Sentences with phrase «districts take a new approach»

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Sara McClain, who has been principal at Thompson for eight years, says that despite some teacher turnover in the early years, as the district's instructional reforms took hold the remaining teachers came to embrace the new, more rigorous approach.

Many policymakers and educators are heeding these lessons and taking new approaches in states such as Texas and Illinois, districts, and across consortia of schools.

In New Hampshire, the study will explore the different approaches districts are taking to student - centered learning and the progress districts have made towards implementation.

To do this well, systems will need to take a «sandbox» approach to rethinking curriculum — that is, allow an autonomous team from the district to rethink a new curriculum from scratch that is not beholden to existing models, scope and sequence, or publisher content.

With nothing but financial hardship on the immediate horizon, many districts are taking new approaches to scouring their budgets for potential savings — and, in some cases, also comparing their performance against that of other school systems.

State and district leaders have a chance under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act) to use their new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers, and students.

Many school districts are taking the slow approach to better nutrition and may not be in compliance with the National School Lunch Program's new guidelines for several years, according to a report released last week by the advocacy group Public Voice for Food and Health Policy.

This year, the district is taking a new divide, conquer, and perfect approach to not only create a new curriculum, but provide flexible PD options as well.

What it says about New Jersey: New Jersey fares pretty well in McGuinn's study, which finds it is taking a deliberative approach to instituting a new teacher - evaluation system through a pilot program that so far encompasses 30 districNew Jersey: New Jersey fares pretty well in McGuinn's study, which finds it is taking a deliberative approach to instituting a new teacher - evaluation system through a pilot program that so far encompasses 30 districNew Jersey fares pretty well in McGuinn's study, which finds it is taking a deliberative approach to instituting a new teacher - evaluation system through a pilot program that so far encompasses 30 districnew teacher - evaluation system through a pilot program that so far encompasses 30 districts.

This approach takes into account that many school districts provide classroom teachers with limited face - to - face professional development time to learn new content knowledge and pedagogical approaches for teaching with geospatial technologies.

State and district leaders, here's your chance: Under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act), you can use your new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers and students.

The Philadelphia Inquirer today called on the Philadelphia School District to take a new approach to reducing school violence in the district, as a report on violence in Philly schools is about to be rDistrict to take a new approach to reducing school violence in the district, as a report on violence in Philly schools is about to be rdistrict, as a report on violence in Philly schools is about to be released.

Taking a whole systems approach to addressing that challenge, individual classrooms, whole buildings, or entire districts emphasize new designs, materials, processes, tools, policies, or any combination, in order to address multiple problems surrounding student engagement and student voice.

Report on Restorative Practices: SFUSD in taking a new approach in addressing behavioral and academic issues that arise in schools across the district.

Similar to the district redesigns in Colorado and New England, charter school redesigns take a more iterative approach to innovation, building on current practices and resources rather than inventing something entirely nNew England, charter school redesigns take a more iterative approach to innovation, building on current practices and resources rather than inventing something entirely newnew.

In short order, new district or school leadership enters, and announces yet another silver - bullet approach, so even promising strategies are short - lived, and not allowed to take root.

Now, with a new national education law — the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which Congress passed at the end of 2015 — states and districts have an important opportunity to take a fresh look at their teacher evaluation and support systems, try new approaches, and ensure that their policies truly support educators and students.