Sentences with phrase «about individual school districts»

Location is not just about individual school districts.

Not exact matches

«We're about giving school districts freedom, liberty and individual responsibility,» Miller says.

Fariña was the one who publicly answered a slew of specific questions about individual schools in senators» districts over the last year.

DCPS was in the vanguard of these efforts, and was one of the first school districts in the country to link individual performance evaluations to high - stakes decisions about pay and retention when it launched IMPACT in the 2009 10 school year.

Last fall, the conflict between charter and district schools intensified after someone leaked a plan from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to raise up to $ 490 million from foundations and wealthy individuals to double the number of charter schools in the city, with the goal of enrolling about half the students in the district within eight years.

On June 16, the left - leaning ProPublica published a leaked memo from the Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) explaining that the agency would no longer automatically turn individual complaints about sexual harassment into year - long investigations of the practices of an entire university or school district.

Information about individual performance is aggregated across pupil populations at the classroom (and teacher), school, district, state, and national levels and cumulated over time.

Most importantly, then, test results provide parents and teachers with vital information about student learning, and accountability policies challenge districts and schools to meet individual student needs with effective teachers, strong curricula, choices for families and students, and break - the - mold interventions for failing schools.

The SRI study offers few specifics about individual schools as part of an agreement with the districts.

Here we were motivated by questions about (1) district antecedents of school leaders «efficacy, and possible differences in the antecedents of individual as compared with collective leader efficacy, (2) consequences of school - leader efficacy for leader behavior, as well as school and classroom conditions, and (c) effects of leader efficacy on student learning.

In addition to providing reasonable benchmarks for individual schools and districts using StudentTracker reports, we believe it also makes a significant contribution to discussions about equitable access to, and persistence in, postsecondary education amongst practitioners and policymakers at the school, district, state, and national levels.

«It's about finding your weaknesses and trying to identify things that you can do in your school or as an individual to get better.34» Indeed, the assessment calls for documentation that a principal has undergone at least 20 hours of professional development during the review year.35 Along with addressing weaknesses, the Gwinnett County evaluation process rewards excellence: The district gives top performing schools a cash incentive that principals can spend as they wish.

You've likely heard and read a great deal about Districts of Innovation (DOI) in recent months, as the Texas Legislature last session approved this mechanism to allow individual school districts to exempt themselves from many of the statDistricts of Innovation (DOI) in recent months, as the Texas Legislature last session approved this mechanism to allow individual school districts to exempt themselves from many of the statdistricts to exempt themselves from many of the state's laws.

And while I may disagree with some very smart people (and yes this makes me nervous) about how they should be used (I lean towards principals using them on a micro level, districts and beyond using them at the macro, ie not to evaluate individual teachers, but schools, districts, etc) I don't think anyone can disagree on this hard fact: not every K - 12 classroom will be tested every year in a way that is rigorous or consistent enough for value - added analysis.

The district buries its results behind colorful headings, stock photos, clip - art, and testimonials about individual schools.

«I believe that the state has a tremendous amount to say about what these tests mean to individual students, schools and districts,» Bernal said.

Billions spent on collecting standardized test scores have successfully given us a sense of how students perform across school districts and states (the answer: not very well), but they do little to tell us meaningfully about how individual students are doing.

We invite you to see what Gill - Montague Regional School District has to offer by visiting our individual school sites, learning about our community, or by reading about what sets us School District has to offer by visiting our individual school sites, learning about our community, or by reading about what sets us school sites, learning about our community, or by reading about what sets us apart.

Either way, something must be done to recruit minorities into the teaching profession or to recruit individuals who are equipped and passionate about teaching in urban or majority - minority school districts.

Attend this free, 30 - minute webinar to raise your awareness about laws and practices that individual schools and school districts need to explore further.

Although this book primarily shares research about the importance of building social capital within individual schools, there are also chapters that speak to the role of the school district and community in influencing the social context of teaching.

Those interested in more information about Utah's high school graduation rate and the graduation rates for individual high schools and school districts can find more information online at www.schools.utah.gov/data/Educational-Data/Graduation-Dropout-Rates.aspx.

«Districts and unions also need to work together to provide parents with more and better information about teacher effectiveness — if not individual ratings, then at least school - level statistics, as teachers are the most powerful school - based factor in student academic success or failure,» he said.

Concerns about this component: TEA's proposed rules for T - TESS include a requirement that, beginning in the 2017 - 18 school year, each teacher appraisal shall include the academic growth of the teacher's students at the individual teacher level as measured by one or more of four options chosen by the local school district, including student performance on state assessments.

Parents should complete one survey for each child they have in the district because questions are about an individual child's experiences in a specific school.

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.

Information about graduation rates for Utah school districts and for individual high schools can be found online at http://www.schools.utah.gov/data/Reports/Graduation-Dropout/Single2016.aspx.

The PLC concept also extends beyond the individual school when district leaders become emphatic about certain conditions that must be evident in all schools.

WIDA offers a set of presentation slides and practice tests for Test Administrators to support individuals responsible for sharing information about ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 in their school or district.

With every passing day, it is becoming increasingly apparent that «education reform» isn't about providing children with the quality education they need and deserve to live more fulfilling lives in the 21st Century, but a way for the individuals and companies associated with the education reform movement to get rich off taxpayers at the national, state and school district level.

CASDA trains school districts in the use of the DiSC Workplace Profile, a 15 minute survey that produces a detailed report about an individual's personality, style and behavior in the workplace.

Communicate to parents and community members about the academic success of individual schools and the district as a whole;

And although there are a handful of parent - led groups working hard in the state, what strikes us about the «movement» is that it has taken hold everywhere, in bigger, county and district - wide groups, but also in small, school - centered groups like ours, and among individual parents across the city and state.

The TA Center disseminates information about school emergency management to help individual schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education learn more about developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive, all - hazards school emergency management plans.

(actually I think schools aren't considered individual entities and are part of the district - districts and schools should be clearer about how to make payment)

The campaigns provide businesses and individuals the opportunity to spread the word about the teacher grant program or to sponsor specific teachers, schools and school districts in receiving a Pets in the Classroom grant.

The case is about a parent (named «Windy Payne»; I was suspecting that was a pseudonym, like a «Jane Doe» for the 2010s, but it looks like it might really be her name) who didn't particularly like the Individualized Education Plan implemented pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for her 7 - year - old autistic son by the local school district.

All school districts are looking for individuals who are passionate about teaching, driven to succeed, can think outside the box, committed to helping the school community succeed, interact well with others, and convey their ideas in a creative and concise manner.

Advisory Committees and Community Partnerships: Approximately 380 high school students meet twice a year to review their individual school's Conditions for Learning data, participate in activities with their peers, and provide feedback directly to the CEO about proposed district improvements.