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Premier Arts and Science Charter School is a small, urban, public charter school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EdNA - Premier Arts and Science Charter School )〕 The school is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is one of five public charter schools operating in Dauphin County in 2014.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA ED DIrectory - Dauphin County Charter Schools, 2014〕 In 2014, enrollment was 138 pupils in grades kindergarten through 4th, with 79.7% 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 - Premier Arts and Science Charter School, November 6, 2014〕 The school employed 13 teachers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Premier Arts and Science Charter School website )〕 Additionally, 0% of the pupils receive special education services and no pupils were identified as gifted. The school provides full day kindergarten. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 50% of the school's teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Charter School 2014, November 6, 2014〕 The students are required to wear a uniform. In Pennsylvania, charter schools are initially approved and subsequently overseen by the local school board.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter Schools )〕 They make in depth, annual reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In Pennsylvania, charter schools are a public school alternative to the traditional, local public schools. Students may seek admission to a local charter school. The Commonwealth bases the funding for charter schools on the principle that the state’s subsidies should follow the students, regardless of whether they choose to attend traditional public schools or charter schools. The Charter School Law also requires that charter schools bill each sending school district on a monthly basis for students attending the charter school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Pennsylvania General Assembly )〕 The Harrisburg School District tuition rate was $9,538 in 2014. In 2013, the tuition rate was $10,922.59.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tuition rate Fiscal Year 2013-2014 )〕 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 and Keystone Exams to their pupils each year, working to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter School Regulations )〕 The goal is for 100% of the pupils to be reading on grade level and demonstrate on grade level math skills. According to Pennsylvania 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 Harrisburg School District are selected first, according to the number of slots available for Harrisburg students. If there is space available for more students, seats will be declared open for out-of-District students.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Premier Arts Charter School Annual Report 2013, 2013〕 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. ==Academics== ;2014 School Performance Profile: Premier Arts and Science Charter School achieved 63.1 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading and mathematics. In reading/literature - 60% of third graders were on grade level. In mathematics, 70% showed on grade level skills, with 10% showing advanced skills.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Premier Arts and Science Charter School Academic Performance Data 2014 )〕 The school's achievement far exceeded the reading and math achievement at Harrisburg School District schools. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,134 of 2,947 Pennsylvania public schools (72 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher.〔Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education Announces Results of 2013-14 School Performance Profile; Strong Performance in 72 Percent of Schools, November 6, 2014〕 Fifty-three percent of schools statewide received lower SPP scores compared with last year's, while 46 percent improved. A handful were unchanged. ;PSSA History: In Pennsylvania, in the spring of each school year, the public school 3rd graders take the PSSAs in math and reading. The fourth grade is tested in reading, math and science. The fifth grade is evaluated in reading, mathematics and writing. Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered beginning 2003 to all Pennsylvania public school students in grades 3rd-8th.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PSSA results 2003 )〕 The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=No Child Left Behind Overview )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Goals of No Child Left Behind )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Understanding the No Child Left Behind Act )〕 The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam is given to 4th grades and includes content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Academic Standards Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment )〕 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「Premier Arts and Science Charter School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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