Sentences with phrase «leaders in the district of»

Addressing that chronic absenteeism was like untangling a rope, loosening knotted - up, long - established habits, cultural issues, and the persistent barriers of poverty that can keep children out of school, leaders in the district of 835 students said.

During her career, Dr. Wood - Garnett has also worked on teacher and principal evaluation systems in Washington state and New York, served as a district leader in the District of Columbia and Washington state, directed three technical assistance centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and taught graduate - level courses.

Leaders in the district of about 47,000 students expect to lose $ 832,808 in special education funding, $ 921,000 in Title I funding — which supports schools with a large number of low - income students — and $ 300,000 in funding for programs that improve teacher quality, immigrant education and assist the homeless, among others.

Not exact matches

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

President Trump has alienated most of the Republican mainstream, including the powerful GOP leaders on the Hill who collectively have a lot of experience with campaigns and elections and, in most cases, are more popular in their districts than is Trump himself.

Mariah Jones, a 29 - year - old resident of the District who studies political science at George Washington University, said she thought Obama should have waited until after the final votes were cast in the primary contests to endorse — though she thought endorsements from top Democratic leaders were predictable.

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: PM Modi will address a rally in Santhemarahalli town of Chamarajanagar district, where the party has never been very strong, as local leaders believe the BJP has the opportunity to make gains in the region.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

A review of the policy and interviews with district leaders make it clear that PROMISE had nothing to do with Cruz's treatment by school officials; in fact, according to Superintendent Robert Runcie, Cruz wasn't even in PROMISE.

We thank the ICF for recognizing MaRS as a leader in this arena,» said Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District.

In August 2008, anti-Christian mob violence swept across the Kandhamal District of India's Odisha State, then known as Orissa, after Christians were wrongly blamed for the assassination of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Lakshmanananda Saraswati.

Wahlberg's claim that the Apostle Peter's «first successors might have been something like the leaders or chairmen of the presbyterial college at Rome» is belied by the careful scholarship of Peter Lampe, who, as we point out in our book, «developed the «fractionation thesis» to illustrate the house - church - decentralized flavor of the city along with its various Christian districts.»

The event brought together 40 church leaders in the Lake District, and included 24 hours of prayer and discussion about evangelism and mission.

[10] McEwen had a reputation as one of the best farmers in the district, and came to be seen by the other soldier settlers as a spokesman and leader.

To thank everyone for their hard work, the District Leaders in Kansas City threw a barbecue picnic to celebrate another successful year of providing specialized hospitality services in the Show...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, January 14, 2016 / PRNewswire / — RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT and RIBTW)(the «Company» or «RBT»), a global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran, announced today that the US District Court for the District of Arizona has entered a final judgment in the Company's favor for a total of $ 1.9 million plus interest related to the Company's 2008 acquisition of its Brazilian subsidiary, Irgovel.

Additionally, through a wholly owned subsidiary, the company operates and franchises Qdoba ®, a leader in fast - casual dining, with more than 600 restaurants in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

Even House Minority Leader Charlie Halleck, a dedicated foe of anything but smokestacks in the dunes area, squeezed through his gerrymandered Second District by a relative whisker.

On Thursday, stakeholders will gather at the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools in Montgomery; representatives from twelve school districts will be in attendance, as well as representatives from the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, the Alabama Food Bank Association, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Education Association, and Alabama School Nutrition Association.

The National School Board Association (NSBA), long aligned with the SNA on these nutritional roll - backs, yesterday released the results of a survey of 650 school leaders which reportedly found that, since the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act regulations went into effect, «83.7 percent of school districts saw an increase in plate waste, 81.8 percent had an increase in cost, and 76.5 percent saw a decrease in participation by students.»

Leaders in Arlington Heights - based Township High School District 214 might want out of the federally subsidized program so they won't have to adhere to the new strict guidelines.

According to the survey, a whopping «75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards,» while 15 % fewer of those surveyed support the «flexibility» (SNA's favorite buzzword for: «gutting of regulations») which the SNA is now doggedly pursuing on Capitol Hill via its high - powered lobbyists.

... Indeed, SNA was the leader in child nutrition, a position I do not believe we can claim today,» added Wynn, who used to oversee school meals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for one of the largest school districts in the country.

City and district leaders said they were confident a permit would be issued because of intensive testing in the park that would bolster their case, and they vowed a renewed effort to fight Stone's suit.

After a year of tumult at the top, the Naperville Park District hopes to have a new leader in place by mid-August.

Naperville Park District leaders are giving serious consideration to placing a barrier in Sportsman's Park that would keep lead shot out of a waterway in the wooded area, an attorney for the distriDistrict leaders are giving serious consideration to placing a barrier in Sportsman's Park that would keep lead shot out of a waterway in the wooded area, an attorney for the districtdistrict said.

Because the Park District of Oak Park also could use the turf field, Jasculca said the school district reached out to park district leaders to see if there is any interest in contributing funds to the District of Oak Park also could use the turf field, Jasculca said the school district reached out to park district leaders to see if there is any interest in contributing funds to the district reached out to park district leaders to see if there is any interest in contributing funds to the district leaders to see if there is any interest in contributing funds to the project.

And these charges come after a Dixmoor Park District police officer was identified in a federal indictment earlier this year as a leader of a powerful street gang.

Established in 2009, the Stanford University / San Francisco Unified School District Partnership brings the most advanced education research to bear on major challenges identified by the school leaders in one of California's largest and most diverse districts.

Alexander Polikoff, attorney for board President Walter Netsch, said that Kelly «s failure to discuss critical issues with new park district leaders before he resigned has handicapped officials in negotiating several pressing matters, including the liability and dramshop insurance coverage for Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field and the awarding of park district concession contracts.

A simmering feud between leaders of Darien's city government and its Park District boiled over this week in a battle over the Park District's continued existence.

Not a bad idea: Illinois State Senate Minority Leader Emil Jones Jr. has sent a letter to the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners requesting that Ada Park in the Morgan Park neighborhood be renamed after Olympic gold medalist Ira Murchinson, who died last month at the age of 61.

But with no identifiable headquarters, candidates for board slots who win elections with only two write - in votes and a shadowy police force that included a leader of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang, deciphering the Park District's past operations won't be easy.

By: Sunny Young, thelunchbox.org bloggerIn addition to acting as one of the leaders in reforming school meals across the country, Chef Ann Cooper also serves as Nutrition Services director of the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder, Colorado.

Indiana is well known nationally for producing outstanding leaders in the field of athletic training serving on the state, district and national levels.

But it would at least give your food service leaders a chance to control the food choices Aramark is making, since the school district would be paying for all of the meal components by invoice, in addition to whatever management fees and per meal fees it has agreed to pay Aramark.

The project also gathered insights on the survey data from a panel of school nutrition leaders whose districts are recognized for their success in serving healthy meals and snacks.3 The research makes clear that multiple strategies, particularly those that engage children's creativity and invite their input, have helped instill healthy eating behaviors at schools across the country.

Dr. Hightower in his presentation cited Ms. McCarthy's stellar record as a classroom teacher, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district leader.

Rodney Taylor, Director of Food and Nutrition Services Riverside Unified School District Rodney Taylor has been a leader in school food service since the late 1990s, when he introduced farm - to - school salad bars in the Santa Monica — Malibu Unified School District.

Scott says that Livesay has been a motivational and inspirational leader since becoming director of Franklin County School District in Tennessee three - and - a-half years ago.

The Chicago - based Thomas More Society, on behalf of former Arlington Heights resident Jim Finnegan, sent a letter to Park District officials and village leaders this week asking that a privately funded Nativity scene be allowed in the public North School Park.

But state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos intervened and brokered a deal that resulted in the candidacy — and eventual victory — of Rep. Bob Turner, who had run against former Rep. Anthony Weiner in the district in 2010.

«What impresses me most of all is his willingness to listen, his recognition that legislators and legislatives leaders know what's best for the districts they represent,» Silver said in a speech to state Democrats.

«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

Quinn, the Democratic mayoral front - runner, has lost the backing of three left - wing Manhattan political clubs — including one in her own district — whose leaders say she's become too centrist as speaker.

The Queens Democrats voted last Friday to nominate candidates in all of the borough's other districts, but Ackerman's abrupt retirement announcement Thursday night caused party leaders to delay the decision on NY - 6 until tomorrow.

A candidate forum for a vacant southern Brooklyn Assembly seat turned into a bitter verbal tussle over abortion last night — not between the two women running to represent the district, but between one of them and a civic leader in the audience.

They will soon land in the districts of Sens. Jeff Klein, Darrel Aubertine, Craig Johnson, Dave Valesky and Shirley Huntley, as well as Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and President Malcolm Smith.

«We're going to be reviewing everything in our state so we can support those districts and leaders and teachers and make it clear the importance of testing,» Elia said.

Businessman, GOP district leader and ’08 Assembly contender Tony Nunziato is poised to announce a challenge to Democratic Sen. Joe Addabbo, and he has gained the support of several key local leaders who have been at odds in the past, several Queens sources confirm.