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The Kane Area School District is a public school district located in southwestern McKean County and parts of Elk County in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States, near the Allegheny National Forest. They are known as the Kane Wolves. The district encompasses an area of approximately 250 square miles and employes about 98 teachers, and 88 full-time and part-time support personnel. |
Geography
The district includes all or parts of the following municipalities, townships and communities:
Hamilton Township - Highland Township - James City - Jones Township - Kane Borough - Ludlow - Mount Jewett Borough - Wetmore Township
Demographics
With the main offices located in the borough of Kane, PA the Kane Area School District has three schools currently open and one school that recently closed. They are the Kane Area High School, which is for Grades 9-12. It is located at 300 Hemlock Ave. There is also a middle school for Grades 6-8. It is located at 400 W Hemlock Ave. The one active elementary school (grades K-5) is Chestnut Street Elementary School on Chestnut Street. The Mount Jewett Elementary School closed its doors at the end of the 2007 school year. Only about 65 students attended the satellite school located 15 miles east on Highway 6 in Mount Jewett.
By school, the population is:
Chestnut Street Elementary School: 538 students--279 boys and 259 girls
Kane Middle School: 304 students--171 boys and 133 girls
Kane Area High School: 392 students--193 boys and 199 girls
The total school district population is 1,234 students. The ratio is 643 boys and 591 girls.
Satellite Borough Information
Mount Jewett is located in the heart of Hamlin Township--a territory surrounding the borough and belonging to neighboring Smethport Area School District. However, due to tax structures, Kane claims the town for their school system. Because of this fact, one school board member on the Kane Area School Board must be from Mount Jewett.
When the Mount Jewett Elementary school closed its doors it did not do it quietly. The town of Mount Jewett has since started a coalition to begin their own charter school using the building that used to house the elementary school. As of March 2008 the Kane Area School Board unanimously turned down this proposal. Their reasoning is because the board feels that it would create a financial impact on the district. "If 100 children from the district would attend the proposed school, Business Manager Steve Perry projects a net loss of between $530,000 and $600,000 in the district’s annual operating budget." As a result of the governing body's decision, the Mount Jewett Charter School Coalition has appealed in an effort to push their new school forward. The coalition currently has its own board of directors, who in turn appointed and hired a CEO to manage their school.
School activities
Kane Area High School is the home to many different Varsity and Junior Varsity Sports. All athletic contests are under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association rules and regulations for that particular sport. Students from Kane schools participate in Concert Band , Chorus Choraliers, Jazz Band or even Marching Band.
Administration
Current administration for the district includes:
Sandra Chlopecki - Superintendent of Schools
Jeff Kepler - Principal of the High School
James Fryzlewicz - Principal of the Middle School
Linda Lorenzo - Director of Elementary Education for Chestnut Street Elementary School
Jay Israel - Assistant Principal of Chestnut Street Elementary School
Interesting facts
The Kane Wolves won the AML (Allegheny Mountain League) football championship in November, 2007 and were 10-0 for the season. It was the first 10-win season in Kane history. The team's football coach--Jason Barner--was named AML Coach-of-the-Year.
A famous graduate (class of 1991) is Amy Rudolph-Carroll, a 1996 Atlanta (top 10 in the 1500 meter run) and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games competitor.
*Courtesy of WikiPedia.org
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