Sentences with phrase «free and reduced lunch populations»

This reduced the incentive of districts to have a broad range of electives and even had negative impacts on science and social studies particularly in districts with high EL and free and reduced lunch populations.

These results were then replicated at other schools with large free and reduced lunch populations (Solberg et.

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Last school year, meal participation was dropping in Napa Valley schools, even though around half of the student population qualifies for free and reduced lunches.

It's worth noting that these complaints tend to come from parents at schools in which the free / reduced lunch population is low — most of these children are eating breakfast at home anyway, and the inconveniences and lost instructional time seem to outweigh any benefits of the program.

The program, which began in three schools last year, now operates in 11 elementary schools around the city and in Cicero, where the population of students eligible for free or reduced lunches is 85 percent or higher.

The USDA, which manages the NSLP, could not provide specific information about districts participating leaving program, but most that have come out publicly about dropping the program have predominantly white populations of students and have a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced - price lunches.

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The funding included in the budget will target $ 350,000 for outreach coordinators at each school that will focus on underrepresented middle schools, $ 650,000 for test preparation at middle school students for underrepresented populations and $ 750,000 for test prep that targets students receiving free or reduced lunch in New York City.

Students more likely to participate in free - and reduced - price lunch programs are among the same populations most likely to suffer from obesity and related health risks, said Janet Peckham, an economist in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and lead author of the study.

We have a majority - minority student population, a large group of English - language learners, and almost 60 percent participation in the free or reduced - price lunch program.

The population in the district is about 60 % Hispanic, with 68 % free and reduced lunch.

In practice it is unlikely that an assessment system will have access to data on student backgrounds beyond what is routinely collected by school systems: the percentage of students with limited English proficiency, the percentage eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, and the ethnic and racial composition of the student population.

After three years of relatively flat and sometimes declining test scores, K12, Inc.'s full - time students appear to have increased their proficiency levels in both reading and math, even as K12, Inc. serves a population with 62 percent of its student eligible for free - and - reduced price lunch, compared to 49 percent nationally.

This anxiety might be found in any public school, but in a socioeconomically disadvantaged school like Paul Cuffee, with a population that includes 89 % racial minorities, 77 % students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and 46 % from families living in deep poverty (with household incomes at less than half the federal poverty level), the stakes are exceptionally high when spending decisions are made.

Despite the model, the polished floors, new banners, and students outfitted in spiffy olive and khaki uniforms, the staff at Howland was quickly overwhelmed by the outsized needs of its student population, which was 100 percent African American and 98 percent eligible for free or reduced - price lunch.

An ANOVA indicates that responses to the six questions did not differ significantly by school level (elementary, middle, high school), school size, or characteristics of the student population (percent non-white and percent eligible for free and reduced - price lunch).

At the time of our study, 31 % of the students in the district qualified for free and reduced - price lunches, and the school had a 35 % non-white (mostly Hispanic) population.

Rhodes Middle School is located in a low - income community; at the time of our study, 13 % of the population fell below the poverty line, and 60 % of the Rhodes students qualified for free or reduced - price lunch.

The increase was even more dramatic among special populations, with students in free - and reduced - lunch programs seeing a 2.5 increase in college and career readiness, struggling readers seeing a 2.8 increase, and English Learners seeing a whopping 4.8 increase.2

A large majority — nearly 80 % - of the school's population is free and reduced lunch.

In addition, more than 60 % of CSDC clients serve low - income student populations (as defined by participation in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program).

Nearly 20 years later, a staggering 93 of CMS» 168 schools served student populations where a majority where considered «economically disadvantaged,» a group disproportionately made up of minority students that qualified for the free and reduced lunch program.

PRE-K — Tennessee should expand its high - quality, voluntary Pre-K program so that it serves the entire at - risk (Free and Reduced Lunch) population of four - year - olds in the state.

With a highly diverse student population predominantly comprised of Asian, Hispanic and African - Americans, 86 % of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch, CPA has developed a school community that best exemplifies the concept of rigor and compassion.

Growing population, shifting demographics, significant increases in English Language Learners and students receiving free or reduced lunch.

The results, largely based on standardized test performance with graduation rates and advanced course enrollment factored in, are praiseworthy given the district's challenges, high poverty (70 percent of its 345,000 students qualify for free or reduced - priced lunch), and large population of English language learners.The Education Village «includes all of the elements that make sense,» Miami - Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said in the Miami Herald.

Zero percent to 10 percent of the student population in these schools were racial / ethnic minorities, and 6 to 13 percent were disadvantaged students as determined by the number receiving free or reduced - price lunches.

NISL - trained principals led schools with student populations that included higher percentages of English Language Learners, students eligible for free and reduced - price lunch and students with special needs.

A sample of 36 Great Expectation model elementary schools were matched with 556 Oklahoma non-Great Expectations elementary schools based on the following variables: ethnicity, free and reduced lunch eligibility, school size, average number of days students absent, percent of parents attending conferences, percent of teachers with advanced degrees, percent passing third grade reading test, district population size, unemployment rate, average household income, teachers per administrator, percent of student's in special education, instructional support budget, and district percent passing Algebra I. Five years of pass rates on third grade reading and third grade math state exams were examined.

At both River View and Summer Heights, more than half the school population receives free or reduced - price lunch.

The Lennox School District's student population is 95 percent Latino, and 93 percent of the students receive free or reduced - price lunch.

In the face of so many challenges and obstacles — designing new curricula aligned with Common Core, teaching a large population of English language learners and grappling with the reality that 75 percent of their students qualify for free or reduced price lunch — Burton's teachers wanted a protected, regular time slot to come together, look at data and figure out which of their teaching methods worked and which ones didn't so they could bring their students along on a path toward success.

«Serving all students in the city, especially the highest need students requiring special education services, students who are English Language Learners, students who qualify for free or reduced - price lunch and other underserved or at - risk populations...»

The touchstone of a successful charter school has been to have 90 percent of the student population to be on free and reduced lunch, 90 percent of students of color but 90 percent of those students meeting the state standard.

It is a Title I School and the only five - star high school in Nevada that serves a free and reduced lunch student population of over 60 percent.

In that time, the student population has nearly doubled, with sharp increases in English Language Learners and students who qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch.

Between 1984 and 2004, the percentage of the student population speaking English as a second language increased from 5 percent to 60 percent; the percentage of students receiving free or reduced - price lunch soared to 91 percent; and the once - stable neighborhood around the school turned into a community with a 60 percent mobility rate for families with school - age children.

This small school of approximately 100 students in Grades 9 and 10 serves a disadvantaged population (73 % of its students qualify for free or reduced price lunch) using an academically rigorous curriculum and state - of - the - art technology.

El Sol is 96 percent Latino and three quarters of the student population receives free or reduced price lunches.

Within one year, our free and reduced lunch percentage has increased steadily to include more than half of the student population.

Programs limited to small populations, such as students eligible for the federal free and reduced - price lunch program, tend only to fill empty seats at existing private schools but don't do much to encourage innovation or even the expansion of existing options.

Now imagine that school's population is African American, and 100 percent of the students receive free and reduced - price lunch.

For example, a 2010 New York state charter school law requiring charter schools to mimic the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood — implemented to address gaps in English language learner and special education enrollment at charter schools — might mean, if enforced, that a school in upper Manhattan's District 6 would need to enroll a student population in which 98 percent are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch, a commonly used measure of low - income status.64

When we look at the facts, Newark public charter schools are successfully educating historically underserved student populations — over 80 percent of Newark public charter school students are African American and over 80 percent are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The school population is 100 percent African American, 100 percent free / reduced lunch eligible, and 78 percent mobile — that is, lacking permanent housing.

Grades: K - 4 Enrollment: 578 students Student Demographics: 100 % Black Special Populations (Students with Disability and Limited English Proficiency): 25 % SWD; 8 % LEP Free or Reduced Lunch: 91 %

31 % of the students in the district are eligible for free or reduced price lunch and four schools have a population where 50 % or more of the student population is eligible for free or reduced priced meals.

Kinoshita's student population is 97 percent Latino and 90 percent English language learners; 92 percent of our students qualify for free or reduced - price lunch.

NISL - trained principals led schools with more challenged student populations than the comparison schools including higher percentages of English Language Learners, students eligible for free and reduced - price lunch and students with special needs.

And there is substantial research to support it — I suggest you review 90-90-90 schools... these are schools that have 90 % minority populations, 90 % free and reduced lunch student populations, and 90 % of students reaching proficiency on standardized tesAnd there is substantial research to support it — I suggest you review 90-90-90 schools... these are schools that have 90 % minority populations, 90 % free and reduced lunch student populations, and 90 % of students reaching proficiency on standardized tesand reduced lunch student populations, and 90 % of students reaching proficiency on standardized tesand 90 % of students reaching proficiency on standardized tests!