Sentences with phrase «changes in district reporting»

Large differences between 2011 - 12 and 2013 - 14 data may be due to changes in district reporting procedures and may not reflect real year - to - year changes.

Not exact matches

In other areas, many Districts reported growth in the transportation sector, little change in residential construction, slight gains in non-residential building, and steady loan demanIn other areas, many Districts reported growth in the transportation sector, little change in residential construction, slight gains in non-residential building, and steady loan demanin the transportation sector, little change in residential construction, slight gains in non-residential building, and steady loan demanin residential construction, slight gains in non-residential building, and steady loan demanin non-residential building, and steady loan demand.

No major changes in bank lending volume were reported, though six districts reported «slight to moderate growth,» three saw no change and one — New York — saw a «moderate decline in loan volume.»

But with consistent, dedicated nutrition education in the Boulder Valley schools, Cooper reports that meal participation in her district is now at a higher level than before the new changes were implemented.

Each district reported positive changes resulting from their partnership with a chef; in addition to bringing new perspectives, chefs can help increase efficiency and consistency in school meals.

Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a forward - thinking group of six large urban school districts, is using its considerable joint purchasing power to replace the spork with compostable forks, spoons and knives, a change that reportedly will affect 2.8 million children in 4,500 schools.

Another report says that the menu will now include «Salvadorean beef stew, chicken tandoori, Asian pad thai, California sushi roll and teriyaki beef and broccoli with brown rice,» but also notes the district says the changes were already in the pipeline well before Jamie even showed up in L.A. (And given what I know about school food procurement in my own large urban district, which I'm told can have a year - long lag time, that seems likely to be true.)

«There is no justification for any of these changes,» Ludemann added in her e-mail, noting the district's various achievements, including its awards for financial reporting.

In Chef Ann's first blogpost for U. S. News & World Report, she gives parents 5 tips for kickstarting school food change in their home districtIn Chef Ann's first blogpost for U. S. News & World Report, she gives parents 5 tips for kickstarting school food change in their home districtin their home districts.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver gave a less - than enthusiastic response to the independent redistricting commission idea this afternoon, insisting that merely changing the manner in which districts are drawn isn't necessarily going to bring political balance to the Legislature, Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross reports.

After reports from District Leaders Keen Berger and Arthur Schwartz (who announced that he was leaving the Village Reform Democratic Club), County Committeeman and County Committee Secretary, Ben Yee reported on the status of several rules changes that had been introduced at the County Committee meeting in September.

Recommends expanding the School Property Tax Report Card to require school districts to include information displaying the three year change in the school tax levy compared to the change in the consumer price index thereby allowing local taxpayers to review school spending trends.

The intent was to bring Eastwood in for up to a year, and in about three to four months, publish a report of how the systems within the district function, and what could be changed to improve student performance.

As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported Saturday, Quinn — who is also running for mayor — said there should be no further delay, and court - ordered changes to the policy should be put into place right away, She said she was filing declarations in U.S. District Court to oppose any motion for a stay in implementation.

This Morning City and State reported on Eric Ulrich's change of heart to run for state Senate in Joe Addabbo's district, but who really made the case for him to run?

Linda Ervin, floor leader and representative for the 17th district in the Onondaga County Legislature, said before the report was released on Thursday that any change would not take place immediately.

State lawmakers and Erie County District Attorney John Flynn are pushing for changes in the laws related to the reporting of child abuse following allegations of decades of inappropriate behavior by faculty at Nichols School.

There is no district like it and we can do report after report and they will all say the same thing, that East Ramapo is in trouble and needs drastic changes to turn things around.»

In an executive summary made available to Education Week last week, the report's authors outline two distinct approaches to school governance that state lawmakers could tap to make changes in unsuccessful schools and districtIn an executive summary made available to Education Week last week, the report's authors outline two distinct approaches to school governance that state lawmakers could tap to make changes in unsuccessful schools and districtin unsuccessful schools and districts.

It turns out that the most significant challenges that teachers report facing are systemic — number one being «state or district policies that get in the way of teaching,» followed by, «constantly changing demands placed on teachers» and «constantly changing demands placed on students.»

States and districts could create more successful schools by changing who makes the rules, a national panel asserts in a report being released this week by the Education Commission of the States.

The publishers» task force, which is expected to report to state textbook directors next year, could recommend the first changes in decades in the system, which in 15 states requires storage of textbooks in a central location before they are distributed to districts.

This report takes a multifaceted look at just how ready those states, districts, and schools are to bringing ESSA's changes in for a successful landing when the law goes into full effect for the 2018 - 19 school year.

State and district guidelines for school improvement planning are focusing too heavily on standards and results - oriented improvements instead of promoting systemic changes to address barriers to teaching and learning, concludes a report from the Center for Mental Health in Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles.

And though the authors of this report acknowledge the «countless intervening factors» that «no doubt affect a school board member's ability to influence district achievement» and which they haven't covered in this report, they nevertheless provide an invaluable guide to policymakers for making a few simple changes in board governance that could effect major improvements for student academic performance.

In a new article for Education Next, Richard Lee Colvin reports that Anderson's replacement, Chris Cerf, is effecting positive change for students and leaders in a district previously plagued by conflict through his commitment to listen before actinIn a new article for Education Next, Richard Lee Colvin reports that Anderson's replacement, Chris Cerf, is effecting positive change for students and leaders in a district previously plagued by conflict through his commitment to listen before actinin a district previously plagued by conflict through his commitment to listen before acting.

Brian Jacob and Lars Lefgren find no relationship between teachers» pay and their performance in a mid-sized, western school district (see «When Principals Rate Teachers,» research, page 58); and Eric Hanushek, Steven Rivkin, and Daniel O'Brien, in a 2005 working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, report no relationship between teacher productivity and changes in pay, suggesting that surrounding districts do not pull the most effective teachers from the city by offering higher salaries.

In a district, progress reports would enable the leader to evaluate the school - level leaders and district team members responsible for implementing changes by tracking the results achieved for defined groups of students within or across schools.

Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or significant decreases in physical violence in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.

The AFT's strategy of selective reporting also colors its approach to the question of whether competition from charter schools has forced changes in district schools.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

The report considered whether the change in discipline policy was associated with any of the following: (a) district - wide out - of - school suspension rates, (b) academic and behavioral outcomes for students (looking separately at students who had a record of prior suspensions and those with no prior suspensions), and (c) racial disparities in suspensions.

The report considered whether the policy change was associated with any of the following: (a) district - wide out - of - school suspension rates, (b) academic and behavioral outcomes for students (looking separately at students who had a record of prior suspensions and those with no prior suspensions), and (c) racial disparities in suspensions.

Consistent with the recommendations in the 2011 report A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools, this new report describes changes in the public schools during the period from 2009 to 2013.

A high - powered commission appointed by Gov. Terry E. Branstad issued wide - ranging recommendations last week for change in Iowa's schools, including a call for measures of academic achievement that all districts would be required to report for their students.

The intent was to bring Eastwood in for up to a year, and in about three to four months, publish a report of how the systems within the district function, and what could be changed to improve student performance.

Systemic reform of literacy education: State and district - level policy changes in Maryland (Reading Research Report 27).

The Chicago Tribune reports that the monitor will be in place for at least three years and will be responsible for approving any changes to the district's special education policies and procedures.

«While the last five plus years have seen most states make significant changes to their teacher evaluation policies, California has not been part of the national movement to connect teacher evaluation to classroom effectiveness,» Sandi Jacobs, senior vice president for state and district policy for NCTQ, said in an email to LA School Report.

Staff Reports - INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)- One school district changed their school start times in order to give students more time for sleep.

This CTAC report shows that the most critical lessons from years of state - to - district interventions are in the effective use of three levers for change.

She was the co-lead author of It's More Than Money; Tying Earning to Learning: The Link Between Teacher Compensation and Student Learning Objectives; Focus on Literacy: Professional Development Audit; Catalyst for Change (the summative Denver report on performance - based compensation); and New Directions in Christina (the summative report on systemic reform in Delaware's largest district).

The report looks at specific approaches of school districts around the state, including in Oakland and San Francisco, around their ELLs and provides recommendations within the context of the many ongoing changes in the state, including LCFF.

In his report, Yeado writes that teachers are encountering a number of structural changes to their job, including the adoption of new academic standards, new state assessment exams, accountability metrics, and performance - based compensation in some districtIn his report, Yeado writes that teachers are encountering a number of structural changes to their job, including the adoption of new academic standards, new state assessment exams, accountability metrics, and performance - based compensation in some districtin some districts.

The report, Rethinking Leadership: The Changing Role of Principal Supervisors, goes on to suggest that this position has been adapted or reinvented recently in many districts, or that turnover in the positions has been extensive.

Before the report card change, more than 50 schools in the Milwaukee district were eligible for takeover.

• Nine of 10 district officials reported economic challenges were forcing change, while two - thirds reported low student achievement were resulting in change.

Also included in the policy revisions are changes to how the Superintendent reports on district effectiveness in alignment with LCAP goals.

Register's announcement of changes in East Nashville comes amid a report detailing the increased costs charter schools impose on MNPS and reports out of Memphis that rather than turn more schools in that district's Innovation Zone, the Director of Schools there is seeking to «double down» on what's working: District management of schools with increased investment, support, and flexdistrict's Innovation Zone, the Director of Schools there is seeking to «double down» on what's working: District management of schools with increased investment, support, and flexDistrict management of schools with increased investment, support, and flexibility.

The report provides the first citywide assessment of the changing and complex public school landscape in the U.S., enabling city leaders to assess the overall health of all of their cities» schools, regardless of whether they are district - or charter - run, and to benchmark them against schools in other cities.