Sentences with phrase «good school districts cost»

Not exact matches

The National School Boards Association has been particularly vocal about this point, saying that it will actually cost school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as for weekly requirements for «dark green and orange vegetables.&School Boards Association has been particularly vocal about this point, saying that it will actually cost school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as for weekly requirements for «dark green and orange vegetables.&school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as for weekly requirements for «dark green and orange vegetables.»

One district might have a gleaming, well - equipped central food preparation facility like Houston's (at the cost of $ 51 million to taxpayers) and another might have school «kitchens» that look a lot more like a janitor's closet.

But to the extent some districts (because of labor costs, size of the free / reduced population, lack of facilities, etc.) can't match those exemplary meals, I'd love to get parents more up in arms over school meal funding as well.

One district might have a gleaming, well - equipped central food preparation facility like Houston's (at the cost of $ 51 million to taxpayers) and another might have school «kitchens» that -LSB-...]

For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcSchool District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcschool organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcschool kitchen.22

Many school districts and community users rely on a combination of federal and local funding, as well as various partnerships, to offset costs associated with shared use of school kitchens.

Furthermore, many public schools lack the facilities for cooking and food storage that Chef Boundas has at his disposal, and while I didn't find out exactly what Chef Boundas pays his labor, it may well be less than labor costs would be in a highly unionized district.

One school or district may have a partnership with a large corporation, like Whole Foods, allowing them to source some healthier food items for a favorable price; if your school district can't get the same deal, then this will affect whether you can offer the same kind of meal for the same price as a district which does have a low cost source for better food.

This team, made up of representatives of the Legislature, local government, education and private industry, will conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review of mandates imposed on school districts and other local taxing districts to identify mandates that are ineffective, unnecessary, outdated and duplicative in order to develop the best and most cost - effective ways to deliver mandated programs and services.

Depends on next Governor elected in fall 2018 Anne shared data of school shared services Use resources better - ex: food service better product bulk purchase so reduced cost Special ed teacher cover multiple districts 650 sq miles Schools already doing and savings Piggy back service Volume procurement saves money Once consolidated — Who do you complain to?

School districts had quietly raised concerns over the potential cost of enacting the test requirements as well as the reporting.

New York spent $ 21,206 per pupil compared to a national average of $ 11,392 in school year 2014 - 2015.38 Better targeting spending to the highest needs districts would contain costs while ensuring that all students have access to a sound basic education.39 The State wastes $ 1.2 billion annually on property tax rebates and allocates $ 4 billion annually on economic development spending with a sparse record of results.40 Curtailing spending in these areas would reduce pressure to increase taxes and lessen the tax differential with other states.

I can sell this house and buy one that (literally) costs 50 % more money for the same house (or slightly smaller), in a much worse location, but in a better school district.

This means the state is essentially shifting the cost of its good intentions onto local municipalities and school districts.

The KJ School District, which serves only disabled children in the Satmar village and will serve East Ramapo's disabled children as well, agreed to realign its boundaries with the M / W School District at a cost, which has yet to be determined.

Still, Cuomo remains proud of the property tax relief enacted under his administration, including the property tax cap that, while good for taxpayers, has left some local governments and school districts scrambling to constrain spending despite rising health care and pension costs.

During the past few years, the Los Angeles school district has engaged in overwhelming, intentionally harassing audits, which go well beyond any reasonable accountability and have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars.

Districts are reimbursed through another funding stream for students who have left traditional district schools for charters: 100 percent of per - pupil in the first year, 25 percent for the next five years, as well as an annual per - pupil facilities cost of approximately $ 900 dollars.

District Superintendent Dr. Libia Gil told Education World she was «easily persuaded by their display of courage and enthusiasm in presenting a well - thought - out proposal to benefit the school community — at no additional cost to the districtDistrict Superintendent Dr. Libia Gil told Education World she was «easily persuaded by their display of courage and enthusiasm in presenting a well - thought - out proposal to benefit the school community — at no additional cost to the districtdistrict.»

Simply by giving up the extra payment for the master's degree, school districts in Florida could save better than 3 percent of their teaching personnel costs without losing any of their classroom effectiveness.

Yet, despite all the negatives, purchasing a portable classroom costs roughly one - half what it costs to build a new permanent classroom, and so, good or bad, budget - crunched school districts are likely to continue making the «portable» choice.

Their students must be allowed to transfer to a better school, with the school district paying the transportation costs.

Nyankori says he has lured back 155 of the district's 2,400 special - ed youngsters who are in private schools, at a yearly cost of $ 141 million, with more programs and better case management, and has set a target return date for each of the others.

Simply by giving up the extra payment awarded to teachers with master's degrees, school districts in Florida could save better than 3 percent of their teaching personnel costs without losing any of their classroom effectiveness.

Taking a new tack toward resolving Michigan's long - running dispute over school - finance equity, Gov. John M. Engler has announced a plan to help close the gap between rich and poor districts by making better - off systems bear more of the burden of school - employee retirement costs.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

It's a scenario that could take place in any district: A facilities planner wants to pay to have a new school «commissioned,» but the district's accountant believes the additional cost — about 1 percent of the total expense of the project — could be better spent on other needs.

If there is competition among many public school districts and private schools in a given geographic area, the schools will offer better services at a lower cost.

The district now sends more than 20 percent of its annual budget to charter schools to cover the costs of educating students who fled in search of better options.

Now is a Great Time to Compute the Per - Unit Cost of Everything in Education This paper by Marguerite Roza examines how calculating the per unit costs of what schools or districts can deliver can provide the best insight into the implications of all that spending.

This paper by Marguerite Roza examines how calculating the per unit costs of what schools or districts can deliver can provide the best insight into the implications of all that spending.

On the positive side, the District of Columbia's charter school sector has produced better academic results at a fraction of the per pupil costs in the District.

Licensing: A Better Way to «Buy» Computer Texts What if, instead of purchasing hard copies of computer texts, school districts license the books from the publisher at a cost of $ 5 per user?

These firms believe that, using economies of scale as well as other tools that are more readily available to the private sector, they can build organizations that use time and resources more efficiently and effectively than public school districts, leading to higher student achievement at a similar cost.

Concentrating students with disabilities in a certain cluster of schools is not good for kids, and because these students represent higher - than - average costs, this imbalance is not financially sustainable for districts.

«Since this program saves taxpayers money and the legislature will need to appropriate more funding to return these students to the local public schools, which will lead to increase costs to the local district; the legislature should instead provide the funding for the scholarship program to allow parents to choose schools they believe will best educate their children,» Duplessis added.

The district needed a way to quickly improve quality at district schools and reduce costs to better compete with the growing charter sector, she said.

Good Morning A newly released study by researchers at the University of Arkansas concludes that eliminating the Louisiana Scholarship Program as a way to improve the financial situation of the Louisiana Department of Education budget would likely lead to an overall cost increase for individual school districts.

Cost Allocation Model for Shared District Resources: A Means for Comparing Spending Across Schools: CRPE working paper proposes a cost allocation model for policymakers to use to better understand costs and funding distribution for professional learning http://www.crpe.org/publications/cost-allocation-model-shared-district-resources-means-comparing-spending-across-schCost Allocation Model for Shared District Resources: A Means for Comparing Spending Across Schools: CRPE working paper proposes a cost allocation model for policymakers to use to better understand costs and funding distribution for professional learning http://www.crpe.org/publications/cost-allocation-model-shared-district-resources-means-comparing-spending-across-schcost allocation model for policymakers to use to better understand costs and funding distribution for professional learning http://www.crpe.org/publications/cost-allocation-model-shared-district-resources-means-comparing-spending-across-schcost-allocation-model-shared-district-resources-means-comparing-spending-across-schools

Matching Teacher - Led Professional Learning Costs With Sustainable Funding Sources: Overview chart of funding sources for teacher - led professional learning, as well as a description of some broad and specific cost categories; districts and schools interested in fully and sustainably funding teacher - led professional learning can use this chart as a guide to considering how different funding sources might be used to support a range of professional learning activities http://opportunityculture.org/teacher-led-professional-learning/funding-for-teacher-led-professional-learning/

Later start and end times for Yuma Elementary School District 1 and Yuma Union High School District campuses were approved for the upcoming 2015 - 2016 school year, with the high school moving bell time from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., saving transportation costs asSchool District 1 and Yuma Union High School District campuses were approved for the upcoming 2015 - 2016 school year, with the high school moving bell time from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., saving transportation costs asSchool District campuses were approved for the upcoming 2015 - 2016 school year, with the high school moving bell time from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., saving transportation costs asschool year, with the high school moving bell time from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., saving transportation costs asschool moving bell time from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., saving transportation costs as well.

Based on original research in four districts, we show that teacher cost averaging drives significant amounts of money (several hundred dollars per pupil in many cases) out of schools serving poorer students and toward better - off schools.

As the legislature deals with the need to provide fair funding for the common good, system components must be preserved, including recapture, school district - based adjustments (like small and sparse adjustment and cost of education index adjustments), weighted pupil funding for special population students (including compensatory education, bilingual education, special education, and gifted and talented), transportation and especially facilities.

Following the third and final public input session before the Park City School District Master Planning Committee, the committee's co-chairmen say they will be able to make a recommendation - and will have a better handle on the costs by mid-August.

How closing schools hurts neighborhoods I Can't Think I Wish I had a Pair of Scissors So I could Cut Out Your Tongue An Interview with Zoe Weil Little But Lucky Make School A Democracy No Forced School Closures Oakland Must Again Commit to Creating Small Schools Oaktown Oaks thrived for decades: Small schools kept community alive Opposition to School Closures Impressive Fight: Professor Our Non Negotiables: What We Stand For SA's growing numbers of very large and very small public schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consolischools hurts neighborhoods I Can't Think I Wish I had a Pair of Scissors So I could Cut Out Your Tongue An Interview with Zoe Weil Little But Lucky Make School A Democracy No Forced School Closures Oakland Must Again Commit to Creating Small Schools Oaktown Oaks thrived for decades: Small schools kept community alive Opposition to School Closures Impressive Fight: Professor Our Non Negotiables: What We Stand For SA's growing numbers of very large and very small public schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District ConsoliSchools Oaktown Oaks thrived for decades: Small schools kept community alive Opposition to School Closures Impressive Fight: Professor Our Non Negotiables: What We Stand For SA's growing numbers of very large and very small public schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consolischools kept community alive Opposition to School Closures Impressive Fight: Professor Our Non Negotiables: What We Stand For SA's growing numbers of very large and very small public schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consolischools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District ConsoliSchools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District ConsoliSchools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District ConsoliSchools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District ConsoliSchools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District ConsoliSchools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consolidation?

To help better prepare and support leaders in today's challenging environment, the Penn Educational Leadership Simulations Program (PELS Program) utilized the Experience Design Process to offer cost - effective and experiential simulations to prepare and support principals and superintendents that build on the real - life practices and expertise of veteran school and district leaders.

In 2012, the progressive Center for American Progress delved into the uselessness and the outrageous costs of the master's bump, stating that «the billions of dollars tied up in master's bumps are not available for compensation vehicles better aligned with a school district's strategic goals such as improving student achievement.»

«When we look at the budget conversations that are just forming up now for our school district, we have escalating costs in maintaining our facilities, we'll be going into negotiation conversations with our teachers and we want to treat them well for the costs they experience living up here or commuting up here to service our children.»

The new Apples2Apples comparison tool «improves on FAST by incorporating more information about student needs to better adjust for cost and performance factors that are beyond school district control.»

When the stock market was performing well in the 1990s, the PSERS system (Public School Employees» Retirement System) used the opportunity to give school districts and the state, which contributes more than half of pension costs for schools around Pennsylvania, a pension hoSchool Employees» Retirement System) used the opportunity to give school districts and the state, which contributes more than half of pension costs for schools around Pennsylvania, a pension hoschool districts and the state, which contributes more than half of pension costs for schools around Pennsylvania, a pension holiday.