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The Upper Adams School District is a small, rural public school district serving parts of Adams County, Pennsylvania. The boroughs of Bendersville, Biglerville, Arendtsville. It also serves the residents of: Tyrone Township, Butler Township, and Menallen Township. Upper Adams School District encompasses approximately . By 2010, the district's population rose to 10,836 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 9,693. In 2009, the District residents' per capita income was $17,278, while the median family income was $44,835.〔(【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 )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08, Upper Adams School District provided basic educational services to 1,776 pupils. It employed 136 teachers, 95 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 11 administrators. Upper Adams School District received more than $8.7 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Per District officials, Upper Adams School District provided basic educational services to 1,706 pupils through the employment of 141 teachers, 100 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 12 administrators during the 2009-10 school year. Upper Adams School District received $9.6 million in state funding in the 2009-10 school year. Upper Adams School District operates: Biglerville Elementary School (K-3), Bendersville Elementary School (4-6) and Arendtsville Elementary School (4-6), Upper Adams Middle School (7-8), and Biglerville High School (9-12). High school students may choose to attend Cumberland Perry Vocational Technical School for vocational training. The Lincoln Intermediate Unit IU12 provides the district 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== Upper Adams School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.〔Pennsylvania School Code 2009〕 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 Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "D-" 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 )〕 Open records contact information is posted on the district's web site as are some school board meeting agendas and minutes. 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「Upper Adams School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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