Sentences with phrase «by elected superintendents»

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In response to the publication by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary of their report «Taking Time for Crime», The President Elect of the Police Superintendents» Association of England and Wales Chief Superintendent Irene Curtis comments: «This report contains no surprises about the disparate levels of support for operational officers and staff... read more

Highway Superintendent Pete Harris, who became the only elected Democrat in town government after former councilman Al Krupski was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature earlier this year, shocked his party Wednesday morning by announcing he won't seek re-election.

Former assemblyman Dan Losquadro, who was elected in good faith to represent us in Albany, abdicated his post after only 2 1/2 years to run for a totally unrelated position, that of Brookhaven Town highway superintendent, leaving a vacancy that may be filled by a special election.

Each CEC consists of 12 members (9 elected members, 2 appointed by the Borough President and 1 non-voting high school student appointed by the superintendent) who serve as volunteers and provide hands - on leadership and support for their district's public schools.

From left: Supervisor - elect Greg Helsmoortel, Democratic Chairman Mike Harkavy, Legislator - elect Chris Allen, Highway Superintendent Doug Myer (photo by Mookie Forcella)

Brown was elected by a 7 - 2 vote over interim Schools Superintendent Amber Dixon on June 13 after a long executive session.

He notes superintendents» salaries are now set through negotiations by the elected local school board.

The opinion of my attorneys is that we had extremely good cause to stay the arbitrary and capricious actions of the Superintendent in removing an elected official from office over a non-material public disclosure by me of a discussion had in Executive session to reveal a conspiratorial collusion to resolve a Teacher Contract.

Most of the crucial decisions about how U.S. schools run and who teaches what to whom in which classrooms are still made in 14,000 semi-autonomous school districts, nearly all of them run by locally elected school boards, often with campaign dollars supplied by those with whom they negotiate collectively, and managed by professional superintendents, trained in colleges of education and socialized over the years into the prevailing culture of public education.

Meanwhile, voters have responded to the progress by electing a 7 - 0 majority to the school board in support of superintendent Tom Boasberg's package of reforms.

Superintendents directly elected by voters, as is the case in 14 states, are probably less likely to take these risks.

Just 50 years ago, such decisions were dictated largely by district superintendents and elected school boards.

Houston schools Superintendent Rod Paige, President - elect Bush's pick for education secretary, is on track to be confirmed by the Senate on Inauguration Day, a leading Senate Democrat said last week at the conclusion of a cordial hearing on the choice.

In Louisiana, on the other hand, the RSD chancellor reports to the state superintendent, who is appointed by the elected board of elementary and secondary education.

One of the most controversial parts of the bill will phase out Tennessee's practice of electing some local school superintendents by the end of the decade.

In the e-mail, we told them that their superintendent had elected to participate, that their school had been selected and their participation approved by the superintendent, and outlined what participation entailed.

Currently, a little less than half of the state's superintendents are elected, while the rest are appointed by the local school board - as is common through most of the country.

Elected superintendents, by their very nature of being elected, are more likely to craft a system of patronage or nepotism that decreases accountability and competition, while increasing costs for taxElected superintendents, by their very nature of being elected, are more likely to craft a system of patronage or nepotism that decreases accountability and competition, while increasing costs for taxelected, are more likely to craft a system of patronage or nepotism that decreases accountability and competition, while increasing costs for taxpayers.

The regional education offices are overseen by an elected regional superintendent.

A superintendent managed all schools in the school district, which were governed by a locally - elected school board.

The «details tucked into dozens of plans being turned in to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this week were hammered out by a hodgepodge of elected and appointed officials — from governors and legislators to state school board members and local superintendents — during sometimes sparsely attended meetings, caucuses, and task force sessions.»

Check out some snapshots provided by E4E from the event, which was attended by Board President Monica Garcia, Superintendent John Deasy, and Board member - elect Monica Ratliff.

Take the example provided by Patrick Miller, president - elect of North Carolina ASCD and superintendent of Greene County Schools in Snow Hill, N.C..

Democratic strategist Sachin Chheda said Evers, who worked as deputy state superintendent before taking the department's top position, has an advantage because even in years when Republicans have done well, voters have been hesitant to elect candidates who were not endorsed by other educators, such as the teachers union.

In 2010 Jerry Brown was elected governor in 2010, Tom Torlakson was elected State Superintendent, and a new State Board of Education was appointed by Brown under the leadership of Michael Kirst.

WILL President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg noted, «I think it is appropriate to consider whether the Superintendent should continue to be an elected official or appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

In Connecticut, the SBAC disaster was slowed by a handful of dedicated and committed public school superintendents who recognized that parents had the fundamental and inalienable right to opt their children out of the destructive SBAC test, but the majority of local education leaders (and elected officials) kowtowed to the Malloy administration and engaged in an immoral and unethical effort to mislead parents into believing that schools had «no degrees of freedom» on the SBAC testing issue.

TOSS is opposed to any legislative effort that would allow for superintendents to be popularly elected in the state of Tennessee, rather than appointed by districts» elected school boards.

The governing body is comprised of three individuals selected by senior elected officials of the state of Nevada; four individuals selected by the founding entity (The Davidson Institute for Talent Development); the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (ex officio); and the President of the University of Nevada, Reno (ex officio).

«The fact that the board is appointed by the governor, and the state superintendent is another elected official, sets up this situation,» says Dresslar, «especially in the case that we have in Indiana, where the governor and the state superintendent are from different parties.»