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 2007-2008 school year, there were 11,600 students enrolled in the district. ^[1]

1 Schools
2 Governance
3 History
- 3.1 2005 Teacher's Strike
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Schools

There are 15 public schools in Pennsbury School District:

Type	Name	Grades	Enrollment ^[2]
High School	Pennsbury High School	9-12	3,514
Middle School	Charles H. Boehm	6-8	745
Middle School	Pennwood	6-8	1,009
Middle School	William Penn	6-8	960
Elementary School	Afton	KG-5	638
Elementary School	Edgewood	KG-5	772
Elementary School	Eleanor Roosevelt	KG-5	510
Elementary School	Fallsington	KG-5	189
Elementary School	Makefield	KG-5	482
Elementary School	Manor	KG-5	454
Elementary School	Oxford Valley	KG-5	489
Elementary School	Penn Valley	KG-5	326
Elementary School	Quarry Hill	KG-5	670
Elementary School	Village Park	KG-5	283
Elementary School	Walt Disney	KG-5	358

[edit] Governance

The Board is comprised of nine residents with voting power, each elected for a four-year term. Five members will complete their terms in the year 2007, and four in 2009.

[edit] History

[edit] 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.