School Districts Established in 1970 - MIDD-West School District, Bermudian Springs School District, Wayne Highlands School District (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Midd-West School District (MWSD) is a public school district located in the borough of Middleburg in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It comprises six schools: West Beaver Elementary School, Perry-West Perry Elementary School, Middleburg Elementary School, West Snyder Middle School, Middleburg Middle School, and Midd-West High School. Current enrollment is 2194 and declining slightly through 2014. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West School District had 775 students receiving free or reduced lunches due to low family income in the 2007-2008 school year. The community is largely agrarian with a few small- to medium-sized manufacturers. The county seat, Middleburg, is located in the district. The district was founded in 1970 after the merger of the former West Snyder Area and Middleburg Area School Districts. Two high schools had been maintained despite declining enrollment and significant fiscal challenges. In the 2004-2005 school year, Middleburg and West Snyder High Schools were united to form Midd-West High School. Having consolidated two elementary schools, in 2005 the district sold the Penns Creek and Beaver Adams elementary schools via public auction. A five-year professional contract was agreed upon with the district's teachers union in August 2004. 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. 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 reso... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4864471