Most importantly, as schools work to improve attendance for ESSA accountability, state education leaders must continually scrutinize state laws and school
district policies and practices regarding attendance to be sure that they do not have unintended negative consequences for students with disabilities.
Our design focuses on providing evidence, direct or indirect, about the effects of
district policies and practices on schools, classrooms, and student learning.
District policies and practices affect student achievement.
We found that achieving representative pathway enrollment is challenging due to complex interactions between
district policies and practices; pathway themes, location, and reputation; and residential patterns.
Engaging principals to take ownership for
district policies and practices has helped reduce principal turnover.
How can
district policies and practices support turnaround school leaders and their teams?
The working environment includes
district policies and practices that give a principal the right supports, balanced with the autonomy to make critical decisions.
An eight - member selection jury chose Houston based on student performance data and
district policies and practices analyzed by education practitioner on site visits.
Unless superintendent / district level administrators are also active participants and supporters of teacher leader work,
district policies and practices may act as barriers to the work.
District policies and practices around instruction are sufficiently powerful that they can be felt, indirectly, by teachers as stronger and more directed leadership behaviors by principals.
Which
district policies and practices foster or inhibit family and community engagement aimed at increasing student learning?
The school districts described in the above three case vignettes have much in common: a district - wide commitment to listening to public concerns; serious effort given to communicating
district policies and practices to the public; and a focus on collaborating and partnering with individuals and groups from the community, including business people.
In addition, findings here suggest that the link between state policy and principals «instructional behavior is rather loose, owing to the moderating effects of
district policies and practices.
This finding is quite remarkable: It suggests that
district policies and practices focused on instruction are sufficiently powerful that they can be felt by teachers as an animating force behind strong, focused leadership by principals.
In exploring our qualitative data, we examined
district policies and practices that may foster or inhibit parental and community engagement aimed at increasing student learning.
Consistently, clearly, and regularly communicate with students, parents, and the community about privacy rights and
district policies and practices with respect to student data privacy;
Contrary to the largely symbolic reactions to competition evident when the school choice movement was just beginning, we find evidence of significant changes in
district policy and practice.
To explore the influence of school choice on
district policy and practice, we scoured media sources for evidence of urban public - school districts» responses to charter competition.
Although a precise count doesn't exist of how many districts nationwide rely on LIFO, the landscape in recent years has undergone a «significant shift» toward layoff decisions based on teacher performance, said Sarah Heaton, managing director of
district policy and practice at the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit that advocates performance - based layoffs.
Offer teacher leaders and principals opportunities to play a meaningful role in shaping
district policies and practice.
Offer teacher leaders and principals opportunities to assume meaningful roles in shaping
district policies and practice.
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Not exact matches
«MoFo's
policies and practices are emblematic of the «old boys» club» that permeates law firms, suppresses female advancement,
and stereotypes women,» claims the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S
District Court in San Francisco.
Women farmers from «Kababaehang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas» (Women possessing extraordinary powers or strength) from Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok
District, Davao City are
practicing FAITH (Food Always in The Home), which is made easier with the support from partner NGOs such as METSA Foundation
and MASIPAG,
and from the local government of Davao City, through its
policy on Organic Agriculture.
Guidance Materials: The Board of Education has produced a Model Wellness
Policy (2012) based on science, research,
and existing
practices from exemplary states
and local school
districts around the country.»
Information on the school board's concussion
and head injury
policy must be a part of any written instrument that a school
district requires a student athlete
and his or her parents or guardian to sign before participating in
practice or interscholastic competition.
We promote the adoption of responsible
practices and policies that strengthen the
District's commitment to stewardship in the communities we serve.»
Uphold safety
and risk management strategies in support of
and compliance with Park
District policies, procedures, ordinances
and practices
Though it only has to apply to 10 percent of its purchases right now, the
district is also following a Good Food Purchasing
Policy which requires food to meet certain standards for animal welfare, fair labor
practices, sustainability
and support of the local economy.
This annual analysis looks at school breakfast participation
and policies in 75 large school
districts across the country to evaluate successful
practices in reaching more low - income children with school breakfast.
Those who pass are invited to the New Lifeguard Training Academy, which consists of three days of classroom
and physical training, including a test on Chicago Park
District policies and procedures, one day of pool
practice and one of lifesaving skills testing.
Brooke ensures that the
policies and practices of Maryland state
and local agencies
and school
districts are designed to allow low - income families
and individuals maximum access to nutrition programs;
and that the state, counties, school
districts,
and community - based providers take advantage of options in federal law to maximize access
and benefits.
Carefully written
and well - implemented
policies with clear objectives help shared use
practices serve school
districts and community members more effectively.
In addition, attendees joined small group discussions about effective
and successful
policies and practices at the school,
district,
and state level pertaining to three groups of activities that catalyze efforts to meet
and exceed Smart Snacks requirements:
This report is a summary of the review's findings
and highlights the
practices included in the 40 large
districts» unpaid meal
policies.
This annual FRAC analysis looks at school breakfast participation rates
and policies to evaluate successful
practices in selected school
districts across the country.
CSH programs have helped to establish
policies and practices in states,
districts,
and schools across the nation,
and will see continued success within the expanded Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
As the office
and campaign of Manhattan
District Attorney Cy Vance reexamine internal
policies regarding the acceptance of campaign contributions, they may want to reference the guidebook of the office of the State Comptroller or Attorney General, both of which have implemented their own donor - vetting systems
and guidelines in the wake of controversies involving fundraising
practices.
According to the bill, which is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan
and Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino, the education inspector would provide «oversight, guidance,
and technical assistance related to the educational
and fiscal
policies,
practices, programs,
and decisions of the city
district, city board, chancellor,
and mayor.»
Proponents of market - based education reform often argue that introducing charter schools
and other school choice
policies creates a competitive dynamic that will prompt low - performing
districts to improve their
practice.
It's just going to vary from school
district to school
district,» says Joel Packer, director of education
policy and practice with the National Education Association.
We then reviewed minutes from school board meetings,
district web sites,
and other
district artifacts to verify if, in fact, the
practices and policies described in media reports have occurred.
This project will study how certain key
district -
and school - level
policies and practices influence the ways in which the PBL courses are taken up
and implemented.
With that in mind, the NESB called for a new «NPS / Charter / Faith - based Working Group» that would formalize
district - charter communication routines
and create a forum for addressing a host of issues, such as developing a «set of shared values
and indicators of success» for the entire city
and advocating for «innovations in
policy and practice.»