Sentences with phrase «as school board officials»

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As an example he points to what happened when New York's state commissioner of education and the New York Board of Regents considered dissolving the Roosevelt school district (described as «New York's Soweto» by an official there) and dispersing its students to surrounding schoolAs an example he points to what happened when New York's state commissioner of education and the New York Board of Regents considered dissolving the Roosevelt school district (described as «New York's Soweto» by an official there) and dispersing its students to surrounding schoolas «New York's Soweto» by an official there) and dispersing its students to surrounding schools.

These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

CRYSTAL LAKE — Local school and government officials as well as residents appear ready to join forces to build a community center and swimming pool, Park Board Commissioner Candy Reedy told the Crystal Lake Park Board on Thursday night.

De Blasio, who formerly served as a City Councilman and a federal housing official, stressed his role as a public school parent and his background volunteering on the local school board.

The first year of the three - year growth plan was unanimously approved by the Board of Governors as a system - wide priority last year, and school officials said Monday they are hopeful the second year of funding will be a system - wide priority this year.

(WBEN) When State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia begins to weigh whether or not to remove Buffalo School Board Member Carl Paladino from that body, she will hear from 7 of his 10 colleagues, and several administration officials during as many as five days of hearings in Albany.

A school board may remove any of its members for «official misconduct,» or misconduct related to duties as an elected official.

Jesse Hamilton has spent his entire career helping people, including over 15 years as an elected official in Crown Heights, eight years as President of the School Board and the last eight representing our community as District Leader of the 43rd Assembly District.

This review process lends the plan transparency as the DOE and School Construction Authority consult with Community Education Councils, Community Boards, City Council borough delegations, and other elected officials.

Under yesterday's system, school boards were needed to keep watch over the superintendent, assistant superintendents, and other district officials as they managed the school system.

For decades, the S.A.T. and the American College Program test have been used by college - admissions officials as a «common yardstick» to determine if students from New England boarding schools, one - room schools, and everywhere in between are ready...

The National School Boards Association's general counsel criticized that DCL for «creating an expectation that school officials are to respond to each and every offensive incident as if it were a civil rights violation,» thus «needlessly drain [ing] school resources and attention from the more crucial task of fostering an appropriate climate while minimizing the professional discretion of local educators to craft workable, individualized solutions.&School Boards Association's general counsel criticized that DCL for «creating an expectation that school officials are to respond to each and every offensive incident as if it were a civil rights violation,» thus «needlessly drain [ing] school resources and attention from the more crucial task of fostering an appropriate climate while minimizing the professional discretion of local educators to craft workable, individualized solutions.&school officials are to respond to each and every offensive incident as if it were a civil rights violation,» thus «needlessly drain [ing] school resources and attention from the more crucial task of fostering an appropriate climate while minimizing the professional discretion of local educators to craft workable, individualized solutions.&school resources and attention from the more crucial task of fostering an appropriate climate while minimizing the professional discretion of local educators to craft workable, individualized solutions.»

As reported by Schools Week, officials will promote boarding schools as part of plans to put vulnerable children in state and independent boarding schoolAs reported by Schools Week, officials will promote boarding schools as part of plans to put vulnerable children in state and independent boarding sSchools Week, officials will promote boarding schools as part of plans to put vulnerable children in state and independent boarding sschools as part of plans to put vulnerable children in state and independent boarding schoolas part of plans to put vulnerable children in state and independent boarding schoolsschools.

To the best of your knowledge, are members of your local school board elected or appointed by another public official such as a mayor?

Rural legislators pay particularly close attention to the interests of these officials and to groups that lobby on their behalf, such as the Louisiana School Boards Association.

As the LCFF unfolds, complaints are surfacing about dubious expenditures — on school policing or across - the - board staff pay raises that state officials warn should be «targeted» to benefit disadvantaged kids.

The school board did not publicly release an official grade for Mr. Hornbeck, but found he had «met the management objectives agreed upon as well as made other significant contributions,» according to a board letter.

Those frustrations were visible at a recent State Board of Education meeting, as turnaround operators offered blunt assessments of the current state of affairs in IPS schools, while district officials unsuccessfully argued state officials» funding formula for the takeovers is inequitable.

Though the department released basic demographic information on the reviewers — most, for example, have doctoral degrees and at least a dozen served on a state board of education or as a local or state school superintendent — federal officials have caught criticism for keeping their identities secret.

Different people who can foster the engagement of students as partners include students from the individual school who requested it, elected officials such as the school board or mayor, teachers, school leaders such as superintendents, principals, or other administrators.

NSBA is joined by AASA, the School Superintendents Association; the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) in asking the Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and reaffirm that school officials have authority to determine that messages such as «I [heart] Boobies» disrupt the school environment and interfere with the rights of oSchool Superintendents Association; the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) in asking the Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and reaffirm that school officials have authority to determine that messages such as «I [heart] Boobies» disrupt the school environment and interfere with the rights of oSchool Principals (NASSP), and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) in asking the Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and reaffirm that school officials have authority to determine that messages such as «I [heart] Boobies» disrupt the school environment and interfere with the rights of oSchool Boards Association (PSBA) in asking the Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and reaffirm that school officials have authority to determine that messages such as «I [heart] Boobies» disrupt the school environment and interfere with the rights of oschool officials have authority to determine that messages such as «I [heart] Boobies» disrupt the school environment and interfere with the rights of oschool environment and interfere with the rights of others.

If an alliance district will submit to getting rid of veteran teachers (and replacing them with scab labor from TFA); getting rid of staff people, not just in the schools and central office, but in town offices as well; hand over their democratic rights to elect their officials and let a Strong Man / Woman Mayor appoint people to the Board of Ed (even non residents); remove all checks and balances in local government; and, let any reformer do whatever they want to children, who will be guinea pigs for reform, drill - and - kill, «no excuses» punishments of preschoolers and kindergarteners — THEN Malloy will release money for leaky roofs and essential remediation of toxins.

On the issue of assessments, federal regulations should support the authority granted, through ESSA, to local school board members, as locally elected officials, to participate in the process of determining the type of assessments that are administered at the local level.

Both CCSA and CCSA Advocates work together to thwart legislative efforts that would increase charter oversight, such as AB 709 that would make charter board meetings public, allow the public to inspect charter school records, and prohibit charter school officials from having a financial interest in contracts that they enter into in their official capacity.

We don't have all the details yet about time and place as the public hearing notice has not yet been posted; however, the Commission will be taking testimony from school leaders (including board members, district administrators and school business officials) at this meeting.

District officials have been directed to refrain from commenting officially, but they are planning to respond to the report as early as a special school board meeting planned for Tuesday to discuss the budget.

«Our nation's school boards stand together with educators, principals, superintendents, chief state school officers, parents, and school business officials to call upon Congress to avoid further delay and pass a final bill as soon as possible,» said Gentzel.

Such is the tense, and oft - times hostile, relationship these days between state school officials and charter proponents such as Hawkes, a state Senate appointee to the CSAB who's one of many charter advocates lashing out at the state board this week.

At Monday's School Board meeting, district officials shared with board members five focus areas for improving the program: identifying advanced learners; teaching advanced learners; communicating the needs of advanced learners with parents, within schools and between schools as students transition grade levels; staffing; and overall assessment of the advanced learning proBoard meeting, district officials shared with board members five focus areas for improving the program: identifying advanced learners; teaching advanced learners; communicating the needs of advanced learners with parents, within schools and between schools as students transition grade levels; staffing; and overall assessment of the advanced learning proboard members five focus areas for improving the program: identifying advanced learners; teaching advanced learners; communicating the needs of advanced learners with parents, within schools and between schools as students transition grade levels; staffing; and overall assessment of the advanced learning program.

«Her passion for education and desire to serve as an elected official at the second largest school district in California is a great opportunity for CCSA and the Board of Education to work together to strengthen public education for students in San Diego.»

28 % of districts use an official social media channel (such as Twitter) during school board meetings for public feedback on issues facing the board.

John Brown Sr., who was appointed to represent the Orleans Parish School Board's 1st District in March, will keep the seat as an elected official.

After a surprise day off Tuesday for Tropical Storm Harvey's rains, all students in the Orleans Parish School Board and Recovery School District will return to their schools as normal on Wednesday, officials announced.

A lengthy process of back - and - forth conversations, letters, and resolutions between Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District seem to preclude an official announcement, as Einstein leaders say it is still awaiting word from Orleans Parish on its ability to charter two schools.

Comer, who works as the Chief Operations Officer for the FUSE / Jumoke Academy charter school management company, and previously worked for Commissioner Stefan Pryor's Achievement First, Inc, one of the nation's largest charter school management companies, will be filling the State Board of Education seat that was most recently held by an official from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.

Americans are largely unaware that local school boards, as well as local superintendents and individual schools have been losing influence over education programs for some time to state and federal officials and other interests..

The bill gave the authority to approve charter schools to the state legislature instead of keeping it in the hands of the officials at State Board of Education, who are appointed by the governor, and would make charter schools responsible under the Freedom of Information laws to disclose the same information as all other publicly funded entities.

Under the bill, school boards could sidestep those requirements as long as local emergency management officials agree their communities already have enough shelters available.

As school officials decide how to spend a nearly $ 2 billion FEMA settlement around the city, public meetings about plans for each campus are being held in each school board district over the next two weeks, and the District 5 meeting that includes Priestley will be held at 6 p.m. Monday.

Enrollment as of Wednesday was 320 students, school officials said at a board of trustees meeting that night.

Alexandria, Va. (April 17, 2014)-- The National School Boards Association (NSBA) announces that Brokers» Risk, HUMAN Healthy Vending, Kaplan K12, and Share 911 have joined as official service partners.

Principals serve as the public face of the school, communicating with parent and community groups, school board and district officials, and student committees.

As the Courant noted, «School board members voted Monday to pursue a «lighthouse» school model — essentially, a neighborhood school that would be entitled to special state funding for improvements... A lighthouse school in Hartford would receive at least $ 750,000 annually for improvements over a minimum of three years, school officials said MSchool board members voted Monday to pursue a «lighthouse» school model — essentially, a neighborhood school that would be entitled to special state funding for improvements... A lighthouse school in Hartford would receive at least $ 750,000 annually for improvements over a minimum of three years, school officials said Mschool model — essentially, a neighborhood school that would be entitled to special state funding for improvements... A lighthouse school in Hartford would receive at least $ 750,000 annually for improvements over a minimum of three years, school officials said Mschool that would be entitled to special state funding for improvements... A lighthouse school in Hartford would receive at least $ 750,000 annually for improvements over a minimum of three years, school officials said Mschool in Hartford would receive at least $ 750,000 annually for improvements over a minimum of three years, school officials said Mschool officials said Monday.

If you can't manage that, go to as many school board meetings as you can and let these elected officials know that you are watching their every move.

In Montgomery County, Md., north of Washington, the school board is moving toward its first charter, a Montessori elementary school, after initially rejecting it and two others with global and environmental themes because, as one official said, «we have a very high bar in terms of performance.»

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

The new backpack rule is a mandate from the Broward County School Board as officials try to address some security concerns on the Parkland high school campus following the Feb. 14 massacre that left 17 peopleSchool Board as officials try to address some security concerns on the Parkland high school campus following the Feb. 14 massacre that left 17 peopleschool campus following the Feb. 14 massacre that left 17 people dead.

Speaking as a Parkland resident, not in her official capacity as a School Board member, Abby Freedman told the commission she'd prefer to see the money donated to the Broward Education Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money to benefit Broward schools and provide free school supplies to qualified students and offer college scholarSchool Board member, Abby Freedman told the commission she'd prefer to see the money donated to the Broward Education Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money to benefit Broward schools and provide free school supplies to qualified students and offer college scholarschool supplies to qualified students and offer college scholarships.