Sentences with phrase «for local districts»

The requirements for local district plans for federal program spending and implementation remain the same in 2016 - 17.

That's a loss of $ 10 million in recurring dollars for local districts by 2018 - 2019.

It will guide you in communicating with school board members and administrators, who are the decision makers for every local district and who are influenced by the interests of the local population.

Public school administrators are often required to create allergy and asthma policies for their local districts.

More generally, the state needs to get more into the business of providing models of exemplary assessment than in merely calling for local districts to figure out local assessment on its own.

In every scenario, more than four out of every five student transfers would result in a financial loss for the local district.

This rate became a benchmark for those local districts that did turn to employee benefit contributions for income needed to close funding gaps.

But as charters continue to grow, it becomes harder for local districts to deny them access to local funds.

The actions also limit the flexibility of local school boards to make decisions that serve the best interests for their local districts.

Businesses, especially those that depend on degree - holders in science and engineering, should be encouraged to form a support network for local districts.

But it doesn't make sense that all schools are funded through a broken, obsolete system that is unable to account and adjust for local district circumstances.

How do Californians feel about options to raise money for their local districts?

A proposed change in the Minnesota school - aid formula would raise the level of state support for local districts by about 15 percent, but at the same time would reduce state - subsidized property - tax credits, thereby leaving the amount of money schools receive essentially unchanged.

- $ 2 million to cover the cost of raises for local district attorneys, which are tied to the raises going into effect for the state's judges.

Other «fixed costs» that tend to receive far less attention in conversations about the fiscal impact of charters are the billions of dollars owed by states and districts in pension obligations — and what effect the expansion of charter schools means for local districts saddled with these payments.

Over the course of the coming months, the Administration is prepared to engage with the Legislature and education stakeholders to shape a future state program that is focused on districts with the greatest need, while providing substantial new flexibility for local districts to raise the necessary resources for school facilities needs.

In proceeding forward with this strategy, TEA recently convened the stakeholder group, upon which Corbin serves, to give input on the development of state guidance to and tools for local districts in creating and implementing their local equity plans.

11:00 AM — Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda and Senator Rubén Diaz announce major state funding for local district schools.

Look up your lawmakers» contact information for their local district offices, and access the House and Senate congressional calendars.

«Assemblywoman Nolan's version of the bill provides the Regents an extension until November 2015 and provides adequate time for local districts to negotiate teacher evaluation plans.

New York State has modeled the Certified Application Counselors on successful community assistance programs in New York, as the program is designed for local districts to help meet the needs of county residents by providing assistance in convenient, community - based locations.

«It is tough for the local districts, but many of them already are looking at efficiencies, shared services, some areas are sharing superintendents,» Skelos said.

And finally, I'd like to ask Charlotte and Charlene if they have any last words — specifically as we look back at the one - year anniversary of the stimulus, and what challenges remain ahead for local districts.

Robbyn: I got into public education, [and] spent a decade working for our local district, working in community education.

Montcalm Area ISD is committed to providing a continuum of supports that builds capacity for all local districts as they implement a Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) framework that is durable and sustainable.

By assuring that experienced teachers must receive higher salaries, union contracts create incentives for local districts to seek out younger teachers, who are cheaper, more malleable, and less likely to make a fuss about BS administrative initiatives.

While Horn, who chairs the state House education appropriations committee, stopped short of calling the developing crisis for local districts an «unintended consequence,» he said he expects legislators will take up the issue again when they return for their long session in early 2017.

That's because the statewide deal changes the rules for local districts» evaluation systems, and those districts have committed to having evaluations in place that meet the state's requirements.

Talk continues in the Legislature over a rewrite of the state's 15 - year - old charter school law, adding more say for local districts and more accountability for charters.

And insiders have argued about whether changes in the law are necessary for local districts to use student data in evaluations

Christopher Downing is the superintendent for Local District South of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

In any event, 2015 for Smarter Balanced will really be the last year for test development, with the data used for standards - setting 3rd Q 2015, and unlike the 2014 data it will be possible to generate meaningful interpretable scores but those scores will likely not be available for local district use until 4th Q 2015.

In response to this crisis, the state introduced a number of new programs, including a statewide teacher recruitment system, fellowships and loan forgiveness for teachers working in high - need areas, and tax credits and block grants for local districts to recruit and retain effective teachers.

CEA President Sheila Cohen told PEAC members that more flexibility and autonomy is needed for local districts.

To this end, NSBA believes the following legislative issues must be addressed in order for local districts to maximize educational opportunities that are available for every student to reach their greatest learning potential.

Joyce added that the burden may be too heavy for local districts, which would have to prepare their own pay schedules or negotiate scores of teacher contracts.

Recently I was talking with a water manager for a local district here in the SF Bay Area, and he told that sediment records in Lake Tenaya (roughly in the middle of the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains) showed a multi-year period in the 1200s with no sedimentation whatsoever, meaning essentially no precipitation.

Contact details for your local District Court office are available from the Courts Service.

The dollar - allotment portion of state aid provides money for local districts to hire employees or buy materials for a specific purpose.

Please recall — local taxpayers vote on (and support) school budgets put before them for approval despite NY State walking back it's historical level of support for local districts!

James, a lawyer, said the grand jury decisions in Missouri and Staten Island illustrate an inherent «conflict of interest» for local district attorneys.

Mr. Cuomo has said he wants to change state law to lift these onerous and costly requirements for local districts.

No one understands Race to the Top and no one knows exactly what it means for local districts.

Build on the Governor's first steps and create even greater flexibility for local districts to innovate and create.

The NAMM Foundation's Community Action kit will guide you in communicating with school board members and administrators, who are the decision makers for every local district and who are influenced by the interests of the local population.

«That does not mean outputs don't work, or that inputs will produce the same result we produced in Dallas or D.C.» But, he adds, «It sets a nice foundation for other research in this area,» and for local districts or states to try similar experiments.

Learning goals, funding strategies, and support for local districts are top of mind as states plot their prekindergarten course under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

ISDs use the Regional Capacity Assessment (RCA) to measure their progress in creating a sustainable system of support for local districts.