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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Regional Roundup: Neshaminy Resident Calls Redskin Mascot 'Racist'

Catch up on news from around the region.

  Neshaminy Resident Calls Redskin Mascot 'Racist': Neshaminy School District resident and parent explained to the school board why the high school's mascot is racist Tuesday night. Join the conversation on Lower Southampton Patch.  Upper Moreland Student Killed in Accident: A 17-year-old male student lost his life after being struck by an SUV on Blair Mill Road yesterday. Read more about the accident on Upper Moreland-Willow Grove Patch. Man With Axe and Machete Prompts Police Response: And township police conducted a truck inspection detail, in which five trucks were stopped on the Newtown Bypass. Read more from police at Newtown Patch. SWAT Trains for Worst Case at Chemical Plant: Specialized police from Bucks County and Philadelphia …

Friday, September 21, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Neshaminy vs. Council Rock's Salary Schedule

Feasterville resident Stephen Pirritano breaks down Council Rock and Neshaminy's current salary schedules.

Editor's note: The following letter was submitted to Patch by Feasterville resident and Neshaminy parent/taxpayer Stephen Pirritano. Dear Residents,  As you may already be aware the Neshaminy School Board has offered the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers a parity contract with the Council Rock School District. To simplify items here related to salary, I have included both the current status quo Neshaminy salary schedule and the proposed CR Salary Schedule. **These are attached to this article as PDFs** Currently Neshaminy has seniority steps 1 thru 11,  This is the July 1,2007 schedule that was last in effect on June 30, 2008 when the contract went into Status Quo. The proposed CR Schedule has Seniority steps 0 thru 11. In the recent …

Survival In Neshaminy

12:12 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012

Look at the Science scores CR had 50 % of their 11th graders at advanced proficiency Neshaminy had 19%. It’s a good thing that Neshaminy HS made the standard but you have to do it two years in a row to be considered making AYP. As your students go higher up the ladder of proficiency it becomes harder and harder t make gains. Neshaminy HS had spent 7 years below proficiency while we made gains its…   more ›

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Neshaminy Beats Council Rock South 51-38

The Neshaminy Redskins sweep the season series by beating Council Rock South 51-38.

The Neshaminy Redskins sweep the season series by beating Council Rock South 51-38.

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