Sentences with phrase «because of school board members»

The Clayton County, Ga., public schools are now fully accredited, after losing that status in 2003 because of school board members» meddling in daily operations.

Not exact matches

Because of traffic and other concerns, residents and Park Board members have said previously that the Chicago Avenue site would be better than building a school on Norfolk.

In the Ohio 15th, whatever comeback Pryce may have is the result of an unending barrage of negative TV ads about her opponent, dating to the opponent's membership on what was, because of other members, a dysfunctional Columbus city school board.

Members of the Buffalo School Board are expected tonight to consider a second resolution seeking the removal of Paladino from his elected position, saying he should be ousted because he violated district policy by discussing sharing information that was discussed in executive session.

«I feel like a lot of women, mostly moms, because it's school, feel like they can come and talk to me about different concerns that they have, and I don't know if that's always happened before,» said Seema Rivera, a first - term Guilderland school board member.

Bailey is running against reverends Que English and Edward Mulraine, doctor and community board member Alvin Ponder, and after - school training advocate Pamela Hamilton - Johnson, who earned the backing of the Daily News partially because «Bailey declined to name a single matter on which he differs from his mentor.»

The petition from several school board members to remove Paladino is not about the racist comments, but instead accuses him of knowingly violating his oath of office because he leaked to the media details of teacher contract negotiations, information that was discussed in a closed - door executive session of the board.

Just make sure to check in with your MD first: «Because every woman is unique, it's difficult to make recommendations across the board, so consult with your doctor before changing the timing of your birth control,» says ob - gyn Mache Seibel, MD, a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School.

Yes, school boards should drive a hard bargain with unions, but they don't, because their members are so often elected with the support of those very same unions.

As one former school - board member from a large urban district noted, «Too often school boards and superintendents complain that they can not do something because of the teachers union contract.

Many districts simply fail to define their theories of reform - in some cases because superintendents and school - board members can not agree on what should be done; in other cases because officials don't wish to make specific promises about actions and results.

Dodge: I have to say that I'm not a big fan of Treasure Hunts or Subject Samplers, because sometimes I put myself in the shoes of some cantankerous school board member peeking into a lab and seeing what goes on there.

This worry continues to grow because governing boards and educators can face liability for injuries students suffer at school whether by the intentional or unintentional actions of peers or staff members in increasingly litigious societies, writes Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne, Jr..

Newly elected Los Angeles Unified school board member Kelly Gonez said that because affiliated charters are part of the district, any innovations in curriculum that they come up with can more easily be shared with other traditional schools.

As a Board of Education staff member, Bruce appreciated and advocated for school support staff, teachers and principals because of their inspiring leadership and the invaluable work they provide everyday.

... The way I see the investment from [Eli] Broad and other philanthropists is there are people who very unselfishly want to give a lot of money to improve schools in LA, and it would be my job as a board member to get them to give money to the district and ensure that we are going to use it, or use it with partnerships to create high - performing schools, and if I am a board member and they just want to give it to charter schools because the district has just become so intractable to outside investors and partners, then that is on me and that is on us.

But school board member James H. DeGraffenreidt said he is opposed to such a dual diploma system because he believes it would institutionalize the achievement gap for groups of students with low pass rates, including low - income, minority and special education students.

«Today's signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a historic milestone for our nation's 90,000 local school board members because it underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership in public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Associschool board members because it underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership in public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

Most of the work in classrooms is governed by collective bargaining agreements (which are negotiated in secret) and by state laws (which, while technically democratic, doesn't actually work because of the greater influence of teachers unions and school boards over that of parents and community members).

Often, a charter board will enact a vague discipline policy but staff members, some of whom inevitably come from district - run schools, will still follow Section 48900 because it is familiar.

I purposefully use the word cover because that is what teachers must do to get students through the amount of material required to generate test scores that will appease administrators, school board members, and parents.

Apache Junction school board member Mike Weaver agees the four - day school week is not ideal, but the state of Arizona ranks 49th in school funding, and Apache Junction is especially underfunded because of low income populations and low enrollment.

Because the SCSC commissioners and staff believe that a school's early success is critical to their future success, we have prioritized the «onboarding» of new schools, developing a suite of supports and resources aimed at building the capacity and preparedness of founding board members and principals of new start - up charter schools.

Dan Rossmiller, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, said his members generally oppose such programs because they send public money to private organizations and companies, and see the proposal as expanding the voucher system.

But even though the tax would provide maintenance funds to all schools, some unlikely opponents of the proposition have surfaced, including school board members, because they don't want to the RSD to receive that funding.

Initially, the BOE was hesitant to speak up; one member of the school board said that because the Superintendent is female, they had tiptoed around in an effort to be sensitive to potential gender dynamics issues.

The City of Jackson would lose control of the school district because the emergency declaration dissolves the local school board, which only has four members at the moment.

«Noble is exceptional because they operate almost entirely high schools, which are often the toughest grades to advance academically at high levels,» said Paul Pastorek, a member of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board and the former Louisiana state superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the cschools, which are often the toughest grades to advance academically at high levels,» said Paul Pastorek, a member of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board and the former Louisiana state superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the cSchools review board and the former Louisiana state superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the country.

Environmental concerns: Members of an environmental group want the Duval County School Board to close two elementary schools because of contamination from a nearby Superfund site in Jacksonville.

At the Board of Education's meeting in Tallahassee Wednesday, a school board attorney argued that board members» Dec. 10 decision was legally justified because, she said, the school's application hadn't explained how it would meet the state requirements that charter schools «shall encourage the use of innovative learning methods.&rBoard of Education's meeting in Tallahassee Wednesday, a school board attorney argued that board members» Dec. 10 decision was legally justified because, she said, the school's application hadn't explained how it would meet the state requirements that charter schools «shall encourage the use of innovative learning methods.&rboard attorney argued that board members» Dec. 10 decision was legally justified because, she said, the school's application hadn't explained how it would meet the state requirements that charter schools «shall encourage the use of innovative learning methods.&rboard members» Dec. 10 decision was legally justified because, she said, the school's application hadn't explained how it would meet the state requirements that charter schools «shall encourage the use of innovative learning methods.»

«I'm so excited about what Michelle King is doing, because for the first time since I was on the board, we have a superintendent who is saying, «Hey, we can learn from each other,»» Caprice Young, CEO of Magnolia Public Schools and a former LA Unified school board member, said at the time.

Board members have said that rather than weighting and indexing various factors to come up with a single school score, however, they prefer a «dashboard» of metrics — one that includes academic performance and graduation rates because that data exists, but possibly allowing districts to use whatever mechanisms they have to show non-academic performance.

The study on the fiscal impact of charter schools was commissioned by United Teachers Los Angeles because of the enormous cost issues facing the district, said UTLA president Alex Caputo - Pearl, who gave school board members the report in folders in the union red color.

Board members disagreed with a separate staff recommendation to deny a new PUC charter petition because of concerns over how the school would be structured and gave the new school the go ahead to open.

The district rescheduled because school a relative of school board member Joy Bowen died.

Durham Public Schools Board of Education member Matt Sears, the parent of a Lakewood student, said the decision was the right one because the process for selecting schools for the ISD is Schools Board of Education member Matt Sears, the parent of a Lakewood student, said the decision was the right one because the process for selecting schools for the ISD is schools for the ISD is faulty.

One local school board member has banned me from commenting on his «public figure» Facebook page (which I see as a free speech violation), both because I questioned his denial of SGPs and some other conflicts of interests I saw, although indirectly related to this particular case.

The two schools have raised the ire of some school board members because they use what is known as an outside «SEPLA» — short for Special Education Local Planning Area — instead of contracting with LAUSD for special services.

It came out in the newspaper that churches and developers went to school board members privately to advocate for the closing of specific campuses because they wanted the land!

Board member Scott Schmerelson's District 3 has the largest number of affiliated charters — 31, and most are elementary schools — because his predecessor, Tamar Galatzan, pushed for district schools there to become affiliated charters.

That's because members of the State Board of Education are expected to vote on a state official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbyist.

What is absolutely clear is that according to the documents Perry and his private company provided the New York Board of Regents, control of Hartford's Capital Prep Magnet School was critical to his plans, not only since he would be collecting a multi-million dollar management fee for running Hartford's public magnet school but because he would be using Capital Prep to employee the majority of the members of his private coSchool was critical to his plans, not only since he would be collecting a multi-million dollar management fee for running Hartford's public magnet school but because he would be using Capital Prep to employee the majority of the members of his private coschool but because he would be using Capital Prep to employee the majority of the members of his private company.

In addition, some of the members of the group's board make me nervous because of their «school reform» background.