Sentences with phrase «other school districts across»

If parents from Bristol to South Windsor to Lyme / Old Lyme to Madison, and in at least two dozen other school districts across Connecticut, are being treated with respect and dignity when it comes to the right to opt out their child out of the Common Core SBAC testing program, there is absolutely no reason that New Canaan's parents shouldn't be treated with the same degree of respect and honesty.

Others switched careers when they found other school districts across the state would not hire them.

The governor also has said that CPS has been mismanaged financially for years and that the district already benefits from «special deals» that aren't enjoyed by other school districts across the state.

«They could have done like 330 - plus other school districts across Texas have done and shared their property wealth and then shifted gears to doing work to change the legislation.»

A prior study in Maine — showing ASSISTments provided nearly a year of additional gains for seventh grade math students — will be replicated in other school districts across the country

By then, she, too, had heard that the board did not plan to select her, and she was already interviewing in other school districts across the country.

This helps the HFCS district design its social - emotional programs and offers other school districts across the country information that can help them develop their own social - emotional interventions.

Not exact matches

Cheese sandwiches and other «alternate meals» have been added to menus in school districts across the...

Cheese sandwiches and other «alternate meals» have been added to menus in school districts across the country as they try to deal with lunch debts.

Similar troubles within the Buffalo Public School District are happening in other districts across the country.

I know I and the people in my neighborhood and all the others like us across the country are all part of the problem, but we can't help make these kinds of failing school district better by sending our children to them even if we wanted to, because we'd have to risk our children's futures to do it.

Since its implementation, school officials across the state have heavily criticized the state Department of Education for pushing the new mandates before local districts were ready for them, among other complaints

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 staSchool 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 staschool staffers.

De Blasio said Wednesday that the city's test scores beat out increases seen in the state's other «Big 5» urban school districts and stressed that the city is closing its performance gap with schools across the state in general.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

Also, many school districts across the country not only have successful induction programs in place, they also are more than willing to share their successes with others.

This online resource is a highly organized repository of pacing calendars, classroom - tested lesson plans, presentations, and activities shared by teachers throughout the district, as well as 40 other partner districts and charter schools across the state.

Just as students can use Hangouts to learn from others, administrators can use Hangouts across schools and districts as a way to share ideas and collaborate.

School start times vary considerably, both across the nation and within individual communities, with some schools beginning earlier than 7:30 a.m. and others after 9:00 a.m. Districts often stagger the start times of different schools in order to reduce transportation costs by using fewer buses.

Berkeley's policy, like others in a handful of districts across the country, require school officials to consider all alternatives before they...

Several school districts across the country are trying to change their teacher - salary structures in ways that would not only reward performance, but also allow effective teachers to reach top salary levels earlier in their careers, making teacher - compensation plans more in line with those in other occupations.

To find out how much those resources vary, and to help you determine how your school or district compares with others across the country, we asked members of the Education World Tech Team to tell us about their jobs and responsibilities; to describe the resources they provide and the resources provided to them.

It opens the way, for the first time, to comparing student, school and district performance across the land on a credible, common metric — and gauging their achievement against that of youngsters in other countries on our shrinking and ever - more - competitive planet.

It can help school districts and other groups develop a common vocabulary about data, identify areas in which they can improve their use of data across their functional areas, and chart a path toward using the data more strategically.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

These sites all offer users the ability to compare their school with others in the same school district or state (because standard tests in each state vary, it's difficult to make such comparisons across districts in different states), and a few rank schools based on test performance or other factors.

For example, during an initiative to revolutionize STEM learning across the Los Altos School District in California, assistant superintendent Alyssa Gallagher tapped math teacher Courtney Cadwell and three others to be part of a blended learning pilot team tasked with integrating online learning tools.

She does nt have to think twice about her favorite technology innovation: a software program that tracks student attendance, disciplinary infractions, bus incidents, and other pieces of student - related information in schools across the Cincinnati district.

In this latter paper, Reardon and coauthors report that while racial / ethnic test score gaps average around 0.6 standard deviations across all school districts, in some districts the gaps are almost nonexistent while in others they exceed 1.2 standard deviations.

Those giving local schools one of the two highest grades stands at 49 percent among the uninformed but just 41 percent among those told their own district's ranking relative to other districts across the state (see Figure 1).

Fresno Unified, Dallas ISD, Woodridge 68, and other districts and schools across the country partner with Panorama Education to administer research - backed SEL questionnaires and to access interactive reports and data inquiry tools.

Washoe County School District, Long Beach Unified School District, and other districts and schools across the country partner with Panorama Education to administer research - backed SEL and school climate surveys and to access interactive reports and dashbSchool District, Long Beach Unified School District, and other districts and schools across the country partner with Panorama Education to administer research - backed SEL and school climate surveys and to access interactive reports and dashbSchool District, and other districts and schools across the country partner with Panorama Education to administer research - backed SEL and school climate surveys and to access interactive reports and dashbschool climate surveys and to access interactive reports and dashboards.

In school districts across the country, students face health and other issues that cause them to miss school for weeks and sometimes months.

CNeth's school district is buying new curricula to match up with the Common Core, as are thousands of other districts across the country.

In Tacoma and 16 other cities across the nation, school districts are boosting student attendance by sending home what they call «nudge» letters when students miss too many days of school.

Being a member of COSA was like being a member of a vast law firm with almost 3,000 partners committed not only to representing school boards and school districts across the country but also supporting other school attorneys.

This is the fourth of a series of blog posts reviewing findings across the districts that we researched, and other schools and districts that we have not yet profiled.

Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating computer usage in projects and activities within, across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both building - based and district - wide staff development at faculty meetings, district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular basis.

To find out — and to help you determine how your school or district compares with others across the country — we asked our Tech Team to tell us about their jobs and responsibilities; to describe the resources they provide and the resources provided to them.

Schools within the Sparta Area School District, similar to other PBIS schools across Wisconsin, have created a more positive environment for students and staff by establishing clear expectations for their students and taking active steps in teaching, modeling and reinforcing appropriate behaviors schooSchools within the Sparta Area School District, similar to other PBIS schools across Wisconsin, have created a more positive environment for students and staff by establishing clear expectations for their students and taking active steps in teaching, modeling and reinforcing appropriate behaviors schoolSchool District, similar to other PBIS schools across Wisconsin, have created a more positive environment for students and staff by establishing clear expectations for their students and taking active steps in teaching, modeling and reinforcing appropriate behaviors schooschools across Wisconsin, have created a more positive environment for students and staff by establishing clear expectations for their students and taking active steps in teaching, modeling and reinforcing appropriate behaviors schoolschool wide.

White parents who could not afford public schools, but wanted their children to socialize only with others of their race and caste, could simply move across the district line to avoid desegregation.

A tentative agreement reached last week would for the first time allow the Los Angeles Unified School District to use students» standardized test scores to rate teacher effectiveness, something many other schools across the nation are already doing.

In partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, National Board Certified Teachers will work directly with students in their classrooms, as well as with other teachers in their schools and districts, to transform literacy teaching for K - 3 students across the state.

Educators from other school districts from across the state are also planning to travel to Raleigh that day to show support for public education.

As part of ESEA reauthorization, Congress should consider new ideas to address inequities in education funding across and within districts, as well as other measures to improve school financing.

http://www.interdys.org/index.htm Core Knowledge Preschool vs. Traditional Preschool This website is about A School Reform Movement taking shape in hundreds of schools where educators have committed themselves to teaching important skills and the Core Knowledge content they share within grade levels, across districts, and with other Core Knowledge schools across the country.

Chavez Schools join with other public charter schools and public school districts across the United States in calling on Congress to enact within the next six months a permanent solution that will allow our undocumented friends to continue without fear their educations, jobs and contributions to their commuSchools join with other public charter schools and public school districts across the United States in calling on Congress to enact within the next six months a permanent solution that will allow our undocumented friends to continue without fear their educations, jobs and contributions to their commuschools and public school districts across the United States in calling on Congress to enact within the next six months a permanent solution that will allow our undocumented friends to continue without fear their educations, jobs and contributions to their communities.

So, let's offer a more «apples - to - apples» view and look at other similar school districts across California that have similar student demographics and size.

Five other buildings gained teachers in the shuffle, but another 17 schools had to close vacant positions, voluntarily reduce teachers» hours, or find money to pay for teachers whose jobs can no longer be supported due to lower - than - expected enrollments across the district.

But the concept has perhaps especially resonated with educators across the country: Earlier this year, school districts in the San Francisco area announced plans to begin testing students on grit and other forms of emotional intelligence; other schools have instituted things like Grit Week, in which students set goals for their scores on upcoming standardized tests.