Council Rock Gets $465K Grant For School Safety

NEWTOWN, PA — The Council Rock School District has been awarded a $465,750 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's School Safety and Security Committee.

The grant is among $53.7 million approved this week by the School Safety and Security Committee.

Council Rock received the highest award in Bucks County, according to district officials.

"The funding stream was designed to help school districts across Pennsylvania bolster their safety and security measures and mental health resources," an announcement from Council Rock said.

Council Rock will use the funds to support additional K-12 counseling services for students.

Specifically, $45,000 will pay for a "master counselor," who will proactively identify and help secondary-level students who display social-emotional risk factors, the district said.

Council Rock will use $420,750 to pay two years of salary and benefits for two new school counselors who will be placed at the elementary level.

“This round of PCCD funding gave Council Rock an ideal opportunity to provide students with the services they require and deserve, while consciously limiting the impact on taxpayers," Superintendent Robert Fraser said.

Since 2018, Council Rock has received $578,533 in grant money to support its school safety and security goals.