Sentences with phrase «increase teacher base»

«McCrory: Increase teacher base pay $ 4,200» was the way the Charlotte Observer put it.

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Small, faith - based schools with religiously motivated teachers are more likely to offer the special attention, loving intimacy and moral standards hat an increasing number of dysfunctional homes can not provide.

With funding from Oil and Gas, Authentix Incorporators, the edifice is expected to increase the knowledge base of both students and teachers on ICT.

The NYC - based teachers union is ratcheting up its war over charters in the wake of the Senate's 45 - 15 passage yesterday of a bill that would increase the cap on the schools from 200 to 460.

Mr. Cuomo had declared he would boost education funding by just over $ 1 billion only if the legislature agreed to adopt his reform plans — which included state receivership of failing schools, an increase in the charter cap, new teacher evaluations based on state exams, and changes to teacher tenure.

The Rochester - based Unshackle Upstate, one of the major backers of the 2 percent limit on local property tax increases, this morning blasted the lawsuit filed by the New York State United Teachers union to overturn it.

The Yonkers Democrat vowed to back an increase in education spending and touted her conference's opposition to education policy measures that sought to link teacher evaluations to Common Core - based test results.

The Massey plan would also expand the number of competitive, specialized high schools from nine to 13, increase the number of vocational / trade schools, and implement merit pay for teachers, which the Bloomberg administration tried on a limited basis.

The effect of the Triborough Amendment is significant: Edmund J. McMahon, senior fellow at the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative research group, has estimated that longevity - based pay increases for teachers, guaranteed by the amendment even after contracts expire, add $ 300 million to school budgets annually.

The state aid increase should not have been tied to the governor's teacher evaluation proposal, which in turn should not be increasingly based on test scores, said David Gamberg, who is superintendent of both the Greenport and Southold districts.

EDUCATION Mr. Cuomo proposed a new teacher rating system that would base 50 percent of an instructor's evaluation on student test scores — an increase from 20 percent.

The governor has proposed a teacher rating system that would base 50 percent of an instructor's evaluation on student performance on state tests — an increase from the current 20 percent.

The teacher estimate is based on an increase in applications for a state credential to teach pre-K after de Blasio announced the expansion program, which he has called his top priority.

Cuomo is projecting a 3.8 percent increase for school aid, which amounts to about $ 807 million, including formula - based aid to districts and targeted funding streams for pre-kindergarten, after - school programs and merit incentives for teachers.

Included among the proposed reforms is a teacher evaluation system based half on student test scores, an increase in the length of time before a teacher is eligible for tenure and allowing the state to take over failing schools and districts.

The Education Investment Tax Credit will increase funds in two areas — donations to public schools, school districts and teacher - driven projects; and scholarships to help low - and middle - income students attend religious and other tuition - based schools, according to the NY Archdiocese.

Other areas the chime led administration is positively giving uncommon facelift to include; renovation of dilapidated school structures, provision of Ambulances and medical emergency response personnel in Enugu State which is under its Medical Emergency Response Scheme, recruitment of 2000 teachers for secondary schools and an additional 2000 volunteer teachers to fast track its Volunteer Service Scheme, a scheme whereby retired but not tired teachers are engaged based on personal volition in order to increase and complement the inadequate number of teachers teaching in the state's schools, provision of brand new tractors to encourage mechanized system of farming to add vim to the revolution going on in the agricultural sector etc..

Teachers rated «ineffective» are dismissed; those whose performance is rated as «minimally effective» have one year to improve; and teachers who are rated «highly effective» receive large bonuses and the potential for substantial increases in bTeachers rated «ineffective» are dismissed; those whose performance is rated as «minimally effective» have one year to improve; and teachers who are rated «highly effective» receive large bonuses and the potential for substantial increases in bteachers who are rated «highly effective» receive large bonuses and the potential for substantial increases in base pay.

In general, this review of the published evidence suggest that school - based yoga programs may be helpful in reducing student and teacher stress and increasing mood, health, performance and pro-social behavior.

Based on our findings of what causes teachers to leave their schools, we calculated the salary increases that would be necessary to offset the effects of difficult working conditions in large urban versus suburban schools.

Opting out adds noise to the data, which increases the amount of variability in the teacher performance measures because each teacher's score is based on fewer students.

The initiatives outlined in the plan include lengthening the school day and year, implementation of a statewide teacher contract, consolidation of school districts, and increasing needs - based financial aid in the 2010 budget.

In an unprecedented move, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office brought criminal charges of grand theft last week against 43 public - school teachers who received salary increases based on fraudulently obtained college credits.

Students with dyslexia can be remediated with evidence - based, Structured Literacy programs delivered by teachers trained in reading instruction to increase accuracy, reading fluency, and text comprehension.

In return, the new contract would have a far higher base salary; in fairness, states should require districts to hire an auditor to determine the savings that can be expected from each alternative contract teacher, and give that savings to the teacher as increased pay.

The Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative is based on the notion that providing teachers with more time to teach and plan, and giving students additional exposure to academic enrichment and extracurricular activities, will increase student achievement and teacher effectiveness.

That figure is based on a 10 to 12 percent teacher absence rate — which is due, in part, to increased teacher in - service days.

To dramatically increase the number of students and teachers engaging in project - based learning and performance assessment we need to highlight examples that are attainable.

(Public Impact has separately suggested that a 10 percent average base pay increase is also needed for teachers in North Carolina.)

Previous predictions of teacher shortages later in this decade based mainly on demographic projections of increased elementary - school enrollment have been called into question by recent federal demographic surveys.

Then Senator Barack Obama said, «Cities like Denver have already proven that by working with teachers, this can work, that we can find new ways to increase pay that are developed with teachers, not imposed on them and not just based on an arbitrary test score.»

Districts had to «allocate forty per cent of the monies for teacher compensation increases based on performance and employment related expenses, twenty per cent of the monies for teacher base salary increases and employment related expenses and forty per cent of the monies for maintenance and operation purposes.»

What are the adjustments that teachers can make on an everyday basis to increase equity, access, rigor, and engagement for all students?

On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.

The first decade of the 21st century has also had a dominant strategy: incentive - based reforms, such as increasing competition among charter and district schools, merit - pay plans to improve teacher quality, and school - level accountability based on testing.

Between 1992 and 2014, the percentage of teachers with more than a bachelor's degree increased from 46 percent to 56 percent, based on data from the Current Population Survey.

The commission recommended increasing salaries to the levels necessary to recruit stronger candidates, adding that salaries should be performance - based and sensitive to market conditions (additional pay for math and science teachers, for instance).

In addition to the obvious need for increased teacher resources and teacher support in order to implement new programs, Reimers cited three additional factors: the lack of political will on the part of national and state governments; the resulting insufficient knowledge base to support effective citizenship and human rights education; and the limited ability of international institutions to implement educational change.

Under her leadership, the school launched the Doctor of Education Leadership Program, a first - of - its - kind practice - based education doctoral program; created a universitywide Ph.D. in Education; established the Urban Scholars Fellowship which provides full tuition to teachers from urban schools; and significantly increased financial aid for master's and doctoral students.

First, under a pay structure based on knowledge and skills, all teachers can earn salary increases by acquiring new knowledge and skills.

Teachers will need to incorporate lessons that ask students to analyze exemplar oral and written arguments, and they will need to increase the number of writing and speaking assignments in which students argue their opinion about a topic or theme, using text - based evidence as support.

And, it would require that half of teacher pay increases be based on student performance.

These pay elements were in addition to a teacher's base pay, some years of experience increases, and some credential - based pay.

The «Strategic Plan for Agricultural Education» calls for, among other goals, developing a more science - based agricultural curriculum; increasing the nation's agricultural «literacy;» attracting more women and minorities to the agriculture field; and including the subject and its teachers in the educational mainstream.

It calls for flexible schedules, more project - based and interdisciplinary learning, a more engaging and real world — based course of study, increased opportunity for teachers to work in teams, and better integration of technology across subject areas.

In a 1998 report, researchers note that three - fourths of the teachers who participated in a Rockman survey reported that project - based instruction had increased since the introduction of the laptops in their classrooms.

Student - test - based measures of teacher performance are receiving increasing attention in part because there are, as yet, few complementary or alternative measures that can provide reliable and valid information on the effectiveness of a teacher's classroom practice.

Based on her experiences leading short term travel - study courses for teachers to China and Costa Rica, her research showed that such opportunities result in increased reflection and learning for participants.

However, education secretary Justine Greening has said that rather than all teachers getting a one per cent pay rise, schools should be able to choose which members of staff get an increase, based on performance.

A conversion to the evidence - based salary schedule could thus be seen as a means of boosting starting teacher salaries without increasing expenditures on education.