Sentences with phrase «establish quality public schools»

Aspire runs 34 schools in California, and Memphis is looking to establish quality public schools for their students.

Not exact matches

If charter schools were primarily established in response to dissatisfaction with traditional public schools, they would tend to be located in areas with low - quality traditional public schools where students would tend to make below - average test - score gains.

ECAA: States must establish «a system of annually identifying and meaningfully differentiating among all public schools in the State» that include student proficiency and graduation rates, in significant part, plus at least one other «valid and reliable indicator of school quality,» but states are free to weight factors as they choose and omit student growth.

Establishes a system of meaningfully differentiating all public schools on an annual basis that is based on all indicators in the State's accountability system and that, with respect to achievement, growth or the other academic indicator for elementary and middle schools, graduation rate, and progress in achieving English language proficiency, affords: Substantial weight to each such indicator; and, in the aggregate, much greater weight than is afforded to the indicator or indicators of school quality or student success.

We work with all kinds of public schools — from district - based schools to charter public schools — to help them establish high - quality learning environments that meet the needs of the students in their communities.

For the purpose of increasing student learning growth by improving the quality of instructional, administrative, and supervisory services in the public schools of the state, the district school superintendent shall establish procedures for evaluating the performance of duties and responsibilities of all instructional, administrative, and supervisory personnel employed by the school district.

Standards of Accreditation (SOA)-- The Board of Education's regulations establishing criteria for accrediting public schools in Virginia as authorized in the Standards of Quality.

Our mission is to establish and support high quality, values - based elementary and secondary charter schools for populations of students who have historically been underserved by the public school system.

«Establishing high - quality school options in every neighborhood throughout Chicago is among our highest priorities, but we can not make that a reality without a rigorous accountability policy that holds every public school in Chicago to the same standard,» he said.

The bill establishes a grant program that sets aside $ 130 million over two years for public school districts to improve the quality and accountability of the state's pre-Kindergarten or «pre-K» programs.

About INCS The Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS) is dedicated to the improvement of education by establishing high - quality charter public schools that transform lives and commuSchools (INCS) is dedicated to the improvement of education by establishing high - quality charter public schools that transform lives and commuschools that transform lives and communities.

To ensure all children throughout the county are well served, regardless of where they live and which type of public school they attend, the compact establishes a local Advisory Committee to ensure that district and school leaders execute shared commitments and strategies, including supporting accountability, transparency, and adequate and appropriate access to services and resources; and providing parents and students access to high quality public school options.

About Georgia Connections Academy Georgia Connections Academy (GACA), established in 2011, is a high - quality, tuition - free public virtual charter school for students throughout the state for students in grades 6 - 12.

In 2015, the Texas legislature passed HB 4, which established additional state support for high - quality prekindergarten (PreK) programs, including authorization for a grant program and the expansion of early childhood education reporting requirements for Texas public schools.

We look forward to working alongside local stakeholders and community partners to ensure that our elected leaders are held accountable throughout this process to establish a unified, autonomous, high - quality public school system that supports all students in New Orleans.»

States can also enable innovative high school designs to flourish in high - quality public charter schools or establish «innovation schools» 88 for traditional public schools to do the same.

States should also seek to study and authorize charter schools that promote innovative high school designs with quality control systems in place or establish what is termed «innovation status» for traditional public schools.

In short, the bill will define evidence - based SEL standards in broad terms; establish a work group led by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to define the benchmarks and competencies K — 12 students should achieve; provide a roadmap for teachers, parents, and students; and provide technical assistance to schools, including how to implement a quality SEL program.