Sentences with phrase «experiences of public school parents»

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For several decades the strict separationists have had it all their way with the public schools; both the Alabama case and the Tennessee case are signs of a counteroffensive by parents for whom religion is a central part of that experience to which schools claim to do justice.

In my experience, public school covers the bare minimum and busy parents are working behind the scenes to make the rest of it happen.

Chris Cerrone, a Western New York parent and co-founder of New York State Allies for Public Education, an opt - out activist group, offered a different take on why city districts numbers have remained low or, in the case of Buffalo Public Schools, experienced a significant decrease.

The parents of public school students say 66 - year - old Cathie Black lacks the required educational experience or academic credentials to be even a teacher, much less direct the 80,000 teachers of 1.1 million students.

4) The Chris Kirby incident and the arrival of a true East Ramapo political movement — It's been no secret that the East Ramapo Central School District is experiencing tumult for years, but 2013 marked the year that a full - fledged resistance to the private school domination of the board was launched by public school paSchool District is experiencing tumult for years, but 2013 marked the year that a full - fledged resistance to the private school domination of the board was launched by public school paschool domination of the board was launched by public school paschool parents.

Standing in front of the Great Western Staircase, parents from across the city spoke to their children's life - changing experiences in public charter schools.

New York, NY About Blog This is a place for parents, teachers, students — and anyone who has a stake in the improvement of our public school system — to offer ideas, share experiences and advice, and weigh in on policies and educational politics.

As a parent of two children, I've experienced different instructional approaches, from progressive public K - 8 programs such as Montessori to a project - based learning high school.

And he answers, «certainly not because I have any direct self - interest — no... I'm not profiting from my involvement in charter schools (in fact, I shudder to think of how much it's cost me), and I have little personal experience with the public school system because I'm doubly lucky: my parents saw that I wasn't being challenged in public schools, sacrificed (they're teachers / education administrators), and my last year in public school was 6th grade; and now, with my own children, I'm one of the lucky few who can afford to buy my children's way out of the NYC public system [in] which, despite Mayor Bloomberg's and Chancellor Klein's herculean efforts, there are probably fewer than two dozen schools (out of nearly 1,500) to which I'd send my kids.»

According to a longtime observer of the Florida education scene, rather than have the school control the educational experiences, as occurs in course access, a subset of parents, particularly at the elementary school level — both public and home - school — are opting to manage their children's education and customize a mix of public brick - and - mortar school, online school, home school, and even some private school (such as private music lessons) experiences.

A nationally representative survey by Public Agenda found that 85 percent of teachers and 73 percent of parents agreed that the «school experience of most students suffers at the expense of a few chronic offenders.»

Though the excellent new CRPE report «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» focuses on how families navigate choice - based systems, the new role of government is front and center.

Eva's experience as a teacher, college professor, elected official, Chair of the New York City Council's Education Committee and public school parent make her uniquely qualified to effectively lead the organization in establishing high - performing schools and pioneering for educational excellence.

For instance, a study by the group Public Agenda found that 85 percent of teachers and 73 percent of parents felt the «school experience of most students suffers at the expense of a few chronic offenders.»

Sun, October 23 — Teach - In 11:00 am — 2:00 pm 417 N. Lexington Street, Durant Students, parents, elected and public officials, and child - servicing agencies in Holmes County will learn about the experiences of Black girls and their increasing rate of incarceration, dropout, and alternative school placement because of zero - tolerance policies that disproportionately push them out of school.

Parents generally arrived at their chosen school through a largely linear process that began with the ruling out of large segments of the broader educational market of schools (e.g. ruling out all traditional public schools based on prior negative experiences, ruling out the private sector due to financial constraints) followed by the identification of a particular school through the parent's social network of family, friends and work colleagues.

We need a strong leader in the U.S. Department of Education that has experience in the public school system and is aware of the concerns of parents, teachers, and students within the system.

Most recently he co-authored two CRPE reports on the challenges of public oversight in cities with large charter school sectors — «Making School Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cpublic oversight in cities with large charter school sectors — «Making School Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cschool sectors — «Making School Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cSchool Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cPublic School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cSchool Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cities.

The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement rSchools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement rschools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement rschools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.

Instead of supporting «parent trigger,» which replaces one school for another and turns the public school into a non-unionized charter school, let's assure that children get experienced, high - quality educators who won't leave after 2 - 3 years.

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In the course of working with thousands of children in the public schools, giving lectures, teaching at the university level, and consulting with parents, we have experienced first hand the importance of learning to read.

After five years of working in California public education, Erika moved to DC in 2013 and has since experienced both ends of the school choice process, first as a parent and then as an advocate for fellow parents.

Henderson's unexpected departure comes as the city is experiencing an influx of wealth and new residents, and more parents are choosing D.C. Public Schools.

CCSA will continue to work with our members, like the Alliance, to disseminate information to parents and school community stakeholders about a variety of public education issues such as charter school renewals, facilities challenges, increasing awareness about charter schools in the community, and speaking about their family's personal experience at the charter with media.

The first is that Ms. DeVos has no direct experience with public education as a student, employee, parent, or school board member, of which we are aware.

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.

Innovate Public Schools» staff bring more than 40 years of professional experience in grassroots community organizing, with significant demonstrated success in building long - term reform efforts led by low - income parent leaders in California.

She bases a lot of her opinions on her experiences tracking numerous students from public schools in her volunteer tutoring, along with her husband, of high - needs students and her conversations with other parents in the system.

Research shows that the decision to choose out of a public school often has more to do with the experiences of parents than it does the experiences of their children.

Since they're starting the process of turning around a public school — and got stuck with a chronically failing one for years — it seems only smart to ask parents who are on the front lines about their thoughts and experiences, don't you think?

This report examines the experience of parents in cities with multiple public school options to answer the question, how can civic leaders create a choice system that works for all families?

Royce Van Tassell brings a wealth of experience to the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, having previously served in a variety of positions with the Utah Taxpayers Association, Parents for Choice in Education, the American Civil Rights Institute and the Pacific Research Institute.

VIDEO SERIES: We recently brought together a group of Black teachers, parents and high school students to talk about their experiences with public schools.

Diminished funding resources for gifted programs and the lack of teacher / administrator training and professional development are some of the major issues that negatively affect the public school experience for gifted learners and their parents.

The website will offer parents and students information on taking online classes as part of the public school experience.

Brown has no experience as an educator or public school parent, and she has been inconsistent in disclosing that her husband is on the board of Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst.

I was already a parent then and had experienced firsthand the uneven landscape of public schools available to families, many of whom had far worse options than I did.

As a parent of parochial, public, and Monmouth County charter school students, Amy has added teaching in rural school districts to her experience.

I've had a lot of experience with charter public schools as a teacher, case manager, parent organizer and rugby coach.

Nearly all of Connecticut's public charter schools were represented, and parents, students, and educators had a chance to share their stories and experiences with law and policy makers.

These combined experiences convinced me that we needed reform across the entire public school spectrum: parents of all stripes needed better options.

In investigating the information available to parents, enrollment patterns, and cases of attrition of special education students, the current shortcomings of New Orleans» public schools in providing an equitable school choice experience to special education students and their families emerge.

However, the end of summer doesn't mean that your additional expenses will stop — school trips and school cutbacks have put many parents in a position where they have to spend money to give their kids the best public school experience.

New York, NY About Blog This is a place for parents, teachers, students — and anyone who has a stake in the improvement of our public school system — to offer ideas, share experiences and advice, and weigh in on policies and educational politics.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Grand Bay, AL (6/2010 to Present) School Administrator • Act as a first point of contact by welcoming new student, parents and visitors • Provide information regarding the school system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirSchool Administrator • Act as a first point of contact by welcoming new student, parents and visitors • Provide information regarding the school system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool environment

Professional Experience Anne Arundel Public Schools (Annapolis, MD) 8/2006 — Present Teacher • Design and implement engaging curriculum suitable for students of varied learning styles • Maintain a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning and respect • Utilize assessment measures to chart student growth and program efficacy • Maintain open lines of communication with students, parents, and guardians • Engage in professional growth activities to continually enhance and sharpen skill set • Work collaboratively to achieve the overall purposes of the school program

New York, NY About Blog This is a place for parents, teachers, students — and anyone who has a stake in the improvement of our public school system — to offer ideas, share experiences and advice, and weigh in on policies and educational politics.

Mehrnoosh Watson weaves the insights gained from her work as an educational consultant, Parent Coach, Mindful Instructor and years of experience as a public school teacher.

Some of her fieldwork experience has involved parent - coaching, reunification of at - risk families, early intervention for blind children, Applied Behavior Analysis with children and adolescents with developmental delays / disorders, and as an academic clinician for students with learning disabilities in public schools.