Sentences with phrase «challenges for school»

The school story outlines the challenges for the school community in adapting to the new location and open teaching and learning spaces, and creating new traditions for Lethbridge Primary School.

Consumers are quickly embracing eBooks, but there are additional challenges for school districts to do the same,» said Kevin Johnston, Director of Product Design.

The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Challenges for School Leadership reports that, «Most principals say that their responsibilities today have changed compared to five years ago and that their job has increased in complexity.»

The platform was designed to address the most prevalent scheduling challenges for school leaders and make it easy to design and manage the daily life of a school.

With student suspensions as a gauge of a school's safety climate, statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the most recent school year available show a convergence of challenges for school districts in Madison and its neighboring suburbs.

While demonstrating this may present challenges for some school districts, the fiscal accountability requirement triggered by reaching the LCFF targets would be more straightforward than that under current rules.

In its review of existing research on mayoral control, the report categorizes the various existing forms of mayoral involvement, examines benefits and challenges for school districts, then argues for effective relationships between school boards and mayors.

Survey of the American teacher: Challenges for school leadership.

The MetLife Survey of The American Teacher: Challenges for School Leadership.

But the developmental stage of adolescence presents new challenges for school leaders.

Implementing Data - Informed Decision Making in Schools: Teacher Access, Supports and Use (2009) describes the student data systems available to school staff members, how school staff members are using the systems and other forms of student data, teachers» understanding of data displays and data interpretation issues, and the supports and challenges for school - level use of student data in planning and implementing instruction.

As a result, budgets may be tight again, creating a new round of management challenges for school districts.

«There are always financial challenges for school districts to do as much as they want to do, and that's where we can provide that value.»

The combined effect of the lost revenue from selling treats along with declining sales of the regular lunches has created financial challenges for some school cafeterias.

February 21 - 23: The ICA offers art - making activities, book readings, and challenges for school vacation week (Boston)

It has become a challenge for schools, daycares, and other institutions who want to ensure a safe environment for all children without being overly restrictive about the foods other children can bring with them.

I read with interest the article «Turning noses up at healthier meals; Student reaction to new CPS lunches shows challenges for schools hoping to change diets» (Page 1, Feb. 21).

When it comes to sleep, the biggest challenge for school - age children and their parents is the demands on a child's time that will make early bedtime routines difficult to manage, especially in today's 24 - 7 wired and fast - paced world.

This is a serious challenge for school food advocates, and we'll be talking more about it in the weeks and months ahead.

If we don't allow it, schools will have to serve other (read: actual) vegetables, and that would be expensive, logistically challenging for schools and kids would be bummed.

And while he and Rumore agreed that the city's high poverty rate creates particular challenges for schools and that increased funding is necessary for a turnaround, Quinn said the district needs to «get its act together» before asking for any more money.

These concerns are compounded by a common expectation that budget pressures and lack of funding will be the biggest challenge for schools over the next 12 months.

It is a constant challenge for schools to make activities like science club or after - school sports seem as appealing as going out with friends.

The results present a stagnating set of figures and continue to highlight ongoing challenges for schools, school systems and governments, says Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) President Dennis Yarrington.

As restricted budgets remain a challenge for schools, gaining maximum value from ICT spend is still a key priority.

Technology is constantly evolving and it can be a challenge for schools to stay abreast with the latest innovations and changes to the curriculum.

The challenge for all schools is to use the new Subject of Computing as a driver for excellence for all pupils: the challenge for our nation is to realise the vision of curriculum reform in a new generation of innovative, creative young entrepreneurs.

Many children remain in school much later in the day as they attend after ‑ school clubs, which provides another challenge for schools.

The winter season is a major challenge for schools when it comes to health and safety.

RV: In one of the reports from this study (Johnson & Sullivan, 2016), the researchers write «the challenge for schools is to enact polices that do not aim simply to control students but rather aim to treat students with respect and enable them to develop as individuals...» (Johnson., Sullivan 2016).

The challenges for schools and those involved in efforts to improve the teaching and learning of soft skills are significant given the nascent nature of the enterprise and the significant gaps in knowledge.

I think finding balance, any type of balance, is a challenge for school leaders.

«Teacher supply remains a significant challenge for schools generally, and it seems evident that this is constraining schools» ability to increase teaching time of EBacc subjects, especially science and languages.»

It also highlights that although standards of behaviour can be a challenge for schools, leadership is key to creating the right culture to tackle this issue.

Could approaches such as Design Challenges for Schools succeed where DT hasn't?

A significant challenge for school leaders is to cultivate an atmosphere where testing — and sometimes invalidating — innovative ideas is an accepted part of the creative process.

Funding instructional assistants is a constant challenge for the school and the district, and instructional assistants may only be available part - time in upper - grade - level immersion classrooms.

Unless something changes in the testing regime, and DET's focus on it, it is challenging for schools to adopt this philosophy.

The challenge for schools then is to ensure that all their stakeholders, be they parents, governors, staff or students, all develop a shared understanding of conflict and identify the priority actions needed to develop a culture where people are not afraid to speak out if they have concerns.

«The varied backgrounds and preparation of this next generation of teachers pose a challenge for schools.

Debra Page agreed with her daughter about the lack of challenge for the school's brightest students.

This offered schools new levels of autonomy but under a rigorous accountability framework and new challenges for schools in terms of financial reporting.

Ensuring consistently high standards across schools is a formidable challenge for any school system.

As Henry Ford once said, «Coming together is the beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success,» and this is now the challenge for schools in MATs as we all seek to keep our individuality and individual school ethos on one hand whilst finding common ground and adopting shared approaches where they make sense.

«However, children can be reluctant to try new things for fear of failing, and encouraging pupils to learn through their mistakes is not a new challenge for schools.

The pace of change in technology is exciting and challenging for schools.

Linda said: «There's no doubt that this is going to be a challenge for some schools.

Interviews were carried out with teachers, headteachers and other stakeholders and concluded that there are four main perceived challenges for schools when considering the introduction of postural health education and ergonomic furniture: There is sometimes a lack of awareness of the issue in general as well as about the ergonomic furniture options available.

The colder season brings with it different challenges for schools and nurseries but hand hygiene should always remain a top priority in order to shield children from winter bugs, such as colds, flu and even norovirus.

Budgeting in the Accountability Age Doing more with less has been the challenge for school districts in recent years, but now the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act, coupled with shrinking resources, are making budgeting even harder.