Pennsbury School District

School district in Pennsylvania

Pennsbury School District

Location
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 19058 United States
District information
Grades	K-12
Established	1948
Superintendent	DR.Thomas A Smith, Ed.D.
Schools	1 High, 3 Middle, 11 Elementary
Students and staff
Students	10,495
Student–teacher ratio	12:1
Colors	Black & Orange
Other information
Website	www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us

Pennsbury School District is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district serves Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township, Yardley Borough, and Tullytown Borough. For the 2019-2020 school year, there were 10,257 students enrolled in the district with a final budget of $216,719,362.^[1] There was a total of 1,580 administrative, professional and support staff.

Schools

There are 15 public schools in Pennsbury School District:

Type	Name	Grades	Enrollment ^[2]
High school	Pennsbury High School	9-12	2,891
Middle school	Charles H. Boehm	6-8	713
Middle school	Pennwood	6-8	755
Middle school	William Penn	6-8	961
Elementary school	Walt Disney	KG-5	339
Elementary school	Manor	KG-5	434
Elementary school	Afton	KG-5	499
Elementary school	Edgewood	KG-5	501
Elementary school	Eleanor Roosevelt	KG-5	566
Elementary school	Fallsington	KG-5	267
Elementary school	Makefield	KG-5	363
Elementary school	Oxford Valley	KG-5	392
Elementary school	Penn Valley	KG-5	407
Elementary school	Quarry Hill	KG-5	446
Special	Village Park Academy	4-12	10

Governance

Administration^[3]

Thomas A. Smith, Ed.D.; district superintendent
Theresa Ricci, Ed.D.; assistant superintendent
Chris Berdnik; chief financial officer
Cherrissa Gibson, Ed.D.; acting director of human resources
Laurie Ruffing; director of pupil services
Regina Rausch; director of special education
Michele Spack; director of elementary education
Timothy McCleary; director of technology
George Steill; director of facilities
Bob Burns; special education supervisor
Amanda Caputo; special education supervisor
Peter Carfagno; special education supervisor
Alida Fitzpatrick; special education supervisor
Stephanie Fuhrer; special education supervisor
Matt Levin; special education supervisor
Nicole Siler-Pastman; special education supervisor
Alison Smith, Ph.D.; special education supervisor
Milagro Aleman; director of transportation
Tom McGee; instructional technology supervisor
Ashley Belcher Dowd; food service director

School board

The board is composed of nine residents with voting power, each elected for a four-year term. The current school board is:

T.R. Kannan; president^[4]
Gary Sanderson; vice president
Linda Palsky; assistant secretary
Dr. Jeannine Delwiche
Lois Lambing
Jim Prokopiak
Dr. Joanna Steere
Chip Taylor
Joshua Waldorf

History

2005 teachers' strike

In 2005, the Pennsbury School District experienced a teachers' 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.

Demographics

The district is about 82% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian and 5% Hispanic. Almost 91% of students speak only English at home.^[5] Press reports indicate that 98% of the district's teachers are White.^[6]

External links

Music

Pennsbury Instrumental Music - official website

Sports

Pennsbury Falcons Cheerleading Association - official website
Pennsbury boys' lacrosse teams - official website
Pennsbury Regional Basketball League - official website
Pennsbury Athletic Hall of Fame - official website
Pennsbury Athletic Association - official website

Miscellaneous

Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Achievement Report for the Pennsbury School District

References

^ "Pennsbury School District Data: 2019-2020".
^ "National Center for Education Statistics". Retrieved 2022-10-26.
^ https://www.pennsburysd.org/Page/443
^ "School Board". www.pennsburysd.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
^ "Pennsbury School District, PA". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ Williams, Ashley (26 September 2021). "I am the Only Black Educator". Bucks County Courier.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Bensalem Township	Bensalem High School
Bristol Borough	Bristol High School
Bristol Township	Harry S. Truman High School
Centennial	William Tennent High School
Central Bucks	Central Bucks High School East Central Bucks High School South Central Bucks High School West
Council Rock	Council Rock High School North Council Rock High School South
Morrisville Borough	Morrisville Middle/Senior High School
Neshaminy	Neshaminy High School
New Hope-Solebury	New Hope-Solebury High School
Palisades	Palisades High School
Pennridge	Pennridge High School
Pennsbury	Pennsbury High School
Quakertown Community	Quakertown High School