Sentences with phrase «district work period»

With the House of Representatives conducting a District Work Period this week, all the action and attention is focused on the Senate, where on June 30th NAR is scheduled to testify on flood insurance rate increases before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.

Over in the House, it is expected that the House Financial Services Committee will introduce its reauthorization bill, authored by Representative Randy Neugebauer (R - TX), in mid-June, with the expectation that it will be marked up before the July 4th district work period.

Rep. Elise Stefanik has no current plans to hold a town hall meeting in her district during this week's so - called «district work period,» even after pushing out a 22 - page report last week that strongly advises members to be accessible to millennials and other voters.

During the recent two - week district work period, Congressman Faso also met with 56 constituent groups, who successfully advocated for issues ranging from health care to immigration to the federal budget.

Not exact matches

In every district, we expect the assemblies to provide our staff with office space for the period that they will be working in the districts to gather data and information.»

In the Southern Tier; Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded $ 77,255 to work with 6 farms to implement cover crops, which are planted to improve soil quality, reduce erosion, and to increase soil organic matter to improve resiliency during periods of flood and drought.

He started teaching at School 6 on the city's East Side in 1968 and worked during the period when the school district was under a court order to desegregate.

In a relatively short period of time, Scott has cultivated a strong relationship with local unions in his district, and has shown a keen awareness and understanding of the issues, needs and concerns of working men and women.

Toward this end, he has created progressive and visionary programs in his district, including Operation Everybody Works (OEW), a pilot program that found a meaningful job for one individual a day for a period of 90 consecutive days.

L.A. School Report observes, «The quality of those courses, in which most of the work is done online and over a shorter period of time, has been questioned by LA Unified watchers as well as those within the district, including the school board president.»

I worked at the district level during periods of rapid charter growth in Los Angeles and San Diego.

The two consortia have worked to address concerns expressed by teachers, schools, and district administrators by reducing testing time, shortening the time periods over which tests are administered, limiting the number of units covered, and reducing the number of required testing sessions.

As a long - time member of the Public Education Leadership Project, a joint initiative between HBS and HGSE, Higgins co-authored a book with her colleagues on managing central office - school relationships called, Achieving Coherence in District Improvement; this book is based upon their work with large urban districts over a ten - year time period.

NISL works with districts to maximize efficient delivery, scheduling around testing periods, leveraging summer training schedules, even starting later in the day or scheduling weekend sessions if requested.

A two - year «test drive» period will provide the state with time to work with school districts on securing funding to incorporate digital learning technologies, including the ability to administer online assessments.

Carrell and Hoekstra worked with a confidential student - level data set that consists of observations of students in grades 3 through 5 from 22 public schools over the period 1995 — 2003 in a district of roughly 30,000 students.

The specific focus on mathematics meant the work was relevant to all... This elementary school showed a substantially greater increase in standardized test scores than other district schools over the period of their school - wide lesson study in mathematics.

Their work culminates in a report produced over a three — week period in the summer, at district behest and with district financial support, resulting in a new local mathematics curriculum framework.

Back in July 2002, during a slow news period, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a school employee labor union, issued a widely cited report «showing» that charter schools — autonomous public schools of choice — do not work as well as the traditional district public schools.

We have supported Partners» work in the highest - need schools and districts consistently over a twelve year period.

As a young teacher I received layoff notices the first three years I worked during a recession and period of declining enrollment common to many districts in the mid-1970s.

Teachers worked collaboratively to change the teaching habits and climate in the school, he said, and they became only one of three schools in the district to shake the underperforming label during that period.

And remember — you have the right to instruct your school district that you want your child removed to a safe area during the testing periods where they can do school work or read a book.

«In a nutshell, value added means being able to show where a student started, and how much they grew over a period of time,» said Rayne Martin, a Recovery School District official who worked on the state's application.

Both Sanchez and Ratliff were strongly supportive of giving parents more choice through pilot and charter schools, with Ratliff stating «I absolutely, positively believe the district should push to establish more high performing schools, period... I think we already know what works at many schools and we need to apply that everywhere.

Apart from a stint in Tokyo, 1964 — 1967, the artist lived and worked in the District until her death in 2004, maintaining a succession of studios during a period when affordable space across the city was still available to artists.

«Kids typically pick pieces anywhere from six months to a year ahead of time, and they select it and work on it for long periods of time before they go to district competitions.»

Take five minutes during your planning period to write a thank you note to someone you currently work with — fellow teachers, counselors, or partners in other districts.