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The Berwick Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district. Berwick Area School District encompasses approximately , spanning portions of two central Pennsylvania counties. In Columbia County it covers the Boroughs of Berwick and Briar Creek and Briar Creek Township. In Luzerne County it covers the Borough of Nescopeck and Hollenback Township, Nescopeck Township and Salem Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 22,622. By 2010, the District's population had declined to 22,332 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 49.8% of the Berwick Area School 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〕 The per capita income of residents was $16,041 in 2009, while the median family income was $37,684 a year.〔American Fact Finder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2010〕 In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501,〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=US Census Bureau, )〕 while the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=US Census Bureau )〕 In Columbia County, the median household income was $42,788.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. Per Berwick Area School District officials, the District provided basic educational services to 3,514 pupils in 2009-10. It employed: 252 teachers, 317 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 17 administrators. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08, Berwick Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,176 pupils. It employed: 257 teachers, 300 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 16 administrators. In 2009-10, Berwick Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,514 pupils through the employment of 252 teachers, 317 full-time and part-time support personnel, increasing to 17 administrators employed. Berwick Area School District received $19.7 million in state funding in the 2009-10 school year. Berwick Area School District operates six schools: Berwick Area Senior High School, Berwick Middle School, Salem Elementary School, Orange Street Elementary School, 14th Street Elementary School and Nescopeck Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 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. In October 2015, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale reported that one school in the District was among the 561 academically challenged schools that have been overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Orange Street Elementary School was on the list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=561 Academically Challenged Schools Overlooked by the Department of Education )〕 He also reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education failed to take any action to remediate the poorly performing schools to raise student academic achievement or to provide them with targeted professional assistance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Special Performance Audit Report - Pennsylvania Department of Education )〕 ==Governance== Berwick Area 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 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 the 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. 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 )〕 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「Berwick Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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