Sentences with phrase «children as district»

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Chavez sat three seats behind the window that smashed and partially sucked out the passenger who later died and «prayed and feared for her life» as she contacted her children and prepared to die, according to the lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

We, as a district, recognize that, before children can even worry about tests or learn, they need to be mentally healthy.»

And they seem to believe in «trickle - down academics,» as if what they do for their children is good for other children in other districts, when in reality exactly the opposite is true.

Immigrant Jewish children in New York's garment district often were raised by grandparents or great - grandparents, as were Italian children in Chicago and San Francisco.

As a child I used to pick blueberries during summer holidays in Masurian Lake District to make some pocket money.

This Promotion is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization (if applicable), or any other party associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as such individuals.

The state Department of Education also collects and reviews local wellness policies for compliance to the basic federal requirements as part of the district Child Nutrition program review and collects information on the level of policy implementation.

A small group of children crowded around 10 - year - old Ashley Osorio Monday as she held the instant camera photograph of her first day in this year's Chicago Park District summer camp program.

In furtherance of that goal, graduates of the Lunch Teachers ® Culinary Boot Camps are recognized as culinary ambassadors who lead the school food reform in their own districts and embrace their essential role in teaching children about the pleasures and benefits of eating real food prepared in a healthful manner.

Many districts remain challenged by lunch periods that give children too little time to eat, and nearly half have used some strategies to expedite service, such as offering «grab and go» options, increasing the number of cashiers and adding more serving lines.

Chris has his own blog, as he describes below, and I asked him if he would be willing to share here his efforts to try to improve this situation in his Iowa City school district, where he is now the parent of three children and teaches legal writing and analysis at the University of Iowa College of Law (but the opinions he expresses here are entirely his own).

As for their salaries, the «operation of the program» is funded through (a) federal reimbursement, which is derived from taxpayer dollars and (b) cash payments from district parents who can afford to pay for all or a portion of their children's meals.

When your child nears the age your school district sets as the starting point for kindergarten — most likely, five years old — it's time again to think in terms of transition.

Venusto, 45, worked for the Northwestern Lehigh School District as administrative office secretary from 2008 through April 2011 and has at least two children in the district, according to District as administrative office secretary from 2008 through April 2011 and has at least two children in the district, according to district, according to reports.

Studies are also showing that the enactment of Lystedt laws in 48 states and the District of Columbia (all since May 2009, a year after my speech), which require that parents receive at least some minimal head injury information as a prerequisite for their child's sports participation, is increasing awareness.

Growing up in Edison Park as the younger middle child of 4 sisters, she started taking drama classes at the Park District and immediately decided being onstage was the most fun ever.

The Conference accepts the suggestion of the Lancashire District Synod that a further report be brought by JACEI to the 2015 Conference that includes an account of reports from independent agencies such as Save the Children and UNICEF on Nestlé's performance in this area.

The Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act recognized the need for USDA to establish education and training standards for all school nutrition personnel — including school nutrition assistants; managers; district supervisors and directors; and state agency directors as a means of helping to ensure that school nutrition programs meet the goal of healthy children ready to learn.

Meanwhile, states aren't waiting for word from Congress: As of 2015, 13 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws banning the sale of children's products containing BPA such as baby bottles, cups, food containers, and other itemAs of 2015, 13 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws banning the sale of children's products containing BPA such as baby bottles, cups, food containers, and other itemas baby bottles, cups, food containers, and other items.

The school district uses a similar system as others to process electronic payments and offers automactic pay if your child's balance dips below a certain amount.

Angela has worked for the Orinda School District as an assistant in the special education classroom, working primarily with autistic children, and as a master teacher for the Head Start program in Alameda, Calif..

Here in Houston we've already implemented the same program district - wide, and for those unfamiliar with it, «in - class breakfast» means just that: children receive a free breakfast (regardless of economic need) and bring it into their classrooms to eat at their desks as the school day begins.

Mary Schilaci has long dreamed of a recreation center in Richton Park, a place where her four children could take classes or play sports as she once did in the Chicago Park District system.

As a matter of fact, by the end of Heggeland's 90 - minute course, offered every park district season once a week for two weeks, nearly all of the children were acting like little ladies and gentlemen by sharing and saying «please» and «Thank you» to one another.

«There's just a tremendous amount of waste that we see as parents,» said Susan Gallo, whose two children attend schools in the district.

Though much is still in the planning stages, Foxgrover said, the park district also intends to have children's activities and educational programming such as lectures and demonstrations.

Residents, their children, Mayor Roger Claar and Park District and village officials followed Ryan as he walked along a tree - shaded path to nearby Poplar Park, where the grant was presented.

Static is building between the Hoffman Estates Park District and the Children «s Museum and Imaginasium, as park district commissioners are recommending that the museum foot its own electric and wateDistrict and the Children «s Museum and Imaginasium, as park district commissioners are recommending that the museum foot its own electric and watedistrict commissioners are recommending that the museum foot its own electric and water bills.

In other school districts, such as Maine Township District 207 and Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, administrators have brought in major food service companies such as Marriott Corp., which can give children a taste of fast food even if it lacks designer labels from McDonald's or Wendy's.

«The lab fits in with our overall goals as a district and with the way we think children learn best,» Steffen said.

Although salad bars and pilot programs, such as the First Lady's Go for the Gold campaign, are positive steps, they tend to mask the larger systemic problem, namely that children can't learn if school districts continue to serve sub-standard food, day in and day out.

«This generation is not expected to have a life expectancy as long as their parents,» said Jessica Yonally, a dietitian with the Capital District Child Care Council in Albany, N.Y. — almost solely because of obesity and chronic diseases associated with «the lack of vitamins coming from whole foods like fruits and vegetables and whole grains.»

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act will expand the number of children in school lunch programs by 115,000, increase the reimbursement rate to school districts for meals by six cents and replace the junk food available outside the cafeteria, such as in vending machines, with more healthful options.

The Gold Coast and Lincoln Park neighborhoods are home to at least 13 playlots and playgrounds, according to the Park District, as well as a few «tot lots» for very young children.

A primary focus will be the «After - Three Connection,» opening seven park district sites to some 300 elementary school children in the critical after - school hours of 3 to 6 p.m. Offerings will include arts and crafts, sports, music, gymnastics, homework help and such specialized pursuits as fencing, African dance, rap sessions, stained glass, woodworking and cooking.

The Oak Brook Park District and Oak Brook Park District Foundation realize that play is a critical part of the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of every child as well as essential to developing cross-generational bonds.

She says her involvement with the park district began as her children, now grown, first enrolled in summer camp programs in the 1960s.

Providers of drop - in child care, such as child care in health clubs, churches, recreational center programs, or before or after school care operate by school districts and do not need licenses.

If your child has had behavioral problems or personal struggles with school, you may be more likely to have the social worker as your case manager, but that varies with school districts and workloads.

If you or your children are in any way dissatisfied with their schools, or if (as we did) you move away and are not impressed with what is available in your new district, consider the alternative — to educate them out of school.

While serving as an elementary classroom teacher in the Toronto District School Board, she was actively involved in identifying and supporting numerous children with autism and other special needs.

To the children at the Elmhurst Park District, where she worked as a camp counselor, she was a friendly face, always there to motivate, brush away a tear or lend an ear whenever it was needed.

If a student registers as a homeless individual, the District shall enroll the child even if the child is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment.

The Park District will run safety classes there for children ages 4 - 6, as well as birthday parties and special events.

In her current role as senior child nutrition policy analyst, she works with a diverse group of national and state partners to expand the use of the School Breakfast Program among low - income children and increase the number of schools offering breakfast in the classroom free to all students in target states, school districts and schools.

It would take an entire book to explain how flawed the NSLP has become, how, starting in the 1970s and 80s, the program morphed from an anti-hunger initiative into one in which school districts were so starved of cash by the federal government (thank you, Ronald Reagan) that school children came to be seen as «customers» whose palates must be pleased at all costs, with heavier reliance on junk food a la carte sales and «carnival food» menus.

So it looks like I won't have to «flip out» on the district (as you so nicely put it) as they are beginning to create policies that parallel the healthy eating standards they are already trying to teach the children by eliminating junk food as a way to celebrate birthdays and opt for healthy treats or goodie bags instead.

As school districts nationwide serve more nutritious foods to students, cafeterias have become classrooms that help children to develop healthy eating habits for a lifetime.

In far too many school districts, there are students who would qualify for free meals, except for the fact that their family never fills out the form, either because they forget, or they don't understand that it is important, or (more often) the child is too embarrassed to self - identify as poor in front of his classmates, and so he either doesn't give his parents the form or doesn't turn it in at school.