Sentences with phrase «in class placement»

Factors considered in class placement include balance of gender, ethnicity, language ability, academic ability, gifted / talented identification, behavior and social interactions.

Not exact matches

Wharton is among a number of leading undergraduate business schools that reported strong job numbers for the 2014 class in recent career placement reports, driven by a robust hiring market for finance, steady internship to job conversion rates, and an increased appetite for jobs in the tech sector.

Regardless of the criteria used for class placement, the purpose of such grouping is either to enable the teacher to manage the students more effectively or to use the school to sustain class distinctions recognized in the society of which the school is an agency.

The descriptive accounts cover classes, community life, dorm life, worship life, field placements, faculty meetings, community traumas and even, in the case of Evangelical Theological Seminary, students» romantic lives.

One surprise pregnancy later (with a missed placement due to said pregnancy) and another half year catching up on licensing, classes, a new home study, we were back on the list in February.

You'll have to make some difficult decisions about the classroom placement of your twins, whether they should be together in the same class or separated in different classes.

She's taken multiple advancement placement classes, ranks sixth in her class, and has some pretty nice SAT scores.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago is accepting applications for registration in classes in job - seeking skills training, epilepsy education and placement assistance.

Priority placement in Camp Virtues is given to those families that are interested in having their children attend these classes.

I routinely speak with students that feel compelled to personally end hunger in Rwanda while they must also score high grades in several advanced placement classes, excel in multiple extracurricular activities and maintain a slender figure.

Examples of accommodations include the ability to complete a test a different way / format, use of verbal intermediaries, and ability to request special accommodations in regard to school placement (teachers, friend in the class, etc.).

Cuomo administration officials noted that the governor last spring supported a new law stipulating that test scores were not to be placed in students» permanent records for five years, or used as the primary factor in class promotions and placements.

The state Board of Regents, which sets education policy, already decided in February to advise school districts against using results of Common Core tests in decisions regarding students» promotion and class placement.

«The governor's policies have actually hurt our schools,» said Easton who says kindergarten and after school programs, high school electives and advanced placement classes have all had to be scratched in some schools because of cash shortages.

One commonly used definition of a «good» school is one that has high academic outcomes in absolute terms - its students don't drop out, frequently go to college, frequently go to selective colleges if they do go to college, frequently find decent jobs if they don't go to college, perform well on standardized tests, take more advanced classes such as advanced placement, international baccalaureate, honors and college classes, etc..

«He ensured that I was not cheated out by the exclusion of my name from the LLB class list at the Faculty of Law after my first university exams when I had qualified for placement on the programme by merit... His actions almost 43 years ago contributed in no small measure to my position, my passion for the defence of truth, fairness, integrity, transparency and merit in public life, and he must be publicly acknowledged for once.»

The organizations and agencies listed in the Directory offer a wide variety of programs and services, including ESL and civics classes, citizenship assistance and legal advice, public benefits and health insurance access, employment training and job placement, youth activities and senior centers, and immigrant rights and civic engagement projects.

Raphael is taking advanced placement classes in college calculus and physics and hopes to enter college next September to study architecture.

«THE STUDY FOUND THAT BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS HAVE HALF THE NUMBER OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES compared to their white and Asian peers, according to data from 353 high schools in the 2011 - 2012 academic year.

Both are further prone to school problems leading to special placement in LD, BD, or MR classes, and lower scores on intelligence tests.

Most colleges employed (and many still do) placement tests to determine whether an entering student was adequately prepared to undertake credit - bearing courses in core subjects like math and English, with remedial classes assigned to those who weren't.

The majority of advance placement course seats are filled by white students whereas minority students often were held in «regular» classes and discouraged from choosing higher level courses or questioned on their placement.

In addition to requiring more spending for special - education programs, the agreement reached in late July between the district and the federal agency calls for the timely and appropriate placement of some 3,500 students who are awaiting spaces in special - education classeIn addition to requiring more spending for special - education programs, the agreement reached in late July between the district and the federal agency calls for the timely and appropriate placement of some 3,500 students who are awaiting spaces in special - education classein late July between the district and the federal agency calls for the timely and appropriate placement of some 3,500 students who are awaiting spaces in special - education classein special - education classes.

Students will continue with elective choices in the spring semester along with a required core class in which they will review a relevant knowledge base (research literature and effective practices from the field) in preparation for their residency placements.

«We are seeing stronger readers going into third grade,» she adds, and placements in special education classes have declined, a trend reported by other districts that have adopted looping.

Alarmed by the high dropout and failure rates for college students who start out in remedial classes, Florida lawmakers voted last year to make such courses, and even the related placement tests, optional for anyone who... earned a [high school] diploma....

Since 2004, he has worked with HGSE's Teacher Education Program in a variety of capacities, including as a mentor to student - teachers in their practicum placements, as a mentor to teachers in the Cambridge - Harvard Summer Academy, and a methods instructor for two core classes.

All this was not even an idea when Khan, at his wedding in New Jersey in 2004, learned that his 12 - year - old cousin Nadia had done poorly on a math - placement exam back in Louisiana and would not be in a class for more - proficient students.

He said, «Rethinking policies around seat - time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology in the classroom, inequitable school financing, the over placement of students in special education — almost all of these potentially transformative productivity gains are primarily state and local issues that have to be grappled with.»

Students who were placed directly in college - level statistics did far better than their counterparts in remedial classes, regardless of their score on the placement test.

We get frequent student requests for placement in these classes.

In those districts, the agency has identified unequal racial representation in gifted and talented programs, advanced placement courses, or other upper - level classeIn those districts, the agency has identified unequal racial representation in gifted and talented programs, advanced placement courses, or other upper - level classein gifted and talented programs, advanced placement courses, or other upper - level classes.

The impacts of poverty on students» ability to learn effectively — from lack of readiness for kindergarten to health - related impediments to focusing in class and disproportionate placement in segregated and under - resourced schools — are increasingly understood.

In two of the school districts he visited, white parents tended to be the ones most involved in the parent — teacher associations.They know, for example, about mathematics placement tests in fifth grade that dictated which classes students will takIn two of the school districts he visited, white parents tended to be the ones most involved in the parent — teacher associations.They know, for example, about mathematics placement tests in fifth grade that dictated which classes students will takin the parent — teacher associations.They know, for example, about mathematics placement tests in fifth grade that dictated which classes students will takin fifth grade that dictated which classes students will take.

The new law applies only to 9th - grade placement, but acceleration decisions are starting in some districts, including Cupertino Union School District, in 5th grade, leading to accelerated classes in middle school, and as late as 11th grade in other districts, such as San Francisco Unified.

Where possible, for longer - term placements, the class teacher should accompany the student on the first day of placement to ensure all parties are aware of the procedure for notifying of any absence, issues etc. (in front cover of «work placement diary» as well as ensuring that both parties are aware of health and safety, legal requirements from both sides and having a designated point of contact.

We also can combat other forces that lower the confidence of children of color in their academic ability and their worth, such as the pervasive belief in this country in the bell curve of ability, school practices for tracking, disproportionate placement in special education, biased application of discipline procedures, and unequal access to Advanced Placement classes.

Since 2004, Pereira has worked with the Teacher Education Program in the Harvard Graduate School of Education in many different capacities including mentoring student teachers in their practicum placements, mentoring teachers during the Cambridge - Harvard Summer Academy, and methods instructor for two core classes.

Many state tests, especially in the secondary space, are high stakes — determining a student's high school eligibility, class placement, etc..

Advanced students are those enrolled in honors or advanced placement classes in high school.

If the scores are as reliable as expected, colleges plan to use the new tests to measure college readiness and determine student class placement in 2016.

Additional programming options include enrichment in the classroom, consultant - teacher programs, resource room / pullout classes, interest classes, community mentor programs, independent studies, special classes, special schools, magnet schools, summer programs, acceleration, advanced placement, early college entrance, online learning, and dual enrollment in college and high school (Karnes & Bean, 2001).

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.in math and science classes.36

«We show that minority students have lower achievement scores than white students with the same cognitive ability, and that placement in a [gifted] class effectively closes this minority underachievement gap,» the authors wrote.

The second survey was administered in the fall during the second methods class, while the students were in their half - day middle school placements.

These examples come from secondary honors and advanced placement (AP) classes in three school systems that enjoy excellent reputations because of their high test scores.

Cal State drops its requirements for placement exams, remedial classes in math and English for freshmen.

The college used to offer remedial classes to adults who scored at an eighth - grade level or below in reading and math on placement exams.

Those who score at Level 3 are deemed «conditionally ready» and will be encouraged to take an approved English class, including the CSU - designed Expository Reading and Writing, or math class above Algebra II in their high school senior year and earn a grade of C or higher to become exempt from having to take placement tests.

Characteristics and performance of advanced placement classes in California [Report].