Sentences with phrase «implementing high quality schools»

While it is fantastic that we have laid out these principles above, what really matters is seeing if we can actually use these to actually build a school design lab that actually supports school designer who can actually create and then actually implement high quality schools here in Oakland.

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We're increasing enrollment in high - quality early education, raising standards in our public schools as a leader in implementing the Common Core curriculum and working with the business community on STEM programs that are relevant to the job market.

The program can be implemented as an after - school club or integrated into instruction — and did we mention that it's high quality and free?

Responsible for implementing the full project, Portuguese technology design company, JP - Inspiring Knowledge (JP - IK), has chosen the award - winning NetSupport School to be bundled with the devices to allow the Kenyan schools to provide a high - quality learning environment for their students in technology - led teaching and learning — as well as being able to support and manage school devices via the built - in Technicians» CoSchool to be bundled with the devices to allow the Kenyan schools to provide a high - quality learning environment for their students in technology - led teaching and learning — as well as being able to support and manage school devices via the built - in Technicians» Coschool devices via the built - in Technicians» Console.

And so it goes with their future investment plans: networks to help schools identify and implement evidence - based practices; collaboratives to help improve teacher preparation programs; stronger curricula aligned to college - and - career ready standards; support for «pathways» to postsecondary success, including high - quality CTE; research on personalized learning.

In short, the Department has placed conditions on IN's flexibility request and is requiring the state to submit a plan for how it will implement high - quality standards and assessments in the next school year.

The linchpin of the state's work has been providing incentives for districts and schools statewide to adopt and implement a high - quality and coherent curriculum, particularly in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, and to use that curriculum as the hook on which everything else hangs: assessment, professional development, and teacher training.

And AppleTree Early Learning, a pre-k-only charter school, works with preschool providers in the area to implement its evidence - based instructional model, increasing the supply of high - quality seats in the District.

They can try to do so indirectly, via initiatives to recruit and retain talented teachers, to implement high - quality curricula, or to include measures of student engagement in school accountability systems.

provide staff ongoing, high - quality, job - embedded professional development that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure that they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

State education agencies, school districts, statewide afterschool networks, and intermediary organizations may be eligible to receive no - cost technical assistance in planning for or implementing high quality expanded learning opportunities for your afterschool system or school district in your community.

A: Every charter school must develop and implement a high - quality, rigorous educator evaluation system, which must be approved by their board of trustees (subject to the review and approval of the Commissioner).

The institute for leaders supports administrators and classroom leaders in developing the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to implement high - quality differentiated instruction initiatives across a school or school system.

Our Response to Intervention (RtI) Team and Behavior Instructional Leadership Team (BILT) paid close attention to individual student data through our school's RtI framework, providing flexible, «just in time,» high - quality, math, reading and social emotional learning interventions implemented with fidelity.

This school - based program comprises a high quality 2 - day Professional Development Workshop and a Starter Kit with detailed and proven lesson plans and materials for implementing the program.

These examples of the pathways set out for districts and schools by legislation are only as meaningful as they are high - quality, relevant, and implemented with boldness.

She travels around the country to elementary schools to train and support teachers in implementing high - quality literacy instruction in their classrooms.

A quick - fix mentality, especially prevalent in U.S. culture, resulted in many schools being poorly prepared for their plans for change and therefore implementing change in a superficial and less - than - high - quality way.

The Ohio Blended Learning Network is an association of schools and districts that want to implement high - quality blended learning that can lead to personalized learning for students.

Can large urban school districts successfully implement high - quality summer learning programs?

The Ohio Blended Learning Network is an affiliation of 60 Ohio schools, districts and support organizations that want to implement high - quality blended learning in their classrooms.

The findings seen here provide a detailed example of a high - quality PD program, and will be useful for educators or administrators preparing to design or participate in a PD program or for those seeking to implement an arts - integration program in their own classroom or school.

The Department of Contracted Schools will create a collaborative culture where high quality charter and partnership schools are given autonomy to effectively implement their educational programs while being held accountable for results which ultimately have a positive impact on the entire school diSchools will create a collaborative culture where high quality charter and partnership schools are given autonomy to effectively implement their educational programs while being held accountable for results which ultimately have a positive impact on the entire school dischools are given autonomy to effectively implement their educational programs while being held accountable for results which ultimately have a positive impact on the entire school district.

Through its blended - learning and other reform - focused activities, CEE - Trust connects some of today's smartest cities — including existing blended - learning leaders and education technology hubs, and others poised to join them in creating, implementing, and supporting the next wave of high - quality blended schools and programs.

Yet, even as the United States begins implementing SEL across its educational system and shifting from high - stakes, strictly test - based accountability, SEL experts debate whether we can accurately measure and assess these skills and competencies — and if so, whether we should use those results to gauge school quality.

Both competitions will fund projects across five priority areas: supporting effective teachers and principals; promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; helping implement rigorous academic content standards and high - quality assessments; turning around low - performing schools; and improving graduation rates in rural schools.

Since 1916, AFT has worked to continually strengthen teacher quality, promote higher standards and better ways of gauging student learning, and implement classroom and school improvements.

There are two main areas of the DOE requirements that Indiana is not meeting: Monitoring (following up with low performing schools) and implementing college and career ready standards with a high - quality assessment to test them.

As The Mind Trust's director of talent strategy, Jackie Gantzer works to ensure Indianapolis schools have access to robust talent pipelines and help school operators implement innovative strategies to recruit and retain high - quality teachers and leaders.

The TDMG model has been successfully implemented in scores of middle schools nationally and is recognized for publishing high - quality curriculum materials.

This tool, developed by the Program in Education, Afterschool, & Resiliency (PEAR) at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School is designed to assist site - level practitioners design and implement high - quality STEM learning activities on site.

Arts and community cultural organizations join in collaborative partnerships with school personnel to design and implement high quality, standards - based, integrated learning experiences for all students

On Wednesday, more than 200 advocates gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NJ Supreme Court decision that ordered the state to implement «well - planned, high - quality» preschool for all 3 — and 4 - year - old children in the 31 school districts that were part of theAbbott v. Burke educational equity case.

It will also share information about the Teacher Incentive Fund, a federal program that helps high - need schools develop and implement performance - based teacher and principal compensation systems, and Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which focuses on preparing, training, and recruiting high - quality teachers and principals.

The Commonwealth should fairly share responsibility with each local school board for the true costs of implementing a high quality program of instruction.

The amount of high - quality research on the effectiveness of restorative justice is limited, but academics at the Johns Hopkins School of Education are currently engaged in a rigorous evaluation of schools implementing the model.

Similarly, once the pathway for transferring licenses across state lines opens up, states would need to implement policies specifically designed to attract high - quality teachers to work in high - need school districts, particularly in rural locales, in order to limit shortages in those areas.

Second, we simply can not tolerate anyone telling us these policies are for our own good... The communities they're changing so rapidly are our communities, and our experience with school closures and charter school expansion confirms what an abundance of research has made quite clear: these policies have not produced higher - quality educational opportunities for our children and youth, but they have been hugely destructive... Third, while the proponents of these policies may like to think they are implementing them for us or even with us, the reality is that they have been done to us.»

Karin connects college and career - readiness and assessment development research with classroom - tested tools and strategies for developing and implementing high - quality assessments used to document progress across the school year across content areas.

California After School Physical Activity Guidelines (PDF; Revised Feb - 2010) These Guidelines provide resources for implementing high - quality physical activity programs within California Department of Education — funded after school proSchool Physical Activity Guidelines (PDF; Revised Feb - 2010) These Guidelines provide resources for implementing high - quality physical activity programs within California Department of Education — funded after school proschool programs.

California After School Physical Activity Guidelines (PDF; Revised Feb - 2010) Resources for implementing high - quality physical activity programs within California Department of Education — funded after school proSchool Physical Activity Guidelines (PDF; Revised Feb - 2010) Resources for implementing high - quality physical activity programs within California Department of Education — funded after school proschool programs.

First - year teachers often feel underprepared when they first enter the classroom, and are less likely than more experienced teachers to report being well prepared to implement state or district curriculum.45 As a result, nearly one in seven new teachers leaves the classroom before completing their third year, with most citing classroom management, the burden of curriculum freedom, and unsupportive school environments as their greatest stressors.46 Too often, teachers begin their careers in a sink - or - swim situation, with little to no formal induction or support system and inadequate professional learning.47 By providing new teachers with evidence - based professional learning — including through comprehensive, high - quality induction programs — schools and districts can create a more supportive pathway to success in the classroom.

This amazing, extensive, and well - researched resource is a must for schools to implement high - quality assessment and data at the school level.»

By implementing comprehensive, holistic systems of regular growth and feedback, states, school districts, and schools can cultivate high - quality, research - based professional learning systems.

• Allow school districts to implement high - quality afterschool and summer programs as a strategy to increase ratings and provide state resources for a demonstration grant program to support districts in implementing high - quality programs.

Research shows that career pathways can improve teacher evaluation procedures and improve student achievement.13 For example, research from the Emerging Leaders Program — a job - embedded teacher leadership development program — shows that with high - quality training, teacher leaders can quickly improve achievement among students in high - need school districts in places such as New York City, the District of Columbia, and Shelby County, Tennessee.14 Likewise, student achievement growth in schools implementing Teach Plus» T3 Initiative — a teacher - designed turnaround model that trains and supports teacher leaders to improve school outcomes and transform schools — is consistently more than double that of area district and charter schools.15

There are several models of high - quality residency and induction programs that school districts can implement in cooperation with partner groups, such as teacher preparation programs and other support agencies.

This is a cornerstone of both Race to the Top and ESEA waivers, which require evaluation measures to be «closely related to increasing student academic achievement and school performance and... implemented in a consistent and high - quality manner across schools.»

For the past nine years, New Jersey primarily focused on implementing high quality Pre-kindergarten in its poorest school districts.