Sentences with phrase «districts highest mobility»

The schools pizza party patrol has motivated improved attendance in a school with the districts highest mobility rate.

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And some observers have speculated that the exceptional gains observed in Florida could be explained by a change in rules regarding the test scores of high - mobility students who move in and out of schools and districts often.

Even with improvement, better measures, and better policies, big online schools will likely have performance levels similar to those of big districts serving high - need, high - mobility populations.

These disadvantaged populations have high rates of educational mobility, but rates of exit from KIPP schools are typically no higher than rates at nearby district schools.

While this means that some of the students, whose test scores are included in the school's performance measure, may have only been in that school for a relatively short time, it avoids problems associated with excluding the high - mobility students - typically the lowest - performing students - from the district's overall accountability measure.

«We have to be upfront about what we are and what we are not, how we are similar to district schools we compare ourselves to and how we are not — as well as agree that we can never be a replacement strategy as a result of that because we have no solution for naturally high rates of mobility [among] poor kids,» observes my charter advocate friend.

High rates of student mobility are an ever - present feature of all urban school districts.

Even though the district struggles with high mobility rates, its students have performed well academically.

The district experiences high student and teacher mobility because it is located near a military base.

In general, the district accommodates the demands and challenges of being in a community with a high mobility rate and difficult work schedules for parents.

Furthermore, by supporting career pathways, schools and districts can mitigate one of the primary reasons for teacher attrition: a lack of upward mobility in the teaching profession.49 Mid-career teachers are especially interested in «hybrid teaching roles,» which provide teachers with leadership opportunities while allowing them to continue working with students part - time in the classroom.50 An added benefit of hybrid teaching roles is that they expand the responsibilities inherent to a teacher's career, enhancing how teachers are perceived as professionals and providing a rationale for higher teacher salaries.

Not only does the district have a high mobility rate due to almost half of its population being in the military, but they also serve a high number of ELLs.

States and districts should target equitable resources to middle level and high schools with high student mobility rates and significant proportions of low - income students, English - language learners, students with disabilities, and low - achieving students to help all students meet high expectations.

With 47 percent of its population connected to the military, Killeen Independent School District (KISD) in Texas has the unique challenge of educating students with a diversity of primary languages, a wide range of socio - economic levels and a high mobility rate.

The researchers in the district tested three theories about the negative impacts and found that only one of them may explain some of the learning loss experienced in voucher schools.46 More specifically, they investigated the possibilities that control group students were in higher - performing public schools; that voucher schools continue to offer less instructional time than public schools; and finally, that student mobility — the fact that a student is moving and adjusting to a new school — may be the underlying cause of the negative impact.47

Degree of Male Mobility as a Risk Factor for HIV in High In - Migration Districts of Maharashtra, India