Sentences with phrase «considered by a school district»

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As an example he points to what happened when New York's state commissioner of education and the New York Board of Regents considered dissolving the Roosevelt school district (described as «New York's Soweto» by an official there) and dispersing its students to surrounding schools.

But residents say they are upset about why Woodridge Elementary School District 68 chose to sell the land at a sealed bid when the park district asked the school district to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers «School District 68 chose to sell the land at a sealed bid when the park district asked the school district to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers &laquDistrict 68 chose to sell the land at a sealed bid when the park district asked the school district to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers &laqudistrict asked the school district to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers «school district to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers &laqudistrict to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers «money.

A small portion of Northerly Island, the former site of Meigs Field airport, could soon become a scenic venue for concerts, weddings and even high school graduations, under a plan to be considered Wednesday by the Chicago Park District.

Another important factor to consider when comparing your school or district with another one is how many students are qualified for free and reduced price lunch in each, and what percentage of the cafeteria volume is represented by paying students; note that the percentage of students in any category eating in the cafeteria is not the same thing as the number of students who are classified as being in that particular category.

The report released by the association comes as voters in school districts across the state are set to consider education budgets this month.

Although DeFrancisco is hurt by widespread GOP support of Marc Malorino — his chief rival in the May nominating convention — voters should consider DeFrancisco's vow to cut taxes, his previous positions on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education and city council and his 40 - year undefeated record in political races.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

Members of the Buffalo School Board are expected tonight to consider a second resolution seeking the removal of Paladino from his elected position, saying he should be ousted because he violated district policy by discussing sharing information that was discussed in executive session.

Federal courts have played a key role in the development of special education policy by interpreting what Congress wrote in IDEA three decades ago, and the Supreme Court is reviewing what the law means by a «free appropriate public education» as it considers Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which deals with the standard of services districts are required to provide (see «Examining the Standards for Special Education» legal beat, Summer 2017).

Palo Alto, Calif — In 1967, John Serrano Sr. was told by his son's school principal that the boy, then 6 years old, was considered nearly gifted, but could receive a decent education only if the family moved out of East Los Angeles to a wealthier school district.

Though the decision received wide coverage (per above) and throws New York school districts a curve (they are supposed to have an evaluation policy in place by September 1), it's not clear that the decision will have any major implications for other states that are considering linking teacher evaluations to test scores (except as inducement to make sure their regulations correspond to their laws).

School districts, he said, could not engage in «systematic, individual typing by race,» but they could consider race when selecting school sites and drawing attendance School districts, he said, could not engage in «systematic, individual typing by race,» but they could consider race when selecting school sites and drawing attendance school sites and drawing attendance zones.

Our analysis considers only local school districts and parts of local supervisory unions with at least 100 students, as identified by the CCD.

The framework included schools» academic performance, climate, and fidelity to mission, and was considered a high - quality, fair, and useful assessment by school and district leaders.

Another 40,000 students are enrolled in dependent charters, which are created by the district and considered part of the district's portfolio of schools.

Considering the district's sobering graduation - rate statistics — a 2006 study sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ranked the LAUSD in the bottom six of the country's fifty largest school districts — there's practically nothing to lose in embracing new technologies and strategies for reaching at - risk students.

As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, families and teachers in school districts that serve low - income students and students of color struggle to understand how to address the highly punitive, push - out climate of overtesting brought on by the No Child Left Behind Act, the ESEA's last reauthorization.

While federal assistance has an ameliorating effect on the difference in school budgets between wealthy and poor districts, the District Court rejected an argument made by the State in that court that it should consider the effect of the federal grant in assessing the discrimination claim.

The district in 2014 was one of two nationwide awarded the annual Broad Prize for Urban Education, then considered by some to be the Nobel Prize for large public school systems.

Washington — School districts that do not provide Medicare coverage for their employees may be forced to do so next year under a little - publicized measure being considered by the Senate late last week as part of an omnibus deficit - reduction bill.

(Calif.) School districts facing significant increases in the number of new refugee students could receive $ 5 million in one - time Proposition 98 funding under a proposal considered Tuesday by key legislative panel.

When schools are considered in the aggregate, typical approaches to data use by districts and principals have no measurable influence on student achievement.

The Court will consider whether a school district may be held liable under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for the sexual assault of a student by a school principal when the abuser was the only school official with actual knowledge of the offense...

Considering that school district salaries are typically determined by a single districtwide salary schedule, in theory education should be a field without gender - or race - based pay gaps.

The care we give to buying a vacuum cleaner is absent when we consider the test scores released to the news media by the states and local school districts.

Fourth, larger school districts need develop and engage a senior leadership team to take on these challenges collaboratively rather than have this work led by individual roles, divisions and departments in the central office, At the district level, Cosner says school leaders need to consider how to break down siloed efforts.

Expand true parent choice and opportunity by considering a proposal for racially and economically diverse, district - operated charter schools that aim to ensure high quality, equal educational opportunities in a diverse learning environment.

The progress a district or school experiences on the PLC journey will be largely dependent on the extent to which these ideas are considered, understood, and ultimately embraced by its members.

By locating special programs in under - resourced and underperforming schools, districts can ensure that existing students have access to a better quality education while also attracting families who may not have previously considered enrolling.

In addition to federal policy, school districts and charter networks across the country are doing their part to promote racial and socioeconomic integration by considering socioeconomic factors in student assignment policies.

Using a school you know well, assess the professional development opportunities related to culturally responsive instructional strategies available in that school by rating the school on the following aspects of culturally responsive instructional strategies outlined in Rubric A. To determine where your school or district fits in Rubric A, consider what proportion of the professional development opportunities available to teachers explicitly address culturally relevant pedagogy, and of those opportunities, what proportion deals directly with instructional strategies.

Average district per - pupil spending does not always capture staffing and funding inequities.14 Many districts do not consider actual teacher salaries when budgeting for and reporting each school's expenditures, and the highest - poverty schools are often staffed by less - experienced teachers who typically earn lower salaries.15 Because educator salaries are, by far, schools» largest budget item, schools serving the poorest children end up spending much less on what matters most for their students» learning.

If a student is not accepted into a charter (which by law is considered its own school district), then they must find another district.

The Advisory Committee for Utilization of Excess School Property (ACUESP) is a board - appointed citizens» advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property owned by the school disSchool Property (ACUESP) is a board - appointed citizens» advisory group authorized to consider proposals and develop recommendations relative to the use and disposition of excess real property owned by the school disschool district.

They said the district faced a $ 100 million shortfall over the next three years, largely due to falling enrollments caused by the rise of charter schools, and staff reductions need to be considered.

The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).

Last year, when Oakland Unified School District was considering common enrollment, Dr. Adamson was joined in a panel discussion by Julian Vasquez Heilig, the head of Cal - State Sacramento's education leadership PhD program.

Board documents released in November indicate that Rocketship is considering using the Tennessee Achievement School District (ASD) to takeover public schools in Nashville Tennessee by August of 2015.

Charter schools are public schools that are independently run from state school systems, and are typically funded by school districts or are considered independent charters.

Charter schools are «sponsored» by a school district or considered an independent charter - certain groups in the state of Wisconsin are given authority to authorize charter schools in Wisconsin.

«I don't think large is inherently bad,» CMS Superintendent Clayton Wilcox told Policy Watch Wednesday, hours after a legislative study committee dominated by Republicans convened to consider whether students in mammoth districts like CMS and Wake County Schools, the state's largest school system, would be better served by smaller districts piloted by local municipalities.

Leading for Equity: A Practical Framework for Board Discussion and Action Using a framework developed by the Arizona School Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteSchool Boards Association, participants will unpack five essential and interrelated areas through which school boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational poteschool boards can lead for equity, consider key questions within each, and identify actions board members can take individually and as a leadership team to ensure personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin or family background of students in their district are not obstacles to achieving educational potential.

As districts and schools consider strategies to modernize their learning environments and teaching strategies, what are best practices supported by research that have the most impact on student achievement and teacher engagement?

Charter schools are either «sponsored» by a specific school district or considered an independent charter - certain groups in the state of Wisconsin are given authority to authorize charter schools in the state.

But in response to questions by LA School Report about why the district hasn't released the data, Kevon Tucker - Seeley, LA Unified's director of the Research and Reporting Branch of the Office of Data and Accountability, said it is something the district will consider.

When states consider taking over chronically underperforming schools or districts by creating «extraordinary authority districts,» they have few examples to follow.

Responding to a comment by DeVos that she couldn't think of an ongoing civil rights issue that would warrant federal involvement, Lhamon, in an op - ed for The Hechinger Report, ran down the types of cases her office had worked on: a North Carolina University revoking a student's acceptance after discovering he had cerebral palsy; a segregated Alabama school district offering advanced courses at its high schools that served primarily white students, but not at the high school that served virtually all of its black students; California district employees ignoring sexual assault cases because they considered them part of their Latino students» «urban culture.»

Much like disaggregating test score data by race and income in the early 2000s revealed inequities in what were generally considered to be good school systems, breaking apart graduation rates by school district shows that even high - performing states have pockets of failure.

School districts should consider connecting with these initiatives because they were designed to help every student navigate the college - going process, raise awareness about college access tools and resources, enhance student support systems by building the capacity of the school counseling profession, and reach students through social media platforms sharing their successes through the «UpNext» free college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» eSchool districts should consider connecting with these initiatives because they were designed to help every student navigate the college - going process, raise awareness about college access tools and resources, enhance student support systems by building the capacity of the school counseling profession, and reach students through social media platforms sharing their successes through the «UpNext» free college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» eschool counseling profession, and reach students through social media platforms sharing their successes through the «UpNext» free college access tool and «College Signing Day» and «Beating The Odds Summit» events.

All schools and districts that can demonstrate excellence in character education, as measured by CEP's 11 Principles of Effective Character Education, will be considered for State and / or National Schools of Character recogschools and districts that can demonstrate excellence in character education, as measured by CEP's 11 Principles of Effective Character Education, will be considered for State and / or National Schools of Character recogSchools of Character recognition.