Sentences with phrase «approach over the district»

A reader might wonder why the superiority of the non-district approach over the district approach wasn't the author's primary thesis.

Not exact matches

While eight US states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalise recreational marijuana, the White House has hinted that the Department of Justice will do more to enforce federal laws prohibiting recreational marijuana, raising concerns over how Canada's approach will coexist with a potential crackdown south of the border.

A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

Sheridan Shore's lease with the reclamation district expires in March 2016 and the Wilmette park district board recently voted to approach the district in coming weeks to explore the possibility of taking over the lease in 2016, said park district executive director Steve Wilson.

«I tried my whole career (at the district) to serve the people of Chicago, to provide expert experience, «Hobson said, «that coupled with a hands - on approach to solving the problems over there, rather than going through this maze of bureaucratic red tape to get the job done.

«Over the years, there have been some creative approaches to dealing with the overcrowding crisis in this district,» state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst) said.

And, I too am worried about this approach as I have races booked this year, the main events are 2, marathons, first one in July over the highest peak in the Lake District, then 2 skyrunning events in September, following finally by a trail marathon in October for my birthday, plus shorter distances in between races yet to be booked.

After the «professional development day» is over, how does a school or school district go about the process of moving teachers continuously in the direction of doing formative assessment digitally and creating a culture that accepts and consistently implements this approach?

In particular, it's not clear what the problem is that this approach is trying solve or why this approach wouldn't lead to the same problems that political control over traditional district schools has caused.

They will phase in, over the next few months, a mandatory mastery - learning approach in reading and mathematics for all of the city's 123 public elementary schools, according to James J. Sarnecki, the district's supervisor of elementary mathematics and sciences.

The improvement approach would first identify a set of K - 12 districts that have realized the greatest gains in measured student achievement over a multi-year period.

In a new study, Steinberg and Lacoe use data from Philadelphia schools, relative to counterparts elsewhere in Pennsylvania over the same time period, to study a 2012 district reform restricting the use of exclusionary discipline and emphasizing positive approaches.

Over time the school proved that there was value in the greenhouse and sustainability approach, and the district also became a core supporter.

This could involve approaches to assessment and curriculum or organizational innovations like giving more site based freedom over budgets and personnel to other district schools, based on successful charter experiments.

This approach has several advantages over vouchers funded out of the federal budget: no existing federal money expected by school districts would be affected; no state money would be involved, thus avoiding legal conflicts with constitutional provisions that bar the use of state and local money for religious schools in 37 states; and, as a pure federal initiative, state laws and tax codes would remain unaffected.

Toward that end, Congress, which has jurisdiction over Washington, D.C., can take one of two approaches to implementing district - wide education savings accounts.

The variety of approaches will help inform Congress when it resumes debate over reauthorizing the NCLB law in 2009, and help it address complaints that the current law doesn't offer enough flexibility to decide what actions states and districts may take in addressing individual schools» needs.

Over time, as it becomes clearer which programs consistently graduate high - performing principals, this new approach would create a robust marketplace that rewards institutional excellence and helps school districts make smart hiring decisions.

Louisiana employs a gradual release approach to address the dual challenge of developing sufficient capacity in school districts and sustaining LDC work over the long term.

To allow districts time to acclimate to the new technology planning process, it will be rolled out over the next few years in a phased approach.

She conducted regional and national studies over the last 30 years on leadership preparation approaches and school and district reform initiatives, and published numerous books and articles on leadership preparation and its impact, including (with Linda Darling - Hammond and others) Preparing principals for a changing world: Lessons from effective school leadership programs (Jossey - Bass, 2009).

District Superintendent Tom Crowe says according to TEA regulations, when approaching the 6th year, «you have choices to make — either the state can come in and take over the school, or you can close the school and reopen it in a different format, or you can work with a partner like a charter school to take over the school.»

Henry specifically cited the achievement school district (ASD) model that Tennessee is using, which allows private charter school operators to take over public schools, fire the teachers and principals, and use their own school management approaches to try to bring students» academic proficiency rates up into the top quartile of the state's public schools.

«Our approach is look at states, and then within states, to look at the districts where we feel like we can, over time, have a significant impact,» said Jonah Edelman, the founder and CEO of Stand for Children.

Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School draws students from over 20 different districts because of their creative programming and differentiated approach to teaching and learning.

NHAMS draws students from over 20 different sending districts because of our creative programming and differentiated approach to teaching and learning.

Instead, Brown has promoted an approach that gives local school districts more control and decisionmaking powers, including over how their progress should be assessed.

• $ 1 billion in 2016, and a total of $ 5 billion over 5 years, for a new Teaching for Tomorrow program that would provide funds to states or school districts to transform their approach to recruiting, training, supporting, retaining, and advancing highly effective teachers throughout their careers.

Talia Milgrom - Elcott is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of 100Kin10, a networked approach to strategically addressing the nation's shortage of STEM teachers and improving STEM learning for all students by activating more than 100 organizations, including corporations, foundations, non-profits, school districts, and others, to train and retain 100,000 excellent STEM teachers over ten years.

Beyond Textbooks is not only a feasible, effective approach for improving student achievement in Vail, but it is also noteworthy that Vail is now partnering with over 100 school districts and charter schools across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Wyoming, and Kentucky who are currently implementing the Beyond Textbooks program to move the needle on student achievement for its own students.

Certified trainers provide schools and districts with a cost - effective approach for implementing and sustaining Open Circle over time.

One example is Two Rivers, which has the longest waitlist of any school in the District, with over 1,300 names, and employs an expeditionary learning approach that appeals to many middle - class parents.

Teachers College, Columbia University; New York, NY $ 656,000 over two years on behalf of the National Center for Children and Families for a comprehensive analysis of variation by NYC UPK program setting, governance, and community district in teacher characteristics, professional development, instructional approach, and program structure.

As opposed to traditional districts which get «bogged down» in paperwork, portfolio districts adopting this approach would give principals greater discretion over who they hire and fire.

An innovative approach to holistic professional development for all school district employees to improve student outcomes I've spent over 15 years talking to school districts around the cou... Read More...

The RC approach was implemented and evaluated over a two - year period based on data from 62 teachers and 157 children at six schools in the same district.