Sentences with phrase «for high performing schools»

The Prize was awarded at the fifth annual event in the series which featured an interactive presentation by Superintendent Paul G. Vallas, entitled «The Five Essential Practices for High Performing Schools.

«This data shows us the problem Houston parents are facing: there is growing demand for choice and for high performing schools, but the supply available to families is too low.»

«We're not looking at this from an accountability only lens where you just put up a bunch of results and say «yay» for the high performing schools and craft sanctions for the low performing schools — that's kind of an old approach,» he said.

It's not an elixir for high performing schools.

When I've conducted observations to dig into these differences, the explanations for the higher performing schools are not very mysterious.

The school reform described in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by 75 %.

Not exact matches

What it does: Operates after - school math programs for high - performing students and publishes educational materials

Operates after - school math programs for high - performing students and publishes educational materials

You can help youth and high school athletes perform at a higher level and provide a one - stop resource for all of their needs.

ou can help youth and high school athletes perform at a higher level and provide a one - stop resource for all of their needs.

«We are working hard to ensure that the excellent practice in these high - performing schools is hared across our network and beyond, so that all schools can achieve the best for their pupils.»

Some parents come specifically for the religious instruction, but others seek an alternative to the utility - focused aims that typify many high - and low - performing schools in the United States.

«Whether you attend the concert or bring your family to the full - day Saturday taste, we want everyone to know we do this for the kids - the funds we raise from summer high school classes and public events like TOTV go right back to school sites for visual and performing arts and curriculum support to benefit students,» he added.

The Bears start their pregame routine by performing the HAKA (Warrior Dance) led by # 53 Moala Tautuaa who transferred from Tonga as he went to Toloa High School known for their rugby traditions.

The Angelo State grad performed well in his roles — 2010 5A II state champion at Steele High School, 2011 state runner up, mentor for Tech RB DeAndre Washington as he rushed for 2,500 yards in 2014 - 15 — but if nothing else, the geography was confusing.

It not only opened up a path to the state final for the Matadors; it also set up the chance for Ionescu to perform on the biggest stage for high school players in California.

The Kaneland Arts Initiative brings professional visual and performing artists to the campus of Kaneland High School and is appropriate for all ages including a special area for kids 5 and under.

, Massachusetts, where the high school band has performed for numerous Grammy Award programs.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has selected 578 top performing high school seniors with financial need to advance as semifinalists for its College Scholarship Program, the largest undergraduate scholarship in the country.

This was during the first few years of the Harlem Children Zone's middle school, which were a struggle, and those KIPP schools, which had very good test results, were for the Promise Academy administrators both a standard to be aspired to and a frustrating reminder that their own students weren't performing at the same high level as KIPP's students.

An innovative leader in mathematics education, offering a system of after - school math classes for high - performing students.

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Also at 9 p.m., Brewer attends the LaGuardia Arts High School Parents Association's Benefit Taste of New York Cocktail Party, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, Manhattan.

Hizzoner's offenses range «from evicting Harlem's highest - performing middle - schoolers to stonewalling parents for months on end, only to offer inadequate temporary solutions, despite the 144,000 empty seats across the city,» said the spokeswoman, Nicole Sizemore.

But since then, several Regents have been replaced by ones who are critical of high stakes testing and penalties for schools that aren't performing well.

The proposal would ease admissions rules for a few of the higher - performing schools with the intent of attracting more minority students, and parents who fear that their children will lose out are pushing back.

EMERSON HILL — A new addition to Susan Wagner High School will bring new space for performing arts, including a small concert venue and a 250 seat performance space.

«If we had higher performing and safer schools, I wouldn't be calling for such dramatic action as mayoral responsibility of the schools,» Lavine said.

Local high school girls are invited to attend the shopping event to find a free gown for prom or other special event at from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 5 or noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Performing Arts Dance Academy, 206 Lake St., Hamburg, NY.

Under the bill, introduced late last week, the top 20 percent of the state's highest performing school districts would be allowed to submit their current evaluation plans along with a request for a waiver to the Department of Education.

Both proposals are more than Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan of a $ 1.1 billion spending hike for education aid, with much of that money tied to approving the governor's policy proposals, including bonus pay for high - performing teachers and a strengthening of charter schools.

A high - performing charter school in Claremont has been put on probation for not meeting state requirements for teacher certification.

The SUNY Charter School Committee put a high - performing Bronx charter school on probation for not meeting teacher certification stanSchool Committee put a high - performing Bronx charter school on probation for not meeting teacher certification stanschool on probation for not meeting teacher certification standards.

If a child is not getting the education they need to prepare them for college or a career, it's our responsibility to change their trajectory with a high performing school.»

The Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku - Agyemang said the only way to thank President Mahama for fulfilling his pledge to provide a community Senior High School for Nchumuruman Community is for the students to perform excellently academically.

Parents at a high - performing public school in Brooklyn are protesting a city plan to change its admissions system, for fear it will water down the school's rigor.

By Patricia Huertas When my oldest son, William, was entering first grade, I entered him in a lottery for one of New York City's high performing public charter schools.

The city is also implementing a $ 15 million «Single Shepherd» program to hire more guidance counselors for middle and high schoolers in low - performing Districts 7 and 23.

Cuomo included $ 75 million in the budget for reform initiatives, including expanding pre-K as well as creating community schools, extending the school day or year, and rewarding high - performing teachers.

The administration has also already announced a $ 51 million plan to expand Advanced Placement courses, with full implementation at high schools expected by 2021 and a $ 15 million program called «Single Shepherd» to hire guidance counselors for each middle and high school student in low - performing school Districts 7 and 23, which will be fully implemented by next fall.

Automotive remains among the lowest - performing 5 percent of high schools statewide — the cutoff for the «struggling» stamp, state officials said.

The Middletown Common Council is set to name the performing arts center at Middletown High School next month for longtime music teacher Santo Fragilio.

Cuomo proposed $ 25 million for competitive grant programs, which includes $ 20 million to establish a fund to supplement high - performing teachers» salaries and $ 5 million to expand early college high schools throughout the state.

«Over the last decade, we've transformed the landscape in city schools, giving parents more high - performing options than ever before and delivering historic gains for our students,» said DOE spokesman Devon Puglia.

He is helped by the fact Success» so - called #SaveOurPreK campaign has failed to garner anything approaching the amount of attention as the school space battle, when Moskowitz was making front - page news regularly for declaring that de Blasio was effectively shuttering high - performing charter schools.

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Moskowitz criticized de Blasio for attempting to «throw out» three high - performing charters while «managing a sea of schools that have been failing.»

«The combination of a high cost of living, shortage of good jobs, lack of affordable housing and poor performing schools makes it hard for middle class families — and their children — to get ahead, or even hold their own,» she said.

A recent study at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, for example, found that students in rooms with high ceilings perform better on tasks that entail seeing relationships between things, whereas students in rooms with low ceilings perform better on detail - oriented tasks.

Novozymes also holds a biotech contest for Franklin County Early College High School, with equipment and mentoring for experiments to perform at school, culminating with presentations and pSchool, with equipment and mentoring for experiments to perform at school, culminating with presentations and pschool, culminating with presentations and prizes.