Sentences with phrase «give school districts the option»

The Mississippi Senate has voted to give school districts the option of keeping children in class five fewer days for each of the next two academic years.

Originally committed to the PARCC tests, Massachusetts gave school districts the option in recent years to use either the PARCC or the well - regarded Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test.

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Madison Public Schools in Madison, ME teamed up with their local tomato farmer to bring the Farm to School movement to the district, giving students access to fresh and healthy options every day.

Madison Public Schools in Madison, ME teamed up with their local tomato farmer to bring the Farm to School movement to the district, giving students access to fresh and healthy options every day.

State officials say the law gives the executives the option of inviting representatives of school districts, which account for nearly 70 percent of the property tax levy, and other taxing jurisdictions to take part in the process.

A bill that would give boards of education in many school districts the option to establish wards for their elections has been sent to Cuomo.

The Success Academy argues that opening on the Upper West Side will give more public school options to a district that desperately needs them.

An abundance of K — 12 opportunities — including charter schools, district schools, district open enrollment, magnet schools, and private choice programs — gives Arizona parents many exit options.

That plan would give parents in districts with high - school enrollments of fewer than 45 students the option of sending their children to schools in neighboring districts, with the state...

Noting that fewer than 1 percent of the students eligible to transfer under the law did so in the 2003 - 04 school year, the GAO found that districts often do not give parents reliable information about their educational options until after the school year has started.

When the public was asked whether government funding for public schools in their district should increase, decrease, or stay the same, 59 percent selected the first option, only slightly less than the 63 percent that gave that opinion in 2010, and dramatically more than in 2009 (46 percent).

But, in return for this flexibility, states and districts would be required to give all parents of students in the 15 percent schools the choices we intended, including private school options as a last resort.

The district also gave more families the power to choose, expanding open - enrollment options for middle school students.

Twenty years ago state legislators began to approve charter schools in order to give families public school options other than their district or neighborhood schools.

Mr. Smith ordered a one - year delay to give state officials «time to look at other options that could minimize the impact» of the reductions on as many as 35 of the state's 141 school districts, according to Brad L. Hurley, executive assistant to the commissioner.

Even if the Trump administration gets its $ 20 billion, it will need to rely on states and school districts to implement policies that give families new options.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Every student in the school will be given the option to transfer to a better public school in the district.

Nor does a responsible governing organization do what school districts have done: give away all its options by hiring employees for life or entering collective bargaining agreements that undermine school leaders.

Virginia O'Neil, chairwoman of the Sequim School Board, said Superintendent Kelly Shea made the decision to return a letter of intent, which was due by last Monday, to give the district the option of having a say in charter schools around Sequim.

Although school districts are not required to make any immediate decisions, the new law gives them options.

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This will give parents in failing school districts new options for their child, while also protecting the interests of the receiving school districts.

In fact, in many cities, such as Washington DC, charter schools serve the poorest students, sometimes giving them some of the best options for academic learning in their school districts.

Given the modeling and vendor options at their disposal, school districts and states likely have a number of pressing questions about which model is «right» for their specific situation.

MEF fuels high quality school options that are not limited by districts, giving parents the greatest number of choices available in Memphis.

Now factor in the school board votes slated for Election Day, the first to be held in November since a law enacted last winter gave districts the option to move to their ballots in return for not needing a public vote on the school budget.

The budget also calls for $ 1 billion for a new program encouraging school districts to give parents options in choosing a public school for their children.

For example, some school districts currently give transgendered students the option of choosing a single stall bathroom for increased privacy.

Generally, these new guidelines give states and school districts much more flexibility in what performance indicators they choose and what options states, school districts, and schools have to address low performing schools.

Given the size and diversity of the Duval County school district, Lopez said, there should be multiple options on how to deal with that kind of threat, because what may work at one school may not work at another.

Beginning 2011 - 2012, charter schools will have 3 options: remain in the district - operated side of the LAUSD SELPA; join the charter - operated side of the LAUSD SELPA; or apply to join another SELPA in the state (given that they submitted intent to exit).

But when its contract was approaching expiration a few years ago, the town decided to give local parents the option of sending their children to private schools as well, and the town would cover tuition up to the amount that it was spending per pupil at the neighboring district school (about $ 12,000).

Under federal law, local educational agencies are required to give parents the option of transferring to another school inside the district when the neighborhood school falls into Program Improvement as a result of not meeting performance benchmarks.

If the Board received more than 12 applications in a single year from qualified applicants, then the proposed law would require it to give priority to proposed charter schools or enrollment expansions in districts where student performance on statewide assessments is in the bottom 25 % of all districts in the previous two years and where demonstrated parent demand for additional public school options is greatest.

The House Workforce Committee took testimony but no votes this week on a pair of education bills: SB 344 would create an optional state - recognized STEM diploma endorsement that school districts could give students at their discretion and HB 5907 would require districts to inform students about college - credit - by - testing options like AP, IB, and CLEP, which is not a new requirement, but would add some additional specificity to an existing state law.

Given the many options, school districts and states likely have a number of questions about which model is «right» for them.

We're cutting administrative waste and inefficiencies in order to protect investments in programs that boost student learning such as full school day, early childhood development and maintaining class size, while at the same time expanding high quality school options across the district to give parents more choices.

Giving parents an option has made life more difficult for schools on the losing side of those choices — while easing it for districts and charter schools with the ability to attract students.

Community members are calling on state and district officials to give their schools the option to become community schools.7 They want the stable institutions their communities deserve — places where their children can get the education they need.

With the educational technology available today, districts and schools across the nation are able to do more to help student athletes find that balance by giving them options that fit into their busy schedules.

A «State Snapshot» gives a birds - eye view of student outcomes and characteristics across the state, and options to view five - year or 10 - year trends to provide an idea of where schools and districts have made progress over time.

• LAUSD is giving schools more options to have various levels of autonomy from the district, saying it will help teachers and administrators move away from a «one - size - fits - all» approach to education.

Typically, these open enrollment options still allow public schools to give enrollment preference to students within their assigned district lines.

Where teachers may have needed to design their own lessons, this gives them a ready - made option that could not only save time, but deploy across whole school districts.