Sentences with phrase «because teacher attendance»

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The evaluation found teachers were anxious about providing sources of evidence and in focus group interviews they said they opted for face - to - face activities because they could get a certificate of attendance and they knew this was a valid source of evidence.

In particular, because schools that serve difficult populations are likely to have higher student / teacher turnover, higher remediation rates, and lower attendance, these measures are likely to be biased if the goal of the system is to gauge school performance fairly.

LFT President Larry Carter said many teachers view the job reviews as unfair, in part because student attendance, reading levels and other factors beyond a teacher's control play a role in test results.

He explained that one reason attendance reports appear low is «because some teachers had been taking attendance on paper since the first day of school and had not yet transferred attendance from paper into MiSiS.»

According to Roughton and his team of TOSAs, TOSAs are well - suited to serve as attendance liaisons because they are all former classroom teachers with extensive experience working with students and their families.

This app has received great reviews from teachers because it makes taking attendance and tracking homework so easy.

Levinson explained that because students don't physically appear before a teacher each day, instead logging onto their computers from home to access instructional materials and lessons, requiring the recording and reporting of daily student attendance doesn't make sense for virtual online charter schools.

The National Association of Head Teachers said authorising absences was «difficult territory for schools because they are so severely held to account for attendance figures».

We know that character education is working when students want to be in school because it's a warm and welcoming place so attendance numbers are high, volunteers want to support our work so volunteerism is off the charts, teachers work with students to connect as a school family so discipline referrals are decreased, students are taking responsibility for their own learning so state scores are up, and they want to give back so service learning is alive and well.

The survey, conducted by the public opinion firm Hart Research, polled a representative sample of 605 teachers and found that more than 75 percent believed that a greater focus on social and emotional learning would be a «major benefit» to students because of its positive impact on workforce readiness, school attendance and graduation, life success, college preparation and academic success.