Bloomsburg Area School District

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Bloomsburg Area School District
Address
728 East Fifth Street
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Columbia, 17815
United States
Information
Superintendent Cosmas C. Curry
Principal W.W. Evans=Mr.Christopher Groody
Principal Bloomsburg Memorial=Mr.Ryan K Moran
Principal Bloomsburg Middle School= Mr.Lee Gump
Principal Bloomsburg High School= Mr.Daniel Bonomo
Vice principal Bloomsburg High School= Mr.Stephen Bressi
Grades K-12
Age range 5–18 on average
Kindergarten 137
Grade 1 131
Grade 2 126
Grade 3 114
Grade 4 148
Grade 5 132
Grade 6 132
Grade 7 115
Grade 8 138
Grade 9 129
Grade 10 115
Grade 11 116
Grade 12 107
Other Enrollment projected to be 1493 in 2019[1]
Mascot Panthers Panther
Newspaper Red and White
Website http://bloomsburgasd.schoolwires.com/

The Bloomsburg Area School District is one of the 500 school districts of Pennsylvania. The district covers the Town of Bloomsburg and Beaver Township, Hemlock Township, Main Township and Montour Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 81 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 17,860. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $14,741, while the median family income was $42,136 a year.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] Bloomsburg University is located in the community. For the school year 2007-08, Bloomsburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,838 pupils. It employed: 143 teachers, 108 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. Bloomsburg Area School District received more than $7.8 million in state funding for school year 2007-08.

The district operates three elementary schools (grades Kindergarten through 5th), the largest being Memorial Elementary School, which has about 500 students. The other two schools are W.W. Evans Elementary School and Beaver Main Elementary School, which have about 45 and 20 students per grade, respectively.

US News and World Report ranked 21,000 public high schools, in the United States, based on three factors. First, the schools were analyzed for the number of students who achieved above the state average on the reading and math tests. Then they considered how the economically disadvantaged students performed against the state average. Finally, they considered the participation rate and the performance of students in college readiness by examining Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate test data. Bloomsburg Area High School was ranked Bronze in 2010. Sixty nine Pennsylvania high schools achieved ranking bronze, silver or gold rating.[5]

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[edit] Governance

The 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.[6] 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 "C-" 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.[7]

Beaver-Main Elementary School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education in 2009[8]

The three elementary schools feed into the single Bloomsburg Middle School (grades 6th, 7th and 8th). Middle school students then move on to the single Bloomsburg High School (grades 9th–12th). The High School has undergone major recent renovations. (summer 2006/fall 2008)

[edit] Academic achievement

Bloomsburg Area School District was ranked 124th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on three years of student academic achievement on the PSSAs for math, reading, writing and three years of science.[9]

  • 2010 - 168th[10]
  • 2009 – 181st
  • 2008 – 212th
  • 2007 – 207th for student achievement among Pennsylvania's 500 school districts.[11]

In 2010, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Bloomsburg Area ranked 30th. In 2009 the district was 82nd. The paper describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question – which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."[12]

US News and World Report ranked 21,000 public high schools, in the United States, based on three factors. First, the schools were analyzed for the number of students who achieved above the state average on the reading and math tests. Then they considered how the economically disadvantaged students performed against the state average. Finally, they considered the participation rate and the performance of students in college readiness by examining Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate test data. Bloomsburg Area High School was ranked Bronze. Seventy Pennsylvania high schools achieved bronze, silver or gold rating. Fifty three Pennsylvania high schools achieved bronze.[13]

In 2009, the student academic achievement of the Bloomsburg Area School District was in the 74th percentile of Pennsylvania public school districts. Scale – (0–99; 100 is state best)[14]

[edit] Graduation Rate

In 2011, the graduation ate was 93%.[15] In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Bloomsburg Area High School's rate was 85% for 2010.[16]

According to traditional graduation rate calculations:

  • 2010 – 96%[17]
  • 2009 – 93%[18]
  • 2008 – 95%
  • 2007 – 95%[19]

[edit] Bloomsburg Area High School

In 2010 and 2011, the school achieved AYP status, under No Child Left Behind.[20]

PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading:
  • 2011 - 75% on grade level, (16% below basic). State - 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level.[21]
  • 2010 – 79% (9% below basic). State - 67%[22]

Bloomsburg 11th graders ranked 3rd among the Central Pennsylvania IU16 high schools, for on grade level reading achievement.[23]

  • 2009 – 78%, State – 65%[24]
  • 2008 – 85%, State – 65%
  • 2007 – 72%, State – 65%[25]
11th Grade Math:
  • 2011 - 68%, on grade level (12% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 60.3% of 11th graders are on grade level.
  • 2010 – 65%, (24% below basic). State - 59%[26]In 2010, Bloomsburg AHS 11th graders ranked 11th among the Central Pennsylvania IU16 high schools for math achievement.[27]
  • 2009 – 58%, State – 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.%[28]
  • 2008 – 64%, State – 56%[29]
  • 2007 – 67%, State – 53%
11th Grade Science:
  • 2011 - 55% on grade level (7% below basic). State - 40% of 11th graders were on grade level. .[30]
  • 2010 - 63% (9% below basic). State - 39%

2009 – 49%, State - 40%[31] 2008 – 45%, State - 39%[32]

College Remediation - According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 19% of Bloomsburg Area School District's graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. .[33] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[34] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

[edit] Dual enrollment

The high school offers a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books.[35] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[36] The Pennsylvania College Credit Transfer System reported in 2009, that students saved nearly $35.4 million by having their transferred credits count towards a degree under the new system.[37]

For the 2009–10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $2,726 for the program.[38]

Other students, that reside in the district, who attend a private school, a charter school or are homeschooled are eligible to participate in this program.[39]

[edit] Graduation requirements

By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.[40]

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating classes of 2015 and 2016, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams. Students’ Keystone Exam scores shall count for at least one-third of the final course grade.[41][42][43]

[edit] Middle school

In 2011 the school achieved AYP status.[44] The attendance rate for 2011 and 2010 was 95%.[45]

The Pennsylvania Department of Education notified the school is was eligible for School Improvement Grant funding. In 2010, the middle school was identified as a low performing school due to lagging student achievement in 2007–2009.[46]

8th Grade Reading
  • 2011 - 89% on grade level (2% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 81.8% of 8th graders on grade level.
  • 2010 – 86%, (7% below basic). State – 81%. Bloomsburg Middle School 8th grade ranked 8th out of 19 Central Pennsylvania 8th grades in on grade level reading achievement in 2010.[47]
  • 2009 – 74%. State – 80% (12% below basic)[48]
  • 2008 – 66%, State – 78% (18% below basic)
  • 2007 – 77%, State – 75% (9% below basic)[49]
8th Grade Math
  • 2011 - 86% on grade level (2% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 76.9% of 8th graders are on grade level
  • 2010 – 85%, (7% below basic). State – 75%[50]
  • 2009 – 69%, State – 71% (14% below basic)[51]
  • 2008 – 65%, State – 70% (19% below basic)
  • 2007 – 77%, State – 67% (10% below basic)
8th Grade Science
  • 2011 - 77% on grade level (9% below basic). State – 58.3% of 8th graders were on grade level.
  • 2010 – 71%, (13% below basic). State – 57%
  • 2009 – 57%, (16% below basic). State – 55%
  • 2008 – 54%, State – 52%[52]
7th Grade Reading
  • 2011 - 83% on grade level (7% below basic). State – 76%
  • 2010 – 78%, (6% below basic). State – 73%
  • 2009 – 76%, (7% below basic). State – 71.7%
  • 2008 – 62%, (16% below basic). State – 70%
  • 2007 – 65%, (19% below basic). State – 66%
7th Grade Math
  • 2011 - 86% on grade level (5% below basic). State - 78.6%
  • 2010 – 85%, (6% below basic). State – 77%
  • 2009 – 81%, (6% below basic). State – 75%
  • 2008 – 73%, (12% below basic). State – 72%
  • 2007 – 65%, (19% below basic). State – 67%
6th Grade Reading
  • 2011 - 86% on grade level (5% below basic). State - 69.9%
  • 2010 – 77%, (13% below basic). State – 68%
  • 2009 – 86%, (6% below basic). State – 67%
  • 2008 – 73%, (9% below basic). State – 67%
  • 2007 – 62%, (19% below basic). State – 63%
6th Grade Math
  • 2011 - 86% on grade level (5% below basic). State - 78.8%
  • 2010 – 87%, (4% below basic). State – 78%
  • 2009 – 90%, (3% below basic). State – 75.9%
  • 2008 – 75%, (10% below basic). State – 72%
  • 2007 – 66%, (15% below basic). State – 69%

[edit] Elementary schools

In 2011, all three elementary schools achieved AYP status.[53]

  • Beaver-Main Elementary School Report Card 2011 [1]
  • Memorial Elementary School Report Card 2011 [2]
  • W W Evans Memorial Elementary School Report Card 2011 [3]

[edit] Special Education

In December 2010, the district administration reported that 282 pupils or 15.7% of the district's pupils received Special Education services.[54]

In order to comply with state and federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rules and regulations, the school district engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services, individualized to meet student needs. At no cost to the parents, these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law; and are reasonably calculated to yield meaningful educational benefit and student progress .[55] To identify students who may be eligible for special education services, various screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activities include: review of group-based data (cumulative records, enrollment records, health records, report cards, ability and achievement test scores); hearing, vision, motor, and speech/language screening; and review by the Special Education administration. When screening results suggest that the student may be eligible, the District seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the District or contact the district's Special Education Department.[56][57]

In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for Special Education services. The funds were distributed to districts based on a state policy which estimates that 16% of the district's pupils are receiving special education services. This funding is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding.[58] The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16% of the district’s students receive special education services. It also assumes that each student’s needs accrue the same level of costs.[59] The state requires each district to have a three year special education plan to meet the unique needs of its special education students.[60] Overidentification of students in order to increase state funding has been an issue in the Commonwealth. Some districts have more than 20% of its students receiving special education services while others have 10% supported through special education.[61]

The Bloomsburg Area School District received a $930,772 supplement for special education services in 2010.[62] For the 2011-12 school year, all Pennsylvania public school districts received the same level of funding for special education that they received in 2010. This level funding is provided regardless of changes in the number of pupils who need special education services and regardless of the level of services the respective students required.[63]

[edit] Gifted Education

Bloomsburg Area School District Administration reported that 114 or 6.53% of its students were gifted in 2009.[64] By law, the district must provide mentally gifted programs at all grade levels. The referral process for a gifted evaluation can be initiated by teachers or parents by contacting the student’s building principal and requesting an evaluation. All requests must be made in writing. To be eligible for mentally gifted programs in Pennsylvania, a student must have a cognitive ability of at least 130 as measured on a standardized ability test by a certified school psychologist. Other factors that indicate giftedness will also be considered for eligibility.[65]

[edit] Wellness policy

Bloomsburg Area School Board established a district wellness policy in 2006 – Policy 246.[66] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 – 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006."

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts are required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.[67] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

[edit] Budget

In 2007, the district employed 132 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $48,412 for 180 days worked.[68] As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation.[69] Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, professional development reimbursement, paid personal days, 10 paid sick days, and other benefits.[70] The contract expires in June 2011. According to Rep. Glen Grell, a trustee of the state teacher retirement fund, a 40-year Pennsylvania public school educator can retire with a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary.[71]

On September 18, 2009, a hearing was held at the Bloomsburg Area School District, by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board regarding an impasse between the Bloomsburg Area Educational Support Professionals Association and the Board of Education. A fact finding report was issued by the labor board.[72]

Bloomsburg Area School District administrative costs per pupil were $651.64 in 2008. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil.[73] In 2004, the school board awarded a five year superintendent contract to James T. Kelly with a salary of $92,500 and annual raise of $1,500. Additionally, an extensive benefits package was provided.[74] The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the school board association, the average salary for a superintendent for the 2007–08 school year was $122,165.[75]

Reserves – In 2008, the district reported an unreserved designated fund balance of zero and a unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $3,024,594.00.[76]

In 2008 the district administration reported that per pupil spending was $11,671 which ranked 320th among Pennsylvania's 501 school districts.

In January 2010, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the district. The findings were reported to the school administration and school board. It found that a teacher had a lapsed certification.[77]

The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.5%, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Grants can provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pension and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax regardless of the individual's wealth.

[edit] State basic education funding

In 2011-12, the district received a $5,276,746 allocation, of state Basic Education Funding.[78] Additionally, the Bloomsburg Area School District will receive $92,667, in Accountability Block Grant funding. The enacted Pennsylvania state Education budget includes $5,354,629,000 for the 2011-2012 Basic Education Funding appropriation. This amount is a $233,290,000 increase (4.6%) over the enacted State appropriation for 2010-2011.[79] The highest increase in state basic education funding was awarded to [[Duquesne City School District which got a 49% increase in state funding for 2011-12.[80] In 2010, the district reported that 725 students received free or reduced price lunches, due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.[81]

For 2010–11 the state allocated the Bloomsburg Area School District a 4.48% increase in basic education funding, for a total of $5,809,008. The highest increase, among Columbia County school districts, went to Southern Columbia Area School District with a 5.77% increase. One hundred fifty school districts received a base 2% increase in state funding. The highest increase in the state went to Kennett Consolidated School District located in Chester County, which received a 23.65% increase in state basic education funding.[82]

In the 2009–2010 budget year, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided Bloomsburg Area School District with a 5.37% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $5,560,052. The state Basic Education Funding to the district in 2008–09 was $5,276,746.46. Among Columbia County school districts, the largest increase a 6.11%, went to Berwick Area School District. In Pennsylvania, fifteen school districts received basic education funding increases over 10% in 2009. The largest increase went to Muhlenberg School District of Berks County which received 22.31% increase in 2009–10. .[83] The amount of increase each school district receives is set by the Governor and the Secretary of Education as a part of the state budget proposal given each February.[84]

[edit] Accountability Block Grants

Beginning in 2004–2005, the state launched the Accountability Block Grant school funding. This program has provided $1.5 billion to Pennsylvania’s school districts. The Accountability Block Grant program requires that its taxpayer dollars are focused on specific interventions that are most likely to increase student academic achievement. These interventions include: teacher training, All Day Kindergarten, lower class size K-3rd grade, literacy and math coaching programs that provide teachers with individualized job-embedded professional development to improve their instruction, before or after school tutoring assistance to struggling students, For 2010–11 the district applied for and received $251,521 in addition to all other state and federal funding. The district uses the funding to provide Full Day Kindergarten.[85][86]

  • 2009–10 – $251,521 for Full Day Kindergarten for 154 pupils for the 5th year.[87]
  • 2008–09 – $251,521 for Full Day Kindergarten.[88]

[edit] Classrooms for the Future grant

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006-2009. Bloomsburg Area School District was denied funding in 2006-07. In 2007-08 the district administration did not apply for funding. The district received $83,441 in 2008-09.[89]

[edit] Federal Stimulus Funding Grant

The district received an extra $1,223,385 in ARRA – Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low income students.[90] This funding is for 2009-10 and 2010–2011 budget years.

[edit] Race to the Top

School district officials did not apply for the Race to the Top federal grant which would have brought the district hundreds of thousands of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement.[91] Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success.[92][93] In Pennsylvania, 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agreed to participate. Pennsylvania was not approved for this federal grant. The failure of districts to agree to participate was cited as one reason that Pennsylvania was not approved.[94]

[edit] Real estate taxes

Property tax rates in 2011-12 were set by the school board at 38.1000 mills. A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property's assessed value. Irregular property reassessments have become a serious issue in the Commonwealth, as it creates a significant disparity in taxation within a community and across a region.[95] Property taxes, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, apply only to real estate - land and buildings. The property tax is not levied on cars, business inventory, or other personal property. Certain types of property are exempt from property taxes including: places of worship, places of burial, private social clubs, charitable and educational institutions and government property. Additionally, service related, disabled US military veterans may seek an exemption from paying property taxes. Pennsylvania school district revenues are dominated by two main sources: 1) Property tax collections, which account for the vast majority (between 75-85%) of local revenues; and 2) Act 511 tax collections, which are around 15% of revenues for school districts.[96]

  • 2010-11 - 37.5000 mills[97]
  • 2009-10 - 36.2000 mills.[98]
  • 2008-09 - 36.2000 mills.[99]
  • 2007-08 - 36.2000 mills.[100]

[edit] Act 1 Adjusted index

The Act 1 of 2006 Index regulates the rates at which each school district can raise property taxes in Pennsylvania. Districts are not allowed to raise taxes above that index unless they allow voters to vote by referendum, or they seek an exception from the state Department of Education. The base index for the 2011–2012 school year is 1.4 percent, but it can be adjusted higher, depending on a number of factors, such as property values and the personal income of district residents. Act 1 included 10 exceptions including: increasing pension costs, increases in special education costs, a catastrophe like a fire or flood, increasing rising health care costs for contracts in effect in 2006 or dwindling tax bases. The base index is the average of the percentage increase in the statewide average weekly wage, as determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, for the preceding calendar year and the percentage increase in the Employment Cost Index for Elementary and Secondary Schools, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor, for the previous 12-month period ending June 30. For a school district with a market value/personal income aid ratio (MV/PI AR) greater than 0.4000, its index equals the base index multiplied by the sum of .75 and its MV/PI AR for the current year.[101] In June 2011, the Pennsylvania General Assembly eliminated six of the ten the exceptions to the Index.[102] The following exceptions were maintained: 1) costs to pay interest and principal on indebtedness incurred prior to September 4, 2004 for Act 72 schools and prior to June 27, 2006 for non-Act 72 schools; 2) costs to pay interest and principal on electoral debt; 3) costs incurred in providing special education programs and services (beyond what is already paid by the State); and 4) costs due to increases of more than the index in the school’s share of payments to PSERS taking into account on the PSERS contribution rate.[103]

The School District Adjusted Index for the Bloomsburg Area School District 2006–2007 through 2011–2012.[104]

  • 2006–07 – 5.0%, Base 3.9%
  • 2007–08 – 4.3%, Base 3.4%
  • 2008–09 – 5.5%, Base 4.4%
  • 2009–10 – 5.2%, Base 4.1%
  • 2010–11 – 3.7%, Base 2.9%
  • 2011–12 – 1.8%, Base 1.4%
  • 2012-13 - 2.1%, Base 1.7%[105]

For the 2011-12 school year, the Bloomsburg Area School Board did not apply for an exception to exceed the Act 1 Index. Each year, the School Board has the option of adopting either 1) a resolution in January certifying they will not increase taxes above their index or 2) a preliminary budget in February. A school district adopting the resolution may not apply for referendum exceptions or ask voters for a tax increase above the inflation index. A specific timeline for these decisions is published annually, by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.[106]

According to a state report, for the 2011-2012 school year budgets, 247 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index; 250 school districts adopted a preliminary budget. Of the 250 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget, 231 adopted real estate tax rates that exceeded their index. Tax rate increases in the other 19 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget did not exceed the school district’s index. Of the districts who sought exceptions: 221 used the pension costs exemption and 171 sought a Special Education costs exemption. Only 1 school district sought an exemption for Nonacademic School Construction Project, while 1 sought an exception for Electoral debt for school construction.[107]

The School Board did not apply for any exceptions to exceed the Act 1 index for the budget in 2011.[108] In the Spring of 2010, 135 Pennsylvania school boards asked to exceed their adjusted index. Approval was granted to 133 of them and 128 sought an exception for pension costs increases. .[109]

[edit] Property tax relief

In 2010, the Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief from gambling for the Bloomsburg Area School District was $167 per approved permanent primary residence. In the district, 2,965 property owners applied for the tax relief. In Columbia County, Benton Area School District received the highest relief at $225 for 2010. The relief was subtracted from the total annual school property tax bill. Property owners apply for the relief through the county Treasurer's office. Farmers can qualify for a farmstead exemption on building used for agricultural purposes. The farm must be at least 10 contiguous acres (40,000 m2) and must be the primary residence of the owner. Farmers can qualify for both the homestead exemption and the farmstead exemption. In Columbia County 71% of eligible property owners applied for tax relief in 2009.[110] Pennsylvania awarded the highest property tax relief to residents of the Chester-Upland School District in Delaware County at $632 per homestead and farmstead in 2010.[111] This was the second year they were the top recipient.

Additionally, the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is provided for low income Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older; widows and widowers aged 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 for homeowners. The maximum rebate for both homeowners and renters is $650. Applicants can exclude one-half (1/2) of their Social Security income, so people who make substantially more than $35,000 may still qualify for a rebate. Individuals must apply annually for the rebate.[112]

Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale. According to the Tax Foundation, Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. 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 income (3.55%).[113]

[edit] Enrollment and Consolidation

The enrollment at Bloomsburg Area School District is projected to decline significantly by 2019. A Standard and Poors study found that an optimal school district size, to conserve administrative costs, was 3000 pupils. Consolidation of administrations with an adjacent school district would achieve substantial administrative cost savings for people in both communities.[114] According to a 2009 proposal by Governor Edward Rendell, the excessive administrative overhead dollars could be redirected to improving high school student academic achievement, enriching the curriculum programs or to reducing local property taxes.[115] Pennsylvania Department of Education data shows that from 1999–2000 to 2008–09 there has been a 12 percent increase in public school staff even as there was a 1 percent decline in enrollment. Pennsylvania schools added 17,345 professional employees and 15,582 support workers over this time, while enrollment declined by 26,960.[116] Total public school enrollment in 2009 was 1,787,351 pupils.

Pennsylvania has one of the highest numbers of public school districts in the nation. In Pennsylvania, 80% of the school districts serve student populations under 5,000, and 40% serve less than 2,000. This results in excessive school administration bureaucracy and not enough course diversity.[117] In a survey of 88 superintendents of small districts, 42% of the respondents stated that they thought consolidation would save money without closing any schools.[118]

[edit] Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports. The school board sets policies regarding eligibility to participate in these activities.[119][120] Varsity and junior varsity athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the regional Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference.

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[121]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education Enrollment and Projection by School District January 2009
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. ^ US Census Bureau, (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html. 
  4. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010". http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf. 
  5. ^ Best High Schools Bloomsburg Area High School Report
  6. ^ Pennsylvania Public School Code Governance 2010
  7. ^ The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives. "The Pennsylvania Project". http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Pennsylvania_school_districts. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
  8. ^ No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Education website accessed March 2010.
  9. ^ Pittsburgh Business Times (April 4, 2010). "Pennsylvania School District Rankings Information,". http://www2.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/events/pennsylvania_schools/statewiderank.html. 
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