Sentences with phrase «approved by public school districts»

Charter schools are self - managed public schools that must either be approved by public school districts or by the state under an appeal.

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Following several public meetings and many discussions with High School District 214, whose swim teams used the indoor pool for practices and meets, about a combined effort to renovate and expand the pool, a plan was approved by the Park Board in December 2002.

It's still unclear how much funding the Buffalo Public School District stands to lose for special education services, should the U.S. Senate pass the American Health Care Act approved last week by the House without significant changes.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

ALBANY — The tensions between the Jewish and black and Hispanic communities in Rockland County's troubled East Ramapo school district were mirrored Thursday in the state Assembly, where lawmakers debated and ultimately approved by an unusually low margin a bill establishing state oversight of the public schools.

Voters in the Highland Central School District approved the Highland Public Library's $ 4.8 million bond issue proposal at the polls on Tuesday by a 62.5 percent majority.

If approved by the board after the November public hearings, the budget would be the first to pierce the state tax cap law, which limits the amount of money municipalities and school districts can collect from taxes.

Buffalo, NY — The Buffalo Board of Education has approved an offer by M & T Bank President Robert Wilmers to pay for a national search for a new superintendent for the city's struggling public school district.

CORE and its member districts have partnered with TransformEd to assist member districts to fulfill public reporting obligations under its federally - approved waiver from No Child Left Behind school accountability provisions (NCLB waiver), approved by the US Department of Education (USDOE) on August 6th, 2013.

If approved by Judge J. Frederick Motz of the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, the deal could be a public relations boost for the beleaguered software giant because the initiative could benefit up to 14,000 schools over five years.

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aschool, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aSchool District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

State and federal law require each public school district and each approved private school to report to OSPI all known incidents involving the possession of weapons on school premises, transportation systems, or in areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools.

West Virginia voters had approved the amendment by a wide margin last November, but Judge Elizabeth Hallanan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in late February barred voluntary prayer in public schools on constitutional grounds.

Topics include the new discipline guidelines for public districts approved by the Maryland State Board of Education to reduce school suspensions and end discrimination, and piloting of restorative justice by Grand Rapids Public Schools in Micpublic districts approved by the Maryland State Board of Education to reduce school suspensions and end discrimination, and piloting of restorative justice by Grand Rapids Public Schools in MicPublic Schools in Michigan.

Caprice Young, founder of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) and CEO of Magnolia Public Schools: «If I did a Lexus Nexus Google search of every abuse at every school district in the state of California, the list would be about 40 times that long... What I would say in response to (the ACLU report) is that charters are required to have their entire enrollment procedure approved by whoever their authorizer happens to be.

The following proposals adopted today (Sept. 6), and described below, are estimated to expand special needs voucher program participation by 250 pupils in 2018 - 19 and result in an over $ 3 million aid reduction to public school districts in 2018 - 19: Continue reading JFC Approves Special Needs Voucher Expansion →

Over $ 9 million for Minneapolis Public Schools is at stake if teachers approve the agreement that has already been approved by the Minneapolis Public Schools Board and accepted by the Minnesota Department of Education.Members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) are casting their votes this week to determine if our district should take part in the Quality Compensation (Q Comp) program offered by the state since 2005.

Among these are the implementation of LCFF, with all school districts approving their Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) by July 1, the primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, the deadline for districts» administration of pilot versions of Common Core State Standards tests, and a ruling in the Vergara lawsuit, around teacher tenure and job protection laws and students» right to access equal education.

AB 1951 by Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell, D - Long Beach, requires the state Superintendent of Public Instruction to approve one or more nationally recognized high school assessments that districts can use for statewide testing purposes of 11th graders instead of the existing system.

The scholarship allows a student to choose among a list of private schools, and sometimes public schools outside of the district, approved by the school tuition organization.

LA has the most independent public charter schools overseen by a single district and usually approves most petitions.

Successful completion of an Educational Leadership training program approved by the Department of Education and offered by a Florida public school district.

Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger today approved the landmark settlement in Reed v. State of California, et al., a class action suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Morrison & Foerster, LLP, in February 2010 on behalf of students at three Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) middle schools.

Legislators are currently considering four other CTU - supported bills that directly impact conditions in public schools: HB 5481, requiring school districts to report class size data to ISBE and sets targets for K - 12 class sizes beginning in 2020; HB5721, which mandates improved public input and transparency in CPS capital spending and provides supports for schools and students hit with school actions like closings and turnarounds; HB 3786, which requires fully empowered local school councils in publicly funded schools, including charters, that must vote by a super-majority to approve school closures and reorganizations; and HB 4800, which would move surplus TIF funds to public education needs.

Type 2 charter schools are self - governed public schools, approved by BESE, that operate independently of existing public school districts.

Boston is expected to lose as much as $ 130 million per year by 2017, under the legislation approved in January that will allow Commonwealth charter schools to take up to 18 % of a public school district's budget, in cities where MCAS scores fall in the lowest 10 % statewide.

AB 1951, authored by Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell, D — Long Beach, would require the state superintendent of public instruction to approve a nationally recognized high school assessment — such as the SAT or ACT — that districts can administer to students instead of the grade 11 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.

The board shall develop procedures and guidelines for revocation and renewal of a school's charter; provided, however, that a charter for a Horace Mann charter school shall not be renewed by the board without a majority vote of the school committee and local collective bargaining unit in the district where said charter school is located; provided, however, that a commonwealth charter shall not be renewed unless the board of trustees of the charter school has documented in a manner approved by the board that said commonwealth charter school has provided models for replication and best practices to the commissioner and to other public schools in the district where the charter school is located.

A Horace Mann charter school shall be a public school or part of a public school operated under a charter approved by the school committee and the local collective bargaining unit in the district in which the school is located; provided that all charters shall be granted by the board of elementary and secondary education.

The contract with the Detroit Public Schools Community District was approved by teachers on Thursday.

Public districts governing boards are elected by the local community and must approve all aspects of school management — curriculum, expenditures, hiring and firing of personnel, etc..

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