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Sylvan Heights Science Charter School is a small, urban, public charter school located at 915 South 13th Street, Harrisburg.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EdNA - Sylvan Heights Science Charter School )〕 It is one of four public charter schools operating in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA ED DIrectory - Charter Schools, 2013〕 The school is a federally designated Title I school. Students are required to wear uniforms. The school focuses on a science-driven interdisciplinary program which highlights discovery and creativity activities. In 2011, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School offered after-school tutoring and a five-week summer school. Sylvan Heights Science Charter School has a Family Advisory Committee which meets each month. The Committee serves as a liaison between the families and the school; assists with public relations and publicity; and leads the in-school fundraising efforts. Each family is expected to volunteer at least 15 hours of service to the school a year. In 2014, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School provides grades kindergarten through 4th grade, with 86.5% 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 - Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, November 6, 2014〕 The school employed 14 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 15:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, 2012〕 Additionally, 11% of the pupils receive special education services and none of the pupils were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the school's teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Sylvan Heights Science Charter School 2014, November 6, 2014〕 The School employs 24 professionals including: a school nurse, 13 teachers, a reading teacher, and a special education specialist and several administrators. Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 provides a Speech/Language therapist as needed. In 2013, enrollment was 218 pupils in grades kindergarten through 4th grade, with 83.9% of pupils from poverty. Additionally, 8.9% of pupils receive special education services, while none of the pupils were identified as gifted.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School Fast Facts 2013, October 4, 2013〕 Per the PDE, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Sylvan Heights Science Charter School 2013, October 4, 2013〕 The school had a waiting list of 396 pupils in October 2012. In 2011, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School's enrollment was 219 pupils in grades kindergarten through 4th, with 179 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.〔NCES, Common Core of Data Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, 2013〕 The school employed 25 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, 2012〕 According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department, 100% of the teachers were highly qualified. The teachers worked 6.5 hours a day, five days a week.〔Sylvan Heights Science Charter School Administration, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School Report 2012-13, 2013〕 In 2011, the School's revenues came from two major sources: tuition paid by local school districts whose students attend and operating grants from the state and federal government. During the 2009-10 school year, the Sylvan Heights Science Charter School provided educational services to 217 pupils from 7 sending school districts. It employed: 17 teachers, 12 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 3 administrators. In 2008, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School's enrollment was 219 pupils in grades kindergarten through 4th. The school employed 15 teachers. There was a 185 pupil waiting list for admission. The percentage of students from low income families eligible for a free or reduced lunch was 79%, while 11 pupils received special education services. 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. The psychologist's services are purchased from Sleber and Associates. ==Charter school laws and regulations== In Pennsylvania, charter schools are initially approved and subsequently overseen by the local school board (Harrisburg School District).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter Schools )〕 The Harrisburg City School District approved the original charter in 1998. It renewed the School's charter in July 2003 and again in July 2008. The school is governed by locally selected board members who serve up to 2 three year terms. The Board of Trustees of Sylvan Heights Science Charter School meet at least once a month. They make in depth, annual reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In Pennsylvania, charter schools are a public school alternative to the local, traditional public schools. Students apply for 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, )〕 When the local school district provides transportation to its students it must also provide transportation at no cost 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 )〕 For Harrisburg School District residents, First Student Transit provides bus transportation for students who live more than one mile from the school. Pennsylvania charter schools have the same academic accountability as traditional public schools and must give the PSSAs to their pupils each year, working to achieve AYP status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charter School Regulations )〕 They must also comply with state and federal public school laws and regulations. Parents of children must apply for admission in the Spring of the year. According to PA 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. If there are slots available for more students, seats are declared open for out-of-District students.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Charter School Annual Report 2013, 2013〕 Sylvan Heights Science Charter School was a wait list over several hundred students each year.〔Sylvan Heights Science Charter School Board of Trustees, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School annual reports, 2012〕 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「Sylvan Heights Science Charter School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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