Sentences with phrase «important for school board members»

More importantly, it is important for school board members to be cognizant that removing ineffective teachers may cause resistance within a school.

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McIntyre, who ran unsuccessfully last May for an at - large - school board seat, said it's important for the Buffalo Teachers Federation and its members to realize advise from the parent group is not against teachers or administrators.

More than 800 UFT members boarded buses headed for Albany at dawn on March 27 to lobby state lawmakers for more public school funding, charter school accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax, support for Community Learning Schools and other important education initiatives.

By bringing the local culture of Native students into the public schools they attend, Title VII has been one of the most important programs for reforming education in Indian Country, writes Corey Still, a student board member of the National Indian Education Association.

In this interview for IDRA's equity assistance center, Velma Vela Ybarra, a school board member for Harlandale ISD in San Antonio, discusses her motivation and experiences in this important role.

Charter public schools provide school teachers, administrators, and board members the flexibility to shape important decisions about working conditions; the mission, curriculum and instruction, programs and services, schedules, budgeting, and staffing — with the goal of improving educational outcomes for students.

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.

Many charter schools have hosted their current board member for a visit - an important chance for parents to meet their representatives and, perhaps more importantly, for board members to hear directly from the families that their policies impact.

The CDE website has important information for charter schools on the Charter 20 Day Attendance Report for new and growing charter schools, Tobacco - Use Prevention Education funding, and recruitment for the State Board of Education's 2012 - 13 Student Board Member.

«NSBA applauds lawmakers in the House and Senate for their commitment to passing a modernized law that preserves important federal cornerstones, such as equity and excellence, while establishing a «new federalism» in education policy — upholding local governance and creating a new federal - state - local partnership to ensure that states and local school board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Associschool board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

If school board members understand why the funding for professional development for schools is important, then schools will support the school improvement initiative.

In charter schools, teachers, administrators, and board members shape important decisions about working conditions, including the mission, curriculum and instruction, programs and services, schedules, budgeting, and staffing — with the goal of improving educational outcomes for students.

These questions asked voters how important they believed it was for elected school board members to receive formal professional development instruction in the laws and policies affecting public K - 12 school districts and, whether or not they favored legislation that would require a minimum level of such instruction.

These needs don't even address other important initiatives the school board members believe are a top priority such as hiring more school counselors, social workers, and psychologists and expanding services for academically and intellectually gifted students.

Bonnie Burnham, a board member at the school and the president and chief executive officer of the World Monuments Fund said in a release that she hopes the decision by the National Trust for Historic Preservation «will help raise awareness of the Whitney Studio's important history and the need for restoration.»

Electing school board members who understand how important sex education is to students» well - being is a crucial task for the savvy voter, and the parents and students of Phoenix Union are lucky that their district has forward - thinking folks at the helm — folks like Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona's endorsed candidates Ian Danley and Lela Alston.