2025-2026 Proposed Budget

The Neshaminy School District 2025-2026 Preliminary Final Budget can be viewed here. This budget will be considered for approval by the School Board at their June 24, 2025 Board Public meeting.

Redistricting Information

Click here for an important letter to parents and guardians of students who will be attending new elementary schools next year due to redistricting.

Family Resources

Click here for important information on a variety of resources for Neshaminy students and their families, including counseling services, crisis help, nursing services, resources for homeless families, CHIP children's health insurance and more.

SafeArrival Absence Reporting App

Neshaminy is pleased to introduce a new service called SafeArrival, which will make it easier to report student absences using a mobile app, a website or a toll-free phone number.

Please click on this document: SafeArrival User Guide (PDF) for information on SafeArrival and how to set it up. The application is live, and parents and guardians can begin using it immediately. At this time, handwritten notes and phone calls to Main Offices for absence reporting are also still accepted. Questions about SafeArrival should be directed to the Main Offices at each school.

Snow Day Information

Neshaminy schools will be closed for the first two snow days (the first of these was called on Monday, January 6). Any additional snow days called will be asynchronous online learning days. Please read the following document for information about snow days and asynchronous online learning: Snow Day Information / Asynchronous Learning

Every Student, Every Day

As we transition from summer to the 2024-2025 school year, we want to remind our Neshaminy families that every student's attendance, every day, is crucial to their academic success. We need your support to instill the habit of regular school attendance. It's important to understand that students who miss school frequently are at risk of lower academic achievement, failure, and even dropping out. Click on the links below to read letters to Neshaminy families about the importance of regular attendance and specific information on Neshaminy attendance policies.

• ATTENDANCE LETTER #1 (August 2024)
• ATTENDANCE LETTER #2 (September 2024)

Safe2Say Something app

Neshaminy offers the free Safe2Say mobile app for students, their families and Neshaminy staff to enhance safety throughout the District. Please click on the links below for more information about this important safety tool:

• Letter to parents and guardians
• Safe2Say Something introductory video for students
  
  

Health & Safety Plan

• Neshaminy Health & Safety Plan (adopted August, 2023)
  
  

Here Comes the Bus App

The free Here Comes the Bus app is now available for the entire District. You can track your student's bus using up-to-the-minute GPS data using the app, which is available at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. It can also be accessed on the web here. 

Neshaminy's school code is 29378.

Student Accident Insurance

Neshaminy does not carry medical insurance for students, but we are pleased to offer an optional low-cost group plan for those families that desire extra coverage. Click here for more information about this plan and how to register.

Neshaminy Help Line

If you have questions about anything Neshaminy and are not sure where to start, please call 215-809-7777 or email questions@neshaminy.org.

Chromebook Information, Repairs, Permission Forms

• 1:1 Technology Website
• Chromebook Quick Start Guide

***Carl Sandburg's Announcements are listed below***    

8th grade Information

Parents/Guardians are invited to attend our 8th Grade Move-Up Day Program on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 (last full day of school).

• The Move-Up Day Ceremony and our 8th grade Slideshow begin promptly at 9:00am and end approximately at 11:00am in our auditorium.
• Please park in the auditorium parking lot (not the front of school).  Guests may only enter through the auditorium doors which will open at 8:30am.  
• After the ceremony/slideshow, guests will have the opportunity to meet with their children for a few minutes prior to students returning to their classrooms.
• Students will still have their regularly scheduled lunch period.
• In the afternoon, students will enjoy food trucks, gym activities, a DJ, and yearbook signing with their classmates and teachers (no parents/guardians are permitted for this party).
• Students should dress in a "dressy-casual" manner for the ceremony and may bring a change of clothes for the afternoon activities if they wish.

We are extremely proud of our 8th grade students and look forward to celebrating this milestone achievement together!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Derek Albarran, Principal

6th Grade Service Project – Water for South Sudan

 Help the class of 2031 leave their mark of service by helping the people of South Sudan gain access to clean water!

As a class, the 6^th graders read A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park which brings light to the struggles, challenges, and illnesses that millions of people face in Sudan each day due to the lack of clean water.  The main character, Salva Dut, recounts his own journey as he became one of the Lost Boys of Sudan and how he was able to turn a negative experience into a positive one.

Back in 2003, he founded the charity, “Water for Sudan.” Their mission is to deliver sustainable quality of life services to the people of South Sudan by efficiently providing access to clean, safe water and improving hygiene and sanitation practices in areas of great need.

The 2024 Iron Giraffe Challenge calls on schools to each raise a minimum of $1000 toward a new drilling rig, with a goal to raise $150,000 from all schools combined.  Since this is our 2^nd year reading this text and bringing this service project into 6^th grade, we set our donation goal to $1000.

We are putting a few fundraising opportunities together to maximize our efforts and to support our Sandburg Striders. 

Below are a few ways you and your child can contribute to this great fundraiser.

1. Ask for donations from your friends and family.  Donations can be turned into their homeroom teacher. Use the attached form to keep track of your generous donations.  Donations can be cash or check. Please write the check to “Carl Sandburg Middle School” and add “6^th grade” to the memo line.
2. Share this link with friends and family or on social media Sandburg Striders 2
3. Make an online donation to the “Sandburg Striders” using this QR code.

* To create a personal profile, click on “Join team”, enter your personal information, and share   

  with family and friends. (Optional)

4. Purchase a bracelet that outlines one of Salva’s famous quotes, “One step at a time…One day at a time” and his organization Water for Sudan. Bracelet sales begin May 19

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.

With all appreciation,

The 6^th grade teachers

CIick here for the Iron Giraffe Challenge flyer 

End of the School Year Information

• Please be advised that on Wednesday, 6/11, Thursday, 6/12 and Friday, 6/13, school is dismissed at 11:30am.  There are no formal lunch periods on these days.  Bagged lunches will be available for purchase on a "Grab-n-Go" basis as the students exit the building on these days. 

• Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 -
• 8:10 to 9:40 - English Final
• 9:50 to 11:20 - Social Studies Final
• ALL students will be dismissed at 11:30am.

• Thursday, June 12th, 2025 -
• 8:10 to 9:40 - Math Final
• 9:50 to 11:20 - Science Final
• ALL students will be dismissed at 11:30am.

• Friday, June 13th, 2025 -
• All School Slide Show and Make-up Finals.
• All students will be dismissed at 11:30am.
• This is the last day of school this year. 
• Have a wonderful summer!

Intramural Information

• Intramural basketball will finish up the year with a tournament on 5/27, 5/28 and 5/29. It is not too late to join still. You only need a signed permission slip and sneakers. 
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• Thursday, May 29th will be the last Harry Potter Club meeting. Be sure to join us for the End of Year Feast! 
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• The last day for the 4:15 and 5:15 Late Bus Runs will be Thursday, May 29th, 2025.
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• Click here for the intramural permission form
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• Click here for a list of intramurals for 2024-2025  - Please email the advisor with any questions.  ALWAYS listen to the announcements in the morning and afternoon for any additional intramural information.   
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• Most intramural activities are afterschool until 4:00pm. Check with the advisor to be sure.  Intramural activities are sometimes canceled for various reasons.  Listen to the announcements and have a back-up plan to get home just in case your activity is canceled.  
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• Click here for the late bus stops for the 2024-2025 school year - Please note - the 4:15 bus is only available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Any questions about busing, please contact transportation at 215-809-6260. 

PTO Information

• Click here to visit the PTO website

Sports Information

• Attention 6th and 7th graders interested in playing football next fall. There will be a brief meeting on Thursday, May 29th, during WIN. Please meet us in the gym. 
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• The last day for the 4:15 and 5:15 Late Bus Runs will be Thursday, May 29th, 2025.
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• Click here to view the Athletic Directors website  - Please note - PIAA forms are needed by ALL 7th and 8th grade students that play any of the interscholastic middle school sports BEFORE they try out.  It is recommended that you get your physical after May 31st every year. This way, it is valid for the entire school year.  PIAA forms are available to print from the Athletic Directors website.
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• Click here for the late bus stops for the 2024-2025 school year - Please note - the 4:15 bus is only available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Any questions about busing, please contact transportation at 215-809-6260. 

Where Will You Go Wednesday?

• Believe it or not, it's time to start thinking about
• Where YOU will go and Who YOU will be after high school.
• Let's make a plan to wear where we'll go - get it?!
• Every Wednesday, wear  your favorite college, military, or trade gear because the road to your future starts right here!   

Yearbook

• Yearbooks are now on sale!  Order one today!
• Click this link to order one - https://yearbookforever.com
• Enter Carl Sandburg Middle School for the school name.
• If you have any questions, please email Miss Koczynski at ckoczynski@neshaminy.org
• *Paper order forms are available upon request.  See Miss Koczynski in the library.