School+Overview

__//**District Overview**//__

Reddit Area School District is the second largest school district in Cumberland County. The district services a population of approximately 9,500 students spread out over 75 square miles in eastern Cumberland County. Our collective student body consists of a diverse population from multiple ethnic groups consisting of:


 * 48% Caucasian
 * 20% Hispanic
 * 18% African American
 * 10% Asian
 * 4% Other

Our students and staff are housed in nine elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and two alternative schools. The district currently employs 1,400 staff consisting of administrators, teachers, counselors and support staff. The publicly elected school board oversees district operations and operates with an operating budget of $140 million dollars for the current school year.

__//**Washington Elementary School**//__

The original Washington Elementary School was one of the oldest buildings in the district. It consisted of twenty classrooms, one small library area, antiquated wiring and plumbing, inaccessible areas to students and staff with disabilities, poor lighting and poor heating systems and no air conditioning. Due to the obvious classroom limitations and costs needed to bring the building up to code, it was decided that Washington Elementary should be replaced with a new, modernized building designed to meet the needs of 21st century learners.

As you can see in Appendix A, the new Washington Elementary School is a two story, ADA compliant building which will consist of five kindergarten classrooms, thirty classrooms (ten for each grade), two computer labs, media center/library, separate art and music classrooms, two separate gymnasiums, cafeteria with raised platform, kitchen, and administration offices. The district expects Washington Elementary to serve approximately 820 students with an average class size of 24 with a staff of 80. Upon completion of this building, students and staff will be transferred from the old Washington Elementary to the new Washington Elementary. The transfer is scheduled to be conducted during the summer of 2012. Tours of the new building will be held two weeks before the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.