Sentences with phrase «engaged members of their school communities»

These will be useful for schools wishing to carry out a whole school equality audit engaging all members of the school community.

Quality pastoral care focuses on the whole student (personal, social, and academic) and it engages all members of the school community as providers of pastoral care.

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The school district will engage a committee composed of students, parents, teachers, (including teachers of physical education), administrators, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing district - wide nutrition and physical activity goals.

There will also be a discussion of how state school board associations can engage with other local stakeholders — advocates, parents, and members of the school community — to bring BIC to more districts in your state.

Casa Central offers a network of services including Head Start education, out - of - school time support, interim housing, violence intervention and other valuable resources to vulnerable members of the community.Words on WheelsWords on Wheels volunteers to go places in their local communities to engage with at - risk babies through bubbles, puppets, music and stories.

Junior Chef (or «Iron Chef») Competitions are an innovative and effective way to engage students of all ages, their parents, local chefs and community members in your school food program.

ROUNDTABLE SESSION: Teamwork: Creating a Community Approach to School Nutrition This session will present low - cost strategies school nutrition professionals can use to engage a multi-disciplinary team of school and community members to support child nutrition programs and build healthier school enviCommunity Approach to School Nutrition This session will present low - cost strategies school nutrition professionals can use to engage a multi-disciplinary team of school and community members to support child nutrition programs and build healthier school environSchool Nutrition This session will present low - cost strategies school nutrition professionals can use to engage a multi-disciplinary team of school and community members to support child nutrition programs and build healthier school environschool nutrition professionals can use to engage a multi-disciplinary team of school and community members to support child nutrition programs and build healthier school environschool and community members to support child nutrition programs and build healthier school envicommunity members to support child nutrition programs and build healthier school environschool environments.

• The School Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, andSchool Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, andschool community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, and more.

In order to better our school systems, make our streets safer, incentivize environmentally friendly habits, we must have every member of our community buy into, engage with, and work towards that vision,» said Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

You might invite the community members you engaged in Step 1 of this process, as well as others in your school or community to hear the presentations and brainstorm actionable ways to bring the ideas to fruition in an authentic setting.

Baltimore school officials are standing by their decision to use popular magazines and other nontraditional texts as part of a strategy to engage middle school students, despite criticism from some teachers and community members that the new language arts curriculum lacks rigor and downplays formal grammar lessons.

The program opens up channels of communication where members of the school student community are given license to engage with others, become aware of those around them, value their peers and know that they exist in a mutually and active supportive community.

Third, have a deep knowledge of the community your school will serve and be proactive in engaging community members to gather their ideas and feedback to inform your model.

Ryan encouraged students to stay committed to finding the answers to the big questions that brought them to HGSE, to find time outside of school for something they enjoy, and to engage as full members of the community.

Many HP / HP schools engage parents, families, and other community members by opening their doors and expanding their schedules to offer clubs, parent support and education, early childhood activities, GED programs, advisory groups, community education classes, and a host of other events and activities of interest to the community.

«Even though there are countless obstacles confronting today's urban schools, I firmly believe that parents and community members can have a profound impact on meeting the needs of children if schools engage them in the right way,» she says.

Teachers and school leaders could facilitate this opportunity by: a) setting aside specific time for students to engage in this form of design - based education, for instance, by establishing design and innovation labs; b) infusing in the curriculum opportunities for students to establish links to this activity; c) structuring opportunities to inspire students to study and solve a problem, for instance showcasing current and past students» exemplary projects; d) providing opportunities for students to present their projects to an authentic audience of peers and members of the community; and e) not telling students what projects to work on by staying hands - off.

This helps you connect with members of the community who do not have children in your school and are otherwise not engaged, but may be asked to support your school (for example, by voting for a bond referendum).

A collaborative planning process engaging as many of the members of the school community as possible builds a strong foundation.

The Assessing Your School and Community tool is meant to serve as a reminder of the importance of engaging colleagues, families and communityCommunity tool is meant to serve as a reminder of the importance of engaging colleagues, families and communitycommunity members.

College students moved with a vigor that belied the solemnity of the march, which was organized to support the group of parents and community members that has been engaged in a hunger strike to re-open a local high school.

In fact, a growing number of Federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, CDC, SAMHSA and IES), state departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school climate policies and / or laws that support students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members learning and working together to create safer, more supportive, engaging and flourishing K - 12 schools.

Some use perfunctory practices like zero - based budgeting, but others empower site leaders and community members to engage in thoughtful planning and budgeting guided by the actual needs of the particular flesh and blood students enrolled at each school.

«By connecting with and engaging each member of the learning community, Hickory Public Schools will ensure a high quality education for all students preparing them to become responsible, productive citizens in the 21st century.

CSDC became a member of OFN to broaden its outreach and visibility to the CDFI community and potential investors and funders, and to engage in public policy impacting community economic development and the charter school sector.

Locating an Authorial Voice: Engaging a School Reform Debate Through the Roles of Mother, Teacher, Community Member, and University Professor, Cynthia C. Reyes

Clearly that relies on leaders, teachers and support staff taking ownership to drive through and sustain new systems and processes, and that is only possible where all members of the school community are engaged in and contributing to the process.

Since other family members and individuals in communities often engage with schools on behalf of children, we recognize the need to expand the discussion beyond «parent» involvement.

Building Community Institute The Institute, led by EAC member Clifton Taulbert, seeks to engage schools and workplaces in the dynamic process of building cCommunity Institute The Institute, led by EAC member Clifton Taulbert, seeks to engage schools and workplaces in the dynamic process of building communitycommunity.

For those of you that are parents and family members of school - aged children, what other ways do you see that schools and communities can better engage you in your children's social - emotional and academic learning?

The following ten strategies for improving schools provide a starting place for administrators wanting to provide fresh, engaging activities with all members of the school community.

15:20 Dr. Montecel closes her speech: «The Quality Schools Action Framework speaks to the need and possibility of engaging citizens, leaders and policymakers around high quality data that call all of us as members of the community to act, to establish common ground, to strengthen education, and finally and most importantly and fundamentally, to align our values with our investments in the school system: fundamentals and features that we know are needed — from teaching quality, to engaged students, engaged parents and families, and a high quality, authentic curriculum so that students in every neighborhood and of every background can in fact have equal educational opportunities.»

He urged school board members to include racial equity policies in their strategic plans and to engage parents and the community in the work of systemic transformation of schools.

• learners construct meaning; • learners see the connection between what they learn and the real world; • learners are actively engaged in purposeful tasks; • activities are integrated and meaningful; • learners work individually and as members of a group; • learners are expected and encouraged to learn; • learners internalize that what they learn and do in school makes a positive change in the community; • learners are supported by passionate, engaged coaches, mentors, and advocates; • all learners have advanced learning opportunities; and • learners see themselves as part of the community and find ways to serve the community.

Parents ended the Piccolo Elementary School occupation at 3:30 pm yesterday after Vice President of CPS Board of Education, Jesse Ruiz, met with them at Piccolo and committed the rest of the Board members to meet with the parents regarding their demands that the board reverse its decision to «Turnaround» Piccolo and Casals and engage with them meaningfully on a community proposal to promote educational excellence at the sSchool occupation at 3:30 pm yesterday after Vice President of CPS Board of Education, Jesse Ruiz, met with them at Piccolo and committed the rest of the Board members to meet with the parents regarding their demands that the board reverse its decision to «Turnaround» Piccolo and Casals and engage with them meaningfully on a community proposal to promote educational excellence at the schoolschool.

If you are engaged in a Community School effort in the Bay Area, and are not already a member of the Bay Area Community Schools Network, it is a vital source of knowledge, networking and support.

Led by the Charter Community of Silicon Valley (CCSV)- which represents Santa Clara County's charter public schools and serves as the voice for over 30,000 charter public school students in the region - CCSV members, collectively engaged principals, teachers, parents and students to call, write letters and personally meet with Senator Beall to share their positive experiences with charter public schools and concerns about the bill itself.

Peng Her, parent of three Madison students, assistant director of the Center for Resilient Cities and a member of the Hmong Education Council, said the school improvement process under Cheatham feels different than those in past years because there's a bigger focus on engaging the community.

The interactive workshop is designed to engage School Board members, key leadership staff, and community partners in exploring, discussing and strategizing about the role of summer learning in their districts.

This does not mean prescribing a set of rules for them to follow, but rather engaging them in conversations about how they can best respond to the actions and emotions of their school community members.

In examining how we assign students to schools, board members and I also had a laser - like focus over 18 months to engage our community in hundreds of conversations, in groups, in people's driveways, at the supermarket, about whether we were ok that more than 70 schools in the district had a high poverty rate.

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In our vision of an engaging school, staff members and everyone in the school community hold a collective belief that all students have wonder, are curious and interested, and have the capacity to become deeply engaged learners.

The ultimate goal of this moratorium is to reduce the reliance on all forms of exclusionary discipline and to replace them with best practices that support students, teachers and all members of the school community in creating safe and engaging classroom environments.

Once this relationship is growing, it then means authentically involving community members in all phases of the design process — starting from exploring great schools that help the group to imagine what's possible, coming to consensus around what a great school is or could be, designing based on the visions and rooted in the hopes of the community, engaging students and parents as critical friends who shape and improve prototypes, and empowering parents and other community members to play key roles in the launch and leadership of the school.

States and districts should work together to build the capacity of principals and all teachers — especially content area teachers and career and technical education teachers — to align curriculum and assessments with the expectations of colleges and employers; to offer counseling services that prepare students for high school graduation, college admission, and career success; to engage and motivate students to meet higher standards; and to create positive relationships with parents and community members.

Be engaging and transparent with the members of your board and your school community, invite their feedback and watch support for your leadership grow.

CPD is committed to ensuring that all children have access to strong public schools that provide high - quality education, address the full - range of student needs, engage parents, teachers and community members in decision - making and are both transparent and accountable to the communities they serve.

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