Sentences with phrase «island school districts»

Ed Build's Interactive Map Highlights Funding Inequities School funding systems can create island school districts with glaring inequities.

You see, unlike within the five boroughs of New York where students can attend middle and high schools wherever they meet admissions requirements, Long Island school districts are strictly zoned based on where you reside and are officially registered.

The analysis found that the portion of teacher evaluations that local districts solely control is heavily weighted in most Long Island school districts toward ensuring teachers to score high enough to get an overall «effective» rating.

You see, unlike within the five boroughs of New York where students can attend middle and high schools wherever they meet admissions requirements, Long Island school districts are strictly zoned for the residents of the neighborhoods in which they reside and are officially registered.

A group of Rhode Island school districts that hired a private contractor to save money on school - lunch programs is having to swallow more than it bargained for.

But he's called for an average 11 percent state - aid reduction for Long Island school districts.

Chancellor Betty Rosa of the Bronx, in a brief exchange with mothers from more than a half - dozen Island school districts, said the board is preparing to launch discussions of a revamped statewide diploma system.

Three Long Island school districts — Levittown in Nassau County, and Montauk and South Huntington in Suffolk — should not have built up multimillion - dollar budget surpluses, state auditors said in separate reports released last week.

Thiele said Long Island school districts would face the increases in their LIPA bills even as they labor under the state - mandated 2 percent tax cap.

Five Long Island school districts, all in Suffolk, are asking voters to approve an override of their state - imposed property tax caps — more than twice as many as last year.

Long Island school districts stand to recover more than $ 117 million in lost state financial aid during the coming year, according to the region's education leaders who say the money will help compensate for tighter state property tax limits.

Miller Place school authorities confirmed they have assigned armed personnel to each of the district's four schools, joining a growing list of Long Island school districts clamping down on campus security.

Long Island school districts lack a reliable funding stream for public pre-K and serve less than one - third of an estimated 28,000 eligible 4 - year - old children, even as support grows for a universal program available to all children.

If all the gambling revenues went to education, why are our Upstate and Long Island school districts supported by property taxes?

About 20 percent of the Long Island school districts that said they tested for lead in water at their schools reported finding the metal at levels that caused them to shut down fountains and replace fixtures, according to a Newsday / News 12 Long Island survey.

On Sunday, a top Cuomo aide cited a Newsday report as evidence that most Long Island school districts used union - endorsed scoring to «skew» results and «ensure that their teachers are rated only «effective» and «highly effective.»»

A pencil drawing on a classroom desk in a Queens high school last week was the source of a social media post displaying a threatening message that disrupted Long Island school districts on Monday, the New York Police Department said.

Five Long Island school districts, all in Suffolk, are asking voters to approve an override of their state - imposed property tax caps — more than twice as many as last year, according to the state comptroller's office.

The Mercer Island School District and school teams have recently revisited expectations for student behavior to address student safety.

The GOP redirected that money to upstate and Long Island schools districts.

In response to Cuomo's push for a property tax cap, a Long Island school district has proposed cutting teachers and hiking taxes.

The Southampton, Long Island school district is investigating allegations against its superintendent, according to a message posted on the district's website.

WASHINGTON — The inclusion of prayer at a public - school graduation exercise is consistent with the nation's long tradition of invoking God's name during ceremonial events and should be upheld as constitutional, lawyers representing the Bush Administration and a Rhode Island school district told the U.S. Supreme Court last week.

Vashon Island School District offers a generous compensation package including a supplemental... Please indicate your preference for elementary or secondary level... instuction as part of your...

At Vashon Island School District in Washington, high school students from an alternative school taught teachers in the local, rural district about service learning.

Type and size: Public school of choice serving grades 9 - 12 in the Bainbridge Island School District's Commodore Options Schools

Amanda Ward is a National Board Certified Teacher in the Bainbridge Island School District where she serves as an instructional coach.

Assistant Program Coordinator Global Visionaries 2012 Lecturer in Book History Trinity College Dublin 2010 — 2011 Teaching Assistant Trinity College Dublin 2008 — 2009 Lecturer in European History London College Dublin 2008 — 2009 Research Assistant National Archives of Ireland 2008 Guest Teacher Rock Island School District 2006 — 2007 Administrative Support Staff Bassett Furniture Direct 2004 Tour Guide and Admissions Assistant UNC Charlotte Admissions Office 2004 Child Care Provider Immanuel Lutheran School 2001 — 2003 Shift Manager Indi - Illi Mexican Food Corp. 2001 — 2003 Peer Advisor Indiana Academy of Math, Science, and Humanities 2000 — 2001

Mercer Island School District is close by and has better ratings than Seattle Public Schools.

Bainbridge Island School District is close by and is rated more highly than North Kitsap School District.

Not exact matches

It could also help Rhode Island reach its goal for aid to school districts for the first time.

Additional Content Requirements: None Guidance Materials: Rhode Islands» Coordinated School Health Program, THRIVE, has produced a comprehensive District Health & Wellness Subcommittee Toolkit to aid subcommittees in creating and implementing wellness policies as required by state and federal law.

A small portion of Northerly Island, the former site of Meigs Field airport, could soon become a scenic venue for concerts, weddings and even high school graduations, under a plan to be considered Wednesday by the Chicago Park District.

L.I.F.E Lopez Island Farm Education Orca Garden - Seattle Orcas Island School Garden Quilcene School Garden & blog Franklin Pierce School District Natural Science Resource Center («the Farm»), Tacoma, WA

Initially comprised of the members of the Southeastern Conference schools, this district is represented by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

What I do know is it took very little time for the Long Island Republicans to decide their school districts couldn't take the cuts.

The state Education Department said it would not take control of Hempstead School District on Long Island, which has been troubled for decades by abysmal graduation rates, crumbling school buildings, violence and corruSchool District on Long Island, which has been troubled for decades by abysmal graduation rates, crumbling school buildings, violence and corruschool buildings, violence and corruption.

School spending on Long Island is projected to rise an average 2.35 percent for the 2017 - 18 school year, with school taxes to increase an average 1.73 percent — more than this year's hikes, but within state tax - cap restrictions for the great majority of distSchool spending on Long Island is projected to rise an average 2.35 percent for the 2017 - 18 school year, with school taxes to increase an average 1.73 percent — more than this year's hikes, but within state tax - cap restrictions for the great majority of distschool year, with school taxes to increase an average 1.73 percent — more than this year's hikes, but within state tax - cap restrictions for the great majority of distschool taxes to increase an average 1.73 percent — more than this year's hikes, but within state tax - cap restrictions for the great majority of districts.

Nearly 80,000 public school students in 100 districts across Long Island refused yesterday to take the state mathematics exam given in grades three through eight, in a fifth straight year of boycotts driven by opposition to the Common Core tests, according to a Newsday survey.

Shimon Waronker, the embattled superintendent of the Hempstead school district, was placed on administrative leave by the district's school board majority — an action, which if it holds up, will ban the former New York City educator from intervening in the operations of Long Island's most troubled school system.

On the Island, for example, 120 out of 124 public school districts obtained a time - extension waiver from the State Education Department.

Miller Place is the first Long Island district to publicly acknowledge the posting of armed security personnel since the Feb. 14 shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and teachers but other local systems are moving in that direction.

«I haven't seen anything like this,» said Hoffmann, who said he's conducted municipal audits for other Long Island towns and school districts.

Greenport voters will likely be asked to pierce the state property tax cap this year as school administrators plan for what is expected to be among the largest tax levy percentage increases of any Long Island district, according to data recently filed with New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office.

Leaders of the New Suffolk school district, the only Long Island school system to propose piercing the state's property tax cap, said last night that doing so is necessary to preserve key educational services.

School districts that have verbally agreed to a partnership with the Department of Social Services include Akron; Alden; Amherst; Cheektowaga; Cheektowaga - Maryvale Union Free; Cheektowaga - Sloan Union Free; Clarence; Cleveland Hill Union Free; Depew Union Free; East Aurora Union Free; Eden; Evans - Brant; Frontier; Grand Island; Hamburg; Holland; Iroquois; Kenmore - Tonawanda Union Free; Lackawanna City schools; Lancaster; North Collins; Orchard Park; Randolph Academy; Springville - Griffith Institute; Sweet Home; Tonawanda City schools; West Seneca; and the Williamsville Central School District.

Also at 6:30 p.m., NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina attends the town gall meeting of District 31's Community Education Council P.S. 48, 1050 Targee St., Staten Island.

(Released February 17, 2017) This report examines how 10 high need school districts on Long Island are impacted by the proposed 2017 Executive Budget in relation to how much they are owed under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity statewide settlement of 2007.

Another noteworthy development: The Long Island senators are now saying a tax cap is unlikely not only in this budget, but in this entire session due to the lack of mandate relief to soften the blow for school districts and local governments.

Even though it's four lawmakers, the letter is reminder of the power of the so - called «Long Island Nine» a voting bloc of Republican senators from Long Island who often push for education aid and assistance to the school districts of Suffolk and Nassau counties.