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The Austin Area School District is a rural public school district. It serves the Austin Boro as well as Keating, Portage, Sylvania and Wharton townships in Potter County, Pennsylvania. Austin Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 1,214 people. By 2010, the District served a resident population of 1,279 people. The educational attainment levels for the Austin Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 92% high school graduates and 7.5% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 42% of the District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.〔Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012〕 In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $14,405, while the median family income was $36,250.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 In Potter County, the median household income was $39,196.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=US Census Bureau )〕 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=US Census Bureau )〕 According to District officials, in school year 2009-10, the Austin Area School District provided basic educational services to 225 pupils. It employed: 24 teachers, 11 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 2 administrators. Austin Area School District received more than $1.8 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. The District is part of the Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 which provides services for special education students, curriculum development and teacher training. Austin Area School District operates Austin High School (7th–12th) and Austin Elementary School (preschool-6th). The school district campus is located in one building. High school students may attend Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center for training in construction trades. According to its 2009 Academic Achievement report card 13 teachers were not ''Highly Qualified'' as is required by the NCLB law and Pennsylvania School Code. In Pennsylvania, a Highly Qualified teacher is one who: (1) holds full certification, (2) has at least a bachelor's degree, (3) has completed a content area major, (4) has passed a content area test, and (5) has completed teacher education coursework.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Austin Area School District NCLB Highly Qualified notice 2009, September 14, 2009〕 In 2012, the Pennsylvania Auditor General Office completed an audit of the District which found serious certification deficiencies by professionals, coupled with other serious issues. The certification issues were reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Austin Area School District performance audit 2012 )〕 In 2012, the District reported that it continued to employ the teachers who were rated "Non-Highly" Qualified. ==Governance== Austin Area School District is governed by a 9-member school board that is elected to serve four-year terms, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.〔Pennsylvania Public School Code Governance 2010〕 The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates that the district focus its federal funding resources on student reading and math skills and testing children one time a year to assess whether they are on grade level in reading and math. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board. The School Board enters into individual employment contracts for these positions. In Pennsylvania, public school districts are required to give 150 days notice to the Superintendent regarding renewal of the employment contract.〔Pennsylvania General Assembly, Pennsylvania School Code, 2013〕 The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration an "F" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more.〔The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, The Pennsylvania Project, October 29, 2010〕 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「Austin Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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