Sentences with phrase «as a school district grant»

He also served as a school district grant funds administrator and staff developer, designing and providing training to in - service teachers and principals in curriculum, assessment techniques, and leadership.

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Runcie said the district is conducting an assessment as part of a grant application and will determine what security upgrades are needed at all schools.

After taking a look at Lion Kona beans processing equipment and drying porch, the tour moved to farming land in Hawaii is leased from the school district, which was granted ownership of more than 365,000 acres of land in 1883 as part of a bequest from Princess Bernice Pauahi, the last royal descendant of the Kamehameha line.

To qualify for a Salad Bars to Schools grant, you must offer the salad bar as part of the reimbursable meal served in your district.

Unfortunately we are not able to offer our School Food Support Initiative Grant to all school districts, as there is only funding for about 5 - 7 districts perSchool Food Support Initiative Grant to all school districts, as there is only funding for about 5 - 7 districts perschool districts, as there is only funding for about 5 - 7 districts per year.

To apply for the Baxter Equipment for Education Grant, you must be an active SNA director - level member who has been a member of SNA for at least one year, as of January 1, 2015, and be the person responsible for directing the school nutrition program of the school district.

If your Texas school or district was affected by Harvey, and you're interested in implementing breakfast - in - the - classroom in SY 2017 - 18, the Partners for BIC can help; if you qualify, our grant can help cover upfront costs associated with breakfast - in - the - classroom startup and implementation costs such as equipment, outreach, promotion, and other related expenses.

Schools and districts in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah can apply NOW for breakfast - in - the - classroom grant money to cover the upfront costs often associated with the startup and implementation of breakfast in the classroom and «grab n» go» programs, such as purchasing equipment, outreach efforts to parents, program promotion, and other related expenses.

During the recording you'll hear from members of the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom team — RD consultant Liz Campbell and SNF Program Manager Sarah Murphy — as well as school nutrition professionals who have received the grant, and implemented BIC in their school district.

Last week, Nolan said that the school district was granted a storm - water permit after it «improperly represented (to the village) that they had permission to use Park District property as part of their retention systemdistrict was granted a storm - water permit after it «improperly represented (to the village) that they had permission to use Park District property as part of their retention systemDistrict property as part of their retention system.»

Green projects have been blooming throughout Arlington Heights School District 25 this spring as a result of Green Canopy grants from the Arlington Heights Quasiquincentennial Committee.

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants aim to build regional capacity amongst health, education and community partners to collaboratively work through new approaches and designs for learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well - being.

To qualify for a Salad Bars to Schools grant, you must offer the salad bar as part of the reimbursable meal served in your district.

As a founding and managing partner, CAF guides school districts through the grant application process and provides salad bar resources for food service staff.

The bill, largely the same as the version introduced last Congress, would give school districts and food service administrators the tools and resources they need to prepare meals that meet the updated USDA school food standards by providing loan guarantees for kitchen infrastructure and equipment upgrades, authorizing grants for small but critical equipment purchases, and supporting innovative training opportunities to strengthen the school food service workforce.

The governor's offensive began with a Sunday statement from Budget Director Robert Mujica about a proposal to combat educational inequality not with more funding — as school advocates and Nixon have called for — but by granting the state power to review and veto plans by large districts to distribute it among schools.

The NYS Senate however, voted them down and instead «passed a series of so - called school safety measures that, among other steps, would require police officers at schools in New York City and provide grants to districts outside the city to hire retired law enforcement as school resource officers,» as reported by The NY Daily News.

At least 11 school districts that originally planned to apply for state pre-K grants won't seek the funding, and it's likely more will decide against participating as local administrators struggle with the timing and reimbursement structure of the program.

In one of her most significant actions as state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia has granted Buffalo Superintendent Kriner Cash unprecedented power to make changes at the district's most struggling schools, bypassing the teachers union contract and sparking a likely court battle.

Nine school districts in New York state were named as grant recipients, with Utica receiving the second biggest portion of the $ 24 million earmarked for the Extended Learning Time Initiative.

New York State's latest teacher evaluation system, which was supposed to be in place by Nov. 15, has essentially been put on hold as 90 percent of school districts have been granted waivers to delay its implementation.

Ceretto said he gave money to others in Wheatfield, including a $ 5,000 grant to Das Haus, a German heritage museum, as well as grants to the Niagara - Wheatfield School District.

New York school districts will be able to apply later this summer for $ 75 million worth of grants to transform struggling schools into so - called community schools, which can provide an array of services such as medical, mental health and legal assistance to students and families.

Grant has served in politics since the late 1990s, representing the University District on the Council, as a Buffalo School Board member and Erie County legislator, serving as former chairman of the body.

The state's latest teacher evaluation system, which was supposed to be in place November 15, has essentially been put on hold, as 90 percent of school districts have been granted waivers to delay its implementation.

As was already mentioned, school districts are often granted emergency waivers to attractive applicants when no certified teachers are available.

As a member of the Education & Workforce committee, I strongly oppose recent efforts to reduce federal funding in these areas, and I am the author of H.R. 258, the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act, which would award competitive grants to school districts or states to partner with colleges and universities or nonprofit organizations to establish a program which will develop, support and retain exceptional teachers in the STEM disciplines.

His team applies for grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education and attracts school districts and commercial product - developers as clients.

Although some may wonder how this fits into a design competition meant to propel blended - learning schools, from my perspective it's a smart grant because the reality is that many districts are unlikely to convert or open entire schools as full blended - learning programs.

Although the empirical research base on the effects of tracking is decidedly mixed, I am willing to grant Burris the point that ability tracking, as typically practiced in district schools, probably is bad for lower - ability students.

The Federal government offers Magnet Schools Assistance grants to districts as a way to promote this more positive school choice option that meets the unique needs of the learners who attend them.

While she complained, according to Education Week, that the school district should have granted her a leave of absence, a letter writer to the newspaper reminded the teacher of her history: «While civil disobedience and legal protest have long been used as ways of attracting attention to a cause, civil disobedience is unique because it has always carried with it the obvious risk of arrest and possible imprisonment.»

Back in 2004, Spencer Hsu told the story of how the first federal voucher program was launched, when George W. Bush signed legislation providing grants worth as much as $ 7,500 each to children from dozens of public schools in the District of Columbia for their use at private or religious schools in a five - year experiment.

NCLB should offer additional charter school start - up grants in any school district where failure is rampant, such as a district not making AYP.

Washington — The chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in strongly worded letters to the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, has warned that a recent decision by a federal district judge could be interpreted as exempting local school programs funded under the new federal education block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and minorities.

This is all of particular relevance today, as more than 2,000 districts, schools, and nonprofits have notified the U.S. Department of Ed that they'll be submitting applications for i3 grants.

The Toledo, Ohio, schools have hired Merrill A. Grant as the district's new superintendent.

Also, the District of Columbia is alleged to have provided traditional public schools with supplemental funding, support for operational expenses, and in - kind services, such as security from city police, that it has not granted to charters.

«We are thrilled that the Ed School has selected us for the work that we have done over many decades — work that has included the creation of curriculum for classroom use, national surveys to document the extent of the problem, development of teaching training materials, and, when necessary, serving as expert witnesses in federal lawsuits when school districts have been reluctant to grant civil rights to their students,» SteinSchool has selected us for the work that we have done over many decades — work that has included the creation of curriculum for classroom use, national surveys to document the extent of the problem, development of teaching training materials, and, when necessary, serving as expert witnesses in federal lawsuits when school districts have been reluctant to grant civil rights to their students,» Steinschool districts have been reluctant to grant civil rights to their students,» Stein says.

He thought the initiative was a great complement to the Modesto City School District's Safe Schools Project (which teaches civic responsibility as a way of creating more respectful learning environments) and urged principals to consider writing a grant to participate in the pilot project.

As of fall 2007, more than 6,000 elementary schools in 1,700 districts had received Reading First grants, about 10 percent of the public elementary school market.

The U.S. Department of Education's plan to grant states broad flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act will free up as much as $ 800 million in money school districts now must set aside for tutoring students, but may mark a significant financial blow to an education industry that has grown up around serving low - performing schools.

The state department of education has awarded 67 grants to high schools and school districts to develop innovative programs in those areas as well as in traditional academic... read more

Yet, the genius of the Founders was to devise a system that grants citizens at the levels of the state, the school district, and the classroom the freedom to teach not only history, but also every other subject as they see fit.

School districts still get big grants, and the foundation still supports progressive initiatives like High Tech High and Ed Visions, a group of charter schools run as teacher cooperatives.

As with its other initiatives, the foundation is likely to pursue its new programs confidently, via a series of grant solicitations that offer generous funding in return for a pledge from the school or the district to meet certain requirements.

The number of school districts identified as having some form of merit pay is based upon information provided by the National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI), which is located at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College and funded by a 5 - year, $ 10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences.

No significant legislative action mentioned; 2004: Wallace Foundation grants resulted in six school districts across the state serving as «Demonstration Districts» for what was then known as «the State Action for Education Leadershidistricts across the state serving as «Demonstration Districts» for what was then known as «the State Action for Education LeadershiDistricts» for what was then known as «the State Action for Education Leadership.»

LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy said in an interview that the metrics used by LA Unified and the other districts granted the waiver still give parents the right to use the Parent Trigger law, so long as a school has been deemed in need of improvement for two consecutive years, ending with the 2014 - 2015 school year.

This grant program should give priority to local districts that are developing innovative, voluntary approaches to school economic integration and are including community engagement as a key part of their strategies.