|
The Blue Mountain School District is a midsized, rural public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The District serves the Boroughs of Auburn, Cressona, Deer Lake, New Ringgold and Orwigsburg and Wayne Township, East Brunswick Township, North Manheim Township and West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 19,436. By 2010, the district's population was 20,463 people, making it a District of the Third Class.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EDNA LEA Name: Blue Mountain SD )〕 In 2009, the Blue Mountain School District residents’ per capita income was $21,212, while the median family income was $36,276.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,985〔(【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 )〕 Blue Mountain School District officials reported that, in school year 2007-08, the Blue Mountain School District provided basic educational services to 2,983 pupils. It employed: 224 teachers, 148 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 24 administrators. According to District officials, in school year 2009-10 the Blue Mountain School District provided basic educational services to 2,877 pupils. It employed: 219 teachers, 136 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 26 administrators. Blue Mountain School District received more than $12.6 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. According to a report from Representative Todd Stephens office, Blue Mountain School District receives 29.5% of its annual District revenue from the state.〔Pennsylvania Representative Todd Stephens, LEEF Funding Chart, January 23, 2014〕 Blue Mountain School District operates: Blue Mountain High School, Blue Mountain Middle School, Cressona Elementary School, Blue Mountain Elementary East School and Blue Mountain Elementary West School. School colors are blue and white. Blue Mountain High school students may choose to attend Schuylkill Technology Centers for training. The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit IU29 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. ==Governance== Blue Mountain School District is governed by 9 individual, locally elected, board members (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 the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills. The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "D-" 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pennsylvania Project )〕 Blue Mountain School District is served by the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 which offers a variety of services, including assistance with developing K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards, shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education a nd special needs services. Prospective school district employees can get background clearances completed at the IU. 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「Blue Mountain School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|