"District resources" refers to the various assets, such as funding, equipment, personnel, and services, that are available to a particular district or local area for the purpose of supporting and improving the community. These resources are typically provided and managed by the local government or authorities to meet the needs of the people living within that specific district.
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Many districts have content area specialists and / or
district resource teachers who are recognized for their depth of knowledge and expertise.
Such information can be linked to
district resource allocations so informed decisions can be made regarding programs and other investments and their effect on student outcomes.
The SEL
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In Baltimore City, closure is for poor performance, not cost - cutting; Washington, D.C., has closed schools to save money and better
use district resources given that they have 150,000 seats and only 46,000 students filling them.
That work established the foundation for SEDL's current policy study
on district resource allocation in the Southwestern Region.
A Cost Allocation Model for
Shared District Resources: A Means for Comparing Spending Across Schools Recent policy changes at the state and federal level have made schools the focus of accountability.
Watch this 30 minute webinar for an inside look at the new
SEL District Resource Center and learn how our priority setting questionnaire can help you and your district identify areas of focus, and to explore the approaches and artifacts that can inspire your work.
Weighted Student Formulas There have been calls for district policies that would transparently and equitably
allocate district resources among schools, with the use of an explicit formula.
The particulars are predictably banal: Michigan and Arizona pledge to improve teacher induction; Delaware will
give districts resources on high - quality induction programs; Louisiana hopes to formalize its «mentor teacher» role; yada, yada.
Our technology enabled a variety of mobile devices to access school
district resources without jeopardizing security or burdening the network support team.
The suit also alleges that the property tax cap successfully pushed through the Legislature by Cuomo has exacerbated the shortfalls in state education aid and
denied districts the resources necessary to meet instructional needs.
Rather than going
toward district resources, like curriculum or teacher salary, almost all of the increased funding is going toward paying off the state's unfunded pension liabilities which now total over $ 25 billion.
«Innovation Network Schools allow us to
leverage district resources and the support of our educational partners to ensure our students have the optimal environment to foster achievement.
Her recent research on data - based decision making has focused on the ways in which teachers use multiple sources of data to inform instruction, how these practices are supported
by district resources and structures, and which practices may contribute to improved student achievement in Title I schools.
Elected leaders of the 60,000 - student school district immediately south of Denver, Colo., unanimously voted to cut ties with the teachers union, and to keep taxpayer dollars and
district resources from underwriting union politics.
The three - day conference included a variety of discussions and sessions addressing SEL topics emerging in the districts; a sneak peek at CASEL's
upcoming District Resource Center, an online tool for planning and implementing SEL in districts and schools; and visits to local Oakland schools.
Increasing the allocation of resources to support quality family engagement across the district
Other sources of funding for preparation and in - service programs include federal, state, or foundation grants; targeted district funds; and reallocations of
existing district resources.
The Report added, though, «While that correspondence does not prove that the one caused the other, it raises powerful questions about the relationship
between district resources and a district's capacity to improve school effectiveness.»
This updated version features over 100 State and
district resources related to making SLO policy choices, providing SLO tools, selecting or creating assessments and setting targets, communicating with teachers and principals, training district staff and school administers and ensuring continuous improvement.
The Florida Healthy School Districts are districts that have made a high level commitment to meeting the health needs of students and staff in order to remove barriers to learning and
maximize district resources.
Providing the required proof of residency documentation will allow the district to maintain accurate student records and help
ensure district resources are being used for the students, parent and community members of North Kansas City Schools.
CASEL's social and emotional
learning District Resource Center launches, offering a rich set of online guidance and resources for initiating, developing, implementing, and assessing districtwide implementation of SEL.
But he fiercely condemned «the continued harassment and intimidation of parents — too often by district staff
using district resources — who are trying to organize to improve their children's low performing schools.»
Evaluating KPIs can help determine how to best
allocate district resources and improve operational efficiencies, as well as student achievement.
This paper authored by Lawrene J. Miller, Marguerite Roza, and Claudine Swartz addresses one key driver of spending variation between schools:
shared district resources.
Stephen Frank, Director at Education Resource Strategies (ERS), leads ERS research
on district resource allocation and ERS strategic school design consulting practice.
Our work focuses on implementing, refining, and demonstrating high - quality SEL in school districts, and creating scalable tools and resources (visit our
SEL District Resource Center to learn more);
Recent budgets have steadily chipped away at
school district resources, belying the claim that today's leadership has committed to education.
CASEL's
District Resource Center offers 500 + guidance, tools, and resources for SEL implementation throughout a district.