Sentences with phrase «if other school districts»

But it's unclear if other school districts could replicate this, or even if D.C. could replicate this now.

Before we attempted to answer all of these questions we thought it might be worth searching the Internet to see if any other school districts had initiated their own film festivals.

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If your Texas school or district was affected by Harvey, and you're interested in implementing breakfast - in - the - classroom in SY 2017 - 18, the Partners for BIC can help; if you qualify, our grant can help cover upfront costs associated with breakfast - in - the - classroom startup and implementation costs such as equipment, outreach, promotion, and other related expenseIf your Texas school or district was affected by Harvey, and you're interested in implementing breakfast - in - the - classroom in SY 2017 - 18, the Partners for BIC can help; if you qualify, our grant can help cover upfront costs associated with breakfast - in - the - classroom startup and implementation costs such as equipment, outreach, promotion, and other related expenseif you qualify, our grant can help cover upfront costs associated with breakfast - in - the - classroom startup and implementation costs such as equipment, outreach, promotion, and other related expenses.

As we've talked about many times on The Lunch Tray, school food reform will only be successful if parents and districts work together collaboratively, each respecting the concerns and expertise of the other.

Shaw said it was his understanding that if the district is dissolved, its property and other assets would be divided among the three school districts in the park system «s boundaries.

If School District # 26 cancels due to snow, cold, or severe weather or any other reason, River Trails Park District will run a «School's Out» program offered at the Weiss Community Center from 7 am — 6 pm.

The school district uses a similar system as others to process electronic payments and offers automactic pay if your child's balance dips below a certain amount.

The CEP allows districts and schools to serve free meals without paperwork if at least 40 percent of their students are already automatically enrolled for free school meals due to their participation in other means - tested programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Even parents who are homeschooling children or have sent them to private schools are entitled to ancillary services courtesy of their public school district if it's been determined that the children have a learning disability or other disorder that requires intervention for them to function optimally in school.

In other school districts, such as Maine Township District 207 and Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, administrators have brought in major food service companies such as Marriott Corp., which can give children a taste of fast food even if it lacks designer labels from McDonald's or Weschool districts, such as Maine Township District 207 and Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, administrators have brought in major food service companies such as Marriott Corp., which can give children a taste of fast food even if it lacks designer labels from McDonald's or WeSchool in Lincolnshire, administrators have brought in major food service companies such as Marriott Corp., which can give children a taste of fast food even if it lacks designer labels from McDonald's or Wendy's.

In other words, if District 214 stays in the NSLP, starting this July it will have to implement the new Smart Snacks in Schools rules — rules which would bring to a screeching halt its lucrative business of selling fries, pizza and other junk food to its school children.

As labor accounts for about the same amount as the typical school district pays for food (about 44 % of the budget for the program), it is impossible to determine if other schools or other districts could try to do a similar program with a local restaurant, or even just with their own chef and cooking facilities, unless they know the labor costs.

If our county is to continue to grow we must reduce the costs that truly make us non-competitive: school, fire and other special district taxes.

So I say to Governor Cuomo and the members of the Assembly and Senate: if you make the shared services panels permanent you must include school, fire and other special districts on it as well.

He says if Syosset and other wealthy districts didn't spend so much on their schools — if they cut some of their impressive programs and high salaries — they would not have to collect so much in taxes.

Some parents read these ranking and decide that their child should attend the very best school possible, so they move to the relevant school district even if they have to live with a longer commute or other inconveniences.

I know I and the people in my neighborhood and all the others like us across the country are all part of the problem, but we can't help make these kinds of failing school district better by sending our children to them even if we wanted to, because we'd have to risk our children's futures to do it.

«If it's what I think it is, one side down the matrix is still one test... and the other side is performance evaluation by the school district,» she said.

It was unclear if the Senate would take up a bill that passed the Assembly making it easier for residents of Hoosick Falls and other communities to sue for damages related to water pollution, or if the Assembly would pass a bill mandating testing for lead in school districts.

«If the district does not properly recover the costs of providing special education services to non-resident students, it will be subsidizing these costs for other school districts,» the audit stated.

He and others familiar with the law say a violation would have occurred if he obtained the information from someone at the school district.

UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.

If funded, the schools will disseminate AIBO robotics to other HBCUs, including Hampton University, the University of the District of Columbia, and Florida A&M.

We then reviewed minutes from school board meetings, district web sites, and other district artifacts to verify if, in fact, the practices and policies described in media reports have occurred.

If we take that definition seriously, then other indicators that districts might chose to use to hold schools accountable (such as attendance, student and teacher satisfaction, or community engagement) should rise accordingly.

If your school or district doesn't subscribe to software with voice - recording capabilities, consider Quicktime or other readily available options.

The Spokane (Washington) Public Schools, along with many other school districts, has made a living embracing this simple concept: If we assess our students beforehand, create a common curriculum based upon what the students need to have, then teach that curriculum and fill in what the students don't have, and then assess the students again to be sure they got it, we'll probably be okay.

In order to maximize the number of responses to questions concerning charter and private schools, respondents were classified as charter - school parents if they currently had a child in a charter school, even if they had other children who attended other school types; as private - school parents if they currently had a child in a private school but not in a charter school; or as district - school parents if they had a child in a district school but not in either the charter or private sector.

If heaven is defined by a system that is easy to maintain, and that other people take responsibility for maintaining, then school districts might indeed achieve Web - site nirvana.

If these moves result in resegregation of schools, then the district is under no obligation to change the attendance boundaries or to implement any other policy that would integrate the schools.

If school districts offer resources and services that other entities can also provide, they should compete for schools» business.

This would be helpful, especially if you live in a district with lots of kids moving in during the school year from other states who may not have been covering the same curriculum.

Most enroll in other districts through the state's School of Choice program, which allows parents to send kids to other schools either within their district or outside their district if space is open.

Thus, even if school districts did succeed in reducing the gap in access to effective teaching with their own personnel policies, they would inevitably have to reduce other services to pay for them, e.g., larger class sizes, or lower base salaries.

If Bloomberg is reelected, his model of reform through dictatorial mayoral control will surely be urged on other troubled urban school districts.

In addition, when sub-national units, such as states and school districts, try something new, the damage is isolated if a plan does not work; if it succeeds, others are free to replicate it and adapt it to their needs.

Federalists will often make the case that we should let a thousand flowers bloom, sit back, and wait for the cross-pollination to occur: if states, districts, or schools apply test - based accountability and it works, then others will willingly adopt those best practices.

When hearings begin Feb. 14, the court will be asked to determine if the state has carried out Judge Recht's order for overhauling the West Virginia schools — a verdict that sent school districts in many other states to court hoping for similar outcomes.

School districts, including most charter schools, have no choice but to pay the rates set by the state legislature, even if they'd prefer to spend precious resources on higher teacher salaries, hiring more teachers, or making other critical investments in school serSchool districts, including most charter schools, have no choice but to pay the rates set by the state legislature, even if they'd prefer to spend precious resources on higher teacher salaries, hiring more teachers, or making other critical investments in school serschool services.

A fortuitous meeting between a California Congressman and the chairman of Apple Computer has resulted in a bill that could, if enacted, provide school districts with millions of dollars» worth of free computer hardware and other technical equipment, while also giving the manufacturers of the equipment a substantial tax break.

There was surprisingly little concern that some students would benefit by having the opportunity to learn the prompts or tasks in advance, if they happened to be tested later than other students in their school, district, or state.

And if you cut through the blather on the achievement record of Edison Schools, you'll find that it was materially higher than other comparable schools in their districts, including in Philadelphia.Schools, you'll find that it was materially higher than other comparable schools in their districts, including in Philadelphia.schools in their districts, including in Philadelphia.»

Indeed, it would be remarkable if, all other things being equal, low - income students did not perform better in high - poverty charter schools than in high - poverty district schools given the self - selected nature of the classmates and parental community in charter schools.

If your school district doesn't offer eLearning courses, there are also several useful online communities where you can connect with parents to find other options.

Even if 1 in every 10 of these graduates entered teaching for two years (average tenure at KIPP - like No Excuses charter schools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school syschools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school sySchools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school systems).

If there is a lesson for other districts, it is that for students to successfully shed the stigma of dropping out, they'll need a supportive community of both peers and adults within the school system.

It's not necessary because, if former teachers and graduates of programs in educational administration are more qualified, school districts will hire them ahead of other candidates.

Others note that there is a financial incentive for districts to delay making payments for as long as possible, even if they eventually have to pay the charter schools what they are owed in later installments.

Under their odd definition, if there were two neighboring districts, one of which was 98 percent black and the other 98 percent white, the DOJ would consider their schools perfectly «integrated» so long as their racial composition matched their respective districts.

Management had to operate within the framework of the district's collective bargaining agreements with its union employees, and teachers were allowed to transfer to other schools within the district if they wished.