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Fell Elementary Charter School is a diminutive, rural, public charter school operating in Simpson, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The School is located in the upper northeast corner of the county within the political boundaries of Carbondale Area School District. In 2014 it reported an enrollment of 164 pupils in grades kindergarten through 8th, with 49% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 12% of pupils received special education services, while none of its pupils were identified as gifted.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fell Elementary Charter School Fast Facts 2014 )〕 The school employed 14 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 12% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school provides full day kindergarten. Fell Charter Elementary has a state-approved, longer school day, a longer school year, more intensive core classes, and a specialized, rigorous curriculum. Fell Charter Elementary School is one of two Pennsylvania public charter schools operating in Lackawanna County in 2015. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, the Fell Elementary Charter School reported an enrollment of 157 pupils in grades kindergarten through 8th, with 124 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, the School employed 14 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 11:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Fell Elementary Charter School, 2013〕 According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Fell Elementary Charter School 2012, September 21, 2012〕 Fell Charter Elementary School opened in August 2002. It was originally chartered on August 1, 2002 for a period of five years by the Pennsylvania State Charter School Board of Appeals. Fell Charter Elementary School is currently chartered by the Carbondale Area School District. In Pennsylvania, public charter schools are initially approved and subsequently overseen by the local school board. Fell Charter Elementary school draws students from the following local public school districts: Carbondale Area School District, Forest City Regional School District, Lakeland School District, Mid Valley School District, Mountain View School District, Valley View School District, Wayne Highlands School District and Western Wayne School District. By law the school district must provide transportation to all schools that lie within 10 miles of the district's borders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=24 P.S. §17-1701-A Charter Schools - Transportation )〕 Pennsylvania public charter schools have the same academic accountability as traditional public schools and must give the PSSAs to their pupils each year, working to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter School Regulations )〕 According to PA Charter School law, if more students apply to attend than there are open slots available, Charter Schools are required to use a random lottery system to select new incoming students.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Summary of Charter School Legislation )〕 According to the Charter School law, siblings (brothers and sisters), and children of individuals who help establish a charter school, are granted an “admissions preference.” The Commonwealth bases the funding for charter schools on the principle that the state’s subsidies should follow the students, regardless of whether they choose to attend traditional public schools or charter schools. The Charter School Law also requires that charter schools bill each sending school district on a monthly basis for students attending the charter school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Pennsylvania General Assembly )〕 On October 26, 2006, Fell Charter Elementary School sent a Charter Renewal Package to the District declaring its intent to renew the charter commencing with the 2007-2008 school year. The District conducted a comprehensive review of the school, including two site visits to the school in September and November, 2006. It then notified Fell Charter Elementary School of its intent to deny renewal. On April 2, 2007, the Carbondale Area Board of Education voted to revoke/not renew the Fell Charter Elementary School charter. Fell Charter Elementary School appealed the decision to the Pennsylvania Charter School Appeals Board. The CAB found that The District did not meet its statutory obligation of presenting compelling evidence to substantiate its reasons for non-renewal and approved a renewal of Fell's charter.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Charter Appeals Board - Fell Charter Elementary School Appeal, September 19, 2007〕 The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the charter school's grant and loan application in January 2010. The school will receive a $5 million loan to build a new school facility. During the school year 2009-10 the Charter School provided educational services to 165 pupils from eight sending school districts through the employment of 14 teachers, 2 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 1 administrator. The Fell Charter Elementary School received approximately $1.6 million in tuition payments from school districts required to pay for their students attending the Charter School in school year 2009-10. The amount each school district pays is set annually by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. It is based on the amount that the student's home school district spends on instruction.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tuition Rate Calculation )〕 The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit IU19 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit Web Introduction )〕 ==Academics== ;2014 School Performance Profile: Fell Charter Elementary School achieved a score of 79.6 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2013-14, 71% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 8th. In 3rd grade, 86.7% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math/Algebra I, 73.5% were on grade level (3rd-8th grades). In 4th grade science, just 61% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, 84% of 5th grade and 8th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fell Charter Elementary School Academic Performance Data 2014 )〕 The achievement exceeded that of Carbondale Area Elementary School which scored just 62.5 in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carbondale Elementary School District Academic Profile 2014 )〕 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, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course. ;2013 School Performance Profile: Fell Charter Elementary School achieved a score of 73.4 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, only 57% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 8th. In 3rd grade, 64% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 60 were on grade level (3rd-8th grades). In 4th grade science, 76% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, 73% of 5th grade and 8th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.〔PDE, Fell Elementary Charter School Academic Performance Data 2013, October 4, 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. The achievement far exceeded that of Carbondale Area Elementary School which scored just 58.5 in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carbondale Elementary School District Academic Profile 2013 )〕 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「Fell Charter Elementary School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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