Brandywine Heights Area School District
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200 West Weis Street Topton, Pennsylvania, Berks County 19562-1532 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr. Martin Handler, Ed.D. (salary $140,760 2012) |
| Specialist | Andrew Potteiger, Assistant to the Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction |
| Administrator |
Thomas Voelker, Director of Instructional Technology |
| Director | Mary Darrach, Director of Special Education |
| Principal | Dr. Kathy Johnson |
| Faculty | 137 teachers |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old for special education students |
| Pupils | 1754 pupils 2011 |
| • Kindergarten | 124 |
| • Grade 1 | 114 |
| • Grade 2 | 127 |
| • Grade 3 | 104 |
| • Grade 4 | 120 |
| • Grade 5 | 131 |
| • Grade 6 | 129 |
| • Grade 7 | 140 |
| • Grade 8 | 156 |
| • Grade 9 | 141 |
| • Grade 10 | 166 |
| • Grade 11 | 149 |
| • Grade 12 | 139 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 1700 in 2020 |
| Color(s) | maroon and white |
| Mascot | Bullet |
| Team name | Bullets |
| Rival | Kutztown |
| Per pupil spending | $14,256 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $16,444.59 (2010) 69th in state |
| Website | http://www.bhasd.org |
Thomas Voelker, Director of Instructional Technology
The Brandywine Heights Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It serves the Borough of Topton and District Township, Longswamp Township and Rockland Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Brandywine Heights Area School District encompasses approximately 59 square miles (150 km2). According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,876. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $23,424, while the median family income was $58,993. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to District officials, in school year 2009-10, Brandywine Heights Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,800 pupils. It employed: 149 teachers, 102 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 12 administrators. Brandywine Heights Area School District received more than $8 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
The district operates: Brandywine Heights High School (9th-12th), Brandywine Heights Middle School (5th-8th), Brandywine Heights Intermediate School (4th-5th), District-Topton Elementary School (K-3rd) and Longswamp Elementary School (K-2nd). Rockland Elementary school was closed after the end of the academic school year in June 2008. The school board has been in deliberations between closing the building or renovating it for future use.
The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serves without compensation for a term of four years.), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board.
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