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The Daniel Boone Area School District covers the Borough of Birdsboro and Amity Township and Union Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 17,384. By 2010, the district's population increased to 21,270 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $23,825, while the median family income was $63,824.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 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 )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. According to Daniel Boone Area School District officials, in school year 2009-10 the District provided basic educational services to 3,973 pupils. It employed: 279 teachers, 222 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Daniel Boone Area School District received more than $14.4 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. Daniel Boone Area School District operates Daniel Boone High School (9-12), Daniel Boone Middle School (6-8), Amity Elementary Center (K-5), Birdsboro Elementary Center (3-5) and Monocacy Elementary Center (K-2). In 2009, 100% of the kindergarteners in Daniel Boone Area School District attended full-day kindergarten. This program was later reduced to half-time by order of the Board of Directors due to budgetary constraints.〔Pennsylvania Partnership for Children, Full-Day Kindergarten Enrollment, 2011〕 The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. ==Governance== Daniel Boone Area School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve without compensation for a term of four years), 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 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 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 )〕 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「Daniel Boone Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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