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Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School is a large, public, cyber charter school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EdNA - Charter School )〕 The school serves all school aged children in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regardless of where the child lives. The Academy's headquarters is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of sixteen public cyber charters schools operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA ED DIrectory - Charter Schools, 2013〕 The School operates five additional branches across the Commonwealth: Bryn Mawr, Center City Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton and Williamsport. When the School was originally approved it served Kindergarten through 8th grade pupils all across Pennsylvania.〔Stan Rapp, COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIONS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Cyber-Charter School Application, October 1, 2002〕 In 2013, enrollment was 6,667 pupils in grades kindergarten through 12th, with 52.7% of pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, School Performance Profile -Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School, 2013〕 The school employed 203 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 25:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Charter School, 2010〕 Additionally, 17.5% of the pupils receive special education services and 7.9% of the pupils were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2% of the school's teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Charter School 2012, September 21, 2012〕 In Pennsylvania, public cyber charter schools are initially approved and subsequently overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The charter schools are public schools which are required to meet both state and federal laws governing public schools including providing mandated services and screenings. They make in depth, annual reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In Pennsylvania, charter schools are a public school alternative the local public schools. Students may seek admission to a local charter school or a cyber charter school. The student's home public school district pays the tuition costs on the student's behalf.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=24 P.S. §17-1701-A Charter Schools )〕 Pennsylvania charter schools have the same academic accountability as traditional "bricks and mortar" public schools, including administering the PSSAs to their pupils each year, working to achieve AYP status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter School Regulations )〕 The Capital Area Intermediate Unit IU15 provides the school 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. The School offers several specialty programs including: Science and Technology Academy, Sports Academy and Visual and Performing Arts Academy. These programs give students scheduling and course work flexibility that allows them to pursue their gifts and talents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Specialty Academies for Exceptional Talents )〕 ==2013 School Performance Profile== Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School achieved 54.6 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics, writing and science achievement on the state PSSAs and Keystone Exams. In reading/literature - 56.5% were on grade level. The third grade has just 61% reading on grade level. In Algebra 1/mathematics - 46.98% showed on grade level mathematics skills. In Biology/science, just 47% showed on grade level science understanding. In 5th and 8th grade writing, 30.7% of pupils showed on grade level writing skills.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School Academic Performance Data 2013 )〕 According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, they now take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PROFILE 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「Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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