Sentences with phrase «as school districts look»

Especially as school districts look at implementing Next Generation Science Standards, and researchers are encouraged to do more outreach for broader impact, a better understanding of the mental models of STEM ed and the value of designing an online classroom can be useful.

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After taking a look at Lion Kona beans processing equipment and drying porch, the tour moved to farming land in Hawaii is leased from the school district, which was granted ownership of more than 365,000 acres of land in 1883 as part of a bequest from Princess Bernice Pauahi, the last royal descendant of the Kamehameha line.

A northwest suburban high school district is looking to quit the National School Lunch Program, giving up about $ 900,000 in federal aid before strict new guidelines would restrict some fundraisers such as school bake school district is looking to quit the National School Lunch Program, giving up about $ 900,000 in federal aid before strict new guidelines would restrict some fundraisers such as school bake School Lunch Program, giving up about $ 900,000 in federal aid before strict new guidelines would restrict some fundraisers such as school bake school bake sales.

Check back on the blog next week for an in - depth look at both visits, as well as our interviews with the cafeteria manager, district director, school principals — and even a few thoughts from students about what they like about BIC.

As for the school board intending to accept money, Johnson said: «We went through a similar situation with the Park District about a year and a half ago when they were looking to sell land to the City of Chicago, and we passed a resolution then [opposing] that action.»

Late last month, Dana looked at stigma from a slightly different angle, as it relates to candy - and - soda - filled food trucks being allowed to come close to school campuses in her district of San Francisco.

Looking at the Salt Lake City School District as a whole, that number soars to nearly 60 percent.

Meanwhile, Erie County, the Town of Tonawanda, and the Ken - Ton School District were looking at about a $ 6 million loss as a result of the Huntley Station closure.

Take a deeper look into the crosstabs... 41 % think New York's citizens were losers as a result of the budget and 57 % think their local school district were losers.

«The comptroller is really looking at, as we move into next year, whether or not the tax cap, which is at its lower point ever for school districts for the upcoming fiscal year, for 2016 - 17, to see the impact of that and whether or not if forces more districts to spend down that fund balance, to rely on borrowing, and if the impact does push anybody else into fiscal stress next year,» Butry says.

«So that's something that we'll be looking at as school districts are planning their budgets this year and when we release these scores next year.»

Deane - Williams also indicated that besides looking at various safety procedures, the district will also need to look at how it classifies students She says that although Trevyan was classified as having learning disabilities, he was not classified as having autism, which might have triggered more supervision when he got off the school bus and entered the school each day.

As the Syracuse school district reels from Superintendent Sharon Contreras» unexpected announcement of her departure, a look down Interstate 90 suggests the road ahead could be a rough one.

As such we felt it was important to look at potential savings that could occur in the area that is the biggest cost driver of property taxes — school districts.»

As 2015 closes out this week we look back on another round of leadership changes in the Buffalo Public School District.

Whoever wins will quickly become immersed in budget crises and the debate over school consolidation as the district looks to downsize.

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

As the Syracuse City School District goes into its budget process, it's looking at a $ 24 million spending gap, a revenue problem stemming from years of stagnant state aid in the face of rising educational costs.

«Also, look to other schools and school districts who have done it or are considering it, such as Oakland, Los Angeles, Detroit, now Chicago, and the successes they've had saving money, improving health, and the sweeping environmental savings.

Chicago officials are hailing their mandatory summer school program as an unequivocal success, but a closer look suggests a less glowing picture than the one the school district has put forward.

In hundreds of schools in the District and elsewhere, these conferences look drastically different as educators seek to build stronger relationships with parents and equip families with tools to reinforce classroom concepts at home.

By serving an entire region or market's group of charter schools, the real - estate trust would look familiar to state officials and to lenders: a single entity that grasps the intricacies of real - estate finances and serves the individual needs of multiple schools, as school districts do.

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.

It could be that some schools or districts or states look like they are «beating the odds» — but only because their students aren't as needy as we've been led to believe.

«This has been touted as «Look how flexible the department is,» but I wonder if you can call it flexible when you offer a commonsense solution to only a handful of school districts out of the 15,000 in this country,» says Shreve.

Be as clear as possible about what success would look like in terms of the investment that's being made in the district or school.

With the largest single pool of federal education dollars in history flowing to states and school districts, education - related companies have been looking to gain a share of the cash, marketing themselves as uniquely equipped to help with improvement efforts.

As the number of schools subject to restructuring increases, so will pressures on states and school districts to look for easy ways out.

The assets available to the Henry Ford Academy are not available in every community, yet this model can inspire other school districts to look at local institutions with new eyes and imagine classrooms in settings where they've never been before, as was done recently in New Orleans, which will incorporate a new school on the grounds of the Louisiana SuperDome.

Louis Wool (@louisnwool), Superintendent of Schools of the Harrison Central School District stated that «We, as a society, tend to always look for quick fixes, and whatever they are, they generally fail in the long - term.»

We included administrative data from teacher, parent, and student ratings of local schools; we considered the potential relationship between vote share and test - score changes over the previous two or three years; we examined the deviation of precinct test scores from district means; we looked at changes in the percentage of students who received failing scores on the PACT; we evaluated the relationship between vote share and the percentage change in the percentile scores rather than the raw percentile point changes; and we turned to alternative measures of student achievement, such as SAT scores, exit exams, and graduation rates.

In fact, says Sari Factor, CEO of Edgenuity, she consistently hears from schools and districts looking to implement technology — such as the solutions her company creates — more effectively in their classrooms and personalize instruction for their students.

School districts that want to start pay - for - performance programs for school leaders should look beyond high - stakes student tests as the primary measure for awarding bonuses, a position paper released last week by the National Association of Secondary School PrincipalsSchool districts that want to start pay - for - performance programs for school leaders should look beyond high - stakes student tests as the primary measure for awarding bonuses, a position paper released last week by the National Association of Secondary School Principalsschool leaders should look beyond high - stakes student tests as the primary measure for awarding bonuses, a position paper released last week by the National Association of Secondary School PrincipalsSchool Principals says.

That's how he frames his role as superintendent of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, New York, delegating much of the day - to - day work of running a high - poverty turnaround district of 6,800 students to look ahead and concentrate on the big District of Middletown, New York, delegating much of the day - to - day work of running a high - poverty turnaround district of 6,800 students to look ahead and concentrate on the big district of 6,800 students to look ahead and concentrate on the big picture.

New Teacher Placement, Retention Can Exacerbate Achievement Gaps Education Week, July 18, 2012 «Marty West, an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, said the results point to the need for districts to take a closer look at who they keep and lose both in individual schools and the district as a whole.

Many look at Missouri's interdistrict transfer program, which has allowed more than 2,000 students from the Normandy and Riverview Gardens school districts to transfer to higher performing suburban districts, as if it were a Pinto.

Mr. Smith ordered a one - year delay to give state officials «time to look at other options that could minimize the impact» of the reductions on as many as 35 of the state's 141 school districts, according to Brad L. Hurley, executive assistant to the commissioner.

That's what it seems like today, as I look back to 1968, when my Tacoma, Washington, school district opened a magnet school.

A new study looks at the impact of co-location, the practice of allowing a charter school to open in the same building as a district public school.

Construction bonding authority — a technical, and often obscure, source of capital funding for school districts — has emerged as a hot ticket for those looking to finance school facilities work under the federal government's economic - stimulus program.

As the economic outlook continues to darken, school districts will be looking for ways to cut costs, and they will no doubt wrestle with some difficult issues.

«We look forward to working with PIER Fellows to analyze the implementation and impact of statewide initiatives such as our curriculum frameworks, educator evaluation framework, and school and district turnaround efforts.

Suspension rates, school - climate surveys, and students» social - emotional skills are key factors as a group of California districts looks to evaluate how their schools are doing.

Saving a Community's Heart: The Small Rural School At the center of many small, rural communities is the school — and as states look for ways to save money, more small districts are being consoliSchool At the center of many small, rural communities is the school — and as states look for ways to save money, more small districts are being consolischool — and as states look for ways to save money, more small districts are being consolidated.

This insight will assist schools and districts as they look for opportunities to use technology to support various teaching and learning initiatives.

As a 2nd grade teacher in the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in Indiana, Eaton considered virtual classes isolating, rudimentary, and «a subpar, cheap imitation of what real education looks like,» she said.

Menlo Park, Calif. — December 15, 2011 — As online learning programs become prevalent in U.S. schools, school and district leaders, teachers, and policy makers are looking for the best ways to use technology to enhance learning.

This fall, as school districts scattered around the country are considering «no homework» policies, teacher educator Curtis Chandler looks at research on whether and how homework can support learning and suggests teaching apps to help make it short, meaningful, and accessible.

What began as a pulse - check of rural schools» use of technology to address the obstacles facing their communities evolved into a deep look at what is working to increase college and career readiness and economic opportunity in historically underserved districts.

Designed for district and school leaders, as individuals or in teams, looking to develop or advance their practice in turning around under - performing schools.