from the BCCT:
Changes coming for students
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
The new Morrisville Intermediate School for grades four through eight will be housed in Morrisville High School this year.
Students will enter a newly renovated Morrisville High School building this fall. The district began a $4 million renovation process this summer to install new ventilation systems, a boiler system, all new windows and some doors, an updated electrical system, asbestos removal and air conditioning in some common areas of the 50-year-old school.
Grandview Elementary School is next in line for renovations.
This year, Morrisville is redistricting its students, with grades four through eight - the new Morrisville Intermediate School - sharing the Morrisville High School building on West Palmer Street with grades nine to 12. Grades four to six will be housed in one section of the building, and grades seven and eight will get their own section as well. Grades nine to 12 also will get their own wing.
Grades pre-K to three will be taught in Grandview.
Morrisville serves more than 980 students in three schools. It employs about 130 people and runs on a roughly $18.5 million annual budget. For information, visit www.mv.org.
WHO'S WHO IN THE SCHOOLS
Superintendent: Dr. Elizabeth Hammond Yonson, 215-736-2681, ext. 5931
Special education coordinator: Tony Gesualdi, ext. 5926
Business administrator: Paul DeAngelo, ext. 5926
Director of facilities: Tim Lastichen, ext. 5924
Psychologist: Jenna Meshanko, ext. 5926
IT director: Joe Myat, jmyat@mv.org
Principals:
Morrisville Intermediate School/Morrisville High School (grades 6-12): William Ferrara, 215-736-2681
Grandview Elementary School/Morrisville Intermediate School (grades Pre-K-5): Laurie Ruffing, 215-736-5280
School board:
William Hellmann, Alfred A. Radosti, Joseph Kemp, William M. Farrell, John Buckman, Gloria Heater, Marlys Mihok, Robin M. Reithmeyer and Brenda Worob.
The board meets at 7 p.m. on the third and fourth Wednesdays of the month, except in July. A meeting is scheduled for tonight. Public work sessions and public board meetings are held in the LGI room of Morrisville High School. To reach the school board, visit www.mv.org and follow the links.
2009-10 School Calendar:
Sept. 8, first day for students
Sept. 28, Yom Kippur, no school
Oct. 26-Nov. 6, PSSA grade 12 retest
Nov. 3, staff in-service day, no school
Nov. 13, early dismissal
Nov. 24, early dismissal
Nov. 25- 27, Thanksgiving recess
Dec. 24-Jan. 3, winter recess
Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
Jan. 29, early dismissal
Feb. 12, staff in-service day, no school
Feb. 15, Presidents Day, no school
March 31, staff in-service day, no school
April 1-5, spring recess
April 12, early dismissal
April 12-16, PSSA reading and math days for grades 3 to 8 and 11
April 19-23, PSSA writing days for grades 5, 8 and 11
April 26-30, PSSA science days for grades 4, 8 and 11
May 18, staff in-service day, no school
May 31, Memorial Day, no school
June 15, last day of school, graduation (tentative)
Information provided by Morrisville School District
