Sentences with phrase «allow local school»

California Education Code does not allow a local school district to manage the number and type of publicly financed, privately operated charter schools operating within its jurisdiction.

A bill under consideration in the California legislature would allow local school boards to replace standardized tests given in 11th grade with a college entrance exam like the SAT or...

If passed, would allow local school boards to start due process procedures without waiting for criminal proceedings to be complete.

We now allow local school systems to create local salary schedules for teachers and principals that permit us to compensate, promote, and terminate teachers as a result of rigorous annual evaluations that are based on student learning.

The state board will be responsible for deciding whether to allow local school board to approve charter contracts.

At Mr. Fuller's request, the Governor proposed expanding the state's charter - school law — which now allows 10 districts to charter one school each — to allow local school boards to charter as many schools as they desire.

By contrast, Greece, Norway, and Portugal allow local school personnel to make fewer than 25 percent of the decisions.

Gov. George W. Bush of Texas signed into law last week a bill that will streamline the state's education code and allow local school districts greater management flexibility.

Codes 53A - 1a - 107 (2003) and 53A -13-109 (2004) allow local school boards and administrators to provide training as needed in the imparting of civic and character education.

«We must allow local school boards to ban AIDS carriers from the public schools.»

Although North Carolina law allows local school boards to permit corporal punishment, under legislation passed in 2011, parents have the right to opt out of corporal punishment for their children in public schools.

«Erie County operates a unique surplus program that allows local schools and municipalities to benefit from unused equipment, furniture or supplies.

The statute that created the Excellence Commission allowed local school boards to petition the state board of education to retain exclusive authority to sanction charter schools within their districts.

I'm delighted that our new partnership with Suffolk County Council is allowing local schools to adopt programmes that have already been shown to get results.

Supporters are more likely than opponents to say that the Common Core allows local school districts to decide which textbooks and materials to use in their schools (64 % compared to 30 %).

The legislation allowed local school boards to make sweeping changes to address looming funding cuts as well as to introduce instructional reform that could improve outcomes across their districts.

In the past five years, following a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service, some states have allowed local school districts to convert to a system in which employees contribute pretax dollars, thus deferring the taxation...

For years, the Center for American Progress has called on Congress to improve fiscal equity by closing the «comparability loophole,» which allows local school districts to underinvest in their low - income schools.

The bill allows local school boards to offer a 3 - year certificate of eligibility to a person interested in becoming a career and technical educator in an identified specialty area.

Under a New Jersey statute that allowed local school districts to fund the transportation of children to and from schools, the Board of Education of Ewing Township authorized reimbursement to parents forced to bus their children to school using regular public transportation.

The focus on multiple competencies also allows local school boards to prioritize programs and allocate resources as their specific situation dictates.

This year, Peterson helped get a law change through the Legislature that allows local school boards to create new «innovation» schools that operate independently from many of the state and local rules that govern schools.

In an apparent surprise to GOP leaders, rank and file members of the House voted down an economic development bill Tuesday that because of unusual legislative maneuvering needed to pass to pave the way a bill that would have allowed local school districts to save more teacher assistants» jobs.

Earlier this month, he signed legislation allowing local school governing boards to close failing schools, convert them to charter schools, or fire a failing school's principal and half the staff.

Although state law also allows local school districts to use teacher appraisal systems developed by district and campus site - based decision - making committees that include the same two criteria as the state system, it is estimated about 86 percent of Texas school districts use PDAS.

He spoke out against the governor's successful push to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights, and Evers has also advocated for significant increases in school funding — both by increasing state aid to schools and by allowing local school districts to raise additional revenue through property taxes.

The Federation urges the minister to set provincial reporting policy only, and to allow local schools and school boards to develop local report cards that meet their needs and goals.

In closing, the B.C. Teachers» Federation would like to reiterate its advice to the minister to set provincial reporting policy only and to allow local schools and school boards to develop local report cards that meet their needs and goals.

CLAS supports this bill because it allows local school systems to use any unappropriated revenue in this fund as a block grant for school security and all other expenditures already identified in the law.

Last year, lawmakers did away with language allowing the local school district to submit impact statements, but Office of Charter Schools director Joel Medley indicated to board members yesterday that his office would continue to accept them and forward them to board members for their consideration during the review process.

Now the law allows the local school boards to identify where schools are needed, provide design and construction specifications to the builders and then lease the facility upon completion.

Not exact matches

Most schools have, Red Cross Clubs are available in middle and high schools, allowing students to learn leadership skills while participating at local American Red Cross chapter events and on related projects.

Our «Give Back» program allows us to donate money back to the local schools and organizations helping to fortify programs that are consistently underfunded.

The Education Super Centre, like all currently owned and planned rental units, will be located directly by local transit systems in the core of Vancouver, allowing students to travel with ease for both school and recreation.

Since that time we were allowed to hold our services at a warehouse held by the local high school and though its not so much the building that matters for a religious body, the dilapidated premises were certainly having a notable impact on the strength of our community.

This has allowed hospitals and schools to be built in the farmers» local communities, and improvements to be made on their homes.

Developed by a local high school culinary student in partnership with Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, El Fenix's Kids Fit Menu allows kids to build their own meals by choosing from an array of delicious, low - fat / calorie entrées and sides, along with a glass of apple juice.

This program will allow Waterkeeper to evaluate the types of litter found at restoration sites and begin management strategies by working with local companies, agencies, and other stakeholders on ways to reduce pollution and by working with schools to directly inform young people on how they can become better environmental stewards.

Under HB142, state or local government buildings and schools throughout North Carolina are not allowed to enact any policies that prevent individuals from using facilities matching their gender identity.

Additionally, high school rugby teams have been formed at more local high schools to allow for more diverse schedules and a larger pool of teams to create a legitimate high school playoff tournament.

The girls» high school golf season will ramp up immediately when school starts in August, allowing some of the local junior golfers the opportunity to carry the momentum of elite competition from the summer into league and section play.

Two of the violations are quite silly — Harbaugh donated an item for auction that benefitted a scholar - athlete scholarship for a local high school, and then Michigan allowed a recruit to sit in a suite at Yost Ice Arena during a visit.

While there is a role for State / Federal involvement in local school food service, it is IMHO limited to [1] providing funding, especially to lower - income schools, to allow all schools to meet a minimum standard (NOT based on the needs of agri - business!

With the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, the newest phase of Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom shifts our focus from direct implementation in individual schools to a state - level expansion; this expansion will allow us to work in partnership with local organizations to provide district - and school - level technical assistance and support for start - up breakfast - in - the - classroom programs.

Looking for something that would allow her to spend nights, weekends, and holidays with her young daughter, Wells applied for a cashier position at her local elementary school, but it wasn't long — just a couple of weeks — before she found herself in the position of cafeteria manager.

They call for boycotting the cafeteria, or bringing in food trucks to sell to students out in front of the school in competition with the cafeterias, or even demanding that local restaurants be allowed in to provide catering directly from the cafeteria kitchen.

And in some states, even though there is a federal law that says you can allow your children to walk to and from school alone, state and local laws still trump that ruling.

As schools continue to join this initiative, a growing network will allow costs of implementing local and sustainable foods to decrease.

The school district also allows frozen and canned local product into their «Harvest of the Month» program to show students that local food comes in many forms — and doesn't always have to be fresh!

A new local ordinance passed at the Tuesday night meeting allows the village to take money contributed to local coffers by developers and distribute it to schools and parks as village trustees see fit.