Nazareth Area School District

Nazareth Area School District

Location of the Nazareth Area School District in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Nazareth Area School District is a school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It serves the boroughs of Nazareth, Stockertown, and Tatamy; as well as Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, and Upper Nazareth Townships. District enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year is about 4,500 students . The current superintendent of schools is Dr. Victor D. Lesky.

Schools

• Nazareth Area High School - Grades 9-12
• Nazareth Area Middle School - Grades 7-8
• Nazareth Area Intermediate School - Grades 4-6
• Bushkill Elementary School - Grades K-3
• Floyd R. Shafer Elementary School - Grades K-3
• Lower Nazareth Elementary School - Grades K-3

New middle school

Due to population growth, the Nazareth Area School District constructed a new middle school for grades 7 and 8 (approximately 800 students). The total project budget was set at just under $60 million, including a new $7 million swimming pool. The new building is located on Freidenstahl Avenue in Upper Nazareth Township, adjacent to the high school campus. The school was completed in 2009 in time for the 2009-2010 school year.

With the opening of the new middle school in 2009, the Nazareth area underwent a district-wide grade reconfiguration. Grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade remained in the elementary schools. Grades 4, 5, and 6 were placed into a new intermediate level with all students in those grades attending the Nazareth Are Intermediate School, utilizing the former middle school building at 355 Tatamy Road. Grades 7 and 8 now attend the new middle school building. Only the high school, built in 1956, remains unaffected by the grade changes.

Background Statistics

According to a 2006 survey distributed to every household in the Nazareth Area School District, with a 19% participation rate:

Residency Within the District

• 30.9% of respondents lived in Bushkill Township
• 23.3% lived in Lower Nazareth Township
• 19.7% lived in Upper Nazareth Township
• 18.8% lived in the borough of Nazareth, PA
• 2.5% lived in the borough of Stockertown.
• 4.4% lived in the borough of Tatamy.

Attendance Distribution

• 18% of households had children attending Bushkill Elementary School
• 17% of households had children attending Lower Nazareth Elementary School.
• 18% of households had children attending Floyd R. Shafer Elementary School.
• 37% of households had children attending Nazareth Area Middle School.
• 43% of households had children attending Nazareth Area High School.

Current board members

• Lorin B. Bradley (President)
• Maurice C. Heller (Vice-President)
• Thomas K. Maher, CPA (Treasurer)
• Chris E. Audenried
• Kenneth N. Butz, Jr.
• Darrell W. Crook
• John A. Marino
• Linda M. McDonald
• Jerry E. Treon

Communication

Attuned to the importance of parent and school communication, the district has established a Parent Web Portal, a web friendly, state-of-the-art communication tool on its website. School events and School Board meetings are posted on the district website calendar. News about the Nazareth Area School District is reported regularly in The Morning Call and The Express-Times newspapers. As of January, 2011, the Nazareth Area High School also began utilizing the 'Eagle Call' system, allowing students to receive text messages and e-mails directly on mobile devices and cell phones.

External links

• Nazareth Area School District home page
• Nazareth Area High School home page