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The Mechanicsburg Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district serving the Harrisburg suburbs of Mechanicsburg and Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Mechanicsburg Area School District encompasses approximately . According to the 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 25,901. In 2010, the population had grown to 28,664 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The US Census Bureau reported that district residents' per capita income was $23,507 while the median family income was $60,722 a year.〔American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010〕 In school year 2007-08, Mechanicsburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,687 pupils through the employment of 297 teachers, 208 full-time and part-time support personnel and 25 administrators. In school year 2009-10, the Mechanicsburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,703 pupils and employed: 314 teachers, 217 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 35 administrators. Mechanicsburg Area School District received more than $9.9 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Mechanicburg Area School District operates: Mechanicsburg Kindergarten Academy, Broad Street Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, Shepherdstown Elementary School, Upper Allen Elementary School, Mechanicsburg Area Middle School and Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. In addition, the District owns the award-winning Trails & Trees Environmental Center,〔http://www.mbgsd.org/5609_97624184940/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=52984&5609_97624184940Nav=%7C79%7C&NodeID=79〕 education area behind the middle school. ==Governance== Mechanicburg 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 School Code 2009〕 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 Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "D-" 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 )〕 Mechanicsburg Area School District is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. 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「Mechanicsburg Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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