Sentences with phrase «as school district leaders»

Yet, as school district leaders work to meet these challenges, they are shamed and blamed by corporate competitors.

As school district leaders look for ways to combat online bullying, the rapid nature of technological change makes it nearly impossible to prevent every tragedy.

From her role as a school district leader to her leadership in education policy, Nancy has demonstrated a deep commitment...

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«What is interesting about our industry is that all foodservice management companies are required by government regulations to provide school districts with a definitive host of services, but we stand out as a leader,» says Joan Wagner, marketing coordinator.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and district administrators who have attacked Chicago as having the shortest school day among the nation's 10 largest cities have begun touting this as an accomplishment: CPS officials say the 7.5 - hour day will tie Chicago with Philadelphia as «the leader among the largest cities in instructional time» for...

On Thursday, stakeholders will gather at the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools in Montgomery; representatives from twelve school districts will be in attendance, as well as representatives from the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, the Alabama Food Bank Association, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Education Association, and Alabama School Nutrition Associschool districts will be in attendance, as well as representatives from the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, the Alabama Food Bank Association, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Education Association, and Alabama School Nutrition AssociSchool Nutrition Association.

By: Sunny Young, thelunchbox.org bloggerIn addition to acting as one of the leaders in reforming school meals across the country, Chef Ann Cooper also serves as Nutrition Services director of the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder, Colschool meals across the country, Chef Ann Cooper also serves as Nutrition Services director of the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder, ColSchool District (BVSD) in Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. Hightower in his presentation cited Ms. McCarthy's stellar record as a classroom teacher, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district leader.

The district was awarded the 2010 - 11 State School Health Award as well as the Superintendent's Platinum Level School Health Award, while teacher Dean Tessitore — who is also a Wellness Council leader at the school — won Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor of the year for LouiSchool Health Award as well as the Superintendent's Platinum Level School Health Award, while teacher Dean Tessitore — who is also a Wellness Council leader at the school — won Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor of the year for LouiSchool Health Award, while teacher Dean Tessitore — who is also a Wellness Council leader at the school — won Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor of the year for Louischool — won Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor of the year for Louisiana.

The East Ramapo Board of Education is expected to appoint its interim superintendent, Deborah Wortham, as permanent leader of the school district.

Keith is a member of the Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, Community Board Six, Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, Tilden Democratic Club, Kips Bay Neighborhood Association, League of Conservation Voters, The Epiphany School Alumni Committee, University of Dayton Alumni Committee, and serves as a District Leader for the Democratic Party in Manhattan.

All school districts should have a degree of oversight, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan told reporters Monday as he defended his bill to have a state appointee monitor mayoral control of New York City schools.

County leaders are feeling the squeeze this year, as are other local government and school district officials, given the allowable growth in the state's cap on property taxes is less than 1 percentage point.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

His visit, organized jointly by the Center for Community and Ethnic Media (CCEM) at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney, was the second installment of «Newsmakers 2015,» a roundtable series with CCEM members and elected officials, stakeholders and leaders as funded by the Revson Foundation.

This past Mon., May 7th, Congressman Charles Rangel joined local arts leaders, students and parents as he announced this year's winner, Srey Beaulac of the The Dwight School, of the 15th Congressional District's Congressional Arts Competition, at the Harlem State Office Building.

As the Lancaster community becomes more divided over whether the school district's nickname should remain the «Redskins,» school leaders are under increasing pressure to make a decision soon about whether to phase the name out completely.

When asked what letter grade he would give himself as he nears two years as the leader of the city's school district, Cash replied, «I always am trying to improve.

But as WXXI's Hélène Biandudi Hofer reports, some believe there's one key element that can't be overlooked as District and school leaders work to improve the future of East High.

Many school leaders have replied that the state follows an unrealistic «Goldilocks» approach — not too hot, not too cold — in trying to fine - tune the amount of money that districts can set aside as a hedge against tax caps.

Teachers, parents, union leaders and even some school superintendents and board members in New York are clothed in blue to show their concern for what they see as an overemphasis on testing, an under - emphasis on state education funding, and inequitable spending between districts.

Jeremy Belfield, the superintendent of the LaFayette Central School District, said if Simone Thornton, the choice for principal by parents and Onondaga leaders, meets the criteria «established for her to be principal, the opportunity is there for her to serve as principal.»

Educators and parent leaders from Brooklyn's PS / IS 180 and PS 231, the District 75 school with which it shares space, held an early - morning «Black Friday» protest against budget cuts and layoffs on June 17 as part of the ongoing series of «Fight Back Friday» demonstrations at schools around the city.

Teachers are increasingly frustrated that district and union leaders can not reach a new agreement to replace their long - expired contract.Business officials consider the city school district the greatest obstacle to the region's economic development.Political leaders are worried as well about the direction of the still - struggling city schools.Throughout the city, stakeholde...

Jesse Hamilton has spent his entire career helping people, including over 15 years as an elected official in Crown Heights, eight years as President of the School Board and the last eight representing our community as District Leader of the 43rd Assembly District.

It's all too easy to make mistakes when you're emotional about the rigged teachers» contract by an incompetent Board of Education majority who sold out the school district as payback to teacher's union leader Phil Rumore for his election support.

As mayor of Yonkers, Spano has more power over the school district than any other local leader in the state, with the exception of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.

This is the same legislator who resigned his position last month as majority leader to more fully devote himself to the troubled East Ramapo school district where he will travel to the corrupt government in Albany and oppose the appointment of a veto - proof monitor.

Sacramento school district officials met with parents, teachers, and students — as well as community members and business and industry leaders — for months to discuss the school - to - career approach for their high schools.

Cleveland voters last week soundly rejected a levy intended to bolster the school district's finances, a move widely interpreted as a referendum on the performance of its leader, Barbara Byrd - Bennett.

Through his doctoral research at Columbia University and experience as a tech specialist at the Fieldston School in New York City, Kenny Graves has found that the partnerships among school leaders are also helping them think more strategically about how to use technology as a tool to address specific needs and goals in their distSchool in New York City, Kenny Graves has found that the partnerships among school leaders are also helping them think more strategically about how to use technology as a tool to address specific needs and goals in their distschool leaders are also helping them think more strategically about how to use technology as a tool to address specific needs and goals in their districts.

But it would not be feasible to simply add this role on to existing jobs — school and district leaders would need to consider other duties to remove from the plate of those professional staff members who serve as liaisons.

One of the institute's first education initiatives was the Alliance to Reform Education Leadership (AREL), a nationwide network of principal preparation programs with a mandate, as a 2010 press release put it, «to transform the way school districts identify, recruit, prepare, empower, and evaluate their leaders.»

While some administrators are using the new opportunities to meet leaders throughout the country, others, such as Fleming County Schools Superintendent Brian Creasman, say they prefer to develop connections regionally with districts with similar demographics and needs.

It is human nature to feel defensive when being critiqued; it is our work as leaders (of districts, schools, classrooms) to move beyond defensiveness and embrace feedback as sustenance for our own ongoing learning, growth, and improvement.

With three months left in Thomas W. Payzant's decade - long tenure as superintendent of the Boston schools, those charged with finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars, community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a change agent the district needs.

As the leader of the Chicago Public Schools, America's third - largest urban school district, Arne has launched key initiatives all with a singular aim: improving student performance.

Over the course of the 2015 — 2016 school year, in collaboration with district and family leaders, educators, and community partners, we developed a framework with four dimensions, to be integrated with the work of instruction, not positioned as a separate initiative.

As a leader who co-founded a high - performing charter school network and charter support organization, and who now leads Chiefs for Change, an organization of state and district leaders committed to educational excellence, I'm an ardent charter supporter — and I'm arguing for taking a look in the mirror.

As progressives, it makes sense that union leaders would support equity in general, but there's no good reason for why that moral impulse should stop at school district borders.

His experiences as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school leader, district administrator and consultant have provided him with the foundation necessary to understand first - hand the needs of students and educators.

One of Jewell - Sherman's biggest successes as the leader of the Richmond Public Schools was the strengthening of the district's connections to the community.

As the leaders of the United Teachers of Los Angeles laid the groundwork for a possible strike, a citywide coalition last week released a draft plan for restructuring the troubled school district.

Some national charter - school leaders fear that school districts may view charter conversion as an easy way to remove low - performing schools from their books without taking the responsibility to actually improve them.

In a decision designed to spark a transformation of New Jersey's school finance formula, the state board of education concluded last week that poor rural districts have been shortchanged in a state known nationally as a leader for providing billions of dollars in extra aid and programs to its poor urban districts.

As reported in the L.A. Times, «school district and union leaders had previously said they were against shortening the school year because it would hurt instruction and amount to a pay cut for teachers.

As the city stabilizes, will leaders resist the urge to consolidate power into a single district, instead allowing permanent diversity in schools and school suppliers?

This led to a patient explanation from other charter leaders as well as district leaders about how hard it is for communities to see a building shuttered or handed over to a charter school when generations of neighborhood kids, some of whom went on to be accomplished leaders, attended the school.

USP is a rigorous course of study designed for professionals who have worked in metropolitan school districts as teacher - leaders, school principals, or central office administrators.

Mark was recognized as a 2015 Education Week Leaders to Learn From and in 2016 the Meriden Public Schools was a recipient of a National School Boards Association Magna Award, as well as recognition as a District of Distinction from District Administration.