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The Portage Area School District is a diminutive, rural, public school district in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The District encompasses approximately . It serves Portage and Cassandra Boroughs, as well as Portage Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 6,879. By 2010, the Portage Area School District's population declined to 6,425 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Portage Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 89.2% high school graduates and 14.1% 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. Originally named the Portage Joint School District, Portage Area was established in 1948. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 53.9% of the Portage Area School 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, Portage Area School District residents’ per capita income was $15,142, while the median family income was $38,351.〔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 Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700. According to Portage Area School District officials, the District provided basic educational services to 957 pupils. It employed: 81 teachers, 44 full-time and part-time support personnel, and six (6) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. Portage Area School District received $8.3 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. District officials reported that in school year 2007-08, the Portage Area School District provided basic educational services to 995 pupils. The District employed: 80 teachers, 11 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. Portage Area School District received more than $7.8 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Portage Area School District operates two schools: 'Portage Area Elementary School (Grades PreK-6) and Portage Area Junior Senior High School (Grades 7-12). In 1972 the District, along with five other neighboring districts in Cambria County, established the Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School near Ebensburg. High school students may choose to attend the vocational technical school for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 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. ==Governance== Portage Area 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〕 In 2015, Portage Area School District does not provide its policy manual online nor its financial data like: employment contracts and annual budget information. 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「Portage Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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