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The Northern Tioga School District is a rural public school district operating in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA. The District serves an extensive rural region, spanning across the northern section of Tioga County. Northern Tioga School District is a third class school district having less than 30,000 residents and is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Municipalities served include: Tioga, Tioga Township, Jackson Township, Lawrenceville, Lawrence Township, Farmington Township, Elkland, Elkland Township, Osceola Township, Knoxville, Chatham Township, Deerfield Township, Brookfield, Westfield, and Clymer Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 14,670. By 2010, the District's population declined to 14,523 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Northern Tioga School District population (25 years old and over) were 85.6% high school graduates and 11.7% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 Northern Tioga School District operates three elementary schools: Westfield Elementary School (K-6), Clark Wood Elementary School (K-6) and R.B. Walter Elementary School (K-6). The high schools consist of grades 7-12 with integrated middle schools. The secondary program is housed in two high schools: Cowanesque Valley Junior Senior High School and Williamson Senior High School. Elkland Area High School was closed in 2011 due to low enrollment. The District experienced a 17.89 percent decline in enrollment. The 2000-01 school year enrollment was 2,615 students to 2,136 pupils in 2010-11 a loss of 479 students. The BLAST Intermediate Unit IU17 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 44.6% 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 $14,920, while the median family income was $35,792.〔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 Tioga County, the median household income was $40.338.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 According to Northern Tioga School District officials, in school year 2007-08, the District provided basic educational services to 2,352 pupils. The District employed: 217 teachers, 120 full-time and part-time support personnel, and ten (10) administrators. Northern Tioga School District received more than $17.5 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. By 2009-10, the District provided basic educational services to 2,184 pupils. It employed: 222 teachers, 128 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators, during the 2009-10 school year. Northern Tioga School District received $17.6 million in state education funding for the 2009-10 school year. By 2011-12, enrollment had declined to 2,088 pupils. It employed: 199 teachers, 109 full-time and part-time support personnel, and ten (10) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. Northern Tioga School District received $18,547,222 in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. ==Governance== Northern Tioga 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 district is divided into three regions. The board members are elected from these regions. 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 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 )〕 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「Northern Tioga School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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