Sentences with phrase «children in a particular school district»

But in public schools, parents retain some power of choice if, for example, they can afford to select their place of residence to place their children in a particular school district.

Do they want to commit to keeping their children in a particular school district?

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Working with HGSE students, she has developed case studies focusing on particular dilemmas of justice in schools and school districts like ethics of grade inflation, eighth - grade promotion and retention policies, lottery - based school assignment, disciplining socially fragile children, and teacher firings.

It was largely limited to choosing to live in a particular district, enrolling a child in a private school, or educating the child at home, all of which require a substantial investment of resources, fiscal or otherwise.

The goal is to ensure that every district in the country not only tracks chronic absence data beginning in kindergarten or ideally earlier, but also partners with families and community agencies to intervene when attendance is a problem for children or particular schools.

Futures Without Violence released a guide for states and school districts on how ESSA can create «positive school climates, and in particular prevent and respond to the needs of children suffering from exposure to violence and the effects of trauma.»

In this particular case, Endrew F., a child with autism who attended preschool through fourth grade in Colorado's Douglas County School District, was making little academic progresIn this particular case, Endrew F., a child with autism who attended preschool through fourth grade in Colorado's Douglas County School District, was making little academic progresin Colorado's Douglas County School District, was making little academic progress.

The state board resolved that any school district that assigned students to a particular level based on assessed or perceived readiness had to disclose this fact to parents and report to the state the research proving that this separate placement was necessary, the length of time it planned to deny children in lower levels access to learning with higher - achieving peers, and the demographic characteristics of those children denied access to higher - achieving peers.»

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

That data can be manipulated so school leaders can see absence rates and patterns for particular children, for all students in a single grade, or for an entire school or district.

The ugly truth is that districts group high - needs students together in particular schools while other district schools have virtually no high - needs children.

Traditional districts, in particular, do as little as possible to inform families about their options; the penchant of districts to inform families of kids in failing schools of their options in June — just as families were going on summer break — is one reason why the No Child Left Behind's school choice provision has never worked as envisioned.

In particular, Multiplying Connections collaborates closely with Philadelphia's Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health; Department of Behavioral Health, Children's Services; Department of Human Services; and the School District of Philadelphia's Early Childhood Division.

«In many states and communities like El Dorado Hills, a home may be situated in one particular district however because of overcrowding children are being bussed up to 2 hours away to attend schooIn many states and communities like El Dorado Hills, a home may be situated in one particular district however because of overcrowding children are being bussed up to 2 hours away to attend schooin one particular district however because of overcrowding children are being bussed up to 2 hours away to attend school.