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The Upper Dauphin Area School District is a small, rural, public school district located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is fragmented in four discontinuous pieces, including: the boroughs of Lykens, Elizabethville, Gratz, Berrysburg, and Pillow, as well as Jefferson Township, Washington Township, Mifflin Township, and Lykens Township. Upper Dauphin Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2007 local census data, it serves a resident population of 9,723 people. By 2010, the District's population was 9,759 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the District's population aged 25 years and over were 81.4% high school graduates and 10.6% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 38% of the District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.〔Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012〕 In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $18,098, while the median family income was $45,231.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501〔(【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 )〕 In school year 2007-08, Upper Dauphin Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,250 pupils through the employment of 108 teachers, 62 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators. In 2010, the District provided basic educational services to 1,256 pupils. Upper Dauphin Area School District employed: 106 teachers, 60 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators during the 2009-10 school year. The District received $8.3 million in state funding in the 2009-10 school year. Upper Dauphin Area School District operates three schools: Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School, Upper Dauphin Area Middle School, and Upper Dauphin Area High School. ==Governance== Upper Dauphin Area School District is governed by a 9-member school board that is locally elected to serve four-year terms, by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and by 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 that public school districts focus resources on student reading and math skills. Upper Dauphin Area School District is divided into three regions for electoral purposes. Three School Board Directors are chosen from each region. Region 1 is composed of Mifflin Township and Washington Township. Region 2 is composed of Lykens Township, Jefferson Township and Elizabethville Borough. Region 3 is composed of Gratz Borough, Lykens Borough, Berrysburg Borough and Pillow Borough. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the local 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「Upper Dauphin School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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