Sentences with phrase «regular district high schools»

Regular district high schools account for 41 percent of low - graduation - rate high schools and are where the majority of students who do not graduate on time can be found.

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Before Miller's dad, John, retired from Blackhawk High in 2005 after 36 years, 657 wins and eight 3A titles at two high schools, he and McConnell's dad, Tim, who has 471 victories in 21 years as the coach at 3A Chartiers Valley in Bridgeville, clashed half a dozen times in regular - season games and district playoHigh in 2005 after 36 years, 657 wins and eight 3A titles at two high schools, he and McConnell's dad, Tim, who has 471 victories in 21 years as the coach at 3A Chartiers Valley in Bridgeville, clashed half a dozen times in regular - season games and district playohigh schools, he and McConnell's dad, Tim, who has 471 victories in 21 years as the coach at 3A Chartiers Valley in Bridgeville, clashed half a dozen times in regular - season games and district playoffs.

A New York City community school district, in collaboration with a local college, has opened an alternative school in East Harlem for junior - high - school students that combines community - service work with regular classroom instruction.

In a program sponsored by the Northwest Educational Cooperative, students come to Rolling Meadows High School to participate in one of the 15 nongraded classes designed to offer them a deeper look into some of the subjects they study in their regular classes, according to Larry Chase, executive director of the cooperative, which serves 10 public - school districts near ChSchool to participate in one of the 15 nongraded classes designed to offer them a deeper look into some of the subjects they study in their regular classes, according to Larry Chase, executive director of the cooperative, which serves 10 public - school districts near Chschool districts near Chicago.

(The program substantially enhances high school graduation rates and increases parental satisfaction at lower cost per student than education in the regular public schools of the District of Columbia [iv]-RRB-;

In response, savvy exam school promoters sometimes enter into treaties with the regular high schools — a sort of reverse quota system — and promise not to admit more than so many youngsters from particular districts or neighborhoods.

For example, in District 2, average spending across high schools on AP courses was $ 1,660 per pupil per course, while spending on regular courses averaged $ 739 per pupil and spending on remedial courses averaged $ 713 per pupil (see Figure 3).

Seattle School District No. 1 operates 10 regular public high schools.

Although much of the focus on charters has been on the high fliers that are outstripping the performance of regular district schools, others have struggled.

As such, the district recently began holding regular workshops for school board members to focus on critical high school reform topics.

Last year, the Center for Education Innovation created easy - to - read «education scorecards» for every school district in the state so that parents — many lacking high levels of literacy or regular access to the Internet — would have clear information about test scores, graduation rates and teachers.

California high school students who participate in these and other extra-curricular athletic activities may be excused by their local districts from having to take regular physical education courses required for graduation.

(2) The student is thought to be gifted because the school district's screening of the student indicates high potential consistent with the definition of mentally gifted or a performance level which exceeds that of other students in the regular classroom.

This organization commissioned a survey of Principals in 1,234 regular public elementary, middle, and high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the 1996 - 7 school year.

More surprising, the researchers found that the quality gap between a teacher's regular lessons and her test - prep lessons was largest in a school district where the teaching quality was the highest.

`'» The district is giving high school diplomas for programs that are nowhere near comparable to regular high schools,» said Troy LaRaviere, president of the Chicago Principals & Administrators Association and a fierce critic of Emanuel's administration.»

By implementing comprehensive, holistic systems of regular growth and feedback, states, school districts, and schools can cultivate high - quality, research - based professional learning systems.

The district was able to pay for these improvements because of reallocating funds from high school renovations as well as from regular funding for maintenance.

In another good study, the RAND Corp. found that charter high school graduation rates and college attendance rates were better than regular district school rates by 15 percentage points and eight percentage points respectively.