Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Explained

Tredyffrin/Easttown School District
Address:940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700
Zipcode:19301
Country:United States
Motto:Inspiring the Future
Superintendent:Dr. Richard Gusick
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Businessadmin:Arthur J. McDonnell
School Board:9 members
Chair Of The Board:Todd Kantorczyk
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Budget:$146,038,639[1]
Enrollment:7,059
Faculty:489.2 (FTE)
Staff:218.5

Tredyffrin/Easttown School District (T/E in short) is a school district based in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.[2]

T/E School District serves the townships of Tredyffrin Township and Easttown Township, and is one of the several school districts serving the Philadelphia Main Line. T/E serves all or portions of several communities wholly or partly in the two townships, including the following census-designated places: Berwyn, Chesterbrook, Devon, and Paoli (partial).[3] It also includes areas with Malvern and Wayne postal addresses that are outside of the borough and census-designated place, respectively. Additional unincorporated communities within T/E include all or part of Daylesford, Strafford, and Radnor. In the 2010-2011 school year, the school district had 6,323 enrolled students.[4]

In its most recent 2024 ranking, Niche.com ranked the T/E school district as the second best among 500 school districts in Pennsylvania.[5]

History

The school district was the epicenter of the Berwyn School Fight, a 1930s boycott and legal campaign by the local Black community to resist the school boards' attempt to segregate the schools by race.[6]

Administration

Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Administrators:[7] The superintendent of schools is Dr. Richard Gusick.

Schools

There is one high school, two middle schools, and five elementary schools in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District.[8]

High school

See main article: Conestoga High School. The school district has one high school, Conestoga High School, located in Tredyffrin Township.

Middle schools

The school district has two middle schools, both located in Tredyffrin Township:

Elementary schools

There are two elementary schools in Easttown Township and three in Tredyffrin Township:

Devon Elementary School and New Eagle Elementary School are National Blue Ribbon Schools.[9]

A sixth elementary school has been planned and approved by the school board. The district has purchased property for the new school and the projected opening date is August 2027. [10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-2019 Thumbnail Sketch . Tredyffrin Easttown School District . 9 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Figure 2.9.1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES Comprehensive Plan & Historic Preservation Plan. Tredyffrin Township. 2023-07-08. TESD New Administration Building.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-18.
  4. Web site: Facts & Figures - 2009-2010 School Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612051906/http://tesd.net/factsnfigures.html#enrollment . 2010-06-12 . 2024-07-26 .
  5. Web site: Election 2023: 10 Running For Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board. Patch.com. 2024-02-22. 2023-10-09.
  6. Canton . David . 2008 . A Dress Rehearsal for the Modern Civil Rights Movement: Raymond Pace Alexander and the Berwyn, Pennsylvania, School Desegregation Case, 1932-1935 . . 75 . 2 . 260–284 . 0031-4528 . JSTOR.
  7. Web site: Administration . 2010-03-20 . dead . https://archive.today/20061021004817/http://tesd.net/admin.html . 2006-10-21 . List of Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Administrators
  8. Web site: Schools . 2010-03-20 . dead . https://archive.today/20100612032236/http://tesd.net/District/schools.htm . 2010-06-12 . List of Schools in the T/E School District
  9. Web site: National Blue Ribbon Schools Program - Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2018 . www2.ed.gov . 2024-07-26.
  10. Web site: New Elementary School . . July 16, 2024.