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The Central Bucks School District (CBSD) is a school district located in Pennsylvania and the third-largest school district in the state.[1] The district covers the Boroughs of Chalfont, Doylestown and New Britain and Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township, Plumstead Township, Warrington Township, Warwick Township, and most of New Britain Township, in Bucks County. More than 3,000 staff serve more than 17,000 students in fifteen elementary schools, five middle schools, and three high schools. There is a 99% graduation rate and over 280 extracurricular activities. Dr. Charles Malone serves as Acting Superintendent.[2]
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Central Bucks School District | |
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Address | |
20 Welden Drive
Doylestown , Bucks, Pennsylvania, 18901United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Enrollment | 18,400 |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.cbsd.org |
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There were partisan political conflicts in the district during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania; it is located in Bucks County, which is a swing county in terms of American politics. In 2023, the school board elections resulted in candidates aligned with the Democratic Party taking the entirety of the school board.[1]
The school board has created a realignment plan. Their goals are to introduce full-day kindergarten, shift elementary schools from K-6th to K-5th, shift middle schools from 7-9th to 6th-8th, and shift high schools from 10-12th to 9-12th.[3]
There are fifteen functioning elementary schools in CBSD:
There are five middle schools:
All three Central Bucks high schools have consistently ranked among the best in Pennsylvania, and in 2019, each was ranked in the top 50, according to U.S. News & World Report.[4]
Central Bucks has an integrated curriculum grade by grade.
The district controls the Central Bucks Community School – a school for children in the summer. It offers camps for children and second learning opportunities as well as before and afterschool child care programs at the elementary schools.
Central Bucks Television, CBTV, was launched in the spring of 2006. CBTV is managed by Central Bucks School District in cooperation with the James A. Michener Art Museum and the Mercer Museum of the Bucks County Historical Society. The mission of CBTV is to provide the Central Bucks community with educational television programming featuring an emphasis on the area's heritage, arts, cultural life and accomplishments of the students and teachers in our public schools. Some shows include Parent Connections, High School Highlights, World of Guitar, and the Local Scene. Most of the shows are produced and filmed by students at the district's three high schools. It can be seen on Comcast Channel 28 and Verizon FIOS Channel 40. Direct TV does not currently carry CBTV.
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