Sentences with phrase «independent school district teachers»

Eric Jensen led a workshop on brain - based learning for Harlendale Independent School District teachers and administrators at the Boggess Center in July.

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For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcSchool District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcschool organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcschool kitchen.22

There will be two required observations, from a teacher's principal or administrator and an «independent» evaluator, who could be a principal, administrator or «highly effective» teacher from another school or district.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

Authorities in Houston are investigating allegations that as many as 90 bilingual - education teachers with almost no English skills and no college degree are teaching in the Houston Independent School District.

«Kids are so technologically oriented,» states Kathy Keyes, an algebra teacher with the Salado Independent School District, in Salado, Texas.

To identify more precisely the independent effects of the multiple factors affecting teachers» choices, we use regression analysis to estimate the separate effects of salary differences and school characteristics on the probability that a teacher will leave a school district in a given year, holding constant a variety of other factors, including class size and the type of community (urban, suburban, or rural) in which the district is located.

Hopefully, students will be given an independent educational pathway (titled differently in different school districts) after which the teacher can follow the plan and help the student throughout the year.

However, pilot schools, which were started by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools, which were started by Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theSchools and the Boston Teachers Union, remain part of the local school district and are continuing to grow — seven new schools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools are slated to open this September; charter schools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to theschools have independent advisory boards, are mostly nonunion, and report directly to the state.

Researchers for the Dallas Independent School District, for example, studied the correlation between teacher effectiveness and student performance on formal assessments.

The right principal, though, can be the reason that teachers stay at their schools, according to Bernell M. Petier - Glaze, principal of Highland Heights Elementary School in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District.

The case, North East Independent School District v. Findeisen (Case No. 84 - 1607), stemmed from the August 1981 resignation of a tenured San Antonio - area teacher.

«Districts can be so hard to change,» said Dan Challener, president of the Public Education Foundation, an independent, nonprofit, community - based organization that provides training, research, and resources to teachers, principals, and schools in the Hamilton County area of Tennessee.

At Bowie Elementary School in the Richardson (Texas) Independent School District, assistant principal Michael Davies's classroom and special education teachers take into account gender balance, academic balance, required special services, student relationships, and other factors as they put together class lists.

Patricia Hollis is an Agriculture Science teacher at Robert E Lee High School, Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, Baytown, Texas.

It's a nice transition from «welcome» to «work,» and it's a positive interaction for teacher and students,» added Sessions, who teaches at Olle Middle School in Texas's Alief Independent School District.

Smoke and shell casings fly as teachers and staff from Clifton Independent School District in Clifton, Texas, fire handguns at a range just outside of Clifton during training on what they need to know to get a license to carry a concealed gun.

The Dallas Independent School District also is considering changes to the typical model that bases salaries on a teacher's years of experience and education level.

Before joining the KIPP Team and Family, Ashley was a teacher in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) for 6 years where she taught 2nd and 4th grade.

The MET project, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a collaboration between dozens of independent research teams and nearly 3,000 teacher volunteers from seven U.S. public school districts.

A Cuomo administration official told reporters early this month that the «independent» evaluators could be principals or «highly effective» teachers from other schools and districts; college professors or retired educators could also qualify to do the evaluations.

The approximately 3,000 MET project teachers who volunteered to open up their classrooms for this work are from the following districts: The Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools, the Dallas Independent Schools, the Denver Public Schools, the Hillsborough County Public Schools, the New York City Schools, the Memphis Public Schools, and the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Teacher hiring in the Houston Independent School District used to be a messy affair.

To help fill this vacuum, CREDO (formerly known as the Center for Research on Education Outcomes), an independent nonpartisan research group at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, evaluated the performance of TFA teachers relative to both new teachers and all teachers in the Houston Independent Schooindependent nonpartisan research group at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, evaluated the performance of TFA teachers relative to both new teachers and all teachers in the Houston Independent SchooIndependent School District.

In suburban Minneapolis, Intermediate School District 287, a consortium of 13 independent school districts, is solving the problem by recruiting and training noncertified college graduates as substitute teaSchool District 287, a consortium of 13 independent school districts, is solving the problem by recruiting and training noncertified college graduates as substitute teaschool districts, is solving the problem by recruiting and training noncertified college graduates as substitute teachers.

March 5 (New York)-- Educators for Excellence - New York (E4E - New York), a teacher - led organization, welcomed the news that Richard A. Carranza, current superintendent of Houston Independent School District and former San Francisco superintendent, has been named Chancellor of New York City Public Schools.

At the Dallas Independent School District he was a Principal Evaluator working with K - 8 school teachers to develop end of year tests to provide information to both the current teacher and the teacher in the next School District he was a Principal Evaluator working with K - 8 school teachers to develop end of year tests to provide information to both the current teacher and the teacher in the next school teachers to develop end of year tests to provide information to both the current teacher and the teacher in the next grade.

What one Texas - based superintendent learned about the teacher shortage Keith Bryant, superintendent of Lubbock - Cooper Independent School District, discusses the TalentIndex — a collection insights and predictions from hundreds of K - 12 professionals — and what it taught him about the teacher shortage.

And the latter groups will not be unemployed for long, because charter schools are independent (mostly non-unionized) and therefore not beholden to the district's industrial style employment hierarchy, so competent teachers will be snapped up.)

The Harlandale Independent School District, in south - central San Antonio, Texas, has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets.

UTLA represents the teachers at a number of independent charter schools, but the majority of the district's charters remain non-union.

Leandro Gonzales, a middle school math teacher at Whittier Health Sciences Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District, is the kind of public school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their school math teacher at Whittier Health Sciences Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District, is the kind of public school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their School District, is the kind of public school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their school teacher who, years from now, will be remembered by students for changing the trajectory of their education and, indeed, their lives.

For Independent Charter Schools, as with district schools, it is important that administrators and teachers understand the growing needs of homeless stSchools, as with district schools, it is important that administrators and teachers understand the growing needs of homeless stschools, it is important that administrators and teachers understand the growing needs of homeless students.

Career Pathways Let Top HISD Teachers Lead Without Leaving the Classroom: Brief description of career pathways from the Houston Independent School District http://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2013/08/13/career-pathways-let-top-hisd-teachers-lead-without-leaving-the-classroom/

«We've struggled to find special education teachers, we've struggled to find teachers who have the ability to teach English as a second language, and we've struggled to find bilingual teachers,» said Keith Bryant, superintendent of Lubbock - Cooper Independent School District (LCISD).

During her 14 years as a principal in the Dallas Independent School District, she developed a reputation for consistently and effectively integrating the efforts of students, parents, teachers, and community members to achieve solid academic gains while providing safe and nurturing learning environments.

In its second year, the Summit Learning Community supports over 130 schools — district, charter and independent — in 27 states and represents a community of 1,000 + teachers and 20,000 + students.

Comal Independent School District in Texas has transformed professional development (PD) across the district by personalizing participants» experiences, while simplifying processes for teachers and adminisDistrict in Texas has transformed professional development (PD) across the district by personalizing participants» experiences, while simplifying processes for teachers and adminisdistrict by personalizing participants» experiences, while simplifying processes for teachers and administrators.

Before joining IDEA, Pablo worked in the Weslaco Independent School District for ten years: five years as a classroom teacher, four years as a curriculum facilitator, and one year as the principal of Beatriz Garza Middle School.

She began her career as a classroom teacher in the Aldine Independent School District in Houston.

She has also provided independent consulting to various education organizations in Boston, including Countdown to Kindergarten, the Mayor's Office, the Boston Teacher Residency, and district and charter schools engaged in projects with the Boston Compact initiative.

At a loud and emotional board meeting Monday night, the San Antonio Independent School District finalized layoffs for 132 teachers and 31 campus and central office administrators, part of an effort to close a $ 31 million budget gap.

R. Keeth Matheny, a former college football coach, is now a teacher and instructional coach in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District.

UTLA represents the teachers at a number of independent charter schools, but the majority of the district's charters, including Alliance's, remain non-union.

The relationship between Ingham Independent School District and Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity began in 2010 and has been serving K - 12 area teachers from all across the district eveDistrict and Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity began in 2010 and has been serving K - 12 area teachers from all across the district evedistrict ever since.

The Camp Summit primary literacy initiative in Cypress - Fairbanks Independent School District has 2,800 or so «campers» participating in a six - week summer adventure and along with their teachers, having life - changing experiences.

The Dallas Independent School District in Texas, for instance, closes school at least twice per year for parent - teacher conferSchool District in Texas, for instance, closes school at least twice per year for parent - teacher conferschool at least twice per year for parent - teacher conferences.

An independent, tuition - free virtual public charter school operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaschool operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaSchool District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teachers.

Imagine Schools is an organization, comprised mostly of teachers, that operates 39 public charter schools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of CoSchools is an organization, comprised mostly of teachers, that operates 39 public charter schools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of Coschools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of Coschools in 9 states and the District of Columbia.

-- Donalyn Miller, 5th grade ELA / SS teacher, Northwest Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas