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The Athens Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district which serves the Borough of Athens and Ridgebury Township, Athens Township, Smithfield Township, Ulster Township and Sheshequin Township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Athens Area School District encompasses approximately . Per 2000 federal census data, the district serves a resident population of 15,533. According to District officials, in school year 2007–08 the Athens Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,343 pupils through the employment of 197 teachers, 100 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 15 administrators. Athens Area School District received more than $16.4 million in state funding in school year 2007–08. According to District officials, in 2009–10, the district provided basic educational services to 2,259 pupils. In 2010 it employed: 191 teachers, 101 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 12 administrators. Athens Area School District received more than $16.9 million in state funding for school year 2009–10. In 2012, Athens Area School District restructured the schools to: W.R. Croman Primary School K-2; Troy Intermediate School 3–6; and Troy Area Junior/Senior High School 7–12. The change was necessitated by steadily declining enrollment coupled with financial shortfalls. Since 2000 the district experienced a 348 pupil decline in enrollment. In particular, Ulster Elementary School and Harriet Child Elementary had exceptionally low enrollments. The Administration also reported a lack of teacher and program collaboration between elementary buildings. The Superintendent recommended a school realignment with school closings. The board chose to permanently close Mosherville Elementary School in April 2012.〔Hrin, Eric., Troy permanently closes Mosherville School Also accepts resignation of school board member, The Daily Review, April 18, 2012〕 In May 2011, the school board approved a plan to temporarily close Mosherville and Troy Elementary Center East and realign the remaining schools. The district operated seven schools in 2010, including Athens Area High School, Harlan Rowe Junior High School, SRU Middle School, Lynch Bustin Elementary School, Sheshequin Ulster Elementary School, Harriet Child Elementary School and Gladys Burnham Elementary School. ==Academic achievement== Athens Area School District was ranked 367th out of the 498 ranked Pennsylvania school districts in 2012 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic achievement as demonstrated by the last three years of PSSA results in: reading, writing, mathematics and science. *2011 - 367th 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Public School Rankings, )〕 *2010 – 348th〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Public School Rankings )〕 *2009 – 352nd *2008 – 338th〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Public School Rankings, )〕 *2007 – 340th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County )〕 ;Overachiever statewide ranking: In 2012, the ''Pittsburgh Business Times'' also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Athens Area School District ranked 311th. In 2011, the district was 299th. 〔Pittsburgh Business Times, Statewide Overachivers Ranking Information, April 6, 2012〕 The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Overachiever statewide ranking )〕 In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Athens Area School District, was in the 32nd percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)〔The Morning Call, 2009 PSSA RESULTS Athens Area School District, July 15, 2011〕 ;District AYP status history: In 2012, Athens Area School District declined to Warning AYP status due to lagging student achievement in 5 of its schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Athens Area School District AYP Overview 2012 )〕 In 2011 and 2010, Athens Area School District achieved AYP status under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Athens Area School District AYP Overview 2011, September 29, 2011〕 In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math. In 2011, 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania Public School District AYP History, 2011〕 *2009 - Warning status in 2009 due to lagging student achievement. *2006–2008 - achieved AYP *2005 - Making Progress - School Improvement I 〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania District AYP History 2003–2010, 2011〕 *2004 - School Improvement I *2003 - Warning status 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Athens Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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