Sentences with phrase «by local school boards»

These projects have been approved by local school boards and must meet state program eligibility criteria.

Many states permit the formation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but are not managed by the local school board.

Seven of the state's 12 school board members are appointed by the governor and the other five are appointed by local school board members.

It makes no sense that teachers are employed by local school boards instead of charter operators or that they are subject to rules of collective bargaining agreements designed for a different system.

Under R - 55, charter public schools will be voted on by local school boards who are required to hold public hearings to review applications.

This seemed to suggest that a program adopted by a local school board might survive, and a test recently emerged.

Selected teachers must have been employed for at least three consecutive years by the local school board.

Although funded on a per - pupil expenditure formula by the local school board with tax dollars, their accountability will vary based on state laws.

The creation of such councils would probably need to be mandated by local school boards, at least in the district sector.

The legislation also fails to recognize that to protect student outcomes, charter schools should be authorized exclusively by the local school board.

He's been opposed by the local school board and the teachers union, while there's a pending lawsuit challenging the law itself.

These schools can be overseen at the local level by your local school board or a state charter school commission.

Like charter schools, they're run by a private entity and funded almost entirely by local school boards.

The quickest immediate solution appears to be scrambling for authorization by local school boards.

A charter school is a public school created by teachers, parents or the community & sponsored by a local school board.

Both plans are approved by the local school board and then implemented at the school.

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.

Public charter schools are overseen by a state commission or by a local school board with strict accountability and performance requirements.

Around 96 percent of Wisconsin students go to a school governed by a local school board and that's where our focus needs to be.

NSBA supports charter schools that are authorized by local school boards in their communities.

Locally awarded verified credit — A verified unit of credit awarded by a local school board in accordance with the state Board of Education regulations.

Several schools overseen by the local school board became charters in the 2005 - 06 school year so they could repair their buildings themselves and reopen faster.

The decision gutted a state - level commission established to give redress to charter schools denied by local school boards.

(NOTE: 2013 General Assembly action does not require charter school applications initiated by local school boards to be reviewed by the Board of Education.)

A $ 1 - million claim filed in Okarche, Okla., by a lawyer representing a 10 - year - old student whose teacher strapped her to a chair and taped her mouth, was rejected last week by the local school board.

The Department's proposed rule will not alone further educational opportunity, and will undermine ongoing efforts by local school board members to increase opportunities for students in need, forcing local education leaders to focus more on regulatory compliance than on the educational needs of their students.

For a local school board intending to open a new charter school or to convert an existing school to a charter, the application could be designed by the local school board as long as it adheres to the Virginia Public Charter School Law (PDF).

Without a Legislature - approved renewal of mayoral control, the city's school system at the end of June is set to revert to governance by local school boards, which in the past were notorious for corruption and incompetence, Cuomo noted.

They are protesting what they see as disrespectful actions by the local school board, which manages the school under a contract with the state but has no Onondaga representatives.

If it is not renewed by the Legislature, the city would return to the old Board of Education system governed by local school boards rather than a centralized authority.

A Little Rock, Arkansas, performance - pay program lasted only three years and was not renewed by the local school board, despite evidence of positive effects on student achievement in math, reading, and language.

In 26 states (including 10 of the 12 states above), the initial decision by a local school board to deny a charter school application may be appealed to the state board of education or another institution, thus curbing school districts» control over the approval of charters even where school districts are given a role.

While the states» nearly unlimited authority has been repeatedly affirmed by the courts, there has been intermittent legal recognition of the de facto autonomy enjoyed by local school boards in the day - to - day operation and management of their schools.

This publication discusses specific steps that must be taken by local school boards and superintendents, by state political and educational leaders, and by university deans and faculty in order to develop and strengthen local school board / superintendent leadership.

The schools must win approval by a local school board that applies to be an authorizer or from the statewide charter commission, recently appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee.

NSBA supports administration by local school boards for charter schools to ensure maximum accountability and flexibility.

Once the locally - developed alternative assessments are officially endorsed by their local school boards, any of the state's 115 school districts can pick and choose from those alternatives for use in their own school districts in lieu of the portfolio system.

Standard units of credit shall be awarded for successful completion of such courses when the course is equivalent to that offered in the regular school program and the work is done under the supervision of a licensed teacher, or a person eligible to hold a Virginia teaching license and approved by the local school board [emphasis added].

The second effort, at Desert Trails Elementary, was just last week approved by the local school board after an 18 - month court battle.

Take the case of the Marco Island Public Charter School in Florida - a charter being denied access by local school board opposition.

Final resolutions by local school boards to either transfer the school to the NCISD or to consolidate the school with another local school with notification to the NCISD Superintendent

Design and implementation planning for the launch of a local Innovation Zone (if requested by the local school board, recommended by the ISD superintendent and approved by the SBE)

Allows an applicant to seek technical assistance from VDOE prior to reconsideration by the local school board.

These schools are not run by local school boards, but rather are overseen by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education....

This is one of the historical consequences of empowering local school boards; «community standards» as defined by a local school board are not always enlightened.

The document is meant to provide a consistent safety standard for physical education activities that can be applied by local school boards, said Margaret Schwartz, special projects co-ordinator for Schools Come Alive, one of the contributing organizations.

EdNext (long question administered to a random half of the sample): As you may know, many states permit the formation of charter schools, which are publicly funded but are not managed by the local school board.