Sentences with phrase «approved by the local school board»

Standard units of credit shall be awarded for successful completion of such courses when the course is equivalent to that offered in the regular school program and the work is done under the supervision of a licensed teacher, or a person eligible to hold a Virginia teaching license and approved by the local school board [emphasis added].

These projects have been approved by local school boards and must meet state program eligibility criteria.

The second effort, at Desert Trails Elementary, was just last week approved by the local school board after an 18 - month court battle.

It also requires any activity that is not school business to be approved by the local school board.

While charter schools in Florida must be approved by the local school board to open, they compete with the regular public schools for students and per - pupil funding.

Georgia's decision doesn't affect the 65,000 students enrolled in charter schools approved by local school boards.

Dan Rossmiller, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, said the group favors charter schools, but not if they aren't approved by local school boards.

Each school participating in the DELAP program must be included in a public or private secondary education program, courses must follow the DOE curriculum framework and student performance standards must be approved by the local school board's pupil progression plan.

Not exact matches

The latest outcry involves a lawsuit by the local district attorney charging that the school board violated Louisiana's open - meetings law late last year when it approved a $ 210,000 settlement with Mr. Holmes.

Local school districts are the primary authorizer for most charters, but charter schools can also be approved by their county or the state board of education if rejected by their district.

The Denver school district must obey an order from the Colorado board of education and act quickly to approve a charter school proposed by a local teacher, a state judge ruled last week.

Similarly, the Utah Supreme Court rejected the claim brought by the state school boards association that the statute authorizing the state board of education to approve and supervise charter schools represented an unconstitutional expansion of the state board's authority into the area of local schools.

By contrast, in 23 states, many institutions can approve charter schools, such as the state board of education, universities, a specially designated state board for charter schools, or local school districts.

«The capacity of the authority should necessarily include the ability to invoke a form of receivership on the school district, suspending the authority of the local board and management, if it is concluded that good - faith reform implementation is not occurring,» said a report approved by the board.

Under the state's new voter - approved law, charter schools can be granted authority to operate either by a local school board or by a newly established statewide charter commission.

Every KIPP school is approved to operate by a charter school authorizer — typically a district school board, university, or state department of education — that makes sure the school is living up to the commitments in its charter and is in compliance with relevant federal, state, and local requirements.

The new law sets up a Charter School Commission to authorize groups to open charter schools and puts the State Board of Education in charge of approving applications by local school districts that also want to authorize charter scSchool Commission to authorize groups to open charter schools and puts the State Board of Education in charge of approving applications by local school districts that also want to authorize charter scschool districts that also want to authorize charter schools.

Members of the State Board of Education approved today multiple alternative assessment methods for determining third grade reading proficiency, which were put forth by local school districts in an effort to reduce the burdensome testing methods that have...

Existing local schools, private individuals, private organizations, and state and local public entities may organize a charter public school subject to a performance - based contract approved by both the state and local boards of education or by the state board of education alone.

A current policies and procedures manual that is consistent with the vision and mission of the nontraditional or alternative school, approved by the local board of education, and articulated to all stakeholders in the form of standard operating procedures (SOPs) is maintained.

The move was spurred by last year's Louisiana Supreme Court decision on voucher schools and by anger among local school board members over state - approved charters in their parishes.

Division school boards are required by 8 VAC 20 -40-60A to approve a comprehensive Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted that includes the components identified in the regulations.

Schools offering a concentration outside of the state - approved CTE concentrations must have four related courses approved by their local boards of education.

Design and implementation planning for the launch of a local Innovation Zone (if requested by the local school board, recommended by the ISD superintendent and approved by the SBE)

Legislation approved by the 2013 General Assembly in HB 2076 and SB 1131 provides that charter school applications that are initiated by one or more local school boards are not subject to review by the Board of Education.

Legislation approved by the 2010 General Assembly increases the level of state support and guidance in the development of charter schools in Virginia to ensure that local school boards receive quality charter school proposals.

Elm City Montessori is a local charter school which means we have our charter approved by and receive funding through both the New Haven Board of Education and the Connecticut Department of Education.

(i)(1) Not more than 120 charter schools shall be allowed to operate in the commonwealth at any time, excluding those approved pursuant to paragraph (3); provided, however, that of the 120 charter schools, not more than 48 shall be Horace Mann charter schools; provided, however, notwithstanding subsection (c) the 14 new Horace Mann charter schools shall not be subject to the requirement of an agreement with the local collective bargaining unit prior to board approval; provided, further, that after the charter for these 14 new Horace Mann charter schools have been granted by the board, the schools shall develop a memorandum of understanding with the school committee and the local union regarding any waivers to applicable collective bargaining agreements; provided, further, that if an agreement is not reached on the memorandum of understanding at least 30 days before the scheduled opening of the school, the charter school shall operate under the terms of its charter until an agreement is reached; provided, further, that not less 4 of the new Horace Mann charter schools shall be located in a municipality with more than 500,000 residents; and not more than 72 shall be commonwealth charter schools.

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.

And just last week, the Orange County Board of Education approved on appeal the petitions of two new charter schools that had been rejected by their local districts: Santa Ana College Prep, run by Ednovate Inc., and Unity Middle College High School, run by Oakland - based Unity Sschools that had been rejected by their local districts: Santa Ana College Prep, run by Ednovate Inc., and Unity Middle College High School, run by Oakland - based Unity SchoolsSchools.

K12 was a major supporter of the effort, donating at least $ 300,000 in 2012 to «Families for Better Public Schools,» a Georgia political action committee behind a constitutional amendment that would further the charter school industry by bypassing the legislature and state board of education to create a new, politically appointed commission that would have the authority to independently override state and local control and approve new charter schools and online virtual sSchools,» a Georgia political action committee behind a constitutional amendment that would further the charter school industry by bypassing the legislature and state board of education to create a new, politically appointed commission that would have the authority to independently override state and local control and approve new charter schools and online virtual sschools and online virtual schoolsschools.

«The law does not specify the number of classes or instruction taught on line... Whitmore Lake has given full approval to the Cyber School Board by issuing a contract... The MDE does not approve a local curriculum.»

A high - quality program, according to these critics, must have a fully certified teacher and a standard curriculum approved by a state or local school board.

He could also campaign for Amendment 8, which would allow an alternative process for approving public schools, including charter schools, rather than by local school boards, and Amendment 12, which would impose a six - year lobbying ban on former state elected officials, state agencies heads and local elected officials.

Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney wants to replace the commission with a local school board that would be appointed by him and approved by the City Council.

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..

The Charter Schools Act of 1998 provides that existing local schools, private individuals, private organizations, and state and local public entities may organize a charter public school subject to a performance - based contract approved by both the state and local boards of eduSchools Act of 1998 provides that existing local schools, private individuals, private organizations, and state and local public entities may organize a charter public school subject to a performance - based contract approved by both the state and local boards of eduschools, private individuals, private organizations, and state and local public entities may organize a charter public school subject to a performance - based contract approved by both the state and local boards of education.

The law calls on states to develop an improvement plan that is aimed at all students; includes evidence - level interventions; is based on a needs assessment; and is approved by the school, the local board and the state.

Horace Mann schools are required to have their charters approved not only by the state Board of Education, but also by a local school committee and, in some cases, a local teacher's union, while Commonwealth schools are free from this increased obligation.

Local charter schools will receive more money to educate disabled students and more freedom from the Los Angeles Unified School District in the process, under an agreement approved Tuesday by the Board of Education.