Sentences with phrase «by the charter board»

The court said that charter schools are not «common» schools under the state's Constitution because they are controlled by a charter board rather than by local voters.

That was referred in October 2017 by the charter board to the attorney general — But the issue should have been known from the FY2016 audit at least one year earlier.

Overall, with good implementation by the charter board, these changes will result in improved financial management and accountability of funds allocated to public education.»

She also encouraged charter leaders to have a clear vision for student progress through the use of tangible, measurable goals set by the charter board of directors.

Not exact matches

The Corporate Governance Guidelines and committee charters adopted by our Board of Directors reflect regulatory requirements, New York Stock Exchange listing standards and applicable law.

For purposes of this Charter, an «independent director» means a director who (1) is «independent» in accordance with the provisions of Rule 10c - 1 (b)(i) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the «Exchange Act»), and (2) meets the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. definition of «independent director» as determined by the Board.

Under these rules, a company of which more than 50 % of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company is a «controlled company» and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements of the, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities and (3) the requirement that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities.

The Compensation Committee has duties and powers as described in its written charter adopted by the Board.

The Audit Committee has certain duties and powers as described in its written charter adopted by the Board.

Other specific duties and responsibilities of the HR and Compensation Committee include reviewing senior management selection and overseeing succession planning, including reviewing the leadership development process; reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation and evaluating performance and determining the compensation of executive officers in accordance with those objectives; approving severance arrangements and other applicable agreements for executive officers; overseeing HP's equity and incentive compensation plans; overseeing non-equity-based benefit plans and approving any changes to such plans involving a material financial commitment by HP; monitoring workforce management programs; establishing compensation policies and practices for service on the Board and its committees, including annually reviewing the appropriate level of director compensation and recommending to the Board any changes to that compensation; developing stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers and monitoring compliance with such guidelines; and annually evaluating its performance and its charter.

I appeal to the American bishops to act courageously by convening a board of theologians and canonists to review the provisions of the Dallas Charter, despite the criticism to which they will certainly be subjected.

The executive order in question, issued by President Clinton and affirmed by President Bush in 2002, states that while religious organizations that receive federal funds can not discriminate against beneficiaries of their programs, they «may retain religious terms in its organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.»

A privately - chartered train with 750 Gladbach supporters on board was stopped by police in Hesse after the 19 - year - old woman called for help.

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.

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

Robert White, a charter boat captain operating out of Diversey harbor and a board member of the Midwest Charter Assocation, says Diversey harbor is protected by a breakwater that makes it the calmest in Ccharter boat captain operating out of Diversey harbor and a board member of the Midwest Charter Assocation, says Diversey harbor is protected by a breakwater that makes it the calmest in CCharter Assocation, says Diversey harbor is protected by a breakwater that makes it the calmest in Chicago.

In 1869, as part of a plan that laid out a system of green spaces connected by boulevards, three city park boards were chartered by the state, the Lincoln, South and West Park Commissions.

Among the 11 school districts petitioned by the Thomas Jefferson Charter School foundation board that will hold public hearings are Des Plaines Elementary District 62, Arlington Heights Elementary School District 25, Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 and Schaumburg Elementary School District 54.

The justices voted, 6 to 3, that charter schools — which are publicly funded but privately run — are not «common schools» because their governing boards are not elected but are appointed by the founders of the individual schools.

The Board shall consist of not more than fifty persons appointed by the Borough President in accordance with applicable provisions of the City Charter.

To perform all duties as prescribed in the City Charter and any other duties prescribed under law; to receive Calendars and notices of meeting of all City Agencies required to refer matters to the Community Boards pursuant to the City Charter and to inform the Board members of such Calendars and notices; to attend any meetings required by the Mayor and / or the Borough President pursuant to the City Charter or to designate his / her representative or representatives to attend.

It wasn't a bad idea when Charter Schools were run by the Board of Ed.

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter or the Administrative Code, other appointments to boards and like units shall be made in the manner provided by applicable law.

The Queens Borough Board's evaluation of the proposed amendments is part of a six - month citywide public review process that began in late September as mandated by the City Charter, and includes separate reviews by Community Boards and Borough Presidents, as well as by the City Planning Commission around mid-December.

Charter advocates, who feel they have gotten short - shrifted by the city and state, say they would look to run candidates to grab control of the community boards, whose elections would be held in May 2018.

Elia said the tweaking of the teacher certification process is in sharp contrast to a proposal being considered by the State University of New York Board of Trustees charter schools committee.

Led by Larry Quinn and Carl Paladino, the board on Tuesday added four charter people to the review panels for East, Lafayette, Bennett and Martin Luther King.

Bellafiore served as president of the SUNY's Charter Schools Institute, which was created by the Board of Trustees to implement their new role as a charter school authCharter Schools Institute, which was created by the Board of Trustees to implement their new role as a charter school authcharter school authorizer.

Many Charters are governed by a corrupt Board hand selected by the Charter «owner / entrepeneur» and engaged in massive nepotism and real estate conflict of interests?

Other charter schools in New York are overseen by the Board of Regents, New York City's Department of Education and the Buffalo school bBoard of Regents, New York City's Department of Education and the Buffalo school boardboard.

Chautauqua County was governed by a board of supervisors until 1975, when a new county charter went into effect with provisions for a county executive and a 13 - seat county legislature.

The suit also alleges that former Mayor Bloomberg's 11th - hour appointment in December of former Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn to chair the Board was done illegally by «circumventing» a selection process outlined in the City Charter.

His appointee to a powerless position on the mayor - controlled Board of Education has attracted an outsize amount of attention by doing his best to open up, and slow down, what is ultimately a rubber - stamp process of the administration's charter - school - friendly policies.

Among other reforms, the charter, driven by new mayor T.R. Gallo, solidified the city's strong - mayor form of government by rendering all mayorally - appointed boards advisory and extending the chief executive's term from two to four years.

The new rules apply only to charters authorized by SUNY, rather than by the Board of Regents.

In addition, the Board of Elections is governed by state law, and it was not clear how it might be altered through changes to the City Charter.

All Queens Community Board members are appointed by Borough President Katz, pursuant to the City Charter, with half of her appointees nominated by the City Councilmembers representing their respective Community Board Districts.

The Borough Board is chaired by the Borough President under the New York City Charter and comprised of the borough's City Council members and the chairperson of each Community Board in the borough.

All Queens Community Board members are appointed by the Borough President, pursuant to the City Charter, with half of her appointees nominated by the City Councilmembers who represent the districts within each Community Board.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, came to Buffalo today to lend his support to teachers and parents protesting the rushed action taken by the School Board to allow charter schools to take over their public schools facing closure.

Earlier this week Cuomo told the Daily News editorial board that, if he's re-elected, he intends to «to break what is in essence one of the only remaining public monopolies,» vowing to challenge public school teachers by supporting stricter teacher evaluations and competition from charter schools.

The unions have been joined by several groups supportive of issues they've opposed, such as expansion of charter schools and a tax credit that would redirect money to private schools, according to a POLITICO New York analysis of lobbying reports submitted to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and campaign finance disclosure reports submitted by state - level candidates and parties to the Board of Elections.

The application to create the Truxton Academy Charter School (TACS) was not endorsed by the state Board

In 1989, a decision by the United States Supreme Court declared the Board of Estimate was unconstitutional, in that it violated the principle of «one man, one vote», and a rewriting of the city charter called for the city council presidency to be abolished and the office of public advocate to be created as the presiding officer of the council and first in line of succession to the mayor.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

The planning board model proposed by Poloncarz was not supported by the Charter Revision Commission.

Frustrated by the loss of more students and funding to new charters, the majority of the Buffalo School Board requested that the State University of New York and the state Board of Regents issue a three - year moratorium on charters in the city.

• Buffalo Collegiate Charter School was approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees and is scheduled to open next August on the city's East Side.

Board our chartered boat to set sail through the San Juan Islands, a scenic archipelago comprising 172 islands that are remarkably accessible yet remain largely untouched by development.

The superintendents and school boards in these cities do not score points with teachers unions by working directly with charters.