Central Bucks School District
2016-2017
Calendar
and
Parent
Handbook
Table of Contents
Community Contacts 3
2016-2017 School Year 4 - 29
Back-to-School Nights 30
Parent Handbook Introduction
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Communication 32-33
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Back-to-School Nights
Building and District Communications
Directory Information & Photographs
Parent Conferences
Parent Involvement
Report Cards
When Parents Have a Concern
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Attendance Requirements
Family Travel
Insurance
Performance Assessments
School Attendance Area
School Closings
School Make-up Dates
School Enrollment
School Hours
School Safety
Standardized Tests
Transportation
Services for Students
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Assistance Teams
Community School
Health Services
Use of Medications in School
Homebound Instruction
Remedial Programs
Child Find
Protected Handicapped Students
Special Education
Gifted Program
Policies, Regulations, & Discipline 33 - 36
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Computer Use
Dress Regulations
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Naloxone Administration in Schools
Smoking Policy
Search of Student Lockers and Cars
Threats Policy
Weapons Policy
Pupil Rights Amendment Family Education & Privacy Act
Environment Title IX
Complaint Resolution for NCLB Programs
Code of Rights, Responsibilities,
& Student Discipline Disciplinary Chart
Central Bucks Board of School Directors Central Bucks Building Directory CB Cares Educational Foundation
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Community Contacts
CB Community School
Central Bucks Community School is a
division of the Central Bucks School
District. Throughout the year, CB
Community School takes pride in providing
adults and children of all ages with
quality classes, programs, and activities,
including aquatic swim programs, online
classes, and before and after school child
care programs. The office is located in
the Central Bucks Educational Services
Administration Building, the same building
where the school board meetings are
held.
Central Bucks Community School offers:
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Before-School/ After-School Child
Care for each elementary school.
Early dismissal afternoons and some
school holidays are covered.
Swim programs for all ages including
group and private lessons, teams,
scuba classes, and more.
Driver’s Education at all three high
schools and online.
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SAT prep through Kaplan and
Princeton Review at the high
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Chess Clubs
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Summer Sports Camps
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Summer Fun programs
For more information please visit
www.cbsd.org and click on the
“Community School” link under “District
Links” on the right hand side of the web
page, or call 267-893-5705 to speak with
a Community School representative.
The Arts
Bucks County School of the
Performing Arts
267-247-5458
buckscountyschooloftheperforming arts.com
Community Conservatory of Music
215-340-7979
www.communityconservatory.org
Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania
215-348-7175
www.dtopa.org
James A. Michener Art Museum
215-340-9800
www.michenermuseum.org
Theatre Arts Center
215-340-7979
theatreartscenter.com
Central Bucks Family YMCA
215-348-8131
www.cbfymca.org
New Britain Borough
215-348-4586
www.newbritainboro.com
Girl Scouts of Eastern PA
215-564-4657
www.gsep.org
New Britain Township
215-822-1391
www.newbritaintownship.org
Health & Wellness Center
by Doylestown Hospital
215-918-5500
www.thehealthwellnesscenter.com
Plumstead Township
215-766-8914
www.plumstead.org
The Mercer Musem
& Fonthill Museum
215-345-0210
www.mercermuseum.org
Peace Valley Nature Center
www.peacevalleynaturecenter.org
215-345-7860
Municipalities
Community Resources
Boy Scouts, Washington Crossing
Council 215-348-7205
www.washingtoncrossingbsa.org
Bucks County Audubon Society
at Honey Hollow
215-297-5880
www.bcas.org
Bucks County Free Library
215-348-9081
www.buckslib.org
CB Cares Educational Fdn. (pg 47)
215-489-9120
www.cb-cares.org
Buckingham Township
215-794-8834
www.buckinghampa.org
Chalfont Borough
215-822-7295
www.chalfontborough.com
Doylestown Borough
215-345-4140
www.doylestownborough.net
Warrington Township
215-343-9350
www.warringtontownship.org
Warwick Township
214-343-6100
www.warwick-bucks.org
Sports
Central Bucks Athletic Association
www.playcbaa.com
Doylestown Athletic Association
www.daasports.org
Lenape Valley Sports
www.lvrcsports.com
Ukrainian Nationals Soccer
www.ukrainiannationals.com
Doylestown Township
215-348-9915
www.doylestownpa.org
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Staff Development Day
Check
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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First Day of School
for ALL Students
Staff Development Day
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Back to School Nights, pg. 30
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CB South Senior Parents College
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Back to School Nights, pg. 30
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Labor Day
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Back to School Nights, pg. 30
Back to School Nights, pg. 30
Community School
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Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
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CB West Homecoming Dance,
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#2 POSITIVE FAMILY
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see page 47
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Back to School Nights, pg. 30
Back to School Nights, pg. 30
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E-Flyer Folder Update
School Board Meeting,
Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
Tamanend 9th Grade Choral Pops
Concert, 7:00 pm
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Holicong Spirit Night, 7:00 pm
E-Flyer Folder Update
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Unami Fall Dance, 7:30 pm
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SAT Testing at CB East and
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School Holiday
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Full-Day K-6 Child Care
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District Financial Aid Night
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Parent Positive Speaker
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Full-Day K-6 Child Care
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PSAT Testing at CB East and
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Yom Kippur
School Board Meeting,
Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
E-Flyer Folder Update
Sights & Sounds Marching Band
Competition at CB South, 4:30 pm
#30 RESPONSIBILITY
see page 47
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CB South NHS Induction, 7:00 pm
CB West NHS Induction, 7:00 pm
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School Board Meeting,
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CB South/ West Orchestra Concert
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Lenape Halloween Dance, 7:00 pm
CB East Homecoming Dance,
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CB West Fall Play: An Evening
with Edgar Allan Poe, 7:00 pm
CB West Fall Play: An Evening
with Edgar Allan Poe, 7:00 pm
CB West Fall Play: An Evening
with Edgar Allan Poe, 2pm & 7pm
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Daylight Savings Time EndsChange clocks!
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No School for Students
Election Day
MS Conferences
Staff Development
Full-Day K-6 Child Care
School Board Meeting,
Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
#26 CARING
see page 47
Veterans Day
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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Secondary Report Cards
available on Parent Portal
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No Kindergarten
Grade K Parent Conferences
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No Kindergarten
Grade K Parent Conferences
Elementary Progress Reports
CB East Fall Play: Irving Berlin’s
available on Parent Portal
Lenape Red & White Night, 7:00p
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CB East Fall Play: Irving Berlin’s
White Christmas, 2:00 pm
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Early Dismissal, Grades 1-6
FULL DAY, Grades 7-12
Parent Conferences
Half-Day K-6 Child Care
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Early Dismissal, Grades 1-12
Parent Conferences
Staff Development
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No School for Students
Staff Development
Thanksgiving Day
Half-Day K-6 Child Care
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E-Flyer Folder Update
School Holiday
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White Christmas, 7:30 pm
CB East Fall Play: Irving Berlin’s
White Christmas, 2:00 p & 7:30 p
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Carol, 7:30 pm
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CB South Band Concert, 7:30 pm
Holicong 9th Grade Concert, 7 pm
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Ed. Services Center, 7:00 pm
Keystone Testing Window
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Tohickon Choral Concert, 7:00 pm
Unami Winter Concert, 7:00 pm
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CB East/ Holicong Orchestra
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Lenape Orchestra Concert, 7 pm
Tamanend Winter Concert, 7:00pm
CB South Choral Concert, 7:30 pm
Holicong Band Concert, 7:00 pm
Lenape Band Concert, 7:00 pm
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Tamanend Winter Concert, 7:00pm
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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CB West Choral Concert, 7:30 pm
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Holiday Concert, 12:00 pm
Unami Winter Concert, 7:00 pm
#24 BONDING
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see page 47
Keystone Testing Window
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No PM Kindergarten
Hanukkah begins at sunset
Half-Day K-6 Child Care
Christmas Day
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Winter Recess through Jan. 2nd
Kwanzaa through Jan. 1st
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New Year’s Eve
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CB West Curricular Choir Concert,
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Keystone Testing Window
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Community School
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Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
CB South/West Orchestra Concert
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CB South Art Show, 6:00-8:00 pm
CB South Art Show, 6:00-8:00 pm
CB South National Art Honor
Society Induction, 6:00 pm
Holicong Arts Night, 5pm-8pm &
Choral Concert, 7:00 pm
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CB South Art Show, 6:00-8:00 pm
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E-Flyer Folder Update
School Holiday
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CB East Art Honor Society
Induction, 6:30 pm
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CB South, 8 am
Keystone Testing Window
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Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
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Early Dismissal, Grades 1-12
No AM Kindergarten
End of 2nd Marking Period
Half-Day K-6 Child Care
#9 SERVICE TO OTHERS
see page 47
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Keystone Testing Window
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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VH-1 Save the Music Concert held
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Lenape Valentine’s Dance, 7:00 pm
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Back-to-School Night, 7pm Holicong Winter Dance, 7:00 pm
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Secondary Report Cards
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Middle School Honors Band
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Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
E-Flyer Folder Update
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CB South Southside Jazz Festival,
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Unami Musical: Once Upon a
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Unami Musical: Once Upon a
Mattress, Jr., 7:00 pm
Unami Musical: Once Upon a
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Tohickon Spring Musical, 7:00 pm
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Holicong Spring Musical, 7:00 pm
Tamanend Spring Musical, 7:00 pm
Tohickon Spring Musical, 7:00 pm
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CB South, 8 am
Parent Positive Event at the
CBFYMCA, 1:00 pm
Holicong Musical, 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Tamanend Spring Musical,
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Tohickon Spring Musical, 2:00 pm
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Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
Daylight Savings Time StartsChange clocks!
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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District College Fair for all
three high schools, held at
CB South, 6:30 pm
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CB West Spring Musical:
Big Fish, 7:30 pm
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Big Fish, 7:30 pm
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Big Fish, 2:00 & 7:30 pm
(Snow date: Mar. 23rd)
Lenape NJHS Induction, 7:00 pm
Planning for
Summer?
Check the E-Flyer
Folder for a list of
summer camps!
#17 CREATIVE
ACTIVITIES
see page 47
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School Board Meeting,
Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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Lenape Spring Musical: Guys and
Dolls, Jr., 7:00 pm
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Early Dismissal, Grades 1-6
No PM Kindergarten
(AM attends in morning)
Half-Day K-6 Child Care
FULL DAY, Grades 7-12
CB East Spring Musical: Disney’s
Beauty & the Beast , 7:30 pm
Lenape Spring Musical: Guys and
Dolls, Jr., 7:00 pm
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Lenape Spring Musical: Guys and
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CB West Choral Concert, 7:30 pm
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End of 3rd Marking Period
(Full day)
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Parent Positive Speaker
Series at Lenape, 7:00 pm
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Tohickon NJHS Induction, 7:00 pm
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CB South Musical: Catch Me If You
Can, 7:30pm
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ACT Testing at CB South,
8 am
CB South Musical: Catch Me If
You Can, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
CB West Junior Prom, 7:00 pm
PSSA Testing Window
4/3-7, Gr. 3-8,
English/ Language Arts
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Passover begins at sundown
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Passover through 4/18
Community School CB East World Languages Honor
Summer Fun Societies Inductions, 6:00 pm
Registration Open
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School Board Meeting,
Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
Grade K Parent Conferences
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Spring Recess
Parent Conferences
Staff Development
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E-Flyer Folder Update
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Spring Recess
Good Friday
Full-Day K-6 Child Care
Secondary Report Cards
and Elementary Progress
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Easter Sunday
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Grade K Parent Conferences
No Kindergarten
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CB West World Languages Honor
Societies Inductions, 6:00 pm
Spring Recess
Unami NJHS Induction, 7:00 pm
Parent Conferences
Staff Development
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CB West “Mr. West”, 7:00 pm
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CB A Cappella Festival held
at Tamanend, 7:00 pm
CB South Titans Connect Prom,
6:00 pm
Full-Day K-6 Child Care
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Holicong NJHS Induction, 7:00pm
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PSSA Testing Window
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Unami Spring Dance, 7:30 pm
National Nurses Day
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Unami Arts & Music Festival, 7:00 pm
Tohickon Choral Arts Fest, 7:00 pm
Unami Arts & Music Festival, 7:00 pm
PSSA Testing Window
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AP Testing Window
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CB South summa cum laude
Tamanend Arts & Music Festival, Ceremony, 6:30 pm
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Unami Arts & Music Festival, 7:00 pm Ceremony, 6:00 pm
Holicong Band Concert, 7:30 pm
AP Testing Window
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CB South Senior Prom, 7:00 pm
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Mother’s Day
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CB West Art Show, 11am-2:30pm
CB West Art Show, 7:30am-2:30pm
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CB East Choral Concert, 7:30 pm
CB South Choral Concert, 7:30 pm
CB West Art Show, 7:30am-2:30pm
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CB West Art Show, 7:30am-2:30pm
CB West Choral Concert, 7:30pm
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CB East Patriot Player Reunion
Performance: L’amour et L’amitié,
7:30 pm
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CB East Junior Prom, 7:00 pm
CB West Art Show, 7:30am-11pm
CB West Senior Prom, 7:00 pm
Unami Freshman Dance, 7:30 pm
Tohickon Instrumental Arts
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Keystone Testing Window
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CB South Art Show Opening,
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CB South/West Orchestra
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School Holiday
Memorial Day
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Parade, HS & MS Bands
CB East Awards Night, 7:00 pm
CB South Awards Night, 7:00 pm
CB South Art Show, 6:00-8:00 pm
CB West Awards Night, 6:30 pm
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Keystone Testing Window
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Employer Appreciation
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Graduation images courtesy of Lifetouch
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Tohickon Freshman Day
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Last Day of School
Early Dismissal Grades 1-12
No PM Kindergarten
End of 4th Marking Period
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E-Flyer Folder Update
Staff Development Day
Full-Day K-6 Child Care at
Bridge Valley
Half-Day K-6 Child Care
Secondary Report Cards
available on Parent Portal
Full-Day K-6 Child Care at
Bridge Valley
Full-Day K-6 Child Care at
Bridge Valley
Elementary Progress
Reports available on Parent
Portal
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Ed. Services Center, 7:30 pm
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September 2016 Back-To-School Nights
Barclay
Groveland
Warwick
Sept. 7: Grades K-AM, 2, & 6, 6:00 pm
Grades K-PM, 4, & PEN, 6:50 pm
Sept. 8: Grades 1 & 5, 6:00 pm; Grade 3, 6:50 pm
Sept. 7: Grades 1, 2 & 3, 6:30 pm
Sept. 12: Grades 4, 5 & 6, 6:30 pm
Sept. 21: Grade K, times TBA
Bridge Valley
Jamison
Aug. 31: Grades 5 & 6, 5:30 pm
Grades 3 & 4, 6:30 pm
Sept. 7: Grade K-AM, 6:00 pm; K-PM, 7:00 pm
Grades 1 & 2, 6:30 pm
Sept. 13: Grade 1, 5:45 pm; Grade 3, 6:30 pm;
Grade 5, 7:30 pm
Sept. 14:Grade 2, 5:45 pm; Grade 4, 6:30 pm;
Grade 6, 7:30 pm
Sept. 20: Grade K & PEN, 6:15 pm
Buckingham
Sept. 6: Grades 1 & 3, 6:00 pm; Grade 2, 7:15 pm
Sept. 7: Grades 4 & 6, 6:00 pm; Grade 5, 7:15 pm
Sept.12: Grade K, 6:00 pm
Butler
Sept. 6: Grades 2 & 3, 7:00 pm
Sept. 7: Grades 4 & 5, 6:30 pm; Grade 6, 7:30 pm
Sept.13: Grades K & 1, 7:00 pm
Cold Spring
Sept. 6: PEN, 5:00 pm; Grades 2 & 3, 5:45 pm
Grades 1 & 4, 7:00 pm
Sept. 14: Autistic Support, 5:00 pm
Grades 5 & 6, 5:45 pm
Sept. 6: Grade 4, 6:00 pm; Grade 5, 6:45 pm;
Grade 6, 7:30 pm
Sept. 7: Autistic Support (Grades K & 1), 5:30 pm;
Grade K, 6:00 pm; PEN, 6:30 pm
Sept.19: Autistic Support (Grades 2 & 3), 6:00 pm;
Grade 1, 6:00 pm; Grade 2, 6:45 pm;
Grade 3, 7:30
Holicong
Sept. 1: Grades 8 & 9, 7:00 pm
Sept. 8: Grade 7, 7:00 pm
Lenape
Kutz
Sept. 8: Grades 7, 8, & 9, 6:45 pm
Sept. 6: Grades 4, 5, & 6, 6:30 pm
Sept. 7: Grades K, 1, 2, & 3, 6:30 pm
Tamanend
Linden
Sept. 6: Grades K, 2, & 6, 7:00 pm
Sept.12: Grades 1 & 5, 7:30 pm
Sept.14: PEN, 7:00 pm; Grades 3 & 4, 7:30 pm
Mill Creek
Sept. 1: Grades K, 1 & 2, 7:00 pm
Sept. 6: Grades 3 & 4, 7:00 pm
Sept. 7: Grades 5 & 6, 7:00 pm
Sept.14: Grade 7, 7:00 pm
Sept.22: Grades 8 & 9, 7:00 pm
Tohickon
Sept.14: Grade 7, 7:00 pm
Sept.20: Grade 8, 7:00 pm
Sept.22: Grade 9, 7:00 pm
Unami
Sept. 8: Grade 7, 6:30 pm
Sept.14: Grades 8 & 9, 6:30 pm
Doyle
Pine Run
Sept. 1: Grade K-AM, 6:15, All Gr. K, 7:00 pm in Gym
Grade K-PM, 7:30
Grades 4, 5 & 6, 7:00 pm
Sept. 7: Grades 1, 2 & 3, 7:00 pm
Sept. 8: Grade K, 6:00 pm; PEN 6:00 pm
Grades 1 & 2, 7:00 pm
Sept.13: Grades 3 & 4, 6:00 pm
Grades 5 & 6, 7:00 pm
CB High Schools East, South, & West
Gayman
Titus
Sept. 1: Grades K & 1, 5:45 pm
Grades 2 & 3, 7:15 pm
Sept. 6: Grades 4 & 5, 5:45 pm
Grade 6, 7:15 pm
Sept. 7: Grades 1 & 2, 7:00 pm
Sept. 8: Grades 3 & 4, 7:00 pm
Sept. 12:Grades 5 & 6, times vary
Second Semester, All High Schools
Feb. 2: Grades 10 - 12, 7:00 pm
(Snow date: Feb. 9)
First Semester, All High Schools
Sept.15: Grades 10 - 12, 7:00 pm
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Central Bucks School District Parent Handbook 2016-2017
This handbook has been designed to keep parents better informed about our school district. Central Bucks sees parents as equal partners in education.
Both partners share a responsibility for seeing that children achieve academically and grow up to be healthy, self-confident, responsible adults. Parents depend on
the school district to provide their children with competent instruction, appropriate materials and supplies, and the programs and services which will develop them
academically, physically, socially, and emotionally. The school district depends on parents to provide their children with love, discipline, and a sense of self-esteem;
to make sure that they come to school with adequate rest, proper nutrition, and in good health; and to show support for education and interest in school.
The Parent Handbook provides parents with some general facts about the district’s programs and services. It also offers some specific information about school rules and policies which pertain to every student, no matter which school the child attends. Most important of all, this handbook tells
parents how they can help their children get the most from their education.
Learning Goals
Central Bucks expects students to
acquire and demonstrate a broad base of
knowledge and skills as a foundation for
continued learning, as well as students who
will be:
The Central
Bucks Schools
will provide all
students with the
academic and
problem-solving
skills essential
for personal
development,
responsible
citizenship, and
life-long learning.
• Complex thinkers who can reason, reflect, make decisions, and solve problems, supporting, and defending their
solutions.
• Self-directed, resilient learners who can
set and prioritize goals, monitor and
evaluate progress, use information resources and emerging technologies, and
adapt to change.
• Effective and creative communicators
who use a variety of skills to express
concepts and ideas.
• Informed and responsible citizens who
contribute to their community, their country, and their world.
• Collaborative workers who can demonstrate cooperation and leadership within
groups to accomplish a common goal.
• Quality producers whose work reflects
high standards, originality, and unique
abilities.
Academic Standards
Clearly defined academic standards
that are closely connected to instruction
establish clear performance targets for what
all students need to know and do. The state
has established standards in a number of
academic areas and currently tests standards
in Mathematics, Reading, Writing, and
Science through Math, Reading, Writing, and
Science PSSA testing and Keystone Exams
in Algebra, Biology, and Literature. Students
must demonstrate proficiency in all of these
standards in order to graduate.
Courses of study are designed
to conform with academic standards;
remediation plans are in place for students
who are not achieving the standards; and
report cards are based on standards.
Equal Opportunity
Central Bucks School District provides
equal opportunities to all children in all of
its educational programs and services. The
district does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, gender, national origin, religion,
age, or disability in its programs or services,
or in its hiring and employment practices.
The district provides to eligible students
with physical or mental disabilities, without
cost to the student or family, the related aids,
services, and accommodations needed to
afford the student equal opportunity to
participate in and obtain the benefit of the
school program and extracurricular activities
without discrimination.
Information regarding the rights of
students with disabilities may be obtained
from TBD, Director of Special Education, 16
Welden Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901, 267893-2021. The Director of Special Education
is the Chapter 15-504 ADA Coordinator, and
the Title IX Coordinator for students. For other
ADA information please contact Ms. Andrea
DiDio, Director of Human Resources, 20
Welden Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901, 267893-2084. Open Records requests should be
referred to Ruth Pastori, 267-893-2000.
School Board Policies
Each school library and the district
Administrative Offices contain a copy of
the School Board Policy Manual. Policies
are also available online at www.cbsd.org.
Policies cover students, staff, curriculum,
instruction, graduation requirements,
textbooks, facilities, finances, and many
other areas. Parents who have any
questions about district policies can
examine the Policy Manual at the above
locations.
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Communication
Good communication is essential
if parents and school are to be equal
partners in education. Schools communicate with parents in a variety of ways:
report cards, standardized test results,
parent-teacher conferences, back-toschool nights, curriculum fairs, school
publications, the district website, www.
cbsd.org, e-mail blasts, emergency text
messages, and district Facebook and
Twitter accounts. Parent input is equally
valued. The following section will provide parents with details on ways they
can learn more about their children’s
education.
Back-to-School Nights
Each school holds a Back-toSchool Night for parents at the beginning of the year so teachers can explain
the academic program, answer questions about the curriculum, and discuss
what they expect from students. The
three high schools also hold a second
Back-to-School Night midyear to cover
courses which begin second semester.
September Back-to-School Nights are
listed on page 30.
Directory Information and
Photographs
The Student Records
Policy allows the district through
representational consent to release
information about students which is
“directory” in nature. Directory
information contained in an
education record of a student is
information that would not generally
be considered harmful or an invasion
of privacy if disclosed. It includes, but is
not limited to, such information as the
student’s name, photograph, age, town,
participation in officially recognized
activities and sports, weight and height
of members of athletic teams, dates of
attendance, grade level, honors and
awards received, the most recent
previous educational agency or
institution attended by that student,
and similar information.
Information which is directory in
nature may be released to the news
media when it is in the best interest of
the student. Typical examples would
be a photo and names of the students
participating in a program or classroom
activity, or announcements of student
achievements and honors. Directory
information is also provided to military
recruiters. If you do not wish to have
directory information about your child
released for any of the above uses,
please inform your child’s principal in
writing.
Parents of students involved in
middle or high school sports should be
aware that commercial photographers
often attend sporting events. These
photographers take photos of students,
and may post them on a website where
they are available for purchase. As
sporting events are open to the public,
the district is unable to control the use
of these photos.
Finally, the district also takes
photos and video of students for district
publications, the website, community
displays and the district television
station CBTV, which may or may not
use the students’ names. The photographs or video are not released to any
other group and are not used for commercial purposes. If you do not wish to
have the photograph, video, or name
of your child used in this way, please
inform Community Relations, at
20 Welden Drive in Doylestown.
Parent Conferences
Several calendar days are
scheduled during the school year for
parent conferences. Additional
kindergarten conferences are held.
Kindergartners will not attend school on
these days.
Parent conferences are ideal
times for parents to get specific
information about their child’s progress
in all areas—social and emotional as
well as academic. Conferences are
most productive when parents come
prepared with some specific questions
to ask about their child’s academic
progress and social adjustment. Parents
also have information which can help
teachers understand a child’s behavior
and school performance.
Parents do not have to wait for
scheduled conference days to talk with
their child’s teacher or counselor but
may call for an appointment whenever
they feel the need. Phone conversations
and notes can also help keep lines of
communication open. Teachers e-mail
addresses are posted on the district
website at www.cbsd.org.
Parent Involvement
All schools have an active
group of parents who meet monthly.
Elementary schools each have a PTO
or Home & School Association. Secondary schools have Parent Councils
which meet monthly with the principal.
All of these groups provide a forum for
parents’ concerns about the life of the
school.
Representatives from each school
also meet monthly with the superintendent as a Parent Advisory Council. In
addition, parents are routinely included
on important district-wide committees
and task forces.
Every school has a core of
dedicated and interested parents who
wish to have a higher level of school
involvement and volunteer for a variety
of activities. Central Bucks welcomes
parents to be as active in school groups
as they can and wish to be.
Parent conferences, Back-toSchool Nights, college information
programs, and school performances,
or athletic events where their children
are participants should be a priority
for parents. Parental commitment to
attend academic events sends a clear
message to their children that education
is important.
Report Cards
Elementary Progress Reports and
secondary report cards are electronic.
Elementary student achievement is now
reported quarterly through Conference
Reports and Progress Reports. For the
first and third marking periods, parents
and students are invited to a conference
to meet with teachers to discuss growth,
learning strengths, and learning goals.
At the end of the second and fourth
marking periods, a detailed Progress
Report defining achievement based on
state and local standards will be posted
on Parent Portal. Please see the calendar for elementary reporting dates.
Secondary report cards will also be
available on Parent Portal. Please see
the calendar for secondary reporting
dates.
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When Parents Have a Concern
From time to time every parent
has questions and special concerns.
The first person for parents to contact
is the one who can answer a question, address a concern, or resolve a
complaint most directly. For example,
parents with concerns about a child’s
academic achievement or behavior in
class should call their child’s teacher
and make an appointment to discuss
the matter. The school counselor may
also be helpful.
If the situation is not resolved, the
next person to consult is the school
principal. The principal is also the
person to contact for a question or
concern about a school policy. For transportation concerns about
bus stops or routes, parents should
contact the transportation department
at (267) 893-4000. Concerns about
student behavior on the bus should be
addressed to the school principal, who
will work with the transportation department to resolve the problem.
General Information
Attendance Requirements
When children are absent from
school, they must give their teacher or
attendance office a written note which
states the reason for absence. Parents
are legally responsible for seeing that
their children attend school and they
may be fined in district court if their
children are illegally absent more than
three days.
Excused absences include illness,
quarantine, death in the immediate
family, inclement weather that would
jeopardize the safety of the student,
religious holidays, home emergencies
directly related to the student, health
care of the student, or necessary college or job interviews which cannot be
arranged outside of school hours, and
educational trips or family travel under
the conditions outlined in the next section. Truancy, employment, oversleeping, missing the bus, baby-sitting, visiting relatives, working at home, hunting
or fishing, staying home to do school
work, and educational trips and family
vacations which do not meet district criteria are all unexcused absences from
school. Students without an excused
absence are expected to make up both
time and work missed.
Beyond the requirements of law,
parents should be aware that regular attendance in school has a direct
relationship with children’s academic
achievement. Some absences are
unavoidable, and certainly children
should not be sent to school when
they are ill.
Family Travel
Children may also be excused
from school for educational tours or
trips, which are defined as non-school
sponsored trips taken by the student
without immediate family members in
attendance. Requests for such trips
must be sent by the parent in writing at
least three days prior to the absence
so that students can obtain work to
keep current with class progress. The
principal must review all such requests
and will consider whether the trip is
truly educational in nature and whether
there is sufficient reason for the trip
to be scheduled during school hours.
It is the student’s responsibility to see
that all makeup work is obtained from
teachers and completed.
Families should do everything
possible to schedule family vacations
during the summer or on non-school
days during the school year. Absences
for family travel will be excused when
the student would either be left alone
or a non-family member would be
required to supervise the student.
Parents must notify the principal in
writing at least three days prior to the
absence so that students can use the
Approved Absence Request Form to
obtain school work that will be missed.
All work missed must be made up by
the student. Only two extended
absences for family travel per
school year will be excused and the
total number of days missed must
not exceed five days. The principal
must review all absences for family
travel.
Insurance
If an injury occurs during the school
day:
The district does not provide insurance
coverage for a student who is injured
during the school day.
If an injury occurs during participation in Sports:
The district does not provide insurance for secondary students who
participate in interscholastic sports. In
order for a student to participate in a
sport, parents must provide a signed
waiver or proof of coverage under the
family’s health insurance. (The exception is football, for which the district is
required to carry a PIAA policy.)
Family out-of-pocket medical
expenses have been increasing due to
higher deductibles and co-insurance
costs. Therefore, the district would like
to make families aware of lower-cost
supplemental insurance options that
can be purchased by parents for $27 to
$98 per year. These policies cover both
medical and dental injuries and can
help minimize the possibility of out-ofpocket expenses.
Please go to: http:www.cbsd.
org/studentinsurance for more information and the enrollment form for
supplemental student insurance.
Student Property:
Student property kept at school that is
damaged, stolen, or lost is not covered
by a school district insurance policy.
Performance Assessments
Performance assessments,
sometimes called authentic
assessments, are one of the district’s
most important evaluation tools.
A performance assessment is a
task designed to allow students to
demonstrate what they know and
can do. Central Bucks mandates
culminating performance assessments
in Grades 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Successful completion of both
the Ninth Grade Assessment and
the Career Plan is required for students to graduate. Students are also
expected to complete both elementary
assessments, and parents should
not plan family vacations when these
assessments take place. Unlike other
tests, performance assessments are
not easy to make up at a later time.
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School Attendance-Area Exceptions
Transfer of a student from a
school in the home attendance area to
a school in another attendance area
may be approved under some conditions.
Transfers will not be granted to
avoid redistricting to another attendance area or for reasons of athletics,
convenience, extra-curricular activities, employment, friends, or other
conditions of a less serious nature. If
approved, transportation to and from
school is the responsibility of the
parent.
Requests will be reviewed by the
sending and receiving principals. The
receiving school must have adequate
space to accommodate the incoming
pupil as determined by the building’s
rated capacity and overall class-size
guidelines.
Requests for attendance
exceptions are to be filed in the office
of the Supervisor of Student Services
by March 1 for the following year. Each
school has copies of Form CB 595
which a parent may request.
School Closings, Late Starts, and
Early Dismissals
The district announces weatherrelated school closings, late starts, and
early dismissals in several ways:
• www.cbsd.org
• CBTV: Comcast Channel 28
and Verizon Channel 40
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Channels 3, 6, 10, and 29
Radio station KYW, 1060 AM
@CBSDInfo on Twitter
Via text message for those
parents who registered at
www.cbsd.org
• Via email to parent addresses
registered in the Parent Portal.
CB’s school closing number is
755. The closing number for the
Central Bucks Community School
is 779. The school district cannot be
responsible for the accuracy and
timeliness of radio and television
announcements, only for the accuracy
of information given to them.
If school is delayed for two hours,
morning kindergarten is canceled.
If schools are closed because of
inclement weather, all community
activities scheduled in school buildings
in the evening (including Community
School, college classes, and
community athletic programs) are also
canceled.
Occasionally, bad weather
occurs after school starts, and the
superintendent decides to close
schools early. Parents should be alert
to this possibility, and make sure
that their children know what to do
if they are dismissed early and no
one is at home. The district reserves
the right to dismiss schools early for up
to one-half hour without formal notice.
Please note that announcements are
made only when schools will close,
start late, or dismiss early. Announcements are not made that schools will
be open, will start on time, or will not
close early.
School Make-Up Days and
Graduation Dates
Graduations for the three high
schools will take place on the last day
of school. High school principals will
announce firm graduation dates and
times in early April. Until the snow
season is over, parents should avoid
disappointment by not making assumptions about when graduation will
occur when planning family vacations
or the arrival of relatives from out of
town for the ceremony.
School Enrollment Policy
To be eligible for kindergarten,
children must be five years old on or
before August 31st of the kindergarten year. First grade students
should be six years old on or before
September 1. If the child who does
not meet this deadline has completed kindergarten in another district
or a private facility however, the
child may be admitted to first grade.
School Hours
Elementary Schools:
“A” Schools - Bridge Valley, Cold
Spring, Doyle, Gayman, Jamison, Mill
Creek, Pine Run, and Titus
Regular Hours: 8:35–3:15 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 11:55 a.m.
Kindergarten: 8:35–11:10 a.m.
and 12:40–3:15 p.m.
“B”Schools - Buckingham and Kutz
Regular Hours: 8:50 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:10 p.m.
Kindergarten: 8:50–11:25 a.m.
and 12:55–3:30 p.m.
“C” Schools - Barclay, Butler,
Groveland, Linden, and Warwick
Regular Hours: 9:05 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:25 p.m.
Kindergarten: 9:05–11:40 a.m.
and 1:10–3:45 p.m.
Middle Schools:
Regular Hours: 7:25 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 10:45 a.m.
High Schools:
Regular Hours: 7:25 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 10:40 a.m.
School Safety
Central Bucks has taken a
variety of steps to keep schools
safe for students. Each school has
a detailed Emergency Plan, which
includes lock-down procedures and
drills for school evacuation and
shelter-in-place emergencies. School administrators and local
law enforcement have worked
cooperatively to review all school
safety plans. Staff members and visitors wear identification badges so it
can be quickly determined if there is an
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unauthorized visitor in the building.
All schools have crisis prevention and intervention teams which have
developed plans to respond to the
unique needs of each building. Additionally, there is a district-level Critical
Response Team to provide support
and resources to our buildings.
Schools provide many positive
programs to create a climate where all
students feel accepted as part of a respectful and caring school community.
Central Bucks is a partner in several
community-based efforts to create a
healthier and more welcoming atmosphere for children and teens.
Standardized Tests
Central Bucks educators use
a variety of methods to determine
how well students are learning.
These include unit and chapter tests,
curriculum projects, final exams, performance assessments, and various
standardized norm-referenced tests.
Standardized tests include:
Pennsylvania System of School
Assessment: an annual statewide
measure of reading and math skills in
Grades 3-8; writing skills for Grades 5 &
8; Science for Grades 4 & 8. Keystone
Exams in Algebra and Biology are taken by students while enrolled in those
courses. Keystone Literature is taken
by each student in English 10. Other
specialized tests may also be used to
assist with decisions involving special
programs, learning strengths and weaknesses, and career choices. These
tests include: Behavior Rating Scales,
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test,
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy
Skills (DIBELS), Foresight, Gesell
School Readiness Test, Expressive/
Receptive One Word Vocabulary
Test, Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration,
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test,
CELF Screening, Kaufman Basic
Intelligence Test, Kaufman Test of
Educational Achievement, Career
Decision Making Test, and Armed
Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery (voluntary).
Transportation
CBSD will transport elementary
students living one and one-half miles
from school and secondary students
living two miles from school, unless
students must walk on roads declared
hazardous by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation. The
district provides transportation to and
from school for students in grades
1 through 12.
Kindergarten students attending
the morning session are transported to
school and those attending the
afternoon session are transported from
school. Parents of kindergartners and
first grade students are encouraged to
accompany students to and from their
bus stops in order to help their children
establish routines. Kindergarten, first
grade and special needs students, however, must be met at the bus stop by a
parent, guardian, or responsible older
sibling at drop-off times. If no parent
is available after a series of attempts
to drop off, the driver will contact the
school and transportation office and
the child will be returned to school per
school board policy 810.
Questions about bus stops and
bus routes should be addressed in one
of the following ways:
1. Through the website: www.cbsd.org,
clicking through: Departments, Transportation, to the Problems/ Questions
link.
2. E-Mail: [email protected].
3. Phone: 267-893-4000, follow menu.
4. Mail: Central Bucks School District
Transportation Department
320 West Swamp Road
Doylestown, PA 18901.
It may be difficult getting through
in September by phone due to the high
volume of calls, so we suggest you use
the website or mail/email. All requests
for establishing new stops must be
made by mail/email.
In the event that you experience a transportation emergency
please call: 267-893-4000. Stay on
the line and your call will go to the
first available staff member.
Your student may ride only
the bus to which he/she has been
assigned unless your student has an
approved Alternate Bus Stop Request.
The Central Bucks Transportation
Department will approve requests for
childcare or shared custody situations
as long as the following criteria are met:
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Requests must be for every
morning and/or afternoon for the
entire school year (exception:
shared custody situations)
Stop must be within school
attendance area
Stop must be on an established
bus route (i.e. new stops will not be
created)
Change cannot result in
overcrowding a bus
Student must be within a safe
walking distance from the
established stop
Requests for alternate bus stops
must be renewed annually
Childcare is not applicable to
middle or high school students. On the
secondary level, only shared custody
situations will be approved.
Requests will not be approved for
temporary periods. If an emergency
occurs and your student needs to be
dropped off at a different location, call
your student’s principal and the
principal will issue an Emergency
Transportation Pass for that afternoon
only. Requests will not be approved
for student employment, medical
appointments, religious instructions,
scouts, or any other activity.
Parents may pick up Alternate
Bus Stop Request forms from
schools or on the website and
return them to the schools or mail
them directly to the Transportation
Department. They may also be faxed
to 267-893-5830. Requests will not
be approved for student employment,
medical appointments, religious
instruction, scouts, joint student
projects, parents’ vacations, or any
other non-emergency activity.
Requests are due by May 1st
each year for the upcoming school year
in order to guarantee a response before
the opening of school. Transportation
will process requests submitted after
May 1st but, because of routing requirements, requests submitted in the
summer may not be processed until the
third week of school.
Students are expected to follow
the bus driver’s directions, obey all
safety rules, and treat others with
courtesy. Students who misbehave
and violate safety rules may lose the
privilege of riding the school bus.
One important safety rule is that eating
is not permitted on buses. If a child
should be suspended from the school
bus, parents are legally responsible for
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transportation to and from school, even
if this causes major inconveniences.
It is essential that parents make it
clear to their children that they expect
proper behavior on school buses and
at school bus stops.
Community School
See page 38 for transportation
surveillance policy.
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Central Bucks Community School
is a division of the Central Bucks
School District, offering a variety
of programs for students as well as
adults. These include:
Services for Students
Central Bucks provides a variety of
services for students, including remediation, special education, health care,
enrichment programs, and child care.
Assistance Teams
All schools have assistance teams
that meet regularly to discuss individual
students who are having difficulty. The
team reviews students’ progress and
suggests strategies for students who
are experiencing academic, behavioral,
or social problems. At the elementary
level, Instructional Support Teams (IST)
provide assistance; at the secondary
level, this support is provided by the
Child Study Team. Depending on the
student concern, the team may include
the parent, the principal, counselor,
school psychologist, reading specialist,
and appropriate teachers. The team
will identify the problem and recommend an action plan.
Secondary schools each have
a Student At-Risk Team (START) of
staff members who take a proactive
approach to drug, alcohol and mental
health problems. Team members work
with at-risk students and their parents
and make referrals to community agencies to facilitate treatment/ aftercare.
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Before-School/After-School Child
Care for each elementary school.
Early dismissal afternoons and
some school holidays are covered.
Swim programs for all ages
including group and private lessons,
teams, scuba classes and more.
Classroom Driver’s Education at all
three high schools.
SAT prep through Kaplan and
Princeton Review at the high
schools.
Babysitting classes
Chess Clubs
Summer Sports Camps
Summer Fun programs
For more information visit www.cbsd.
org and click on the “Community
School” link under “Departments,” or
call 267-893-5705 to speak with a
Community School representative.
Health Services
School nurses provide health
services to both public and nonpublic
school students, as required by law. All
CB schools are staffed by staff nurses
when the certified school nurse is not in
the building. A health services brochure
which describes the health program in
detail is available at each school.
Pennsylvania requires a
number of health examinations
during a student’s years in school.
These include: a medical examination
at school entry and grades 6 and 11;
dental examinations at school entry
and grades 3 and 7; hearing tests at
school entry and grades 1, 2, 3, 7,
and 11; and vision, height, and weight
checks every year. School districts
are also required to assess BMI (Body
Mass Index) at every grade level.
School nurses also screen students in
grades 6 and 7 for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine.
Parents are urged to have their
family doctor and dentist conduct
physical and dental examinations
because they know their child best,
but the school will provide the exams
when requested. Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Association
(PIAA) regulations require a
physical examination before a student
can train or practice for a sport. These
examinations are done by the student’s
physician. If a student participates in a
second sport during the same school
year, it is not necessary to get another
complete physical; the parent can
re-certify the student after a review of
the student’s health history checklist.
Use of Medications in School
Students must register all
medications brought to school with
the school nurse. This includes
nonprescription medications such
as pain relievers, decongestants, or
cough medicine. Medications must
be delivered to the nurse in the original
container. The Medication Dispensing
Form must be completed and signed
by both the parent and the physician.
All controlled medications
must be hand-delivered to the school
nurse by a parent or guardian at which
time it will be counted and signed for.
Some examples of controlled medications include, but are not limited to:
Ritalin, Concerta, Dexedrine, Adderall,
and Ativan.
With parent permission, acetaminophen and ibuprofen may be administered according to the manufacturer’s
suggested dosage. Administration of
specific non-prescription medications
is available to all students under the
guidelines of the district’s Medical
Director. These medications include
cough drops, throat spray, antacid
tablets, and neosporin ointment.
Students who have medications of any kind in their possession (purses, lunch boxes,
school bags, etc.) may be considered in violation of the school
drug and alcohol policy. However,
with a doctor’s order, students
requiring emergency medication
(EpiPen, for example) may be
permitted to carry and self-administer
the medication.
A nurse is not available for field
trips. If a parent requests medication
to be administered during the trip, this
should be noted on the field trip
permission form. Parents must
package medications at home and
hand deliver them in a sealed
envelope to the teacher. The child will
self-administer the medication under
teacher supervision.
Homebound Instruction
When a physician states that a
student will be absent for 10 or more
consecutive school days at the high
school level, or 20 or more school days
at the elementary or middle school levels, the district will provide homebound
instruction.
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Remedial Programs
Central Bucks provides remedial
reading and math support and
intervention for elementary students
through such programs as Response
to Intervention (RTI), Early Literacy
Intervention, and Title 1 or Basic Skills
programs. Algebra Lab is a high school
course which provides help and support for students who did not meet the
academic standards on the Keystone
Algebra Exam. Academic summer
school also helps secondary students
make up failed courses and strengthen
academic skills.
Child Find
In compliance with state and federal law, Central Bucks School District
conducts ongoing identification activities as a part of its school program for
the purpose of identifying students who
may be in need of special education,
services for protected handicapped
students, and gifted services. If your
child is identified by the District as possibly in need of such services, you will
be notified of applicable procedures.
If you believe your child may be in
need of any of these services, a
screening and evaluation process designed to assess the needs of
the child and his/her eligibility - are
available to you at no cost, upon
request. Request for evaluation and
screening are to be made in writing
to the principal of your child’s school
or the Director of Special Education,
Central Bucks School District, 16
Welden Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Requests may also be made verbally.
Protected Handicapped Students
The Central Bucks School District
recognizes its responsibility to pro-
vide reasonable services, aids, and/
or accommodations to students with
identified disabilities. The services,
aids, and/or accommodations allow a
student with a disability to have access
to general education curricula and to
extracurricular activities. The district
complies with the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, Section 504, the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1993 and Chapter 15
of the Pennsylvania school code.
You are a member of the team
that completes the evaluation and determines eligibility. If your child is found
eligible, the team will decide what, if
any, services, aids, and/or accommodations are needed. A written Service
Agreement detailing any services, aids,
and/or accommodation will be developed. You are a member of the team
that determines what, if any, services,
aids and/or accommodations are
needed.
Special Education
Central Bucks provides a number
of special education programs and
services for students with disabilities.
Most special education programs and
services are provided within the district. Eligibility for special education is
determined after a student receives a
Comprehensive Multidisciplinary
Evaluation. If eligible for special
education services, an IEP is developed. The Individual Educational
Program (IEP) describes the specially
designed instruction needed by the
student and the type of program and
the level of service. Additional information regarding screening and referral
procedures, programs and services,
parent and student rights, and confidentiality of information may be
obtained from the Special Education
Department by calling (267) 893-2021.
Gifted Program
Dress Regulations
The district’s Program for
Enrichment (PEN) provides services
to students who qualify for gifted
education. Eligibility for the program
is determined by a gifted evaluation.
If eligible, a gifted IEP is developed
which describes the goals and
specially designed instruction to be
provided. Additional information
regarding the screening, evaluation,
program and parent and student
rights may be obtained from the
Special Education Department by calling 267-893-2021.
Students are expected to dress
appropriately during the regular school
day and during school activities.
“Appropriate” means dress which is not
a safety hazard and is not disruptive
to learning or to the operation of the
school. Good judgment is the key.
Clothes that are too revealing or Tshirts with questionable messages or
pictures are not appropriate. Some
secondary schools have more specific
dress codes.
Policies, Regulations, and
Discipline
A handbook detailing district and
school rules and regulations is distributed to middle school students and is
accessible online for high school students. Parents with a middle school
or high school student should ask
to see the handbook and read it
carefully. Some elementary schools
also have handbooks which outline
expected behavior for students.
This section of the Parent
Handbook, therefore, is not meant to
be all-inclusive but to make parents
aware of district policies of particular
interest to parents, especially the Code
of Rights, Responsibilities, and Student
Discipline which applies to all students
regardless of grade or school.
Computer Use
District policies govern the use of
computers and the Internet by students. Policies are printed in student
handbooks. Students must comply with
these policies or they may lose computer privileges.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Use or possession of illegal drugs
(including “look-alikes”) or alcohol is
prohibited on school property or on
school-sponsored trips. The district’s
Substance Abuse Policy is provided to
every secondary student.
First offenses require a
mandatory five-day suspension and
participation in a community drug
education program before the student
can be readmitted to school. A second
offense will result in a ten-day
suspension and a central office hearing
to determine possible expulsion, need
for legal prosecution, and potential
conditions of return. Students who sell
or transfer controlled substances are
subject to legal action, a School Board
hearing, and possible expulsion. Police
are notified in all cases.
Any senior student who
violates this policy during the
fourth marking period, whether
in school or on a school trip, will
automatically be excluded from
participation in graduation activities.
Parents are encouraged to read the
complete policy, which is available on
the district website, www.cbsd.org.
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Naloxone Administration in Schools
In compliance with PA law under Act
139, the district has developed a policy
for the administration of Naloxone for
suspected opioid overdose in school.
Act 139 allows first responders to
administer Naloxone, a life-saving
opioid reversal medication, to individuals experiencing an opioid overdose.
Additionally, Act 139 provides immunity
from prosecution for those responding
to and reporting overdoses. No legal
action will be taken against a person
who reports an overdose.
Naloxone is kept in the health office.
The school nurse is responsible for
the identification of a suspected opioid
overdose. The school nurse will
administer Naloxone when appropriate
and available. Emergency services will
be activated.
Smoking Policy
Smoking on district property,
inside and out, by anyone, including
staff members and other adults using
school facilities, is strictly forbidden.
Central Bucks students are not allowed
to use or possess tobacco in any form,
including smokeless tobacco and any
nicotine delivery device or vaping
device, on school property or on
school-sponsored trips.
Penalties are in effect for smoking violations by students and staff. A
$50 fine and mandatory enrollment in
a smoking cessation program will be
imposed for a first offense. A $100 fine
will be imposed for a second offense.
Any offense or failure to pay the fine or
attend the program may result in
suspension, removal from activities,
and/or removal of parking privileges.
Refer to district policy #222 for further
details.
Search and Surveillance of
Student Lockers and Cars
Student lockers are school property and may be searched by school
administration and search canines
when appropriate. Cars parked on student parking lots may also be searched
under certain circumstances. Illegal or
prohibited materials seized during a
search may be used against the student in a school discipline hearing.
In addition, the Superintendent
may authorize the use of magnetometers or scanning devices for
administrative searches, for comprehensive or random entry searches
of students and visitors, to schools,
school buses, or school programs
where circumstances in the community,
or information received by the school,
raises a heightened likelihood of
weapons possession and/or violence
in a school or between segments of the
student population.
Students and their parents
should also be advised that district
buses will be equipped with surveillance cameras and other equipment. These cameras and other
equipment will record everything that
happens on a school bus and will
record what is said on the school bus.
Appropriate signage will be included on
each school bus notifying the students
that his/her image and voice are being
recorded.
Students and their parents should
also be advised that district buildings
will be equipped with surveillance
cameras & other equipment. These
cameras & other equipment will record
everything that happens in certain
areas of school buildings. Appropriate
signage will be included at each school
notifying the students that his/her
image and voice are being recorded.
Threats Policy
Students who threaten harm to
another student or staff member or
make suicidal threats are removed
from class immediately. If the principal
believes the threat was intended,
parents and the police are called and
the student is suspended for a
minimum of three days. A parent
conference must be held prior to
readmission.
If the student does not present
an immediate threat, parents are called
and must take their child to Crisis
Intervention at Doylestown Hospital
or to another mental health provider
for an evaluation at parents’ expense.
The results of such an evaluation must
be reported to school personnel as
part of the determination of whether
the student should continue attending
classes. Parents who refuse to remove
their child from school will be reported
to the police and/or the Bucks County
Children and Youth Services for appropriate follow-up.
Weapons Policy
The district will not tolerate any
weapon in school, even when there
is no actual or implied threat. This is
one way schools can insure a safe and
orderly climate for all students and staff
members. Possession, use, or
transfer of a firearm will result in
possible expulsion from school in
accordance with the law.
Any knife, including Scout knives,
pen knives, and other pocket knives,
will be considered a weapon. Any
device that could conceivably be used
as a weapon, even when the device
is designated to be used for another
purpose, such as a letter opener; and
any device which is actually used to
harm another will also be considered a
weapon under this policy. In all cases,
possessing or using a weapon (as
defined above) in school will result in
serious disciplinary action, including
possible expulsion.
Parental Rights under the
Protection of Pupil Rights
Amendment
The Protection of Pupil Rights
Amendment (PPRA) gives parents
certain rights regarding the school
district’s conduct of surveys, collection
and use of information for marketing
purposes and conduct of certain
physical exams. When a student turns
18 or is a legally emancipated minor,
these rights transfer to the student.
These include the right to:
1. Consent to federally funded
surveys concerning “protected
information.” If the U.S. Department
of Education funds a survey in whole
or in part, a student’s parents or an
eligible student must consent in writing
before the student may provide
information related to the following
categories:
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Political affiliations;
Mental or psychological problems
of the student or student’s family;
Sexual behavior or attitudes;
Illegal, anti-social, selfincriminating, or demeaning
behavior;
Critical appraisals of student’s
family members;
Privileged or similar relationships
recognized by law, such as with
attorneys, doctors or ministers;
Religious practices, affiliations, or
beliefs of the student or student’s
parents, or;
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Income other than that required by
law to determine program eligibility.
A survey that concerns any of
these points is called a “protected
information survey.”
2. Opt out of certain surveys and
exams. Parents and eligible students
will receive notice of any of the
following activities and will have the
right to opt out of them:
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disclosure, or use of personal
information obtained from students
for purposes of marketing or selling
or otherwise distributing the
information to others;
Any protected information survey,
regardless of funding; and
Any non-emergency, invasive
physical exam or screening
required as a condition of
attendance, administered by the
school or its agent and scheduled
by the school, and not necessary
to protect the immediate health
and safety of a student or another
student, except for hearing, vision
or scoliosis screenings, or any
physical exam or screening
permitted or required under state
law.
3. Inspect certain material. Parents
and eligible students have the right to
inspect the following, upon request,
before the district administers or uses
them:
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Protected information surveys of
students (including any informational materials used in connection
with the survey)
Documents used to collect personal information from students for
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any of the above marketing, sales,
or other distribution purposes; and
Instructional material used as part
of the educational curriculum.
4. Receive notification of district
policy. The School District has
developed a policy to protect student
privacy in the administration of
protected information surveys and
the collection, disclosure or use of
personal information for marketing,
sales, or other distribution purposes.
The School District will directly notify
parents and eligible students of this
policy at least annually at the start of
each school year and after substantive
changes are made.
5. Report violations. Parents and
eligible students who believe their
rights have been violated may file a
complaint with:
Family Policy Compliance Office,
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605.
Parental Rights under the
Protection under Family
Education and Privacy Act
The Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords
parents certain rights with respect to
the student’s education records.
When a student turns 18 or is a legally
emancipated minor, these rights
transfer to the student. These rights are:
1. The right to inspect and review
the student’s education records
within 45 days of the day the school
receives a request for access.
Parents or eligible students should
submit to the school principal (or
appropriate school official) a written
request that identifies the record(s)
they wish to inspect. The school official
will make arrangements for access and
notify the parent or eligible student of
the time and place where the records
may be inspected.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education
records that the parent or eligible
student believes are inaccurate.
Parents or eligible students may ask
the school to amend a record that they
believe is inaccurate. They should write
to the school principal, clearly identify
the part of the record that they want
changed, and specify why it is
inaccurate. If the school decides not to
amend the record as requested by the
parent or eligible student, the school
will notify the parent or eligible student
of the decision and advise them of their
right to a hearing regarding the request
for amendment. Additional information
on the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student
when notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to consent to
disclosures of personally
identifiable information contained
in the student’s education records,
except to the extent that FERPA
authorizes disclosure without
consent. One exception, which
permits disclosure without consent,
is disclosure to school officials with
legitimate educational interests. A
school official is a person employed
by the school as an administrator,
supervisor, instructor, or support staff
member (including health or medical
staff and law enforcement unit
personnel); a person serving on the
School Board; a person or company
with whom the school has contracted
to perform a special task such as an
attorney, auditor, medical consultant or
therapist, or online educational service
(a list of online educational services
used by the district is available at http://
cbsd.org/Page/21658); or a parent or
student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance
committee, or assisting another school
official in performing his or her tasks.
A school official has a legitimate
educational interest if the official needs
to review an education record in order
to fulfill his or her professional
responsibility. Upon request, the school
discloses education records without
consent to officials of another school
district in which a student seeks or
intends to enroll. Parents or eligible
students have the right to be notified
of the transfer, receive a copy of the
records if requested and challenge the
content of the record.
4. The right to file a complaint with
the U.S. Department of Education
concerning alleged failures by the
school district to comply with the
requirements of FERPA. The name
and address of the office that
administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington D.C. 20202-4605.
5. Disclosure of directory information
defined as student’s name, address,
telephone number, electronic mail
address, photograph, date and place
of birth, dates of attendance, major
field of study, participation in sports
and activities, and degrees can be
made public without parent consent.
Parents may request in writing that
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this information not be released
without their consent.
6. Upon graduation all records are
destroyed except for the following
information, which is kept for at least
100 years beyond the date the
student turns 21: name, address,
phone number, attendance records,
classes attended, grades, grade level
completed and year completed.
Records to be destroyed must be
requested by parents or eligible
students by June 1st of their year of
graduation.
For a complete explanation of
parental and emancipated student
rights under the Student Records
Policy, please consult School Board
Policy 216, Student Records, in the
School Board Policy Manual.
Environment
Effective October 30, 1987, the
Federal Government passed legislation
(AHERA Regulation 40 CFR 763) that
requires Local Education Authorities
(LEA) to have their schools inspected
for the presence of asbestos
containing materials by a licensed
Building Inspector by October 12,
1988. The law requires that a licensed
Management Planner use the building
inspection data to develop a
building-specific Asbestos
Management Plan that details the
management method, type,
condition, and location of all asbestos
containing materials (ACMs) found in
each building. The Management Plan
also includes information regarding
the required three-year re-inspections,
six-month surveillance monitoring, and
previously abated ACMs.
Copies of the Asbestos Management Plans are on file and available
for review in each building during
normal business hours. If you have
any questions regarding the district’s
implementation of the AHERA Regulation, please contact Michael Nickerson,
Environmental/Safety Coordinator and
Asbestos Designated Person, at (267)
893-4038.
The Central Bucks Schools
District uses an Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) approach for
managing insects, rodents, and weeds.
This approach focuses on making the
school buildings and grounds an
unfavorable habitat for pests by
removing food and water sources and
eliminating their hiding and breeding
places. Techniques for accomplishing
this can include increased sanitation,
modifying storage practices, sealing
entry points, physically removing the
pest, etc. However, from time to time
it may be necessary to use chemicals
to manage a pest problem. Chemicals
will only be used when necessary and
will not be routinely applied. When
chemicals are used, the district will use
the least toxic product possible and
applications will be made only when
students and staff do not have access
to the area during, and for seven hours
(minimum) following the application.
Notices will be posted in the treatment
area 72 hours prior to the application
and for two days following the
application.
Parents or guardians of students
enrolled in a school may request
prior notification of both scheduled
and emergency (such as for stinging
insects) pesticide applications made at
a school. If you would like to receive
prior notification, please notify the
district in writing at the address given
below and include your name, address,
telephone number, email address,
and on which school’s notification
registry you would like to be placed.
The primary method of notification will
be email (for scheduled applications)
and telephone (for emergency
applications). Please note in the letter
if you do not have access to email.
Exemptions to all notifications
include disinfectants and anti-microbial products, self-containerized baits
placed in areas not accessible to
students, gel type baits placed in
cracks, crevices or voids, and swimming pool maintenance chemicals.
Each year the district will prepare
new notification registries. If you have
any questions, please contact Michael
Nickerson, IPM Coordinator, CBSD
Operations Department, 320 West
Swamp Road, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Latex can present another
environmental concern. Parents and
visitors should avoid bringing latex
products, particularly balloons, into
school buildings, due to student
allergies.
Title IX
Central Bucks School District provides
equal employment opportunities (EEO)
to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Central Bucks
School District complies with applicable
state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every
location in which the school district
has facilities. This policy applies to all
terms and conditions of employment,
including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall,
transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Central Bucks School
District expressly prohibits any form of
workplace harassment based on race,
color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information,
disability, or veteran status. Improper
interference with the ability of Central
Bucks School District’s employees to
perform their job duties may result in
discipline up to and including discharge.
Questions or concerns regarding discrimination and/or Title IX violations?
Employee contact: Andrea L. DiDioHauber, Director of Human Resources,
Email: [email protected]
Student/Parent contact:
Mary Kay
Speese, Director of Special Education,
Email: [email protected]
Procedures for a Title IX Complaint
Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sex, including sexual harassment. An individual may use this
procedure to file a complaint alleging a
violation of Title IX.
1. An individual may file a complaint
with the Title IX Coordinator(s) if the
complainant believes there was discrimination. The complaint should be
filed as soon as possible,preferably
within 180 days after the alleged
unlawful discriminatory practice. To
file the complaint, the individual may
make a verbal statement to the Title IX
Coordinator(s) or make a written
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statement, detailing the violation of the
law. It is important that the complainant
explain what he or she would like to
result from the resolution of the complaint.
The complaint can be filed at:
Employees and Applicants
Office of Human Resources
Central Bucks School District
20 Welden Drive
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-2000
Students/Parents/Guardians
Office of Student Services and Special
Education
Central Bucks School District
16 Welden Drive
Doylestown, PA 18901
(267) 893-2000
2. If the complaint involves an allegation of employee sexual harassment,
the sexual harassment policy and
procedures will be followed.
3. The Title IX Coordinator or designee
will meet and interview the complainant
within 15 days of the Coordinator receiving the complaint. The complainant
may provide the Coordinator with the
names of witnesses or other relevant
information that will be included in the
investigation.
4. The Title IX Coordinator or designee
will then interview the individual accused of discrimination. The accused
individual will have the opportunity to
provide witnesses or other relevant
information for the investigation.
The Title IX Coordinator or designee
will strive to ensure the confidentiality
of both parties to the degree possible
and will stress that all people interviewed in the course of the investigation must maintain the confidentiality of
the parties.
5. The Title IX Coordinator or designee
will attempt to resolve the situation if
it is within his or her authority to do
so. Depending on the severity of the
allegation, the Coordinator may take
such action(s) prior to the conclusion of
the investigation to ensure the safety
and well-being of the complaining party
and any other persons that might be
similarly situated.
6. The Title IX Coordinator or designee
will complete a written report within 30
days of the submission of the complaint. The complainant will receive a
copy of the report. The report will detail
the facts and allegations made by the
complainant. The report shall not be
placed in the employee’s personnel
file.
7. The Title IX Coordinator or designee
will make a recommendation that a
violation of Title IX has or has not occurred based on the evidence gathered
in the investigation. The investigator
shall then disclose the report to the Superintendent along with a recommendation for any, if warranted, corrective
action and/or disciplinary action.
The recommendation shall be based
on the severity of the offense which
shall be determined according to the
totality of the circumstances. The
intensity, frequency, and duration of the
prohibited conduct shall be considered
by the investigator. Other factors may
include the extent to which the misconduct, however minor, may serve to
isolate, limit, intimidate or otherwise
increase the difficulties of job perfor-
mance or atmosphere in the workplace
for the complainant.
8. Within 15 days of receiving the
report and recommendations, the
Superintendent may choose to follow
the recommendation for any action or
attempt to resolve the complaint.
9. The complainant may either accept
the proposed recommendation(s) or
decide whether or not to pursue other
avenues available. If the complainant
accepts the resolution and the recommendations are implemented, the complaint will be considered resolved. The
Title IX Coordinator will follow up with
the complaining party to ensure that no
retaliation has occurred.
10. Retaliation of any kind against
anyone who is involved in the investigation of or in making an allegation of
discrimination is prohibited and may
result in disciplinary action.
11. Appeal Process - If the complaint
is not resolved satisfactorily following
the procedures identified above, either
the complainant or the party alleged
to have discriminated may request, in
writing, a reopening of the investigation. The written request shall state the
reasons for requesting a reopening
and shall be delivered to the Commissioner’s office within seven business
days of receiving the written decision.
The Commissioner (or alternate appointed by the Title IX Coordinator if
the complaint was filed against the
Commissioner) shall decide whether
or not to reopen the investigation and,
within ten days of receiving the request
to reopen the investigation, shall provide written notification of the determination to reopen or not to reopen to the
complainant and to the party alleged
to have discriminated. If the investigation is reopened, the Commissioner (or
alternate) shall require the repetition,
as appropriate, of the investigation
procedures. The timeline prescribed by
the investigation procedure shall apply
to any reopening under the appeal
process.
12. The complainant may also, or
instead, file a complaint with the NH
Commission for Human Rights, the
Office for Civil Rights and/or the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
in Boston are listed below.
GENERAL INQUIRIES:
PA Human Relations Commission
Executive Offices
333 Market St., 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2210
(717) 787-4410 or (717) 787-7279 TTY
users only
Philadelphia Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East, Suite 515
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3323
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Philadelphia Office
801 Market Street, Suite 1300
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3127
1-800-669-4000 or 1-800-669-6820
(TTY)
As part of general orientation, each
recently hired employee shall be provided a copy of these procedures and
shall be requested to read it and sign
a statement acknowledging the procedures.
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Complaint Resolution Process for NCLB
Programs
Introduction
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) legislation requires Local Educational Agencies (including school districts) to adopt written procedures for
“receiving and resolving any complaint alleging violations of the law in administration of programs.”
In accordance with this legislative requirement, the
Central Bucks School District has adopted the following procedures.
Definition
A “complaint” is a written, signed statement filed by
an individual or an organization. It must include:
provide for the complainant and/or the complainant’s
representative to present evidence. Such a presentation may include the opportunity for each side
to question parties to the dispute and any of their
witnesses.
5) Report and Recommended Resolution - After
further investigation and taking of evidence by the
Federal Programs Supervisor, he or she will prepare
a final report with a
recommendation for resolving the
complaint. The final report will give
the name of the party bringing the complaint, the
nature of the complaint, a summary of the investigation, the recommended resolution, and the reasons
for the recommendation. The Federal Programs
Supervisor will issue the report to the complainantt,
the school principal, and the Superintendent.
Code of Rights, Responsibilities,
and Student Discipline
Philosophy
The goal of school discipline is to establish and
maintain an environment conducive to learning. We
believe that this environment is one in which:
• Everyone has certain rights and specific
responsibilities.
• Firm, positive standards are clearly defined and
consistently administered.
• Self-respect is nurtured, and respect for others
is required.
• Unacceptable behaviors result in appropriate
disciplinary consequences.
Rights
a. A statement that PDE or a Local Educational
Agency has violated a requirement of federal
statute or regulations which apply to
programs under the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001.
b. The facts on which the statement is based.
c. Information on any discussions, meetings, or
correspondence with PDE or the Local
Educational Agency regarding the complaint.
Local Complaint Procedures
1) Referral - Complaints against the Central Bucks
School District will be received in writing by the
school principal.
2) Acknowledgement - The school principal will
acknowledge receipt of the complaint in writing.
3) Investigation - The school principal will thoroughly investigate the complaint and attempt to resolve
the complaint informally. If an informal resolution
satisfactory to the complainant is reached, no further
investigation or action by the District is required. If
the problem cannot be informally resolved, it will be
referred to the district supervisor with responsibility
for Federal Programs.
4) Opportunity to Present Evidence - The Federal
Programs Supervisor may, at his or her discretion,
6) Right to Appeal - In appropriate cases, the
complainant may appeal from the recommended
resolution to the Secretary of the Education of the
Commonwealth.
7) Follow-Up - The Federal Programs Supervisor
will insure that the resolution of the complaint is
implemented.
8) Time Limit - The period between the receipt of a
complaint by the school principal and its resolution
shall not exceed sixty (60) calendar days.
Filing a Complaint
Complaints should be addressed as follows:
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Principal of the child’s school
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Kelly Carter, Supervisor
Central Bucks School District
Educational Services Center
16 Welden Drive
Doylestown, PA 18901
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Susan McCrone, Chief,
Division of Federal Programs
PA Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
The United States of America is a democracy
in which the people have certain inalienable rights
guaranteed by law. Our children have the right to
a public education. In addition, all people have the
right to mutual respect. These rights involve responsibilities for
protecting the rights of others.
Responsibilities
Student
Students attend school so that they may learn
and develop to their fullest potential. To achieve this,
each student has the obligation to:
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Accept responsibility for his or her own actions.
Respect the rights of others, including others’
rights to secure an education in an orderly environment.
Make a sincere effort to achieve excellence in all
areas of learning.
Acknowledge the authority of teachers, administrators, and other school personnel in matters of
discipline and behavior while under the jurisdiction of the school.
Obey the rules and regulations made by the
school authorities and comply with state and
local laws.
Understand and follow bus regulations.
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Respect school property and other’s property.
Attend school on a regular basis.
Be punctual at all times.
Volunteer information in matters of health, safety,
and welfare of the school community.
Dress and groom to meet community standards
of safety, health, and decency.
Communicate with his or her parents concerning
school progress.
Understand and follow this code.
Teacher
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Every teacher works with the future generation.
In view of this responsibility, teachers have the obligation to:
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Parent or Guardian
A cooperative relationship between home and
school is essential to each student’s successful
development and achievement. To achieve this positive relationship, parents have the obligation to:
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Teach students self-respect, respect for others,
respect for the law and public or private property.
Demonstrate a supportive and positive attitude
toward education and school personnel; build a
good working relationship between home and
school.
Set realistic standards of behavior and be firm,
fair, and consistent in applying them.
Help students understand that rules are a necessary part of our society and cooperate with the
school in resolving any problem.
Insist on prompt and regular attendance.
Encourage students to develop good health habits and to take pride in their appearance.
Encourage students to develop good study habits
and take pride in school work and assignments.
Encourage students to bring home promptly all
school communications. Respond to them as
necessary.
Assume responsibility for any financial obligations
incurred by their student in school. This includes
lost books, damages to property, etc.
Monitor students’ progress in school.
Understand and support this code.
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Promote a climate of mutual respect and dignity.
Plan and conduct a program of instruction which
will make students eager to learn.
Promote and strengthen students’ self-esteem.
Seek cooperative relationships with parents for
the benefit of students; keep parents informed of
their child’s progress.
Distinguish between minor misconduct and major
problems requiring the principal’s assistance.
Set a good example in regard to dress, behavior,
and language.
Handle individual infractions privately and avoid
punishing the group for the misbehavior of a few.
Listen to students, be sensitive to changing
behavior patterns, and provide students with opportunities to discuss their problems.
Maintain professional ethics in relationships with
students, parents, other teachers, and
administrators.
Teach and encourage students to obtain their full
potential.
Present and enforce this code in the school and
in all school-related activities.
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Help staff members evaluate their own procedures and attitudes in relation to their actions
within the classroom.
Establish necessary building security.
Assume responsibility for the dissemination and
enforcement of the Code of Rights, Responsibilities, and StudentDiscipline and insure that all
discipline cases referred are resolved promptly.
Comply with pertinent state laws and regulations
governing hearing, suspensions, and students’
rights.
Insure fair and consistent application of this
district-wide Code of Rights, Responsibilities, and
Student Discipline.
District Administration
As the educational leaders of the school system, the
superintendent, assistant superintendents, and
supervisors have the obligation to:
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Reinforce the indicated responsibilities of the
principals.
Recommend to the Board of School Directors appropriate policies and actions to achieve optimum
conditions for positive learning.
Maintain and review an effective code supportable by students, parents, staff, and community.
Community
Principal
As the educational leader of the school, the principal
sets the disciplinary climate for the school, not only
for students but for staff as well. The principal has the
obligation to:
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Develop within the school a sound and healthy
atmosphere of mutual respect.
Evaluate the instructional program to provide a
superior education in the school.
Be available to students, parents, staff, and community in the role of educational leader.
Work with students, parents, and staff to formulate school regulations.
Develop procedures which reduce the likelihood
of student misconduct.
The school is not a separate entity but rather an
integral part of the community. Community members
have an obligation to:
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Follow all established rules and regulations while
using school facilities.
Be an active and informed member of the school
community.
Be consistent in dealing with youth.
Be aware of and support this code.
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Central Bucks Disciplinary Procedures & Responsibilities
Levels
Examples
Procedures
Disciplinary Responses
Classroom or in-school disturbance; Cutting
classes (first instances); Inappropriate attire;
Inappropriate displays of affection;
Disrespectful language or gestures; Cheating
and lying; Bus disturbance; non-defiant failure
to complete assignments or carry out
directions; Tardiness; Lack of respect;
Unreasonable noise; Cafeteria misbehavior;
Misbehavior on school property; Abusive
language; Abuse of school or personal property
and equipment, Bullying
Immediate intervention is required by the staff
member who is supervising the student or who
observes the misbehavior.
Repeated misbehavior requires a parent/teacher
conference; conference with the counselor and/or
administrator.
A proper and accurate record of the offenses and
disciplinary action is maintained by staff member.
Verbal reprimand
Special assignment
Behavior contract
Parent conference (person or phone)
Withdrawal of privileges
Strict supervised study
After-school detention, Referral to office
Frequent or serious misbehavior that tends to
disrupt the learning climate of the school. These
infractions, which usually result from the continuation of Level I behaviors, require the intervention of
personnel on the administrative level because the
execution of Level I disciplinary options has failed to
correct the situation. Also included in this level are
misbehaviors which do not represent a direct threat
to the health and safety of others but whose educational consequences are serious enough to require
corrective action on the part of the administrative
personnel.
Continuation of unmodified Level I misbehavior
Disruptive classroom behavior
Insubordination
Truancy
Repeated tardiness
Smoking
Using forged noted or excuses
Cutting classes (repeated instances)
Failure to serve detention assignments
Gambling
Bullying
The student is referred to the administrator of
appropriate disciplinary action.
The administrator meets with the student and/or
teacher and decides the most appropriate
response.
The teacher is informed of the administrator’s
action.
A proper and accurate record of the offense and
the disciplinary action is maintained by the
administrator.
A parental conference is held as a result of
suspension.
Social probation
Behavioral contract
In-school suspension
Teacher/schedule change
Referral to outside agency
Referral for evaluation
Parent-teacher/parent-administrator
conference
Suspension (up to 5 days)
After-School detention
Saturday Suspension
Level III
Leaving school without authority
Fighting (simple)
Stealing
Vandalism (minor)
Throwing rocks or other harmful objects
Reckless driving on school property
Threats to others
Continuation of unmodified Level I and II
misbehavior
Setting off firecrackers
Use of obscene language or gestures
Violation of controlled substances policy
Repeated bullying behavior
The administrator indicates disciplinary action by
investigating the infraction and conferring with
staff on the extent of the consequences. The
administrator meets with the student and confers
with the parent about the student’s misconduct
and the resulting disciplinary action. A proper and
accurate record of offenses and disciplinary action
is maintained by the administrator.
Temporary removal from class
Temporary or full suspension
Alternative program
Parent conference and/or hearing
Referral for psychological evaluation
Charges under Pennsylvania Criminal
Code
Restitution of property and damages
Saturday Suspension
SAP referral
Level IV
Continuation of unmodified Level I, II, and III
misbehavior; Vandalism (major); Arson; Theft,
possession, or sale of stolen property;
Deliberately striking a staff member; Furnishing
or selling of drugs and alcohol; Fighting
(assault/battery); Extortion; Bomb threat or
false alarm; Possession, use or transfer of a
weapon.
The administrator verifies the offense, confers
with the staff involved and meets with the student.
The student is immediately removed from the
school environment. Parents are notified. School
officials contact law enforcement agency and
assist in prosecuting offender. A complete and
accurate report is submitted to the superintendent
by Board action.
All verified offenses in Level IV will have a mandatory suspension for up to 10 days with an informal
hearing. Charges under Pennsylvania Civil Criminal
Code or referral to appropriate law enforcement
agencies. Referral for SAP referral psychological
treatment; Expulsion; Other Board action which
results in appropriate placement; Alternative school;
Parent hearing; Restitution of property and damages.
Level I
Minor misbehavior on the part of the student which
impedes orderly classroom procedure or interferes
with the orderly operation of the school. These
misbehaviors can usually be handled by an
individual staff member but sometimes require the
intervention of other school support personnel.
Level II
Acts directed against persons or property but
whose consequences do not seriously endanger
the health or safety of others in the school. These
acts which might be considered criminal (or illegal)
but most frequently can be handled by the disciplinary mechanism in the school. Corrective measures
which the school should undertake, however,
depend on the extent of the school’s resources for
remediating the situation in the best interest of all
students. Those acts which are criminal (or illegal)
will automatically be referred to the appropriate law
enforcement office.
Acts which result in violence to another’s person or
property, or which pose a direct threat to the safety
of others in the school. These acts are clearly criminal
and are so serious that they always require administrative actions which result in the immediate removal
of the students from school, the intervention of law
enforcement authorities, and action by the Board of
School Directors.
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Central Bucks Board of School Directors
The board of school directors, known informally as the school board, is a legislative body of citizens
who are elected locally and who serve as agents of the state legislature to provide a “thorough and
efficient” system of education as mandated by the Pennsylvania Constitution. Each board consists
of nine members who serve four-year terms without pay. The superintendent is also an official
(though non-voting) member of the board. Board members can be elected at large or by region.
Central Bucks has nine voting regions, which can each elect one director.
As the governing body of the school district, the school board has three basic functions: planning,
setting policy, and evaluating results. Among other responsibilities, the school board establishes
school district policies; adopts an annual budget and sets the tax rate; approves expenditures,
contracts, and personnel actions; adopts an annual school calendar; and approves textbooks and
courses of study.
School directors are elected for four-year terms. To run for school director, candidates must be:
(1) a citizen of Pennsylvania who is at least eighteen years old, (2) of good moral character, and
(3) a resident of the district at least one year prior to election or appointment. When a vacancy
occurs during a member’s term, the board appoints a replacement to serve until the next municipal
election. If the original board member’s seat was not up for election at that time, candidates run for
the remainder of the term. Municipal elections are held on odd-numbered years.
A president and vice president are elected each year during reorganization on the first Monday
in December. Newly elected board members also take office at that time. The board secretary is
elected every four years, and the treasurer is appointed annually.
The school board meeting schedule can be found on the CBSD website. The board must adopt
a meeting calendar each December, which is published in the local newspaper before the first
meeting in January. The school board may also plan a special meeting for a designated topic, such
as adoption of the budget or the holding of a hearing. All special meetings must be advertised. All
business meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. in the Central Bucks Educational Services Center located
at 16 Welden Drive, Doylestown, PA.
Members of the public are invited to attend school board meetings. A period for public comment is
scheduled at every school board meeting. Citizens who wish to comment during that time can sign
up at the lectern prior to the meeting. Each speaker is given three minutes to speak. The board will
listen, take comments and questions under advisement, and not respond at this time.The presiding
officer will refer questions to the superintendent for research and response.
SHARON COLLOPY (2019)
karen smith (2019)
267-893-5771, [email protected]
Region VI:
Doylestown Township 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
267-893-5777, [email protected]
Region I:
Buckingham Township Upper 1, New
Britain Borough, New Britain TownshipEast, Plumstead Township 2, 4
BETH DARCY (2019)
267-893-5773, [email protected]
Region VIII: Doylestown Borough,
Doylestown Township 3 & 6
MEG EVANS (2017)
267-893-5772, [email protected]
Region VII:
Warrington Township 2, 6, 7, 8
PAUL B. FAULKNER (2017)
215-997-6515, [email protected]
Region V: Chalfont Borough,
New Britain Township West 1 & 2,
New Britain Township South 1 & 2
JOHN H. GAMBLE (2017)
267-893-5775, [email protected]
Region IX:
Warwick Township 2, 3, 4, 5
GLENN M. SCHLOEFFEL (2019)
267-893-5776, [email protected]
Region III: Buckingham Township
Upper 2, Middle 1 & Middle 2,
Lower 1 & Lower 2
DENNIS WELDON (2019)
267-893-5778, [email protected]
Region II:
Buckingham Township Upper 3 and 4,
Plumstead Township 1, 3, 5
JEREL P. WOHL (2017)
215-918-2744, [email protected]
Region IV: Warwick Township 1
Warrington Township 1, 3, 4, 5
President and Vice President
are elected each December.
President: Beth Darcy
Vice President: John Gamble
Secretary: Sharon L. Reiner
(non-voting)
Treasurer: Suzanne B. Vincent
(non-voting)
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Central Bucks Building Directory 2016-2017
DISTRICT OFFICES
Administrative Services Center
20 Welden Drive
Doylestown, PA 18901
267-893-2000
Mr. John P. Kopicki
Superintendent, 2001
David A. Bolton, Ed.D.
Asst. Supt. for Elementary Ed., 2002
Scott A. Davidheiser, Ed. D.
Asst. Supt. of Secondary Ed., 2003
David W. Matyas
Business Administrator, 2000
Andrea L. DiDio-Hauber
Dir. of Human Resources, 2084
Melanie S. Sullivan
Community Relations, 2005
Educational Services Center
16 Welden Drive,
Doylestown, PA 18901
267-893-2000
Community School: 5705
Curriculum and Assessment: 2041
Information Technology: 2100
Special Education: 2021
Staff Development: 5714
Student Services: 2041
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
John Barclay Elementary School
2015 Palomino Drive
Warrington, PA 18976, 267-893-4100
Daniel P. Estep, Principal
Bridge Valley Elementary School
2280 Sugar Bottom Road
Furlong, PA 18925, 267-893-3700
Kevin H. Cochran, Principal
Kathleen Fantaskey, Assistant Principal
Buckingham Elementary School
Box 158, 2414 Durham Road
Buckingham, PA 18912, 267-893-4200
Karl T. Funseth, Principal
Simon Butler Elementary School
200 Brittany Drive
Chalfont, PA 18914, 267-893-4250
Joseph P. Brereton, Principal
Christina M. Adelberger, Assistant Principal
Cold Spring Elementary School
4150 Durham Road
Doylestown, PA 18902, 267-893-3800
Brian A. Finger, Principal
Operations Center
Doyle Elementary School
260 North West Street
Doylestown, PA 18901, 267-893-4300
Susan L. Salvesen, Ed. D., Principal
320 West Swamp Road
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
267-893-4020
Scott Kennedy, Dir. of Operations
Gayman Elementary School
4440 Point Pleasant Pike
Doylestown, PA 18902, 267-893-4350
Michael R. Testani, Principal
Transportation Office
267-893-4000
James Czyz, Dir. of Trans., 4001
Lisa Costantini, Asst. Dir. of Trans., 4001
Susan Mattes, Transp. Supervisor, 4001
Groveland Elementary School
1100 North Easton Road
Doylestown, PA 18902, 267-893-4600
David Heineman, Principal
Jennifer M. Opdyke, Assistant Principal
Jamison Elementary School
2090 Land Road
Jamison, PA 18929, 267-893-3500
Matthew D. Croyle, Principal
Paul W. Kutz Elementary School
1950 Turk Road, RD #3
Doylestown, PA 18901, 267-893-3900
Nadine M. Garvin, Ed.D., Principal
Linden Elementary School
480 Linden Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901, 267-893-4400
Susan B. Klimpl, Principal
Mill Creek Elementary School
638 Bellflower Boulevard
Warrington, PA 18976, 267-893-3600
Shawn M. Ortman, Principal
Amy M. Braksator, Assistant Principal
Pine Run Elementary School
383 West Butler Avenue
New Britain, PA 18901, 267-893-4450
Amanda Mumford, Ed.D., Principal
Florence D. Titus Elementary School
2333 Lower Barness Road
Warrington, PA 18976, 267-893-4500
Stephen P. Cashman, Principal
Warwick Elementary School
1340 Almshouse Road
Jamison, PA 18929, 267-893-4050
Chad M. Watters, Principal
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Holicong Middle School
2900 Holicong Road
Doylestown, PA 18902, 267-893-2700
Kevin T. Shillingford, Principal
Donna S. Dome, Assistant Principal
Lenape Middle School
313 West State Street
Doylestown, PA 18901, 267-893-2800
Timothy P. Donovan, Principal
Geanine N. Saullo, Assistant Principal
Tamanend Middle School
1492 Stuckert Road
Warrington, PA 18976, 267-893-2900
Cheryl R. Leatherbarrow, Principal
Jonathan T. Boyle, Assistant Principal
Tohickon Middle School
5051 Old Easton Road
Doylestown, PA 18902, 267-893-3300
Kevin R. Marton, Principal
Kyle P. Dudley, Assistant Principal
Unami Middle School
160 South Moyer Road
Chalfont, PA 18914, 267-893-3400
Christina D. Lang, Principal
John C. Murtha, Assistant Principal
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Central Bucks High School East
2804 Holicong Road
Doylestown, PA 18902, 267-893-2300
Abram M. Lucabaugh, Principal
J. Luke Hadfield, Martin Hayes,
Lori L. Gallagher, House Principals
Central Bucks High School South
1100 Folly Road
Warrington, PA 18976, 267-893-3000
Jason H. Bucher, Principal
Joseph Piselli, Bridget M. Pustay,
Matthew R. Gale, House Principals
Central Bucks High School West
375 West Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901, 267-893-2500
TBA, Principal
Todd D. Cantrell, Brian Caughie, Ed. D.,
David O. Hoffman, House Principals
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
2740 Old York Road
Jamison, PA 18929
215-343-2480
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CB Cares
Educational Foundation
Boomerang Youth Recognition Award Assets 2016-2017
Educational Foundation
FAMILY
MONTH
CB Cares Educational Foundation (CBCEF) is a nonprofit organization
working with community leaders, agencies, businesses, schools, and
families to improve the quality of life in Central Bucks. CB Cares seeks to
enrich the experience of students through Innovative Learning Grants and
40 Assets-based programs which promote responsible and resilient youth.
Innovative Learning Grants (ILGs)
CB Cares Educational Foundation resources are distributed to support
innovative learning programs. These programs benefit CBSD students; embrace
innovative learning approaches; complement the curriculum; and celebrate and
incorporate the 40 Assets. ILGs are funded through generous support from CB
Cares EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credits) partners in the community.
During the 2016-17 school year, CB Cares plans to award a total of $15,000
to CBSD administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, librarians, school
nurses, before and after school childcare program directors, and club advisors.
40 Assets-based Programs
The framework for all CB Cares programs is the Developmental Assets. For almost
20 years, CB Cares has worked in partnership with the Central Bucks School
District to identify and promote these positive behaviors and values in the youth of
our community. CB Cares’ Asset building programs include the Boomerang Youth
Recognition Award program, which recognizes students who model the behavior of
featured monthly Assets. Other CB Cares Asset-building programs are the MLK Day
of Service, the Backpack NewsFlash, and Y2C (Youth to Community Arts) events.
Parent Education
CB Cares Educational Foundation, in partnership with CBSD, Doylestown Health,
and the Central Bucks Family YMCA, offers Parent Positive, a District-wide parent
speaker series. Parent Positive addresses youth and family wellness issues.
In addition, CB Cares offers mini-grants to all CBSD elementary Home and School
Associations and secondary Parent Councils to fund programs and resources
supporting the promotion of the 40 Assets. The mini-grants can also be used to
subsidize speakers on a variety of parent education topics throughout the school year.
CB Cares Educational Foundation
252 W.Swamp Road, Suite #5
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-489-9120
www.cb-cares.org
ASSET
September #2
Positive Family Communication. Young person and his/ her parents communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parents.
October #30 Responsibility. Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility for his/ her behavior. They take responsibility for their actions and decisions at home, and/or at school, and /or in the community.
November #26 Caring. Young person places high value on helping other people. He/ she thinks about ways of helping others and is motivated to initiate kind and thoughtful acts.
COMMUNITY
December #24 Bonding to School. Young person cares about his/ her school. The students is actively engaged in promoting a positive school community.
January #9
Service to Others. Young person values service to others in their family, school, or
community. He/ she commits to meaningful and caring actions.
February #33 Interpersonal Competence. Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills. Young person cares about and is aware of other people’s feelings.
MIND AND BODY
March #17 Creative Activities. Young person participates in creative activities which have a direct positive impact on him/ her and others. Their creative activity can take a
variety of forms- music, drama, art, or any other creative expression.
April #25 Reading for Pleasure. Young person reads for pleasure most days of the week, either alone, with family members, or with friends.
May #37 Personal Power. Young person believes that they can effect change and make a difference in their school and /or community. They believe that they have some control over things that happen in their world, that things just don’t happen to them.
Special thanks to our Boomerang partner: Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
The Hopeful Message of the Developmental Assets
Research from Search Institute identifies Developmental Assets that have a
powerful, positive impact on young people. Children and teenagers possessing
many of these assets get involved in fewer risky behaviors and are much more likely
to exhibit positive values, such as leadership, good health, diversity, and success
in school. Unfortunately, about 59% of young people ages 11–18 have acquired
20 or fewer Developmental Assets, according to Search Institute surveys. We
can change this: We all have the power to build assets in young people’s lives.
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Community Relations
Central Bucks School District
20 Welden Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901
Central Bucks School District is the third largest school district in Pennsylvania. The
district includes nine municipalities, covering 122 square miles with a population of
over 102,000 and an enrollment of just under 20,000 students.