Sentences with phrase «extended school day program»

A pioneer in this effort is Massachusetts, which launched a statewide extended school day program in 2005.

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Committed to the urban neighborhood, Sojourners is involved not only in political organizing and lobbying, but in food cooperatives, day school tutoring programs, neighborhood recreational programs, and extended - family living situations.

Today, our award - winning programs include infant care, preschool programs, a private elementary school, a private middle school, extended - day care at all locations, dance, sports, and so much more.

Champions Extended Learning offers innovative before and after school extended day programs and care for preschool, kindergarten and students in grades K - 6 right at your child'sExtended Learning offers innovative before and after school extended day programs and care for preschool, kindergarten and students in grades K - 6 right at your child'sextended day programs and care for preschool, kindergarten and students in grades K - 6 right at your child's school.

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Sarah found her way to the Corvallis Waldorf School in 2003 where she has taught German to grades Pre-K through 8th grade, assisted in the Willow Wind Kindergarten, and served as the director of the Extended Day Program.

Shoesmith Elementary School Principal Curtis Arthur said the nine - week pilot program for extended day camps will offer an excellent opportunity for working parents and their children.

The district also infuriated scores of parents when it shuttered all 54 of its full - day school - based programs in June — the kind of extended preschool program the district said last year it wanted to beef up.

Extended - day full - day kindergarten and before - and after - school programs.

Individuals and businesses will be able to receive a total of $ 20 million in tax credits for up to 75 percent of their donations made to public schools and not - for - profits that support public schools» educational programs, including Pre-Kindergarten and extended - day programs.

That might include introducing new programs, extending the school day or letting principals assign teachers regardless of seniority.

Last year, the district - wide graduation rate rose above 50 percent for the first time in several years, drop - out rates have been falling and schools days have already been extended through the Say Yes to Education program.

Instead of shuttering failing schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $ 150 million plan Monday for boosting the struggling programs, extending the school day by an hour, adding summer learning opportunities and increasing professional development.

June 25 — School boards: Applications are due for the extended - day learning opportunities program, sponsored by the National School Boards Associations.

The NSBA selects districts with strong school board leadership and collaboration practices that support extended - day programs and profiles them in its upcoming publications, at the 2005 annual conference, and online.

The lowest - income families also have strong preferences at the elementary level for after - school programming, extended days, and schools closer to their homes.

As a result of planning, some school systems have instituted extended - day (more than half - day, less than full) programs instead of the full day.

Over the past 15 years, many school districts have implemented whole - day or extended - day kindergarten programs that replace or run parallel to traditional half - day programs.

Following graduation, he went back to the classroom to help run several afterschool programs, including one at the Fletcher Maynard Academy, a public school in Cambridge where he now serves as the extended day director.

In Massachusetts, a pilot extended - day program in which 10 elementary schools have eight - hour days has led to higher attendance and achievement.

Rather than fix the regular day school, Ladd would have the United States pour its energy into programs that would extend the days and hours that children are in school.

I think back to when I taught in Boston with the nonprofit Citizen Schools extended learning day program.

We've extended the program this year so that every child in Years 3 to 6 in mainstream classes and every child in Cycle 3 Montessori classes has an ultra-mobile personal computer for use during the school day.

ELO encapsulates a variety of programs, from after - school and extended - day offerings that can operate on or off campus, to out - of - school programs that involve students in hands - on classes, mentorships, and fieldwork during the school day.

The cost is high because the school offers an extended - day program, which includes before - and after - school sessions.

This brief examines the high - quality afterschool program model and the goals of the extended school day movement, seeking to identify the role the afterschool program model can play in informing the implementation of a quality extended day initiative.

More schools in both sectors are providing extended - day programs, but public schools are behind private schools in this area.

As educators have become increasingly aware of the stagnating black / white and Latino / white achievement gaps, schools and districts have committed to addressing those gaps by supporting initiatives that can create equity, such as preschool interventions, extended school days, and summer programs.

Thanks to a generous grant to start the fund from the Ruth M. Knight Foundation, the Fund has already purchased 17 digital keyboards for the extended - day program at School 9, and will be providing food and transportation for city students performing at the local RPO Holiday Chorale Concert.

REF, through the «Opportunities Fund», has donated 17 digital keyboards for the extended - day program at School 9, and donated guitars for a guitar club at School 35, and beautiful wooden xylophones for students at School 3.

His administrative experiences involved being a middle school assistant principal, high school associate principal, and director of extended day and credit recovery programs.

REF will be donating the instruments for city school's instrumental music classes, and this year, for the first time, for extended - day programming at city schools.

To support the goal of offering high quality extended learning services linked to the school day, Alexandria City Public Schools received a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant that will provide out of school time programming for grades K - 5.

This new report examines high schools that have implemented an extended learning day as part of the required educational program for all students, rather than just providing voluntary after - school programs.

Our community learning center (CLC) extends services to our Mitchell families beyond school hours, and our partnership with City Year enhances both school - day and after - school programming.

Our Community Learning Center (CLC) extends services to our Mitchell families beyond school hours and our partnership with City Year enhances both school - day and after - school programming.

With your support of publicly funded programs such as quality early childhood education, college and career prep, STEM initiatives, arts education, and extended - day learning, we will help existing schools work towards closing the achievement gap and help prepare our students for success in academics and in life.

Ferryway is a K - 8 school in its fourth year of Expanded Learning Time (ELT), a grant program overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Education that extends the school day by at least 300 hours.

The school is actually focusing on many of the programs that FCPS used to provide to at - risk populations, such as an extended school day and year, which can be critical for students who need more time to master challenging content.

Now that all 37 elementary schools have implemented the Extended Day Enrichment Program, all pre-K to fifth - grade students across the community can participate in an enriching and educational environment that further facilitates student success.

Reading intervention services may include the use of: special reading teachers; trained aides; volunteer tutors under the supervision of a certified teacher; computer - based reading tutorial programs; aides to instruct in - class groups while the teacher provides direct instruction to the students who need extra assistance; and extended instructional time in the school day or school year for these students.

Hence, an expansion of the portability provisions for private schools would constitute a voucher program and divert investments from our public schools, thereby affecting resources such as those for classroom instruction and curriculum, intervention services and extended day learning opportunities.

A new afterschool program extends the school day by three hours for about one - sixth of the school's 600 students.

75 percent of students participated in extended - day academic, sports and arts activities through programming before school, after school, on Saturday, or during the summer.

Budget recommendations so far offer few clues to the financial future of seven P - 12 programs that target support to Kentucky students with distinctive needs: Extended school services programs that provide additional instructional time outside the regular school day...

Boasberg said the district has used the SIG dollars allocated for Montbello and for nearby Noel Middle School to launch several smaller school programs, growing them one grade at a time, and to fund a school year that's longer by three weeks and a school day that's extended by an hour in the FNE scSchool to launch several smaller school programs, growing them one grade at a time, and to fund a school year that's longer by three weeks and a school day that's extended by an hour in the FNE scschool programs, growing them one grade at a time, and to fund a school year that's longer by three weeks and a school day that's extended by an hour in the FNE scschool year that's longer by three weeks and a school day that's extended by an hour in the FNE scschool day that's extended by an hour in the FNE schools.

... the time that a local educational agency or school extends its normal school day, week, or year to provide additional instruction or educational programs for all students beyond the state - mandated requirements for the minimum number of hours in a school day, days in a school week, or days or weeks in a school year.

Expanded learning time, as the department defines it, would extend the school day, week, or year for all students, therefore capturing all students in a school, including those who might not enroll in before - or afterschool programs.

The Lansing School District, with support of the Bilingual Education Department, provides extended day programming for EL's in grades K - 12 during the fall and spring semesters.

Charter schools are the primary engines creating new options for parents - back to basics options, project - based learning programs, military academies, six - day - per - week academic calendars, extended - day schedules, and online / hybrid programs to name a few.