Central Dauphin School District

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Central Dauphin School District
Address
600 Rutherford Road Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin, 17109 United States
Information
Type	Public
Superintendent	Richard Miller, Jr. (Acting)
Grades	K-12
Enrolment	11,750
Website	http://www.cdschools.org/

The Central Dauphin School District is a public school district located in suburban Harrisburg, Pennsylvania serving students in central and eastern Dauphin County. It is the largest school district in the county, the largest in the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area and is the 13th largest school district in Pennsylvania. The district covers the Boroughs of Dauphin, Paxtang and Penbrook and Lower Paxton Township, Middle Paxton Township, Swatara Township and West Hanover Township. It was created in 1954, combining four smaller districts.^[1] The district operates two high schools (9th-12th), four middle schools (6th-8th), and 13 elementary schools (grades K-5th). It also operates its own transportation system, which it rents out to private schools within the district's borders. Total enrollment as of 2005-06 is 11,750 students. ^[1]

Contents 1 School Board Members 2 Schools 3 Controversies 4 References 5 External links

[edit] School Board Members

Current members of the school board and the years their terms expire:

• President A.J. Sallusti (2009)
• Vice President Kathy A. Stone (2009)
• Ed Troxell (2009)
• Jay Wenger (2011)
• Michael Brehm (2011)
• Kristine Leber (2011)
• Christian D. Malesic (2011)
• Justin McShane (2009)
• Assistant Secretary Ford S. Thompson (2011)

[edit] Schools

Central Dauphin High School Central Dauphin East High School Central Dauphin Middle School Central Dauphin East Middle School Linglestown Middle School Swatara Middle School Chambers Hill Elementary school

E.H. Phillips Elementary school Lawnton Elementary school Linglestown Elementary school Middle Paxton Elementary school Mountain View Elementary school Northside Elementary school Paxtang Elementary school

Paxtonia Elementary school Rutherford Elementary school Southside Elementary school Tri-Community Elementary school West Hanover Elementary school

[edit] Controversies

Controversies involving the school district include a recent decision to sell the current bus fleet to an outside provider, as well as a plan to merge Central Dauphin and Central Dauphin East High School into one school.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "About the Central Dauphin School District". Central Dauphin School District. 2006. http://www.cdschools.org/. Retrieved 2007-02-06. 

[edit] External links

• Central Dauphin School District

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