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Infinity Charter School is a small, urban, public charter school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EdNA - Infinity Charter School )〕 The school is located in Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is one of five public charter schools operating in Dauphin County.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA ED DIrectory - Charter Schools, 2013〕 In 2014, enrollment was 124 pupils in grades kindergarten through 8th, with 9% 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 - Infinity Charter School, 2013〕 In 2013, enrollment was 121 pupils in grades kindergarten through 8th, with 12% 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 - Infinity Charter School, 2013〕 In 2010, the school employed 8 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Infinity Charter School, 2010〕 Additionally, 4% of the pupils receive special education services and no pupils were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the school's teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Infinity Charter School 2012, September 21, 2012〕 In 2012, Infinity Charter School served 121 students throughout the year.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Charter School Annual Report 2012, 2012〕 Infinity Charter School has been recognized as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Infinity Charter School uses a former Central Dauphin School District building. It leases the space from a local church which owns the building. Charter Approval The Central Dauphin School District School Board renewed the charter school's agreement for another five years in 2012, and again in 2015. The Infinity Charter School was originally approved for 4 years in 2003, by the State Charter School Appeal Board, after the Central Dauphin School Board denied the charter approval.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CENTRAL DAUPHIN SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner v. FOUNDING COALITION of the INFINITY CHARTER SCHOOL, Respondent )〕 In Pennsylvania, charter schools are initially approved and subsequently overseen by the local school board (Central Dauphin School District) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter Schools )〕 Charter Schools are mandated to make annual, in depth 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. The student's home public school district pays the tuition costs on the student's behalf. Additionally, when the local school district provides transportation to its students it must also provide transportation at no costs to charter school students when the receiving school is 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 charter schools have the same academic accountability as traditional public schools and must give the PSSAs to their pupils each year, working to achieve AYP status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter School Regulations )〕 Admission Students apply to attend the school. Infinity Charter School employs no screening devices in the enrollment of its students, and it must accept any student, regardless of the student's intellectual ability or mental aptitude․ 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.” Students residing in the Central Dauphin School District are given priority according to the number of slots available for students. If there is space available for more students, seats are declared open for out-of-District students.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Charter School Annual Report 2013, 2013〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Infinity Charter School FAQ )〕 Infinity Charter School receives students from multiple local school districts. 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.() Award In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education named National Blue Ribbon School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Elementary School list )〕 Ranking Local School Directory.com ranked Infinity Charter School 16th, for academic achievement, among 1895 public elementary schools operating in Pennsylvania, in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2010 School Rankings - Pennsylvania Elementary Schools )〕 ==2015 School Performance Profile== The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 92% of 8th grade students at Infinity Charter School students were on grade level in reading on the PSSAs given in April of 2015. In math/Algebra 1, 54% of 8th grade students showed on grade level skills. In science, 93% of the school’s 8th graders demonstrated on grade level science understanding. No eighth grade writing scores were reported. In 7th grade, 100% were on grade level in reading, while 67% showed on grade level math skills. Among 6th graders, 93% were on grade level in reading and 87% were on grade level in mathematics. In 5th grade reading, 100% of 5th grade students at Infinity were on grade level in reading on the PSSAs given in April of 2015. In mathematics, 61% of 5th grade students showed on grade level skills. No fifth grade writing scores were reported. In 4th grade, 100% were on grade level in reading, while 73% showed on grade level math skills. In science, 100% of fourth graders showed on grade level understanding. Third (3rd) graders were not reported due to low enrollment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2015 PSSA School Level Data )〕 Statewide 58% of eighth (8th) graders were on grade level in reading, while 29% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Pennsylvania 7th graders were58% on grade level in reading and 33% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Among sixth (6th) graders, 60.7% were reading on grade level, while 39.7% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Among Pennsylvania fifth graders, 61.9% of fifth (5th) graders were on grade level in reading, while 42.8% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Pennsylvania 4th graders were 58.6% on grade level in reading and 44.4% demonstrated on grade level math skills. In science, 77.3% of fourth graders showed on grade level understanding. Among Pennsylvania third (3rd) graders, 62% were reading on grade level, while 48.5% demonstrated on grade level math skills.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=2015 PSSA State Level Data )〕 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「Infinity Charter School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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