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The St. Clair Area School District is a diminutive, suburban public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Centered on the borough of St. Clair, it also encompasses the boroughs of Middleport and New Philadelphia, plus the townships of Blythe Township, New Castle Township, and East Norwegian Township. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Saint Clair Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,020. By 2010, the US Census Bureau reported that the District's resident population declined to 6,695 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the St. Clair Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.6% high school graduates and 9.8% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 According to District officials, in school year 2008, St. Clair Area School District provided basic educational services to 831 pupils through the employment of 45 teachers, 31 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 2 administrators. In 2011-2012, Saint Clair Area School District provided basic educational services to 875 pupils. It employed: 46 teachers, 27 full-time and part-time support personnel and three (3) administrators. The Saint Clair Area School District received $4,314,321 in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. By 2014, enrollment had declined to 580 pupils K-8th. St. Clair Area School District operates one school that provides Kindergarten through 8th grades. High school students attend Pottsville High School through an agreement under which Saint Clair Area School District pays tuition for each student. Saint Clair Area School District provides transport for the students to and from Pottsville Area School District High School. The tuition rate for Pottsville area is set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education at 9,669.04 for 2013-2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tuition rate Fiscal Year 2013-2014 )〕 In 2015, a feasibility study was done examining consolidating the district completely with Pottsville Area School District. The plan was rejected by Pottsville Area School Board. Civic Research Alliance of Mechanicsburg charged the District half of $37,000 cost for the feasibility study. St. Clair Area School District has an extensive staff for hearing impaired students.The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit IU 29 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. ==Governance== Saint Clair Area School District is governed by a 9-member board that is elected to serve four-year terms (with no compensation), 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 President George W. Bush's 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〕 The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "F" 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「Saint Clair Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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