Sentences with phrase «costs school districts money»

Financially, it costs school districts money to recruit and train new teachers, so an increase in retention rates would let them save on those costs (although they have to pay more experienced teachers hirer salaries).

In addition to the effect these absences have on student achievement, they also cost the school districts money, since the Texas state revenue formula is based on daily attendance.

principal when I was job seeking told me that at my age, I would cost a school district money because I would be someone who would stay at the job, get my master's and retire, whereas younger teachers might not stay in the profession and the districts could keep rehiring young teachers at base salary.

More than 20 percent of North Carolina teachers are chronically absent from work, state officials say, costing school districts money to hire substitutes and hurting student learning.

Not exact matches

If the American public are led to believe that the reason school food is suffering is because districts are managing their money inefficiently and not because it just costs more, then there will be no call to adequately fund school food.

Schools and districts in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah can apply NOW for breakfast - in - the - classroom grant money to cover the upfront costs often associated with the startup and implementation of breakfast in the classroom and «grab n» go» programs, such as purchasing equipment, outreach efforts to parents, program promotion, and other related expenses.

Nor do I believe that doing prep work from scratch is also likely to save a school district money — what about the significant labor costs associated with all that scratch prep?

Schools and districts often struggle to find money for additional costs like equipment.

The panel acknowledged that its recommendations would increase costs and called for a higher federal reimbursement to school districts, capital investments and money to train cafeteria workers to make the changes.

This area gets even trickier because not every student on «paid» status actually does pay — some school districts allow student with no free or reduced eligibility and no money to pay for their lunch, to «charge» the cost of the meal, and then try later to collect these unpaid charges from the family, often with mixed success.

However, stories like this one just add fuel to the «large school districts are just inefficient in the way they spend their money» fire, and weakens what should be the unified message of school food reformers — «it just costs more to do it right.»

Depends on next Governor elected in fall 2018 Anne shared data of school shared services Use resources better - ex: food service better product bulk purchase so reduced cost Special ed teacher cover multiple districts 650 sq miles Schools already doing and savings Piggy back service Volume procurement saves money Once consolidated — Who do you complain to?

Timbs acknowledges that there are some poor school districts on Long Island that need the extra money, and that Island residents have a higher cost of living and pay high property taxes.

I can sell this house and buy one that (literally) costs 50 % more money for the same house (or slightly smaller), in a much worse location, but in a better school district.

The governor's move could force some towns, cities, counties and school districts to borrow money in the short term in order to cover their costs, which include salaries, benefits and a large payment for their retirees» pensions.

«That is millions and millions of additional dollars that can be provided to local school districts to help defray any costs that may exist as a cost of a consolidation and provide additional aid and assistance directly to student care... The money sits in the New York State budget.

In other words, even when an ERI program creates substantial savings for school districts by reducing teacher salary costs, it still can cost the state money through higher pension payments.

Shortening the school year would not harm overall education outcomes in the long run, but would save school districts money on operational costs, said state Sen. Videt Carmichael, the chairman of the Senate...

Litigating against a school district costs time and money that many parents don't have, and school districts are increasingly willing to spend.

School districts have a paper accumulation problem costing them time, money, and space.

It also commissioned a widely criticized report that concluded that oversight of charter schools costs the district money, something the district's own data disproved.

Public Advocates joined the American Civil Liberties Union in filing a complaint last year against the Los Angeles Unified School District, accusing the giant district of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabDistrict, accusing the giant district of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabdistrict of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabilities.

Discretionary funds and federal Title I money are commonly used to cover the costs of trials, according to an exclusive survey of 500 school district leaders.

But district administrators might rationally conclude that whatever instructional reform activities a school undertakes with the money should be ones that do not continue to incur costs after the three - year grant ended.

In place of the practices above, states and districts can adopt strategies that foster efficiency at both the school and district level, such as adopting «activity - based cost» (ABC) accounting; empowering principals as school - level CEOs; adopting performance - based dollar distribution formulas and school - level financial budgeting; centralizing health insurance at the state level; and outsourcing operational services where proven to save money.

«Since this program saves taxpayers money and the legislature will need to appropriate more funding to return these students to the local public schools, which will lead to increase costs to the local district; the legislature should instead provide the funding for the scholarship program to allow parents to choose schools they believe will best educate their children,» Duplessis added.

And while the new state school funding formula will send additional money to high - poverty districts, it is unclear if it will be enough to offset the new pension costs.

They also get a financial break, because they don't have to give as much money to sponsoring school districts for annual administrative costs.

One of his money - saving ideas is to cut $ 2 billion in state spending by shifting teacher pension costs to school districts.

While serving at - risk students in one of the nation's highest - cost cities, charters get, on average, only two - thirds as much per - pupil money as district schools get.

Per you point about getting the «same» amount of money, first AF schools are not unionized and AF got a bill passed last year that allows charter schools to have up to 30 % of its teacher staff not certified — those two things raise the costs in district public schools.

It does not cost the state «new» money, nor does it touch federal or local funds from a school district.

Mark Hovatter, chief facilities executive for the district, said, «I am a parent and I love the parent center projects because it costs a small amount of money and we do something that is so critical for the schools.»

Based on original research in four districts, we show that teacher cost averaging drives significant amounts of money (several hundred dollars per pupil in many cases) out of schools serving poorer students and toward better - off schools.

A report on closures in 6 cities found that «Districts saved little money just from closing school buildings... and closure - related new costs cut further into districts» savings..Districts saved little money just from closing school buildings... and closure - related new costs cut further into districts» savings..districts» savings....»

Wisconsin Association of School Boards government relations director Dan Rossmiller pointed to a 1976 state Supreme Court case that appears to forbid the state from taking property taxes from one district for use elsewhere, and the LFB has said that if money set aside by the state for education isn't enough to cover vouchers» overall cost, then general state revenues will be used.

In terms of funding, although the start - up costs can be expensive, blended learning often saves school districts money in the long run.

The union's analysis concluded that charter schools cost the district more than half a billion dollars — but nearly all of it was the per - pupil money that followed 100,000 students to their chosen independent charter school.

The report's author, Max Eden, explains that while charter enrollments cost district schools over $ 400 million a year, after the state's «unique reimbursement» — which he claims is one of the most generous reimbursement plans in the nation — districts are getting paid a significant amount of money for students they no longer teach.

Outside of RTTT funds, local school districts have also spent their own money on CCSS implementation — and it's difficult to even put a figure on that cost.

His plan places responsibility for the bulk of school construction costs on individual districts, many of which already use local bond monies to leverage the state match.

Eleven school districts around the state will hold referendums on Tuesday, with eight of those districts requesting money to maintain class sizes and programming in the wake of reduced state aid, rising costs and, in some cases, declining enrollment.

The State legislature has decided that the bulk of the Prop 39 money will go to school districts, who can now apply for the money in order to, say, install solar panels on schools in order to save on energy costs.

Known as «sequestration,» the cuts are costing the district hundreds of millions of dollars in Title I money for school districts with high percentages of low - income students.

The school leaders emphasized that the proposed $ 93 million cut to the Geographic Cost of Education Index — the component of the state's funding formula that gives more money to school districts where the cost of educating students is higher — would disproportionaly impact their students, and thwart their efforts to close the achievement gap for their poorest and academically challenged studeCost of Education Index — the component of the state's funding formula that gives more money to school districts where the cost of educating students is higher — would disproportionaly impact their students, and thwart their efforts to close the achievement gap for their poorest and academically challenged studecost of educating students is higher — would disproportionaly impact their students, and thwart their efforts to close the achievement gap for their poorest and academically challenged students.

NAEP testing doesn't affect curriculum or cost local school districts any money.

But the study shows eliminating the program would actually cost school districts more money.

The reason the document can't be used as a menu for zone schools is because when zone schools are opting out of a service such as elementary math curriculum, the district divides the cost by the number of elementary students — not all district students — and gives that money back to the zone schools, said Mark Ferrandino, the district's chief financial officer.

The price - level index is used to help account for different costs of living across the state as money is divided among school districts.

«Testing More, Teaching Less: What America's Obsession with Student Testing Costs in Money and Lost Instructional Time» explores the instructional and financial costs of testing in 2012 - 13 in two medium - sized, urban school districts — one located in the Midwest, the other in the Costs in Money and Lost Instructional Time» explores the instructional and financial costs of testing in 2012 - 13 in two medium - sized, urban school districts — one located in the Midwest, the other in the costs of testing in 2012 - 13 in two medium - sized, urban school districts — one located in the Midwest, the other in the East.