Council Rock School District

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Council Rock School District
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Address
30 North Chancellor Street
Newtown
, Bucks County , Pennsylvania , 18940
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Andrew J. Sanko, Ed.d
Other information
Website www.crsd.org

The Council Rock School District, also known as CRSD, is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. The District's administrative offices are located in one of the original school district buildings in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The building, The Chancellor Center, formerly known as The Chancellor Street School, dates back to 1871 and was remodeled in 2003. As of October of 2023, the district's total enrollment is 10,501. [1]

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The school district spends over US$15,000 per secondary student per year (as of 2021), not including special education students. This puts them at 19th in the state for spending per student. According to the district's website, the final budget for the 2021–2022 school year allocated over $250M to the district. [2] The district operates two high schools (grades 9-12), two middle schools (grades 7-8), ten elementary schools (grades K-6), and an alternative school called The STAR Center which houses The Sloan School, The Twilight School, and The A.C.H.I.E.V.E. Program. [3]

The district covers 75 square miles (190 km2) and comprises five Bucks County municipalities:

The district's current Superintendent of Schools is Andrew J. Sanko.

Overview

As of the 2020 U.S. census, the total population of the school district is 74,221. As of October 2023, the school district educates 10,501 students, K-12, and has approximately 956 teachers and supervisors, as well as clerical, custodial, and maintenance employees who support the instructional program. Contract employees for Food Service (Aramark) and Transportation (Durham School Services) round out the support personnel. The school district is the 11th-largest employer in the area.

The school district operates sixteen schools in total: ten elementary schools (grades K-6), two middle schools (grades 7-8), two high schools (grades 9-12), and one alternative high school. Council Rock is also one of four school districts participating with the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology located in Jamison, Pennsylvania. [4]

Council Rock had only one high school until the 2002-2003 academic year when they added a second high school, Council Rock High School South, to alleviate overcrowding at Council Rock High School North. Prior to 1969, the high school was located in the building used for the Newtown Middle School. Prior to that, the high school was located in a smaller building on Chancellor Street in Newtown; a building that later became Chancellor Street Elementary school before closing in 2002. The Chancellor Street school was extensively renovated and reopened as The Chancellor Center.

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Awards

Teacher strike

In mid-2000, reports revealed that teachers in the Council Rock School District were considering the possibility of going on strike. [5] At the time, Council Rock's teachers were the highest paid in the state, with a median salary of $85,395 per year, not including benefits. [5] Despite the high salaries, the school district averted a strike by offering the Council Rock teachers union (CREA) a contract that included a pay raise for 62% of teachers and dropped a proposal for merit pay. [6] The strike was resolved at 4:30 am on September 6, 2002, after an 11-hour negotiation session. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Council Rock School District Archived 21 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Council Rock School District Archived 17 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Sloan Program Overview". Council Rock School District. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions / Overview".
  5. 1 2 "Council Rock teachers preparing to strike". Reading Eagle. 7 May 2000. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Blanchard, Matthew P. (May 17, 2000). "No Raise Proposed For Some Teachers The Council Rock Majority Would Get A Token Increase. The Union Is To Finish Voting On The Contract Tomorrow". INQUIRER. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Langland, Connie; Amie Parnes (7 September 2002). "Council Rock teachers strike settled After an 11-hour session, the strike was settled at 4:30 a.m. yesterday. For the moment, contract terms remain secret". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B1.
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