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Susq-Cyber Charter School is a small, public, cyber charter school whose headquarters are located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The school offers grades 9th through 12th. Students residing in any region of Pennsylvania may enroll in the school. The curriculum and instruction is internet based. Teachers are available to pupils, during traditional school day hours via phone and internet. There is no charge to the students or parents. The pupil's public school of residency pays tuition to the charter school each year, on a per pupil attending basis. The amount paid is set each year by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. It is based on the home school district's own per pupil spending.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tuition Rate Calculation )〕 Susq-Cyber Charter School is one of 14 public, cyber charter schools operating in Pennsylvania in 2014. SusQ-Cyber School follows many of the same mandates as traditional school districts, with the additional requirements of providing an Annual Report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and reports mandated by Pennsylvania Act 88 of 2002 Cyber Charter School Law. Pennsylvania's public, cyber charter schools are subject to annual office site visits by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cyber Charter Schools )〕 Like several very small Pennsylvania public school district, Susq-Cyber Charter School's CEO serves as a combined principal and superintendent. In January 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Education approved the renewal of the charter of the school despite its poor academic record. The PDE reserved the right to revoke the charter if the school does not show progress in improving the pupils' academic achievement, closing the achievement gap by stipulated amounts each school year. The Charter has been renewed through June 30, 2020.〔Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Ed.D Sec of Education, SusQ 2012 Renewal Decision, January 2015〕 The request by the School to expand to offer 7th and 8th grade was denied. The School's administration was required to develop a plan to raise student achievement and submit it to the PDE. In 2014, 153 pupils were enrolled in grades 9th through 12th, with 63% from low income homes. Additionally, 22% received special education services, while none were identified as gifted. All of the teachers were described as Highly Qualified as defined by No Child Left Behind.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School Performance Fast Facts - Susq-Cyber Charter School )〕 In 2013, Susq-Cyber Charter School reported 155 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 62% from low income homes.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, School Performance Fast Facts - Susq-Cyber Charter School, October 4, 2013〕 Additionally, 19% of pupils received special education services, while none or the pupils were identified as gifted. The student population was Females - 65%, Males 34%. Per the PA Department of Education 100% of the teachers were rated Highly Qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. During the 2007-08 school year, the SusQ-Cyber Charter School provided educational services to 306 pupils from 70 sending school districts. The School employed 10 teachers, 6 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 2 administrators. The SusQ-Cyber Charter School received $43,373 in state funding in school year 2007-08. For the school year which ended June 30, 2006, the SusQ-Cyber Charter School provided educational services to 194 students from 34 sending school districts. The school employed: 1 administrator, 8 teachers, and 3 full-time and part-time support personnel.〔Pennsylvania Auditor General, Performance Audit Susq Cyber Charter School, August 14, 2008〕 All students are assigned a Distance Learning Monitor who checks their progress and remains in contact with them through emails, on-line chats through the programs or by phone. Teachers are available to tutor students, to review what their problem areas are, and to set up plans for achievement that the student can follow between tutoring sessions. Tutoring sessions may be held on line using Elluminate or teachers may meet with students either at the testing centers or at various locations throughout the state which include libraries in the students home area, at university library facilities or at community centers. ==History== In 1997, five local school districts met with members of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU16) to discuss establishing a cyber entity. Three of the original five school districts approved the charter that created the SusQ-Cyber Charter School in 1998 (Berwick Area School District, Bloomsburg Area School District and Milton Area School District). In 2002, Pennsylvania Act 88 required all charter schools to be chartered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cyber Charter Regulation )〕 The overriding focus was for the School to deliver an educational program to primarily at-risk high school students who are trying to obtain their high school diploma. In 2003, the SusQ-Cyber Charter School was re-chartered as a public school district for grades 9-12 for an additional 5 years. For its first five years, the school was open exclusively to students in the CSIU16 region. In 2005, enrollment opened to all Pennsylvania students who meets the residence and age requirements of Pennsylvania law. Initially, the School provided courses that were not available in their traditional District's high school. Over time the program has evolved to serve students who are underserved by the traditional local public schools. This includes students who are pregnant and students who need to work to support themselves, for example. Other students have medical problems such as auto-immune deficiency, cancer, or asthma that lead to them missing a significant number of schools days, due to illness or therapy appointments. Another group of students are gifted. They seek cyber school after leaving their traditional school to accelerate their studies. They may have entered college with advanced standing, but have a course requirement outstanding to earn their high school diploma. Some public school principals have reported referring potential drop out to the school to finish their public education and earn a high school diploma.〔Susq-Cyber Charter School, Susq-Cyber Charter School Annual report, November 2008〕 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「SusQ Cyber Charter School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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