, ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁administr ators . ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 6 ▁million ▁in ▁state ▁fund ing ▁in ▁school ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁oper ates ▁seven ▁schools : ▁four ▁elementary , ▁two ▁middle / j un ior ▁high , ▁one ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁a ▁virtual ▁a cademy ▁( K - 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Element ary ▁schools ▁are : ▁Qu ar ry ville ▁Element ary ▁School ▁Prov idence ▁Element ary ▁School ▁Bart - Col er ain ▁Element ary ▁School ▁Cl erm ont ▁Element ary ▁School ▁Middle ▁schools : ▁George ▁A . ▁Smith ▁Middle ▁School ▁Swift ▁Middle ▁School ▁High ▁school : ▁Sol an co ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁The ▁school ▁district ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁ 9 ▁individually ▁elected ▁board ▁members ▁( ser ves ▁without ▁compens ation ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁four ▁years .), ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁controls ▁programs ▁it ▁funds ▁like ▁Title ▁I ▁fund ing ▁for ▁low - in come ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁Element ary ▁and ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁Act ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁Act , ▁which ▁mand ates ▁the ▁district ▁focus ▁resources ▁on ▁student ▁success ▁in ▁acqu iring ▁reading ▁and ▁math ▁skills . ▁The ▁Super int endent ▁and ▁Business ▁Manager ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁board . ▁The ▁Super int endent ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁administrative ▁officer ▁with ▁overall ▁responsibility ▁for ▁all ▁aspects ▁of