Not exact matches
To make space, districts would likely
need to jettison teachers in «specialty» subjects such as
arts, music and physical education, positions once funded separately by the state but now lumped in one block funding
category.
The same rule will apply to universities and school centred initial teacher training (SCITT) for
category 2 subjects —
art and design, biology, chemistry, English and music — but School Direct routes will be allowed to recruit «as many trainees as they
need» in those subjects, based on an overall cap in each subject, not an individual allocation.
For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following
categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «
needs improvement», «warning» or «failing»
categories on the mathematics or English language
arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.
Curriculum - related materials, representing a wide range of intellectual and social development and a broad range of student
needs and subject areas, include those that deal with current issues and concerns as well as those that treat the traditional
categories of literature, history, government, the
arts and sciences, etc..
Art typically falls into this
category 120 years from the date of creation, but you'll
need to do your homework before slapping something on your book.
Fine
art and other creative offerings fall into the «pleasure they want to gain»
category, so don't worry that you
need to solve some immediate, hairy, big pressing problem with your free giveaway.
The NEA grant was awarded in the
category of Access to Artistic Excellence in the field of visual
arts, in order to support the assessment of collections and the archival
needs of organizations in the alternative
arts movement.
As part of their applications, grantee artists note how they plan to use these funds, with
needs typically falling into four
categories: acquiring the materials or equipment necessary for their
art - making; securing better or larger spaces to work or live; for research, travel, and experimentation with their practice, in order to develop more ambitious work; and to find new ways to engage with their communities.
Many renters policies set dollar limits on items in certain
categories like musical equipment,
art and jewelry, so floaters are often required to get the extra coverage you
need for these valuables.