Welcome to the North Schuylkill School District
The North Schuylkill School District is located in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. The school district, located in Schuylkill and Columbia counties, encompasses 72.2 square miles of rolling hills and valleys. The district is an area of many contrasts. While it is best known for its anthracite resources and for its past mining history, it also is a land of vast wooded acres and some of the most beautiful agricultural areas found in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Residents of the boroughs of Ashland, Frackville, Girardville, Gordon, and Ringtown, and a scattering of small surrounding villages, are served by the district’s two K - 6 elementary schools and its 7-12 junior senior high school. According to the 2000 federal census, the district has a population of 16,681.
During 2007-2008, the district provided basic educational services to 2,083 students through the employment of 8 administrators, 147 teachers, and 114 full-time and part-time support personnel. Special education services are provided by the district and the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields are provided by the district and the Schuylkill Technology Centers.
North Schuylkill School District News
For the first time since Adequate Yearly Progress was first reported in 2003, each North Schuylkill school has met its performance targets! The gains the district is making are the result of the effective efforts of our teachers and principals, the support of our parents, district administrators, the board of education and most importantly, the hard work of our students! Congratulations to all!
For the past several months, David Pearson, Class of 2008, has been hard at work giving our district website a fresh look. The website is modeled after that which won him first place in this year’s regional computer fair competition. We hope you enjoy the new look. Nice work David!
The North Schuylkill School District has received a federal grant allowing it to expand its school-based drug-testing programs for students in more grades 7 through 12. The district will receive $137,448.oo during the 2008-2009 school year. Provided funding for school-based programs remains in the federal budget, North Schuylkill will also receive $136,706 in both 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
North Schuylkill is one of two districts in Pennsylvania to receive this competitive grant.North Schuylkill has been recognized by
Project Tomorrow, the national
education nonprofit group, as one of this year’s
Speak Up 200. This award recognizes schools who are
working to encourage and involve authentic student, parent and teacher ideas and views in
education planning and decision making. North Schuylkill will retain this status through spring 2009. Click here to read the
press release announcing this year's Speak Up 200 schools.
Stay up to date with the latest news surrounding the district's curriculum initiatives by visiting the
news blog maintained by the Office of Curriculum, Technology and Federal Programs.
Classlink, the software program which allows teachers and students to access school software and documents from home will once again be available in 2008-2009. Additional home access licenses have been purchased allowing up to 50 users to be logged on to the system at the same time.
North Schuylkill's popular eSchoolBook program will be available in 2008-2009. Many families have found this to be a convenient way to keep track of their child's grades, attendance and assignments. If you do not have an eSchoolBook account, please contact your child’s school or call the district office at 874-0466, extension 1173.
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