Sentences with phrase «in priority school districts»

We can push for universal, free, pre-K programs for all of our children living in priority school districts.»

A «lighthouse school» is an existing public school or a public school planned before July 1, 1997, in a priority school district that (1) has a specialized curriculum and (2) is designed to promote intradistrict and interdistrict public school choice.

Not exact matches

In school districts where creating a successful food program is a priority, community involvement has been key to success.

Multiple schools within a district are encouraged to apply, and must participate in NSLP and SBP; free / reduced eligibility must be greater than 40 percent to be eligible, and priority selection will be granted to schools with a student enrollment greater than 500 students.

The Clarendon Hills Park District is hoping a new deal in the works with Hinsdale - Clarendon Hills School District 181 will better ensure it gets priority to hold park district programs and classes in the gym and other facilities it shares with Clarendon Hills MiddleDistrict is hoping a new deal in the works with Hinsdale - Clarendon Hills School District 181 will better ensure it gets priority to hold park district programs and classes in the gym and other facilities it shares with Clarendon Hills MiddleDistrict 181 will better ensure it gets priority to hold park district programs and classes in the gym and other facilities it shares with Clarendon Hills Middledistrict programs and classes in the gym and other facilities it shares with Clarendon Hills Middle School.

The Chicago Park District next week will consider ending a deal that allowed the private Latin School to build a soccer field in Lincoln Park in return for having priority use of the park space, a district spokeswoman said SDistrict next week will consider ending a deal that allowed the private Latin School to build a soccer field in Lincoln Park in return for having priority use of the park space, a district spokeswoman said Sdistrict spokeswoman said Saturday.

Finally, be aware that the district's main school food priorities may not be outlined in a wellness policy.

As states prepare to implement ESSA in the upcoming school year, many — like Kentucky — have been gathering feedback from stakeholders and creating state accountability plans, and school districts are beginning to identify priorities for funding at the school level.

In return, Latin School will have a «priority permitting» arrangement with the Park District, in which the school will have exclusive use of the field for about 25 percent of the time it is open, Latin School spokeswoman Evelyne Girardet saiIn return, Latin School will have a «priority permitting» arrangement with the Park District, in which the school will have exclusive use of the field for about 25 percent of the time it is open, Latin School spokeswoman Evelyne GirardetSchool will have a «priority permitting» arrangement with the Park District, in which the school will have exclusive use of the field for about 25 percent of the time it is open, Latin School spokeswoman Evelyne Girardet saiin which the school will have exclusive use of the field for about 25 percent of the time it is open, Latin School spokeswoman Evelyne Girardetschool will have exclusive use of the field for about 25 percent of the time it is open, Latin School spokeswoman Evelyne GirardetSchool spokeswoman Evelyne Girardet said.

School districts are thinking about school foods in a new way that places a priority on health, but they also need to find innovative financing strategies to pay for the equipment and infrastructure changes they need to put healthy foods on the lunchSchool districts are thinking about school foods in a new way that places a priority on health, but they also need to find innovative financing strategies to pay for the equipment and infrastructure changes they need to put healthy foods on the lunchschool foods in a new way that places a priority on health, but they also need to find innovative financing strategies to pay for the equipment and infrastructure changes they need to put healthy foods on the lunch tray.

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants are meant to support school districts and groups of First Nations and / or independent schools, in identifying, addressing and assessing priorities in the area of mental well - being through strengthening partnerships within the health and education sectors, and with community paSchools BC Regional Grants are meant to support school districts and groups of First Nations and / or independent schools, in identifying, addressing and assessing priorities in the area of mental well - being through strengthening partnerships within the health and education sectors, and with community paschools, in identifying, addressing and assessing priorities in the area of mental well - being through strengthening partnerships within the health and education sectors, and with community partners.

Breakfast is a priority at Indian Creek Schools — the importance of breakfast is even explicitly stated in the school district's wellness policy.

«Initially it was a struggle for the district, but we made it a priority in our budgeting and have been successful,» said Marilyn Hughes, director of nutrition administration for the district's School Nutrition Department.

• Buffalo estimated $ 10.2 million would cover the upgrades of 144 intersections with priority given to those around schools, on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and in the Central Business District, said Michael J. Finn, city engineer.

The plan recommends an investment in the first year of $ 225 million statewide with priority to 4 - year - olds in high - needs school districts, including those in New York City.

While the main hiring priority of any school district should be hiring the most qualified teachers who can build up their students the most, building a teaching workforce that is reflective of the community in which they work must be a goal for districts.

As the state focuses on fiscal and budgetary matters in Rockland County's troubled East Ramapo school district, former monitor Monica George - Fields said the teaching and learning initiatives laid out last school year also need to be a priority.

The safety and well - being of the children in our community is a top priority for the Hoosick Falls Central School District, and we have tested our water thoroughly to ensure it is safe for consumption.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he is making education a priority this year, but exactly how the state will attempt to intervene in the troubled Buffalo Public Schools district is unclear.

«Maybe they should stand up in their districts and say, «Our priority is charter schools in New York City, not you,»» he suggested.

Forcina, a former Marine who worked at a software company prior to becoming an attorney, said his top campaign priorities are elder care, writing laws that will aid small businesses in northeast Queens, lowering taxes and supporting the creation of charter schools in his district.

«Addressing the pre-K seat shortage for the upcoming school year has been a priority, especially in Districts 30 and 24,» Borough President KATZ said.

94, a teacher librarian for the Santa Clara United School District, while this kind of training in critical thinking is more needed than ever for students, it's not always a priority everywhere.

Waiver: Comprehensive flexibility that the U.S. Department of Education has granted to more than 40 states and the District of Columbia from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turnarounds.

Signaling that schools will be a top priority during the upcoming legislative session, Ducey outlined plans for an education - heavy agenda, including statewide teacher pay raises, increased spending on all - day kindergarten, and a $ 1,000 signing bonus for new teachers who take jobs in low - income districts.

But for educators in the school district, where reducing class size was a priority, the wait was worthwhile.

Glass said his priority is to alter the «one - minute interviews» used to make decisions on teacher hiring in too many school districts.

While the district has 12 schools on its priority list, money is only available for staff bonuses in five schools, Tate said.

It would authorize the state to open just twelve new charters a year, with priority given to school operators seeking to locate in low - performing districts.

Unzoned schools are general education public schools that don't give priority to students in their zone, but are open to applications from the entire district.

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.

But as an organization matures, like most decades - old state agencies and school districts, the people working in the organization gradually come to assume that the processes and priorities they've repeatedly used in the past are the right way to do their work.

Educators need indicators that tell them whether the basic design and operation of their high schools direct resources in ways that sustain and enhance the district's academic strategies and priorities.

Initially funded at $ 650 million, i3 allowed school districts, charter schools, and non-profit organizations working in partnership with one of those entities to apply for grants to support innovative programs aligned with one of four broadly defined federal priorities (e.g., supporting effective teachers and principals or improving the use of data).

Although only those students from priority districts (Hartford and Bloomfield) are required to attend summer school if they are below the goal in reading, school staff are encouraging all students who did not meet goal to come, Kloczko says.

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

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Our district is funded $ 20 million less than the average school district in Kentucky based on per pupil spending for our size but our focus on the right priorities such as instructional coaches allows us to continue to improve academic gains.

However, states and school districts often struggle to prepare and retain high - quality educators, and in 2014, the Department of Education made having an equal distribution of effective teachers a national priority with its announcement of the «Excellent Educators for All» initiative.

The measure would direct state education officials to give priority to applications in the lowest - performing 25 percent of school districts and those with long waiting lists for charter seats.

Edgecombe County school board chairwoman Evelyn Wilson said she was glad to see the program begin on the north side of the district, an area that she said traditionally has been given less priority in the past.

Given the incredible demands school districts have to respond to in a context of constrained resources, strategy is essential to help districts stay focused and be very clear about their priorities.

Although fewer principals gave the items State policies help us to accomplish our school's learning objectives and The state communicates clearly with our district about educational priorities the highest rating of «strongly agree,» both items suggest that most principals have positive views of the state «s role in these areas.

We then added the variable measuring the district «s focus on accountability in order to determine the relative importance of state and district policy priorities at the school level.

In the end, the lesson for district leaders to learn is that — if school safety is a true priority, not just a nicely worded goal — they can make their schools safer.

In the wake of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals» recent decision to uphold most of the state's immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, we renew our call for the San Antonio Independent School District to provide meaningful protections for our undocumented students and their families, and ask that our district make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top pDistrict to provide meaningful protections for our undocumented students and their families, and ask that our district make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top pdistrict make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top priority.

Coordinate district support for school improvement across organizational units (e.g., supervision, curriculum and instruction, staff development, human resources) in relation to district priorities, expectations for professional practice, and a shared understanding of the goals and needs of specific schools.

Priorities there have shifted from providing assistance to schools with weak performance (primarily using retired professionals and teachers on loan) to targeting districts in distress.

And in a year when the United Federation of Teachers is making its «top legislative priority» a bill that would impose sanctions on charters that do not educate the same proportions of special needs kids compared to district averages (even though many district schools don't meet these same standards), one might expect the union would have something to say about the disturbing findings in this report.

For parents, community activists, teachers and school board members involved in determining goals and spending priorities for a district's annual Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, the dashboard offers detailed information on whether performance on each indicator is progressing — or not.