CR Weekly News Update
Friday, April 24
MONTHLY BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEETING DETAILS
Council Rock community members are asked to refer to the following instructions regarding upcoming meetings of the Council Rock Board of School Directors:
Board Meeting Details
- The meeting agenda will be posted to BoardDocs two days in advance of the meeting.
- A Zoom meeting link will be published to the CRSD homepage by 6:30 the evening of the meeting.
- Public comment will be accepted via publiccomment@crsd.org. Public comment emails must include full name, address, and comment. All submissions of public comment will be circulated to all board members in lieu of reading them aloud at the meeting.
- Meetings will be streamed live via YouTube.
UPCOMING BOARD MEETING DATES
May 21, 2020
June 18, 2020
NOTABLE ACTIONS FROM THE APRIL 23 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
APPROVED - Resolution for Statewide Charter School Funding Reform
APPROVED - Reconvening of the CRHS North Walt Snyder Stadium Athletic Field Improvements Project
APPROVED - CR STAR Center Project Bid No. 19-52 including select value-added alternates.
Click HERE to access April 23 School Board Zoom Meeting
COUNCIL ROCK 2019-2020 CALENDAR UPDATES
The following 2019-2020 calendar updates were approved at the April 23 meeting of the Board of School Directors.
- 4/28: school will be in session (originally off due to Primary Election Day)
- 6/16: confirmed as the last day of school
Click below to see the full revised 2019-2020 updated calendar.
DISTANCE LEARNING TECH TIPS FOR FAMILIES
Thank you to our talented Newtown Middle School students who developed the following tutorial on how to use Canvas.
SAFE TO SAY SOMETHING STILL AVAILABLE DURING SCHOOL CLOSURE
#COUNCILROCKCONNECTED
Thank you to everyone who posted and sent in pictures that show how truly connected we are as a CR community. We hope you enjoy the following video that showcases the many wonderful photos we've collected of our CR family working hard at distance learning, taking a break, saying thank you, sharing heart hand symbols, showing CR spirit, and practicing student wellness.
INSPIRATIONAL NEWS FROM AROUND OUR DISTRICT
COUNCIL ROCK STUDENT NAMED 2020 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR SEMIFINALIST
Congratulations to Council Rock South student, Jessica Wang for being named a Semifinalist in the 2020 Presidential Scholar program. Jessica is one of 621Semifinlaists selected from a group of 5,600 candidates. In May, a group of distinguished panelists will select the 32 students who will be able to call themselves Finalists. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Congratulations, Jessica!
COUNCIL ROCK STUDENT WINS HIGH SCHOOL POSTER CONTEST
Bucks County League of Women Voters awarded $500 to Gabrielle DeSena, a senior at Council Rock North High School, for her poster celebrating 100 years of women's right to vote. In an age where we tend to take our right to vote for granted, Gabrielle exhorts us: "Ladies, we are responsible for our Liberty! Vote!" Earlier this year, High School seniors in Bucks County were invited to submit an entry for the Poster Contest. The theme of the poster was to reflect "What Voting Means to Me."The winner was selected by a panel of 3 judges: Andrea Thompson, the Arts Education Manager at the Michener Art Museum, Jerry Swopes, chair of the Department of Media Studies, Journalism and Digital Arts at St. Michael's College, Vermont, and Janeth Hendershot, the Co-President of the Pennsylvania state-wide League of Women Voters. Congratulations, Gabrielle!