Sentences with phrase «high need districts facing»

«Now that the GEA is finally gone for good, state policymakers need to turn their attention to making sure the Foundation Aid formula operates as intended and drives additional resources to high need districts facing enrollment growth,» Borges said.

Not exact matches

«The state considers approximately one third of all districts in the state as high need, and the additional funding will benefit most school districts in the state, especially in the face of a state - imposed 2 percent property tax cap that restricts local revenues,» Moody's found.

Establish teacher residency models for hard - to - staff districts to recruit and retain talented and diverse candidates in high - need schools while better preparing them for the challenges they will face.

CPS faces the challenges of high student poverty and dismal test scores — though its selective - enrollment schools have posted some of the highest test scores in Illinois — and the district believes it needs more money to help its low - income population.

They identify five factors that explain the engagement in Cleveland, which faced the threat of a state takeover and the need to pass a new tax levy, leading the mayor and the district he oversaw to reach out to high - performing charters as part of his reform plan.

That's not to say that recruiting top principals for high - needs schools in large districts, where school leaders face added demands and often - inadequate incentives, is an easy task.

She began as a teacher at the ground level of one of the country's most economically and demographically challenging inner city populations, the North Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she faced what so many teachers face: high class numbers, and needing to support learning, emotional and physical needs of a multilingual population of students in poverty while achieving state and district test score goals.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

The report suggests that school districts use LCFF funds to address the inequalities that students in high - need schools face.

One concern is that districts receiving the minimum amount, such as KPS, which serves high - poverty neighborhoods, won't get the resources they need for the challenges they face, and that smaller, lower - funded charter and cyber schools will receive more than they need.

I believe Congress and the state of California need to take a hard look at the challenges that high poverty districts like Oakland face, because our District is hardly unique.

As districts face the recurring problem of ensuring every student has access to a high - quality teacher, a growing number have begun to proactively form deep, mutually beneficial partnerships with teacher preparation programs to produce teacher candidates who match their specific needs.

In particular, the district faces a continual challenge with the turnover of new teachers in high need schools.

Students Matter focuses on the wrong problems and the wrong solutions, completely ignoring the incredible challenges high - needs districts face in recruiting and retaining good teachers.

Navigio is right: Even with good times, some districts with declining enrollments and few high - needs students (therefore getting less revenue) and that didn't made cuts in hard times still may face financial challenges next year.

With the daunting challenges novice teachers face, a comprehensive induction program that shows such promise may be one solution to supporting and retaining new teachers, particularly in high - needs schools and districts.