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The Ferndale Area School District is a diminutive, suburban, public school district in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Brownstown, Dale, Ferndale, and Lorain as well as Middle Taylor Township - none of which border on each other. The District encompasses just . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 5,759. By 2010, the District's population had declined to 5,100 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Ferndale Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 90.3% high school graduates and 14.2% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 61.5% 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, Ferndale Area School District residents’ per capita income was $18,430, while the median family income was $35,743.〔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 )〕 In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. According to District officials, Ferndale Area School District provided basic educational services to 773 pupils in 2011-12. The District employed: 67 teachers, 40 full-time and part-time support personnel, and eight (8) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. The District received $7.2 million in state funding for the 2011-12 school year. Per Ferndale Area District officials, in school year 2007-08, the FASD provided basic educational services to 902 pupils. The District employed: 66 teachers, 36 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 5 administrators. Ferndale Area School District received more than $6.7 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Ferndale Area School District operates two schools: Ferndale Area Elementary School and Ferndale Area Junior Senior High School. High school students may choose to attend Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing; driver education training; speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. ==Governance== The Ferndale Area School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ferndale Area School Board )〕 (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 Ferndale Area 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 a "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.〔Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, The Pennsylvania Project- Ferndale Area School District, July 26, 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「Ferndale Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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