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Susumu Ishii
[ [ "Susumu Ishii", "date of birth", "1924" ], [ "Susumu Ishii", "date of death", "1991" ], [ "Susumu Ishii", "given name", "Susumu" ], [ "Susumu Ishii", "place of birth", "Yokosuka" ], [ "Susumu Ishii", "country of citizenship", "Japan" ] ...
Japanese yakuza
Susumu Ishii (石井 進 Ishii Susumu; 1924–1991) a.k.a. 石井 隆匡 was the second kaicho (godfather) of the Inagawa-kai yakuza gang in Japan. He was also fifth socho of the Yokosuka-ikka. Ishii was born in Yokosuka in 1924. In World War II, he was assigned to a kaiten unit of the Japanese Navy but was not given the chance to tak...
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Susumu Ishii
[ [ "Susumu Ishii", "place of birth", "Yokosuka" ], [ "Susumu Ishii", "country of citizenship", "Japan" ] ]
Japanese yakuza
serving his time in prison Ishii spoke to the media, saying; "We cannot succeed in the yakuza world unless we are active and aggressive until our early forties. After that, we have to adapt our lives to ordinary society. We cannot always be so forceful." His house remains in Yokosuka city, a three-storey, brick house i...
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Susumu Ishii
[ [ "Susumu Ishii", "country of citizenship", "Japan" ] ]
Japanese yakuza
course was a big success, bringing millions to Ishii. He was released from prison at the start of Japan's bubble economy. Through various loans, banking deals, and real estate scams, he accumulated assets of over $4 billion which he invested in projects around the world, including in Korea and the United States. In 198...
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Susumu Ishii
[ [ "Susumu Ishii", "given name", "Susumu" ] ]
Japanese yakuza
sorted out their problems with violence. However the way Ishii viewed things was different compared to the typical yakuza. Ishii never favored violence and whenever he came across a problem he would always think and talk his way out of problems. Ishii did not use violence or money to solve any of his problems. Ishii al...
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Susumu Ishii
[ [ "Susumu Ishii", "occupation", "Gangster" ] ]
Japanese yakuza
in the 80s and 90s." Ishii's money went overseas as well. He invested in hotels in Monaco, Hong Kong and America. In total he invested 700 million dollars around the world. Throughout various investments he was able to have successful international relations and grow his money. Ishii was known as the "World's Richest G...
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Arrow Classic Rock
[ [ "Arrow Classic Rock", "instance of", "Radio station" ] ]
radio station
Arrow Classic Rock is a Dutch radio station, that plays classic rock and some modern rock. Arrow Classic Rock broadcasts on FM and is also receivable via cable, all nationwide. Owned by Ad Ossendrijver and Willem van Kooten, the station started broadcasts via all Dutch cablenetworks in 1996 and bought AM 828 from Veron...
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Arrow Classic Rock
[ [ "Arrow Classic Rock", "country of origin", "Netherlands" ] ]
radio station
2008 they ceased their AM transmissions, transmitting an announcement in English advising their move to FM and to use the web stream. Three evenings a week, a variety of program specials can be heard. On Monday Liselotte Hegt presents the program Arrow High Voltage! (Metal/hard rock), on Tuesday Arie Verstegen presente...
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Arrow Classic Rock
[ [ "Arrow Classic Rock", "country of origin", "Netherlands" ] ]
radio station
Willem van Kooten started in autumn 1996 with Arrow Classic Rock Radio. The station sent non-stop rock music 24-hours a day via the cable. The philosophy was: first money, then attract DJs. On April 1, 1997 the broadcasting frequencies would be distributed. This was different. Only in 2003 the Dutch government passed a...
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Arrow Classic Rock
[ [ "Arrow Classic Rock", "instance of", "Radio station" ], [ "Arrow Classic Rock", "country of origin", "Netherlands" ] ]
radio station
362 m. But it remained only a test. On 10 July 2008, the Arrow radio group put the radio station Caz! temporarily in the area of the AM frequencies 828 kHz, 362 m. From 2003 to 2008, it has organized the annual Arrow Rock Festival. In October, Arrow dominated by Rocktober, meaning that the Arrow Rock 500 and other Top ...
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Sam Bohne
[ [ "Sam Bohne", "occupation", "Baseball player" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "member of sports team", "Cincinnati Reds" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "place of birth", "San Francisco" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "sport", "Baseball" ] ]
American baseball player
Samuel Arthur "Sam" Bohne (born Samuel Arthur Cohen; October 22, 1896 – May 23, 1977), was a professional Major League Baseball player who played second base, shortstop, and third base from 1916 to 1926. Early and personal life Bohne was born Samuel Arthur Cohen to Louis Cohen in San Francisco, California. As Bohne was...
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Sam Bohne
[ [ "Sam Bohne", "member of sports team", "Minneapolis Millers" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "place of birth", "San Francisco" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "place of death", "Palo Alto, California" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "sport", "Baseball" ] ]
American baseball player
in Palo Alto, California. Baseball career Minor leagues In 1915 and part of 1916 (when he also played for the Tacoma Tigers and made his major league debut with the Cardinals) he played in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Seals, and in 1917 he played for the American Association Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Pau...
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Sam Bohne
[ [ "Sam Bohne", "member of sports team", "St. Louis Cardinals" ], [ "Sam Bohne", "member of sports team", "Cincinnati Reds" ] ]
American baseball player
1929, leading the club with 23 stolen bases in 1927. Major leagues In 1916, when he made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals, he was the second-youngest player in the National League, behind Ed Sicking. In approximately 1917, he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later (Bob ...
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Sam Bohne
[ [ "Sam Bohne", "sport", "Baseball" ] ]
American baseball player
runs (98) and walks (54). In 1923, he was ninth in the NL in stolen bases (16). In 1926 he played the bulk of the season for the Brooklyn Robins. In 663 games over seven seasons, Bohne posted a .261 batting average (605-for-2315) with 309 runs, 87 doubles, 45 triples, 16 home runs, 228 RBI, 75 stolen bases, 193 bases o...
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Liwagu River
[ [ "Liwagu River", "country", "Malaysia" ], [ "Liwagu River", "instance of", "River" ], [ "Liwagu River", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Sabah" ] ]
river in Malaysia
The Liwagu River () is a river in West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia, flowing eastwards off the southern slope of Mount Kinabalu into the Labuk River in Sandakan Division. Most parts of the river are covered by primary and secondary forests. Conservation efforts The river is home to various habitat including plant,...
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Liwagu River
[ [ "Liwagu River", "country", "Malaysia" ], [ "Liwagu River", "instance of", "River" ], [ "Liwagu River", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Sabah" ] ]
river in Malaysia
of the bird species include chlamydochaera jefferyi, chlorocharis emiliae emiliae, eumyias indigo cerviniventris, harpactes whiteheadi, megalaima pulcherrima, napothera crassa Luzon and zosterops atricapilla. Several insects species such as the graphelmis bandukanensis, liparthum, stalk-eyed fly (teleopsis) and myrmara...
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Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada
[ [ "Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada", "country", "Spain" ], [ "Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Igualada" ] ]
cultural property in Igualada, Spain
The Basilica of Santa Maria is the main temple and the most important historical building of Igualada, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Santa Maria church origin is from the 11th century, but the current building is mainly from the 17th century. Origin and history The church of Santa Maria, also known as the "b...
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Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada
[ [ "Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Igualada" ] ]
cultural property in Igualada, Spain
of the Evangelists, painted by Miquel Llacuna. Regarding the exterior, it is covered with an octagonal dome. In the apse there is the altarpiece with the image of Saint Christ of Igualada, a reproduction of a 14th-century Gothic carving, which disappeared during the civil war. Two murals painted by Camps Dalmases evoke...
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Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada
[ [ "Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Igualada" ] ]
cultural property in Igualada, Spain
Roch and Saint Faust, linked to the traditional prayerbook of Igualada. Both figures are flanked by four musician angels, typical of the baroque imagery. Among them, the angel which plays the guitar is considered an almost unique specimen in the religious iconography of the period. At the upper floor, the altar is crow...
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Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada
[ [ "Basilica of Santa Maria, Igualada", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Igualada" ] ]
cultural property in Igualada, Spain
sweat in Igualada, which took place in 1590. The baptistery, of modernist aesthetics, is the work of Ignasi Colomer, and is located on the left of the entrance. The crypt beneath the chancel was built after the civil war, from a project of Cèsar Martinell. At the exterior of the main facade there are two plaques that c...
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Nordmøre
[ [ "Nordmøre", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Møre og Romsdal" ] ]
traditional district of Norway
Nordmøre (English: North-Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, Eide, Sunndal, Gjemnes, and Smøla. The only town in Nordmøre is Kristiansund Of ...
[ "Earldom of Nordmøre" ]
Gideon Remez
[ [ "Gideon Remez", "occupation", "Journalist" ], [ "Gideon Remez", "place of birth", "Tel Aviv" ] ]
Israeli journalist
Gideon Remez (Hebrew: גדעון רמז, born 2 June 1946) is an Israeli journalist and an analyst on post-Soviet affairs. Biography Gideon Remez was born in Tel Aviv on June 2, 1946. His father, Aharon Remez, was an Israeli diplomat and military officer who served as the second commander of the Israeli Air Force. His grandfat...
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League for Independent Political Action
[ [ "League for Independent Political Action", "country", "United States" ] ]
defunct American progressive political organization
The League for Independent Political Action (LIPA) was an American political organization established in late November or early December 1928 in New York City. The organization, which brought together liberals and socialists, was seen as a coordinating agency for a new political party in the United States. No such part...
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League for Independent Political Action
[ [ "League for Independent Political Action", "country", "United States" ] ]
defunct American progressive political organization
Establishment Within a month after the 1928 Presidential election which saw the election of Herbert Hoover as President of the United States, a number of prominent liberals and socialists gathered in New York City to assess the American political situation. Those gathered agreed on the need for a new political party in...
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League for Independent Political Action
[ [ "League for Independent Political Action", "country", "United States" ] ]
defunct American progressive political organization
the "general and far reaching industrial transformation" which the United States had experienced. It further called upon "forward-looking people in existing political parties and independent of existing parties" to join together in a "new party based on the principle of increasing social control" over industrial produc...
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League for Independent Political Action
[ [ "League for Independent Political Action", "chairperson", "John Dewey" ] ]
defunct American progressive political organization
trade unionists, and political activists. In states with no functioning third parties already in the field, these state conferences were envisioned as the catalyst for the formation of new state political parties. The Chairman of the LIPA from its earliest days was philosopher John Dewey. Dewey attempted to jumpstart t...
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League for Independent Political Action
[ [ "League for Independent Political Action", "chairperson", "John Dewey" ] ]
defunct American progressive political organization
the Cleveland Public Library. Footnotes Conventions Prominent members Devere Allen Harry Elmer Barnes Paul Brissenden Jane P. Clark John Dewey Paul H. Douglas W. E. B. Du Bois Sherwood Eddy Helen Hamlin Fincke Nathan Fine Sidney Hillman Hannah Clothier Hull Harry W. Laidler Corliss Lamont John A. Lapp Robert Morss Love...
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League for Independent Political Action
[ [ "League for Independent Political Action", "chairperson", "John Dewey" ] ]
defunct American progressive political organization
in June 1930 and merged into the magazine Common Sense in April 1933 and terminated in October of that same year. (Common Sense continued publication through 1943.) The organization also published a number of political pamphlets, including: Wanted: A New Political Alignment. New York: League for Independent Political A...
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Bosistoa
[ [ "Bosistoa", "taxon rank", "Genus" ], [ "Bosistoa", "parent taxon", "Rutaceae" ] ]
genus of plants
Bosistoa is a genus of Australian plants with 6 species in the family Rutaceae. Most of them are endangered due to forest destruction and encroachment by weeds. They are known colloquially as bonewoods or satinhearts. Species Bosistoa brassii — Brass's bonewood Bosistoa floydii — five-leaved bonewood (near threatened) ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Shikellamy School District is a midsized, suburban/rural, public school district in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It serves Northumberland Borough, Point Township, Rockefeller Township, Snydertown Borough, the City of Sunbury, and Upper Augusta Township. The administrative offices are located at Administration C...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "country", "United States" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Center, 45% of the Shikellamy School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 37 students in the Shikellamy School District were hom...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "country", "United States" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700. Per school district officials, in school year 2005-06, the Shikellamy School District provided basic educational services to 3,256 pupils through the employment of 229 teachers, 178 full-time a...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Shikellamy School District received more than $17.2 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. For school year 2014-2015, the district received $17,110,709 in state funding. High school students may choose to attend the SUN Area Technical Institute...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
staff and faculty. Governance The Shikellamy 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 Titl...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
report on the district in its website by March of each school year. 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 respon...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
required to give 150 days notice to the superintendent regarding renewal of the employment contract. Pursuant to Act 141 of 2012 which amended the Pennsylvania School Code, all school districts that have hired superintendents on/after the fall of 2012 are required to develop objective performance standards and post the...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "D-" 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 t...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Area Technical Institute, in New Berlin, Union County for training in the building trades, culinary arts, mechanical trades, cosmetology, and allied health services. Costs for attending are paid by Shikellamy School District. The district provides transportation to and from the technical school each school day. The Cen...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
program. The pupils may attend any of the 13 cyber schools operating in Pennsylvania in 2015, including locally operated SusQ Cyber Charter School. Academic achievement In 2017, Shikellamy School District ranked 263rd out of 494 Pennsylvania public school districts, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking is base...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
School District, Duquesne City School District). The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th. Adapted PSSA examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th and 8th grades. 2016 - 276th 2015 - 324th 2014 - 363rd 2013 - 334th 2012 - 371st ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
district was 397th. 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-price lunch into the formula. A distric...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
mathematics in 2011. Grace S. Beck School and Chief Shikellamy School were on the 15% lowest-achieving schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2013, Chief Shikellamy School was once again listed. Parents may be eligible for scholarships to transfer to another public or nonpublic school through the state's Oppor...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
the scholarship amount and the receiving school's tuition rate. Students may seek admission to neighboring public school districts. Each year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education publishes the tuition rate for each individual public school district. The two Shikellamy schools were the only ones in Northumberland C...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Duquesne City School District, Farrell Area School District, Wilkinsburg Borough School District and Steelton-Highspire School District. Funding for the scholarships comes from donations by businesses which receive a state tax credit for donating. In 2015 and 2016, Chief Shikellamy School remained on the statewide lowe...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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 a...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
II in 2011. Shikellamy student proficiency in reading, math and science has trailed other students both in the region and in the state. The Shikellamy School District was in the bottom 17th percentile in the state, for academic achievement in 2009. Graduation rate In 2017, Shikellamy School District's graduation rate d...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
78% 2006 - 83% 2005 - 81% Dr. Alan Lonoconus, then Superintendent of the Shikellamy School District, in a December 2007 interview on WKOK's Leaders and Lawmakers radio show said, "Where I envision us going is a lot of new curriculum revisions. With the State standards and everything we have to do with the state and Fed...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
retest will be administered during the senior year for deficient subject areas. Failure to achieve proficiency in the retest requires a passing grade on a final examination and a passing course grade for any and all deficient subject areas reported by the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. The student must pass ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
is currently under revision to align it with the 1999 Pennsylvania State Academic Standards. These standards are assessed in the third through eighth and eleventh grades under the guise of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. These tests last several days and cover Reading, Writing, Speaking, Mathematics and S...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
average for reading. Oaklyn Elementary School achieved 81% of 3rd graders on grade level in reading in 2009. Mathematics scores, for 3rd graders, were similarly low with Grace S. Beck School having 55% on grade level in math, in 2009. It was the lowest-performing school in the IU16 region. On the whole, 81% of Pennsylv...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 41 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, the school reported an enrollment of 8...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
were on grade level in reading/literature and just 66% of students demonstrated on grade level in Algebra I. In Biology I, only 65% of pupils demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the Biology course. The requirement that pupils pass the Keystone Exams in reading, algebra I and bIology I in ord...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania achieved a passing score of 70 or better. 2015 School Performance Profile Shikellamy High School achieved 80 out of 100. The PDE reported that 76% of the High School's students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, 67% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
showed on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,134 of 2,947 Pennsylvania public schools (72 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Fifty-three percent of schools statewide received lower SPP sco...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Shikellamy High School ranked 464th out of 666 Pennsylvania high schools for the reading and mathematics achievement of its students and had its 80th bicentennial. In 2009, 45% of Shikellamy High School 11th graders were on-grade level in mathematics. With the 2009 graduation rate decline to 78%, Shikellamy High School...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
were lower than other school districts in the Central Susquehanna Valley IU16 region. 2007 - declined to School Improvement Level II 2006 - declined to School Improvement Level I 2005 - declined to Warning AYP Level In 2005, Shikellamy High School was ranked 384th out of 606 public high schools in Pennsylvania. In 2006...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the env...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year. 11th Grade Reading: 2012 - 53% on grade level, (25% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level. 2011 - 52% (21% below basic). State - 69.1% 11th Grade Math:...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level. 2011 - 32% (15% below basic). State - 40% ACE Shikellamy School District students have access to Bloomsburg University's Summer College and Advanced College Experience (ACE) during the summer of their sophomore, junior and senior years (after high school graduation). Tui...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Sunbury. In 2016, enrollment was pupils, in grades 7th through 8th, with 58% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 19.5% of pupils received special education services, while 4.3% of pupils were identified as gifted. According to a 2016 report by the Pennsylvania Department of Educatio...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
graders demonstrated on grade level science understanding. No eighth grade writing scores were reported. In 7th grade, 61% were on grade level in reading, while 37.6% showed on grade level math skills. Statewide 58% of eighth (8th) graders were on grade level in reading, while 29% demonstrated on grade level math skill...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
83% of the 8th grade students demonstrated on grade level writing skills. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. AYP status In 2012, Shikellamy Middle School was in Warning AYP status ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Exam for Algebra I at the end of the course. The testing of 8th grade 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 on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focus on the state's Acade...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
- 79% on grade level, (5% below basic). State - 79% Eighth grade Mathematics 2012 - 80%, (10% below basic). State - 76% Eighth grade Science 2012 - 75%, (13% below basic). State - 59% Seventh grade Reading - 58% on grade level (15% below basic). State - 76% Math - 70%, (8% below basic). State - 80% Dropout Early Warnin...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
are implemented to assist at-risk pupils to remain in school. The program is funded by federal and private dollars. Grace S. Beck School Grace S. Beck School is located at 600 Arch Street, Sunbury. In 2016, the school's enrollment was 351 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 75.8% of pupils receiving a feder...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
The school provides full-day kindergarten. The school is a federally designated Title I school. In 2014, Grace S Beck School's enrollment was 359 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 75% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 18% of the pupils receive s...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, the school reported an enrollment of 343 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 74% of its pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school is a federally designated Title I school. The school had a student-teacher r...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
S. Beck School 6th graders, 65% were on grade level in reading and 53% were on grade level in mathematics on the PSSAs given in April 2015.. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 65.3% of 5th grade students were on grade level in reading. In mathematics, 37% of 5th grade students showed on grade level ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
on grade level in reading and 26% were on grade level in mathematics. Statewide 61.9% of fifth (5th) graders were on grade level in reading, while 42.8% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Pennsylvania 4th graders were 58.6% on grade level in reading and 44.4% demonstrated on grade level math skills. In science, 7...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
kindergarten through 6th, with 83% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 22% of the pupils receive special education services, while less than 1% was identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers wer...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
poverty. Additionally, 23.7% of the pupils receive special education services, while less than 1% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school was a federally designated Title I school...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
a federally designated Title I school. The school had a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. 2017 School Performance Profile SPP declined to 69.8 points out of 100. At Chief Shikel...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
grades kindergarten through 6th, with 42.5% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 17.5% of the pupils receive special education services, while 2.6% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
of the pupils receive special education services, while 2.98% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school is a federally designated Title I school. The school provides...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
of the pupils receive special education services, while less than 1% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides full-day kindergarten. The school is a federally designated T...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides full-day kindergarten since 2007. The school was a Title I school. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Priestley School enrollment was 383 ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Seventy-four percent of students in 5th grade were on grade level in reading, while 58% of students demonstrated on grade level mathematics skills. In 4th grade, 66% were on grade level in reading, while 49% demonstrated on grade level math skills. In science, 88% of fourth grade pupils demonstrated on grade level unde...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
(5% below basic). State - 83% Special education In December 2015, the district administration reported that 542 pupils, or 19% of the district's pupils, received special education services, with 42% of the identified students having a specific learning disability. In 2013, Shikellamy School District administration repo...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
learning disability. In 2009, Shikellamy School District administration reported that 423 pupils, or 14.6% of the district's pupils, received special education services, with 40.7% of the identified students having a specific learning disability. Special education services in the Commonwealth are provided to students f...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
126,026 students (46.9 percent) and Speech or Language Impairments with 43,542 students (16.2 percent). In 2007, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak testified before the Pennsylvania House Education Committee regarding full-day kindergarten. He claimed that districts which offered the program would see...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
has repeatedly sought an exception to raise taxes due to escalating special education costs. Full-day kindergarten has yielded no savings. 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 ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
has 60 calendar days, after receiving parental consent, to complete the evaluation. The IDEA 2004 requires each school entity to publish a notice to parents, in newspapers or other media, including the student handbook and website regarding the availability of screening and intervention services and how to access them....
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
US Department of Education issued a directive requiring schools include students with disabilities in extracurricular activities, including sports. In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for special education services. This funding is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Total funds that are received by school districts are calculated through a formula. The Pennsylvania Department of Education oversees four appropriations used to fund students with special needs: Special Education; Approved Private Schools; Pennsylvania Chartered Schools for the Deaf and Blind; and Early Intervention. ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
receiving special education services while others have 10% supported through special education. The state requires each public school district and charter school to have a three-year special education plan to meet the unique needs of its special education students. In 2012, the Obama Administration's US Department of E...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Commonwealth. The cost of special education programs is borne largely on a local basis at 60%, with the state contributing $1 billion or 30% and the federal government providing 10% of the funding. Gifted education The District Administration reported that 31 or 1.09% of its students were gifted in 2009. The highest pe...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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 ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
school district administrative officials. A uniform form is furnished by the PDE and submitted to the board of school directors for approval prior to the beginning of each fiscal year on July 1. Under Pennsylvania's Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of the Special Session of 2006, all school districts of the first class A, se...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
and that reduced staffing by 24 positions. Beginning in 2011-12, the sixth grades will remain at the elementary schools, while seventh and eighth grades will be provided at the high school. The high school has been overstaffed, according to Superintendent Robin Musto, with 24 teachers not working a full teaching schedu...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
union. In 2014-15, the district's mandated teacher pension contribution rose to 21.40% of employee salaries and in 2015-16 it rose again to 25.84% of total salaries. Shikellamy School District teacher and administrator retirement benefits are equal to at least 2.00% x Final Average Salary x Total Credited Service. (Som...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
than they would likely receive in the private sector. The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation including: pension, retiree health benefits and job security. In the 2013-14 school year, the average salary of Shikellamy School District edu...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
also required to contribute an amount equal to 16.93% of each employee's salary to the state pension system. In 2012-2013, the average teacher salary in Shikellamy School District was reported as $60,635 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers received was $23,066.55 per employee, for a total annual average tea...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
days, one more than their previous contract required. In 2007, the Shikellamy School District employed 204 teachers. The average teacher salary in the Shikellamy School District was $48,795 for 184 days worked. The teacher's work day is 7.5 hours, including a 30-minute duty-free lunch and a daily preparation period. Te...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
sick days, and other benefits. 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.Administration spending The Shikellamy School District administrative costs per pupil were $587.43 in 2008. ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "country", "United States" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
the district's per-pupil spending had increased to $12,865.21. In 2011, Pennsylvania's per-pupil spending was $13,467, ranking 6th in the United States. In 2007, the Pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was reported as $12,759. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Pennsylvania spent $8,191 per pupil in school year...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
a $3,322,311 in an unreserved-undesignated fund balance. The designated fund balance was reported as zero. In 2010, Shikellamy School District Administration reported an increase to $3,589,270 in the unreserved-undesignated fund balance. The district also reported zero in its unreserved-designated fund in 2010. Pennsyl...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
reserve funds to preserve bond ratings. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, from 2003 to 2010, as a whole, Pennsylvania school districts amassed nearly $3 billion in reserved funds. By 2013, reserves held by Pennsylvania public school districts, as a whole, had increased to over $3.8 billion. By 2014...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
to reduce property taxes for homeowners and farmers by $176.Audit In December 2010, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the district. The findings were reported to the board and administration. In 2014, Shikellamy School District was audited again. It was found that the district had taken ...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
School District. For these cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Education sets an annual tuition rate for each school district. It is the amount the public school district pays to a charter school for each resident student that attends the charter and it is the amount a nonresident student's parents must pay to attend...
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Shikellamy School District
[ [ "Shikellamy School District", "instance of", "School district" ], [ "Shikellamy School District", "located in the administrative territorial entity", "Pennsylvania" ] ]
public school in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
fell significantly from $28,593 in 2012 to $13,504 for 2013. The Shikellamy School District is funded by a combination of: a local Occupation Tax, an earned income tax 0.5%, 2 per capita taxes $10, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.5%, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania an...
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