Sentences with phrase «include school discipline practices»

School climate is also commanding greater national attention under the Every Student Succeeds Act as groups work to include school discipline practices and other measures that can help make new ESSA accountability systems more accurate, robust and reflective of the daily challenges and opportunities in education.

Not exact matches

That the school necessarily includes those practices means, in this culture, that it must necessarily include academic disciplines.

The Department of Education announced a series of long - awaited reforms to the school discipline code on Friday, including new policies aimed at lowering suspension rates, and new funding to support restorative justices practices and students in the criminal justice system.

The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems.»

Researchers also saw examples of the positive impact of schools adopting Indigenous cultural practices — including the adoption of smudging ceremonies, talking circles and eagle - feather ceremonies in Canada and an alternative approach to student discipline in New Zealand focusing on restorative practices.

Effective remedies to improve instruction, learning and school climate (including, e.g., decreases in bullying and harassment, use of exclusionary discipline practices, use of police in schools, and student referrals to law enforcement) for students enrolled are implemented in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets or where achievement gaps persist.

It highlights critical subjects that have arisen in charter schools, including the schools» obligations to avoid discrimination in admissions practices and the administration of discipline; and to provide a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities.

However, some charter schools are criticized for their student discipline practices — including suspension, expulsion, and other actions resulting in the removal of students from the classroom — that disproportionately exclude and impact students with disabilities.

The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools Equity Coalition released a joint statement urging the charter sector to commit to strong and fair discipline practices for all students, including students with disabilities, saying:

Characterizing its practice as a «general practice for a specialized clientele,» the firm provides legal advice and expertise to handle any and all needs of a school district, including fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

Providing a general law practice for a specialized clientele, Harben, Hartley & Hawkins meets all of the legal needs of school districts including: fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

He is recognized nationwide as an expert in the areas of: (a) School improvement (ESEA) and special education (IDEA) policy and practice; (b) School discipline (including disproportionality), classroom management, student engagement, and interventions with behaviorally challenging students; and (c) Multi-tiered academic and behavioral services and supports with at - risk, struggling, non-responsive, and unsuccessful students.

My substantive areas of expertise include: school safety and approaches to violence reduction; improving school discipline policies and practices; culturally responsive leadership; and positive school culture and climate.

GROUPS PUSH TO INCLUDE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IN ESSA PLANS: Parents, students and advocates from the Dignity in Schools Campaign and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., are urging states to cut down on exclusionary discipline practices in state plans under the Every Student SucDISCIPLINE IN ESSA PLANS: Parents, students and advocates from the Dignity in Schools Campaign and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., are urging states to cut down on exclusionary discipline practices in state plans under the Every Student Sucdiscipline practices in state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

(a) School improvement (ESEA) and special education (IDEA) policy and practice; (b) School discipline (including disproportionality), classroom management, student engagement, and interventions with behaviorally challenging students; and (c) Multi-tiered academic and behavioral services and supports with at - risk, struggling, non-responsive, and unsuccessful students.

• Access Public Counsel's information on best practices and many free resources around school discipline and climate, including LCFF toolkits for community members and school administrators.

In the second episode of CASconversations, CAS President Dr. Rosie O'Brien Vojtek sits down with Attorney Tom Mooney to talk about a number of issues impacting school administrators, including the 2017 legislative session, teacher evaluation practices, funding of the state teacher pension system, and the importance of being disciplined in the use of social media and electronic communications.

Still, though, while we have seen that schools can excel in many different ways, we have also found that no school can create a truly welcoming and engaging learning environment for all students without having at least two core practices in place: broadening and enriching learning opportunities (in particular, enrolling all students in challenging courses) and creating and maintaining a healthy school culture (including the use of discipline approaches that resist the trend of pushing students out of school).

The guidance — jointly released by the U.S. attorney general and the secretary of education on January 8 — includes specific examples that demonstrate how schools can administer student discipline without discrimination, guiding principles that detail discipline best practices, information about federal school discipline and climate technical assistance, and an online catalog of school discipline laws and regulations for each of the 50 states.

Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement with juvenile justice systems.14

Law schools and bar associations, including the ABA, should offer more continuing legal education and other opportunities for lawyers to study entrepreneurship, innovation, the business and economics of law practice, and other relevant disciplines.

The Education Practice Group advocates for appropriate and meaningful educational opportunities for children in poverty, including a focus on discipline cases and disrupting the school to prison pipeline, particularly for African American and Latino youth who are disproportionately impacted by these policies.

Jean's school law practice includes students with disabilities, special education / IDEA, student discipline, employment practices (teacher termination), and...

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These include an expanding restorative justice approach to discipline, implementing the African American Male Achievement Program in both elementary and secondary schools, and trauma - informed practices throughout the system.

The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on children from low - income families were of particular interest.

Washington Post, 1/16/13 — President Obama proposes a multi-prong approach to making schools safer including more school counselors, investing in mental health services, creating more nurturing school climates, and expanding best practices in school discipline.

Program Goals Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT) is a preventive intervention designed to address two factors that put children at risk for subsequent antisocial behavior and delinquency: 1) aggressive and other at - risk social behaviors with teachers and peers at school and 2) certain parenting practices, including inconsistent discipline and lax supervision.