Sentences with phrase «about local school districts»

They're experts in their communities and are here to answer your questions about local school districts, neighborhood restaurants, nearby parks and more!

But we find little evidence of a public backlash against Common Core and test - based accountability, at least on the basis of new information about local school district rankings.

270 Strategies partnered with Opportunity 180 and the Department of Education to survey Clark County parents with school - age children to better understand thoughts and opinions about our local school district.

Not exact matches

The Corporate Partner Panel is a unique opportunity for Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) to learn firsthand about securing business with such local corporations and public entities as Ecolab, Minneapolis Public School District, University of Minnesota, and Xcel Energy.

She has dedicated her career to working in schools throughout Ohio and has spent the past seven years heading up the food program for Cloverleaf Local Schools, a small school district nestled in rural Lodi, about an hour southwest of Cleschools throughout Ohio and has spent the past seven years heading up the food program for Cloverleaf Local Schools, a small school district nestled in rural Lodi, about an hour southwest of CleSchools, a small school district nestled in rural Lodi, about an hour southwest of Cleveland.

It provides in - depth programming that helps grow local food procurement capacity; educates the public about the importance and impact of Good Food; engages local school districts; and illuminates local, statewide and national food policy.

In conjunction with Team Nutrition, the Department has produced a Local Wellness Policy handout (2006) to inform others in the school about federal wellness requirements and to help aid districts in the basic requirements for local wellness poliLocal Wellness Policy handout (2006) to inform others in the school about federal wellness requirements and to help aid districts in the basic requirements for local wellness polilocal wellness policies.

I was beyond honored to speak briefly about the 53 districts, representing over 39 million school meals featuring both regional and local Georgia Grown products, 8246 farm to school taste tests, 575 school gardens and so much more.

She has dedicated her career to working in schools throughout Ohio and has spent the past seven years heading up the food program for Cloverleaf Local Schools, a small school district nestled in rural Lodi, about an hour southwest of Cleschools throughout Ohio and has spent the past seven years heading up the food program for Cloverleaf Local Schools, a small school district nestled in rural Lodi, about an hour southwest of CleSchools, a small school district nestled in rural Lodi, about an hour southwest of Cleveland.

And yes, no question that pink slime is gross no matter how depicted and I'm really glad he talked about it, but I also take Dana's point that pink slime has little to do with local school districts and a lot to do with the federal government.

Whether you have concerns about school lunch or child nutrition happens to be a passion for you, joining your school districts local wellness policy committee could give you the opportunity to have a positive impact on school food for all of the school children in your area.

We've talked before on The Lunch Tray about efforts by school districts to source at least some of their produce from local or regional producers.

This article from a local Boulder, CO paper discusses the newly - launched fundraising campaign, and points up the very issue we've been talking about so much in recent weeks here on TLT: namely, can a district offer the kind of healthful food that Chef Ann champions without extra funding (over and above what the USDA reimburses schools)?

Jackson, whose farm is about 3.5 miles from the school, said he has tried for years to sell his produce to local school districts but it's been difficult.

Although partnerships vary depending on the needs of the district and local users, common practices from around the country can help alleviate any concerns about expanding access to school facilities.

There is so much that Americans don't understand about their OWN school systems and local school districts.

The requirements and laws about starting kindergarten vary across the country, but local school districts often post their own kindergarten readiness requirements on their websites.

I don't envy the task of a trying to ensure quality control at 300 local schools, and I'll write more about the issue of on - site quality control as I learn more from my district.

The Gurnee Park District also spends about $ 7,000 a year to rent pool time at local schools and has deals at some pools where it pays nothing, said Susie Kurvilla, the Park District's business manager.

Read more about how Southern Local School District will roll out their breakfast - in - the - classroom program in stages.

As labor accounts for about the same amount as the typical school district pays for food (about 44 % of the budget for the program), it is impossible to determine if other schools or other districts could try to do a similar program with a local restaurant, or even just with their own chef and cooking facilities, unless they know the labor costs.

That's despite a considerable amount of grumbling by local municipal and school district officials and business leaders about the lack of mandate relief that was promised by the administration to take the edge off the cap's impact, but so far has not materialized.

In recent weeks, as Nixon began her upstart campaign, Cuomo has been talking about a budget proposal that would require school districts within cities with a population of more than 125,000 people — New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Yonkers and Rochester — to submit an annual plan detailing the allocation of local, state and federal funds by school building.

School districts and local governments in the eight counties - not including Madison and Oneida - would share about $ 28 million.

I haven't been able to locate any reports about other local governments or school districts getting to this point, although quite a few are thinking about it — particularly after being hit with the unexpected recovery costs of back - to - back tropical storms.

«Getting permission from the state for a local income tax about one percent that would be paid by city residents, and also commuters coming into the city, that would be used for both the city side and school district side,» Humphrey said.

Police Chief Frank Fowler said a safety assessment will be conducted in local schools as residents raised concerns about the Syracuse City School District during a forum on Tuesday.

in local schools as residents raised concerns about the Syracuse City School District during a forum on Tuesday.

State Senator Marc Panepinto and administrators from about a half - dozen local school districts gathered in Hamburg to discuss Common Core, standardized testing and how their tied to teacher evaluations, and how to fix what they collectively believe is a flawed system.

Its analysis of local authority data suggests about 1,000 of the 2,277 local school planning districts will be over capacity by 2015 - 16, the BBC said.

It provides about a quarter of the local school district's annual revenue, a cut so severe that state assistance will likely be the only way to close the gap.

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

Among those concerned, local CSEA union representative Rick Noreault, who wanted to see more details about a proposed transportation hub for schools to deliver students to programs outside their school district.

The tech fair, organized by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Community School District 6 and City College to help local students to learn more about careers in STEM, will also include companies like BMW, Con Edison, Major League Baseball, New York Life and Spectrum.

Since then, two IDA boards, four school districts, hundreds of Valley Stream taxpayers, and about a dozen state and local lawmakers have become embroiled in a controversy over the mall's tax incentives that have been blamed for steep tax hikes for residents.

The chancellor said lawmakers should «reopen» a section of the law that increases to about 50 percent the maximum weight that local school districts can assign to so - called «growth» scores in judging teachers» classroom performance.

The department hopes this fall to make about 30 TIF awards to local school districts.

Two weeks after the New York City Board of Education adopted a controversial plan to distribute condoms in all of the district's high schools, local and national debate about the plan's merits, and its possible influence on other districts, continues unabated.

A proposed change in the Minnesota school - aid formula would raise the level of state support for local districts by about 15 percent, but at the same time would reduce state - subsidized property - tax credits, thereby leaving the amount of money schools receive essentially unchanged.

Local high school students designed science lessons — connected to the district's science curriculum — to teach elementary kids about photosynthesis and plant anatomy as they garden.

Gallatin Valley Farm to School, a local nonprofit that teaches kids about growing food and healthy eating, now runs BOB, and plans to extend its reach throughout the district, as well as incorporate math and English into the existing garden lessons.

According to a news release, «(Walker) will speak about the Wisconsin reforms he put in place, which empower local school districts to make the best decisions for their students, while effectively managing their budgets.»

Analysis of the new survey data show that when the public is armed with information about the local district's national ranking, the share assigning an «A» or «B» grade to the local schools falls by 11 percentage points.

«But when told that their local school district ranks below what they had previously assumed, many rethink their ideas about the quality of local schools and the steps needed to improve them.»

A unitary accountability system enables the state to fairly and transparently monitor program compliance and inform the public about performance; make difficult decisions about withholding funds, intervening with local boards, and taking over schools and districts; and uniformly and thoroughly administer federal programs.

Viewed as a group, schools managed by our CMOs achieve rates of proficiency on state assessments in reading and math that average about 9 percentage points higher than those of schools in their local districts (see Figure 2).

Scholars Bryan Hassel and Deborah Page showed that during the 1999 - 2000 school year, charters in Ohio received about $ 2,300 less per pupil than local school districts.

Looking forward, the 2010 — 11 and 2011 — 12 school years pack a one - two punch, with school district leaders facing the end of ARRA dollars and answering tough questions about programs and personnel that have been (and will be) cut, while trying to figure out what, if any, economic recovery is in store at the state and local levels.

Its principal task: to distribute federal funds to states and local school districts amounting to about 8 percent of the total spent nationally on education.

For starters, parents in the 23,500 - student district felt that they didn't have enough information about local elementary schools and the process for registering their children.