Sentences with phrase «address school facilities»

The legislation includes the first federal proposal to address school facilities when developing voluntary national opportunity - to - learn standards.

Some of the Democratic candidates address school facility needs in their policy statements, but the majority of education debate has focused on the merits of NCLB.

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When liability and warranty concerns were raised, both by the school's attorney and by Schutt, we moved swiftly to address them by having a Shockbox - equipped Schutt helmet drop - tested at Schutt's testing facility.

Districts generally have the authority to determine whether they want to rent out their facilities and can create policies that explicitly address school kitchens and cafeterias.

At the facility, they will develop healthy coping skills, address behavior issues and keep up in school, which all leads to a brighter future.

HARPURSVILLE (WBNG)-- Broome County Executive Jason Garnar (D) talked about job growth, the drug treatment facility, and his plans to help schools stay safe in his second State of the County Address.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar (D) talked about job growth, the drug treatment facility, and his plans to help schools stay safe in his second State of the County Address.

The community moved quickly to address the facilities and programming needs of the new school district, including building a comprehensive high school.

With respect to transgender students, the guidance specifically covers how school districts should address the use of names and pronouns; sex - segregated programming and school facilities; and student privacy and confidentiality.

The letter, which was addressed to both Cuomo and the members of the Gaming Facility Location Board, notes the original, stated intent of the casino expansion amendment approved by voters last year was to increase job growth and aid to schools.

In her address, the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Grace Titilaoye Tomori charged the members of the committee to see the new school facilities as that of their individual community property, saying their jobs is to ensure that the schools are well managed.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Ruben Wills, Assemblyman Michael Miller, and local advocates announce town hall to address transitional the facility and drop - in site proposal for street homeless people located less than 250 feet from a local high school, 100 - 32 Atlantic Ave., Queens.

Several of the compacts address facilities directly, and buildings will be provided at no or low cost for at least some charter schools in Denver; Hartford, Connecticut; Los Angeles; New Orleans; and other sites.

If every student's educational needs were identified and addressed with high quality teaching, high expectations and excellent school facilities and infrastructure — regardless of socioeconomic or Indigenous status — gaps might take care of themselves.

Wendy Wills considers some of the practicalities schools need to address when planning and overseeing the construction of new buildings or other facilities.

The Sports and Play Association (SAPCA) explains why its Code of Practice is one way schools and facility owners can address key issues that need to be considered when contemplating the installation of a multi-use games area, including how to reduce long - term spending on a facility and how to ensure an installation is delivered to exacting specifications.

Leisure Industry Week on 20 - 21 September will host educational sessions addressing how play can tackle the issue of inactivity and how schools can develop their sports facilities.

Participants will gain an understanding of the latest developments in state and federal law on complex issues, such as: Transgender Students: issues related to student dress code, the right to participate in school activities and events, access to school facilities such as locker rooms and restrooms; School Climate: the obligation to proactively address school climate and promote a school climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retalischool activities and events, access to school facilities such as locker rooms and restrooms; School Climate: the obligation to proactively address school climate and promote a school climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retalischool facilities such as locker rooms and restrooms; School Climate: the obligation to proactively address school climate and promote a school climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retaliSchool Climate: the obligation to proactively address school climate and promote a school climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retalischool climate and promote a school climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retalischool climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retalischool and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retalischool; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination and retaliation.

Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

Facilities workshop co-sponsored by the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) and the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) will assist charter schools in addressing critical facilities Schools Association (CCSA) will assist charter schools in addressing critical facilities schools in addressing critical facilities issues.

STEM education in Australia won't realise its full potential unless we address issues of resources, equity, teacher professional learning, the needs of students who speak English as an additional language and may have low literacy and numeracy skills, and ageing school facilities.

While the authors do suggest that funding follow students, and they address how to deal with varying facilities costs and attracting uniquely talented educators for particular roles, they do not address the dearth of qualified educators and other resources needed to run a school in some places.

• Some schools have been able to address their physical or environmental challenges by directing «20 in 10» funding towards new or improved facilities.

Kopp, a Democrat, said all problems in school facilities need to be addressed «and not just focus on one thing and inadvertently, unintendedly, cause a problem in another area.»

LUMIN financially stabilized all the schools, increased enrollments, dealt with staffing issues, addressed deferred maintenance and other facilities needs, upgraded all curricula, invested in staff training and improved the academic performance of the schools.

A statewide bond is urgently needed to help address the staggering shortfall in funding for construction and renovations at public school facilities throughout North Carolina.

CSDC provides a critical service for new and expanding charter schools which, unlike traditional schools, have neither a ready source of capital for facilities, nor the taxing or bonding authority to address capital funding requirements.

Speaking to Los Angeles - area charter school leaders, parents, teachers and others, the candidates addressed a number of issues affecting the charter school community, including support for LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, support for the expansion of charter schools, and facilities and funding equity for charter schools.

The Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program was established in 2001 to address a critical problem faced by many charter schools — lack of suitable facilities and difficulty obtaining financing to secure suitable facilities.

So I believe we must work very hard to address the needs of funding for transportation and facilities so that all children throughout our state truly have access to the school of their choice.»

In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the public's desire for more high quality public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for charter school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent choice.

Here are 10 prevailing trends that schools and universities should keep in mind as they address their facility needs.

The talk around the water cooler has changed over the years, but school administrators keep returning to the same issues - how do we comply with the ADA; how do we address increasing enrollment and decreasing dollars; should we contract services out or keep them in - house; how can we keep our students, faculty and facilities safe and secure; where does technology fit into our educational goals.

The community moved quickly to address the facilities and programming needs of the new school district, including building three new elementary schools and a comprehensive high school to complement the existing Craig and Van Antwerp schools.

It featured interviews with U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander and Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton on the facilities crisis facing the nation's schools, and how they planned to address the issue of education facilities and funding.

In 1994, a bill was introduced in Congress that would allocate federal funding to help address the nation's school - construction needs and improve the dilapidated condition of K - 12 facilities.

Even with the plethora of information strongly connecting the condition of school facilities with student health and achievement, a disconnect existed among federal and state lawmakers, who had the power to address the issue, and the students, teachers and administrators trapped in those dilapidated environments.

Making a persuasive argument for moving beyond the long - established idea of operating schools with traditional classroom instruction to personalized learning for individual students, the authors detail six crucial elements of schooling — community, instruction, time, technology, facilities, and funding — and how to address them concurrently to improve secondary schools.

Managing Regional Director, Northern and Central California 916-250-2884 [email protected] Jeff works with school leaders, elected officials, and community members to support quality school choice for families from Redding to Ventura by overseeing collective action and advocacy strategies to address funding, authorization, facilities and other critical issues facing schools.

SCWS began the school year by opening their new facility in Columbia with a ribbon - cutting and open house ceremony where former South Carolina Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum delivered the keynote address.

Many schools are forced to divert financial resources away from important educational programs in order to address challenges such as overregulation by authorizers and facilities inequities, among other things.

School leaders should do their best to address the needs of their school community and should provide a private facility, such as a single - occupancy restroom or changing station, or privacy curtains for any student who feels uncomfortable in the restroom or lockerSchool leaders should do their best to address the needs of their school community and should provide a private facility, such as a single - occupancy restroom or changing station, or privacy curtains for any student who feels uncomfortable in the restroom or lockerschool community and should provide a private facility, such as a single - occupancy restroom or changing station, or privacy curtains for any student who feels uncomfortable in the restroom or locker room.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

One highly contested issue addressed in the report involved whether the district can charge a 3 percent oversight fee to the 56 charter schools that operate in district facilities.

In the 85th Legislative Session, Senator Taylor introduced a bill to provide tax relief for public charter schools leasing their facilities and separately, a bill to address the disposition of property.

Ehab Jaleel, executive director of Amana Academy, discussed facilities funding inequities facing Georgia charter schools and offered solutions to address the issue.

The Oregon Legislature this year authorized the sale of $ 123 million in state - backed general obligation bonds to fund a new School Capital Improvement Matching Program to help stretch local dollars and address urgent school facility needs across the School Capital Improvement Matching Program to help stretch local dollars and address urgent school facility needs across the school facility needs across the state.

Where the school would be located is one issue — Audubon's upper grades are already housed in what's considered a temporary location, the old Carrollton courthouse, and the newly approved master plan for New Orleans schools facilities does not even address that building, much less provide for a new one.

At the local level, Amanda has assisted local school districts to develop school - based budgeting formulas; conducted salary competitiveness studies; addressed issues of declining enrollment; and determined the efficiency of facilities usage.

As in many other states, Oregon school districts generally address facility needs by passing local, voter - approved bonds, according to the Department of Education.