December 6, 2005. In January 2006, teachers and the school board reached a resolution and the contract was accepted.
External links
General
- Pennsbury School District - official website
- Pennsbury Scholarship Foundation - official website
- Pennsbury Partners Program - official website
- Pennsbury Arts Foundation - official website
- Pennsbury Education Foundation - official website
District Schools
High school
Middle schools
Elementary schools
- Afton
- Edgewood
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Fallsington
- Makefield
- Manor
- Oxford Valley
- Penn Valley
- Quarry Hill
- Village Park
- Walt Disney
Music
Sports
- Pennsbury Falcons Cheerleading Association - official website
- Pennsbury Boys' Lacrosse Teams - official website
- Pennsbury Falcons Swim Team - official website
- Pennsbury Falcons Wrestling Club - official website
- Pennsbury Regional Basketball League - official website
- Pennsbury Athletic Hall of Fame - official website
- Pennsbury Athletic Association - official website
Media
- Yahoo! News article on John Mayer's senior prom performance
- Philadelphia City Paper review of "Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School"
Misc.
References
- ^ "Pennsbury School District Data: 2009-2010". http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us/pennsbury/About%20Pennsbury/Pennsbury%20School%20District%20Data%20-%202009-2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "National Center for Education Statistics". http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4218840. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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