Sentences with phrase «boarding school backgrounds»

Yet few in Westminster will accept a psychotherapist's claim that their boarding school backgrounds have fundamentally crippled their ability to lead.

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The Broward County School Board has formally entered the gun debate, passing a resolution Tuesday that calls for tougher federal background checks and a ban on semiautomatic weapons.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

Her background in non-profit administration also includes serving as an admissions officer at Columbia Law School, publications coordinator at the Detroit Grand Opera Association, and public relations assistant at NYC's Museum of Contemporary Crafts, as well as sitting on various independent school bSchool, publications coordinator at the Detroit Grand Opera Association, and public relations assistant at NYC's Museum of Contemporary Crafts, as well as sitting on various independent school bschool boards.

It is especially important for parents with a variety of backgrounds, each with their own unique children, to bring their viewpoints to school boards.

When D.C. Central Kitchen was negotiating its contract to cook meals at the Washington Jesuit Academy — a private school for at - risk boys in Northeast Washington — board members there also raised concerns about the criminal backgrounds of the kitchen staff.

De Blasio, who formerly served as a City Councilman and a federal housing official, stressed his role as a public school parent and his background volunteering on the local school board.

Silver has a background in public service, as an elected member and officer of the Community Education Council for School District 2 for six years, and she currently serves as a member of Community Board 6.

The board has been accused of financially starving the public schools that serve a significant number of African - American students of Haitian background as well as a growing Hispanic population.

Cannon, 62, a longtime West Ender and ex-mayoral candidate with a background in municipal finance, tells voters he would be a «fresh voice» on the board and suggests slashing «bloated» administrative costs to help pay for school programs that budget cuts have phased out.

The appointed inspector would need some kind of background in education and would serve, along with the schools chancellor, as a non-voting member of the city board.

Ellen Jaffee, a Democratic Assembly member from Rockland County who is one of the bill's lead sponsors, said that installing a monitor to oversee the school board «has nothing to do with who they are in terms of their culture or religious background.»

In the waiver application, expected to be accepted on Monday, the mayor emphasized Black's managerial background as Chairman of Hearst Magazines, but also noted her membership to several educational boards including that of the Harlem Village Academies Charter School.

There is this huge background story about how he and Peter are best of friends, but Harry has been in boarding school for ten years.

However, state and federal courts last week temporarily exempted two groups from the background check and from compliance with the financial - disclosure statement — members of the city's 32 community school boards and the 4,000 members of the union representing the city's principals, assistant principals, and other supervisory personnel.

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The faculty's differences frustrated a series of administrators, until the school's governing board hired Gary Thompson, a 34 - year veteran of GM with a background in facilitating labor - management partnerships.

This semester or yearlong project might include, say, writing a biography of someone in the school who is very different in background; creating a video comprising interviews with other students, custodians, school secretaries, and various other school community members about what constitutes a just community; or developing a board or video game that promotes empathy and responsibility.

While Davis was a transitional chief executive with a business background, Atlanta school board members now want a transformational educational leader.

She combines this background with her experience as a school board member and professional development specialist to bring fresh and original ideas to educators about teaching, learning, and assessing.

The Arnold Foundation was established in 2003 to deliver a programme of boarding bursaries to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as to enrich the life and culture of Rugby School.

Individually, Pam Miller, who has a banking background, previously served as President of the United Parent Council and was elected to the Paradise Valley Unified School Board.

After a brief welcome by TCSA Executive Director David Dunn, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath kicked off the day with remarks and provided some information on his background which includes serving on the Dallas School Board for four years, attending a public magnet school in Garland and graduating from college in two years, starting a software company, and his work with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters PrSchool Board for four years, attending a public magnet school in Garland and graduating from college in two years, starting a software company, and his work with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Prschool in Garland and graduating from college in two years, starting a software company, and his work with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program.

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Patrick Regnart joined the Committee for Children board in 2017, bringing his background as director of technology integration for the Kent, WA, school district to our organization.

Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are hired or contracted to fill positions that require direct contact with students in an alternative school that operates under contract with a district school system must, upon employment or engagement to provide services, undergo background screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s. 1012.56, whichever is applicable, by filing with the district school board for the school district to which the alternative school is under contract a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school district who is trained to take fingerprints.

Jim's legal background, deep knowledge of K - 12 education policy and leadership, and his success — over many years — navigating the politics of school reform, provide a unique and vital perspective on StandardsWork's Board.

Outside the office, Alysson serves on the governing board of the Choice Foundation, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lycée Français de la Nouvelle - Orléans, a free French immersion public charter school in New Orleans that reserves two - thirds of its seats for students of low - income and at - risk backgroboard of the Choice Foundation, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lycée Français de la Nouvelle - Orléans, a free French immersion public charter school in New Orleans that reserves two - thirds of its seats for students of low - income and at - risk backgroBoard of Directors of the Lycée Français de la Nouvelle - Orléans, a free French immersion public charter school in New Orleans that reserves two - thirds of its seats for students of low - income and at - risk backgrounds.

Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are hired or contracted to fill positions in any charter school and members of the governing board of any charter school, in compliance with s. 1002.33 (12)(g), must, upon employment, engagement of services, or appointment, undergo background screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s. 1012.56, whichever is applicable, by filing with the district school board for the school district in which the charter school is located a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school district who is trained to take fingerprints.

A product of Minnesota public schools, Jim is also President of the Choice Foundation, the governing board of three New Orleans turnaround public charter schools that educate nearly 2,000 students from low - income and at - risk backgrounds.

Education advocates, though, say they have noted the concerns about teacher background checks and, for the most part, they believe educators» right to protest will continue unabated, particularly if hiring decisions are left to local school boards and administrators, rather than state officials.

The state was supposed to be monitoring the schools in the Commissioner's Network, but it seems that Estela Lopez did not take this charge seriously — nor did the other board members, who act shocked that no background checks were required for employees of a State charter school; no policies in place about hiring / nepotism; no concern about a lack of curriculum; no urgency about teacher certification.

There's just one contested Park City School Board race, and the candidates - with very different backgrounds - have similar concerns of the number of programs the District offers, and how teachers will be evaluated in the future.

In addition, a school serving low - income students of color is overseen by a nonelected board whose president lives not in Milwaukee but in an affluent white suburb, and who does not have an educational background but is head of the chamber of commerce.

Leading for Equity: A Practical Framework for Board Discussion and Action Using a framework developed by the Arizona School Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational potenBoard Discussion and Action Using a framework developed by the Arizona School Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteSchool Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteBoards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteschool boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteboards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational potenboard members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational potential.

Broad's theory is that public school administrators and elected school boards lack the financial background to run large organizations.

The 90 percent goal is a key element in a 387 - page ESSA plan the Illinois State Board of Education submitted last month to the federal government, outlining how students of all backgrounds will be assessed and grow academically, as well as how schools will be rated under myriad factors other than test scores.

«Ms. Thompson's extensive background in education and passion for making sure every student learns will lead our new school to excellence,» said John Pierre, president of the South Louisiana Charter Foundation Governing Board.

Holyport will be England's first boarding Free School and aims to offer a traditional education to children from a variety of backgrounds, particularly the most deprived.

AB 2491 by Assemblyman Blumenfield, which requires the State Board of Education, upon the next revision of the Gifted and Talented Education program criteria, to adopt a standard ensuring that school districts participating in GATE adopt student identification procedures in order to provide economically disadvantaged pupils and pupils of varying cultural backgrounds full participation in the program.

Across the board, student protesters pressed for similar change: Broaden background checks for weapons purchases, restrict access to assault rifles, enforce mental health screenings for gun owners and increase security at schools.

The bill's language is clear — Beginning July 1, 2015 — Charter school applicants must do complete background checks and provide that information to the State Board of Education in their application material.

The school board commissioned an investigation into Carter's background after the newspaper disclosures in July,.

The Mastery Examination Task Force was comprised of four members from the State Department of Education including the Commissioner herself as chair, two representatives from the State Board of Education, two from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, two from the CT Association of Public School Superintendents, two from the CT Association of Schools (which oversees The Principal's Center), three from the CT Parent Teacher Association, and two chosen at - large by the Commissioner: the Executive Director of the CT Council for Education Reform and a Southern Connecticut State University professor with a math / technology background.

Haynes, a social entrepreneur with an education business background, was a founding board member and came back a year ago to help the school recapture its» original mission of delivering high achievement at a lower cost using best practices in education and business.

Meanwhile, LGBT students on the message board showed their skepticism that small schools could be supportive because they didn't allow for diversity (which they understood as fragmentation of the student body by interest or background).

«Every school board member, superintendent, principal, teacher, custodian, secretary, coach, and counselor, has an important role to play in creating a welcoming school environment where parents and families from diverse cultural backgrounds are acknowledged and treated as viable stakeholders in their children's schools.»

Bexon - Smith also defended the lack of LA - maintained school heads on the boards, claiming it was «entirely appropriate and proper» that those elected came from an academies background.

Boarding School Juliet (also debuting April 10), another high - school romance, set against a background of a fierce dormitory rivalry — yep, it's Romeo and Juliet set in modern - day Japanese high school (Japanese title: Kisyuku gakkou no JuSchool Juliet (also debuting April 10), another high - school romance, set against a background of a fierce dormitory rivalry — yep, it's Romeo and Juliet set in modern - day Japanese high school (Japanese title: Kisyuku gakkou no Juschool romance, set against a background of a fierce dormitory rivalry — yep, it's Romeo and Juliet set in modern - day Japanese high school (Japanese title: Kisyuku gakkou no Juschool (Japanese title: Kisyuku gakkou no Juliet);

With an exciting plot, unusual puzzles, and fascinating hidden object scenes, Hope Lake will delight those who love the hidden object genre, and the terrific background music gives this game a unique charm that will plunge you deeper into the immersive mystery of the Hope Lake Boarding School!