Sentences with phrase «for small elementary school»

But while studies suggest that salad bars can help boost children's consumption of fruits and vegetables, some school districts decline to install salad bars claiming they are unsanitary, especially for small elementary school students with active hands and faces that often come up short of the barriers that are meant to keep coughs and sneezes out of food.

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For decades, the Supreme Court has rejected government funding for religious elementary and secondary schools on the ground that «no tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions» (Everson, 194For decades, the Supreme Court has rejected government funding for religious elementary and secondary schools on the ground that «no tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions» (Everson, 194for religious elementary and secondary schools on the ground that «no tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions» (Everson, 1947).

Merle M. Ohlsen describes group counseling of adolescents and children in schools.9 Helen Driver reports on two groups for high school seniors, three groups for college students, and four leaderless teachers» groups.10 The second part of Driver's book reports on forty - four projects using small groups in elementary, high school, college, and graduate professional schools (as well as mental health settings), as described by the leaders of each group.

This small but insightful book explores rich and stimulating methods for the teaching of English composition skills in Waldorf elementary schools.

The miniature and small backpacks are perfect for elementary school aged children, and the large backpacks are perfect for middle school aged kids and small high school kids.

That's exactly what Siena has done for the past six years at P.S. 150, one of the smallest elementary schools in the city, which has just one class per grade and has no cafeteria, gym or auditorium.

In fact, paying elementary age children to read books did as much to boost their ability as more popular approaches such as smaller class size, Head Start, and bonuses to teachers for working in at - risk schools, the study determined — and was much cheaper, too.

More than three years ago, schools in the small central Ohio city of Coshocton launched an experiment to pay elementary students for passing or scoring high on state exams.

While Case and Deaton found that smaller classes were modestly beneficial, Harvard economist Caroline Hoxby's careful quasi-experimental study of elementary schools in Connecticut suggests that Case and Deaton's results may not be relevant for more developed countries.

For this portion of the study, we compare KIPP students with two groups of district school students: all those attending non-KIPP middle schools in the same district, and a smaller comparison group of students attending middle schools that accepted an above - average number of students from the feeder elementary schools.

A mathematician I know who teaches at a small college told me that a graduate of his education school caused much embarrassment when, during the interview for a job in an elementary school, the job seeker was unable to add two fractions when asked to do so.

On September 1, I will be a literacy specialist for a small, public elementary school in Newton, Massachusetts, at a school with students almost entirely from the very nearby community (the principal says nearly all of them walk to school).

Although American Catholic schools have never enrolled more than a small fraction of the national student population, as late as 1980 they accounted for almost 80 percent of enrollment in private elementary and secondary schools (see «Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?schools have never enrolled more than a small fraction of the national student population, as late as 1980 they accounted for almost 80 percent of enrollment in private elementary and secondary schools (see «Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?schools (see «Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?Schools Be Saved?»

Being the principal of a large secondary school, for example, requires quite different capacities than serving the same role in a small elementary school.

There was still, however, a small positive effect on four - year college enrollment for students who began FTC in elementary or middle school.

For an analysis of how district administrators differentiate support for improvement to schools, for example, we focused on medium - to large - sized districts serving multiple schools at all levels, rather than small districts with only an elementary, middle, and high schoFor an analysis of how district administrators differentiate support for improvement to schools, for example, we focused on medium - to large - sized districts serving multiple schools at all levels, rather than small districts with only an elementary, middle, and high schofor improvement to schools, for example, we focused on medium - to large - sized districts serving multiple schools at all levels, rather than small districts with only an elementary, middle, and high schofor example, we focused on medium - to large - sized districts serving multiple schools at all levels, rather than small districts with only an elementary, middle, and high school.

I saw small classes; although the official class size for elementary school is 24, I never saw a class with more than 19 children (and that one had two assistant teachers to help children with special needs).

Tools and processes that pass the tests of reliability and validity, and that are flexible enough to take different school contexts into account (leading a large suburban high school, for example, is different from leading a small rural elementary school).

These include reduced class size in early elementary school, high - quality summer school for elementary students who are behind, longer school year for high - poverty schools, small group tutoring for high school students who are behind, and high school career academies for students interested in a more career - focused high school education.

For example in one elementary school, students may work in small groups to test various hypotheses on static electricity.

[18] These differences are particularly strong for demographic characteristics: elementary school neighborhoods that draw the highest proportion of in - boundary students are likely to have proportionally smaller African American populations (14 percent on average, compared to 69 percent for the rest of the city) that are not decreasing as fast as they are in the rest of the city; the later dynamic could be related to the first because these neighborhoods tend to be historically white, and have very small African American populations to begin with.

A little more checking, and I found that the study was paid for by a small endowment at Rutgers called the Daniel Tanner Foundation which describes itself as «advancing American public education, specifically with regard to the democratizing function and design of the curriculum of nonselective elementary schools and nonselective secondary schools of the comprehensive type.

I successfully fought for smaller class sizes in our high - poverty elementary schools, and for funding additional special education assistants.

There are some closures planned this time of two very small elementary schools, including one for special - education students and those proposals have already sparked some debate.

Small class sizes, especially in early elementary school, have been proven to have positive outcomes for students which last throughout their school careers.

Great article that my principal had us ESL teachers just read - thank you for your no nonsense outspokenness, and no, Mr Shanahan, ESL will not pull during teacher direct instruction in the content areas until small groups break out - only 30 minutes then - but it's a packed schedule to do it - 8 groups a day 5 days a week to pull for listening / reading and speaking / writing per WIDA some of your comments appreciated much as a former elementary homeschooler and advocate of of ED Hirsch and his cultural literacy - which I've preached since I returned my kids to public schooling in middle school 17 years ago....

David Whitman documents in Sweating the Small Stuff that dramatic gains in test scores have been reported for students enrolled in a number of the elementary and secondary schools profiled in his book.

The character education coordinator for the small Chicago elementary school also teaches second grade.

While small, neighborhood elementary schools are not only allowed but encouraged for urban and suburban districts, Malloy's bill will force small towns to regionalize their elementary schools or face losing their state education funding.

For instance, a study of 681 elementary schools in California showed that schools which spent more time spent on character education tended to have higher academic scores by a small but significant margin.

Putting aside why Jumoke, the charter school management company that was hired to take over and run the Dunbar elementary school is looking for four new teachers, over a month into the new school year, the job posting announces that the charter school company wants educators who will «sweat the small stuff» and are committed to «embracing the challenges facing urban schools with a mantra of «No Excuses» and a willingness to do «Whatever it takes.

Meanwhile, the admissions process for the small school district around the Lusher's Willow Street elementary campus will likely become more strict next year, as officials say more families are trying to move into the district solely for the purpose of gaining guaranteed entrance to the school.

At the UPC program, certified CMS teachers lead literacy instruction in small class sizes for elementary and middle school students.

The district created an Early Success Performance Plan for the pre-K-3 grades that included aligned reading, writing, and math curriculum; ongoing district - designed diagnostic and formative assessments at each age / grade level; extensive professional development for teachers; a prioritized focus on full - day kindergarten and smaller class size for the district's most at - risk students; and both summer advancement and after - school programs for struggling elementary students.

The size is too big for some, and too small for others; personally I found back seat space adequate for a pair of elementary school kids, but there's not a lot of growing room back there.

Rossano Ercolini, an elementary school teacher, was awarded the Goldman Prize in 2013 for his work to lead a public education campaign about the dangers of incinerators in his small Tuscan town that grew into a national Zero Waste (ZW) movement.

Career Outlook for Elementary School Teachers Those who have an elementary teaching degree and are seeking a job as an elementary teacher will be pleased to know that as an aging teacher population seeks retirement and the need for smaller classrooms continue to grow, the need for elementary teachers is growing.

• Looking for elementary education teacher position with a small independent school district within Austin area.

Ideal Companies: Private elementary or middle school; I only need a small, private, quiet space for either a portable keyboard, or school can supply piano.

The investigation reporting the outlier prevalence rate of 26 % examined the smallest sample of children, and all children in that investigation were from a single, inner - city elementary school.11 These methodological limitations may have contributed to a spuriously inflated estimate for the prevalence of ADHD in the general population.

She has been using Superheroes Social Skills in her elementary school in small groups and also for classwide instruction in general education and self - contained classrooms.

My biggest complaint is that the facility is far too small for upper elementary - age students (and old which stinks even worse since they come from a brand new fancy elementary school for grades K - 2).

Unfortunately, I waited until the last minute to write this post as I was waiting for the words to come to me and then this afternoon, just thirty minutes from our small town, in the county where we live, there was a shooter that entered the playground of an elementary school.