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The Juniata County School District is a rural, public school district located in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of seven county-wide school districts in the Commonwealth. The District encompasses approximately . Juniata County School District serves residents in: Beale Township, Delaware Township, Fayette Township, Fermanagh Township, Lack Township, Milford Township, Monroe Township, Spruce Hill Township, Susquehanna Township, Turbett Township, Tuscarora Township and Walker Township. It also serves the residents of the following boroughs: Mifflin, Mifflintown, Port Royal, Thompsontown, East Salem, East Waterford, Mexico, McAlisterville and Richfield. According to 2000 federal census data, Juniata County School District served a resident population of 22,273 people. By 2013, the US Census reports that the Juniata County School District's resident population grew to 24,005 people.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Juniata County School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.4% high school graduates and11.2% 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, 40.6% 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 $16,112, while the median family income was $39,736.〔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. The educational attainment levels for the population 25 and over were 82.4% high school graduates and 11.2% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 Per school district officials, in school year 2007-08, Juniata County School District provided basic educational services to 3,189 pupils. It employed: 231 teachers, 155 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 18 administrators. In 2019-2010, the District provided basic educational services to 3,079 pupils. Juniata County School District employed: 234 teachers, 156 full- time and part-time support personnel, and 18 administrators. Juniata County School District received $15 million in state funding in the 2009-2010 school year. Juniata county School District operates two high schools: Juniata High School and East Juniata Junior/Senior High School. Juniata County high school students may choose to attend Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The District also operates one middle school - Tuscarora Junior High School and eight elementary schools (see list below). The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit IU11 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, employee background checks and professional development for staff and faculty. ==Governance== Juniata County 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 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〕 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「Juniata County School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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