Sentences with phrase «school district board passed»

In 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District board passed Public School Choice (PSC), an unprecedented initiative to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools, known as focus schools, in the district.

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Former New York City Board of Education chancellor Rudy Crew, worried that the Internet age was passing by too many kids in his urban districts, provided the B - schoolers with three beta - test schools and agreed to join the duo's previously nonexistent board of adviBoard of Education chancellor Rudy Crew, worried that the Internet age was passing by too many kids in his urban districts, provided the B - schoolers with three beta - test schools and agreed to join the duo's previously nonexistent board of adviboard of advisers.

As for the school board intending to accept money, Johnson said: «We went through a similar situation with the Park District about a year and a half ago when they were looking to sell land to the City of Chicago, and we passed a resolution then [opposing] that action.»

In 2003, Act 22 was passed requiring all Vermont public schools to participate in the school lunch and breakfast program unless the school board votes to exempt the district from the requirement.

A new code of conduct for the Rochester City School District was passed Thursday night in a unanimous decision by the Rochester City School Board.

«But ultimately it'll be up to the voters of the school district because the school board, if this bill is passed, will allow for them to decide to go to a referendum to then have a ward system,» Carlucci says.

Lawmakers passed a controversial bill on Monday that takes aim at the Gary School Board — cutting its meetings and allowing the district to make mid-year staff layoffs in a rare one - day special session.

School districts, teachers unions and local government officials are concerned that the cap was passed without a real effort at chipping away at unfunded state mandates, while the Cuomo team argues that once the cap is in place, governments and school boards will be forced to make the difficult (and presumably correct) spending choices while retaining essential serSchool districts, teachers unions and local government officials are concerned that the cap was passed without a real effort at chipping away at unfunded state mandates, while the Cuomo team argues that once the cap is in place, governments and school boards will be forced to make the difficult (and presumably correct) spending choices while retaining essential serschool boards will be forced to make the difficult (and presumably correct) spending choices while retaining essential services.

In school districts where the budget failed to pass, a second vote may be held on June 15 or school boards may forgo a second vote and adopt a contingency budget.

The school evaluation requirements passed in the budget earlier this year only gave the New York State Board of Regents and the state Department of Education until June 30 to put regulations in place for the districts to follow.

«My client feels very strongly that his constitutional rights, including his right to free speech have been violated by the actions of the majority members of the Board, the Board of Education and the school district as a result of a resolution that was passed seeking to remove my client from elected office,» Vacco said.

The Senate and Assembly passed the bill that had been introduced Monday after lawmakers and the East Ramapo School Board agreed on measures to be contained in the legislation, which sends $ 3 million to the district to restore student programs.

Dixon spent most of the 2011 - 2012 school year as the district's interim school superintendent, but was passed over for the permanent position when the school board appointed Dr. Pamela Brown in July.

Area school district kept their increases close to the state cap, Only Stamford in Delaware County failed to get their budget passed, and a decision by their School Board will be made shschool district kept their increases close to the state cap, Only Stamford in Delaware County failed to get their budget passed, and a decision by their School Board will be made shSchool Board will be made shortly.

New York State School Boards Association Executive Director Tim Kremer says 13 districts proposed budgets that exceeded the 2 percent tax cap and 77 percent passed: «The voters came out and said «we understand that you're gonna need more money than what the cap would allow.

After the proposition passed, state union representatives immediately lobbied the state attorney general to issue a «clarification» explaining that performance pay actually meant an across - the - board bonus for every teacher in a school or district, regardless of performance, and that funding classrooms directly actually meant passing the funding through the district first so the district, rather than the school, can make the major funding decisions.

The district also contends that because the mayor and board of education have provided additional funding for traditional public schools ever since the act was passed, those actions have created an authoritative legal precedent.

The House Appropriations Committee last week passed a 1996 spending bill that would cut the District of Columbia's budget but does not include proposals to cut the Washington school board's salaries and...

In addition, 130 local school committees (district school boards) have now passed resolutions opposing the ballot measure.

The existing law - passed in 2011 - allows parents to convert a low - performing district public school to a charter if a majority of parents signs a petition, but local school boards have to sign off on the conversion.

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In her remarks she stated, «More than 60 years have passed since Brown v. Board of Education and our nation's schools and communities still suffer from the vestiges of school segregation and many of our largest school districts remain starkly separated along racial and economic lines.

The Legislature has passed a bill requiring Washington school districts and juvenile courts to establish community truancy boards as a way to keep students in...

They have already voted no to across the board teacher salary increases and continued the freeze on teachers» salaries that has been in place for 5 years (at the same time passed a tax break for the wealthy, and now, with reduced revenue can not give raises), increased class size, taken away additional pay for Masters degrees, eliminated most of the state's teacher assistants, gone after tenure and offered the top 25 % of the teachers in a district $ 500 to give up their tenure immediately, increased the number of charter schools (many funded by Republicans in the private school business) and finally, the most recent scheme pondered is to let kids go to any school in the state regardless of their home county.

Today, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) reported that veteran board member, Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte has passed away.

«Often, the school board and district staff are considered no more than middlemen in the education enterprise, passing federal and state funds on to schools - where the «real work» of education takes place - and keeping track of school compliance with federal and state laws, regulations and policies.»

They voted to require applicants for public assistance to take drug tests before receiving benefits and they passed legislation changing the elections for the Wake County School Board and gerrymandering the district lines to make it easier for Republicans to get elected.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board passed this historic initiative in 2009 to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools in the dDistrict (LAUSD) board passed this historic initiative in 2009 to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools in the districtdistrict.

The main issue here occurred when the school board of the Las Cruces District — the state's second largest district — passed a resolution that contradicted the state's above - mentioned plan as pertinent to the teacher attendance coDistrict — the state's second largest district — passed a resolution that contradicted the state's above - mentioned plan as pertinent to the teacher attendance codistrict — passed a resolution that contradicted the state's above - mentioned plan as pertinent to the teacher attendance component.

Once the school board passes the budget, each school then needs to revisit its School Improvement Plan — adjusting and finalizing all goals and activities based on the now - approved district and school priorities, and the funds and other resources proschool board passes the budget, each school then needs to revisit its School Improvement Plan — adjusting and finalizing all goals and activities based on the now - approved district and school priorities, and the funds and other resources proschool then needs to revisit its School Improvement Plan — adjusting and finalizing all goals and activities based on the now - approved district and school priorities, and the funds and other resources proSchool Improvement Plan — adjusting and finalizing all goals and activities based on the now - approved district and school priorities, and the funds and other resources proschool priorities, and the funds and other resources provided.

In California, 29 school districts were cited by the College Board's AP Honor Roll, which recognizes districts that increased both AP exam participation and the percentage of students scoring passing grades.

Working backwards, most districts begin their fiscal year on July 1st, and the school board often passes the annual budget by the end of May (at the latest).

In 2015, the San Antonio Independent School District School Board passed a resolution supporting the program and defining the rationale for its creation as, «new teachers who receive concentrated, coordinated support are more likely to remain in the district, thereby saving precious district funds and resources and contributing to a culture of continuous growth and improvement, leading to improved student performanceDistrict School Board passed a resolution supporting the program and defining the rationale for its creation as, «new teachers who receive concentrated, coordinated support are more likely to remain in the district, thereby saving precious district funds and resources and contributing to a culture of continuous growth and improvement, leading to improved student performancedistrict, thereby saving precious district funds and resources and contributing to a culture of continuous growth and improvement, leading to improved student performancedistrict funds and resources and contributing to a culture of continuous growth and improvement, leading to improved student performance.»

And some school boards — including those overseeing the Los Angeles and San Diego unified school districts — are passing measures like a «school climate bill of rights,» which, among other things, mandates that schools employ restorative justice as an alternative to traditional discipline when students get into fights or cause other trouble.

As a parent who regularly speaks with other parents and individuals about education in New Orleans I can tell you we have questions and concerns about a bill recently passed to transfer NOLA charter schools from the Recovery School District to the Orleans Parish School Board.

In Mississippi, the Greenville Public School District school board passed a version of NEA's resolution calling on district leaders to reduce high - stakes assessSchool District school board passed a version of NEA's resolution calling on district leaders to reduce high - stakes asseDistrict school board passed a version of NEA's resolution calling on district leaders to reduce high - stakes assessschool board passed a version of NEA's resolution calling on district leaders to reduce high - stakes assedistrict leaders to reduce high - stakes assessments.

The LAUSD Board voted passed the Public School Choice Resolution in 2009 to reform the operation of the new schools and some of the lowest performing schools in the district.

The concept was first introduced in Utah in 2013, when the Legislature passed a bill allowing school districts and charter schools to establish competency - based education programs and asked the State School Board to recommend a funding formula for such a prschool districts and charter schools to establish competency - based education programs and asked the State School Board to recommend a funding formula for such a prSchool Board to recommend a funding formula for such a program.

The Board of Education of High School District 214 in Illinois was the first local Board of Education to pass a resolution in support of this national initiative.

Their evidence must pass muster with district officials and lawyers, who decide which cases should be taken to the school board.

The Senate Education Committee also unanimously passed a bill authored by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson (D - New Orleans) and other members of the New Orleans delegation that transfers certain charter schools from the Recovery School District back to the Orleans Parish School Board (SB 432).

In 2015 the Texas legislature passed a law that would allow the Texas Education Agency (TEA) close schools or replace an entire school board if a district has even a single school that has failed to meet the state's education standards for five consecutive years.

That bill, which passed the state Senate this week, would prohibit the state's Department of Education and Board of Education from implementing standards in local school districts.

Local board of education can begin to fulfill their duties by adopting a resolution similar to the one passed unanimously by the school board of the San Diego Unified School District on February 10,school board of the San Diego Unified School District on February 10,School District on February 10, 2015.

That's why I encouraged our school board, in a well - funded district, to pass a resolution in support of the lawsuit.

«It's another example of poor planning, and it's another example of reckless fiscal behavior by the district,» said school board President David Kakishiba, before the board passed an advisory measure urging the state to delay the election.

In spring 2013, the Tennessee State Board of Education passed a new policy requiring the Tennessee Department of Education to help school districts design new teacher compensation systems, many of which will take effect in school year 2014 - 2015.

School Board members haven't yet passed a budget for the coming school year, but they and other district officials are considering a mix of tax increases, position cuts, debt restructuring and program changes to cope with the shortSchool Board members haven't yet passed a budget for the coming school year, but they and other district officials are considering a mix of tax increases, position cuts, debt restructuring and program changes to cope with the shortschool year, but they and other district officials are considering a mix of tax increases, position cuts, debt restructuring and program changes to cope with the shortfalls.

58.7 The election of members of a district school board shall be conducted in the same manner as the election of members of the council of a municipality that has not passed a by - law authorizing the use of a ranked ballot election.

Employers in Ontario will need to reconsider the manner in which they handle workplace issues involving disability management and human rights litigation after the Ontario Divisional Court recently upheld the 2012/2013 decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal in Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board v. Fair, wherein the tribunal ordered Sharon Fair be reinstated into suitable alternative employment with her previous employer after approximately a decade had passed since her dismissal.