Sentences with phrase «educators in the school district»

But for educators in the school district, where reducing class size was a priority, the wait was worthwhile.

Just as it is important for educators in a school district and in individual schools to have a shared vision and a common language around what quality teaching looks and sounds like, it is essential that district and school leaders have a shared vision and common language on both the definition of instructional leadership and the description of effective instructional leadership behaviors.

Eliminating Title II funding means that educators in school districts across the nation will lose direct support to give students what they need to learn effectively.

If I could ask the superintendant only two questions, they would be these: Why does it not seem to affect your opinion of standardized testing when you see, for example, hundreds of the very best educators in the school district you administer stand up and say these tests are, at best, useless, and more likely do damage to our students?

Your goals could be to sell x number of books to parents and educators in your school district, create a dynamic website, and then target state or national organizations to expand your readership.

Not exact matches

ATA is focused on developing strategic relationships with educators, administrators, and board members to ensure that most underserved schools in the district are identified and ultimately, helped.

After our session one woman came up to me and explained that she was working to help a large school district roll - out Breakfast in the Classroom and that she was looking for information on how to support educators and school staff in the implementation process.

The district partners with the Fernbank Science Center to provide in - depth training for educators and volunteers to become Master School Gardeners.

«Based on research and experience, more and more local districts are rejecting the use of ineffective strategies like corporal punishment as an acceptable form of school discipline in favor of effective techniques, like the Positive Behavioral Support system favored by most educators,» said Vitaglione.

«She is a leader in her field, and we're proud that she is representing our School District and advocating for our State's special education students and educators.»

Shimon Waronker, the embattled superintendent of the Hempstead school district, was placed on administrative leave by the district's school board majority — an action, which if it holds up, will ban the former New York City educator from intervening in the operations of Long Island's most troubled school system.

Under law, distinguished educators «assess the learning environment» of schools in a designated district, and «provide assistance in the development and implementation of any district improvement plan.»

Speaking on behalf of the nearly 70 school districts in Suffolk County, Lars Clemensen, president of the Suffolk County School Superintendent Association, said Tuesday that this is an issue educators take serischool districts in Suffolk County, Lars Clemensen, president of the Suffolk County School Superintendent Association, said Tuesday that this is an issue educators take seriSchool Superintendent Association, said Tuesday that this is an issue educators take seriously.

That's a question the community continues to debate in the week since the city school district announced its next superintendent would be longtime Nevada educator Kaweeda Adams.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Terrence Murphy (R,C,I - Jefferson Valley), Assemblyman Ed Ra (R - Franklin Square), Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns (D - Buffalo), Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R,C,I - Rome) and Senator George Latimer (D - Rye) today joined with parents, students and educators in Albany to call for passage of bi-partisan legislation they are sponsoring, the «Common Core Parental Refusal Act» (A. 6025 / S.4161) to require that school districts notify parents of their rights to refuse to have their children in grades 3 - 8 participate in the Common Core standardized tests.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

However, on other issues, Quinn hewed closer to the mayor's policies, saying that community education councils should «in some cases» not have veto power over co-locations in their school districts and that the next schools chancellor need not «necessarily» be an educator.

Pointing to more than $ 40 million owed to local schools in the 43rd Council District, including $ 4 million owed to his own alma maters P.S. 185 and J.H.S. 259, Brannan has mounted an online social media campaign calling on parents and educators to see education dollars owed to individual schools using a new database created by advocates.

«Further, they would have the effect of leading potential educators through an essentially fake certification process,» the suit continued, «one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools, or the public schools of other states.»

Let me give you an example of how merging school districts in one Erie County town could result in millions of dollars in savings without the closing of one school or the layoff of a single teacher, teacher's aide, janitor or other direct educator to children.

She is a full - time Albany City School District educator, teaching theater at ASH and advanced theater at Albany High School — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracSchool District educator, teaching theater at ASH and advanced theater at Albany High School — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracSchool — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracschool students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling practices.

With budget season well underway for St. Lawrence County school districts and still no aid increase in the proposed state budget, local educators are struggling to make ends meet.

At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state - supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Public school districts across Long Island and the state are bracing for what many educators and parents expect to be a fifth consecutive year of Common Core test boycotts in grades three through eight, even as eight districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties and dozens elsewhere introduce computerized versions of the exams.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, in a highly unusual move, appointed veteran educator Jack Bierwirth as a «distinguished educator» for the Hempstead school district to bolster efforts to turn around the chronically troubled system.

«Is that how our educators in the Syracuse City School District are teaching our students?»

July 28, 2011 Educators in Rochester City School District will be encouraged once again to apply for up to 200 new books apiece this Fall, through REF's Give Back, Give Books program.

The deal will force most educators accused of misdeeds to work for their earnings in district offices or in non-teaching roles in schools until their cases are resolved.

Bridgeton — Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assemblyman John Burzichelli joined with local officials, educators and others in a community forum to mark the increase in school funding for the Bridgeton School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&school funding for the Bridgeton School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE»

School educators and stakeholders in the Buffalo Public School District say parental involvement is key in changing failing schools and leading students to success.

The Rochester City School District is hosting a major hiring event Saturday to bring new educators, social workers and counselors in for the next schoolSchool District is hosting a major hiring event Saturday to bring new educators, social workers and counselors in for the next schoolschool year.

Eastwood has 30 years experience as an educator, including nearly 20 years as a superintendent of schools in the Oswego and Middletown City School Districts.

Educators involved in the assessment of student learning in science, including middle and high school science teachers, science specialists, assessment directors and coordinators in states and school districts, assessment and curriculum developers, university science education faculty, education researchers, and informal science eEducators involved in the assessment of student learning in science, including middle and high school science teachers, science specialists, assessment directors and coordinators in states and school districts, assessment and curriculum developers, university science education faculty, education researchers, and informal science educatorseducators.

The phaseout of the MSP program would be a blow to university researchers, who use NSF funding to link up with educators from local school districts to train teachers, improve curriculum, and devise better ways to measure student progress in math and science.

She has been sharing yoga and mindfulness practices with children, teens and adults in studio, childcare, preschool, public school, and homeschool settings, as well as teaching athletes, coaches and educators at area universities and school districts, for over 17 years.

In the interest of child safety, individual schools and entire school districts often install content filters that aggressively block these Web 2.0 tools — not only social - networking sites but also blogs, wikis, and other Web pages that allow educators and students to create and access content.

Educators who once lived and worked in an isolated environment — within their district, their schools, their departments — now have the ability to not only share resources and information, but also consume and integrate what others are sharing.

In New York City and Newark, district educators are meeting with their charter school counterparts to share successful teaching strategies.

Visiting administrators and educators walk the halls of West Leyden High School during one of the district's biannual technology tours, open to school leaders from anywhere in the coSchool during one of the district's biannual technology tours, open to school leaders from anywhere in the coschool leaders from anywhere in the country.

That's why we have an increased emphasis on workable solutions for average educators and administrators in typical budget - crunched classrooms and school districts.

The beginning of an academic year is not only a chance to connect with a new class of students but also a chance for you — the educator, the backbone of our public education system — to grow in the job, show leadership, and speak up about your school's and district's direction.

The school is committed, therefore, to creating in - depth and ongoing professional development for VOISE educators, starting with three weeks in the summer, two preparation periods per teacher per day, and a whole - group professional - development session each week, in addition to periodic staff - development days the school district sets aside.

In hundreds of schools in the District and elsewhere, these conferences look drastically different as educators seek to build stronger relationships with parents and equip families with tools to reinforce classroom concepts at homIn hundreds of schools in the District and elsewhere, these conferences look drastically different as educators seek to build stronger relationships with parents and equip families with tools to reinforce classroom concepts at homin the District and elsewhere, these conferences look drastically different as educators seek to build stronger relationships with parents and equip families with tools to reinforce classroom concepts at home.

In a particularly bold move, the independent commission of educators, researchers, and child advocates recommends that federal funds be used as leverage to force states to «equalize» the resources available to school districts.

States and school districts may find it tricky to navigate what is required and how money can be spent, which can lead to funds being used in «safe» and «permissible» ways rather than the ways that educators deem most useful.

In some districts, parents, community and business volunteers, and educators are taking on the job of makeover artists, redoing rooms or sections of schools, fueled by monetary and material donations — and a lot of their own sweat.

Over the course of the 2015 — 2016 school year, in collaboration with district and family leaders, educators, and community partners, we developed a framework with four dimensions, to be integrated with the work of instruction, not positioned as a separate initiative.

In this article for District Administration, regular Edutopia blogger Suzie Boss tells the story of how schools are meeting the challenge of standardized tests and moving past the «bubble» exam; she also highlights how educators are overcoming fear and anxiety around assessing critical thinking and content.

Think Tank on Global Education invites educators to be at the forefront of testing and developing cutting - edge curriculum to advance global competence in global studies, in classrooms, schools and districts.

These students are in classrooms in most school systems — and face some of the steepest odds for graduating from high school — yet only one - third of district - level leaders believe educators in their schools are prepared to effectively teach English - learners, according to an Education Week Research Center survey from late last year.