Millcreek Township School District
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1805 |
| Region | Millcreek Township |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Frank Bova (Interim Superintendent) |
| Contact number | (814)-835-5300 |
| Students | 7,464 |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Location | Erie, Pennsylvania USA |
| Website | mtsd.org |
Millcreek Township School District is a school district serving Millcreek Township, a suburb of Erie, Pennsylvania. The total enrollment is 7,464 students.[1]The District was the pilot district in the Start S.M.A.R.T. Program in 2002.[2]
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[edit] Schools
The Millcreek Township School District is home to 14 schools.
[edit] Elementary Schools
- Chestnut Hill Elementary School
- Vernondale Elementary School
- Tracy Elementary School
- Ridgefield Elementary School
- Belle Valley Elementary School
- Asbury Elementary School
- Grandview Elementary School
[edit] Middle Schools
- Walnut Creek Middle School
- James S. Wilson Middle School
- Westlake Middle School
[edit] Walnut Creek Middle School
From 2000-2002 students at the school worked with the Asbury Woods Nature Center in a project to assess the Walnut Creek watershed to help with public education and protection of the natural resource.[3]
The development of the nature center's educational program was one of a number of environmental education projects undertaken by students the school's science classes. A class, calling itself "Walnut Creek S.E.W.E.R." (Saving Erie’s Water & Environmental Resources), also worked on projects to educate their community "about cleaner water, including a billboard and brochures, such as Your Lawn & Pesticides: What Goes Around, Comes Around," according to The Carnegie Reporter. "They have also worked with local officials to increase street sweeping, which reduces runoff into the water."[4]
[edit] High Schools
- McDowell High School
- McDowell Intermediate High School
[edit] Technical/ Alternative Education
- Millcreek Learning Center
- North Coast School
[edit] Contract talks
In the winter months of the 2006-2007 school year, negotiations between the Millcreek Education Association and the school board broke down. After over 25 negotiation sessions, a day before a set strike deadline of February 1, 2007, teachers came to an agreement with board members.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Millcreek Township School District schools - district elementary, middle, and high school information
- ^ http://www.mtsd.org/district/mediarelations/history/index.html
- ^ [1]Web page about the "Walnut Creek Watershed Initiative" giving progress reports, at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's "Growing Greener" Web site, accessed March 25, 2007
- ^ [2]Baldwin, Joyce, "Civic Education in Schools: The Right Time is Now" article in The Carnegie Reporter, Vol. 2/No. 3, Fall 2003, published by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, accessed March 24, 2007
- ^ GoErie.com: Millcreek teachers, parents relax as strike threat ends
