East Stroudsburg Area School District
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| 50 Vine Street East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Monroe, 18301 United States |
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| Grades | K-12 |
| Kindergarten | 546 |
| Grade 1 | 573 |
| Grade 2 | 530 |
| Grade 3 | 579 |
| Grade 4 | 606 |
| Grade 5 | 583 |
| Grade 6 | 658 |
| Grade 7 | 630 |
| Grade 8 | 680 |
| Grade 9 | 791 |
| Grade 10 | 705 |
| Grade 11 | 658 |
| Grade 12 | 690 |
East Stroudsburg Area School District is a public school district located in the Poconos of northeast Pennsylvania. The headquarters are located on North Courtland Street in the Borough of East Stroudsburg. The district is the second largest in the county in terms of territory and is split into two parts: South and North.
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[edit] Split
Originally, at the time of its conception in 1891 East Stroudsburg Area School District consisted of only one high school and intermediate school. However, due to rapid growth in the area, the district split into two parts: South and North. They are split in terms of athletics and schools, but have the same district leaders. The South high school is located in East Stroudsburg Borough and the North high school is located in Lehman Township in Pike County.
[edit] Mascot
The mascot of East Stroudsburg Area School District was originally only the cavalier, or "cav" for short. However, because of the split, North's mascot became the timberwolf or "T-WOLF". The cavalier is now just the South's mascot.
[edit] Coverage
The school district consists of six municipalities in Monroe County and Pike County.
[edit] Monroe
[edit] Pike
[edit] Schools
There are six elementary schools that house students from kindergarten to fifth grade, two intermediate schools with sixth to eighth grades, and two high schools with ninth through twelfth grades in East Stroudsburg Area School District.
[edit] Elementary
- Bushkill Elementary
- Resica Elementary
- Middle Smithfield Elementary
- Smithfield Elementary
- J M Hill Elementary
- East Stroudsburg Elementary
[edit] Intermediate
- J.T. Lambert Intermediate School
- Lehman Intermediate
[edit] High
[edit] Dual enrollment
The high schools offer a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school, including the graduation ceremony. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books.[1] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[2]
For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $20,616 for the program.[3]
[edit] Construction projects
There are two major constructions going on within East Stroudsburg School District.
[edit] High school renovation
East Stroudsburg High School South had undergone a massive renovation that lasted for the past several years. This project made the high school more spacious, safe, and attractive, and included the additions of a much larger gymnasium and a turf field in the stadium.
[edit] New elementary school
There was another project recently finished to build a new elementary school off of Route 447 in Smithfield Township. It took some students from Smithfield and J. M. Hill Elementaries when it was finished, allowing for less crowded classrooms in these two elementaries. Also, with more space, J. M. Hill was able to allow fifth graders back into its building, as that grade had been residing in a modular near J. T. Lambert Intermediate.
[edit] Budget
Race to the Top - School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant which can bring the district hundreds of thousands to millions of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement.[4] The administration, school board and teachers' union prioritized improving student success.
References:
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education - Dual Enrollment Guidelines.
- ^ Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement. site accessed March 2010. http://www.patrac.org/
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education Dual Enrollment Fall Grants 2009-10. August 2009
- ^ Pennsylvania's 'Race to the Top' Fueled by Effective Reforms, Strong Local Support http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=7201&PageID=510952&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/global/news_releases/governor_s_office/news_releases/pennsylvania_s__race_to_the_top__fueled_by_effective_reforms__strong_local_support.html
