Sentences with phrase «grades in a particular school»

The result is a little like knowing the number of students and distribution of grades in a particular school, but having no idea if the student who sits in the third row actually likes math.

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In particular, middle schools have been found to emphasize grades and correct answers while elementary schools place greater emphasis on enjoyment of learning.

Current state frameworks for teaching mathematics to children in elementary and middle school (kindergarten through grade 8) can include more than 100 objectives for a particular grade, says Francis «Skip» Fennell, NCTM president.

In the USA in particular, overall school grades performances tied to funding can put more pressure on classes, parents and students to perform betteIn the USA in particular, overall school grades performances tied to funding can put more pressure on classes, parents and students to perform bettein particular, overall school grades performances tied to funding can put more pressure on classes, parents and students to perform better.

In particular, I examine 1) whether a child was below grade for age while still of school age (a proxy for grade retention); 2) three indicators of adult educational attainment (high school dropout, high school degree only, and some college); 3) adult wage and salary earnings and indicators of employment and receipt of public assistance income; and 4) an indicator for residence in institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceratioIn particular, I examine 1) whether a child was below grade for age while still of school age (a proxy for grade retention); 2) three indicators of adult educational attainment (high school dropout, high school degree only, and some college); 3) adult wage and salary earnings and indicators of employment and receipt of public assistance income; and 4) an indicator for residence in institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceratioin institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceration.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Working with HGSE students, she has developed case studies focusing on particular dilemmas of justice in schools and school districts like ethics of grade inflation, eighth - grade promotion and retention policies, lottery - based school assignment, disciplining socially fragile children, and teacher firings.

This depends on how schools assign students to such programs, in particular, whether a child's eligibility is based on a comparison to other children in his grade or to other children his age.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

Once that overall impression is made, going in and digging into the data and looking at a dashboard of measures will reveal what happened in that school to earn that particular letter grade.

We looked at whether 7th graders in a particular school performed better than the same school's 8th graders (relative to the national average for their respective grades) when, on average, the 7th - grade classes were smaller than the 8th - grade classes.

Being able to draw in parents, the public, policymakers, and others who are interested in education, we need something to be able to say, «This particular school is high - performing or not a high - performing school,» and then provide additional information that supports that letter grade.

Currently only 3 — 4 percent of US high school students in any particular grade (and less than 10 percent of all graduates) take an integrated math course.

In other words, we are assuming that the negative effect of a transition is not anticipated by parents and reflected in the choice of a school with a particular grade configuration in grade In other words, we are assuming that the negative effect of a transition is not anticipated by parents and reflected in the choice of a school with a particular grade configuration in grade in the choice of a school with a particular grade configuration in grade in grade 3.

The nature of language growth is such that in earlier grades, scores will likely fluctuate (especially in high - poverty schools) as academic domains that have been taught may or may not appear on any particular reading test.

In particular, schools with 25 percentage points more African American students received ratings that were 15 percent of a letter grade lower, while schools with 24 percentage points more Hispanic students received ratings that were 16 percent of a letter grade lower.

A majority of grade 1 and 2 teachers across levels of school effectiveness were frequently observed teaching phonics in isolation, including working with words on a whiteboard, chart, or worksheet; working with word cards dealing with word study or word families; making words; writing words; and reading words with a particular phonic element.

The maximum CRI value is 100, which means that every 12th - grade student during the 2014 - 2015 academic year in a particular school took and passed at least one AP test before or during his or her senior year.

If a school is already filled to capacity in that particular grade the Pupil Services department will attempt to place your student in another school within the same quadrant.

Many school systems have gotten the message that they need to be more data driven, and they are now awash in data - not just yearly student test scores, but figures on how different groups of students are doing in particular subjects or grade levels, how successful a school is at attracting and retaining teachers or closing the achievement gap among disadvantaged students, or how equitable funding is from school to school.

If you're a top - ranked school, having more «noise» in your grading system reduces the ability of potential employers (or admissions officers) to accurately judge particular students.

To further strengthen the relationship between evaluation and instruction, TAP requires schools to have weekly, hour - long cluster meetings in which TAP - trained master teachers work with teams of teachers of a particular subject or grade level.

NUT general secretary Christine Blower said: «Shifting the goal posts for grades in particular the C / D boundary has had a huge impact on individual students and the future of schools.

To calculate the ACGR, states identify the «cohort» of first - time 9th graders in a particular school year, and adjust this number by adding any students who transfer into the cohort after 9th grade and subtracting any students who transfer out, immigrate to another country, or die.

Each [group] was asked to do research at their particular grade level to study ways in which differentiated instruction could be used to help the school close the racial student achievement gap.

The data by grade can help you determine if your district should focus on particular grades, while the data by school can reveal if a particular cluster of schools within the district might need more support in addressing chronic absence.

«Students across all grade levels made very significant literacy progress, and the high school students in particular demonstrated truly outstanding growth: four times the expected rate for students completing the recommended number of activities and nearly double the expected rate overall.

This dataset provides the number of grade - appropriate students who live in each DCPS boundary, the names of schools attended by students living in each boundary, and the number of students from the boundary who attend each school if there are more than 10 students from that boundary attending a particular school.

[i] To calculate the ACGR, states identify the «cohort» of first - time 9th graders in a particular school year, and adjust this number by adding any students who transfer into the cohort after 9th grade and subtracting any students who transfer out, immigrate to another country, or die.

In this particular case, Endrew F., a child with autism who attended preschool through fourth grade in Colorado's Douglas County School District, was making little academic progresIn this particular case, Endrew F., a child with autism who attended preschool through fourth grade in Colorado's Douglas County School District, was making little academic progresin Colorado's Douglas County School District, was making little academic progress.

Within individual schools, the study randomly assigned a class of students to each of the participating teachers in particular grades and subjects.

In particular, Hutt's work focuses on the numbers and metrics that are used to describe, define, and regulate American school systems and asks: Where did these numbers — whether grades, test scores, value - added measures — come from?

Annie E. Casey Foundation staff and consultants worked with the Urban Institute, the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, the National Center for School Engagement, and Metis Associates to examine early absenteeism patterns in nine, mostly urban, localities by grade and for particular populations.

-- Matt Trask, a secondary senior physics teacher is having students make musical instruments to learn about wavelength — Kelly Skehill using design and software for students to apply calculus models to create new pop bottle designs — teachers are using technology to capture assessment information during the learning process — one particular good example at PJ Elementary — Kindergarten teacher (Sonia Southam) using iPads to engage parents and transform communication by capturing daily learning and sharing immediately via email with parents — the creation of Gleneagles Learning Lab Open House to showcase the process of learning — a teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning experiences

In a unanimous opinion, SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that public schools must provide students with disabilities an «educational program [that is] appropriately ambitious in light of [a particular student's] circumstances, just as advancement from grade to grade is appropriately ambitious for most children in the regular classroom.&raquIn a unanimous opinion, SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that public schools must provide students with disabilities an «educational program [that is] appropriately ambitious in light of [a particular student's] circumstances, just as advancement from grade to grade is appropriately ambitious for most children in the regular classroom.&raquin light of [a particular student's] circumstances, just as advancement from grade to grade is appropriately ambitious for most children in the regular classroom.&raquin the regular classroom.»

One student in particular came to us from the largest high school in the area, with abysmal grades and a behavior record to match.

In other words, if we follow sequential cohorts of students from a grade level in a school, we should hypothesize to see a drop in achievement when a teacher with a very high value - added estimate leaves the school (or a particular grade), and an increase in achievement when a teacher with low value added leaveIn other words, if we follow sequential cohorts of students from a grade level in a school, we should hypothesize to see a drop in achievement when a teacher with a very high value - added estimate leaves the school (or a particular grade), and an increase in achievement when a teacher with low value added leavein a school, we should hypothesize to see a drop in achievement when a teacher with a very high value - added estimate leaves the school (or a particular grade), and an increase in achievement when a teacher with low value added leavein achievement when a teacher with a very high value - added estimate leaves the school (or a particular grade), and an increase in achievement when a teacher with low value added leavein achievement when a teacher with low value added leaves.

Declines in student enrollment may be dispersed across all grade levels and schools within the district, but may be minimal in particular schools or classrooms, making reductions in spending difficult.

They asked whether a cohort of children in a particular school in a particular grade achieved less the year after a high value - added teacher left than did the previous cohort of students, and, conversely, whether children gained more the year after a high - value - added teacher joined the staff.

The first banner that is included in this Back To School English teaching resources set is a general banner that is not specific to any particular grade level.

The Salt Lake City School District's four high schools received Ds or Fs Tuesday from the state's new school grading system — with West High's F grade in particular drawing dSchool District's four high schools received Ds or Fs Tuesday from the state's new school grading system — with West High's F grade in particular drawing dschool grading system — with West High's F grade in particular drawing debate.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

That data can be manipulated so school leaders can see absence rates and patterns for particular children, for all students in a single grade, or for an entire school or district.

WILL does rather the opposite, merging all students together in a school — regardless of grade level, or how long a student has been in a particular school or sector, or students» previous academic performance — for a single year and a single average.

This project, funded by the National Institute of Justice and conducted in 30 New York City middle schools (6th & 7th grades), looked at precursors to teen dating violence, in particular sexual harassment, peer violence, and adolescent relationship violence.

Some CMOs serve students in grades K - 12, while others focus exclusively on a particular grade range, such as middle or high school.

We prioritized our advocacy around one particular set of legislation — Senate Bill 5155 and House Bill 2767 — that would encourage the use of SEL as a strategy to replace out - of - school suspensions in kindergarten through second grade.

If the result is such that they know instinctively that the grade is not representative of what's going on in a particular school, then it's failed to provide the transparency and the information that it wants.

The school was given an «inadequate» grade in September, and Ofsted singled WCAT out for particular criticism.

In particular, an intensive series of school visits by children grades K - 12 will be organized by museum educators and Education Fellows and accompanied by inquiry - based gallery lessons focused on developing observation and critical - thinking skills.