| Central Bucks School District | |
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| Address | |
| 20 Welden Drive Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Bucks, 18901 United States |
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| Information | |
| Superintendent | N. Robert Laws, Ph.D. |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrolment | 20,000+ |
| Website | http://www1.cbsd.org/Pages/Default.aspx |
The Central Bucks School District is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is the third largest school district in Pennsylvania. The district covers the Boroughs of Chalfont, Doylestown and New Britain and Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township, New Britain Township, Plumstead Township, Warrington Township and Warwick Township in Bucks County. It consists of fifteen elementary schools, five middle schools, and three high schools. Its superintendent is N. Robert Laws, Ph.D, the Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education is David P. Weitzel, Ed.D., and the Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education is Nancy B. Silvious. Central Bucks students ranked in the top three percent in state testing data in 2004.
The district was named a Top Performing District by Standard & Poors, and was given the "Ambassador" award by the Chamber of Commerce. The Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Pennsylvania school districts based on the academic achievement of their students on the PSSAs in: reading, writing, math and one year of science. Central Bucks was ranked 4th out of 500 school districts.[1] In 2007 the district was ranked fifth in the state, out of 501 districts.[2]
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There are fifteen functioning elementary schools in CBSD:
There are five middle schools:
US News and World report ranked 21,000 public high schools, in the United States, based on three factors. First, the schools were analyzed for the number of students who achieved above the state average on the reading and math tests. Then they considered how the economically disadvantaged students performed against the state average. Finally, they considered the participation rate and the performance of students in college readiness by examining Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate test data. Seventy Pennsylvania high schools achieved ranking bronze, silver or gold rating. Fifty three Pennsylvania high schools achieved bronze.[3]
Central Bucks has an integrated curriculum grade by grade.
(discontinued in favor of personal websites for each teacher)
E-Notes was a message board client used by CBSD teachers to post homework and messages to students and parents prior to the 2009-2010 school year. Each teacher now has their own personal website for this and other information relevant to the school year. Some teachers also use the website Quia or simply rely on the students to remember their homework.
The district controls the Central Bucks Community School - a school for children in the summer. It offers camps for children and second learning opportunities as well as before and afterschool child care programs at the elementary schools. CBSD is one of the very few school districts above the Mason Dixon Line to only get 1 Snow Day per year the last 3 years.
Central Bucks Television, CBTV, was launched in the spring of 2006. CBTV is managed by Central Bucks School District in cooperation with the James A. Michener Art Museum and the Mercer Museum of the Bucks County Historical Society. The mission of CBTV is to provide the Central Bucks community with educational television programming featuring an emphasis on the area's heritage, arts, cultural life and accomplishments of the students and teachers in our public schools. Some shows include Parent Connections, High School Highlights, World of Guitar, and the Local Scene. Most of the shows are produced and filmed by students at the district's three high schools. It can be seen on Comcast Channel 28 and Verizon FIOS Channel 40. Direct TV does not currently carry CBTV.