Sentences with phrase «emphasize academic growth»

Some believe that these systems should focus on measuring student academic proficiency, while others believe they should emphasize academic growth.

Illinois» ESSA plan, developed by the Illinois State Board of Education, emphasizes academic growth in rating schools.

Not exact matches

For over 70 years, our School has emphasized rigorous core academic subjects, world languages, the arts, and athletics, while supporting the healthy intellectual, social, and emotional growth of our students.

But until the focus moves away from getting the end result immediately through programs that emphasize academic achievement and social and emotional learning, children will not have the psychological rest they need that frees their curiosity, their natural love of learning and the growth of their capacity to integrate well with others.

The court emphasized that an IEP is not a one - size - fits - all document and that instruction should be «specifically designed to meet a child's unique needs with an individualized education plan,» based on close consideration of a child's present level of achievement, the nature of the disability, and his or her potential for academic and functional growth.

Some of this is done through strategies from the Responsive Classroom approach to learning, which emphasizes students» social and emotional growth as well as their academic growth.

No Child Left Behind emphasized academic proficiency, test scores from a single moment in time, rather than academic growth.

Davis - Harris attributes the growth to a new academic strategy that emphasized personalized instruction in small groups.

Although schools were already held accountable for demonstrating these students» academic growth under No Child Left Behind, some believe the move to Title I emphasizes English learners as a priority.

For the last three years, North - Grand High School has emphasized the social and emotional needs of our students, a decision that is helping students and appears to be driving academic growth in our building.