Sentences with phrase «many superintendents across the state»

This knee - jerk whining was Albany old - think at its worst - and sent a wrong message to school boards and superintendents across the state.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he will submit a program bill to cap the salaries of school superintendents across the state.

The GEA has been a sore subject for school superintendents across the state for five years.

School superintendents across the state had hoped that lawmakers would provide additional help, by allowing districts to set aside extra cash reserves to meet the costs of pensions covering teachers, guidance counselors and other professional school staffers.

Opting out is a «terrible mistake,» Chancellor Tisch's prepared remarks stated more than once, as she sought to discourage superintendents across the state from endorsing the right of parents to choose to excuse their children from the annual tests.

Their worries echo many of the comments reflected in a recent survey The Capital Times did with school superintendents across the state.

Superintendents across the state argue it's not fair to grade schools this year because the computerized versions of the tests were corrupted.

Superintendents across the state have selected the book for school board and administrator study groups.

In 2016, district superintendents across the state raised concern that new, more rigorous end - of - course examinations were too difficult and that the state would see graduation rates fall by up to a third under the new policy.

District Superintendents across the state have been speaking with lawmakers about other changes they'd like to see — like an increase in teacher pay, finding new ways to recruit teachers into the system, and finally making substantive changes in the way the state tests is students.

NCLDC works closely with the NC Association of School Administrators to ensure that learnings are scaled to all superintendents across the state.

The Mayor «s remarks reflect this exceptional moment: As other superintendents across the state battle the charter schools in their district (see, for example, Princeton Regional Public Schools» unending crusade against a

Oklahoma State Representative Scooter Park said that «HB2957 is a step in the right direction — driven by the support of Superintendents across the state, we can continue to remove the costly and time - consuming portions of the TLE system such as unnecessary data collection requirements as well as open the door for local school districts to develop their own qualitative evaluation system for their teachers according to their choice of a valid, reliable, research based and evidence - based qualitative measure.»

The Mayor «s remarks reflect this exceptional moment: As other superintendents across the state battle the charter schools in their district (see, for example, Princeton Regional Public Schools» unending crusade against a small expansion of Princeton Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public charter's honor and, by extension, its students and educators.

Not exact matches

In addition, NYSED held more than 120 fall and winter regional in - person meetings across the state in coordination with the state's 37 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the superintendents of the state's five largest City School

She has served on many executive committees including the American Association of School Administrators, the New York State Council for School Superintendents, the Association of Small City School Districts, and the New Standards Project, a national initiative that launched the transformation to standards - based instruction, a concept that remains the framework for teaching and learning across the nation.

«Pension fund managers across the country have cut or eliminated exposure to these overpriced and underperforming investments, while the Office of the New York State Comptroller has stood still and spent pension system funds chasing performance that continues to fall far short,» said Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo.

Speaking of CHIPS, I just returned from Albany with the highway superintendents from across the state, many from Niagara County, to continue our fight for Statestate, many from Niagara County, to continue our fight for StateState Aid.

Officials with the New York State Council of School Superintendents pushed to knock down that delay possibility, saying school boards across the state are looking to approve their coming fiscal year budgets by ApriState Council of School Superintendents pushed to knock down that delay possibility, saying school boards across the state are looking to approve their coming fiscal year budgets by Apristate are looking to approve their coming fiscal year budgets by April 19.

I have heard from each of Nevada's school superintendents and education leaders across the state on ways to improve ESEA.

Elsewhere across the nation, Georgians rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have transformed the office of state school superintendent from an elective to an appointive post.

Yet in the last year, education leaders from across the country have beaten a path here to see what they might learn from state education superintendent John White; his assistant superintendent of academics, Rebecca Kockler; and their colleagues.

He is building regional achievement centers across the state and moving a lot of people out of a «central function» to work with schools and superintendents «to build out» the capacity of the four pillars at the school level.

As Louisiana superintendent John White has noted, «[S] tates... want [test] results that are comparable with other states, they want the cost savings that come with sharing development of test questions across multiple states, but at the same time they want to maintain control of their own test.»

Join Todd Wirt, assistant superintendent for academics with Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), N.C., and Carol Wetzel, senior director with Discovery Education, as they discuss the challenges WCPSS faced implementing Common Core State Standards across the district and how they determined the best way to scale professional development for its 11,000 teachers as they embarked on this digital and instructional journey.

Eighty - five senators, 359 representatives, the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the School Superintendents Association, civil rights groups, many parents and parent groups across the country including the PTA, our brothers and sisters in the National Education Association, and the people I represent in the AFT, cheered what President Obama called a Christmas miracle.

Farsaii also has chaired the Texas state computer science contests, created and managed the popular statewide robotics contests, writes articles for national and international magazines on technology and innovation, and has collaborated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to train principals and superintendents across Texas.

Last month, State Superintendent Brian Whiston said if lawmakers don't act on the bill, he'd bring his own proposal to improve teacher evaluations across the sState Superintendent Brian Whiston said if lawmakers don't act on the bill, he'd bring his own proposal to improve teacher evaluations across the statestate.

Given that the ADA reported by the state varies from district to district and if the «revenue limits» are constant across districts, then I'd say that the system is totally unequal and subject to manipulation by the likes of Superintendent Deasy, who claimed, in his «state of the district» address (http://lausd.wistia.com/medias/douylpe31y) that LAUSD only gets «5,221 pathetic dollars» while New York spends $ 17k.

«The bottom line is that we have consistent gains across the board,» state Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson said yesterday in announcing the 2004 results.

Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning joined the ranks of public education advocates across the state when he sent a letter asking Gov. Scott to issue and Executive Order to suspend all stakes attached to the 2015 FSA scores.

As superintendents of rural schools in 106 districts across Arizona, we at the Arizona Rural Schools Association are in support of the effort that Governor Doug Ducey has undertaken to develop a valuable proposal that moves our state in the right direction on the issue of school funding.

Former state superintendent Glenda Ritz penned an op - ed in The Washington Post, criticizing DeVos» strong school choice stance and Trump's plan to build private school voucher programs across the country.

School superintendent Joseph Graves, in South Dakota, warns educators that they might lose more local control in schools than they think if national standards become a reality across states.

A message from Richard Woods, Georgia's School Superintendent... November is Parent Engagement Month in Georgia, and districts and schools across the state will be highlighting the role parents play in their children's education.

Along with state education agencies across the United States, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has identified supportive learning environments as one of the nine primary characteristics of successful schstate education agencies across the United States, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has identified supportive learning environments as one of the nine primary characteristics of successful schState Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has identified supportive learning environments as one of the nine primary characteristics of successful schools.

Parents, teachers and education advocates across the state are relieved that the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) has joined them in declaring an open distrust of the high - stakes FSA testing scheme and its broken credibility.

Recognizing that California must plan for the future, State Superintendent Tom Torlakson brought together 59 leaders from across California — teachers, parents, community, labor and business leaders — to share their thinking about education in the sState Superintendent Tom Torlakson brought together 59 leaders from across California — teachers, parents, community, labor and business leaders — to share their thinking about education in the statestate.

As in previous years, scores from last year's Badger Exam and the ACT continued to reflect significant achievement gaps across racial, ethnic and income groups, a persistent trend state Superintendent called «most troubling.»

Over the last few weeks, I have stood with superintendents and school leaders across the state to declare our lack of confidence in the FSA results.

The announcement has garnered support from Gov. Gina Raimondo and leaders across the education spectrum, including the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, the Rhode Island Student Advisory Council, the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, and the state's superintendent's association.

«It is disappointing that our state's request — which enjoyed such strong support from parents, teachers, administrators, and education advocates across California — has apparently been rejected,» Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said in a press release Friday.

But even superintendents had much, much higher rates of mobility within states than across them.

The event highlighted the Task Force's work and featured research and best practices from educational leaders from across the Commonwealth, including school board members, superintendents, central office and building level staff, local and state government officials, and representatives from the organizations listed above.

Over the last few weeks, school district superintendents, education groups and newspaper editorial boards across the state have expressed their concerns, pointing out what they perceive as numerous shortcomings in the measure, AB 375, authored by Joan Buchanan, a Bay Area Democrat.

State superintendents take a look at education equity across the country.

In January, N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson called for a 10 percent, across - the - board raise for the state's teachers.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that the state will defray costs of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees for more than 129,000 low - income students across CalifoState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that the state will defray costs of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees for more than 129,000 low - income students across Califostate will defray costs of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees for more than 129,000 low - income students across California.

More money for K - 12 schools across the state than even requested by state Superintendent Tony Evers, who is supported by Democrats.

State Superintendent Tony Evers has scheduled listening sessions to gather input on implementation of the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and is inviting stakeholders from across the public and private education spectrum to participate.