Cumberland Valley School District 4.29

The Cumberland Valley School District is a large, rural and suburban public school district located in Central Pennsylvania. It covers Hampden Township, Monroe Township, Middlesex Township and Silver Spring Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 46,926. By 2010, the district's population increased to 54,670 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $28,440, while the median family income was $66,515. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Cumber;land Valley School District provided basic educational services to 7,640 pupils. It employed: 610 teachers, 423 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 54 administrators. Cumberland Valley School District received more than $20.4 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. The district utilizes an independent administration building.In 2011, the district agreed to participate in a pilot program to develop a new way to evaluate teachers that, in part, takes into account student achievement. Several Cumberland County school districts are participating, including: Big Spring School District, Carlisle Area School District and Camp Hill School District. The pilot program had 104 K-12 entities, including: nine career and technical centers, nine charter schools and nine intermediate units. Beginning in January 2012, Cumberland County schools will use the new evaluation method and provide feedback to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This new evaluation will not be used to determine an educator’s official 2011-12 assessment.