State College Area School District
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The State College Area School District (SCASD) is a school district based in State College, Pennsylvania that serves students and includes public schools in the Borough of State College, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris, and Patton. This district operates 10 elementary schools, three secondary schools (two middle schools and one high school), and charters four schools for operation.
The State College Area School District serves approximately 7,300 students, and is the second largest employer in Central Pennsylvania. The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Patricia Best; it is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nine members.
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[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary Schools
- Boalsburg Elementary School
- Corl Street Elementary School
- Easterly Parkway Elementary School
- Ferguson Township Elementary School
- Gray's Woods Elementary School
- Houserville Elementary School
- Lemont Elementary School
- Panorama Village Elementary School
- Park Forest Elementary School
- Radio Park Elementary School
[edit] Secondary schools
[edit] Middle schools
- Park Forest Middle School
- Mount Nittany Middle School
[edit] High school
[edit] Charter schools
- Centre Learning Community
- Nittany Valley Charter School
- Wonderland Charter School
- Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania
[edit] State High Renovation Controversy
There is a debate between school board members and an organization named State High Vision (SHV). The school board plans High School Facilities Plan to renovate one of the high school buildings and tear down the other. They say this is the most cost effective option and that they have looked at all of the options. State High Vision claims that the plan was decided on with little community input. SHV also doesn’t like the creation of what they deem a Mega school (3400 students in one building), claiming that students learn better in a smaller environment.
[edit] External links
- State College Area School District (SCASD) website
- SCASD School Buildings
- High School Facilities Project
- State High Vision