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An award - winning bimonthly magazine delivering forward - thinking, practical solutions to the challenges facing independent school business operations.

A host of challenges face the independent school community as we look to operate and maintain world - class facilities and infrastructure to support our world - class educational goals.

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All of this reflects the fact that school food programs in this country are expected to operate like independent businesses, facing the same high food costs and overhead as any restaurant, but further hindered by inadequate funding, reams of regulations (no food operation is more heavily regulated), often grossly inadequate infrastructure and a notoriously fickle clientele.

The education department, abiding by legislation passed in 2015, identified 144 schools (which became 145 after one split) as «struggling» or «persistently struggling» — 124 were listed as struggling, which had two years to turnaround, and 21 schools were identified as persistently struggling, which have one year to improve or face being taken over by an independent receiver chosen by local leaders but approved by the state.

Any legislation to roll back the new regulations would face a significant hurdle in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans who support charter schools — as does Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, of the Bronx, and Gov. Cuomo.

A graduate of Dartmouth College and NYU Graduate Film School, recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Award and Spike Lee Fellowship, Rashaad Ernesto Green has been included on the Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film list and indieWIRE's Ten Exciting New Voices in Black Cinema.

After visiting the schools, Gustafson reported that all four — each an independent «mom - and - pop» operation with no links to national groups — faced a host of challenges, including strained budgets, low enrollments, curriculum problems, inexperienced staff, weak professional development for teachers, and board members ignorant of testing and other academic essentials.

We also came to realize that independent charter schools faced almost insurmountable hurdles in delivering high - quality academic instruction while running these small businesses on tight margins.

Britain's independent schools now more than ever need to demonstrate resolve and steadfastness in the face of ambiguity.

Such resources might include an incubator for new schools; a network of organizations willing to provide management consulting and other services in return for fees paid by individual schools; organizations to analyze and publicize school performance information; and an independent inspectorate to assess the performance of individual schools in light of the challenges they face.

The Independent Academies Association examines some of the questions and issues that school leaders face when considering conversion

Editor's note: In an independent analysis employing different techniques that allowed her to track trends over time, Rajashri Chakrabarti examined the performance of schools facing the threat of vouchers during the three years after Florida introduced its A + program.

«It's more about how do we get people elected that are independent of special interests, that are really committed to solving these tough challenges that face our public schools,» Tuck said.

And just this year, the New York City Independent Budget Office (no friend of charters) used a different analysis, but found an even greater inequity facing the city's existing charter schools: the lack of funding for facilities.

It follows calls from the government for the independent sector to step up and provide more support to their state school counterparts — or face losing their charitable status.

In September, Erlick wrote a letter to board of trustees Chairman Bob Harper, expressing his thoughts on the district creating a district - dependent charter school more or less «in the face» of a community effort to start an independent elementary - grade charter school.

Girls who attend single sex schools face being at a «huge disadvantage» in the world of employment because they may be unable to communicate with boys, according to the headteacher of a leading independent school.

The biggest academic challenges she is likely to face are course expectations and — depending on where she goes to school — exit exam requirements, and those are largely independent of Common Core tests.

Of the San Diego charter schools, over one - third promote independent learning, which means the student rarely, if ever, has to interact face to face with a teacher or fellow students.

Some of the challenges Garza faces include not being recognized for its value in Austin Independent School District.

Human Resources From the archives: Facing rising costs and new ACA rules, independent schools take closer looks at alternative models of health care delivery.

This important book provides a comprehensive and timely overview of today's independent school business office and the myriad (and constantly changing) responsibilities facing school business and operational leaders.

According to the National Association of Independent Schools, independent schools in the 21st century face significant challenges to ensure their sustainability in five broad areas: finance, student demographics, curriculum, global perspective and environmental sustIndependent Schools, independent schools in the 21st century face significant challenges to ensure their sustainability in five broad areas: finance, student demographics, curriculum, global perspective and environmental sustainaSchools, independent schools in the 21st century face significant challenges to ensure their sustainability in five broad areas: finance, student demographics, curriculum, global perspective and environmental sustindependent schools in the 21st century face significant challenges to ensure their sustainability in five broad areas: finance, student demographics, curriculum, global perspective and environmental sustainaschools in the 21st century face significant challenges to ensure their sustainability in five broad areas: finance, student demographics, curriculum, global perspective and environmental sustainability.

Middle - class schools are 22 times as likely to be high performing as high - poverty schools, in part because disadvantaged students face extra obstacles, but in part because economic segregation has an independent, negative effect on student achievement.

Independent schools face significant challenges as they look to maintain current technology and incorporate new technologies to realize best practices and standards of excellence.

The administration at an independent school is responsible for carrying out a strategic plan that ensures the school's on - going success, and reports to the board regularly on progress and how they will address or are addressing any challenges the school may face.

But the law's impact may be small if families who turn to private schools find themselves facing the same problems in the independent and parochial school system: few choices and limited resources.

Charter Schools» Discipline Policies Face Scrutiny As the number of charter schools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sSchools» Discipline Policies Face Scrutiny As the number of charter schools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sschools continues to grow, one facet of their autonomy — the ability to set and enforce independent disciplinary standards — has raised difficult questions about whether those schools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public sschools are pushing out students who pose behavior or academic challenges and how their policies affect regular public schoolsschools.

Facing History has a long tradition of working with independent and parochial schools across the country, with over 1,500 independent schools in its global network.

Independent and parochial schools that work toward a mission of service, moral education, social responsibility, and academic excellence find that Facing History exposes students to rich content that resonates with adolescent development and the choices they are fFacing History exposes students to rich content that resonates with adolescent development and the choices they are facingfacing.

At the Independent Charter School Symposium, Christopher Norwood, founder of the Florida Association of Independent Schools — which represents freestanding charters, not CMOs or EMOs — explained how the legislative debates around HB 7069 highlighted problems independent charters face inIndependent Charter School Symposium, Christopher Norwood, founder of the Florida Association of Independent Schools — which represents freestanding charters, not CMOs or EMOs — explained how the legislative debates around HB 7069 highlighted problems independent charters face inIndependent Schools — which represents freestanding charters, not CMOs or EMOs — explained how the legislative debates around HB 7069 highlighted problems independent charters face inindependent charters face in his state.

The Carrollton - Farmers Branch Independent School District was facing funding challenges because of outdated state school finance laws in School District was facing funding challenges because of outdated state school finance laws in school finance laws in Texas.

Despite having no budget and facing a $ 50,000 opposition campaign, the Tax Ratification Election advocated by Carrollton - Farmers Branch Independent School District Council PTA passed, successfully saving critical academic, athletic and arts programs from being cut in their schools.

Net Assets is a family of publications focused exclusively on business and operational issues facing K - 12 independent schools.

Several more independent charter school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School School's principal, have been grappling with for more than a year: Should we move back under the wing of the Orleans Parish School School Board?

Faced with declining enrollments and a shrinking budget due to school choice, school board members for the Austin Independent School District made the decision to invest $ 850,000 in a district - wide marketing campaign intended to recruit erstwhile families back to the disschool choice, school board members for the Austin Independent School District made the decision to invest $ 850,000 in a district - wide marketing campaign intended to recruit erstwhile families back to the disschool board members for the Austin Independent School District made the decision to invest $ 850,000 in a district - wide marketing campaign intended to recruit erstwhile families back to the disSchool District made the decision to invest $ 850,000 in a district - wide marketing campaign intended to recruit erstwhile families back to the district.

San Antonio Independent School District will likely face a significant budget deficit because of declining enrollment, its superintendent said.

Through an Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) network, he is now helping new principals with issues they face in the transition to leadership.

During my time as a Resident, Houston Independent School District faced significant budget challenges.

Some operators like Aspire Public Schools report anecdotal evidence of increased student engagement during independent work and better differentiation during face - to - face, small - group instruction.

The reforms will also hit independent schools, which May said would face «tougher» requirements to qualify for charitable status.

In Friday morning's state of the district address, San Antonio Independent School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez didn't skirt the challenges his students face.

In compelling, engaging, and raw voices, 18 - year - olds Biddy and Quincy, newly independent, intellectually disabled high - school graduates, narrate their growing friendship and uneasy transition into a life of jobs, «real world» apartments, and facing cruel prejudice.

Special thanks to DJ Big Face, Chulita Vinyl Club, Marfa Independent School District, Ann Marie Nafziger, Emma Rogers, and the parents and students of Marfa.

Before that, St. Anne's survivors faced hearings for compensation under the settlement agreement's Independent Assessment Process where federal government lawyers denied the existence of documented evidence of abuse at the school.