Sentences with phrase «afforded school districts and school»

118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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While there is growing awareness of the health and educational benefits that salad bars provide to kids, many school districts are unable to afford the basic equipment needed to adopt this strategy.

«Deeper learning has historically been the province of the advantaged — those who could afford to send their children to the best private schools and to live in the most desirable school districts,» Mehta wrote.

For those who aren't familiar, BOCES is a shared - service provider that helps schools control costs by providing programs and services districts can't afford on their own, including nutrition services.

He spent more money on his meals than the school district could spend, and brought in more (and better skilled) labor than the school district could afford — in fact, he basically opened a branch of one of his restaurants in a high school — which is in no way working «within the constraints.»

Nearly all of the state's 54 school districts have signed up for the program, and the schools are buying Alaska food they couldn't afford when they received only federal support amounting to less than $ 2 a meal.

Schools often rely on lunch sales to bring in money, and without steady sales, some schools can't afford their lunch programs, according to Katie Wilson, president of the Child Nutrition Association and the nutrition director for the five schools in the Onalaska, Wis., school diSchools often rely on lunch sales to bring in money, and without steady sales, some schools can't afford their lunch programs, according to Katie Wilson, president of the Child Nutrition Association and the nutrition director for the five schools in the Onalaska, Wis., school dischools can't afford their lunch programs, according to Katie Wilson, president of the Child Nutrition Association and the nutrition director for the five schools in the Onalaska, Wis., school dischools in the Onalaska, Wis., school district.

It would be great if students and parents in all school districts could afford $ 6 meals or if USDA doubled its lunch reimbursement to districts.

They believe CEP unfairly subsidizes the meals of kids who could afford to pay full price, at enormous cost to taxpayers, and have advocated for a 60 - percent threshold to determine a school or district's eligibility.

«Bill Perkins is a guy who went to elite private schools and he represents a districts where most people can't afford elite private schools and charter schools are their opportunity to get their kids a great education,» Bloomberg told WOR's John Gambling.

Whereas, Mr. Paladino acknowledged that he made these statements; And, Mr. Paladino is an elected official charged with the responsibility to represent children and families in a district comprised of over 70 % Black, Brown, Asian, Immigrant and other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; AAnd, Mr. Paladino is an elected official charged with the responsibility to represent children and families in a district comprised of over 70 % Black, Brown, Asian, Immigrant and other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; Aand families in a district comprised of over 70 % Black, Brown, Asian, Immigrant and other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; Aand other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; Aand families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; AAnd, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; Aand respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; Aand the community and is subject to all district policies; Aand is subject to all district policies; AndAnd,

Council Member King, who reviewed his 12 - Point Plan for the 12TH Council District with more than 700 Bronx residents, friends and special guests in attendance, discussed upcoming and future projects, which include affording housing for working families through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the renovation of Agnes Haywood Park, capital funding to schools in the 12th Council District, expense funding to community - based organizations, funding for NYCHA developments and youth programs as well as DOT and DSNY needs in the 12th Council District.

Forward - thinking candidates know that educational and economic justice means expanding school choice to all and not just families that can afford private - school tuition, tutors or suburban homes in the best public school districts,» said NYIA spokesman Robert Bellafiore.

«Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies...» the resolution states.

Enrollment is dropping at the arts school and stagnant at the second - year STEM school because school districts can't afford the per - student tuition bills.

However, we are a small school district with limited financial resources and can not afford to spend the amount of economic funds to defend the Philosophy of Design class in the court system.»

Despite the fact that more and more schools are investing in mobile devices and 1:1 programs, many schools are limited by cash - strapped districts and can not afford such luxuries.

In its report, the grand jury also criticized former Superintendent of Schools Walter L. Marks for utilizing «unsound management practices and unjustified budgeting techniques» to advance reform programs that the ju0 rors said the district could not afford.

Eight of Oregon's 306 school districts held emergency levy elections last week and at the start of this week because they could not afford to stay open until the next regular election in November.

As Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi pointed out in The Two Income Trap, buying a house in a school district you can't really afford is one of the biggest causes of bankruptcies.

Schools and districts can not afford to face legal action brought by parents or city officials; it wastes time and money.

Through the program, the district gives reconditioned school computers and free Internet access to families that otherwise wouldn't be able to afford them.

Officials in charge of the federal E-rate program, which awards discounts to help school districts afford telecommunications services and infrastructure, say they have identified a disturbing pattern in E-rate applications involving the International Business Machines Corp., one of the largest vendors under the program.

Hamilton School District superintendent Kathleen Cooke said the changes had afforded teachers a greater role in developing curricula and a greater impact on school - level deciSchool District superintendent Kathleen Cooke said the changes had afforded teachers a greater role in developing curricula and a greater impact on school - level decischool - level decisions.

Minnesota's largest districts are pitted against school systems in other states that can afford to offer bigger salaries and better raises for top jobs.

Much of local school funding comes from property taxes, and so affluent districts can afford better schools.

Most school districts are either too small or too large — too small to afford the kind of administrative supports they need, or too large for a public bureaucracy to remain easily governable and accountable.

For example, Maine recommends that districts adopt «longevity pay incentives» and create teacher leader programs in high - poverty schools.54 The plan also states that the Maine Department of Education will work with teacher preparation programs to assess the type and level of preparation afforded to aspiring teachers wishing to teach in high - poverty schools, isolated schools, and high - risk school settings with the goal of offering more supports, including housing, loan forgiveness, and housing for teachers in these types of schools.55

The superintendent said she's aware of the challenges faced in urban districts like Rochester: poor attendance, low graduation rates, and students who can't afford a school lunch, for starters.

White parents who could not afford public schools, but wanted their children to socialize only with others of their race and caste, could simply move across the district line to avoid desegregation.

While charter public schools in Idaho receive all state and federal dollars afforded district public schools, they do not have access to local levy or bond dollars.

Moreover, advocates should keep in mind that school districts in participating states access Medicaid dollars directly to pay for medically necessary services for students with disabilities.70 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that districts provide all necessary services and resources to afford every child a «free appropriate public education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with disabilities.

Charter school supporters say districts no longer need the money because they have fewer students to educate, but unions and superintendents argue the state aid losses are much steeper than districts can afford.

«The truth is, charters offer school choice and innovation to families who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, despite being funded $ 4,000 less per student than the average district.

Consequently, schools, especially in Connecticut's neediest districts, can not afford basic educational tools such as a sufficient number of teachers, reasonable class size, adequate school facilities, services for at - risk children, electives, AP classes, even books, computers and paper.

And so those former charter schools students, unless their parents can afford to move to a better district or send them to private school or get lucky in a charter school lottery, will go to:

Still, David Harris is adamant that, while the plan is supportive of charter expansion, it affords local teachers and innovators equal opportunity to propose and establish Opportunity Schools whether they opt for charter, magnet or traditional district - style organization.

Choudhury, 34, can be found juggling what he calls «design for diversity» as he focuses on providing students and their families more school choices in San Antonio, and a new enrollment system that will make those choices easier to access in a district where many families who could afford to leave did so, or who sent their children to private schools or charter schools, said Superintendent Pedro Martinez.

Many districts and schools can't afford to do all of the training on their own, but they know their teachers need the skills and knowledge to create change.

School districts around the nation use a variety of interview instruments to select school leaders and they can not afford to get the principal interview School districts around the nation use a variety of interview instruments to select school leaders and they can not afford to get the principal interview school leaders and they can not afford to get the principal interview wrong.

Four years ago we had zero programs available and the only families that could exercise school choice were those that could afford to pay for private school or move to a different school district.

While the district says the policies are needed to hold charter schools accountable, a coalition of charter leaders say the rules unduly limit the autonomy afforded charter schools under state law and their ability to offer a high - quality education.

While there's much emphasis on the necessity of school choice («choice can strongly foster diversity and increase the options for students living in areas where the existing schools are weak») there's an oxymoronic antipathy towards public charter schools which, in our most segregated districts, are often the only choices available to families who can't afford private schools or out - of - district tuition.

Governor Christie on Friday called for schools across New Jersey and the nation to emulate the performance - pay provisions in Newark's new teachers» contract, but some skeptics were asking how other districts could afford to follow suit.

Tax - credit scholarship laws expand opportunity for low - and middle - income families who might not otherwise be able to afford anything beyond their assigned district school.

What is needed instead is a fundamental shift in direction in federal education policy, and ESSA is not it; therefore every family that can afford it should opt out of state schooling whenever possible until No Child Left Behind's failed strategy for social improvement via annual testing and publishing the results is abandoned entirely, and until Sacramento gets serious about subsidiary devolution, which implies that assessing and reporting on the results of local schools should be left to the local districts, whose citizens may have different priorities and values that the state and federal governments should learn to respect.

That's because no district in the country can afford to staff its schools in the same way as The Equity Project School, and because there will be plenty of room to argue that factors other than teacher pay have caused its success.

This past year, the district sent roughly one quarter of its $ 800 million budget to cover the education of students in Newark charter schools, and she said the district can no longer afford half - empty buildings.

Districts also expressed concerns that low - income and / or minority students may be further disadvantaged because they may not have home support or can not afford a tutor, making it difficult to learn outside of school settings.

He served as a middle school teacher and union chapter leader, and spent seven years as a school principal, first at a district middle school and then as the founding principal of a charter high school serving over-age and under - credited students who were court - involved or in foster care He comes to Parent Revolution with a deep belief that all students, from all communities and in all kinds of situations, deserve excellent schools and the opportunities afforded by a high quality education.