Sentences with phrase «citywide systems»

The report aims to increase current and future resiliency of the communities, citywide systems and infrastructure in the New York metropolitan region to a range of climate risks.

Overview Over the last decade, there has been a shift in the way many cities are approaching out of school time — moving from independent, isolated programming and funding to coordinated, citywide systems.

Detroit may also need specialized agency or interagency agreements to oversee and administer citywide systems that facilitate choice and protect kids.

Government and nonprofit leaders in cities like Cleveland, DC, New Orleans, Baltimore, and even Detroit have been able to make progress on these issues via voluntary agreements on citywide systems for enrollment and information to help families navigate public school choice.

Duhon has a strong background in citywide systems gained through his work with the Seattle Department of Transportation.

The project seeks to create citywide systems that support schools — and go beyond schools — to close the achievement gap.

«What's different between comparing this ferry and the Staten Island Ferry is this is a citywide system, it goes to multiple boroughs, and linking Staten Islanders to all of those destinations is a different thing than what the Staten Island Ferry does today,» de Blasio said.

A new report says the NYC Education Department's support networks for public schools fail to boost student achievement, just days ahead of an announcement by city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to overhaul the massive, citywide system.

A new report says the Education Department's support networks for public schools fail to boost student achievement, just days ahead of an announcement by city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to overhaul the massive, citywide system.

On July 1, 2004, Providence, Rhode Island, mayor David N. Cicilline launched the Providence After School Alliance (PASA) to develop a citywide system to substantially increase high - quality, affordable out - of - school - time enrichment opportunities for the city's children and youth.

We should accomplish the following four tasks by September 2017 so we can build an equitable, transparent, dynamic, self - improving, choice - driven, citywide system of schools.

Recognize that DPS is at risk for financial collapse and develop a plan to replace DPS with a community «portfolio manager» board and superintendent who will see their role as overseeing a citywide system of high - quality schools rather than operating schools directly.

Portfolio Strategy identifies the entire city as the unit of change with respect to school reform, and tasks education and civic leaders with developing a citywide system of high - quality, diverse, autonomous public schools.

The city's charter school boards mobilized politically to force the parish school board to agree to a citywide system of funding so that all schools receive and spend the same amount of money for various categories of students, like English learners and special education students.

The Oakland Summer Learning Network (OSLN) is a coordinated and collaborative effort to develop a citywide system of quality summer learning opportunities in Oakland, with a focus on improving access for children and youth from under - resourced families.

The portfolio strategy is a problem - solving framework through which education and civic leaders develop a citywide system of high - quality, diverse, autonomous public schools.

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In 2006, in preparation for our citywide contract negotiations, 27,000 members of the New York Hotel Trades Council came together under a new rank - and - file leadership organization which we call the HEAT SYSTEM («HEAT» stands for «Hotel Employees Action Team»).

NYC Public Financing System Kept Focus on Constituents Although outside spending played a role in New York City's first citywide election since the Citizens United decision, Mark Schmitt argues in the New Republic that public financing helped keep the focus on small donors.

Earlier in January, as New Yorkers faced nearly two weeks of subzero temperatures, city Comptroller Scott Stringer said an analysis of NYCHA's boiler system conducted by his office revealed a defect rate of 39.5 percent - five times higher than the citywide rate of 7.9 percent.

«Beyond connecting residents to jobs in Manhattan, our new citywide ferry system will spur the development of new commercial corridors throughout the outer boroughs,» de Blasio said.

Reginald Bowman, President Citywide Council of Presidents of the New York City Housing Authority — the official leader of residents of the city's sprawling public housing system — blasted the pol's remarks as reminiscent of decapitated French Queen Marie Antoinette.

He was also responsible for overseeing citywide technology budget including development of new citywide administrative systems.

His second - term priorities include the development of a citywide master plan for Select Bus Service, and the rapid expansion of the bike - share system, which he views as an important new piece of transportation infrastructure deserving of public investment.

«In light of the troubling report, which comes amid a citywide collapse of heating systems in public housing, I am investigating the circumstances surrounding the loss of immediate heating upgrades for 3,000 NYCHA residents,» Torres said.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

Today, StudentsFirstNY launched a citywide TV and social media campaign to urge city officials and teachers union leaders to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system before the January 17 deadline.

StudentsFirstNY launched a citywide campaign to urge local leaders to come to an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

However, he has remained one of the most unpopular figures in polling data citywide, especially with a school system that is heavily black and Hispanic and in which many parents never felt totally happy with the Department of Education.

Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced the expansion of the City's efforts to reduce gun violence, through the creation of the «Gun Violence Crisis Management System,» a citywide initiative to reduce gun violence, from -LSB-...]

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito will call for a system to clear old warrants for nonviolent offenses and for deeper community involvement in citywide rezoning efforts tomorrow in her second State of the City address.

And beyond connecting residents to jobs in Manhattan, our new citywide ferry system will spur the development of new commercial corridors throughout the outer boroughs.

While there, I completed a study on girls in the juvenile justice system that became a national model and began the citywide Girl Talk conference.

Most of all, families and students need both sides to get past their defensiveness and mistrust and get to work creating citywide information, funding, enrollment, transportation, and other systems that will improve equity and access to high - quality schools.

First, the 2007 — 08 school year was the first year of both the bonus program and a new citywide accountability system.

The bonus program was implemented alongside a new citywide accountability system that provided strong incentives to improve student achievement, regardless of whether a school was participating in the bonus program.

This would, in turn, allow state leaders to give district - run schools charter - like autonomy and create a single citywide accountability system.

DC and Milwaukee are both citywide programs, but DC is unique in its robust system of public school choice — roughly 35 percent of the control group in our study attended charter schools, for example.

We reached this conclusion after examining responses to a citywide survey of parents of children in grades K — 8 and students in grades 6 and higher, which was conducted at the end of the 2006 — 07 and 2007 — 08 school years as a part of the city's new school accountability system.

The conditions were ideal for this groundbreaking shift: a citywide consensus that the old system had failed; a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to build a new system from scratch; the availability of federal school start - up funds; and the keen interest of education entrepreneurs, foundations, and support organizations in seeing this bold reform succeed.

Instead of asking families to fill out separate applications for each school, the Plan called for a citywide enrollment system that would streamline the process and hopefully make it easier for families to choose higher - performing schools over lower - performing ones.

Another solution is to create a Detroit - based nonprofit organization that has sufficient funding and authority to be the citywide coordinating body for all public school buildings, special services for families, transportation, enrollment, and parent information systems.

On October 7, the day of the next school board meeting and with the board still unaware of Moran's plans (she had e-mailed the plan to her colleagues the night before, but according to Education Week, some board members and Acting Superintendent Watson said they hadn't had a chance to read the application before the meeting), New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin announced that he would ask the governor for help in creating a citywide charter school system.

(Dozens of selective high schools in New York City — not including the eight that rely entirely on test scores — follow a complex citywide dual - track choice - and - selection process akin to the «match» system by which medical residents get placed.)

In addition, PASA's programs have access to a citywide data - sharing system that tracks enrollment, participation, and retention to help measure success.

PASA's programs also have access to a citywide data - sharing system that tracks participants.

In an initiative now being piloted in six cities across the country, communities are working to redesign their municipal systems and form new citywide partnerships so that everyone — elected officials, nonprofit leaders, healthcare professionals, social workers, parents, business owners, and educators — takes on the responsibility of supporting children and closing the opportunity gap.

AYPF RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS Discussion Group Summary: Detroit Out - of - School Time Leadership Forum The Detroit Out - of - School Time Leadership Forum provided a platform for citywide conversation on out - of - school time system building, the opportunity to engage with national experts, and generate ideas among

To help New Orleans become the first high - quality urban education system in the country, NSNO invests in great public schools, helps schools become more effective, and coordinates solutions to citywide challenges.

More than 20 percent of teachers at the 94 struggling schools that are part of the city's ambitious «School Renewal» program received the two lowest ratings on the state - mandated evaluation system last year, compared to less than 10 percent of teachers citywide who received those ratings — «developing» or «ineffective.»

Mr. White initiated the citywide lottery system two years ago.