Sentences with phrase «in pilot districts»

About 39 percent of the teachers in the pilot districts responded to the survey, the results of which were included in the final report, released last week, on Rutgers University's evaluation of the pilot.

«The requirements in our pilot districts are considerably higher than what we have proposed in our regulations [for districts going forward].

The study found that students in the pilot districts posted bigger gains — and, in some cases, smaller losses — on the California Achievement Test than did students in other systems.

Not exact matches

Ontarians will get access to new apps to help manage their energy consumption data, thanks to a pilot program led by MaRS Discovery District, in partnership with Hydro One and London Hydro and supported by the Ministry of Energy.

Following early successes working with municipalities, school districts and corporate subscribers, US Solar plans to launch a residential pilot program in 2017.

«Extending London Hydro's Green Button pilot to another four innovative energy management solutions is a critical step in validating the value to consumers and businesses,» said Joe Greenwood, Program Director, Data Catalyst, MaRS Discovery District.

Shanghai's pilot free trade zone, initiated last September, is about 11 square miles and covers four existing special trade zones in the city's Pudong district, including one near the Pudong airport.

Today the American Beverage Association (ABA) joined District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty in the kick - off of a public recycling pilot project in downtown Washington.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the American Beverage Association (ABA) joined District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty in the kick - off of a public recycling pilot project in downtown Washington.

Adopted by the State Board of Education, the action guide includes lessons learned from the state's school nutrition policy pilot projects to help inform districts in implementing and developing their wellness policies.

A new shared services pilot program under way in Glencoe is on track to save taxpayers almost $ 100,000 in its first year of implementation by allowing village and park district employees to tread on each others» turf in doing their respective jobs, officials said.

Village of Glencoe public works empolyee Jose Mendez installs holiday lights in downtown Glencoe as part of a new shared services pilot program that allows village and park district workers to share job responsibilities.

This pilot study took place in eleven elementary schools within a single Oregon school district.

The program is currently being piloted in the Highline School District where prior to the pilot only about 30 percent of students at Midway Elementary School were eating breakfast — now they are serving 80 - 90 percent of the students daily.

Florida's Pinellas County School District in 2011 was the site of another biometric pilot project, which used palm scans to check students into the school lunch lines.

«[SNF consultant] Liz Campbell had come in and done the district evaluation, and spoke with our superintendent and administrators, including school nutrition director Margie Bowers; they decided to implement with five pilot schools.

«In Arlington Heights, we're not seeing a lot of needy kids, but these families are very busy,» said Coletta Hines - Newell, the director of food services for Arlington Heights Elementary School District 25, where officials kicked the pilot breakfast program last week.

«It «s great, «said William Hill, 14, also of Cabrini - Green, who frolicked with Lloyd and other pals in the pool as they took part in a pilot Park District program that keeps the pool open until midnight during the week and until 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

In the piece, writer and advocate Stacy Malkan explains how California's West Contra Costa Unified School District recently finished up a «Conscious Kitchen» pilot program that brought fresh, local and organically grown breakfasts and lunches to 1,200 students and teachers at two of its schools.

District 112 started a pilot program last fall at Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highwood that bans peanut products from the building.

The report describes a two - year pilot program in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), which comprises 85 schools and 37,000 students.

Preferred Meal Systems, which has a 40 - year relationship with CPS and had its $ 24 million food contract renewed in June, donated $ 150,000 to the district to help expand the pilot classroom breakfast program, according to company spokesman Ken Trantowski.

Although salad bars and pilot programs, such as the First Lady's Go for the Gold campaign, are positive steps, they tend to mask the larger systemic problem, namely that children can't learn if school districts continue to serve sub-standard food, day in and day out.

«The amazing thing is how the school smells like real food, like delicious roasting chicken,» said Stanley, of School Food Focus, which launched a similar program in St. Paul, Minn., public schools before taking on the pilot effort in Chicago, whose school district is more than six times bigger.

When the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom pilot program began in school year 2010 - 11, Dallas Independent School District (Dallas, TX) was one of the original districts to sign on and begin serving children breakfast - in - the - classroom.

At the end of her article, Janet says: «The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act authorizes pilot programs in individual schools and districts to experiment with universal free - meal approaches.»

Making the switch for a few weeks, in a pilot program at one school, allows the opportunity to see what happens before going district wide, and also to try innovative strategies for maintaining participation.

As a peace offering, Brizard had asked the union to work with the district to identify 25 schools that could pilot a longer day in January.

E.g., one principal demanded that flavored milk no longer be served and the district agreed to set up a «pilot program» in her school for this purpose.

The federal plan was explored last spring when pupils, parents, and district administrators gave high marks to a pilot program launched at Jay Elementary School in Mt. Prospect.

And the news that school breakfast is a powerful tool is spreading; in Pennsylvania, the Philipsburg - Osceola School District is implementing a universal school breakfast pilot to be conducted between now and the end of the school year for all students, K - 12.

We are going to be keeping tabs on the five school districts previously mentioned and helping them tell their stories as they implement universal breakfast in the classroom pilot programs.

Fullbloom Baking Company is owned by an amazing woman, Karen Trilevsky, who worked for months with the help of her team to develop recipes for the pilot universal breakfast program in the Berkeley Unified School District.

«This funding will be available to give relief to the city, school district and Chautauqua County and their taxpayers who would be severely hurt by the loss of the payment - in - lieu - of - taxes (PILOT) from the NRG power plant,» Young said.

We had pilot schemes and some districts even started them before we lost elections in 2000,» he stated, adding: «That was what they [NPP] picked and [were] able to bring the legislation to parliament in 2003 and that they say it's their creation,» the Nadowli - Kaleo MP said.

The district is once again a Democratic target, though McSally, a former Air Force Pilot, has proven to be a formidable contender since she was first elected in 2014.

Rove put down $ 772,902 in 2014 to bury perennial 21st District GOP candidate Matt Doheny under a negative ad that pointed out his previous conviction for piloting a boat while intoxicated.

The BOE states that the City of Mount Vernon and the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, Richard W. Thomas have failed to respond to the District's request in any manner and continued to negotiate PILOT agreements which adversely affect the educational services offered to students of the Mount Vernon City School District.

«BE IT RESOLVED that the New Paltz Central School District Board of Education declares its opposition to any PILOT agreements that result in a reduction of real property taxes versus full taxation based on a full market value assessment determined by the New Paltz assessor's office; and

It is against this backdrop the organization has launched a four - year project to be piloted in some 20 selected districts nationwide meant to promote citizens participation in local governance.

The Hoosick Falls Central School District announced in 2014 that we would be launching a pilot program for connecting school graduates to alumni in a mentoring program.

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that a similar policy will be implemented in Brooklyn and noted that, like Vance, he participates in in the Project Reset pilot program, a program in which 16 - and 17 - year - old first - time arrestees arrested for low - level offenses can participate in a counseling program.

In the speech, Bellone cited a new pilot program dealing with fourth - and fifth - graders in Wyandanch and South Country school districts aiming to divert youngsters who are showing signs of gang involvement like using gang clothing or terminologIn the speech, Bellone cited a new pilot program dealing with fourth - and fifth - graders in Wyandanch and South Country school districts aiming to divert youngsters who are showing signs of gang involvement like using gang clothing or terminologin Wyandanch and South Country school districts aiming to divert youngsters who are showing signs of gang involvement like using gang clothing or terminology.

Tiger Ventures is an innovative pilot program focusing on entrepreneurial teaching for 8th and 9th graders in Union - Endicott school district.

Nearly 4,000 district students are participating in the 3 - year pilot program starting next fall.

At the launch of the piloting of the Hand Pollination Program today (Thursday), at Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region, He said the Hand Pollination exercise will in no way reduce the quality of cocoa pods produced on each tree.

In September, the city opened new, pilot G&T classes in four school districts that were previously without — in the South Bronx's District 7, Crotona Park's District 12, Bedford - Stuyvesant's District 16 and Ocean Hill / Brownsville's District 2In September, the city opened new, pilot G&T classes in four school districts that were previously without — in the South Bronx's District 7, Crotona Park's District 12, Bedford - Stuyvesant's District 16 and Ocean Hill / Brownsville's District 2in four school districts that were previously without — in the South Bronx's District 7, Crotona Park's District 12, Bedford - Stuyvesant's District 16 and Ocean Hill / Brownsville's District 2in the South Bronx's District 7, Crotona Park's District 12, Bedford - Stuyvesant's District 16 and Ocean Hill / Brownsville's District 23.

Last year, he announced a pilot pre-K program funded by $ 25 million in competitive grants which will serve 27 of New York's roughly 700 school districts.

The Asutifi North District is the only district selected to pilot a District Based WASH Coverage Initiative and its success will be replicated in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) iDistrict is the only district selected to pilot a District Based WASH Coverage Initiative and its success will be replicated in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) idistrict selected to pilot a District Based WASH Coverage Initiative and its success will be replicated in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) iDistrict Based WASH Coverage Initiative and its success will be replicated in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) iDistrict Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana.

Toward this end, he has created progressive and visionary programs in his district, including Operation Everybody Works (OEW), a pilot program that found a meaningful job for one individual a day for a period of 90 consecutive days.