Sentences with phrase «assist districts and schools»

The measures that states collect should do more than help them identify the lowest - performing schools — they should help states identify areas of need in all schools as well as assist districts and schools in making informed decisions about resources and supports.

Established by the U.S. Department of Education, the Comprehensive Center program helps state education agencies (SEAs) assist their districts and schools in improving achievement outcomes for all students.

The 15 RCCs provide frontline assistance to states to help them implement the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and other federal school improvement programs and to help increase the capacity of states to assist their districts and schools.

This program awards discretionary grants that support 22 comprehensive centers to help increase state capacity to assist districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals.

The Center on School Turnaround (CST) at WestEd is charged with building the capacity of state education agencies (SEAs) to assist districts and schools in meeting student achievement goals.

CIERA DIXON is an associate consultant with Public Impact, focused primarily on assisting districts and schools in implementing Opportunity Culture models that extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams.

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The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are all about assisting schools and school districts succeed in their alternative breakfast programs.

Child Nutrition Services - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Child Nutrition Services (CNS) assists school districts and other program sponsors in providing quality nutrition programs that promote life - long healthful living while providing nutritious meals each day that prepare children for learning.

Kona Ice, which sells sugary shaved ice drinks; World's Finest Chocolate, a small number of school districts, and a company called TiFry that sells «a device that not only assists with reducing cooking oil consumption but will reduce calories in fried foods.»

Lunch Lessons offers a variety of services to assist school districts and their community partners in realizing their vision for school food service, including: educational programming through speaking engagements; workshops that address a variety of needs from fiscal to culinary training; focused analysis of various aspects of existing programs; as well as full assessments which analyze all aspects of the food service department and provide recommendations to assist in strategic planning and goal setting.

She was a founding member of her school district's Food Allergy Task Force in 2007, which continues its mission today to assist students and families managing life threatening food allergies in Academy School Distrischool district's Food Allergy Task Force in 2007, which continues its mission today to assist students and families managing life threatening food allergies in Academy School Distdistrict's Food Allergy Task Force in 2007, which continues its mission today to assist students and families managing life threatening food allergies in Academy School DistriSchool DistrictDistrict 20.

I welcome the opportunity to assist the school district as it seeks to refurbish and innovate our schools» facilities in ways that will enhance the learning environment.

Syracuse City School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras said the district is assisting the White House and Secret Service as they prepare for the arrival of President Obama at Henninger High School on TDistrict Superintendent Sharon Contreras said the district is assisting the White House and Secret Service as they prepare for the arrival of President Obama at Henninger High School on Tdistrict is assisting the White House and Secret Service as they prepare for the arrival of President Obama at Henninger High School on Thursday.

In April 2011, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers agreed to assist DPS as the district designed a competitive and rigorous RFP (Request for Proposal) process to identify schools that it would authorize as charters beginning in fall 2011.

CORE and its member districts have partnered with TransformEd to assist member districts to fulfill public reporting obligations under its federally - approved waiver from No Child Left Behind school accountability provisions (NCLB waiver), approved by the US Department of Education (USDOE) on August 6th, 2013.

Most state policies for assisting school districts in financial trouble are uneven and complex.

They're asking why so much school time is spent on tests that aren't much used to assist individual children but rather to compare schools and districts in an to attempt to close the achievement gap, says Hess.

The focus of the DisneyHand Teacher Awards is to recognize the teaching profession, showcase creativity in the classroom, and honor those who can assist in developing creative teaching strategies in their school districts.

All school districts in the United States employ occupational therapists who have the expertise to assist parents, teachers, and students in dealing with this important public health issue.

But some cities, like Denver, are leading the way in practices to help ease the burden on parents, such as universal enrollment systems and partnerships between districts and charter schools to assist parents in making informed choices.

I assisted a local school district in obtaining a technology grant and served on the district's executive committee for technology.

This insight will assist schools and districts as they look for opportunities to use technology to support various teaching and learning initiatives.

School districts can take proactive steps to help secure notebook computers regardless of student action by implementing Internet - based IT asset management systems capable of remotely deleting student data as well as recovering lost computers and assisting in the prosecution of thieves.

Where the homeless child is located in a temporary housing facility operated or approved by a local social services district or a residential facility for runaway and homeless youth, the director of the facility or a person designated by the social services districts, shall, within two business days of entry into such facilities, assist the designator to ensure that the form is properly completed and assist the child, where necessary, to enroll in the designated school district.

Provide resources to states to assist and support development of appropriate and effective assessment systems that provide accurate information to guide decision making at the school, district, state, and federal levels.

This project assisted district leaders in developing a systemwide process for evaluating the implementation and impact of school improvement initiative.

No school district, BOCES or charter school, or an employee thereof, shall take, request or cause a retaliatory action against any such person who, acting reasonably and in good faith, either makes such a report or initiates, testifies, participates or assists in such formal or informal proceedings.

The Secretary invites advice and recommendations concerning topics for which regulations may be helpful to assist States, school districts, and schools to implement the new law.

Leadership for Changing Schools Training Institute: This professional development institute, formerly known as the Leadership for Change Institute, assisted schools and districts in meeting the challenges of Schools Training Institute: This professional development institute, formerly known as the Leadership for Change Institute, assisted schools and districts in meeting the challenges of schools and districts in meeting the challenges of change.

The RtI Implementation Rubrics are designed to assist districts, schools, and educators with the implementation of RtI.

The plan also «includes services to assist underperforming schools and districts through a revised model for school improvement.»

There are school districts in America where the superintendent, assisted only by a secretary, is also the principal of the school and teaches fifth grade.

In response, school districts rolled out the welcome mat and put in protocols to assist the students and their families.

The purposes of the observations were to gain an understanding of the instructional activities in the schools, which should assist us to better place the student achievement outcomes within a context; provide some corroboration for the claims made by the various district and building interviewees about the teaching and learning conditions in the school; and provide a basis for discussion during the teacher interviews that would follow the observations.

Assisting in the process was a program advisory committee, composed of SCDE personnel and district - and school - level educators from the pilot sites, charged with reviewing research on online learning, information from other state virtual programs, and feedback from the pilot sites to refine policies and procedures for the SCVSP.

The Center also encouraged actions to improve the schools through assisting states and school districts, and through arranging national meetings and conferences.

CESA # 7 also assists local school districts with their special education programs and staff needs.

She has assisted CSUN, LAUSD, the Ventura Unified School District, UTLA, and UCLA Teacher Preparation Program professors among others in their journeys in teaching toward equity and social justice.

The implementation of LDC in Louisiana classrooms started with an Integration Grant in 2011 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide teachers and leaders with professional development and resources to assist them in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in four Louisiana school districts.

One measure was reserved for middle and high schools facilities, while the second was intended to assist the district's elementary schools.

Adapted from the «medical residency» model where residents serve under an assisting physician and gain the training required to practice medicine, SFTR residents work under the supervision of a cooperating teacher while training to become teachers of record for the San Francisco Unified School District.

«Revolutionizing the role of substitute teachers into an opportunity of educational excellence by assisting school districts in recruiting, training and retaining quality substitute teachers.»

• School — develop a plan to address the understanding of chronic absenteeism and the Strive for 5 Initiative • District — develop county wide media campaign, monitor and distribute data, assist schools in partnering with community agencies and provide support for schools • Community — develop a plan for educating stakeholders on chronic absenteeism and involve them in improving attendance See link for more information.

For the last 10 years, Susan has been a district resource teacher assisting schools and teachers in developing and implementing positive, proactive, and instructional social / behavioral strategies.

Responsible for advocating on behalf of school superintendents, and assisting with their professional development needs, the organization's primary source of funding comes from the dues that local school districts pay so that their superintendents, assistant superintendents and other «central office administrative personnel» can be part of CAPSS.

Recently, she designed, delivered, and implemented professional development for ATI's Community Assessment and Item Banking initiative which assists collaborating school districts in the creation of valid and reliable assessment items for non-state-tested subjects.

The information in these synthesis reports was collected from practicing administrators and teachers in reentry programs nationwide, and is designed to assist state departments of education, school districts, and community - based organizations interested in redesigning or initiating efforts to help youth with disabilities return to the education system and become successful school completers.

The purpose of the organization is to assist Texas K - 12 school districts in understanding how to plan for the use and successful implementation of information technology in Texas schools and advocate for districts» technology needs to improve student learning.

The CST developed the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: A Systems Framework (PDF) to assist states, districts, and schools in leading and managing rapid improvement efforts.

CTAC annually assists more than 90 organizations, school districts and state departments of education.