Sentences with phrase «as local charter»

Not a problem, as local charter boats known as dhonis (traditional all - purpose vessels powered by a diesel engine) can be hired with ease from the ferry counter at each resort and can take visitors to island communities close to resort islands.

Or how about the ground swell of parent support for the exclusive little Montessori school that Nate Snow, CT's TFA director and failed candidate for B'port BoE (republican ticket) wants the district to pay for as a local charter?

As a local charter, we have a highly collaborative relationship with the school district, but at the same time we have autonomy to implement an authentic Montessori curriculum.

As a local charter, ECMS will receive its funding from the district.

Not exact matches

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

As a taxpayer I am sick of paying for the unchecked growth of charters.I even got a flyer today offering a $ 100 incentive for those referring students to enroll in a local charter school.The charter school industry seems well funded enough to pay for all these ads — how about donating the funds for these ads to reduce local taxes — listen to local taxpayers!.

In Hempstead, while most of the students at The Academy Charter School are from the local district, the school draws from nearby systems as well.

Erie County Local Law number one of nineteen hundred fifty - nine, constituting the Erie county charter, as amended, is amended by amending section sixteen hundred twelve thereto to read as follows:

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

Should the County Executive, his or her appointed Director of Budget and Management, or anyone fail to provide information including but not limited to the budget reports requested in subsection (f) above, the chair of the Commission shall notify the clerk of the Erie County Legislature and the chair of the Erie County Legislature, in writing, and the Chair of the Legislature shall compel that such information be provided to the Commission by exercising the powers available to the Legislature, in particular those powers to subpoena and require the production of evidence as outlined in article 2, section 202, paragraph h of Local Law No.1 - 1959, as amended, constituting the Erie County Charter.

That reality prompted, as part of the Osogbo conference agenda, the idea of federalizing political parties, along geo - political lines, with local demands driving each party's national charter, though with APC as case - point.

The funding for charter schools would increase going forward through the same percentage increase as local public schools are receiving.

Flanagan, in a lengthy statement, reiterated his support for making the state's cap on local property tax increases permanent as well as the passage of an education investment tax credit along with a lifting of the cap on charter schools.

That ad, which served as the basis for Wednesday's rally, accused de Blasio of blocking access to charter schools for minority students, and FES was left defending its merits after some critics — many aligned with local teachers» unions — accused it of «race - baiting.»

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

Republicans defended the increase in charter school funding as part of an agreement included in a separate education bill (HB 7055) that will let school districts keep their local property taxes for maintenance and construction rather than share it with charter schools.

Students were from local public, private, charter and MESA program schools, and as described by CSNE Co-director of Education at SDSU, Sweta Sarkar, these students were motivated, sharp and eager to learn.

That difference was the result of some $ 5,500 per student in local tax dollars going to district schools that charters such as Omega did not receive — all this in addition to money for facilities and other outlays that were also denied to Ohio charters.

Over a third of Grand Rapids» schools had fallen below 60 percent of capacity, including two brand - new ones, as more and more families decamped for local charter and private schools, or moved to other districts.

Importantly, the schools attended by students in our sample include both open - enrollment public schools operated by the local school district and five over-subscribed charter schools that have been shown to have large, positive impacts on student achievement as measured by state math and English language arts tests.

As a result of the compact, BPS and the local charter sector have established several school - to - school partnerships (some including local parochial schools) in order to share and develop effective instructional practices.

For example: (1) teachers in charter schools have certification requirements as do other public schools; (2) charter schools are subject to academic standards set by the state; (3) charter schools must comply with local, state, and federal laws related to health, safety and civil rights; and (4) charter schools are «subject to the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education.»

Had the commission been able to develop as a real alternative to local authorization, larger numbers of charter schools could have been established, and that likely would have created a powerful political constituency in support of charter schools, capable of resisting jealous attacks from the public education establishment.

EdNext: «As you may know, many states permit the formation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but are not managed by the local school board.

Placing public charter schools on a par with TPS in receiving local educational funds, as Colorado plans to do, would bring over half the cities in our study to funding parity across the two public school sectors.

He called the results a turning point that demonstrated the political power of charter school backers as well as others who are seeking more high - quality learning opportunities for local students.

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.

Rather, the state board's order was treated merely as a directive to the local board to negotiate with the applicant concerning the «issues necessary to permit the applicant to open a charter school,» including, in the Denver case, questions of the site of the school and per - pupil funding.

As Parker Baxter and colleagues report, both states passed laws giving charters equitable access to local tax revenues that supplement a district's standard allotment from the state.

Ninety percent of authorizers are local school districts, many of which view charters as an administrative inconvenience, competitive nuisance, or worse.

Local school districts now constitute 90 percent of charter school authorizers and could have fostered the kind of cross-fertilization Shanker envisioned, but they've tended instead to treat charters as distant cousins.

Respondents were asked: «As you may know, many states permit the formation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but are not managed by the local school board.

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In math, 47 percent of Detroit charter schools perform significantly better than their local peers, the same proportion as for the charters as a whole statewide.»

At Mr. Fuller's request, the Governor proposed expanding the state's charter - school law — which now allows 10 districts to charter one school each — to allow local school boards to charter as many schools as they desire.

The 18 states where other institutions, such as universities and local governments, can grant charters have an average of 96 schools.

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Should charter schools be required to enroll students labeled special needs at the same rate as local school districts, that is, educate their «fair share»?

The State entity will ensure that charter schools and local educational agencies serving charter schools post on their websites materials with respect to charter school student recruitment, student orientation, enrollment criteria, student discipline policies, behavior codes, and parent contract requirements, including any financial obligations (such as fees for tutoring or extracurricular activity).

Some may view charter schools as a threat to local traditions and long - standing power - sharing arrangements.

As in many locations, New Hampshire law requires the per - pupil funds to pass from the state through local school districts, and then to charter schools.

The new Department of Education would also do well to invest in strategies to prevent harm to students in districts facing major enrollment losses, such as local district - charter partnerships.

As the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM) considered authorizing charter schools for the first time in 1999, the local teachers union and top administrators in the Milwaukee Public Schools threatened to ban the college's student teachers from obtaining required classroom experience if UWM approved any charter schools that would be managed by the for - profit firm Edison Schools.

Though both states succeeded in passing legislation allocating a more equitable share of local tax revenue to charter schools, the authors note that partisan conflict and legislative force led to a flawed process — as well as potentially jeopardized implementation of the new law — in Florida.

In states like Colorado, where charters are perceived as public schools serving local students, advocates may find they can build bipartisan support, especially in light of traditional conservative support for charter schools and the sector's continued focus on serving disadvantaged, urban students, which appeals to liberals.

Mechanisms we espouse, such as student - based funding, open enrollment systems, charter schools, and virtual education, are having some success in breaking open the current system, but they require very special circumstances at the state and local level.

It raises the odds that charter schools can retain the freedoms and flexibilities that underpin their success, and it provides families with more choice as they select among charters, a local neighborhood school, and other specialized DCPS options.

This policy brief, released by the organization now known as Education Cities and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, explores current experience with charter incubation and the local policies and funding needed to create and sustain healthy markets for successful incubators.

Richmond is frequently cited in local and national press as an authority on quality charter school authorizing.

So while it's tempting to frame the fight in New York as a perilous fight between Democratic education reformers and «the de Blasio wing» of the party, public charter schools are just too local to drive a national political conversation — let alone a serious civil war within the Democratic party.