Pennsbury School District

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. There was a total of 1,580 administrative, professional and support staff.

Schools
There are 15 public schools in Pennsbury School District:

Administration

 * 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
 * Gary Sanderson; vice president
 * Linda Palsky; assistant secretary
 * Dr. Jeannine Delwiche
 * Lois Lambing
 * Jim Prokopiak
 * Dr. Joanna Steere
 * Chip Taylor
 * Joshua Waldorf

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. Press reports indicate that 98% of the district's teachers are White.

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