Sentences with phrase «improving school facilities»

With that in mind, several school districts are focusing their efforts on improving school facilities.

«We are committed to the important work of reducing overcrowding and improving our school facilities across the City,» said Schools Chancellor CARMEN FARIÑA.

«I look forward to working with school leaders, school communities, and stakeholders to build and improve school facilities that help our children learn.»

Following a spirited debate about federal spending priorities in education, the House education committee approved a bill last week that would authorize new money to help districts improve school facilities, including making them more environmentally friendly.

The extra money he raises from the private sector will help to improve school facilities, buy better equipment, and perhaps even raise teacher salaries.

He has also helped pass legislation that allows fiscal flexibility, ensures assessment and accountability, encourages school innovation, and improves our school facilities.

The vote came only a few days before a UC Berkeley report was issued outlining the need for improved school facilities across California.

He serves on the district emergency management team and helps evaluate and improve school facilities.

The state is now spending about $ 300 million a year at the state level to improve school facilities.

We also support the inclusion of preventative initiatives and intervention - related training in the comprehensive package, rather than just measures to improve school facilities.

Local school districts bear the heaviest burden in making the investments needed to build and improve school facilities.

In an effort to continue to improve school facilities and lessen the impact of future debt service repaid from the District's operating budget, in FY16, the CPS Board approved for the first time a statutorily — authorized annual Capital Improvement Tax (CIT) levy to aid in funding its ongoing Capital Improvement Program.

The first $ 40 million goes to a state program called BEST, which awards grants to local school districts to build and improve school facilities.

how this squares with the Trust CEO being paid # 160,000 from the company that runs the school's leisure facilities — to my simple mind this means this # 160,000 WOULD N'T be used to improve the school facilities.

Not exact matches

Over $ 30 million has been invested in projects ranging from providing improved facilities and play therapy at a school for children with disabilities in Italy, to working with Colombian universities to study and protect the flora and fauna in the company's forests.

More specifically, the school agreed to «ensure that its Title IX coordinator is trained concerning gender equity in athletics,» to «spend at least $ 5 million to improve the permanent athletic facilities used by its women's varsity sports teams... so that they are comparable to the facilities provided to men's varsity sports teams in the same tier,» and are obligated to «elevate two... women's teams to tier one.»

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

The Baxter Equipment for Education Grant awards equipment to one school in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities, and the winning school foodservice director also receives a $ 500 scholarship toward registration and travel expenses to attend and be recognized at SNA's Annual National Conference.

The Baxter Equipment for Education Grant will award equipment to a school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities through a competitive grant process.

Now in its sixth year, the Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant program will award one school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities through a competitive grant process.

The Baxter Equipment for Education Grant awards equipment to one school in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities through a competitive grant process.

The Winston Foodservice Equipment Grant provides 10 pieces of equipment from Winston Foodservice to one school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities through a competitive grant process.

«I think school districts are hurting and students are suffering as a result in the terms of their educational opportunities, and I would like to see our higher education facilities improve dramatically.

Schneiderman — whose district runs from the Upper West Side to portions of The Bronx — supports «giving all schools access to the credit market to improve facilities,» a spokesman said.

In its manifesto, the Conservative Party plans on investing in primary school sport, improving community facilities, investing in sport to improve health and increasing the involvement of women.

To improve mobility and traffic patterns, the project will include: · Improved access to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets · Replacing the Route 32 bridge over Route 17, which will include standard Interstate height clearance over Route 17 · Reconstruction and expansion of Park and Ride facilities which will include a bus stop and solar - powered bus station to promote public transit · Reconfiguring the Route 17, Exit 131 eastbound ramp leading to the Thruway · A new interconnected and adaptive traffic signal system along Route 32 to minimize delays and enhance access to local businesses and schools · Intelligent Transportation Systems to adapt to changing traffic conditions and optimize signal responses

The new libraries have already been opened for use in the respective schools with facilities such as new furniture, books, computer systems and internet facilities to improve the learning experience of the students, as well as solar powered inverters for consistent power.

At 10 a.m., The New York State Assembly will hold a public hearing to examine the current state of New York's school infrastructure and facilities and study new ways to support, improve and modernize schools and boards of cooperative educational services.

Parliament has approved a $ 40 million loan facility to improve some Senior High Schools in the country.

President of the YPI, Akosua Ntiriwaa Anti, who together with some members of the group officially handed over the toilet facility to the school, told Citi News the initiative was to help eliminate open defecation to improve health and hygiene among students.

It's about allowing people to go to the law school to improve facilities to improve their education.

API members have played an important part in delivering Sport England's Primary Spaces initiative which has seen outdoor facilities improved in hundreds of primary schools to provide new spaces for games, PE, sport, outdoor learning and play.

That's why we are continuing to develop partnerships with schools to improve community access to facilities across the country.»

This money is used to leverage partnership funding and deliver a programme of new and improved community sports facilities in towns and cities across the country that schools, football clubs and communities can benefit from.

Schools may be eligible for Foundation funding from the charity if each can demonstrate a need for such facilities in their area, value - for - money, and that improving the facilities will help increase participation and increase access to football and sports provision amongst the local community.

Schools can apply for grants towards improving their sports facilities through the Foundation's two - core funding streams: the Facilities Scheme and Build the Game Scheme.

The Victorian Budget 2017/18 invested $ 685 million to improve classrooms, upgrade facilities and build new schools across the state.

It is good news for schools that are interested in improving their facilities whilst partnering with a local professional football club's community scheme.

In order to improve and enhance the overall PE experience for students at both school sites and in a drive to enhance sports provision and opportunities for the local community, we decided to completely overhaul the current dual use facilities, improving each school's revenue stream.

OTHER FA FUNDING SCHEMES Schools can still apply for grants towards improving their sports facilities through the Foundation's two core funding streams: the Facilities Scheme and Build the Game scheme.

Oxfordshire County Council is investing # 1.1 million to improve facilities and promote free school meals.

API member companies are experienced play experts and it's a measure of their professionalism that so many are involved in improving schools» outdoor facilities through the Primary Spaces Facilities Funding initiative.»

Schools may be eligible if they can demonstrate a need for such facilities in their area, value - for - money, and that improving the facilities will help increase participation and increase access to football and sports provision amongst the local community.

A # 187 million public - private partnership has been launched to improve facilities at eight Midlands schools.

The scheme includes new school buildings to the front of the Simon Balle school site offering accommodation for the primary aged pupils along with outdoor play facilities, improved on - site car parking with a revised in and out scheme and an on - site drop off area.

Over the last five years, RIMA has marshaled local and national philanthropy; recruited school operators and educators into Rhode Island; provided staff support for facilities identification, finance, and development; formed and advocated for improved education policies at both the state and local levels; and served as a «help center» for questions about state laws, regulations, practices, and culture.

Los Angeles school leaders have set 2006 as their deadline to build 85 new schools in a push to relieve severe overcrowding and improve facilities.

But the Republican governor, who is prohibited by law from running for a third term, also asked the legislature to concentrate on issues other than just school facilities — a topic that has dominated the legislature since a 2002 Arkansas Supreme Court decision ordered the state to improve student achievement and the conditions of schools.

Six in ten (61.4 per cent) think the government should be doing more to provide funding for schools to improve their outdoor facilities for physical activity.

Recently, we asked our members what their school customers had to say about the benefits of improving their outdoor facilities.