Sentences with phrase «authority over the school system»

The school board was reconvened and met, just once, to reappoint Mr. Bloomberg's schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, and give him full authority over the school system.

In many cities, Progressive reformers had long ago succeeded in stripping mayors of their authority over the school system.

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He added: «There was a system of administration in that school over a long number of years which allowed a paedophile to flourish, gave him authority, not only over all of the pupils, but gave him authority over the staff as well and put him in a position where he could abuse people and that needs to be explored, it needs to be investigated, it needs to be enquired into.

Many teaching and training systems are based on the school of hard knocks; many systems involve the deliberate use of corporal punishment — for incentive, or to assert the authority of school and teacher over the pupil.

Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan will insist that more charter schools be allowed to open in New York City as part of any deal to extend Mayor de Blasio's authority over the public - school system, The Post has learned.

Cuomo says by not voting to extend the Bill de Blasio's authority over the public schools, they essentially voted for a return to the dysfunction of the old system of multiple community school boards.

In addition, Yamashiro continued to work on a project that he had begun during the school year for the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) of Michigan — a new statewide school system that was just beginning the process of taking over some of the lowest performing schools in the state, starting in Detroit.

The mayor's consolation prize after he lost his bid to take over the entire system, these schools operate under «a more localized decision - making authority as a strategy to improve student achievement,» according to Superintendent Ray Cortines's 15 - page guide to school options.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

The elected Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) retained authority over the system's 16 still - viable schools, an administrative domain that shrank further as several of the best schools fled central control for the greater autonomy that comes with charter status.

As innovative assessments are administered and used for accountability and reporting in participating schools, states in the demonstration authority can apply lessons learned from implementation to improve their innovative systems and take these projects to scale, building a new statewide assessment system over 5 years - one that is high - quality, fair, and worth taking.

Parents and teachers in the nation's largest school system would have broad new authority over their schools under a plan the New York City school board is expected to take up next week.

Eventually the state turned all the schools under its authority over to charter management organizations (CMOs), dramatically reshaping the teacher workforce and providing the first direct test of an alternative to the U.S.'s century - old system of school governance.

General: ESSA allows states greater authority over their public school systems and expects states to bear more responsibility for their success.

More specifically, the PED is actively seizing power and authority over local school districts» teacher evaluation systems, and in this case the extent to which sick leave is to be used to hold teachers accountable for their effectiveness.

In the suit, the National Education Association New Mexico argues state law gives school districts authority over teacher evaluations and the system Education Secretary - designate Hanna Skandera put in place last year takes away that local control.

Unlike in cities such as New York and Chicago, the mayor of Los Angeles has no authority over the public school system.

Educators say the state was slow to roll out rules for the system, which gives schools their first significant authority over spending since the late 1970s, when the state took over education funding after a taxpayer revolt and lawsuits challenging funding disparities.

Authority for states and school systems to issue $ 24.8 billion dollars in bonds over the next 10 years for renovation, repairs and school construction that will be retired through a combination of local, state and federal dollars.

Governor Malloy's original «education reform» bill included language that mandated that when the State of Connecticut takes over a school system, the education commissioner will have the authority to approve or reject the local board's choice for superintendent.

Although the observations that follow are based mainly on UK experience, similar trends appear to be emerging across global education systems: increased public accountability in tandem with greater autonomy for schools; an urgent imperative to close the opportunity gap between affluent and poorer communities; national, public or state authority over schools being replaced by stakeholder communities or not - for - profit mission - driven organisations impatient with endemic failures of the status quo.