Sentences with phrase «better support principals»

The summit helped participants zero in on an important national conversation on how central offices can better support principals as instructional leaders.

The two - year program facilitated by the Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) helps central office leaders from across Oregon build the know - how and capacity to better support principals.

In collaboration with the University of Washington's Center for Educational Leadership (CEL), CEC will provide central office teams with the background and tools necessary to take the critical actions to restructure district office work in order to better support principals as instructional leaders.

This report by the Southern Regional Education Board proposes seven ways to better support principals, including: a strong investment in their instruction - related learning, more district office help, and good data on links between classroom practices and student achievement.

District and school leaders discuss how they are helping prepare assistant principals to become effective principals, and how principal supervisors are moving away from a focus on administrative compliance to an emphasis on better supporting principals on the job, as they work to create the conditions for good teaching to flourish.

In the final installment in a series of webinars exploring issues around how central offices can best support principals as instructional leaders, Dr. Meredith Honig of the University of Washington shares her team's research on what principal supervisors do when they lead principal professional learning communities in ways that support principals» growth as instructional leaders.

We discuss what we need to best support our principals as well as opportunities to continue to expand this work.

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Paul Beirne, a principal at Bernstein Global Wealth Management who supports Clinton, said there had been some movement toward better accountability in CEO pay, but more work was needed.

DCVC and its principals have supported brilliant people changing global - scale businesses for over twenty years, helping create tens of billions of dollars of wealth while also making the world a markedly better place.

Using this information, they will determine whether or not your income is sufficient to support the total monthly housing payment, which includes the principal and interest on the loan as well as the property taxes and property insurance.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

When his mother felt his IEP was not being met and complained to the school principal, she was told to remove him from the school if she wanted him to have better support, said the complaint.

PS 14 Principal Ira Schulman said, «Outdoor spaces are critical to the overall health and well - being of our students and at PS 14, we are committed to doing everything possible to support continuous access to playground space for the children of PS 14.»

Unique to this Earth science satellite project was the formation of a science team charged with a dual role: performing principal investigator (PI)- led peer - reviewed science relevant to specific aspects of PACE, as well as supporting the mission's overall formulation as a unified team.

Lorsch reviewed the new NIH policy called Grant Support Index (GSI), which aims to more widely distribute taxpayer funding of science by limiting additional grant support for already well - supported principal investiSupport Index (GSI), which aims to more widely distribute taxpayer funding of science by limiting additional grant support for already well - supported principal investisupport for already well - supported principal investigators.

Principal emphasis is placed on clinical trials, but epidemiologic outcomes and other research may be supported as well.

«When kids feel safe, supported, and calm, they can focus better on the challenging tasks they have to complete,» says Dawn Brooks DeCosta, principal of Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School in New York City.

The supporting cast sure doesn't want for talent, even if most of the roles are fairly forgettable and one - note; there's Tracy Morgan as a sad sack gym coach, Christina Hendricks as a sexy drama teacher, Dean Norris as a consistently baffled, pissed - off principal, and easily the best of the bunch, Jillian Bell as meth addict counselor Holly.

It's filled with strong supporting characters, including Principal Barnes (Megan Mullally), who doesn't understand the disease very well, and Dave Davies, who gets her to a meeting and then wants to hurry her through the 12 Steps so they can arrive at the 13th, if you know what I mean.

The supporting cast helps Winstead shine as well including Aaron Paul as her drunk counterpart Charlie Hannah, Nick Offerman as a forward and flirty former alcoholic and co-worker at the school in which Kate teaches, Octavia Spencer as Kate's sponsor, and Megan Mullally as a somewhat flighty school principal.

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR Tituss Burgess — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Walton Goggins — Vice Principals Sean Hayes — Will & Grace Marc Maron — GLOW Kumail Nanjiani — Silicon Valley Ed O'Neill — Modern Family

If we salvage nothing else from that well - meaning and ill - executed piece of legislation, it is that principals have an educational and moral responsibility to reach, teach, support, promote, and believe in the potential of every child under their collective and individual watch.

The good examples we found were those human rights - oriented / social justice - oriented individuals (school principals or other teachers) who were taking steps in their own small way to support refugee students at their schools.

The SDP has many success stories to tell, as well as cases where it had to withdraw from the school or where administrators and principals changed or abandoned support.

If the principal is wise, he will listen and appreciate the insight into the school and the students that you provide, and he will learn how to better support your efforts in the classroom.

Teachers and principals said the nurturing atmosphere created for students carries over to the faculty as well; teachers work cooperatively and support one another.

Principals should model their own use of digital learning tools to personalize their work with individual teachers, whether through providing feedback immediately after a walk through (a quick email focused on a particular area) or by utilizing data to help a teacher better identify professional learning experiences that may support their growth and goals.

It's as simple as the principal saying something like this: «Now, I know there are some of you for whom this move to making use of technology to support all of our students is going to be tough — but the good news is that our Leadership Team has worked out a way to make Sal (or Bill, or Jen, or José) available during planning times to support everyone as needed.

The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher quality on the job.

In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

The two principals, good friends with deep roots in the community — both their children attended the Mansfield schools, and Wall's granddaughter attends Robinson — said the arrangement works because they share common educational philosophies and work ethics and they provide each other with invaluable support.

Bringing diverse perspectives on the principalship to the discussion, the panelists will engage in dialogue focused on how instructional leadership, distributed leadership, and accountability impact the work of principals in the 21st century and beyond, as well as how to best mentor and support the next generation of school leaders.

She asked if I knew the best way a principal should work to support new teachers on their campus.

For the best principals, the rate of teacher turnover is highest in grades in which teachers are least effective, supporting the belief that improvement in teacher effectiveness provides an important channel through which principals can raise the quality of education.

In my early career as a school principal, I used to spend hours poring over books and resources that I thought would support me to be a better speaker.

Backed with the support of the Principal, staff and community, the program was so successful that she was asked to deliver a TAFE certificate course, back at Wilkins Green to teach other community members, parents and teachers how to best implement it.

As well as, frequently, school principals, school leaders in small communities have a range of extra responsibilities — which usually aren't found in larger centres and certainly not in metropolitan areas — to do with teacher housing, bus services, accessing specialist services to support students, and just coming to grips with the whole issue of distance.

Principals want to be educational leaders in their schools, they want to be driving curriculum change and supporting their teachers, their support staff and their school communities to achieve the best outcomes possible.

Rob Nairn, Principal of the Australian Secondary Principals» Association, supported the plan but said school principals must be prepared well enough to step intoPrincipals» Association, supported the plan but said school principals must be prepared well enough to step intoprincipals must be prepared well enough to step into autonomy.

Cook also receives continual support from principal Ron Myers, the Keller Independent School District board, Superintendent James Veitenheimer, as well as the entire district technology team.

Beyond a focus on efficiency, those working in the central office to support schools must have a clear, shared understanding that principals and teachers are often better positioned to know and act on the needs of their students and communities.

It is the only state to fund not just reading coaches but also principal coaches, who train principals to be better instructional leaders and who drive accountability to the district level by ensuring that schools get support from superintendents and central - office staff.

Education Matters spoke with Principal Kristy Kendall about her views on current trends, as well as her own brand of leadership and support.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

Principal Investigator of Start Well, Dr Gavin Hazel, said early career teachers have many positive and rewarding experiences as part of starting their career but are challenged in managing their workload and getting the right support.

The best way to address this problem is for a principal, champion of the program in the school or district, or one of the support staff to help teachers understand the research behind the program.

The Principals» Center portfolio is designed to support school leaders throughout their career development, as well as in particular specific school contexts.

Strive To Be A Better You» Pete Hall came to Anderson Elementary School in Reno, Nevada in 2002 as a young principal with a mission: to help children who desperately needed support.

In this webinar, Contreras, a 2016 Education Week Leaders To Learn From honoree, will detail the strategies he uses to partner with principals to help them grow professionally, as well as support their work to improve teaching and learning in their schools.

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