Sentences with phrase «for certain school district»

Additional student funding for certain school district characteristics should be added because district expenses operate on economies of scale.

An increase in federal funding for certain school districts will help several districts in New York, including one in Orange County near West Point.

Lawmakers got a glimpse of reports on education lottery proceeds, the local education funding dispute resolution process, the $ 79 million cost to meet current standards for school nurses, and a public school construction needs survey and recommendations for construction funding options for certain school districts.

Not exact matches

«This is an issue we're trying to resolve,» said Michael Cook, a spokesman for the Las Cruces, N.M., Public School District, which he said was trying to make certain that any student who can't afford the main meal on the menu «is served some kind of alternative» rather than go hungry.

When implemented thoughtfully and effectively, the AP program may benefit certain students and allow for common assessments across schools and districts.

Medical insurance may cover certain components of the camp day, but if a child already has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), the child's school district will often pay for or contribute towards the camp program.

School districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «recreational use» statutes, which offer immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for recreational use.10 In states with broad recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitSchool districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «recreational use» statutes, which offer immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for recreational use.10 In states with broad recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitschool kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitschool kitchens.

Under the proposal, municipalities and school districts that stay within the two - percent cap would then be eligible for a certain amount of aid to lower their tax levy to prior year levels in the program's first two years.

PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh City School District will be facing no cuts but plans on restricting certain programs for next schoolSchool District will be facing no cuts but plans on restricting certain programs for next schoolschool year.

Growth in the tax levy for school districts allows them certain exemptions, including capital expenditures, payment in lieu of taxes and pension growth.

Sen. Marc Panepinto, who is no fan of the push for mayoral control over the troubled Buffalo public school district, suggested during a CapTon interview last night that there are forces bigger than a certain local assemblywoman behind the effort.

Capping charters in a certain neighborhood, for instance, is a shot aimed directly at parents in Harlem — where a proliferation of charters is starting to offer real alternatives to failing district schools.

Legislation signed in December by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that made school tax exemptions for available to certain veterans took effect with little advance notice, making it difficult for school boards tasked with deciding whether their districts would participate in the program to make well - researched and educated decisions.

Because districts are allowed to go above that number for certain capital expenses, the average increase requested for school budgets this year is about 1.5 percent, according to the School Boards Associschool budgets this year is about 1.5 percent, according to the School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

School districts around the country are experimenting with programs that allow students to home school for part of the day but take certain classes at the local public sSchool districts around the country are experimenting with programs that allow students to home school for part of the day but take certain classes at the local public sschool for part of the day but take certain classes at the local public schoolschool.

The study, «Resegregation and Equity in Oklahoma City,» authored by Jennifer Jellison of the Harvard Project on School Desegregation, examined the assumptions underlying the Supreme Court's 1991 Oklahoma City - based Dowell decision, a landmark decision that for the first time sanctioned a return to segregated schooling by stating that districts may be released from a desegregation order if they had met certain conditions.

In planning for the 1988 survey — which provides the only federal data on civil - rights compliance in education — O.C.R. has quietly inched back toward its old method, rescinding a change that allowed large districts to sample only certain schools and designing the sample to include more districts that have not been surveyed recently.

Waiver: Comprehensive flexibility that the U.S. Department of Education has granted to more than 40 states and the District of Columbia from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turnarounds.

McGraw - Hill sells textbooks to students; Marriott charges them for school lunches; Coca - Cola holds exclusive «pouring rights» in certain districts.

After all, there are traditional «public district schools» that have admissions criteria (e.g Bronx School of Science), charge for various services (e.g. music, AP tests), or are open only to families who inhabit certain neighborhoods (e.g. all of them).

We purposely chose schools that were very different (big / small, urban / rural, traditional / progressive, district / charter) so we could be certain we were designing a solution that worked for everyone.

Based on that experience, she sees real danger in school districts» «hunger» for teachers to fill certain slots, because it presses them to let untrained individuals teach as long as they promise to take a certain number of education courses.

«The question, and one that needs to be empirically investigated, is «Are we overproducing certain kinds of teachers school districts aren't looking for and under - producing certain types of teachers that schools and other types of employers are desperately looking for?»»

BOULDER, CO (February 15, 2018)-- The Academic and Behavioral Consequences of Discipline Policy Reform: Evidence from Philadelphia, published by the Fordham Institute, investigated the impact of a reform in the School District of Philadelphia that eliminated suspensions for certain low - level misbehaviors.

While states, districts, and schools have long collected certain education data for accountability purposes and in an attempt to be more data - driven, there is growing interest in leveraging new digital learning tools, online services, educational «apps,» and other technologies in the classroom.

To make adequate yearly progress, or AYP, under the federal law, schools and districts must meet annual targets for the percentage of students who score at least at the proficient level on state reading and mathematics tests, both for the student population as a whole and for certain subgroups of students.

A report from the Fordham Institute investigated the impact of a reform in the School District of Philadelphia that eliminated suspensions for certain low - level misbehaviors.

Based on performance criteria established by the commissioner, certain school districts may be required to submit their description of academic intervention services for specific schools to the department for review and approval.

The Department of Education has issued final rules underscoring that school districts must accommodate the Boy Scouts of America and certain other youth groups that ask to use schools for meetings and recruitment.

«Obviously, for Pearson to own a company in our space took a certain amount of bravery — to say, this is something that ultimately will benefit our school district customers,» notes Dreyer.

The state can set expectations that districts will reopen schools as charters under certain conditions, for instance, or that districts will open new schools to increase their capacity to serve students otherwise stuck in their lowest - performing schools.

Concentrating students with disabilities in a certain cluster of schools is not good for kids, and because these students represent higher - than - average costs, this imbalance is not financially sustainable for districts.

As with its other initiatives, the foundation is likely to pursue its new programs confidently, via a series of grant solicitations that offer generous funding in return for a pledge from the school or the district to meet certain requirements.

District leaders developed a set of indicators to track demographic changes and performance, and they used these indicators to designate certain schools as at - risk of declining performance, thus qualifying for additional district support (e.g., staffing, program, fDistrict leaders developed a set of indicators to track demographic changes and performance, and they used these indicators to designate certain schools as at - risk of declining performance, thus qualifying for additional district support (e.g., staffing, program, fdistrict support (e.g., staffing, program, funding).

For these seven schools the authors collected comprehensive data about the how and why districts and schools pursued certain strategies to overcome turnaround implementation obstacles related to the five practices.

Also, in accordance with Section 1001.20, Florida Statutes, under certain conditions the OIG is responsible for conducting, coordinating or requesting investigations into allegations of waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement within the school districts, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, or the Florida College System instituschool districts, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, or the Florida College System instituSchool for the Deaf and the Blind, or the Florida College System institutions.

Other regional school district leaders were not as certain as Redinger about applying for a charter school.

The Military Education Savings Act proposes creating ESAs for certain military - connected students, which could decimate funding for school districts eligible for Impact Aid.

The bill repeals certain aspects of ESEA, such as requirements for how much states and school districts must spend before receiving federal funding, and eliminating more than 65 federal education programs.

For example, in gathering a normative sample for a state assessment a certain number of students from each grade level in each county or school district could be selectFor example, in gathering a normative sample for a state assessment a certain number of students from each grade level in each county or school district could be selectfor a state assessment a certain number of students from each grade level in each county or school district could be selected.

Right now, local school districts get money for their traditional public schools from a variety of funding sources — many of which require the schools receiving the funds to provide certain programs (things like Head Start, More at Four, and Junior ROTC).

Following parent complaints, Madison School District officials say they are working to rectify a situation in which certain students face negative consequences for having opted out of the state's standardized test.

Since 2004, school districts in California have been eligible to obtain certain reimbursements from the state controller's office for enforcing the Stull Act dating back to 1997.

Since the 2008 - 09 school year, the state has provided additional funding for small, rural districts outside of their revenue limits through sparsity aid, as a way to lessen certain challenges experienced by rural districts with both a small pupil membership and a sparsely populated area.

The California Office to Reform Education, a group of nine California school districts, including LAUSD, met with federal officials this week to make a last pitch for a No Child Left Behind waiver, which would exempt those districts from meeting certain requirements.

One such provision is the proposal that would withhold state funding for public school students in a school district that fails to meet and report certain aspects of Act 10.

Meanwhile, with many district leaders requesting greater flexibility over curriculum, calendars and spending, local schools have been largely rebuffed by state lawmakers, board members said, although Hall's district includes allowances for an «Innovation Zone» or «I - Zone» opening up charter - like flexibilities for certain low - performing schools.

The Board holds four meetings a year at district schools that coincide with student presentations and certain meetings are held at Niskayuna High School for special events and recognitions.

US Grant Funds $ 20,000 Teacher Bonuses at «High - Need» LA Schools Los Angeles Unified Schools Superintendent John Deasy said that a $ 49 million federal grant awarded to the district this week to improve teacher effectiveness will help pay for a new multiple - measure teacher evaluation system and more professional development programs, including a bonus for certain teachers at high - need sSchools Los Angeles Unified Schools Superintendent John Deasy said that a $ 49 million federal grant awarded to the district this week to improve teacher effectiveness will help pay for a new multiple - measure teacher evaluation system and more professional development programs, including a bonus for certain teachers at high - need sSchools Superintendent John Deasy said that a $ 49 million federal grant awarded to the district this week to improve teacher effectiveness will help pay for a new multiple - measure teacher evaluation system and more professional development programs, including a bonus for certain teachers at high - need schoolsschools.