Sentences with phrase «as reward schools»

Pryor has created both an evaluation support system and a professional learning network that has allowed her current system to see three of its 7 tested schools honored as Reward Schools in 2015 - 2016.

Despite these difficulties, 6 percent of Title I public schools in Texas have exceeded state standards and earned distinction as Reward Schools.

Georgia Charter Schools Association wants to congratulate the charter schools selected as Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE).

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New York State Commissioner John B. King, Jr. has identified 354 high achieving and high progress schools as Reward Schools.

KNCP outperformed the district and state in Math and Science on TNReady and was recognized as a Reward School for posting student growth in the top 5 % of all public schools in Tennessee.

Collegiate was also recognized as a Reward School for posting student growth in the top 5 % of all public schools in Tennessee.

Not exact matches

Those Happy Meals were a rare treat, and I worked hard to get a good report card or an honor at school just for a visit to the Golden Arches as a reward.

They cheerfully pay to go to Riding School, which is rewarding emotionally and as a transaction.

High School Chaplaincy is perceived as being difficult, this is because the rewards and impact that are made are so often not evident to the Chaplain.

As for sanctions, check out the McGuffey «s Readers and other school texts invoked by today's traditionalists, which truly get into rewards and punishments.

It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

a school of writers, commonly known today as the Deuteronomists, compiled their history of Israel in such a way as to demonstrate that the meaning of history is to be discerned as a system of just rewards for good and bad behavior.

teachers and students see senior year as a break before college and a reward for 11 long years of school, even though it may not be that difficult.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

I'm personally not a big supporter of St. Mary's claim but when a school like Middle Tennessee does go out and challenge itself as best it can and does a reasonable job - they should be rewarded.

As richly rewarding as hosting young stars of the game can be (many ruggers who've played at past KOTs have gone on to play for, and even Captain, our USA National teams), there's no greater joy than watching U-8s and U-10s blossom into feisty U-12s and eventually become skillful, competitive Middle SchoolerAs richly rewarding as hosting young stars of the game can be (many ruggers who've played at past KOTs have gone on to play for, and even Captain, our USA National teams), there's no greater joy than watching U-8s and U-10s blossom into feisty U-12s and eventually become skillful, competitive Middle Schooleras hosting young stars of the game can be (many ruggers who've played at past KOTs have gone on to play for, and even Captain, our USA National teams), there's no greater joy than watching U-8s and U-10s blossom into feisty U-12s and eventually become skillful, competitive Middle Schoolers!

When my oldest started Kindergarten, I was distressed to see that many of the lessons of personal protection I was teaching at home were being undermined at school where candy was given as a reward, class parties overloaded children with junk food, and fundraising involved peddling candy and cookies.

Certainly there are not parties every day at school or birthday cupcakes but candy is actually handed out quite often at my daughter's school as a reward by her teacher and this may be enough to make the kids not eat their fruits and veggies.

The Department has also published guidance materials, including Alternatives to Using Food as Reward and a Guidance Memorandum on the Kentucky Board of Education's Guidelines for Competitive Food and Beverage Sales and on state mandated assessment and reporting on the school nutrition and physical activity environment.

The Department offers handouts on wellness implementation, covering the following topics: Alternatives to Food as a Reward — Ideas for Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward; Healthy Fundraising — Ideas for Healthy Fundraising Alternatives; and Healthy Celebrations — Ideas for Healthy School Parties and Other Celebrations.

The Policy includes appendices that cover additional optional topics such as food as a reward, parties at school, and fundraisers.

In our school, they more and more frequently give out junk food — candy, bubble gum, licorice — as a reward for «good behavior.»

A simple idea in college motivated a group of 17 - 21 year old women to earn top grades on campus, so I'm thinking this could really work for younger kids as a reward system or as extra inspiration in school work.

Children are being indoctrinated at school into the culture of overeating and teachers are part of this too when they use food as a reward.

But as I explained to readers here in «USDA Finalizes School Nutrition Rules: What You Need to Know,» the USDA declined to say whether promotions like McTeachers» Nights (as well as fast food coupons given as rewards, Box Tops collections and other such «indirect» advertising) constitute marketing for the purposes of that mandate.

With these potential learning and health benefits, don't be surprised if your child's school modifies its gum policy, begins to offer gum as a reward for good behavior or encourages chewing in math class.

Another notable feature in both the proposed and final rules — one likely to be of special interest to elementary school parents — is a requirement that wellness policies set nutritional standards for foods and beverages that aren't sold but instead made available to children at school, such as offerings at classroom parties or treats given out by teachers as a reward.

Hello Bettina, I am a teacher who has attempted to advocate for our at - risk students in requesting that colleagues stop giving candy as a «reward» to our middle and high school students.

To recap, the reader's child has just entered public school and she's dismayed by the cafeteria food, the snacks in the kindergarten classroom (Rice Krispie Treats and Cheetos), and the fact that her son is receiving Dum - Dums as rewards from the gym teacher.

Now let's turn to the Dum - Dums that are handed out by the school's gym teacher as a reward.

The site is truly comprehensive, not only covering all aspects of school food reform (including competitive food) but also related topics such as drafting a solid wellness policy, starting a school garden, or dealing with teachers who hand out candy rewards.

But last night i sent an email to our elementary school principal asking for permission to send out my own survey to quantify parents» views on birthday treats and food rewards, as well as chocolate milk and a la carte junk food in the cafeteria.

I've written a lot over the years (really, A LOT - see the Related Links below) about junk food in school classrooms, whether distributed by teachers as rewards for good behavior and academic performance or served as part of birthday or classroom... [Continue reading]

«Success in sports is often defined as achievement and external rewards,» says Dr. Jen Gapin Farrell, school counselor at Shattuck - St.

food manufacturers have managed to invade what should be a commercial - free zone through vending machines and «pouring rights»; branded foods (like Pizza Hut pizzas) sold in the national school lunch program; the sale of a la carte foods; the use of Channel One television in the classroom; the creation of textbooks replete with math problems that use the products» names; give - aways of branded items like textbook covers; offering their products as rewards for academic performance (read X number of books over the summer and earn a gift certificate to McDonald's); and much more.

And if you're particularly concerned about the junk food offered to your kids in their school classrooms, such as food served at birthday celebrations, class parties and as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.»

Society in turn has watched as the «available parents» have volunteered to fill that roll in schools, and rewarded those parents with the «Good Parent Awards» instead of asking the question «what's wrong with our classrooms that they can no longer function fully without additional adult help?»

Honestly, I don't have a problem with it as a reward once in awhile in middle / high school (ace major unit test, etc).

This percentage does not account for additional treats sent home with children, given to them by teachers as rewards, or purchased in school at bake sales.

Our school is pretty good about not giving food as rewards; however, my son is constantly coming home with his snack unbeaten because he's had a cupcake (usually head - size) instead to celebrate someone's birthday.

Take advantage of your school's pizza or bought lunch program to not only give you a break and support school programs, but as a special reward for the kids eating their lunchbox lunches on the other days!

An incentive program to track and reward healthy behaviors (such as eating fruits and vegetables, limiting screen time, walking or biking to school, or trying new physical activities)

I pay my kids when they say no thank you to the food rewards at school because I don't want them to think it's appropriate to use food as a reward.

If you're looking for ammo, give your school principal a copy of The Use of Food as Reward in Classrooms: The Disadvantages and the Alternatives (while geared toward the state of Kentucky, a national version of this excellent white paper is in the works — so stay tuned!).

Pinpoint other parents who don't want their kids to be rewarded with junk food — and approach school officials as a group.

Just the other day, my daughter told me she turned down another offer of food as a reward at school.

Cuomo included $ 75 million in the budget for reform initiatives, including expanding pre-K as well as creating community schools, extending the school day or year, and rewarding high - performing teachers.

The state, along with eight others and Washington D.C., won a share of $ 3.4 billion in funding from the program which was started by the Obama Administration in July of 2009 as a way to reward improvements in public schools.

In addition, Borough President Katz will recognize the nine Queens high schools that were recently designated as «Reward Schools» by the New York State Commissioner of Education for having made the most significant progress or have the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achieschools that were recently designated as «Reward Schools» by the New York State Commissioner of Education for having made the most significant progress or have the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achieSchools» by the New York State Commissioner of Education for having made the most significant progress or have the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achievement.

One Comment about Obama's speech today on testing students and rewarding teachers for the performance of the students: The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article stating that the Chicago and Illinois schools were RECLASSIFYING JUNIORS AS SOPHOMORES SO THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE TESTS.