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*2005 - Making Progress - School Improvement status.
*2005 - Making Progress - School Improvement status.
*2004 - declined to School Improvement status due to low student achievement in reading and mathematics.
*2004 - declined to School Improvement status due to low student achievement in reading and mathematics.
*2003 - Warning status due to lagging student achievement.
*2003 - Warning status due to lagging student achievement.

===Graduation rate===
In 2012, Cheltenhem Township School District graduation rate was 89.92%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/District/DataTable/c46/123461302 |title=Cheltenham Township School District AYP Data Table 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, the graduation rate was 93.97%. <ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Cheltenham Township School District AYP Data Table 2011, September 29, 2011</ref> In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Cheltenham Township High School's rate was 82.37% for 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237/info/757639 |title=New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=March 15, 2011}}</ref>

;According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
*2010 - 89.92%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Cheltenham Township School District Academic Achievement Report Card Data table 2010, October 20, 2010</ref>
*2009 - 97.82%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/pa-school-district-statistical-snapshot-database-2008-09-1.864368?appSession=021261913248552&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=2&CPISortType=&CPIorderBy= |title=PA School District Statistical Snapshot Database 2008-09 |author=The Times-Tribune |date=June 27, 2010}}</ref>
*2008 - 96.7%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/data-center/grading-our-schools/2008-graduation-rates-1.85916?appSession=348261913401460 |title=County School Districts Graduation Rates 2008 |author=The Times-Tribune |date=June 25, 2009}}</ref>
*2007 - 96.6%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/droppingbackin/tables/Grad_Info_By_District.pdf |author=Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children |title=High School Graduation rate 2007 |year=2008}}</ref>


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Cheltenham Township School District
Address
2000 Ashbourne Road

Elkins Park
,
Montgomery
,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
19027-1031

United States of America United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoSalubritas et Eruditio
Where Excellence Begins With Education
School board9 locally elected members
SuperintendentDr. Natalie Thomas, salary $180,000 (7/2013 to 6/30/2017)[1]
PresidentTina Viletto
AdministratorDr Michael Lowe, Asst Superintendent
Mr Matthew Malinowski, Business Manager
School BoardJim Butt (Vice President)
Paula Barvin
Stephanie Gray
Julie Haywood
Marc Lieberson
Napoleon Nelson
David Rackow
Mary Russell
Staff338 non teaching staff members 2011
Faculty390 teachers [2]
GradesK-12
Number of students4,445 students 2011
 • Grade 1315
 • Grade 2330
 • Grade 3329
 • Grade 4329
 • Grade 5329
 • Grade 6320
 • Grade 7354
 • Grade 8386
 • Grade 9434
 • Grade 10346
 • Grade 11328
 • Grade 12341
SportsPIAA
MascotPanthers
Communities servedGlenside, Wyncote, Cheltenham, Melrose Park, Elkins Park, Laverock, La Mott
Per pupil spending$19,482 (2008)
Per pupil spending$21,100.97 (2010) ranked 9th in State for PPS
Websitehttp://www.cheltenham.org/sdct/site/default.asp

The Cheltenham Township School District is a public school district serving Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The District encompasses approximately 9 square miles (23 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 36,875. By 2010, the District's population declined to 36,000 people.[3] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $31,424, while the median family income was $76,792.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 [5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[7]

According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Cheltenham Township School District provided basic educational services to 4,365 pupils. Cheltenham Township School District employed: 399 teachers, 259 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 38 administrators. Cheltenham Township School District received more than $12.2 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. In school year 2005-06, Cheltenham Township School District reported an enrollment of 4,642 pupils. Cheltenham Township School District employed: 413 teachers, 253 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 39 administrators. Cheltenham Township School District received more than $11.7 million in state funding in school year 2005-06.[8]

Schools

The district operates seven schools.

Governance

The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve without compensation for a term of four years), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[9] The federal government controls programs it funds like: Title I funding for low income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board. The School Board enters into individual employment contracts for these positions. In Pennsylvania, public school districts are required to give 150 days notice to the Superintendent regrading renewal of the employment contract.

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.[10]

Academic achievement

Cheltenham Township School District was ranked 117th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2013.[11] The ranking was based on student academic achievement as demonstrated on the last three years of the PSSAs for: reading, writing, math and science.[12] The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th, 8th and 11th grades.

  • 2012 - 100th
  • 2008 - 100th
  • 2007 - 85th out of 501 school districts.[13]
Overachiever statewide ranking

In 2013, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Cheltenham Township School District ranked 302nd. In 2012, the District was 286th. [14] The editor 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-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."[15]

District AYP status history

In 2012, Cheltenham Township School District declined to Warning AYP status due to lagging student academic achievement and a low graduation rate.[16] In 2011, Cheltenham Township School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math. In 2011, 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of Pennsylvania public school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance.[17] Cheltenham Township School District achieved AYP status each year from 2006 to 2010.[18]

  • 2005 - Making Progress - School Improvement status.
  • 2004 - declined to School Improvement status due to low student achievement in reading and mathematics.
  • 2003 - Warning status due to lagging student achievement.

Graduation rate

In 2012, Cheltenhem Township School District graduation rate was 89.92%.[19] In 2011, the graduation rate was 93.97%. [20] In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Cheltenham Township High School's rate was 82.37% for 2010.[21]

According to traditional graduation rate calculations

References

  1. ^ "Cheltenham School District Hires Natalie Thomas of St. Louis". Citizen's Call. June 4, 2013.
  2. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Cheltenham Township School District, 2013
  3. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  4. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  5. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  6. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. ^ Michael Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess, (Augist 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ^ Pennsylvania Office of Auditor General, Performance Audit of Cheltenham Township School District, 2009
  9. ^ Pennsylvania Public School Code Governance 2010
  10. ^ Ballotpedia. "The Pennsylvania Project". Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  11. ^ Pittsburgh Business Times (April 5, 2013). "Guide to Pennsylvania Schools Statewide ranking 2013". {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Statewide Honor Roll Rankings 2013". Pittsburgh Business Times. April 5, 2013.
  13. ^ "Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County". Pittsburgh Business Times. May 23, 2007.
  14. ^ Pittsburgh Business Times, Statewide Overachivers Ranking Information, April 4, 2013
  15. ^ "Overachiever statewide ranking". Pittsburgh Business Times. May 6, 2010.
  16. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 21, 2012). "Cheltenham Township School District AYP Overview 2012".
  17. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania Public School District AYP History, 2011
  18. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania District AYP History 2003-2010, 2011
  19. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 21, 2012). "Cheltenham Township School District AYP Data Table 2012".
  20. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Cheltenham Township School District AYP Data Table 2011, September 29, 2011
  21. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (March 15, 2011). "New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented".
  22. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Cheltenham Township School District Academic Achievement Report Card Data table 2010, October 20, 2010
  23. ^ The Times-Tribune (June 27, 2010). "PA School District Statistical Snapshot Database 2008-09".
  24. ^ The Times-Tribune (June 25, 2009). "County School Districts Graduation Rates 2008".
  25. ^ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (2008). "High School Graduation rate 2007" (PDF).
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