Sentences with phrase «help district superintendents»

But unless they also help district superintendents and principals change the «culture of can't,» instructional leadership will continue to be compromised, and the reform agenda will inevitably be frustrated.

Not exact matches

The school district's superintendent, a few seats over, couldn't help but smile.

The retirement of one administrator, Charles Pagels, the district's assistant superintendent for personnel and student services, would help keep costs in check.

When I suggested that a Food Allergy Task Force be created in our district to help increase food allergy awareness, the superintendent agreed.

Glen Ellyn District 41 officials are on the hunt for a search firm to help choose a new leader after Superintendent Ann Riebock announced she will retire at the end of this school year.

Glen Ellyn District 41 officials are on the hunt for a search firm to help them choose a new leader after Ann Riebock, the current superintendent, announced her retirement at the end of this school year.

Dr. Eastwood will help Superintendent Deane - Williams, the school board and the district develop and implement plans to address fiscal, operational, and instructional challenges faced by the district.»

«To plan for the future, we need predictability,» said Ron Masera, superintendent of the Remsenburg - Speonk district, has written to area representatives in the legislature to seek their help.

According to Bob Salierno, assistant superintendent of business, an $ 800,000 carry - over from the current budget, plus $ 200,000 from the employee retirement fund helped the school district balance its budget.

On her third day as superintendent of the Rochester City School District, Barbara Deane - Williams shared how she would first help the struggling dDistrict, Barbara Deane - Williams shared how she would first help the struggling districtdistrict.

School superintendents across the state had hoped that lawmakers would provide additional help, by allowing districts to set aside extra cash reserves to meet the costs of pensions covering teachers, guidance counselors and other professional school staffers.

The superintendent took the fall for the mistake, and now the district, which has already endured layoffs and program reductions in recent years, is facing a gaping hole in its budget and looking for the state to help.

Paul Vallas, district superintendent, says the individualized approach helps keep at - risk students engaged and allows them to work at their own pace.

As superintendent of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston for the past five years, O'Neill reorganized the Catholic Schools Office, increased early education enrollment by 17 percent, supplied tools and data to help the district thrive, and expanded partnerships between the central office and schools.

The district has a new superintendent who is very focused on community involvement and «helping parents as stakeholders,» Wirth added.

But software vendors can still play a role in helping build awareness at the superintendent and district levels.

In Nashville, the business community helped secure the district's top candidate for associate superintendent.

New York «had set forth a clear and comprehensive statement of its vision,» wrote one reviewer, who noted that the «ambitious agenda» would be helped by «the extensive authority over public education held by The Board of Regents» and «the large network of 37 District Superintendents who oversee Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).»

After 18 months without a second - in - command to help a new superintendent, the Los Angeles Unified School District finally has a seasoned urban schools administrator in place.

«We used to have a more coordinated program to help kids understand about drugs,» said Armentha Russell, the assistant superintendent of the Wellston, Mo., school district on the outskirts of St. Louis.

Judith Johnson, then superintendent of the Mount Vernon public schools, testified to the New York State Senate that rapid and unfunded reforms were not helping high - need districts.

Superintendent Beverly Hall said the three - year grant will help the 50,000 - student district establish a better way to evaluate and support teachers.

A plan announced by the board this month calls for the 7,400 - student district to bus an additional 140 students to help racially balance its schools, according to Guy N. DiBiasio, the district's superintendent.

Teitel has coached individual superintendents, helped set up ongoing learning networks among superintendents and among principals, and has worked with intact leadership teams to help them support school and district improvement.

The Harvard Institute for Superintendents and District Leaders brings together experts in the field to help district leaders reflect on their practice, develop new capacities, and explore approaches to building leadership inDistrict Leaders brings together experts in the field to help district leaders reflect on their practice, develop new capacities, and explore approaches to building leadership indistrict leaders reflect on their practice, develop new capacities, and explore approaches to building leadership in others.

Those experiences were invaluable in helping me focus on what is important to the success of a large school district, in spite of the almost maddening distractions that can beset superintendents.

Like equalization formulas in other states, the one in Kansas was designed to help poor, primarily urban districts, not the sprawling, land - rich agricultural areas of the state, like Beloit, where Mr. Bottom serves as superintendent of schools.

The current superintendent helped to develop a common agenda for moving the district forward, including increasing expectations for student success, academic rigor, reporting, professional development, and alignment to state and national standards and assessment programs.

Gone were the three retired superintendents, all with extensive experience helping larger, poorer school districts.

Rochester School Superintendent Bolgen Vargas is hoping that three high - performing educators will help the city school district raise graduation rates.

Tacoma's transition program is among several steps the district is taking to reduce the failure rate and help prepare students for a new statewide graduation requirement, said Tacoma deputy superintendent Ethelda Burke.

On her third day as superintendent of the Rochester City School District, Barbara Deane - Williams shared how she would first help the struggling dDistrict, Barbara Deane - Williams shared how she would first help the struggling districtdistrict.

Helping Muskegon Heights chart a path to financial solvency and improved academic performance expanded the generally accepted role of intermediate school districts, said David Sipka, who was superintendent of the ISD for three years before his retirement last June.

As the associate superintendent for special education in an agency that provides services to 12 school districts in western Michigan, Kathy Fortino must strike a balance between helping systems in meeting their special education obligations and acting as a monitor when those same districts fall short.

The district superintendent was forced into the drastic option after the local union refused to accept an offer by the district that would pay teachers $ 30 per hour to help students after school.

It was a perfect match for what we were embarking on,» says Ginger Shattuck, the superintendent, now retired, who helped the district forge a comprehensive partnership with CEL eight years ago.

Making it easier for passive job seekers to find your open postings can also help build a robust candidate pool, according to Keith Palmer, associate superintendent of human resources at Pasadena Independent School District.

He went on to serve as a Senior Vice President at Voyager Expanded Learning Systems; did a tour in Baghdad Iraq at the request of the White House and Department of Defense, serving as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Education to assist with the rebuilding of the Iraqi school system in 2003; was Superintendent of the Richardson Independent School District; and, perhaps most significantly, served seven years as Chief Executive Officer of AVID, a global nonprofit that helps prepare students for postsecondary education and is one of the leading providers of professional development for educators in the US.

Both Driver and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers say this time will afford MPS students options for credit recovery, and help boost the district's four - year graduation rate.

He used to rely on superintendents and other administrators within the school district to help him train his staff.

Early in the episode, Evers pointed to his experience as state superintendent as a qualification, but Holtz argued that of the two, only he had experience «taking a large urban district and helping it so that it becomes successful for achievement for our minority kids.»

ESS is committed to helping school districts find the best superintendent candidates.

And so whenever we can put that in place I think it helps drive the whole system forward, which is important,» Superintendent King told LA School Report when asked how the new regulations would impact her district.

«Quality talent is the single most important driver in creating and supporting great schools,» said Chris Barbic, Superintendent of the Achievement School District in Memphis, Tenn. «We're excited to partner with Education Pioneers to help expand the pipeline of great people working to improve public education.»

In the La Joya school district, for example, under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Alda Benavides, we at IDRA have had the opportunity to help teachers create a professional learning community with mentoring and coaching in the classroom.

Wouldn't a district superintendent, a member of a local school board, or even a state superintendent of schools prefer to be associated with successful rather than sour education endeavors, with policies that help kids rather than harm them?

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.

Before the housing was approved, former West Tallahatchie Superintendent Reggie Barnes, an outspoken advocate for the state's most impoverished schools, told Mississippi Department of Education officials that districts like his struggled to help teachers find housing.

Kathy Gomez, Superintendent of Evergreen School District and longtime YouthTruth partner, recently wrote for District Administration about the ways project - based education helps start young children on the path towards college and career.

In addition to the support from his colleagues in the Superintendent Network, Tolcacher relies heavily on his administrative team to help lead the district focus.