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The Gettysburg Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district which serves students in a area of Adams County, Pennsylvania. The District includes: Gettysburg Borough, as well as Cumberland, Freedom, Highland, Franklin and parts of Mt. Joy and Straban Townships. According to 2000 federal census data, Gettysburg Area School District served a resident population of 26,205 people. By 2010, the District's population increased to 27,614 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Gettysburg Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87.4% high school graduates and 27.4% 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, 42.3% 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, the District residents' per capita income was $18,982, while median family income was $50,396 a year.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 According to District officials, in school year 2007–08 the Gettysburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,409 pupils. At the time, the district employed 256 teachers, 164 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 27 administrators. Gettysburg Area School District received more than $12.8 million in state funding in school year 2007–08. Per District officials, in school year 2009–10 the Gettysburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,032 pupils. The District employed: 251 teachers, 178 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 25 administrators. Gettysburg Area School District received more than $13 million in state funding in school year 2009–10. The District operates three elementary schools (two grades K-3, and one grades 4–5), one middle school (grades 6–8) and Gettysburg Area High School (grades 9–12.) Lincoln Intermediate Unit #12 provides a wide variety of services to children living in its region which includes Gettysburg Area School District. Early screening, special educations services, speech and hearing therapy, Head Start preschool classes and many other services are available. Services for children during the preschool years are provided without cost to their families when the child is determined to meet eligibility requirements. ==Governance== Gettysburg Area School District is governed by 9 individually 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 President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student 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 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 "C–" 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「Gettysburg Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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