Here are items posted relating to the arrest of Robert Hawkins in August 2009 as well as the involvement of other teachers who may have known about inappropriate activity but failed to report it — now reflecting the trial held November 18, 2009. Sentencing is now scheduled for January 21, 2010.
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Links of Interest
Courier Times article on how Act 1 is making teacher contract talks tighter - next year's index projected at just 1.2%Advance article on 2010/11 Budget passage
Courier Times article on 2010/11 Budget passage and split of Melsky funds
Advance article on Hawkins sentencing
Intell Online article about Hawkins sentencing
Courier Times article about Hawkins sentencing
Guest editorial on RMS redistricting and potential for future 5-4 votes for CR South
Courier Times article on 2010-11 budget - understates salary/benefit share of budget
Advance article on Act 1 exemptions to allow tax increase as high as 7.3%
Advance article on Melsky extension reversal vote
Courier Times on Melsky 1-month extension
Courier Times article on meeting about whether to extend Melsky tract sales agreement
Advance of Bucks article on the Melsky extension meeting
Courier Article on R-Rated Movies
Intell Article on Board Meeting 1/21 with 3 Hours of Public Comment on -Rated films
Courier Times Article on The Coming Pension Disaster
Courier Times article on giant jump in pension costs from 2012-13 on
Article updating Hatboro Horsham Merit Pay negotiations with school board meeting comments
Advance of Bucks County article on the guilty plea of Robert Hawkins
Courier Times article on the Robert Hawkins trial and plea
Courier Times Now on-line article about former CR South teacher Robert Hawkins' trial
Courier Times article on CRSD Board forming committee on Assessment Appeals
Courier Times guest editorial "Pricey Teacher Pacts No Longer Affordable"
Courier Times article on PSSA results and AYP ratings for area districts
Courier Times article on Districts' reactions to PSSA/AYP, including from Mark Klein
Reply to Courier Times editorial criticizing PSSA test system as "a failure"
Philadelphia Magazine 2009 rankings of Top 50 High Schools
Courier Times article on possible shift of Richboro Middle School graduates to CR South
Courier Times article on what surrounding districts do to save $ on school buses
Philadelphia Inquirer editorial "Ending the silence on teacher-student hook-ups
Inquirer article on "Why Pennsylvanians resist paying higher taxes"
Watchdog's Letter to the Editor in the Courier Times about the June 17th meeting and Turf the Rocks
Courier Times article on Board meeting of July 23
Article on Hatboro-Horsham proposing switch to merit pay instead of salary matrix based on seniority
Update at Hatboro-Horsham: No contract but no strike anticipated
Twitter Tweets
- sending Right-to-Know request to Council Rock for the settlement documents for the Melsky sale to see all the details. 2 years ago
- Hearing about trouble at Council Rock schools lately - boy w/ knife threatening girl at Newtown Middle; kicking fight between girls at South 2 years ago
- is wondering why World Language courses would need an R-Rated movie to teach a language. 2 years ago
- checked court web portal for new date of sentencing for Robert Hawkins, former math teacher at Council Rock South. Now set for 2/10/2010 2 years ago
- blogged more about the latest twist in the sale of Melsky land by Council Rock -- not the best track record 2 years ago
- wonders what is passing for "answers" when legitimate questions get asked. 2 years ago
Contacting the Board
Here is contact info for Board Members per the Council Rock website:Region #2 - Newtown Twp
Districts - #3, #7, #8:
Richard Abramson, Esq.
70 Columbine Circle
Newtown, PA 18940
215-968-0634
rabramsonesq@aol.comRegion #8 - Upper Makefield
Districts - #1, #2, #3:
Dr. Paul Anagnostakos
1007 Colonial Drive
Newtown, PA 18940
215-504-5026
drpauldmd@comcast.netRegion #6-Northampton
Districts - #4, #8, #13:
Robert Donnelly
85 Golfview Drive
Ivyland, PA 18974
215-354-1384
rdonnelly@CouncilRock.netRegion #5-Northampton
Districts - #9, #14, #16:
Jerold S. Grupp
5 Dover Place
Holland, PA 18966
http:\\www.councilrock.net
(no phone number provided)Region #3-Northampton
Districts - #1, #11, #15:
Bernadette Heenan
138 Highspire Road
Richboro, PA 18954
215-355-9339
gto248@aol.comRegion #9-Wrightstown and Newtown Township
Districts - #1, #2
Kyle McKessy
198 Firecreek Road
Wrightstown, PA 18940
215-598-1621
KMcKessy@CouncilRock.netRegion #1-Newtown Borough
Districts - #1, #2
Newtown Township
Districts - #4, #5, #6:
J. Dennis McMenamin
21 Copperleaf Drive
Newtown, PA 18940
267-879-7744
dmcmenamin@CouncilRock.netRegion #7-Northampton
Districts - #3, #5, #10, #17:
Patty Sexton
63 Amsterdam Avenue
Holland, PA 18966
215-357-1594
PCVSEXTON@comcast.netRegion #4-Northampton
Districts - #2, #6, #7, #12:
Wendi Thomas
107 Gleniffer Hill Road
Richboro, PA 18954
215-355-3347
WThomas@CouncilRock.netPages
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Most Often Read
- Teachers Who Allegedly Knew of the Robert Hawkins Affair at Council Rock Win Arbitration; Will Be Reinstated
- Philadelphia Magazine Ranking of Top 50 Public High Schools in the Area -- Council Rock North at #31; South at #35
- One More Article Link Regarding the Arrest of Robert Hawkins, Math Teacher at Council Rock South
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Recent Posts
- Robert Hawkins Awarded Pension Benefits
- Spend Our Money to Renovate Schools But Not Consider Redistricting and Maybe Reducing Buildings?
- Teachers Who Allegedly Knew of the Robert Hawkins Affair at Council Rock Win Arbitration; Will Be Reinstated
- Final Budget Raises Taxes 2.72 Mills or 2.52% — But Fund Balance Figure Is 5.18% of Expenditures (Board Policy Calls for 4%)
- Salaries and Benefits Make Up 72% of the Budget
- Budget Hike Still at 3.4 Mills — Could Immediately Be Down to 2.4 Mills with a Fund Balance Closer to the District’s Policy Target
- When Will This District Start Following Its Own Policy on Fund Balances? That Is, Stop Taxing Us More Than Needed?
- Teachers’ Letters of Support for Robert Hawkins
- The Next Chapter — Will Teachers Who Knew about the Hawkins Affair Get Reinstated to Teaching Jobs in Council Rock?
- The Sentencing of Robert Hawkins
- Robert Hawkins, Former Math Teacher at Council Rock South, Sentenced to 11-1/2 to 23 Months at the Bucks County Correctional Facility
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Hey I understand that you find this whole case to be very interesting and all, but this whole website is kinda pathetic…You have way too much time on your hands. Do you feel really special that you can read newspapers and then copy and paste the article facts on to this website? That’s cute I guess, but please get a life. My 8 year old sister could write better than this.
I spent two mornings at the courthouse watching the trial and the sentencing so I could see it for myself, not just read what newspapers report. The information I provided was what I witnessed, not what I read in newspapers as you seem to think.
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