The Cumberland Valley School District is a large, rural and suburban public school district located in Central Pennsylvania. These include Hampden Township, Monroe Township, Middlesex Township, and Silver Spring Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 federal census data, it serves a population of 46,926. In 2010, the district population increased to 54,670. In 2009, the per capita income of the district population was $ 28,440, while the average family income was $ 66,515. In the Commonwealth, the average family income is $ 49.501 and the average family income of the United States is $ 49,445, in 2010. In 2013, the average household income in the United States rose to $ 52,100.
According to District officials, in the 2007-08 school year, Cumber, the Land Valley School District provided basic education services for 7,640 students. It is used: 610 teachers, 423 full time and part time support personnel, and 54 administrators. The Cumberland Valley School District received over $ 20.4 million in state funding in the 2007-08 school year. The district uses an independent administrative building.
In 2011, the district agreed to participate in a pilot program to develop new ways to evaluate teachers who, in part, consider student achievement. Some of the Cumberland County school districts participate, including: the Great Spring School District, Carlisle Area School District and Camp Hill School District. The pilot program has 104 K-12 entities, including: nine career and technical centers, nine charter schools and nine intermediate units. Starting January 2012, Cumberland County schools will use the new evaluation method and provide feedback to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This new evaluation will not be used to determine the official assessment of 2011-12 educators.
The district is serviced by Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15, which offers a range of services, including a fully developed K-12 curriculum mapped and aligned with Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, group purchasing programs and various specialized education and service needs special.
In 2007, the Pennsylvania Legislature commissioned a Cost Study to identify the cost of public education. The Cumberland Valley School District is recognized as achieving a high percentage of students scoring either advanced or proficient on math tests and reading the annual PSSA; and has relatively low per-pupil expenditure. The Cumberland Valley School District is one of 87 school districts identified as high performing students in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. Efficiency is measured by administrative expenditure, number of teachers per pupil and maintenance/operational expenditure per pupil.
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The district is governed by 9 individually elected council members (serving a four year term), Pennsylvania State Education Council, Pennsylvania Education Department and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls the funded programs such as Title I funding for low-income children in the Basic and Intermediate Education Act and the Child Nothing Act, which mandates district focus resources on students' success in acquiring reading and math skills.
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Cumberland Valley School District operates seven elementary schools (K-5th), two secondary schools (6â € "8) and Cumberland Valley High School (9-12).
Academic achievement
In 2014, the Cumberland Valley School District ranks 36th out of the 496 Pennsylvania public school district, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. Ranking is based on the last 3 years of student achievement as demonstrated by the PSSA results in: reading, writing, math and science and three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in secondary school. Three school districts were excluded because they did not operate high school (District School District Saint Clair, Borough District Midland District, Duquesne City Municipal District). PSSA is provided to all children in grades 3 through 8. A customized PSSA exam is provided to children in a special education program. Writing exams are given to children in grades 5 and 8.
- 2013 - 32
- 2012 - 27
- 2011 - 23
- 2010 - 20
- 2009 - 19
- 2008 - 24
- 2007 - 24
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In 2012, the Cumberland Valley School District rejected AYP Warning status. In 2011, the Cumberland Valley School District achieved Adequate Per Year Progress (AYP). In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress rate of 72% of students reading at the classroom level and 67% of students showed at the math level of the class. In 2011, 46.9 percent of the Pennsylvania school district achieved Adequate Annual Advance (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of school districts make AYP based on countless methods called secure ports, 8.2 percent on growth models and 0.8 percent on average performance of two years. School District achieved AYP status annually from 2006 to 2009, while in 2005 and 2003 districts were in a state of warning because of the achievement of students who were left behind.
Passing rate
The passing rate for the Cumberland Valley School District is 93.42% in 2013. Graduation rates for the Cumberland Valley School District are 93% in 2012. In 2011, the graduation rate at the Cumberland Valley School District is 91%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new 4-year cohort graduation rate. The Cumberland Valley High School rate is 91% for 2010.
- 2010 - 92%
- 2009 - 94%
- 2008 - 95%
- 2007 - 95%
- 2006 - 95%
- 2005 - 95% High school
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- 2012 - 64% on the grade level (5% below the base). State - 42% of grade 11 students are in the classroom level.
- 2011 - 70%, (2% below the base). State - 40%
- 2010 - 68%, Country - 39%.
- 2009 - 65%, Country - 40%.
- 2008 - 59%, Countries - 39%
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- 2012 - 72% at grade level (11% below base). Country - 59% of 8th grade students are at the grade level.
- 2011 - 79% (9% below base). Country - 58.3%
- 2010 - 80% (9% below base). State - 57%
- 2009 - 79% (7% below base). State - 55%
- 2008 - 79% (8% below base). Country - 52%
- 2007 - tested, but results are not published.
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Cumberland Valley High School is located at 6746 Carlisle Pike. In 2013, enrollment was reported as 2,582 students in grades 9 through 12, with 11.62% of students eligible for free lunch due to family poverty. In addition, 12% of students received special education services, while 7.47% of the students were identified as gifted. The school employs 165 teachers. According to the PA Department of Education, 1% of teachers are rated "Unqualified High" under the Federal No Federal Childrens Act.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Cumberland Valley High School reported enrollment of 2,547 students in grades 9 through 12, with 233 students eligible for free lunch or low federal prices. The school employs 174 teachers, resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 14: 1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one teacher is rated "Unqualified High" under No Child Left Behind.
Cumberland Valley High School reaches 88.7 out of 100. Reflects at the level of reading, math and science achievement. In reading/literature - 90% are at the grade level. In Algebra 1, 84% indicates class-level skills at the end of the course. In Biology, only 67% indicate a grade-level science understanding at the end of the course. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania's public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. The 11th graders of Pennsylvania no longer take PSSA. Instead, starting in 2012, they take the Keystone Exam at the end of the related course.
US News and World Report rankings In 2014, Cumberland Valley High School was recognized by the US News and World Report as a Perak-level school at national school level. Among Pennsylvania's high schools (traditional, charter and private) 56 achieved gold or silver medals. A total of 103 other high schools reached bronze ratings from 698 Pennsylvania high schools surveyed.
In 2012, Cumberland Valley High School refused to Warning AYP status due to losing some academic metrics. In 2011, Cumberland Valley High School achieved an Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status. In 2010, Cumberland Valley High School also achieved AYP status.
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSA are the No Left Left Behind Act runs from 2003 to 2012, in all public high schools in Pennsylvania. Trials are given in the Spring each school year. The goal is that 100% of students are at the grade level or better in reading and math, in the spring of 2014. This test focuses on the State Academic Standards for reading, writing, math, and science. The Science Exam includes content in science, technology, ecology and environmental studies. The mathematical exams included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. This standard was first published in 1998 and is mandated by the Pennsylvania State Education Council.
In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its middle school assessment into the Keystone Test in Algebra 1, Reading/Literature and Biology1. Trials are awarded at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the 11th year of the students.
In 2010, Cumberland Valley's high school grade X students ranked 36th among high school and charter schools, in Pennsylvania, for academic achievement of mathematics.
Science in Movement Cumberland Valley High School takes advantage of a state program called Science in Motion that brings college professors and advanced science equipment to schools to raise awareness of science and provide an investigative experience for students. The Science in Motion program is funded by state appropriations and school fees are not available to participate. Gettysburg College provides science enrichment experiences to schools in the region.
College remediation
According to a Pennsylvania Education Department study released in January 2009, 30% of Cumberland Valley High School graduates need improvements in mathematics and/or reading before they are ready to take college level courses within the Pennsylvania State System College or college community. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania's high school graduates, enrolled in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree in six years. Among high school graduates of Pennsylvania pursuing an associate degree, only one out of three graduates in three years. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one of three recent high school graduates studying at public universities and public universities in Pennsylvania needs at least one remedial course in mathematics, reading or English.
Higher Education Readiness/AP/IB - High school offers a College in the Classroom opportunity for students through affiliation with HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. In addition, high school offers a total of 27 Advanced Placement courses. In 2010, 395 high school CV students took a total of 702 AP exams. The numbers rose from 212 students and 401 tests in 2009, and 82 students and 169 tests in 2002. The International Baccalaureure Program (IB Diploma) program will come to the Cumberland Valley. The first IB Diploma class will graduate in 2013 and will begin the IB course in the fall of 2011.
Passing requirements
The Cumberland Valley School Board has determined that 23 credits are required for graduation, including: English 4 credits, Social Sciences 4 credits, Maths 4 credits, Science 4 credits, Health and Physical Education 2 credits, and Arts humanities 2 credits.
By law, all Pennsylvania high school students must complete the project as part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its accuracy, and its expectations are determined by each school district. Effective with the graduation class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Education Council abolished the state's mandate that students complete projects culminating in the goal of graduation.
With the Pennsylvania School Board rules, starting with the 2017 class, public school students should demonstrate successful completion of middle-level course work in Algebra I, Biology, and English Literature by passing the Keystone Exam. The exam is given at the end of the course. The Keystone exam replaces the PSSA for grade 11. Students have several opportunities to pass the exam, with those who can not do the project to graduate. For the 2019 class, Composition exam will be added. For the 2020 class, passing citizenship and governmental examinations will be added to the graduation requirements. In 2011, the field of Pennsylvania high school students tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide outcomes are: Algebra 1 38% at grade level, 35% Biology on grade level and English Lit - 49% at the grade level. Reports of individual students, schools or districts are not published, although reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students who are identified as having special needs and qualifications for the Individual Education Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting their IEP requirements.
SAT Score
In 2013, Cumberland Valley School District students take the SAT exam. The average Verbal District score is 543. The average Mathematics score is 570. The average value of Writing is 528. The College Board reports that the statewide scores are: 494 in reading, 504 in mathematics and 482 in writing. National SAT results are the same as in 2012.
In 2012, 467 Cumberland Valley School District students take the SAT exam. The average Verbal District Score is 529. The average Mathematics score is 563. The average score of Writing is 514. The statewide Verbal SAT test results are: Verbal 491, Mathematics 501, Writing 480. In the US, 1.65 million students take the test achieving the score: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board, the maximum score on each section is 800, and 360 students across the country get a perfect 2,400 score.
In 2011, 467 Cumberland Valley School District students took the SAT exam. The average Verbal District score is 525. The average Mathematics score is 556. The average value of Write is 493. Pennsylvania ranks 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479. In America United, 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbally, 514 maths and 489 in writing.
AP Course
In 2013, Cumberland Valley High School offers 26 Advanced Placement (AP) programs at a higher cost than regular courses. Students pay a fee for the exam which is $ 89 per test per student in 2012. Students have the option to take an approved College Board course and then take College Board exams in Spring. Students, who achieve 3 or better on the exam, may be granted college credits at US universities and colleges. Each higher education institution sets its own standards on the level of credit awarded to students based on their AP test scores. Most higher education gives credit for scores of 4 or 5. Some schools also give credit for score 3. Secondary schools give graduation credits to students taking school AP classes. At Cumberland Valley High School, 83.7% of students taking AP courses get 3 or better on the exam.
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Eagle View Middle School is located at 6746 Carlisle Pike. In 2013, enrollment is 933 students, in grades 6 to 8, with 18.9% of students eligible for free lunch due to family poverty. In addition, 14% of students received special education services, while 7.7% of the students identified gifted. According to a 2013 report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers are rated "Highly Qualified" under "No Child Left Behind".
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Eagle View Middle School reported enrollment of 939 students in grades 6 to 8, with 145 students receiving a free lunch or minus federal prices due to family poverty. The school employs 67 teachers, resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 14: 1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one teacher is rated "Unqualified High" under No Child Left Behind, while 16 teachers have emergency certification. In 2011 and 2012, the school achieved AYP status.
Eagle View Middle School achieves 85.6 out of 100. Reflects the level of reading, writing, math and the achievement of science. In reading, 82% of students are at the grade level. In Mathematics/Algebra 1, 87.6% of the students showed on class-level skills. In Science, only 77% of 8th grade students are demonstrated in classroom level comprehension. In writing, 81% of grade 8 students demonstrate class-level writing skills.
In 2011 and 2012, Eagle View Middle School earned AYP status.
The sixth and seventh grades have been tested in reading and math since 2006. The eighth graders were tested in: reading, writing, math, and science. Beginning in Spring 2013, an eighth grade student, enrolled in Algebra, I attended the Keystone Exam for Algebra I at the end of the course. The 8th grade test in reading and mathematics began in 1999, as a state initiative. Testing in science began in 2007. The goal is for 100% of students to be in grade level or better in reading and math, in spring 2014. Focus tests on the country's Academic Standards for reading, writing, math and science. This standard was published in 1998 and is mandated by the Pennsylvania State Education Council. In 2014, the Commonwealth adopted the Pennsylvania Core Standard - Mathematics.
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The Good Hope Middle School is located at 451 Skyport Road, Mechanicsburg. In 2013, enrollment is 1007 students, in grades 6 to 8, with 11% of students eligible for free lunch due to family poverty. In addition, 12.6% of students receive special education services, while 10% of students are identified as gifted. According to a 2013 report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers are rated "Highly Qualified" under "No Child Left Behind".
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, schools reported enrollment of 964 students, in grades 6 to 8, with 92 students receiving free lunches or federal price reductions due to family poverty. The school employs 62 teachers who produce a 15-student teacher-ratio. 1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 18 teachers were rated "Unqualified High" under No Child Left Behind. School is not a federal Title I school. In September 2017, the Good Hope Secondary School won the National Blue Ribbon School Program for diversity and achievement.
Good Hope Middle School reaches 91.8 out of 100. Reflects the level of reading, writing, math and science achievement. In reading, 86.7% of students are at the grade level. In Mathematics/Algebra 1, 90.1% of the students showed on the class-level skills. In Science, 81.8% of Rio's grade 8 students demonstrate a class-level understanding. In writing, 88% of grade 8 students demonstrate class-level writing skills.
From 2003 to 2012, the Good Hope Secondary School achieved AYP status every school year.
Dynamics Team: The Good Hope Middle School currently has three sixth-grade teams, three seventh-grade teams, and two eighth-grade teams. The sixth grade team was named Orange, Red, and Silver. The seventh-grade team is named Wizards, Knights, and Ninjas. The eighth grade team was named Earth and Fire.
Green Ridge Elementary School
Green Ridge Elementary School is located 1 Green Ridge Road, Mechanicsburg. By 2013, school enrollment is 471 students in the kindergarten class up to the fifth year, with 14% of students receiving free or federal reduced-price meals due to family poverty. In addition, 8.7% of students receive special education services, while less than 1% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides a half-day kindergarten and kindergarten throughout the day. School is not a federal Title I school.
Green Ridge Elementary School achieved a score of 85.6 out of 100. This score reflects the class level: reading, science, writing and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, 82% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 85.8% of students read at the classroom level. In mathematics, 85.5% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 90.7% of pupils showed a class level understanding. In writing, 79% of grade 5 students demonstrate class-level writing skills.
From 2003 to 2012, Green Ridge Elementary School achieved AYP status every school year.
Hampden Elementary School
Hampden Elementary School is located at 441 Skyport Road, Mechanicsburg. By the year 2013, School enrollment is 671 students in kindergarten classes until the 5th year, with 6.5% of students receiving free or federal reduced-price meals due to family poverty. In addition, 5.9% of students receive special education services, while 1% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides a half-day kindergarten and kindergarten throughout the day. School is not a federal Title I school.
Hampden Elementary School achieved a score of 83.4 out of 100. This score reflects the class level: reading, science, writing, and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, 84% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 89% of students read at the grade level. In math, 90% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 91% of students showed a grade level understanding. In writing, 86% of 5th graders demonstrate class-level writing skills.
From 2003 to 2012, Hampden Primary School achieved AYP status every school year.
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Middlesex Elementary School is located at 250 N Middlesex Road, Carlisle, PA. In 2013, school enrollment is 380 students in the kindergarten class up to the fifth year, with 32% of students receiving free or federal reduced-price meals due to family poverty. In addition, 18% of students received special education services, while none were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides a half-day kindergarten and kindergarten throughout the day. School is a federal designated Title I school.
Middlesex Elementary School achieved a score of 88.7 out of 100. This score reflects the class level: reading, science, writing and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, 83% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 85% of students read at the grade level. In mathematics, 88.7% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 93% of pupils show a class level understanding. In writing, only 85% of 5th graders demonstrate class-level skills.
From 2003 to 2012, Middlesex Middle School achieves AYP status every school year.
Monroe Elementary School
The Monroe Elementary School is located at 1240 Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs. By 2013, school enrollment is 346 students in kindergarten to 5th grade, with 21.6% of students receiving free or federal reduced-price meals due to family poverty. In addition, 14% of students received special education services, while 2% were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides a half-day kindergarten. Monroe Elementary School is a federal designated Title I school.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, enrollment was 292 students in the kindergarten class until the fifth year, with 53 students receiving a free lunch or low price. Monroe Elementary School employs 25 teachers who produce a student-teacher ratio of 11: 1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers are rated "Highly Qualified" under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act. Monroe Elementary School provides all-day and half-day kindergartens to its students.
Monroe Elementary School achieved a score of 78.4 out of 100. This score reflects the grade level: reading, science, writing, and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, only 76% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 77.9% of students are reading at the grade level. In mathematics, 86.9% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 85% of students demonstrate class-level understanding. In writing, 80% of grade 5 students demonstrate class-level skills. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania's public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher.
In 2011 and 2012, Monroe Elementary School achieved AYP status.
Shaull Elementary School
Shaull Elementary School is located at 1 Shaull Drive, Enola. In 2013, the Shaull Elementary School enrollment is 593 pupils in the kindergarten class up to 5, with 7% of students receiving federal meal prices or reduced due to family poverty. In addition, 8.7% of students received special education services, while 2.7% were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides kindergarten all day and half day. School is not a federal Title I school.
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, in 2011, enrollments are pupils in kindergarten classes until the 5th, with 24 students receiving free lunch or low prices. Shaull Elementary School employs 39 teachers who produce a 14: 1 teacher ratio. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers are rated "Highly Qualified" under federal No Child Left Behind Act. Shaull Elementary School provides its students with a day or half day kindergarten.
Shaull Elementary School achieved a score of 86.4 out of 100. This score reflects the class level: reading, science, writing, and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, 91% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 97% of students read at the grade level. In math, 94% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 91% of students showed a grade level understanding. In writing, 93% of grade 5 students demonstrate class-level writing skills.
From 2003 to 2012, Shaull Elementary School achieved AYP status every school year.
Silver Spring Elementary School
Silver Spring Elementary School is located at 6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg. By 2013, school enrollment is 443 students in kindergarten through the fifth year, with 17% of students receiving free or federal reduced-price meals due to family poverty. In addition, 8.5% of students receive special education services, while 1.5% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides a half-day kindergarten and kindergarten throughout the day. Silver Spring Elementary School is a federal designated school I.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, enrollment was 515 students in a kindergarten class until the fifth year, with 82 students receiving a free or reduced-price lunch. The school employs 33 teachers who produce a 15-student teacher-ratio. 1. According to the Pennsylvania Education Department report, 100% of its teachers are rated "Highly Qualified" under the No Federal Left. Schools provide all-day kindergartens to their students.
Silver Spring Elementary School achieved a score of 79.2 out of 100. This score reflects the class level: reading, science, writing and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, only 73% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 69.8% of students are reading at the grade level. In mathematics, 88.6% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 94.6% of pupils showed a class level understanding. In writing, only 62% of 5th graders demonstrate class-level skills.
From 2003 to 2012, Spring Elementary School Elementary Schools achieve AYP status every school year.
HIll Sports Elementary School
Sporting HIll Elementary School is located at 210 S. Sporting Hill Road in Mechanicsburg, PA. By 2013, school enrollment is 601 students in kindergarten through 6th grade, with 19.6% of students receiving free meals or a reduction in federal prices due to family poverty. In addition, 9% of students receive special education services, while 2% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of teachers are rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides a half-day and full-day kindergarten. Sporting HIll Elementary School is a federal designated school I.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, enrollment was 564 students in the kindergarten class until the 5th year, with 88 students receiving a free lunch or low price. The school employs 36 teachers who produce a 15-student teacher-ratio. 1. According to the Pennsylvania Education Department report, 100% of its teachers are rated "Highly Qualified" under the Federal No Legal Left. Schools provide a half day and full-day kindergarten to their students.
Sporting Hill Elementary School achieved a score of 81.5 out of 100. This score reflects the class level: reading, science, writing, and mathematical achievement. In 2012-13, only 71% of students read at grade level in grades 3 through 5. In grade 3, 76% of students read at the classroom level. In math, 82% are at grade level (grade 3-5). In grade 4 science, 83% of pupils show a class level understanding. In writing, only 72% of 5th grade students demonstrate class-level writing skills.
From 2003 to 2012, HIll Sports High School achieved AYP status every school year.
Special education
In December 2012, the Cumberland Valley School District reported that 11.8% of students or 957 children received special education services, with 41% of students identified as having a particular learning disability. In December 2010, the Cumberland Valley School District reported that 12.5% ​​of students or 969 children received specialized education services, with 42% of students identified as having a particular learning disability. In December 2008, the district reported that 13.3% of students or 1021 children received special education services. The Cumberland Valley School District provides opportunities for screening and evaluation of students deemed flawed. In kindergarten all students receive screenings on readiness as well as indicators of early literacy standards.
In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $ 1,026,815,000 for Special Education services. The funds are distributed to districts based on state policies that estimate that 16% of district students receive special education services. This funding is in addition to basic state education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding.
The Cumberland Valley School District received a $ 3,330,876 supplement for special education services in 2010. For the school years 2011-12 and 2012-13, all Pennsylvania public school districts receive the same level of funding for the special education they received in 2010-11. This level of funding is provided regardless of the change in the number of students requiring special education services and regardless of the level of service required by the students concerned.
Gifted education
The District Administration reported that 417 or 5.40% of its students were rewarded in 2009. By law, districts must provide mentally gifted programs at all grade levels. The main emphasis is on the enrichment and acceleration of the regular education curriculum. Students who are identified as gifted students who attend High School have access to various AP courses. The referral process for a gifted evaluation can be initiated by a teacher or parent by contacting the student's principal and requesting an evaluation. All requests must be made in writing. In order to qualify for a mentally gifted program in Pennsylvania, a student must have at least 130 cognitive abilities measured on a standard-ability test by a certified school psychologist. Other factors that indicate the gift will also be considered for eligibility.
Budget
Budget Pennsylvania public school district and issue funds according to the procedures mandated by the General Assembly and Education Department of Pennsylvania (PDE). The annual operational budget is prepared by the administrative officials of the school district. A uniform form is completed by PDE and submitted to the school board of directors for approval before the start of each fiscal year on July 1st.
Under the Pennsylvania's Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of the 2006 Special Session, all grade A, second-class, third and fourth-grade districts should adopt an initial budget proposal. The proposal should include the estimated income and expenditure and the proposed tax rate. This proposed budget should be considered by the Board no later than 90 days before the date of the election immediately before the fiscal year. Initial budget proposals should also be printed and available for public inspection at least 20 days prior to adoption. The board of directors of the school may hold a public hearing on the budget, but is not required to do so. The Council shall provide at least 10 days' public notice of its intention to adopt a final budget pursuant to Law 1 of 2006.
By 2013, the average teacher salary in the Cumberland Valley School District is $ 55,710 per year, while the teacher's benefit fee is $ 23,917 per employee, with an average annual teacher compensation of $ 79,626. The district employs 723 teachers and administrators, with the highest salary of $ 156,825.
In 2011, the Cumberland Valley School Board and Cumberland Valley allied with a teacher who reached an agreement on a four-year teacher's employment contract that includes an average salary increase of 3.15 percent annually. In 2011, the average teacher salary in the Cumberland Valley School District was $ 54,803 per year, while the teacher's benefit fee was $ 15,660 per employee, with an average annual teacher compensation of $ 70,463,77. The district employs 608 teachers and administrators with the highest salary of $ 156,825. According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute, in 2011, the total compensation of public school teachers was about 50 percent higher than they might receive in the private sector. The study found that the most benefits received by teachers were not taken into account in many studies on compensation, including: pensions, retirement healthcare benefits and job security.
In 2009, the Cumberland Valley School District employs over 600 teachers with an average salary of $ 53,067 for 180 days from the student's instruction day. Teachers work 8 hours a day. In addition, teachers receive defined benefit pensions, health insurance, professional development expenses, 3 personal days paid, 10 days of accrued illness, life insurance, pension bonuses, and other benefits. According to Rep Glen Grell, a guardian of the state teachers' retirement fund, a 40-year-old educator can retire on a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary.
In 2007, the district employed 505 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $ 49,738 for 180 working days. In 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for the living cost of Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the country for teacher compensation.
The administrative cost of the Cumberland School District The valley per pupil is $ 534.98 in 2008. The lowest administrative cost per student in Pennsylvania is $ 398 per student. Superintendent Principal Harner was awarded an initial salary of $ 150,000 when he was hired in 2008. This is the second highest payroll of 28 school districts in the region. The Pennsylvania School Board Association tracks salaries for Pennsylvania public school employees. It reported that in 2008 the average superintendent salary in Pennsylvania was $ 122,165. In 2013, a long time Superintendent William Harner (salary $ 156,825 in 2012) resigned to become Pennsylvania Education Secretary. He received a $ 25,000 bonus and severance package. It was later revealed that Harner's employment contract was not renewed by the School Board for reasons.
In 2014, Superintendent Withum added 2 superintendent assistants at a cost of nearly $ 500,000 per year when salary and benefits expenses are combined. To pay the new assistant supervisor posts, Withum eliminates several other positions, including administrative and support positions, school nurse superintendents, secondary school administrators and secretarial support positions. The homeschool visitors program is also removed. The position of health care coordinator has paid $ 92,304 per year including benefits.
Reserves In 2008, the Cumberland Valley School District reported an unplanted special fund balance of $ 4,689,529.00 and an unpaid design fund balance of $ 6,578,986.00. In 2012, the Cumberland Valley School Administration reported an increase to $ 12,365,547 in unspecified fund balances. The District reported $ 5,645,529 in funds not awarded in 2012. The Cumberland Valley School District holds nearly 19 percent of its annual budget reserved in 2012-13. As of June 2013, the district reserve has grown to $ 19, 631,067. The Pennsylvania Public School District Reserve Fund is divided into two categories - defined and not designed. Funds that are not designed are not committed to the planned project. Designated funds and other funds, such as capital reserves, are allocated to certain projects. School districts are required by state law to retain 5 percent of their annual expenditure in reserve funds that are not designed to maintain bond ratings. Under the law, the state restricts total fund balances that are not specifically designed at 8% of the annual budget for school districts that have budgets of more than $ 19 million annually. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, from 2003 to 2010, overall, the Pennsylvania school district collected nearly $ 3 billion in reserve funds.
Audit In November 2009, the Pennsylvania Public Auditor conducted a district performance audit. The findings were reported to the administration and the school board. In January 2012, the District was audited again. Some significant findings reported to the Board include that the Administration spent $ 55,445 to place the assistant inspector on administrative leave for 6 months before effectively terminating his work 30th June 2010. The Assistant Inspector has submitted a resignation letter effective June 30, 2010. The district also pays a pension bonus of more than $ 9,500.
Expenditures per student In 2008, the Cumberland Valley School District reported spending $ 12,902 per student ranked 184th among 500 Pennsylvania school districts. Low school student spending coupled with high academic achievement was praised by the country's Costing Out Study in 2007. In 2010, spending per pupil district has increased to $ 12,633.80. It ranks 338 among the 500 Commonwealth school districts. Among states, the total income per Pennsylvania student (including all sources) was ranked 11th at $ 15,023 per student, in 2008-09. In 2007, the number of expenses per student per Pennsylvania was $ 12,759. The US Census Bureau reported that Pennsylvania spent $ 8,191 per student in the 2000-01 school year.
Tuition Fee Students living in the attendance area of ​​the Cumberland Valley School District may choose to attend one of 157 public charter schools in Pennsylvania. A student living in neighboring state school districts or foreign exchange students may seek admission to the Cumberland Valley School District. For these cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Education charges an annual tuition fee for each school district. This is the number of general school districts paying to charter schools for each student resident who attends the charter and that is the number of non-residents' student parents having to pay to attend the Cumberland Valley School District schools. Tuition for 2012 is Elementary School - $ 8,511.46, High School - $ 9,881.85.
The Cumberland Valley School District is funded by a combination of local income taxes - 1.10%, local real property taxes, local service taxes - $ 5, 0.5% real estate transfer taxes, and per capita taxes, plus major funding from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Grants provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes. Interest earnings on accounts also provide non-tax revenues to the district. At Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, retirement income and Social Security income are exempt from state personal income taxes and local income taxes, regardless of the level of individual personal wealth.
Current budget information can be found on the district website at www.cvschools.org/business.
Funding of basic country education
According to a report from the offices of Todd Stephens Representative, the Cumberland Valley School District receives 21.3% of its annual income from the state.
For the 2014-15 school year , the Cumberland Valley School District will receive $ 10,092,981 in Funding for Primary Education. The district will also receive $ 401,836 in new grants to study. The Education Budget issued by the State includes $ 5,526,129,000 for Basic Education Funding 2014-2015. The Pennsylvania Education Budget also includes Block Grant Accountability funding at $ 100 million and $ 241 million in new funding for Ready Learning for public schools focusing on student achievement and academic success. The state pays $ 500.8 million for Social Security on behalf of school employees and another $ 1.16 billion for the state teacher retirement system (PSERS). In total, Pennsylvania Education budget for K-12 public schools is $ 10 billion. This is a $ 305 million increase in state spending from 2013 to 2014 and the largest ever given by the Commonwealth for public schools.
For the 2013-14 school year , the Cumberland Valley School District received a 2.5% or $ 10,090,446 increase in Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding. This is $ 241,791 larger than the BEF countries 2012-13 to the District. In addition, the Cumberland Valley School District received $ 172,574 in Block Grant Accountability funding to focus on academic achievement and level funding for specialized education services. Among the public school districts in Cumberland County, Camp Hill School District received the highest percentage increase in BEF at 4.7%. The district has an option to apply for some state and federal grants to increase revenue. The Commonwealth Budget raises Funding of Elementary Basic Education by $ 123 million to over $ 5.5 billion. Most of the 500 public school districts in Pennsylvania receive an increase in the Basic Education Fund in the range of 0.9% to 4%. Eight public school districts receive a very high funding increase of 10% to 16%. The highest increase in state funding was given to the Austin Area School District which received a 22.5% increase in Funding for Primary Education. The state funded PSERS (Pennsylvania employee school pension fund) with $ 1,017,000,000 and Social Security payments for school employees of $ 495 million.
For the 2012-13 school year , the Cumberland Valley School District received $ 10,021,229. The Governor's Executive Budget for 2012-2013 includes $ 9.34 billion for kindergartens to 12th-grade public education, including $ 5.4 billion in basic education funding, which represents an increase of $ 49 million over the 2011-12 budget. The state also provides $ 100 million for Block Accountability (ABG) grants. Cumberland Valley School District received a $ 172,574 ABG grant. The state provided $ 544.4 million for School Employee Social Security and $ 856 million for the School Employee Pension Fund called PSERS. This amount is an increase of $ 21,823,000 (0.34%) during the 2011-2012 allocation for Basic Education Funding, School Employee Social Security, Student Transportation, Nonpublic, and Student Transportation Charter. Since taking office, Corbett's first two budgets have recovered more than $ 918 million to support public schools, compensating the $ 1 billion federal stimulus dollars lost at the end of the 2010-11 school year.
In the 2011-2012 school year , the Cumberland Valley School District received $ 9,848,655 in the state Basic Education Fund. In addition, the district will receive $ 172,574 in funding Blockability Accountability Fund. The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 875 students received a free lunch and a low federal price, due to federal poverty level family meetings.
In the 2010-2011 school year, the Cumberland Valley School District received a 4.89% ($ 498,791) increase in Funding for Primary Education totaling $ 10,702,130. Four school districts of Cumberland County receive a less than 6% increase in Funding for Basic Education in 2010-2011. In Pennsylvania, 15 school districts received Basic Education Funding increased by more than 10% in 2010. Camp Hill School District received a 13.99% increase while Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County received the highest increase with a 23.65% increase in funding. One hundred and fifty school districts are allocated a 2% increase in state funding in 2010-2011. The non-hazardous state policy on funding basic state education continues where each district receives at least the same amount as receiving the previous school year, even when enrollment has dropped significantly. The increase in the number of school districts received is determined by Governor Edward Rendell and Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak through the allocations set forth in the state budget proposal made in February each year. This is the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund several districts at a much greater rate than the others.
In the 2009-2010 fiscal year , the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided an increase of 3.60% in Funding Basic education to districts totaling $ 10,203,620. Seven district school districts received an increase of less than 6% in Funding for Elementary Education in 2009-10. The Shippensburg Area School District received an increase of 8.43%. In Pennsylvania, more than 15 school districts receiving Basic Education Funding increased by more than 10% in 2009. The Muhlenberg School District in Berks District received the highest increase with a 22.31% increase in funding. The increase in the number of school districts received is determined by Governor Edward G Rendell and Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak through the allocations set forth in the state budget proposal made in February each year. According to the US Census Bureau, Pennsylvania spent $ 7,824 per student in 2000. This number increased to $ 12,085 in 2008.
Funding for Primary Schools education to the Cumberland Valley School District in 2008-09 was $ 9,848,655.28. In 2009, the District reported that 798 students received a free lunch or discounted rates due to low family income. In 2008, there were 722 low-income students.
The Pennsylvania school district also receives additional funding from the state through several other funding allocations, including Charter School Expenditure Refunds; Special Education Funding; Secondary & amp; Technical Education Subsidy; and Funding of Education Support Programs. Plus all Pennsylvania school districts receive federal dollars for various programs including Special Education and Title I funding for children from low-income families. In 2010, Pennsylvania spent more than $ 24 billion on public education - a combination of local, state, and federal dollars.
Block Grants Accountability
Beginning in 2004-2005, the state launched funding of the Dana Akuntabilitas school. The program has provided $ 1.5 billion to the Pennsylvania school district. The Block Grant Accountability program requires that its taxpayer dollars focus on specific interventions that are likely to improve students' academic performance. These interventions include: teacher training, kindergartens throughout the day, underclass K-class 3, literacy programs and mathematics coaching that give teachers professional development embedded in personal work to improve their teaching, before or after school guidance assistance for students who struggled, For the 2010-11 school year, the Cumberland Valley School District registered and received $ 468,408 in addition to all other state and federal funding. The district uses funds to provide kindergartens throughout the day for the 6th year and for teacher-based teacher trainers to improve teaching.
Classroom for Future grants
The Classroom Program for the Future provides districts with hundreds of thousands of additional state funds to purchase laptop computers for each core curriculum of high school classes (English, Science, History, Mathematics) and pay teacher training to optimize computer use. The program is funded from 2006-2009. The Cumberland Valley School District does not apply for funding in 2006-07. In 2007-08 received $ 247,473 and $ 279,455 in 2008-09 with a total funding of $ 526,928. In Cumberland County, the District of the Spring School received the highest grant - $ 695,531. The highest state funding was awarded to Philadelphia City School District in Philadelphia County - $ 9409,073. In 2010, Grants for the Future grant funding were limited across the state due to the massive state financial crisis.
Energy project grant
The Cumberland Valley School District receives a $ 160,000 solar energy grant program to purchase and install a combined solar and propulsion photovoltaic solar power system in Silver Spring Township. The 1-megawatt roof and ground-mounted system on the Cumberland Valley High School campus will generate 1.4 million kilowatt hours of energy annually, which can save school costs nearly $ 175,000 annually. The total project cost is $ 5.6 million.
More grants
Cumberland Valley School District does not participate in the state: Science That Grants Basis; Grants Comprehensive Reading Readers, 2012 and 2013 Grants for Pennsylvania Grants; Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Department grants to Promote Environmental Education or Pre-K Counts.
Stimulus Federal Grant
The Cumberland Valley School District receives an additional $ 2,527,373 in ARRA - Federal Stimulus money for use in special programs such as special education and meets the academic needs of low-income students. Funding is limited to the 2009-10 school year and 2010-2011. Due to the temporary nature of funding, schools are repeatedly advised to use the funds for one-time expenditures such as buying equipment, building repairs, training teachers to provide more effective instruction or buying books and software.
Competing to Top Grants
Officials of the Cumberland Valley School District do not apply for the Race to the Top federal grant. Participation requires administration, school boards and local unions to sign support from grants. In Pennsylvania, 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agree to participate. Pennsylvania is not approved for grants. The failure of a public school district to agree to participate is referred to as one of the reasons why Pennsylvania is not approved.
Real estate tax
In June 2014, the Cumberland Valley School Board set a property tax rate at 8,898 factories for the 2014-2015 school year. The average property in the District is $ 249,500. With a 2.1% tax increase in 2014, the average homeowner in the District will pay $ 2,220.51. Mill is $ 1 tax for every $ 1,000 of the assessed value of the property. Property tax, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, applies only to real estate - land and buildings. Property taxes are not levied on cars, business inventory, or other private property. Some types of property are exempt from property taxes, including: places of worship, funerals, private social clubs, charities and education and government property. The irregular review of property has become a serious problem in the commonwealth because it creates significant tax disparities within a community and across regions. In addition, related services, defects of US military veterans may seek exemptions from paying property taxes. Pennsylvania district school revenue is dominated by two main sources: 1) Collection of property taxes, which cover most (between 75-85%) of local income; and 2) 511 Tax Collection Act, which is about 15% of revenue for the school district. The irregular review of property has become a serious problem in the Commonwealth because it creates significant tax disparities within a community and across regions.
According to a report prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the total real estate tax collected by all school districts in Pennsylvania rose from $ 6,474,133,936 in 1999-00 to $ 10,438,463,356 in 2008-09. The average annual property tax paid by Cumberland County residents is about 2.8% of their annual income. Cumberland County is ranked 724 out of 3143 US counties for property taxes as a percentage of average revenue. Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale. According to the Tax Foundation, Pennsylvania was ranked 11th in the United States, in 2008, in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value (1.34%) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of revenue (3.55 %).
Invite 1 Customized index
The Act 1 of 2006 Index regulates the rate at which each school district can raise property taxes in Pennsylvania. School districts are not allowed to raise taxes above the index unless they allow voters to vote by referendum, or they seek an exemption from the State Department of Education. The base index for the 2010-2011 school year is 2.9 percent, but the Index Act 1 can be adjusted higher, depending on a number of factors, such as the property value and personal income of the district population. Law 1 includes 10 exceptions, including: increased pension costs, increased special education expenses, disasters such as fires or floods, increased health insurance costs for contracts in force in 2006 or reduced tax bases. The base index is the average percentage of the statewide average weekly wage increase, as determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, for the previous calendar year and the percentage increase in the Employment Cost Index for Primary and Secondary Schools, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Working in the US Department of Labor, for the previous 12 months ended June 30. For school districts with market value/personal income assistance ratio (MV/PI AR) greater than 0.4000, the index equals the base index multiplied by the sum of 0.75 and MV/PI AR for the current year. In June 2011, the Pennsylvania General Assembly removed six out of ten exceptions in the Index Act 1. Some exceptions were retained: 1) the cost to pay interest and principal arising prior to September 4, 2004 for schools Act 72 and before 27 June 2006 for schools - non-invite school 72; 2) the cost to pay interest and principal of electoral debt; 3) costs incurred in providing specialized education programs and services (beyond what the State has already paid); and 4) costs due to the increase of more than Index in the distribution of school payments to PSERS (PA employee pension fund) by considering the level of PSERS contribution required by the state.
District 1 Customized District Index for Cumberland Valley School District 2006-2007 to 2011-2012.
For fiscal year 2013-14 , the Cumberland Valley School Board does not apply for exemptions beyond the Act Index 1. For 2013-2014, 311 Pennsylvania public school district adopts a resolution stating that tax rates will not increase above the index they; 171 school districts adopt an initial budget that opens the option beyond the Index limits. For the exclusion of retirement fees, 89 school districts received approval to exceed the Index in full while others received partial approval of their request. For special education expenses, 75 public school districts receive approval to exceed the tax limit. For exemptions for teacher retirement fees, 169 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. Eleven general school districts received approval to pay construction debts.
For the 2012-13 fiscal year , the Cumberland Valley School Board does not apply for exemptions beyond Index Act 1. For 2012-2013, 274 school districts adopt a resolution stating that tax rates will not be increased above their index; 223 school districts adopt an initial budget that opens options beyond the Index limits. For exceptions to pension costs, 194 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. For special education expenses, 129 districts received approval to exceed the tax limit. For PE
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