Sentences with phrase «give teachers decision»

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Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

The obvious solution is to build nutrition and sustainability into food contracts, give principals more autonomy to make smart decisions, and extend the school day so that our fine, fine teachers have enough time to give our kids what they need.

The union said the decision gave Cash powers to make changes that affected staff outside of the receivership schools without negotiating with the teachers union.

United Federation of Teachers president Mike Mulgrew issued a statement saying he opposed giving the chancellor the authority to «unilaterally» fire a teacher and ignore an arbitrator's decision to the contrary.

«We commend the decision of the governor for the window of opportunity it provided for the affected teachers and gave an assurance of improved service delivery in state public schools.

The Greater Accra Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given government a one - month ultimatum to implement decisions that were presented in a communiqué after a meeting at the Ministry of Education with other stakeholders.

As such, decisions to «give» teachers more devices tend to originate from the wrong starting place; teachers should be designing their classrooms and schools and then discussing, with leaders and technologists, what devices can best support that design.

Elite tenure, for the top 10 — 25 %, would confer status to the deserving, open doors to paid instructional career opportunities, and give power over future decisions to top teachers who would be motivated to maintain a high standard.

Last week, Gates Foundation education chief Vicki Phillips wrote a «letter to our partners» urging that states give students and teachers time to adjust to the new Common Core standards before using those standards as factors «in high - stakes decisions on teacher evaluation or student promotion for the next two years, during this transition.»

Teachers need to consider not only what their students create, but also how they give students space to make decisions around teamwork, tasks, and the inquiry process.

Now a new study by University of Michigan economist Brian Jacob finds that when given the authority, principals make dismissal decisions that put a premium on teacher effectiveness and student achievement.

They need to either give on - the - ground educators the authority and resources to make technology adoption and implementation decisions, or they need to work very closely with students, teachers, and school leaders to ensure that top - down efforts will effectively address educators» day - to - day challenges.

Given teachers» lack of confidence in their expertise outside the classroom, many legislators, school boards, and administrators «do not believe they require teacher participation» in important decisions.

In a profession that already feels under siege, the decision in most states — encouraged by the U.S. Department of Education — to press ahead with using student test scores as a significant component of a teacher's evaluation «just fuels the perception that we care more about weeding out weak teachers than giving the vast majority of teachers the time and support they need to make a successful transition to Common Core,» says Schwartz.

Otherwise, the new system gives carte blanche for schools to base pay decisions on how much money is available, whether a teacher's face fits, or on something as simple as if they volunteer to drive the school minibus at weekends.

As an example of how ESR operates, it recommends that students and teachers make decisions together about classroom norms at the beginning of the school year and that teachers give early instruction in problem solving and decision making so the skills can be used and reinforced throughout the year.

Generally, school autonomy seems to have a positive impact — but only when schools are given extensive decision - making powers over the purchase of supplies, the hiring and rewarding of teachers, and the choosing of instructional methods.

So it's not just about teachers, it's about teachers and the resources they have that can help them make what are very difficult decisions about «what's a good assessment for me to give at this point in time?»».

Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle schools in an effort to improve dropout rates.

Members of the congressional New Democratic Coalition expressed dismay last week at the Department of Education's recent decision to give teachers» colleges an extra year before they have to start reporting on the quality of their programs.

The first, Smart Advice: Broadening Your Students» Horizons gives teachers and advisers strategies and practical advice for supporting their students» research and decision - making, as they approach their transition from full - time secondary education.

In England, Tom Bennett, teacher journalist and blogger, has been worrying at this for some time and is beginning to address the issue with a series of day conferences for teachers aimed at giving them the tools to make informed decisions.

Specifically, we've called for giving teachers tools to use assessments to inform instruction, minimizing test prep (which research suggests does not necessarily lead to increased test scores), focusing on student growth rather than absolute proficiency, and using test scores as only one measure among many in high - stakes decisions.

The decision to teach or to retire at any given age can have profound financial consequences for the individual teacher.

Public - opinion surveys suggest that the proposal — which ties hiring, firing, and transfer decisions to teacher effectiveness, while still giving some consideration to seniority — may be more popular than the merit - pay or school - voucher proposals.

So there is good reason to fear that principals in public schools, if given discretion to reward teachers as they please, will base their decisions on personal relationships rather than on the results of value - added assessments.

The EEP has called for an effective teacher for every child (paying teachers as professionals, giving them the tools and training to do their work effectively, and making tough decisions about ineffective teachers); empowering parents by allowing them to choose the best schools for their children; holding grown - ups at all levels accountable for the education of our children; and, very important, having enough strength in our convictions to stand up to anyone who seeks to preserve a failed system.

«As school leaders,» write the study's authors, «administrators are charged with creating an organizational climate that promotes individual commitment and organizational effectiveness (e.g., providing adequate resources and professional development, giving meaningful feedback and encouragement, and including teachers in decision making).»

Since it is easier for traditional power structures to remain in place when environmental factors remain «stable and congenial, «153 giving parents and teachers authority to make some school decisions may in some respects reinforce the status quo.154

These correlations are small to moderate, and certainly not «strong,» and definitely not «strong» enough to warrant high - stakes decisions (e.g., teacher termination) given everything (i.e., the unexplained variance) that is still not captured among these multiple measures... and that still threatens the validity of the inferences to be drawn from these measures combined.

The rationale given by teachers and administrators for this decision was a desire to maximize individual participation and ensure that all students were working on skills and materials that were «within their reach.»

The task has proven so difficult that last August, the federal Education Department gave states and districts until the start of the 2013 - 14 school year to have the systems fully implemented for use in teacher compensation and retention decisions.

Then, once a district has made a decision to terminate, weak teachers are given four additional appeals, including to courts of law.

First, lawmakers killed a bill that would have given school districts the ability to make teacher staffing decisions based on performance evaluations.

The decision about teacher pay is coming up with money to give many veteran teachers not a salary increase, but merely a $ 750 bonus.

Teacher Leaders — Among the faculty at a school are teachers whose experience, knowledge, or influence gives them ability, authority, or position to make decisions for other teachers.

Given the potential blowback resulting from the new assessments, state policy leaders should err on the side of caution when using assessment results to make high - stakes decisions about students, teachers or schools in the early years of new tests.

But given how seldom parents and teachers and students are involved in decisions about what gets measured, it takes on added urgency.

The NEU advises that any notification given to teachers that they have been denied progression should contain full reasons for this decision.

Known as the Small Autonomous Schools Movement, this effort subdivided large schools into multiple small schools, each with a school leader that was given flexibility with budget, staffing, and program decisions to execute a vision collaboratively created with teacher leaders and the community.

Such comparisons are especially useful for some personnel decisions that require an up - or - down vote — we either renew the teacher's contract or not, give tenure or not, promote him to leadership or not.

2011 — The VIVA Project report gives voice to the arts In a project designed to dramatically increase classroom teachers» participation in important state and national public education policy decisions, the VIVA Project issues a report sanctioned by both the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public teachers» participation in important state and national public education policy decisions, the VIVA Project issues a report sanctioned by both the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools.

«Classroom teachers frequently protest that they would love to open up the decision - making process but for the fact that a significant number of decisions are not theirs to give away or even to make themselves.»

But in most cases, teachers are not given a voice in PD decisions,» said Brooke Craig, first grade teacher at Morton School of Excellence and member of E4E - Chicago.

Other key factors Suitor pointed to are longer school days, giving decision - making power to principals, setting aside more training time for teachers and having smaller schools.

But states still have to make their own sometimes - complicated decisions about where and when to give teachers and schools a reprieve from the ratings themselves, as well as when to impose consequences for performance that falls short.

Involving teachers in decisions about their work must be valued in its own right, as must giving parents and other community members more involvement in their schools.

But crowdsourcing tools are slowly working their way into the education policy world, designed to give teachers and district employees more say on big decisions that affect their school environment.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan last year gave state education chiefs the power to delay using teacher evaluations based on test scores for personnel decisions until the 2016 - 17 school year.

Teachers were given the autonomy to make these decisions.