Sentences with phrase «public school districts around the state»

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99, took on a daunting challenge: figure out how to turn around the Lawrence Public Schools, the only school district in Massachusetts ever to be placed in state receivership.

There were also several barriers — and subsequent workarounds — identified around technology and infrastructure: grappling with a slow and unwieldy public contract code for technology and even furniture procurement; allowing for Bring Your Own Device programs given the state's free public education clause; and struggling to provide sufficient technology access at school and home for all students if the district wanted to adopt digital materials.

Each voucher is worth $ 12,000, resulting in an expected impact of around $ 5 million, which is paid for using a reduction in state funding sent to public school districts.

Built around the use of an embedded set of connected, web - based data tools, the OIP is being used by well over half of the 612 traditional public school districts and 100 + charter schools in the state to enact essential leadership practices as identified by the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC), a broad - based stakeholder group jointly sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators.1 It is also a key component of the state's Race to the Top (RttT) strschool districts and 100 + charter schools in the state to enact essential leadership practices as identified by the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC), a broad - based stakeholder group jointly sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators.1 It is also a key component of the state's Race to the Top (RttT) strSchool Administrators.1 It is also a key component of the state's Race to the Top (RttT) strategy.

An estimated 150 teachers, school administrators, parents and others from around the state came to the conference at the University of Washington Tacoma to learn about charters, which are public schools that permit significant decisions to be made at a school level, rather than by a school district or state officials.

Those districts represent around 1,043,000 students, or 68 percent of the state's public school students.

The national organization previously has partnered with urban districts including Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools but is branching out into state policy to spread strategies around social and emotional learning.

Like many states around the country, Nevada's public retirement plan also creates external fiscal constraints on school districts» budgets, and the ESA program could potentially loosen those constraints.

Among these are the implementation of LCFF, with all school districts approving their Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) by July 1, the primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, the deadline for districts» administration of pilot versions of Common Core State Standards tests, and a ruling in the Vergara lawsuit, around teacher tenure and job protection laws and students» right to access equal education.

Demond Means, a Milwaukee Public Schools graduate who heads one of the state's highest - performing school systems, has been tapped to lead — at least for now — a Milwaukee turnaround district mandated by the Legislature in hopes of turning around some of the city's poorest - performing schools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce ThSchools graduate who heads one of the state's highest - performing school systems, has been tapped to lead — at least for now — a Milwaukee turnaround district mandated by the Legislature in hopes of turning around some of the city's poorest - performing schools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce Thschools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce Thursday.

Although state laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter school oversight and accountability, these publically funded institutions, which receive freedom from the rules and regulations of traditional district schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],Schools [NAPCS], 2015).

The DPI issued the controversial report cards for individual public schools around the state for the second year, including district - wide scores for the first time.

In my travels around North Carolina — to the state's three largest school districts — I ask school board members, legal and education experts, and charter advocates to explain how a state that doesn't seem to adequately fund its existing public school system can afford to add a competitive new one.

For example, the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) is an innovative partnership between ESE, Springfield Public Schools (the state's second largest urban school district), and a number of key school turnaround partners and organizations, all focused on turning around nine struggling middle sSchools (the state's second largest urban school district), and a number of key school turnaround partners and organizations, all focused on turning around nine struggling middle schoolsschools.

When the stock market was performing well in the 1990s, the PSERS system (Public School Employees» Retirement System) used the opportunity to give school districts and the state, which contributes more than half of pension costs for schools around Pennsylvania, a pension hoSchool Employees» Retirement System) used the opportunity to give school districts and the state, which contributes more than half of pension costs for schools around Pennsylvania, a pension hoschool districts and the state, which contributes more than half of pension costs for schools around Pennsylvania, a pension holiday.

Jennifer Granholm as an emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, making him one of four such officials around the state tasked with pulling underwater school districts out of debt.

PRINCETON — Many are becoming more aware of the new public education initiative, Vision 20/20, which addresses current issues and inefficiencies many school districts around the state are facing today.

The guide shares insight into the design and delivery of NYCLA's Aspiring Principals Program, which has prepared more than 500 principals for the New York City public school system and which has been adapted by state and district programs around the United States.

Spokane Public Schools will join 75 districts around the state asking to be excused from 24 - credit graduation requirements.

PAM ROBBINS is an independent educational consultant who works with public and private schools, school districts, educational service centers, state departments of education, leadership academies, principal centers, professional organizations and associations, universities, and corporations throughout the United States and around the world.

The United States has an estimated 6,000 charter public schools serving more than 2 million students, with 110 cities enrolling at least 10 percent of students in charters, 25 districts enrolling more than 20 percent, and the top three districts enrolling around 40 percent.