Sentences with phrase «including measuring school»

Effective SEL programs are monitored and evaluated regularly using systematic procedures and multiple indicators, including measuring school climate and having SEL on report cards.

Effective SEL programs are monitored and evaluated regularly using systematic procedures and multiple indicators, including measuring school climate and having SEL on report cards.

Not exact matches

The three provisions that run afoul of this rule include a measure that would allow people to use money 529 savings accounts for home - schooling.

The budget does not consider other cost - saving measures and does not include daycare or private school costs.

One way or another, though, Mr. Scott has said he is determined to pass the gun package, which would also include significant funding for school safety and mental health measures, before the end of the annual legislative session, which is scheduled to wrap up on Friday.

Anita Krishnamurthi and Nick Hutchinson were able to talk about the much larger picture of PPP programs for informal STEM education, including how we measure private industry involvement, as well as how students are improving their grades, school participation, and post-graduation success rates.

Making substantial resources available to schools, at their discretion, for security measures, including the opportunity to purchase enhanced security screening, install classroom panic buttons wired directly to law enforcement and hire additional school resource officers.

The spending legislation, which was viewed as the last opportunity this year for Congress to enact major new gun restrictions before the midterm elections in November, included only some school safety measures and modest improvements to the background check system.

That package also included the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal deteSchool Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal deteschool safety measures, such as security training and metal detectors.

The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on a measure to reaffirm «In God We Trust» as the national motto and to encourage its display on public buildings, including schools.

The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).

Students participated in 25 farm to school standards based lessons, including using math skills to measure garden spaces and mark off rows, learning about how weather affects plants, and exploring different types of soil.

Additional comparison measures were generated from 10 elementary schools from 10 states in the Midwestern and Eastern United States (not including New York State).

Before using produce from the school garden, the USDA recommends visiting the garden and asking the lead gardener about growing practices, including the history of the land use, water sources, soil sampling and results, use of fertilizers and pesticides, and animal control measures.

As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beveragschool nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beveragSchool, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.

Over the period from 8 to 18 years, sample members were assessed on a range of measures of cognitive and academic outcomes including measures of child intelligence quotient; teacher ratings of school performance; standardized tests of reading comprehension, mathematics, and scholastic ability; pass rates in school leaving examinations; and leaving school without qualifications.

Psychologist and step - parenting expert Dr. Patricia Papernow of Harvard Medical School believes that «authoritative parenting» is best for children on every measure imaginable, including through a difficult transition like becoming a step - family.

And, how does a healthy school breakfast impact key measures for children, including weight status and academic outcomes?

These effects are 1) pervasive, being reflected in a range of measures including standardized tests, teacher ratings, and academic outcomes in high school; and 2) relatively long - lived, extending throughout childhood into young adulthood.»

The Breakfast Initiative, which concluded in 2014, focused on a healthy school breakfast by evaluating its impact on several measures, including obesity prevention.

These measures include school «linking» or «twinning» which aims «to develop strong and positive links between schools and communities».

The police are using proactive measures to fortify the schools, including Kankon, to prevent what happened in model college, Igbonla.

Florida's Republican state leaders announced that they are moving ahead with a «sweeping» bill responding to last week's school shooting — but the measure will likely not include any restrictions on assault rifles.

Conservative columnist Kyle O'Connor takes on a recent measure by the New York State Education Department's Board of Regents that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain professional licenses, including certification to teach in public schools.

But much of that added spending is tied to backing Cuomo's education policy changes, including more stringent teacher evaluation measures and strengthening the state's charter schools.

The package, which included measures aimed at illegal weapons as well as expanding penalties for those who kill first responders, was approved in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting that left 19 people dead.

«It's a real head - scratcher» as to why Republicans backed the legislation, which also included an extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, the re-approval of local sales tax measures and several other measures aimed at upstate communities for flood relief.

New York City Council Speaker Cory Johnson and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo announced the package of 10 bills on Sunday and said the measures would be introduced this week... The proposals include: Requiring businesses with more than 15 employees to provide lactation spaces and refrigerators to store breast milk, Requiring lactation rooms in all schools, police precincts, and jails that house women or allow women visitors, Assessing the need for free and low - cost doula services in the city, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTiAtZ

On May 3, 2016 supportive State Lawmakers including Assemblymembers Amy Paulin, Michelle Schimel, Brian Kavanagh, Patricia Fahy, Phil Steck, and Senators Jeff Klein, and Daniel Squadron joined approximately 170 high school students from New York City who traveled to Albany to urge lawmakers to support gun safety measures.

The bill backed by the Assembly does not include any legislation strengthening charter schools, which Senate Republicans are seeking in the trio of measures introduced on Sunday for mayoral control.

Senate Republicans have approved measures aimed at strengthening school safety in recent weeks, including measures aimed at funding school resource officers, a move Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he is opposed to and has backed traditional gun control legislation.

Paterson slammed the Legislature's decision to include a «poison pill» formula change that would require an additional $ 600 million in school funding along with other spending measures he would otherwise approve in a veto message signed Wednesday but released to the public on Thursday.

The Republican - backed measures included ones to place an armed police officer at all New York City schools; make it a felony to threaten mass violence at a school; make it easier for schools to obtain technology hardware and software; and require schools to conduct «active shooter» drills.

The deal also includes measures to increase the charter schools cap, and would allow 134 more charter schools upstate and 50 more downstate.

The programme has targeted areas according to measures of relative disadvantage including the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD), free school meals and the proportion of children under four in households receiving income related benefits.

Geto said JHL had taken «extraordinary measures to insulate the school,» from the effects of construction, including installing noise - mitigating windows and air conditioners all along the eastern side of the school, which faces the construction site.

The measures include state funding for armed police stationed in schools and other security upgrades.

GOP lawmakers, meanwhile, pushed to include several school security measures that weren't supported by Democrats.

Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed for the education measures to be included in the state budget and tied those reforms to a boost in school aid.

The final budget deal, as expected, did not include a range of non-fiscal matters, including extending the statute of limitations in child abuse cases, school safety measures, gun control, relaxing certain criminal bail requirements and any bolstering of ethics and campaign finance laws in reaction to what has become an annual parade of Albany corruption cases, including two major trials this year of people with close ties to Cuomo.

Over on the Senate side, the Republican leaders of that chamber say they'll soon unveil a comprehensive legislative package including measures to help schools improve security.

Ultimately, the measure was tucked into a massive education bill that included spending increases for school aid and an end to education cuts under the Gap Elimination Adjustment, a long - sought goal for Senate Republicans.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in February unveiled a budget that included a menu of policy measures, an extension of an expiring tax rate on millionaires and a boost in school aid.

And DiNapoli notes that state lawmakers had little time to consider changes to the state's education policy — which included measures aimed at new teacher evaluation criteria, changes to teacher tenure and plans to close schools deemed to be struggling or failing.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has said he would not back an extension of the program that includes measures aimed at bolstering charter schools.

The final measures passed Sunday by the Senate provide for the flow of funds to state agencies, money to be sent to school districts, public college tuition to be cut or raised for students depending on their family incomes, and non-fiscal matters, including the legalization of ride - hailing upstate.

What makes this year different is that Cuomo is pushing for education reform measures in the budget — including a tougher teacher evaluation criteria and a receivership program for struggling (AKA «failing») schools.

Now, those leaders are beginning to craft their legislative priorities, which will include eliminating the state's cap on charter schools, increasing funding for established charters, and establishing more accountability measures for district schools and teachers.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced new measures to prevent school suspensions, including more training in restorative justice practices for school police officers and staff, and behavioral health treatment options for high school students.

Democratic lawmakers expressed disapproval for the education reform measures included in the spending plan, which boosts school aid by $ 1.3 billion over last year.