Sentences with phrase «district planning approach»

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Now Chicago Park District authorities are preparing to take a holistic approach, working with engineers to develop a broad plan for Grant Park's future that encompasses aesthetics, traffic patterns, events, capital improvements, pedestrian access and more.

The «all community centers» master plan approach allows the District to most efficiently use and reallocate existing buildings, space and resources.

Asked if the Chicago Police Department planned to adjust its approach this year, spokesman Martin Maloney said in an email that the department «will continue to work with the Park District and pursue enforcement against those using illegal fireworks in an effort to ensure a safe holiday for residents.»

The District will subsequently move forward with exploring more permanent modification options as it approaches its capital budget planning process in the fall.

Before presenting a land plan to the village of Arlington Heights, he said, «We decided the best course would be to approach the park district and see what their desires were; did they want park land, or did they already have enough and just want cash, or what?

Red Seal first approached the Park District on Sept. 21, Fishbein said, pitching its plan for the land split in an executive session, which is closed to the public.

«Because the need for facility improvements is so great, it is critical that we take a multiyear approach in planning the district's capital projects,» Supt.

May said in the next few months, with the Democratic primary approaching in early September, she plans on learning more about portions of the 53rd Senate District, which stretches east toward Utica.

This plan is not a «portfolio district» approach.

In fact, when Congress passed a private school voucher program for Washington, D.C., alongside new funding for the district and charter sectors, the overall reform plan was called the «three - sector approach.»

Texas» approach of funneling money from wealthy districts to poor ones as a way to equalize school spending is likely to be severely curtailed in whatever school finance plan emerges from the session, according to sources in the state.

Saying they support «diversity by choice,» members of a task force led by three local mayors are urging the Wake County, N.C., school district to abandon a student - assignment plan that aims for economic integration and adopt a neighborhood - schools approach instead.

Paige quickly convened a task force and charged it with developing a research - based approach to reading for the district and a plan for starting the program in all schools.

Additionally, the district should embrace this plan not merely as an alternative, but as a promising new approach to eventually serving students beyond the alternative school building.

Another goal states that participants would implement approaches to ensure inclusion of all students; implement practices to close the achievement gap; establish means for collaboration between district departments and schools; develop a plan for sharing lessons learned with other district leaders and to complement succession planning.

We approached the administration with this idea after the district and community co-developed a new Strategic Plan for Byron Public Schools that included the clauses, «Byron Public Schools will challenge the status quo and develop new norms for education by the year 2018,» and «Byron Public Schools will leverage real - world tools and skills to develop in students a passion for learning.»

Under the district's current bilingual education plan, parents have the right to request English immersion classes for their children, Burton acknowledged, but school representatives also have the duty to explain why they think their approach is better.

Maine's plan also includes partnering with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to identify successful longevity pay approaches in other rural states, approaching the state legislature to fund a pilot, and encouraging districts to partner with local business leaders and community organizations to fund this additional pay.

The plans of both candidates offer a smorgasbord of remedies to close the achievement gap between poor and affluent school districts, including approaches to help schools close the digital divide.

«Had they engaged the best teachers and principals in Newark at district and charter schools in planning their agenda, they might have taken a different approach,» Russakoff said.

What's important is to develop the foundation plan to build out an all - encompassing approach to fundraising, to measurably improve the district's progress, consistent and in concert with its own strategic plan.

-- Define social & emotional learning (SEL) and why it is essential to students» success — Understand key research relating SEL skills to student success — Relate district / organization goals to SEL — Integrate SEL into existing district / organization frameworks and protocols — Design a comprehensive approach to screening, assessing, promoting, and evaluating SEL competencies using the DESSA — Select a quality SEL curricula aligned to your specific needs — Learn how to integrate SEL - supporting practices into everyday interactions — Use SEL data to plan for instruction and intervention

Louis (1989), drawing from a survey and case - study investigation of initiatives in urban secondary schools, identified four district - level approaches to school improvement: innovation implementation (uniform processes and outcomes), evolutionary planning (uniform processes, variable outcomes), goal - based accountability (variable processes, uniform outcomes), and professional investment (variable processes and outcomes).

To allow districts time to acclimate to the new technology planning process, it will be rolled out over the next few years in a phased approach.

He also pointed to an executive summary published by his district, which is far easier to read and understand than the heftier draft accountability plan, suggesting an approach that other districts could adopt.

In February 2016, the district announced that beginning in the fall of 2016, the junior high school start time would be advanced to 7:20 a.m. and, based upon «significant research,» the high school start time would be delayed to 7:55 a.m. Remarkably, the district claims the earlier junior high school start time «will improve student achievement by allowing the school to incorporate a «team teaching» approach, more teacher collaboration and planning.»

«The phased - in plan has always been the more reasonable approach for local school districts, but whether the resources are adequate is still a question mark,» said NCAE President Mark Jewell in a statement last week.

Shortly after that, the parent union approached the district about creating a hybrid plan with Crown Prep, a charter operator that has shared the campus with 24th Street Elementary since 2010.

Key strategies outlined in the plan suggest systematic change at district / school levels, including increasing culturally relevant pedagogy, implementing culturally responsive approaches and best practices and building partnerships with Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes and native communities and organizations.

Instead of a one - size fits all approach, each of these areas can be tailored for the needs of the district and a unique plan created.

«Showcasing the initiatives of these educators can help other district leaders identify where there might be opportunities for new approaches in their own communities to address the digital - use divide identified in the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan.

They approached the school district with the diagnosis and the accommodations it required, but they were told that he did not qualify for an Individualized Education Plan because he had made progress.

That's a potential problem especially because the Montessori method — a unique education approach built around customized learning plans and self - directed learning — has been touted primarily as a way to help the district narrow achievement gaps between white and minority students.

I encourage you to think about a different professional development approach, one in which PD is viewed holistically, offered to everyone, personalized to individualized growth plans, and focused on overarching school and district goals.

Here is the connection: The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was signed into law last December, includes provisions that give states much greater latitude in using evidence for improvement — and it allows schools and districts to more deeply explore evidence - based approaches that are best suited to local needs and improvement plans.

The Community Schools Initiative (CSI) works with interested school districts, community based organizations, city and county agencies, communities and collaboratives to plan, implement and sustain a Full Service Community Schools approach.

Since Louisiana first established a statewide turnaround district in 2003, though, a small but increasing number of states have created «EADs,» providing lessons others can follow in planning their own turnaround approach.

Led by Dr. Jennifer Curtis — a mathematics teaching and learning specialist with experience leading math rollouts at the school, district, and state level — Emerald Education's thoughtfully phased approach to building leader capacity includes assessing district needs, planning for success, and establishing structures to ensure that students, and leaders, thrive.

The summits introduced the community to personalized learning, outlined RUSD's vision for personalized learning, and explained the district's approach for supporting teachers as they developed and implemented personalized learning plans, explains Kristian Sorensen, program manager for Custom Schools of Riverside.

And so, as you approach the holidays, and recognize that most districts and schools are already planning for the next (2016 - 2017) school year, think about the 7 C's and how they can help you and your colleagues move to the «next level of excellence.»

The three schools, all of which are in the early stages of planning, will continue the district's strategy of offering many schools with different themes and approaches for families to choose across the city.

Burgum added that the Sept. 1 approval of North Dakota's plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act builds upon the innovative approach that teachers and school districts have already begun pursuing.

The phased - in plan has always been the more reasonable approach for local school districts, but whether the resources are adequate is still a question mark.

The CORE districts, which include Los Angeles and San Francisco, submitted a waiver plan that reflects their commitment to preparing educators to effectively implement the Common Core State Standards; evaluating educators based, in part, on student outcomes; and taking a broader approach to accountability that encompasses academic preparedness, social and emotional learning, and school climate and culture.

Denver: In 2005 Michael Bennet outlined a plan to right size the district financially while setting forth a number of instructional reform efforts including the approach to early childhood education, types of literacy programs, and providing college level courses.

In 2008, SFUSD leadership developed a plan to implement a PreK - 3rd grade approach in an effort to shrink the district's stubborn achievement gap.

That same whole - child approach became central to conversations about the design of a new alternative high school that the district planned to launch, said Principal Lyle.

Partnerships: The Planning Grant winners include organizations with deep experience in school reform — such as BattelleEd (OH), Building 21 (PA), Internationals Network for Public Schools (NY), and New Tech Network (FL)-- that are joining in «Breakthrough School Developer Partnerships» with districts or charters to incorporate breakthrough personalized, competency - based, and blended learning approaches into their existing academic models.

Our collaborative approach integrates national strategic planning and budgeting best practices with the unique needs of your district, to deliver the guidance and tools you need for district - wide success.

We take a systems approach and create a unique plan of action with each school, district, state and country.