Council Rock School District

The Council Rock School District, also known as CRSD, is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Districts administrative offices are located in one of the original school district buildings in the Borough of Newtown. The building, The Chancellor Center, (formerly known as The Chancellor Street school) dates back to 1871 and was remodeled in 2003. As of May 2015, the district's total enrollment was 11,157.[1] It spends over US$12,000 per secondary student per year (not including special education students). According to the district's website, the final budget for the 2015–2016 school year allocated $220M 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 High School.[3]

Council Rock School District
School district map of Bucks County, PA
Address
30 North Chancellor Street
Newtown
, Bucks, Pennsylvania, 18940
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Robert Fraser, Ed.d
Students and staff
District mascotIndians (CR-North), Golden Hawks (CR-South)
Other information
Websitewww.crsd.org

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

The district's current Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Robert Fraser, Ed.d

Overview

As of the 2010 census, the total population of the school district is 72,458. The school district educates 12,000 students, K-12, and has approximately 956 teachers and supervisors, as well as clerical, custodial, maintenance and cafeteria employees who support the instructional program. The school district is by far the largest employer in the area. The school district operates sixteen schools 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 the high schools split into CR-North (the Indians) and CR-South (the Golden Hawks). Before 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 modified, and reopened as the Chancellor Street Center, 1 of three buildings housing district administration. The other 2 buildings are the Sloan Alternative School, housed in space in Newtown Borough that is leased from the Law School Admissions Council, and the 101 Twining Ford facility in Richboro. The Twining Ford facility houses maintenance and records for the district. The site on Twining Ford Rd was originally the command and control center for a Nike Missile installation located nearby.

Schools

High schools

Middle schools
  • Newtown Middle School
  • Holland Middle School

Elementary schools

Teacher strike

In mid-2000, reports revealed that teachers in the 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] Teachers accepted the contract for one three-year term but went on strike on September 3, 2002, seeking even higher salaries and more generous benefits.[7] The strike delayed the start of the school year and negatively affected the District's 12,500 students.[8] The strike was resolved at 4:30 am on September 6, 2002 after an 11 hour negotiation session.[9]

References
  1. http://www.crsd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=9886&dataid=35085&FileName=Enrollment%20May%202015.pdf
  2. http://www.crsd.org/cms/lib5/PA01000188/Centricity/Domain/4/2015_06_18_Final_Budget_Book.pdf
  3. "Sloan Program Overview". Council Rock School District. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. "Frequently Asked Questions / Overview".
  5. "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. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. Blanchard, Matthew (4 September 2002). "High pay at stake in Council Rock strike". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  8. Zolecki, Todd (6 September 2002). "Council Rock squads try to stay sharp during teacher strike The teams already called off yesterday's games. "Nobody is happy about it," laments one coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  9. 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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