Great CheltenhamLiving YOUR NEXT PLACE TO LIVE n Progressive, Multicultural Community n Distinctive Homes in Beautiful Surroundings n Comprehensive Municipal Services n Exceptional Neighborhood Shopping n Outstanding School System Over 36,000 people of widely varied backgrounds, professions and interests call Cheltenham Township home. Highly educated, over one-quarter achieve graduate or professional degrees and nearly three-quarters pursue college. The majority work in management fields, with sales and service careers rounding out the top three. Our community boasts a mix of over three dozen churches, synagogues and COMMUNITY SERVICES beautiful suburban neighborhoods other religious institutions. More recently, combined with pocket shopping districts all Cheltenham expanded anti-discrimination Outstanding services are another hallmark within easy reach of Philadelphia’s business protection by including sexual orientation. of a great community. Cheltenham provides and cultural opportunities. Diverse housing A deep community commitment to a complete array of public safety protection options feature everything from modern sustainability triggered a wide-reaching, plus popular perks that set us apart. townhomes to elegant estates, including multi-year plan to ensure a strong future for Our expansive Parks and Recreation single-family homes, twins, duplexes and upcoming generations. While Sustainable facilities include 350 acres of parkland apartments in a range of architectural styles Cheltenham formally is in its early stages, featuring soccer fields, tennis courts, from the 17th century to today. many key components are already up playgrounds, basketball courts, swimming Extensive, award-winning municipal and running, including our constantly pools, community centers, rental halls, services and a stellar school district cap the expanding recycling programs that already roller hockey courts, bird sanctuaries, Cheltenham experience. Our residents, both include most plastics and electronics, a plus a dog park, skate park and sand newcomers and old-timers, will tell you the farmers’ market and a food co-op featuring volleyball court. We promote fun in every location, the diversity and the outstanding locally grown produce, energy-efficiency season with endless programs and special core services make Cheltenham a wonderful system upgrades and programs targeting events, including baseball, softball, dance, place to call home. municipal and school district facilities, basketball, swimming, soccer, roller hockey and much more. In fact, the Township and summer camps for youngsters of all has already won numerous Sustainability ages plus free summer concerts, a harvest COMMUNITY VALUES Awards from a regional transportation festival, WinterFest with Santa and fishing derby. Public schools, universities and What makes a community great? One association. country clubs contribute another 375 acres answer lies with the community’s values. While largely residential, Cheltenham of green space. Cheltenham’s tradition as an inclusive, is fortunate to feature five neighborhood diverse community dates back to the Civil commercial districts in addition to several War-era, when the first training camp for malls and shopping centers along our African-American soldiers was built here. busier roadways. Since thriving businesses “Our residents, both new- After the war, many chose to remain here, contribute to overall community health, comers and old-timers, will contributing to our rich tapestry that the Township’s Commercial District tell you the location, the continues to today with influences Enhancement Plan details strategies to diversity and the outstanding from a growing Korean population. revitalize our districts into more inviting, core services make The same diversity is represented by walkable shopping destinations. Our first Cheltenham a wonderful effort in Downtown Glenside earned a place to call home.” Montgomery Award for Excellence in Planning and Design. Our public safety personnel provide Drawing on our cultural richness, round-the-clock protection for the creativity and tradition of scholastic community. A state-accredited Police excellence, Cheltenham School District Department features highly skilled officers strives to nurture each child through staffing key specialty units, including a wealth of academic endeavors and Highway Safety, Community Policing and community partnerships that provide our SWAT. Five volunteer fire companies – children with the skills and vision needed Cheltenham, Elkins Park, Glenside, La Mott to lead a productive and meaningful life and Ogontz – provide first-rate fire safety beyond our classroom walls. protection. Our Emergency Medical Service (EMS) boasts four advanced life-support n The Cheltenham Art Center inspires SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCELLENCE creativity in all ages and multiple mediums plus a 100-seat theater for captivating live Boasting an outstanding record of academic performances. accomplishments, Cheltenham School n The Cheltenham Adult School proves you District delivers exceptional K-12 educational are never too old to tackle new challenges programming. Additionally, the District offers through nearly 150 courses and activities. students a broad array of superb artistic and athletic extracurricular opportunities, including award-winning theatrical SENIOR LIVING productions and a top-ranking marching band. The High School offers the largest number Cheltenham is a good choice for older of Advanced Placement courses in Montgomery adults for several reasons: County, earning it a spot on Philadelphia n Extensive public transportation includes Magazine’s Best High Schools list and a rave discounted rates on SEPTA trains and buses, review from The Washington Post as one of the a low-cost shared-ride program throughout nation’s most challenging high schools. At the Montgomery County and Township- Middle School level, the District won a National sponsored free trips within our boundaries. Middle School’s Grand Prize for Teams that n Numerous major hospitals, physicians and Make a Difference and holds the only Schools to specialists provide outstanding care for the Watch title in Montgomery County. Beginning community. n Stimulating adult school courses, ambulances, a motorcycle and three university programs and seniors clubs keep bicycles to provide life-saving responses minds and bodies active and inspired. n Countless stores, pharmacies and eateries anywhere they are needed. within easy reach offer super convenience. Emergency Management unites our public safety professionals with other departments and private-sector resources to prepare for, respond to and recover from any SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A GLANCE crisis, including extreme weather events. Our extensive recycling programs STUDENT ENROLLMENT: NATIONAL MERIT/ include glass, cans, plastic, paper, cardboard, 4,522 (2012-13) NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: small electronics, leaves and garden debris, 8 Semifinalists, 14 Commended which diverts well over 9,000 tons from FACILITIES: (2011-12) SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS: the trash stream every year and saves over • Myers Elementary School, • Cheltenham High School th $600,000 annually in waste disposal fees. K – 4 Grade, Landmark ACADEMIC CLUBS: recognized by Philadelphia Other award-winning municipal initiatives Renovation, Gold LEED • National Honor Society (CHS) Magazine for number of AP include tree-planting, watershed and clean- Certified • Spanish, French, German courses, October 2012 • Glenside Elementary School, water programs to protect our treasured National Honors Society (CHS) • Cheltenham High School’s Dr. K – 4th Grade, New • Black Scholars (CHS) Jill Clark, PA Assistant Principal green space, parks and Tookany Creek. Construction • National Junior Honors Society of the Year, 2010 • Cheltenham Elementary th (Cedarbrook Middle School) School, K – 4 Grade, New TECHNOLOGY: Device to ARTS & LITERATURE • Problem Solving (K-12) Construction student ratio, 3 to 4 (2012-13) • Wyncote Elementary School, While Philadelphia’s rich cultural scene is NATIONAL AWARDS: • 1,500 Desktops K – 4th Grade so close, Cheltenham features wonderful • Elkins Park School, 5th – 6th • Washington Post High School • 1,500 Laptops/netbooks options right here at home: Grade Challenge, 2012, 2011 • 300 iPads n Four neighborhood Libraries circulate free • Cedarbrook Middle School, • Newsweek Magazine’s “One of SPECIAL EDUCATION books, e-books, tapes, DVDs, audiobooks, 7th – 8th Grade America’s Best High Schools,” SERVICES: In-District Life Skills graphic novels, video games, electronic • Cheltenham High School 2010 (CHS), 9th – 12th Grade Programming, K-12 resources and more tapped from collections • PA Don Eichorn: Schools to Watch Award, 2010…Award all over Montgomery County. They also BULLYING PREVENTION GRADUATION RATE: Redesignation, 2013 serve as communal gathering sites by PROGRAMS: 98% (2011-12) • National Middle School offering public-use WiFi and computers and • Olweus Anti Bullying Association’s Grand Prize, COLLEGE PLACEMENT: Prevention Programming (K-8) sponsoring popular programs like book Teams that Make a Difference 91.5% (2011-12) clubs, children’s story times, poetry readings (2009) • No Place for Hate (K-12) and author’s nights. AVERAGE SAT/ACT • GFOA Certificate of BEFORE AND AFTER SCORES: Achievement for Excellence in SCHOOL CARE: Safe, quality • SAT: 1545 (2011-12) Financial Reporting, FY 2010- program available starting at • ACT: 22.3% (2011-12) 2011, 2009-2010 7AM and ending at 6:30PM at all • ASBO Meritorious