Sentences with phrase «california school district administrators»

Fortune smiled on California school district administrators last week as voters approved millions of dollars worth of local bond measures while rejecting a proposed statewide restriction on districts» administrative spending.

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* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

To further investigate the implementation of Prop 227, I observed 170 classrooms and interviewed teachers and administrators in 29 elementary and junior high schools in eight California school districts during the spring of 1999 and the fall of 2001.

To keep the district solvent, the state of California provided a $ 100 million line of credit and took over the district's operations, stripping the school board of all but advisory powers and appointing an administrator to replace Chaconas.

On a local level, California's San Joaquin County Office of Education has started the Teachers College of San Joaquin to train administrators and teachers in the local school districts.

These 10 tips draw on the expertise of the California Department of Education, ConnectEd, MDRC's research report, and many teachers and administrators in the Elk Grove Unified School District and at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School.

«What a principal would wish for in my daughter's school in our nice suburb would be so different from what a principal in the urban district where I work would wish for,» said Lyn McCarty, a special education administrator in an urban California public school district.

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aschool, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aSchool District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

Three - quarters of school districts in California report having a professional development plan to prepare teachers and administrators for the Common Core standards.

The charge to the teachers and administrators from eight school districts seemed simple enough: Create an activity, called a performance assessment task, that would show, when solved, that students understand a unit covering Common Core standards that California and 45 other states and the District of Columbia have adopted.

He worked as a teacher, principal, and district - level administrator in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties before becoming superintendent of schools in Tustin, California.

Wesley Smith, executive director of the Association for California School Administrators, which represents about 17,000 district superintendents and other school administrators, said the issue was of «great concern» to his organizSchool Administrators, which represents about 17,000 district superintendents and other school administrators, said the issue was of «great concern» to his organizschool administrators, said the issue was of «great concern» to his organization.

Our performance - based induction program for new administrators is anchored in the Los Angeles Unified School District School Leadership Framework, the California Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL), and the LANALP Habits of Mind.

His professional career began as a high school teacher in Southern California, serving in five diverse school systems as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and district office administrator in elementary, middle, and high school settings.

Moirao has recently been appointed by the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction to be the State Administrator of a school district in state receivership.

Credentialing Commission Imposes Tougher Test to Become School Administrator Alone among states, California has permitted passing a primarily multiple - choice exam as one path to become a school or district administSchool Administrator Alone among states, California has permitted passing a primarily multiple - choice exam as one path to become a school or district aAdministrator Alone among states, California has permitted passing a primarily multiple - choice exam as one path to become a school or district administschool or district administratoradministrator.

Prior to coming to D.C., he spent two years as the superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District in California and worked as a public school administrator in DSchool District in California and worked as a public school administrator in Dschool administrator in Denver.

Only 18.3 % of California school districts require a school administrator to ascertain the reason the officer must remove the student from school.

Presenters Margaret Arthofer, Senior Director of Educational Services, Association of California School Administrators Karen DeMoss, Director, Sustainable Funding Project, Bank Street College Kristina LaGue, Professor and Department Chair, California State University, Bakersfield Kim McKenzie, Director of Administrator Services, Shasta County Office of Education Anne Podolsky, Researcher and Policy Analyst, Learning Policy Institute Brandon Ware, Coordinator of Curriculum, Bakersfield City School District Moderated by Tara Kini, Director of State Policy, Learning Policy Institute

Subject: Request by Upper Lake Union High School District to waive California Education Code Section 41402 (b) and (c), the requirement which sets the ratio of administrators to teachers for unified school districts at eight for every 100 teachers, and for high schools at seven for every 100 teaSchool District to waive California Education Code Section 41402 (b) and (c), the requirement which sets the ratio of administrators to teachers for unified school districts at eight for every 100 teachers, and for high schools at seven for every 100 teaschool districts at eight for every 100 teachers, and for high schools at seven for every 100 teachers.

But when the researchers compared California schools districts, based on their English learners» standardized test scores and mastery of English proficiency, and then followed up with site visits and interviews with administrators, they discovered that many of the most successful districts viewed the Common Core as a means to higher achievement for these students, and used strategies in line with its goals to achieve their good results.

Surely, the Governor can approach these competing eBook vendors and suggest California's most willing teachers, administrators, school districts, and community colleges, as lab participants for their Education Outreach Programs.

Honors ♦ Honorary Life Service Award, Parent / Teacher Association ♦ United States Congressional Recognition Award, Los Angeles Mayor's Commendation ♦ California Distinguished School Administrator, 2007 ♦ Area Nominee for Middle School Administrator of the Year, 2009 ♦ Presenter, «Creating a Positive Learning Environment,» National School Boards Association Annual Conference, April 2004 ♦ Presenter, «Are School Uniforms in Your School District's Future?