Sentences with phrase «current school population»

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Next we heard from Mark Terry, who gave a compelling comparison of his old school district — a low SES urban district with a high ELL population, an 85 % free / reduced qualifying rate, and a high need for meal and nutrition education services — and his current district, which is more affluent with a much lower free / reduced qualification rate and a community of parents who have high expectations for student success and a healthy lifestyle.

«We looked at current population statistics, which indicated there were more participants in the school lunch program than were eligible,» said Daniel.

He was, however, quick to add that, the process of eliminating schools under trees should be a continuous process even if the current figure is completely removed due to the increase in population.

Sen. Tony Avella has introduced a bill that would make St. Patrick's Day a school holiday «in districts with a significant Irish population» — 7.5 percent or greater, according to the most current Census data.

His proposal completely ignores private school students, sets credit - hour requirements that will render some ineligible, does nothing to help alleviate current college debt, and is available to only a sliver of New York's total student population.

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«The reason why [the current influenza outbreak] getting so much attention is that it started really early, which really speaks to the susceptibility in the population,» said Jeffrey Shaman, a professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University who studies influenza and climate.

The current findings build on earlier work by the same researchers, showing that dietary supplementation with Omega - 3 DHA improved both reading progress and behaviour in children from the general school population who were behind on their reading.

Under current policy, if the school believes the student represents a serious threat to the school population, it must initiate an involuntary transfer procedure, involving another round of reports and hearings before the student can be removed.

For public schools, following their lead would mean paying closer attention to that segment of the population who are not the parents of current students, the general tax - paying public, who provide the majority of support for the schools.

Over half (52 per cent) of secondary school leaders told us they received more applications than they could accommodate for last year's admissions round, and the rate of growth is set to increase at secondary level as the current primary school population moves through the system.

If we look at the overall adolescent population, only about 1 in 5 meet current physical activity guidelines and if we look at senior school students specifically only around six per cent of those meet current physical activity recommendations.

This report, co-authored by Safal Partners and Public Impact for the National Charter School Resource Center, examines federal requirements under civil rights laws and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and state laws governing charter school recruitment, retention, enrollment of EL students and their accountability for EL student performance; requirements and current challenges related to EL data reporting; and whether existing laws are adequate to address the needs of this growing population of ELs in charter scSchool Resource Center, examines federal requirements under civil rights laws and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and state laws governing charter school recruitment, retention, enrollment of EL students and their accountability for EL student performance; requirements and current challenges related to EL data reporting; and whether existing laws are adequate to address the needs of this growing population of ELs in charter scschool recruitment, retention, enrollment of EL students and their accountability for EL student performance; requirements and current challenges related to EL data reporting; and whether existing laws are adequate to address the needs of this growing population of ELs in charter schools.

In a briefing paper prepared for the National Academy of Education (NAE) and the American Educational Research Association, Linda Darling - Hammond and three other distinguished authors reached the following conclusion: «With respect to value - added measures of student achievement tied to individual teachers, current research suggests that high - stakes, individual - level decisions, as well as comparisons across highly dissimilar schools or student populations should be avoided.»

Principals represent the most «visible» form of leadership in schools, but current workforce data show that K - 12 school principals are overwhelmingly white and fail to reflect the diversity within the student population.

Assess & Compile: Assess and compile resources that will allow schools to evaluate their current policies and practices and how they interact with the specific populations they serve, in order to make adjustments based on the needs of individual school communities;

Combining her two current positions, Dr. Lapp established a high school student internship program between HSHMC and a neighborhood pre-K — 6 school with a 95 percent population of English learners.

What we will get, instead of better student outcomes, especially considering the current unemployment rate in the general population, is a collection of people looking for that «easy ride» that teaching is supposed to be, schooled by unspecified private teacher prep.

The managers of the current two schools should be held accountable for their segregated student population, transparency of board members, and circular business practices.

The capacity of the school will be determined by the Director, after considering the ages of the current population of enrolled students and sibling applicants, the optimum range of multi-age students within a class and the maximum student - teacher ratios permitted under the school's charter.

With respect to value - added measures of student achievement tied to individual teachers, current research suggests that high - stakes, individual - level decisions, or comparisons across highly dissimilar schools or student populations, should be avoided.

For more information about the current school - Age population estimates and associated sales tax distribution, see Superintendent's Memo 207 - 17 - July 14, 2017

I would love to know how their current Charter Schools are doing on the very criteria being proposed by the Governor (for new charter schools, anyway): * Require... charters to submit a recruitment and retention plan detailing plans to recruit, enroll, and retain priority student populations * Enable charter schools to propose modifications to their lottery procedures to give preference to priority student populations * Hold charter schools accountable for the success of their documented recruitment and retention practices for priority student populations when the State Board of Education considers schools for charter Schools are doing on the very criteria being proposed by the Governor (for new charter schools, anyway): * Require... charters to submit a recruitment and retention plan detailing plans to recruit, enroll, and retain priority student populations * Enable charter schools to propose modifications to their lottery procedures to give preference to priority student populations * Hold charter schools accountable for the success of their documented recruitment and retention practices for priority student populations when the State Board of Education considers schools for charter schools, anyway): * Require... charters to submit a recruitment and retention plan detailing plans to recruit, enroll, and retain priority student populations * Enable charter schools to propose modifications to their lottery procedures to give preference to priority student populations * Hold charter schools accountable for the success of their documented recruitment and retention practices for priority student populations when the State Board of Education considers schools for charter schools to propose modifications to their lottery procedures to give preference to priority student populations * Hold charter schools accountable for the success of their documented recruitment and retention practices for priority student populations when the State Board of Education considers schools for charter schools accountable for the success of their documented recruitment and retention practices for priority student populations when the State Board of Education considers schools for charter schools for charter renewal

«Whether its opening 100 schools total or 100 additional schools, we will not rest until we are able to provide a high - quality education not only to our current student population, but to the tens of the thousands of children on our waiting lists who have been banished to low - performing district schools due to nothing more than political gamesmanship,» he said.

... Overall, it is those families who (along observable dimensions) are least like the current population of private school customers that are most sensitive to price, suggesting that vouchers would substantially alter the socioeconomic composition of private schools.

Today they have divided the current student population into three different schools on one site.

In addition to the fact that current basic skills tests generally measure only middle school - level skills, another concern is that they are normed only to the prospective teacher population.

-- Ensuring a Commitment to Equity in All Classrooms for All Learners One of the current hot topics in education is district, school and classroom level equity toward underserved student populations.

Our current study is examining, for the first time, the efficacy of the Alert Program within Australian schools, for children with or without a FASD diagnoses, and in a population with a high proportion of Indigenous children.

Dr. Schindler's current research program focuses on how interventions and policies can best target family and school contexts during early childhood to prevent behavior problems and promote mental health in vulnerable populations of families.

In addition to a review of the current state of research and practice in SEL for these three traditionally underserved student groups, this brief explores potential policy levers for using SEL to better prepare these student populations for success in school and life.